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03/05/2022

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02/05/2022

*اسلام علیکم۔*

*ابر رحمت بن کے چھا جاؤ پیام عید ہے،*
*چارسوں اک نور برساؤ پیام عید ہے*۔

اُمید ہے آپ سب خیر و عافیت سے ہونگے۔
میں اپنے تمام ممبران کی طرف سے آپ سبھی کو دل کی عمیق گہرائیوں سے عید کی پُرخلوص مبارک باد پیش کرتا ہوں۔
اللہ تعالی کرے کہ عید کا یہ مبارک دن آپ کی تمام نیک خواہشات پوری کریں اور آپ کو خوشی اور سکون ملیں۔اور اس وادی کشمیر کو پُرسکون اور امن کی چادر میں لپیٹے۔ ہر آفت اور بلا سے محفوظ رکھیں۔
عید اللہ کا دن ہے یہ خوشی، محبت اور ہنسی بانٹنے کا دن ہے۔ اُمید ہے عید کا یہ دن آپ کے بچوں کے لئے روشن روشن مستقبل اور خوشی کا پیغام لے کر آئے۔۔(آمین)
شکریہ۔۔۔

آپ کا خیرخواں:
*Irshad Ahmed*
*(District Coordinator Pratham Education Foundation)*
*Baramulla*

20/03/2022

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun
Mr. G.M.Malik the Ex. Joint Director School Education and Patron of Faizan Public Hr. Sec School Khawaja Bagh Baramulla left heavenly abode after brief illness.He was Man with numberless Qualities and Down to earth.He created a big Void in the hearts of people and he will be remembered for a very long period of Time. May Almighty Allah Give him highest place in Jannah.
Condolences to the bereaved Family.
May Almighty Allah give his family the strength to bear the irreparable loss.
Nimaz Jinazah will be offered at 10:30 a.m at his Ancestral Graveyard Fatehpora Baramulla

01/03/2022

12/01/2022

Mohammad Ashraf Rather

03/08/2021

Kàshmir Update
*A fierce Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Chandaji area in North Kashmir's Bandipora district on Tuesday*

As per reports a joint team of Police and Army launched a cordon and search operation in Chandanji.

As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off an gunfight.
As per the sources two to three militants are believed to be trapped.
Further details awaited
File pic

03/08/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Chawla assumed the appointment of the Director-General of Artillery on 1 August 2021.

2. Indian Bank has entered into an MoU with the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay.

3. Indian auto expo officially called Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2022, scheduled to be held in February 2022 has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

4. Union Minister of State Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh released “Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines” on 30 July 2021.

5. Avinash Sable broke the National Record (NR) in the 3000m steeplechase.

6. France's Esteban Ocon won the Hungarian Grand Prix on 1 August 2021 to collect his first-ever win.

7. DXC Technology and Nasscom Foundation have jointly launched the Employability Skills Programme.

8. IIT Roorkee has launched seven new academic programmes in select areas of engineering, architecture, economics, and management along with specialization in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

9. NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite is proposed to be launched in early 2023.

10. Kargil and Leh's districts have joined hands to seek full-fledged statehood along with constitutional safeguards for the region -- eight months after their historic meeting in 2020.

02/08/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. Gujarat will host its first Defence Expo, the flagship event of the Ministry of Defence for the domestic and global industry interested in the Indian arms market. The event will be held in Gandhinagar in March 2022, with the theme of ‘India as a defence manufacturing hub’.

2. Former England pacer Mike Hendrick passed away in July 2021. Hendrick had also represented Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in domestic cricket.

3. Intel has collaborated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to launch the 'AI For All' initiative. It is aimed at creating a basic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) for people in India.

4. World Ranger Day is celebrated on July 31 of every year. The day pays tribute to the Rangers who are injured and killed in the line of duty.

5. The 36th edition of India-Indonesia coordinated patrol (CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy concluded on July 31, 2021. INS Saryu undertook coordinated patrol (CORPAT) with Indonesian Naval Ship KRI B**g Tomo from July 30 to 31.

