Author: News Desk
The World Cup 2022 has left a positive impression on the Qatar Economy, says the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey by Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). The month of December saw rapid growth in business activities like in November. Wholesale, retail and service providers saw expansions in activity. The sectors also saw a record overall increase in prices charged for goods and services. The 12-month outlook for business activity became the highest since July 2020. A panel of 450 private companies covering sectors such as construction, manufacturing, wholesale, retail, and services participated in the survey which indicates the structure of…
Benglauru-based flower delivery startup Hoovu Fresh has won 10 million rupees from Aman Gupta, co-founder of boAt Lifestyle, and Peyush Bansal, founder of Lenskart.com, in the second season of the Shark Tank reality show. The reality show is a platform for upcoming entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas to win funding from a group of investors. In December 2022, Hoovu raised $790k in a pre-series A round by Sauce.VC. Founded in 2019 by sisters Yeshoda Karuturi and Rhea Karuturi, the startup mainly delivers traditional flowers with a shelf life of up to 15 days. It works directly with small farmers to…
The UGC unveiled draft regulations, paving the way for foreign institutions to establish campuses for the first time in India. These universities will also be able to control the admissions procedure, the cost of attendance, and the repatriation of their cash. UGC chairperson M. Jagadesh Kumar stated that foreign universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) will need a nod from the UGC to set up their campuses in India. He noted that foreign universities with campuses in the nation can only offer full-time programmes in offline mode and not online or distance learning. He added that these institutions shall not…
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s iconic landmark, celebrates 13 years.The 838-meter-long tower was built over a period of six years spending 1.5 billion dollars. Burj Khalifa was designed by American firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architect Adrian Smith.The design is inspired by the regional desert flower hymenocallis spider lily.The exteriors of the tower are made of aluminum and glass; it has 24,350 cladding panels and 103,000 square metres of glass. The tower has been a part of many movies such as The Lion King, Avengers: Endgame, and movie promotions.
Chennai-based startup Space Kidz India to launch a satellite made by 750 female students. The satellite named ‘AzaadiSAT’ is expected to launch on January 16 on an ISRO launch vehicle.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) scheme. Rs 2,539.61 crore has been earmarked for the project up to 2025-26.This would be spent towards the development of Prasar Bharati a.ka. All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD).The public broadcaster will receive new facilities and better infrastructure.AIR FM’s coverage would be increased to reach more than 80 per cent of India’s population.Eight lakh DD free Dish DTH Set Top Boxes will be distributed.People living in remote, tribal, left wing extremism (LWE), border, and strategic areas will get them.The project will also cover the purchase of…
Buying a used car has a number of advantages, including cost and the lack of any waiting periods. It makes sense most of the time. But there is one key task that has to be streamlined: the paperwork procedure. You must take care of a few legal formalities in order to fully transfer ownership of the car into your name and drive it without any issues. The list of documents you must look over before buying a used car is given below. Registration Certificate: The Registration Certificate (RC) is the most important document to review. It provides information such as…
Individual WhatsApp chats can already be pinned to the chat list. Presently, it seems that the well-liked messaging service will add the same capability to individual chats. According to a report online, WhatsApp may soon introduce a new feature that would allow users to pin messages inside of a specific discussion. The Meta-owned app is working on adding the ability to pin messages inside of chats and groups on WhatsApp, according to WABetaInfo, the Twitter account that monitors the impending changes in WhatsApp. During a conversation, a specific message is highlighted and pinned so that it always appears at the…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working on robots that can march alongside foot soldiers. The Pune-based Research and Development Establishments, a unit of DRDO, is currently working on the concept. The lab is into developing robotic systems for the military. If successful, these robots would march beside foot soldiers during operations. The project was started a year ago with the goal to reduce the load of the foot soldier. Usually, during operations, foot soldiers carry ammunition, ration, and other equipment. According to lab officials, these robots can carry the load for an entire group. The robots can be used to…
India’s first green hydrogen blending project was officially launched on January 3 by state-owned NTPC. The piped natural gas (PNG) network of the NTPC Kawas township, in Surat, has begun blending green hydrogen. The project is a collaboration between Gujarat Gas Ltd. and NTPC (GGL). P. Ram Prasad, the project’s Kawas leader, started the first molecule of green hydrogen from the plant while other senior executives from NTPC Kawas and GGL looked on. With the assistance of GGL representatives, NTPC Kawas hosted awareness sessions for township residents after the blending process began, the firm claimed in an exchange filing. Natural…