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Surekha Yadav, a native of Satara, Maharashtra, became the nation’s first female train conductor in 1988. The Vande Bharat Express is currently being operated by Surekha Yadav, the first female locomotive driver in Asia. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways, tweeted her admiration for Yadav, saying “Nari Shakti is the force behind Vande Bharat. Smt. Surekha Yadav, the Vande Bharat Express’s first female locopilot “. On Monday, Surekha Yadav operated the Vande Bharat Express from Solapur to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Maharashtra. Yadav expressed her appreciation for the opportunity to drive the high-speed Vande Bharat Train. According to…

Kerala has taken a significant step towards contributing significantly to medical research and healthcare by launching the Genome Data Center and Microbiome Center of Excellence under K-DISC (Kerala Development and Innovation Strategy Council). At the K-Disc Innovation Day in Thiruvananthapuram, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan officially launched the projects for the Kerala Genome Data Center and Microbiome Center of Excellence. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan pointed out that the projects of Kerala Genome Data Centre and Microbiome Center of Excellence conceived by K-Disc will pave the way for enormous advancement in the health sector of Kerala. A new therapeutic approach, illness prevention,…

India had a happy Monday morning after winning two Oscars at the 95th Academy Awards. The prize for Best Original Song went to Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR. The Elephant Whisperers, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, took home the award for Best Documentary Short Film. The award was accepted on stage by producer Guneet Monga and director Kartiki Gonsalves. The Elephant Whisperers is the first ever Indian film to receive an Oscar. The story of the movie, which is set in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, concentrates on a native couple who take…

Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited (SVB UK) will be purchased by HSBC UK Bank plc, a ring-fenced unit of HSBC Holdings Plc, for £1. As of March 10, 2023, the unit had deposits of about £6.7 billion and debts of about £5.5 billion. SVB UK reported a profit before tax for the fiscal year that ended on December 31, 2022, of £88 million. The estimated tangible stock for SVB UK is £1.4 billion. In due time, the precise calculation of the acquisition’s gain will be made available. The parent businesses of SVB UK are not included in the transaction’s assets…

Anoop Ambika, the CEO of Kerala Startup Mission, the State government organization responsible for entrepreneurship promotion and incubation operations, claims that only one start-up from Kerala has raised a red flag a few days after Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) went bankrupt. The founder of the startup has accounts with SVB along with other of his Indian peers. He has much more than $250,000 stored there, which exceeds the amount US regulators who shut down the bank claimed would be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Worried over salary payouts According to Ambika, the startup’s founder is concerned about…

Xiaomi said in 2022 that it will enter the electric car market, with the release of its first such vehicle expected for 2024. The electric car nicknamed ‘Modena,’ according to a recent claim, has been discovered being tested in snow and ice weather conditions in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, as shown by smuggled photographs provided by the newspaper. According to the article, the Chinese manufacturer may be testing the battery performance of the electric car in extreme cold temperatures, as well as the consequences of such conditions on the vehicle’s range. According to reports, Xiaomi’s future and first-ever electric car has been observed being tested in extreme cold weather conditions in a site considered to…

The Kingdom of Bahrain introduced the Bahrain Electronic Passport. The action is a part of the “digitisation activities outlined in the overall sector development strategies, which were launched with the Kingdom’s comprehensive Economic Recovery Plan,” the Bahraini government said in an email. The new e-passport has a security chip that stores the passport holder’s biometric data. According to the statement, it also has a creative design that highlights the culture and heritage of the Kingdom. The Minister added that the e-passport will speed up airport transit and includes special security features and requirements that will improve the categorization of the…

Vinod Adani, the elder brother of Gautam Adani, is allegedly in control of the companies that run Ambuja Cements and ACC, according to a revelation that surfaced more than a month after Hindenburg Research said he oversaw a network of offshore businesses used to perpetrate fraud at the Adani Group. The Morning Context reported on Monday that Adani Group does not own the two cement companies that it purchased last year. Adani Group announced in September of last year that it had paid $10.5 billion to acquire Ambuja and ACC from Swiss cement giant Holcim, overtaking Aditya Birla Group’s UltraTech…

How is India’s Startup ecosystem affected by the shutdown and takeover of Silicon Valley Bank by US regulators The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the 16th biggest bank in the United States, on Friday and subsequently appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as the receiver. According to industry analysts, the failure of SVB, the largest vendor in the start-up ecosystem, is likely to have a negative influence on the Indian start-up environment since it has introduced a lot of uncertainty into the sector overnight. According to the FDIC, as of December 31, 2022, SVB…

The Chinese smartphone maker stated on Thursday that the Poco X5 5G will be available in India on March 14. Poco announced the device’s debut date and time via a video teaser on Twitter. The phone will be available for purchase on Flipkart. The new Poco X-series smartphone looks to come in three distinct colour variants and is likely to be reasonably priced. In February, Poco launched the Poco X5 5G in a few worldwide countries. The Snapdragon 695 SoC powers it. The smartphone also has a triple back camera arrangement led by a 48-megapixel main sensor, a 6.67-inch full-HD+ display, a 5,000mAh battery, and 33W fast charging capabilities. The…