6. 14 Tiger Reserves in India have received the accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured|Tiger Standards (CA|TS). The 14 tiger reserves include Manas, Kaziranga and Orang in Assam, Satpura, Kanha and Panna in MP, Pench in Maharashtra, Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar, Dudhwa in UP, Sunderbans in West Bengal, Parambikulam in Kerala, Bandipur reserve in Karnataka, etc.

7. Bharat Bill Payment System has appointed former PayU and Airtel Payments Bank executive Noopur Chaturvedi as its new CEO. Chaturvedi, prior to this appointment, was the country head for small and medium business at PayU.

8. India will take over the Presidency of the UN Security Council on 1 Aug'21. It will host signature events in three major areas of maritime security, peacekeeping, and counterterrorism during the month.

9. Mumbai-based city gas distribution (CGD) company Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) will set up 10 mobile refueling units (MRUs) in 2022. These will be set up to meet the increasing demand for selling compressed natural gas (CNG).

10. Confederation of Indian Industry, CII, has entered into an agreement with the Serum Institute of India. It will speed up the vaccination program in partnership with industry including health care providers.

02/08/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. The Haryana government has announced a reduction in power tariff by 37 paise per unit for consumers in the state. With this, electricity consumers will get relief of about 100 crore rupees per month.

2. Prevail Electric Mobility, an arm of French lubricants major FRVelion, will set up an additional manufacturing unit in India. It will be for electric two-wheelers to meet demand in the country besides catering to Nepal and Sri Lankan markets.

3. The central government's fiscal deficit stood at Rs 2.74 lakh crore or 18.2% of the full year's budget estimate at the end of June 2021. The data was released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA).

4. Gujarat has bagged the top position in the country in terms of vaccinations per million people. As many as 5 lakh 17 thousand people have been vaccinated in the state against the population of ten lakhs.

5. Centenarian sprinter Man Kaur passed away in July 2021. Born on March 1, 1916, Kaur was known as the “Miracle Mom from Chandigarh". She had won her first medal in 2007 at the Chandigarh Masters Athletics meet.

6. The first goods train to carry stone chips to Bangladesh through the revived Haldibari – Chilahati rail link left from Damdim station of Alipurduar Division on 31 Jul'21. The route will provide a shorter route for the transit of goods into Bangladesh from Assam, West Bengal, Nepal, and Bhutan.

7. Muslim Women Rights Day was observed across the country on 1 August 2021 to celebrate the enactment of the law against Triple Talaq. There is a significant decline in Triple Talaq cases after the law came into effect.

8. PM Modi will launch e-RUPI, a person and purpose-specific digital payment solution on 2 Aug'21. It is a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment.

9. The owners of Rajasthan Royals have acquired a majority stake in CPL (Caribbean Premier League) team Barbados Tridents. The two-time CPL champions will be rebranded as the Barbados Royals.

10. The Ministry of Ayush has collaborated with the UK’s London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). They will conduct a study on Ashwagandha for promoting recovery from covid-19.

31/07/2021

Marsar encounter: Two militants killed, search on

*G.Irshad*

Pulwama Jul 31 (VNP): Two militants have been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in forest area of Namibian and Marsar on Sunday morning.

A senior police officer told the news agency—Valley News Point (VNP) that two militants have been killed while as the search operation is on in the area.

"Exact location of is between Namibian & Marsar, general area forest. 02 unidentified militants killed. Army and Police on job. Search is still going on." Kashmir Zone police tweeted.

Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.

He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter—(VNP)

31/07/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. The European Space Agency launched the world's first commercial fully re-programmable satellite on 30 July 2021.

2. Allcargo Logistics has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Allcargo Belgium NV., has signed a joint venture agreement with Swedish logistics company Nordicon Group.

3. Geo-imaging satellite “EOS-03” is scheduled for launch in the third quarter of 2021.

4. The Whole Genome Sequencing National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and BSL 3 Laboratory were inaugurated on 30 July 2021.

5. Drug major Lupin will acquire Australia-based Southern Cross Pharma Pty Ltd (SCP).

6. GyanDhan, India’s first education financing platform, has received an NBFC license from the RBI.

7. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has appointed Hiscox Ltd.’s Ben Walter to lead the firm’s business banking division.

