Published on: February 27, 2023
Snippets:27 FEBRUARY 2023
Snippets:27 FEBRUARY 2023
- The Bengaluru Smart City Limited, which has taken up restoration work of Bal Bhavan, has roped in South Western Railway (SWR) to repair the track, which has remained unused for many years.
- The Kannada Sahitya Parishat has unanimously selected veteran writer Vaidehi for its prestigious Nrupatunga Sahitya Prashasti for 2022.
- Himachal Pradesh to become first state in India to have organised cultivation of Mulethi
- Computer scientist Hari Balakrishnan has been awarded the 2023 Marconi Prize. The Marconi Prize is a top honour for computer scientists and is awarded by the U.S.-based Marconi Foundation. It is given to those “who have made a significant contribution to increasing digital inclusivity through advanced information and communications technology.”
- Jordan to host talks between Palestine and Israeli sides
- Real-time payments are money transfers that are mostly settled as soon as they are performed. RTPs are allowed 24×7, 365 days a year. They help simplify the process of fund transfer as well as ease communication between the payer and the payee. P2P payments involve the transfer of funds from one user’s bank account to another through a digital medium. Common examples of P2P mobile apps in India include GPay and Paytm.
- India ranks 42nd among 55 leading global economies on the International IP Index released by the U.S. Chambers of Commerce.
- The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NIT-K), Surathkal, has established three Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in accordance with the National Education Policy 2020. They include the Centre for Sustainable Energy Engineering (CSEE), the Centre for Women Welfare and Social Empowerment (CWWSE) and the Centre for Public Relations, Information and Media Exchange (C-PRIME).
- Five indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) along with a contingent of 110Indian Air Force (IAF)personnel arrived at Al Dahfra airbase of the UAE for participating in the multilateral Exercise Desert Flag VIII. For the first time LCA Tejas would be participating in an international flying exercise outside India.
- Indian Air Force will participate in a multi nation air exercise named ‘Ex Cobra Warrior 22’ at Waddington, UK
- 14th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav to be held at Bikaner
- Shri V.R. Subrahmanyam joined as Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog
- International Biotech Conclave, first-ever in Northeast at Manipur
- World Book Fair 2023 begins in New Delhi
- Ministry of Ayush to organise its first ‘Chintan Shivir’ at Kaziranga National Park, Assam
- Lt Gen RS Reen takes over as Director General Quality Assurance.
