NITI Aayog aligns with BYJU’S to provide study material
NITI Aayog launched a new initiative in partnership with Byju's, to enable students of Classes 6-12 across more than 100 "Aspirational Districts" to get free access to the company's premium sources. The company also announced "free" coaching classes to help children of classes 11th and 12th, backed by Aakash Institute, for engineering and medical examinations.
Source - Indian Express
Dynamic Tech close to signing manufacturing contract with Boeing
Bengaluru Based Dynamatic Technologies announced that it had been awarded a contract for delivering tools for the Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk program. The T-7A aligns with the US Air Force new eSeries strategy via enabling design and coding, allowing for more affordable and faster tech through the digital matrix.
Source - Business Standard
Record-breaking 2 crore vaccinations administered in India
India set a vaccination record with over 2 Cr vaccinations, celebrating PM's birthday. the nation took 85 days to touch the 10-crore vaccination mark, 45 more days to cross 20 Cr marks and 29 more days to reach 30 Cr mark.
Source - Times of India
New Zealand abandon tour of Pakistan citing security threat
New Zealand cricket abandoned its plan for touring Pakistan after fans were disappointed to see black caps return to Pakistan in over 2 decades.
"The BLACKCAPS are abandoning their tour of Pakistan following a New Zealand government security alert. Arrangements are now being made for the team’s departure."- NZ Twitter tweeted.
Source - Times of India
PepsiCo to begin plant in UP
Mathura's PepsiCo plant, aimed at manufacturing potato chips for the company, is set to inaugurate and provide employment opportunities for many youth in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath highlighted how the state is the current cereal producing state of the country and would serve as a conducive environment for manufacturing as well.
Source - NDTV
Tencent bows to regulator, allows WeChat users access to rivals' links
WeChat messaging app will start allowing users to access external links. Although WeChat has historically prevented links and services by rivals from being shared on their platforms, the regulators said that they were ordering firms to rectify this as the practice affected users' experience and hurt consumer rights.
Source - Nikkei Asia
IIT Guwahati inaugurates Centre for Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has established the Centre for Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems (CICPS) with a focus on developing indigenous technologies. As many as 13 PhD students and 18 MTech students have already joined it, with a focus on underwater exploration and more.
Source - The Bulletin Hub
NIA grills LeT terrorist over Darbhanga railway station blast
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will interrogate Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Abdul Karim Tunda, who was arrested in 2013 in connection with the Darbhanga railway station blast. Tunda had been at large for nearly two decades before his arrest. He was working in tandem with Pakistan-based Iqbal Kana, who directed the bomb to be planted on the Secunderabad-Darbhanga Express train, the NIA said.
Source - The Hindu
L&T Infotech hits INR 1 Lakh Cr market cap
L&T Infotech became the sixth IT company to achieve a trillion rupee market cap in India. The share has gained over 52% YTM. With IT stocks displaying an immense bull rally over the year, the equity has surged, owing to the company's healthy earnings growth, good revenue visibility in its Income statement and great digital expansion opportunities in India.
Source - Moneycontrol
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