The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has inked an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi to collaborate in the field of standardisation and conformity assessment.
The MoU was signed by IIT Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao and Director General of BIS Surina Rajan.
As per the MoU, IIT Delhi will provide infrastructure support for research and development projects of relevance to standardisation and BIS will provide financial support to IIT Delhi for projects.
About BIS
Headquarters - New Delhi
Director General - Surina Rajan
District Election Officer Mohammad Aijaz Asad launched an Android-based application named "Sahulat" to facilitate voters in Jammu.
The application to reach out to the voters who are 90 years old or above.
The app has been developed by the district unit of the National Informatics Centre.
The voters can request for the facilities like the provision of a wheelchair, vehicle for transportation and any helper who will assist them during casting of the vote, through this application.
About Jammu and Kashmir
Capital - Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
Governor - Satya Pal Malik
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The 7th Foreign Office Consultations between India and Italy were held in New Delhi.
Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, A Gitesh Sharma was led the Indian side. The Italian side was led by Director General of Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Luca Sabbatucci.
About Italy
Capital - Rome
Currency - Euro
Prime Minister - Giuseppe Conte
President - Sergio Mattarella
Paytm Money has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to offer Stock Broking services
With this approval Paytm Money is moving towards its aim to be a full stack wealth creation opportunities to millions of Indians.
Paytm Money has also received approval for its membership from National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
About SEBI
Headquarters - Mumbai
Founded - 12 April 1992
Chairperson - Ajay Tyagi
About National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Headquarters - Mumbai
CEO - Vikram Limaye
BSE (earlier known as Bombay Stock Exchange) and India International Exchange (Indian INX) have signed MoU with Moscow Exchange (MOEX) to connect investor community and companies in both countries besides allowing a capital formation platform.
BSE and India INX became the first Indian Exchange to sign a memorandum of understanding with Moscow Exchange.
BSE, India INX, and MOEX are collaborating together to facilitate the development of channels of communication.
About Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
Location - Mumbai, Maharastra, India
Founded - 9th July 1875
MD & CEO - Ashishkumar Chauhan
About Moscow Exchange (MOEX)
Headquarters - Russia
CEO - Alexander Afanasiev
Tata Steel received the 'Global Slag Company of the Year' award at the 14th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition 2019.
The award has been presented to Tata Steel for its innovative practices in the development of new applications for Steel by-products (Slag).
The conference was held in Aachen, Germany.
The award demonstrates global recognition of Tata Steel's commitment towards sustainability & circular economy principles.
About Tata Steel Ltd
Headquarters - Mumbai
Founded - 25th August 1907
CEO - V. Narendran
Amazon India and crowdfunding company Ketto has launched a new seller-funding programme named 'Amazon Wings' to help the small business and entrepreneurs to raise funds through the crowdfunding platform.
Under this initiative, the small business and entrepreneurs of this platform can raise the funds for their business expansion, product development, and foster innovation or
As a part of the programme, the company will allow its sellers to use Ketto's platform and raise small ticket funds beginning from INR 50K at a subsidized fee for initiating fundraisers.
About Amazon
Headquarters - Seattle, Washington, U.S
Founded - 5th July 1994
Founder - Jeff Bezos
World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7th April to spread awareness about equal healthcare facilities worldwide, the importance of Health and Wellness.
This year's theme is "Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere" under the WHO slogan "Health for All.
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