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Mihir Dalal authors book “Big Billion Startup: The Untold Flipkart Story”
The book titled “Big Billion Startup: The Untold Flipkart Story” has been authored by Mihir Dalal. It will recount the story of how the IIT graduates Sachin and Binny Bansal built Flipkart and how internet entrepreneurship was made a desirable occupation. It is also a story of big money, power and hubris, as both business ..
Topics: Bansal • Binny • Binny Bansal • Companies based in Bangalore • Economy of India • Flipkart • India • Indian family names • Indian society • Sachin Bansal • Walmart
Satendra Singh Lohia becomes first Asian swimmer to cross Catalina Channel of America
On 21st August 2019, Indian Para swimmer Satendra Singh Lohia from Madhya Pradesh has scripted history by becoming the first Asian swimmer to cross the Catalina Channel of America. He holds the Asian record of crossing both the English and Catalina channels. Gwalior-born Satendra led the Indian Para Relay team along with 5 team mates ..
Topics: Gwalior • Gwalior district • India • Madhya Pradesh • Satendra Singh • Satendra Singh Lohiya • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India
India biggest emitter of sulphur dioxide: Report
According to recently released report by Greenpeace India, India is the largest emitter of sulphur dioxide (SO2) in the world. The findings of report were based on data obtained from NASA’s Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) satellite. Findings of Report Indian Scenario: It is largest emitter of SO2 in the world, with more than 15% of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Air pollution • Coal • Flue Gas Desulphurisation • Greenpeace India • India • NASA • Ozone Monitoring Instrument satellite • sulphur dioxide emissions • Thermal Power Plants
Underground British-era Bunker turned Museum comes up in Mumbai
President Ram Nath Kovind has recently inaugurated thematic underground British-era Bunker turned Museum inside the Raj Bhavan at Malabar Hill in Mumbai. The 15,000 sq.ft museum has Virtual Reality Booths (VRBs) in which visitors can “time travel” to the 19th century when the bunker was created to fire cannons at approaching enemy ships. The history ..
Topics: Bunker • Government of Jammu and Kashmir • India • Raj Bhavan, Agartala • Raj Bhavan, Jammu • Raj Bhavan, Kolkata • Raj Bhavan, Mumbai • Raj Bhavan, Pune • Raj Bhavan, Srinagar • Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram • State governments of India • States and union territories of India
Manipur government launches School Fagadaba to improve infrastructure in government schools
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh launched a scheme named “School Fagadaba” (Make education bettter) to improve infrastructure of government schools in the state. The aim of the scheme is to ensure better infrastructure, quality education and overall improvement of government schools to make them model schools. In the first phase of the scheme, one ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Education in India • India • Manipur • Northeast India • Subdivisions of India • Tourism in North East India