General Atomics launches India office in Delhi
General Atomics has announced its India office in New Delhi and has appointed Pratesh Gandhi as its director of India Strategic Development with responsibilities for directing business and strategic outreach efforts for the company in India. The CEO of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), Linden P Blue, said, “We are very pleased to open our first office in India. Pratesh’s expertise, working with the Indian Navy provides us with an invaluable local resource to further develop and strengthen strategic and long-term relationships with the Government of India. We look forward to new opportunities for collaboration to advance critical systems and technologies for the Indian defence applications.”
Prabhakar Chowki is the New Director (Mines) of NLC India Limited
Prabhakar Chowki has assumed the office as director (Mines) of NLC India Limited. Prior to joining NLCIL, he held the position of general manager at Coal India Limited (CIL). He is an engineering graduate in mining from the Osmania University and holds the 1st Class Certificate of Competency (Coal) under the Indian Mines Act. He is a life member of the Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI). He comes with a rich work experience, spanning 35 years in the field of mine planning, production, management, supervision, direction and control of underground as well as opencast coal mines.
REVIsiting VEDIC Studies at WAVES-INDIA CONFERENCE
The 22nd conference of the World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES)-India, is being held from November27-29 in New Delhi at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, in collaboration with the Bharat Vidya Prayojana, IGNCA. The conference is being attended by some prominent dignitaries like the president of WAVES-India, Prof Shashi Tiwari, the director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Ashok Pradhan, the chairperson of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Prof S R Bhatt and the director of Bharat Vidya Prayojana, IGNCA, Dr Sudhir Lal.
BIs CONFISCATES spurious ISI markes MCBs
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BSI), conducted a search and seizure operation in Peeragarhi, khayala and Gud Mandi area in Delhi on November 27, with the assistance of the local police and found Miniature Circuit Breakers (MCBs) which were being manufactured in various brands with spurious ISI mark in violation of Sections 11, 14(6) or 14(8), 15, 17 of the BIS Act, 2016. During the raid, huge quantities of MCB's with spurious ISI mark and also without mandatory marking were seized.
IITF 2019 on ease of doing business
The chairman and managing director of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), LC Goyal, announced the theme of the next India International Trade Fair—‘Ease of Doing Business'. Goyal hopes that the next edition of the event would be the largest ever after the completion of the redevelopment project of the Pragati Maidan into a world-class, International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC). He informed that this year, IITF recorded nearly five lakh visitors. He complimented all the award winners in different categories and lauded the continued faith showed by the participants and visitors alike.
NBCFDC celebrates gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary with homeless children
The National Backward Class Finance Development Corporation (NBCFDC), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, organised a ‘Quiz and Cultural Programme’, which had many innovative, fun-filled activities to raise children's self-esteem and promote healthy behavior, especially amongst the street and homeless children drawn from the slum areas of the Delhi-NCR. As part of its CSR initiative, NBCFDC celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi in collaboration with its partners namely the Bal Umang Drishya Sanstha (BUDS) Delhi, the National Gandhi Museum and the Mahavir International, Delhi.
New saveyra for indian emojis
The Silvermine Group has launched Saveyra, India's homegrown emoji avatar and sticker app. This application has been designed specifically for the new generation of Indian youth, who like to express identity, emotions and greetings with images. The app and keyboard currently support Hindi and English languages. The avatars and stickers are customised for the user based on seasons, local customs, and the user's design of the avatar.