The Gujarat- based Adani Group has obtained the final regulatory clearance from the Queensland State, Australia regarding ground water management and is expected to commence work on its controversy-hit Carmichael coal mine project.
Potential damage to Great Barrier reef and high carbon emission concerns are raised against the project.
The new Modi government is planning for the largest-ever auction of telecom spectrum, which may raise around Rs 6 lakh crore and will enable introduction of affordable 5G services, including Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) internet in rural areas.
Union Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel inaugurated the exhibition ‘Astitva: The Essence of Prabhakar Barwe’, at National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
The “1976 Lalit Kala awardee” Prabhakar Barwe was a pioneer of Modern Indian painting.
A two-day National Conference of SVEEP Nodal Officers was organized by the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Gurugram, Delhi to deliberate upon the blueprint for the next five years.
Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) program is the flagship program of the ECI.
The Cambodian Ministry of Information and Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) organised the 16th Asia Media Summit 2019 in Siem Reap province of Cambodia.
A yearlong research project to find out appropriate measures to counter fake news named “Angkor Fake News initiative” will also be launched.
Chinese President Xi Jinping was conferred with highest national award of Kyrgyzstan titled “Manas Order of the First Degree” in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan is hosting 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit starting 14 June 2019.
The Indian Navy hosted “Maritime Information Sharing Workshop 2019” under the aegis of the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) at Gurugram, Harayana.
The two-day event was inaugurated by Vice Admiral MS Pawar, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.
Actor Priyanka Chopra will be awarded Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award by United Nations International Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) American chapter at their Snowflake Ball in December 2019.
Headquartered in New York, UNICEF was established in 1946 to provide relief to children in countries devastated by World War II.
Zonel Sougaijam, a civil engineer from Manipur was included in Facebook Hall of Fame 2019, for detecting a WhatsApp bug that violated privacy of a user.
During a voice call via WhatsApp, the bug converted a voice call into video call without the authorisation and knowledge of receiver.
An 8-year-old Indian origin student named Nia Tony was honoured “Eco Champions of Recycling award” during the 22nd edition of Emirates Recycling Awards in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
She won the award in the paper section in individual category for collecting a total of 14,914 kg of paper waste.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified that Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) will provide Line of Credit (LoC) worth $245 million to Ghana and Mozambique for agricultural and railway projects.
In a list of the ‘World’s 2,000 largest public companies’, compiled by Forbes magazine, Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries stands at No.1 in India and 71st rank globally.
The global chart has been topped by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) for the 7th year in a row.