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Adani Properties wins the Dharavi redevelopment project rights Adani’s bid was worth Rs 5,069 crores Adani Properties is Adani group’s real estate development firm The govt specified minimum investment was Rs 1,600 crore Dharavi is Asia’s biggest slum It is spread over 600 acres of land in Mumbai The Maharashtra govt called the project’s tenders in October Eight entities attended the pre-bid meeting DLF and Mumbai-based Shree Naman Developers also participated in the bid

Amazon closes ‘Amazon Distribution’ It’s a wholesale e-commerce website for small neighborhood stores It is operational in Bengaluru, Mysore, and Hubli The shut down will be in phased manner However, this will not affect ‘Amazon Business’ Amazon Business is a B2B marketplace Amazon had earlier closed ‘Amazon Academy’ and ‘Amazon Food’

NDTV’s Radhika and Prannoy Roy resign The new NDTV board accepted their resignations as directors of RRPR Holding Pvt Ltd RRPR Holding is the promoter of NDTV With this, the long-standing promoters of NDTV exits The Adani group takeover has completed now Sanjay Pugalia and Senthil Chengalvarayan are the new directors on RRPRH board

As 2022 is about to conclude, luxury carmakers are getting ready to end the year in style. The month of December will see four exciting launches such as BMW XM, BMW X7, Mercedes-Bez EQB and GLB. Let us have a look at these models.

Centre to scrap government vehicles that are more than 15 years old It is part of its efforts to remove outdated government vehicles The government issued a draft regarding it This will be effective from April 1, 2023 All states are advised to adopt the policy In October 2018, the Supreme Court outlawed outdated vehicles in Delhi-NCR PM Modi introduced the Vehicle Scrappage Policy in August 2021

Hyderabad-based space tech startup Dhruva Space creates a history It became the first privately-owned Indian firm to build satellites Its two satellites -Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2- were launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota PSLV-C54 carried the satellites that weigh about 1.45 kg The launch was facilitated by Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) The indigenously-developed nanosatellites were built at low cost They would enhance amateur radio communications They can be used for disaster management and low bit-rate applications of STEM They are also useful in monitoring soil and crop quality and identifying pipeline leakages

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is mulling over a new idea He may produce ‘alternative smartphones’ if needed The smartphone would compete with Apple and Android devices The whole idea started with a Twitter thread One user tweeted, “If Apple & Google boot Twitter from their app stores, @elonmusk should produce his own smartphone.” Musk replied: “I certainly hope it does not come to that, but, yes, if there is no other choice, I will make an alternative phone.” The post received mixed comments One user said it would revolutionise the smartphone industry Another one said perhaps the idea is already in the works One has to wait and watch to see what Musk has in his mind

ISRO successfully launched PSLV-C54 carrying nine satellites There were one EOS-06 satellite and eight nano-satellites EOS-06 is the third-generation satellite in the Oceansat series It will observe ocean colour data, sea surface temperature, wind vector data etc… These can be used for climatic and meteorological applications EOS-06 also supports value-added products They include fishing zone, SST and wind speed, and land-based geophysical parameters The EOS-06 was separated in Orbit-1 It also launched nano satellites India-Bhutan Sat, Anand, Astrocast (4 numbers-USA) and Thybolt (2 numbers) It was ISRO’s last PSLV launch of the year 2022

A Bengaluru-based electric vehicle start-up called Ultraviolette Automotive unveiled its first electric motorcycle. The brand-new Ultraviolette F77 has been introduced in India with an ex-showroom starting price of Rs 3.80 lakh. It is available in three variations, one of which is a limited-edition model. According to the company, the limited-edition Ultraviolette F77 sold out of all 77 pieces in just two hours. Priced at Rs. 5.50 lakh, ex-showroom, the Ultraviolette F77 e-motorcycle is a limited edition model. It offers more power and a bigger battery pack than other models for the extra cost. The Recon and Limited Edition versions of…

The go-to short-video app for entertainers, PlatfomTM, has been released in collaboration with Jio Platforms Limited, Creativeland Asia, and Rolling Stone India. With a built-in environment for organic growth and sustainable monetization, it is positioned to be the ideal destination for star entertainers. It serves as the social hub for all cultural producers, including musicians, actresses, comedians, dancers, and fashion designers. PlatfomTM is powered by the technological foundation of Jio Platforms Limited, which also powers platforms for Jio Media, Jio Entertainment, and Jio Digital Apps. Jio Platforms Limited is the driving force behind the meteoric rise of India’s top telecom…