8. Singapore-based financial services group DBS and Temasek have set up a $500 million financing platform, EvolutionX Debt Capital (EvolutionX).

9. First Solar, a U.S.-based manufacturer of solar modules, would invest $684 million to set up a new, vertically integrated photovoltaic thin-film solar module manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu.

10. Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction.

28/07/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. US-based global data centre major Yondr Group has entered into a strategic joint venture with Singapore-based Everstone Group.

2. The Delhi government has decided to send the names of doctors and healthcare workers for the Padma awards for 2021.

3. Torrent Gas Ltd, the gas distribution arm of $3 billion Torrent Group will invest ₹5000 crores in Tamil Nadu over the next five years to lay the infrastructure for its city gas distribution (CGD) business.

4. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to be 8.8 to 9 percent in the current financial year, driven by agriculture and industry sectors.

5. Madrid’s tree-lined Paseo del Prado boulevard and the adjoining Retiro park have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list.

6. 12th Edition of Indo-Russia joint military exercise INDRA 2021 will be held at Volgograd, Russia from 1-13 Aug'21.

7. A new mathematical analysis conducted by researchers from the IIT Guwahati and IIM Bangalore has established a relationship between the carbon footprint of companies and the potential risks of investing in these firms.

8. Britain's Tom Dean won gold in the 200-meter freestyle on 27 July 2021 and led a historic 1-2 in swimming for Team GB as teammate Duncan Scott took silver.

9. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has become the first federal agency to institute a mandate as California and New York City announced new vaccine requirements affecting workers.

10. Scientists from India, Russia, Brazil, and South Africa will collaborate on research that will help develop or repurpose drugs against COVID-19.

25/07/2021

*FLASH*

All Schools, Colleges, Universities to remain closed till August 15: J&K Govt.

25/07/2021

Encounter Day 2: Searches continue , 3 militants killed , 3 Soldier injured so far.

25/07/2021

: 01 unidentified killed. going on. Further details shall follow.

25/07/2021

Gunfight breaks out in Kulgam village

Kulgam, Jul 25 (KNO): A gunfight has been broke out between militants and security forces at Munand village of Yaripora area in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday morning, police sources said.

Police sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation after “specific inputs” about presence of militants in Munand Yaripora.

“As the security forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter. Exchange of fire is going on, " they said.

" has started at Munand area of . Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow.
" " Kashmir Zone Police tweeted—(KNO)

07/07/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. PhonePe has partnered with Flipkart to enable a pay-on-delivery service for Flipkart's orders.

2. Activist Stan Swamy passed away in July 2021. He was accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case.

3. The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) has informed that benchmark securities of tenor 2-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, 14-year tenor and Floating Rate Bonds (FRBs) will be, henceforth, issued using the uniform price auction method.

4. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a special assessment scheme for class 10 and 12 board exams 2022.

5. Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot was appointed as Karnataka Governor and Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel was named as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh.

6. Five portals of the Ayush sector were launched and four publications were released by the Union Minister of Ayush Shri Kiran Rijiju in an online event, on 5 July 2021.

7. A team of scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) that has been working on developing mRNA has received funding from the Ignite Life Science Foundation.

8. Mahindra & Mahindra has roped in Pratap Bose (formerly with Tata Motors) as its Chief Designer. Two more senior resources in the design team have been appointed- Ajay Saran Sharma from Tata Motors, and Pankaj Dhamane from Renault.

9. Indian neuroscientists will map the brains of individuals who both recovered from covid-19 or have been asymptomatic to the illness.

10. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) will now have two mobile x-ray scanners at Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal and APM Terminal in Mumbai.

