NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. MoEIT
launches hackathon: Ministry for Electronics & Information
Technology has launched a nationwide hackathon ‘OpenGovDataHack’ to support
& showcase potential ideas from inner India. NIC & IAMAI
have collaborated to conduct hackathon at Jaipur, Chennai, Noida, Bhubaneswar,
Patna, Hyderabad & Surat. It aims to enable participants to develop
their ideas into apps/infographics primarily by use of open government data.
2. Bill
to increase tax-free gratuity approved: Centre
has approved an amendment Bill that increases limit of tax-free gratuity
up to Rs 20 lakh for employees belonging to public as well as private sector. The current upper
ceiling on gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, is Rs 10 lakh.
3. India
grants Citizenship to Chakmas,
Hajong refugees: Centre is all set
to grant citizenship to Chakma & Hajong refugees who have been living
in Arunachal Pradesh for more than half a century. Citizenship will not entitle
these refugees to the rights enjoyed by Scheduled Tribes in the state. Chakmas
& Hajongs were inhabitants of Chittagong Hill Tracts of East Pakistan.
They had to flee when their land was submerged by Kaptai dam in the 1960s.
4. RBI
to introduce Rs 100 Coin: Reserve Bank of India will introduce 100 rupees coin
to mark the birth centenary of AIADMK founder Late Dr M G Ramachandran. The
face of the coin will bear Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with
Satyamev Jayate inscribed below on it in Devnagari script.
5. Tendulkar launches Mission-24:
Sachin Tendulkar has launched Mission-24 – A programme aimed
at improving quality of life in one of Mumbai’s poorest wards through
collaborative efforts. Under Mission-24, efforts will be made to provide basic
amenities to residents of M-East ward that includes slums of Shivaji Nagar,
Deonar & Mankhurd.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. First
female President of Singapore: Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament
from the Muslim Malay minority, did not have to face an election after
authorities decided her rivals did not meet strict eligibility criteria. She
will be Singapore’s 1st female President & the first Malay head of state in
47 years.
OTHER UPDATES:
BUSINESS/ECONOMY:
1. Bharti
Airtel, SK Telecom team up: Bharti Airtel
& SK Telecom have announced a strategic partnership under which Airtel will
leverage latter’s expertise to build advanced telecom network in India. Partnership
will work across several areas including developing bespoke software to improve
network experience.
2. Force
Motors, Rolls-Royce Power tie up for engines: Force Motors has
entered into a non-binding joint venture agreement with Rolls-Royce Power
Systems AG to produce engines for power generation & rail
application for Indian and global markets. Joint venture with Rolls-Royce
will be Force Motor’s first step towards diversifying into non-auto
segment.
3. M Nagaraja Sharma
appointed new CMD of UIICL: The Union government has appointed M Nagaraja Sharma
as the chairman and managing director of United India Insurance.
4. Global
Human Capital Index released, India
at 103rd position: India has been placed at a low 103 rank, the lowest
among BRICS economies, on the WEF’s Global Human Capital Index. India was
ranked 105th on this list last year, while Finland was on the top which has
pushed by Norway to second place this year.
5. Reliance
Energy launches ELEKTRA: Reliance Energy has launched a digital assistance
robot, ELEKTRA, to handle and resolve consumer complaints within minutes. The
bot is powered by artificial intelligence to provide automated machine responses
to customer complaints, requests and enquiries.
6. Mahendra
Pratap Mall appointed IRCTC CMD: Mahendra Pratap Mall has been appointed
as the chairman & managing director of Indian Railway Catering and
Tourism Corporation. The appointments committee of the Union cabinet has
approved his appointment to the post for a period of five years.
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