Pushkar Singh Dhami will be the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
Pushkar Singh Dhami will be the new Chief Minister in Uttarakhand after the resignation of Tirath Singh Rawat.
Pushkar Singh will be the 11th Chief Minister of the state.
Pushkar Singh Dhami has been MLA from Khatima twice.
45-year-old Dhami has become the youngest CM of Uttarakhand.
Pushkar Singh Dhami was born in Tundi village of Pithoragarh.
He has been the state president of BJP Yuva Morcha.
President Ram Nath Kovind lays the foundation stone of Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Center
President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone of Bharat Ratna Dr. Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Center in Lucknow.
This memorial will be built on 5493.52 square meter Nazul land in front of Aishbagh Idgah and will also have a 25 feet high statue of Dr. Ambedkar.
Dr. Ambedkar: The 130th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar has been celebrated on April 14, 2021.
He was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow Cantonment, a small village in Madhya Pradesh.
Dr. Ambedkar is known as the ‘Father of the Indian Constitution’.
He was posthumously awarded India’s highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’ by the Government of India in the year 1990.
He was the country’s first law and justice minister after independence.
Journals and magazines issued by Dr. Ambedkar: Mooknayak (1920), Bahishkrit Bharat (1924), Samta (1928), Janata (1930), Aamhi ruling Jamaat Bannar (1940), Prabuddha Bharat (1956).
Flipkart Launches “Shopsy App” for Indian Entrepreneurs
Indian e-commerce company Flipkart has launched a new app “Shopsy” for online business.
This app will enable Indians to start their online business without any investment.
Flipkart aims to enable over 25 million online entrepreneurs with the help of digital commerce by 2023 with the help of Shopsy.
Formation of Flipkart: October 2007
Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
CEO: Kalyan Krishnamurthy
Parent Organization: Walmart
Founders: Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansa
J&K Lt Governor Launches “Hausla – Inspiring Her Growth” Program
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched the program “Hausla – Inspiring Her Growth”.
This program has been started with the aim of motivating women in the union territory.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister launched ‘YSR Insurance’ scheme
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the ‘YSR Insurance’ scheme with new guidelines.
Under YSR insurance, the state government will pay the sum insured directly to the next of kin of the eligible deceased.
For the scheme, the state government allocated Rs 750 crore for the year 2021-22.
Satish Agnihotri takes over as MD of NHSRCL
Satish Agnihotri has been appointed as MD of National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL).
He has been appointed on it for three years.
Retired IRSE officer Satish Agnihotri has been the former chairman and MD of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).
Gren Robotics builds India’s first indigenous drone defense dome ‘Indrajal’
India’s first indigenous drone defense dome ‘Indrajal’ has been developed by Hyderabad-based Grena Robotics.
This drone defense can thwart threats from 1000 to 2000 sq km.
N Venudhar Reddy appointed as the new Director General of All India Radio (AIR)
N Venudhar Reddy, a 1988 batch officer of the Indian Information Service (IIS), has been appointed as the new Director General of All India Radio (AIR).
Establishment of All India Radio (AIR): 1936
Headquarters: New Delhi
Indian Overseas Bank becomes second most valuable public lender
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) became the second most valuable public sector listed bank with a market capitalization of over Rs 50,000 crore.
As per the data available on BSE, the market cap of Indian Overseas Bank was Rs 51,887 crore.
While Punjab National Bank had Rs 46,411 crore and Bank of Baroda Rs 44,112 crore.
Establishment of Indian Overseas Bank: 10 February 1937
Headquarters: Chennai
Founder: M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettiar
CEO: Partha Pratim Sengupta
J&K Chief Secretary inaugurates mental health helpline initiative ‘Sukoon’
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta inaugurated the 24×7 mental health helpline ‘Sukoon’ of the 1st Battalion of SDRF.
This initiative has been started by SDRF 1st Battalion Kashmir in collaboration with Mission Youth J&K and Department of Tourism.
‘Sukoon’ is a mental health helpline initiative.
KV Sampath Kumar, editor of the only Sanskrit newspaper ‘Sudharma’, passed away.
KV Sampath Kumar, editor of the world’s only Sanskrit language daily newspaper ‘Sudharma’, passed away at the age of 64.
Sampath Kumar and his wife KS Jayalakshmi were awarded the ‘Padma Shri’ in 2020.
‘Sudharma’ was started by Sampath Kumar’s father Varadaraja Iyengar on 15 July 1970.
Country’s first Aquatic Kingdom opened at Bangalore Railway Station
Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) in collaboration with HNI Aquatic Kingdom has built the department’s first Movable Freshwater Tunnel Aquarium at KSR Railway Station.
It has been opened to the general public from 1 July 2021.
It is the first of its kind ‘Aquatic Park’ which is built on the concept of Amazon River.
Its entry fee has been kept at Rs 25/passenger.
Central Government LIC Chairman’s retirement age increased to 62 years
The government has increased the retirement age of LIC Chairman to 62 years by amending the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Regulations, 1960.
The changes made in these rules shall be called Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff).
The retirement age for top executives of most PSUs except State Bank of India (SBI) is 60 years.
Establishment of LIC: 1st September 1956
Headquarters: Mumbai
Chairman: MR Kumar