06/07/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, stepped down as Amazon CEO on 5 July 2021. Bezos chose July 5 as it was exactly 27 years ago on that date in 1994 when he founded Amazon

2. US private equity firm KKR has signed definitive agreements to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) entire stake in Highway Concessions One (HC1) and seven highway assets with a total length of 487 kilometers

3. The govt has extended the superannuation age of LIC Chairman to up to 62 years by making amendments to the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Regulations, 1960

4. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has plans to set up charging stations in the city for electric vehicles (EV) with the help of the state-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)

5. International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath and NASA Scientist Kamlesh Lulla are among the 34 immigrants honored by Carnegie Corporation of New York, an NGO

6. The Ministry of Railways has authorized a proposal to call Train No. 16595/16596 Bengaluru-Karwar-Bengaluru Express as Panchaganga Express

7. The US-based Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet (GASP) has joined hands with IIT Kanpur-incubated start-up WUS. The collaboration follows Worker Unions Support's (WUS) selection for the 'Milestone Makers cohorts 2021' of Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center

8. SEBI has imposed penalties totaling more than ₹32 crores on IL&FS Securities Services Ltd (ISSL), Allied Financial Services Pvt Ltd (AFSPL), and three individuals

9. Three major European truck manufacturers - Daimler Trucks, AB Volvo, and Traton plan to form a joint venture to develop an electric battery-charging network for long-haul trucks and buses

10. India captain Mithali Raj has become the highest run-getter in women's cricket across formats, overtaking Charlotte Edwards

04/07/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. Maana Patel, on 2 Jul '21, became the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics through the 'Universality quota'

2. According to a new study, Black Carbon has a significant adverse effect on human health and leads to premature mortality. The Indo-Gangetic plain is exposed to black carbon (BC) with serious implications on regional climate and human health

3. Former international footballer M Prasannan passed away in July 2021. He played for Kerala, Maharashtra, and Goa in the Santosh Trophy National Football Championship. He was part of the Indian team coached by PK Banerjee and captained by Inder Singh in the Merdeka Cup in 1973

4. The Second Gender Samvaad was organized by the Ministry of Rural Development’s Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) on 2 July'21

Gender Samvaad is an attempt to create a common platform for generating greater awareness on NRLM’s interventions, and the impact of its gender operational strategy, across the country

5. The Minister of State for Culture and Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel hosted the 6th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting on 2 July 2021 through a video conference

6. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has decided to grant recognition to the WAKO India Kickboxing Federation as National Sports Federation (NSF)

7. Jim Whitehurst has announced he is stepping down as the President of IBM. He will continue to work as a senior adviser for the corporation

8. American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for cannabis

9. Ashok Leyland has appointed former Aston Martin Chief Andy Palmer as Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of its electric vehicle arm Switch Mobility.

10. Bharat Biotech has published the trial data for its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, which claims the India-made vaccine to be 77.8% effective against the coronavirus

03/07/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. July 2 is observed as World UFO Day every year. UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Objects. National UFO Reporting Centre (NUFORC) – a US-based UFO sighting and investing agency – reported over 1,800 instances of UFO sightings in Massachusetts recently

2. Reenat Sandhu has assumed charge as Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Sandhu, a 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, succeeded Vikas Swarup who retired on 30 June 2021 after 35 years of service

3. National Postal Worker Day is celebrated every year on 1 July across the globe. The day is celebrated to recognize the efforts and hard work of postal employees that they put into their service. The day is also dedicated to creating awareness about the contributions of postal workers to keeping the lines of communication open

4. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has opened the National Horticulture Board (NHB) center in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. NHB is mandated for integrated development of hi-tech commercial horticulture and post-harvest management/cold chain infrastructure in the country,

5. An MoA (Memorandum of Association) was signed between Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) and Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL), Ranchi on 1 July 2021 for the development of Solar Power projects. This MoA will open a new path for CIL in becoming a Net Zero Energy company.

6. Lt Gen Sanjeev Kumar Sharma will be the new Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy). The post was created in 2020 to oversee the 1.3 million-strong Army’s operations and intelligence directorates

7. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition by Adani Green Energy Limited of SB Energy Holding Limited. Adani Green is engaged in the business of power generation through renewable energy.

8. The 7th edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), a biennial event, was hosted by the French Navy at La Réunion from 28 June to 1 July 2021. IONS was conceived by the Indian Navy in 2008.

