100 crore new jobs to be created globally in 20 years, India to have 25 pc share
New Delhi, July 20 - The world is likely to see a huge addition of 100 crore new workers in the global economy in the next 20 years and India will have at least 25 per cent share of it, Ved Mani Tiwari,
Commercial vehicle sales surge amid rapid urbanisation, economic growth in India
New Delhi, July 20 - Driven by friendly government policies, rapid urbanisation and economic growth, sales volumes of commercial vehicles (CV) have nearly recovered to the pre-Covid times, according to Girish Wagh, Executive Director of Tata Motors.
Studies show climate change caused Earth’s axis to meander 10 metres in last 120 years
New Delhi, July 20 - Two NASA-funded studies have shown that melting ice, dwindling groundwater, and rising seas, a result of climate change, has also led to the Earth's axis to meander 10 metres in the last 120 years.
Gurugram: GMDA Integrates WhatsApp & social media platforms for complaint registration
Gurugram, July 20 - Gurugram residents can now submit their complaints about civic infrastructure in the city in a hassle-free manner via the Whatsapp application.
Even partial vision losses before age 10 can impact hearing abilities: Study
New Delhi, July 20 - Children who partially lose vision before age 10 may be at risk of developing hearing issues, according to a study led by an international team, including from India.
Low Vitamin D levels remain a pressing concern among women: Experts
New Delhi, July 20 - Low Vitamin D levels, also known as the sunshine vitamin, are vital for bone health and remain a pressing concern among women, who are more prone to osteoporosis, arthritis, or other bone-related issues, said experts on Saturday.
Elon Musk congratulates PM Modi on becoming most followed world leader on X
New Delhi, July 20 - Tech billionaire Elon Musk has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming the most followed world leader on social media platform X.
UPI adding up to 60 lakh new users every month, global adoption surge
New Delhi, July 20 - The digital payment growth continues to surge and Unified payments Interface (UPI) is now adding up to 60 lakh new users every month.
Airport systems working normally: Aviation Ministry on Microsoft outage
New Delhi, July 20 - The Civil Aviation Ministry said on Saturday that airline systems across airports in India have resumed operations normally after a mega Microsoft Windows outage hit systems globally.
Microsoft outage gave seizure to automotive supply chain: Musk
New Delhi, July 20 - Hitting hard at Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, tech billionaire Elon Musk has said that the mega Windows outage “gave a seizure to the automotive supply chain”.
Microsoft outage hits IndiGo ops, airline switches to manual ops
New Delhi, July 19 - Leading low-cost carrier IndiGo on Friday said it was currently experiencing delays and cancellations of its flights due to global outages faced by its cloud server software and software provider.
Wipro’s net profit up 4.6 pc to Rs 3,003 crore, adds 337 employees in Q1 FY25
Bengaluru, July 19 - IT major Wipro reported a 4.6 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 3,003 crore for the first quarter of the current fiscal (FY25), as revenue dropped 3.8 per cent to Rs 21,964 crore.
Minor disruptions only in 10 Indian banks due to Microsoft global outage, says RBI
Mumbai, July 19 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday clarified that only 10 banks and non-banking finance companies in the country had minor disruptions due to the large-scale outage in Microsoft services.
India’s financial sector is sound and resilient: RBI Governor
Mumbai, July 19 - RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday that amidst global challenges and uncertainties, India stands out as a fast-growing major economy with strong macroeconomic fundamentals, backed by a healthy and resilient financial sector.
RBI chief tells banks to step up vigil against cyber attacks, digital frauds
Mumbai, July 19 - RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday that banks and financial institutions need to maintain the highest level of vigil and strengthen their IT systems keeping in mind the growing incidences of cyber-attacks globally.
Have multiple fail safes in place to avoid Microsoft-like outages: Experts
New Delhi, July 19 - Cybersecurity experts on Friday said that businesses must test their infrastructure and have multiple fail safes in place, however large the company is, as a massive Microsoft Windows outage created mayhem across the world, including in India --
UN issues stamps to mark International Moon Day
Vienna, July 20 - The United Nations (UN) Postal Administration has issued six postage stamps and three souvenir sheets featuring images from lunar missions, including China's Chang'e project, to celebrate International Moon Day on July 20.
Microsoft outage: CrowdStrike explains what exactly went wrong
New Delhi, July 20 - As millions of Windows computers were left crippled for hours, disrupting the services of airlines, banks, hospitals and stock exchanges worldwide, cyber-security platform CrowdStrike on Saturday tried to explain what actually went wrong at their end.
Indian economy ripe for robust growth, entering ‘Goldilocks period’
New Delhi, July 20 - As the stock markets reach record high amid a surge in new investments and GDP forecast to grow at 7 per cent for FY25, the Indian economy is entering a ‘Goldilocks period’ amid ideal conditions for growth and
Centre to play crucial role in shaping infra for 6G networks worldwide
New Delhi, July 20 - Centre will play a crucial role in shaping standards and infrastructure for 6G networks worldwide, Dr Neeraj Mittal, Secretary (Telecom), has said.