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One of the most notable firsts in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will be the introduction of female referees for the first time ever at a World Cup for men. The 36 referees chosen to oversee games in the Qatar World Cup include Stephanie Frappart of France, Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda, and Yoshimi Yamashita of Japan. Neuza Back of Brazil, Karen Diaz Medina of Mexico, and Kathryn Nesbitt of the United States, three of the 69 assistant referees, will join the trio. Let’s learn more about the female referees as history approaches. Frappart, Stephanie Frappart, a French national,…

The Army will be deploying 3D-printed accommodations that can withstand tank fire at forward sites as well as in higher reaches and deserts in an effort to incorporate new engineering technologies. The smallest 3D printed structure developed by the Military Engineering Services (MES) can house two people. The start-ups, which include those from IIT-Gandhinagar and IIT-Madras, also contributed to the development of the constructions. According to sources in the defence establishment, successful trials to evaluate its durability against a T-90 fire from 100 metres have also been conducted in the Western sector. The MES plans to introduce the 3D permanent…

In the digital world, Padma Sankar, a native of Tamil Nadu, is known as ‘Padhu Sankar.’ She is known for her homemade soaps, detergents, and sustainable living tips. Her website ‘Padhuskitchen’ speaks of cooking, recipes, a healthy lifestyle etc… On YouTube, she has 1,25,000 subscribers. What inspired Padma to turn to sustainable living? It is the demise of her grandmother and father that encouraged Padma to turn to this. She lost both of them to cancer. Why cancer is so prevalent? She thought. After research, Padma realised that present-day life choices are one of the reasons for it. Environmental pollution…

PMV Electric announces its first flagship smart microcar, EaS-EIt will officially debut on November 16, 2022This would mark Mumbai-based PMV Electric’s entry into the EV industryThis new pint-sized battery-powered vehicle falls under the Personal Mobility Vehicle categoryThe prototype of the electric car model is readyThe smart car will be available in three variantsOn a full charge, their range would vary from 120 km to 200 kmThe micro electric car can be fully charged in under four hours with its 3kW AC chargerOther features include a digital infotainment system, a USB charging port, remote park assist.. etcThe retail car would be…

E-commerce giant Amazon is planning to layoff about 10,000 people in one week. Corporate and technology jobs would suffer. Cuts will occur in the devices unit, retail division and human resources. Amazon has not confirmed the news ye.t As of Dec 31, 2021, Amazon had about 1,608,000 full-time and part-time employees. US companies have been making deep cuts to brace for the economic downturn. Last week, Meta said it would cut more than 11,000 jobs.

Days after the Mark Zuckerberg-led business announced significant layoffs, the heads of WhatsApp India, Abhijit Bose, and Meta India’s public policy department, Rajiv Aggarwal, both resigned from their respective posts. Shivnath Thukral, who is currently WhatsApp India’s head of public policy, has since been named the director of public policy for all Meta-owned social media sites in India, including Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. The news comes just a few days after Ajit Mohan, the previous CEO of Meta India, left the firm to work for rival Snap, the parent company of social media giant Snapchat. The change occurs at a…

Keka is a leading HR tech firm from Hyderabad. Lately, Keka has achieved India’s largest Series A SaaS funding from WestBridge Capital. The funding was worth $57 million. Started in 2015 as a bootstrapped company, Keka went on to become the leader in the SME segment. Keka came under the limelight by launching an innovative product that meets the practical requirements of the HR industry. It reached the 100-customer milestone in 2017. The sales grew exponentially in the coming years. By 2021, Keka crossed the customer mark of 5,500 companies. Vijay Yalamanchili, CEO of Keka, has said that they found the right investing partner in WestBridge Capital. WestBridge Capital wants to support Keka’s vision to build the best mid-market-focused global HR processes. Keka caters to SMEs with 20-5,000…

In order to connect engineering students with the industry, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) and the automaker Nissan Digital on Saturday inaugurated the “Campus Connect” programme. The event was launched by Taga Masayuki, consul general of Japan, at the Nissan Digital India office in Technopark.Nissan Digital and the KTU exchanged an expression of interest at the gathering. The initiative includes creating academic curricula to help students develop their technical skills, placing select students in appropriate positions at Nissan Digital, encouraging B.Tech. and M.Tech. students to complete internships and projects there, creating and implementing industry elective courses with universities for…

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, the creator of Amazon, said in an interview that philanthropy is “hard labour” and that he plans to donate most of his $124 billion wealth to organisations that combat climate change. Bezos stated that he and his partner Lauren Sánchez, a former journalist who is now a philanthropist, were “developing the capacity to be able to give away this money.” He did not, however, say how much money he would donate or to which charities, according to Daily Mail. He did state that he wants to back individuals who “can unite humanity and mend profound social and…

The Qatar FIFA World Cup is here. As Qatar is preparing to host football fans from across the globe, chicken farmers from Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, have played a small part in it by shipping five crore eggs for the preparation of meals. Of the five crores, two crore eggs were sent in the last two years alone. The egg delivery will go on till January 2023. This is a relief for chicken farmers who were struggling for a while as the shelf-life of chicken eggs was reduced from six to three months. This, coupled with reports of bird flu in…