9. Air Marshal BR Krishna took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of Western Air Command on 1 July 2021. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the IAF in Dec 1983 as a Fighter Pilot

10. Boeing Co has named former General Electric (GE) Executive Brian West as its Chief Financial Officer. West, who will take charge on Aug. 27, 2021, spent 16 years at GE, where he served as CFO of its aviation and engine services businesses

02/07/2021

Army soldier killed in a ongoing gunfight at Rajpora area of Pulwama. Group of militants believed to be trapped.

02/07/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. The government's flagship program- Digital India completed six years on 1 July 2021. The vision of the Digital India program is to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy

2. Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time US Defense Secretary, and one-time presidential candidate passed away in June 2021. Rumsfeld is the only person to serve twice as Pentagon chief. The first time, in 1975-77, he was the youngest ever.

3. International Fruit Day is observed on 30 June every year. United Nations has also announced 2021 as 'International Year of Fruits and Vegetables' to increase more awareness on the nutritional and health benefits as well as lessening losses and wastes in food systems across the globe

4. The oldest commercial bank in the country, State Bank of India, SBI, celebrated its 66th year on 1 July 2021

5. The Centre has increased the operation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland for six more months. It also declared the state as a ‘disturbed area’.

6. Indian-American Abhimanyu Mishra has become the youngest-ever chess Grandmaster in the world.

7. Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in both 100m and 200m races via the World Rankings quota.

8. The economic impact from the plunge in tourism since the pandemic emerged in 2020 could top $4 trillion, according to a UN report. The joint report was released by the UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

9. N Venudhar Reddy, an Indian Information Service, IIS Officer of 1988 batch has taken charge as Director General of All India Radio. He is currently working as Principal DG of News Services Division, All India Radio

10. The cabinet has approved the signing of MoU between the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, and the Public Service Commission of Gambia

01/07/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. In the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Patiala, 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist discus thrower Seema Punia has won a gold medal.

2. Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman held a virtual meeting with senior government officials to discuss the infrastructure roadmap ahead, on 29 June 2021

3. The Glacial Lake Atlas of Ganga Basin was released on 29 June 2021 in a virtual event

4. SDRF First Battalion's 24×7 mental health helpline 'SUKOON' was inaugurated at its headquarters in Srinagar on 29 June 2021. ‘SUKOON’ is a mental health helpline initiative (toll-free number 1800-1807159) to offer guidance to persons who are experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, etc

5. A recent study has found a connection between the formation of the tiny particles, the size of a cloud droplet on which water v***r condenses leading to the formation of clouds and forest fires

6. A first-of-its-kind research initiative called ‘Fund for Industrial Research Engagement (FIRE)’ was launched on 29 June 2021. It was launched by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) in collaboration with Intel India

7. Brazil's Health Minister has announced that the country will suspend a USD 324 million contracts to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

8. The RBI has imposed penalties on four cooperative banks. ₹112.50 lakh fine has been imposed on Andhra Pradesh Mahesh Co-operative Urban Bank, for contravention of certain regulatory directions

9. The government has asked the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) to develop separate National Curriculum Frameworks (NCFs) for school, early-childhood, teacher, and adult education

10. HDFC Ltd has acquired an 8.42% stake in Ansal Housing Limited by invoking pledged shares of the company following loan repayment default

30/06/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. Twitter has appointed its Global Legal Policy Director as the new Grievance Officer for users in India. Dharmendra Chatur, who was recently appointed to the post, has quit amid Twitter’s ongoing tussle with the government. California-based Jeremy Kessel has been appointed to the post

2. Aditi Sharma from Uttarkashi and Kajal from Dehradun has become the first two transwomen in Uttarakhand to get their ‘official trans identity’

3. Scientists have developed electrically configured nanochannels that can eliminate unwanted energy waste and promise wave-based computing.

4. The government has appointed CBI Additional Director Praveen Sinha as the Special Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

5. Punjab Police is providing free coaching and training on physical screening tests to candidates who aspire to join the state police force

6. Finally, the Serbia market has opened its doors for Indian potatoes, onions, pomegranate, and pomegranate arils. According to APEDA (Agriculture and Processed Food Export Development Authority), the phytosanitary certificate is not required for the export of pomegranate fruits and arils and onion bulbs grown in India

7. The Swimming Federation of India has announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for Sajan Prakash. He has created history by becoming the first swimmer from the country to earn a direct qualification for the Olympics

8. The World Bank has raised its forecast of China's economic growth for 2021 to 8.5 percent from 8.1 percent. The report adds to positive signs for China, the first major economy to rebound from the pandemic

9. L&T Technology Services and Mavenir have partnered on open RAN and 5G test automation solutions. It will deliver end-to-end 5G automation services with Mavenir.

10. Two units of China's Baihetan hydropower plant, said to be the largest under construction globally, on the Yangtze river went on-stream on 28 June 2021

29/06/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. ISRO will launch the first uncrewed mission in December 2021, as part of the human spaceflight program 'Gaganyaan'

2. Ukraine and the US started a military exercise involving more than 30 countries in the Black Sea and southern Ukraine on 28 June 2021, despite Russian calls to cancel it.

3. India successfully carried out the test-firing of a new missile of the Agni series known as Agni-Prime off the coast of Odisha on 28 June 2021. The new nuclear-capable missile is fully made up of composite material and it was a textbook launch.

4. Max Verstappen dominated the Styrian Grand Prix on 27 June 2021 to win back-to-back races for the first time in his career. Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas finished third ahead of Sergio Perez as Red Bull and Mercedes occupied the top four places once more.

5. Scientists have discovered a new kind of early human in Israel after studying pieces of fossilized bone dug up at a site used by a cement plant in central Israel

6. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and WhatsApp have announced an alliance to launch the Digital Skill Champions Program

7. Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), and Google Cloud will collaborate. The goal is to power 5G in enterprise and consumer segments nationwide

8. Two years after sanctioning assistance of USD 250 million for the first phase of the Rebuild Kerala Initiative (RKI), the World Bank approved USD 125 million assistance for the second phase, in June 2021.

9. India Ratings and Research's (Ind-Ra) earlier estimate of GDP growth at 10.1% for the current financial year (FY22) is unlikely to hold due to the speed and scale of Covid 2.0

10. Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) has signed a lease agreement with SAIL Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) for the construction of Jharkhand’s third International Cricket Stadium

28/06/2021

Top 10 News for today

1. Sajan Prakash has become the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Sajan achieved the feat as he clocked 1 minute 56.38 seconds in the men's 200m butterfly at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Gujarat on 27 June 2021 to inaugurate a Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA). A joint endeavor of the Japan Information and Study Centre at AMA and Indo-Japan Friendship Association (IJFA) in Gujarat, 'Zen-Kaizen' at AMA seeks to showcase several elements of Japanese art, culture, landscape and architecture

3. Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan inaugurated the two-day International Education e-Conference on 26 June 2021. It was held on the theme of ‘Holistic Education for Excellence in Life’

4. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced prize money of Rs 3 crore for sportspersons from the state who win gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics. Silver medalists would be given prize money of two crore rupees and bronze medalists would get one crore rupees

5. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clinched the bronze medal at the Kuortane Games in Finland on 26 June 2021. He finished third behind world no. 1 Johannes Vetter of Germany and former Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago

6. Punjab's Gurindervir Singh won the men's 100 meters dash with a meet record of 10.27 seconds at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Patiala

7. Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria arrived in Dhaka on 26 June 2021on a three-day visit to Bangladesh. The Air Chief has been invited as the Chief Guest of the Commissioning Ceremony on the occasion of President Parade 2021 at BAF Academy, Jessore

8. E-learning application Tata Studi has launched its first campaign. The platform is an ideal after-school coach that helps students build strong fundamental learning concepts

9. Hero Cycles has delivered its first batch of “Made in India" e-bikes to Europe. The first batch of around 200 units has been delivered to Germany

10. The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawaarchand Gehlot launched the website for the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) on 26 June 2021. To commemorate the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organized a 6-day Nasha Mukt Bharat Summit