The first 3 D printed house in India has been built on the IIT Madras campus.
The house was built by a startup company called Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions.
Category: Business & Economy
** BRO appoints first woman officer for road project along border with China
In a first, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has appointed a woman officer to command a Road Construction Company (RCC) tasked to provide connectivity in a high-altitude area along the India-China border, officials said on Wednesday.
They said Vaishali S Hiwase from Wardha in Maharastra will discharge her duties in a challenging environment.
** Biocon subsidiary gets approval to market cancer drug Abevmy in Europe
Bengaluru-based pharmaceutical company Biocon Biologics has received approval from the European Commission to market breast, ovarian, cervical and renal cancer drug ‘Abevmy’.
The company got the approval for the Abevmy in two strengths — 100mg and 400 mg
** DRDO to aid hospitals generate oxygen on site
The Medical Oxygen Plant (MOP) technology, developed by DRDO for on-board oxygen generation in the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas by DRDO’s Bengaluru-based Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL), will now be employed in the fight against the current crisis of oxygen for Covid-19 patients.
The same technology generates oxygen for fighter pilots flying the Tejas at high altitudes.
Dr. Swati Dhingra – Economics Professor Appointed to new Expert Trade Panel of UK Government – Brexit : October 2020
Swati Dhingra – Asst Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE).
She is a part of 5 member panel set up by the Department of International Trade (DIT) to advise post-Brexit Free Trade Agreements (FTA’s) with countries.
www.sdhingra.com
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World’s Longest Highway Tunnel ‘Atal Tunnel’ – Inaugrated October 03rd, 2020 : Himachal Pradesh
Indian-American Jayanth Challa Appointed to ‘Small Business Commission’ ,Virginia, USA : June 2020
American Jayanth Challa has been appointed by the Governor of Virginia to the ‘Small Business Council’ of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Jayanth Challa:
- President – Ace Info Solutions Company (AceInfo), a Dovel Technologies Company, Reston, Virgina
India – 2nd Largest Cement Producer in the World : 2020
Highlights:
- India is the SECOND Largest Cement Producer in the World
- India accounts for over 8% (percent) of the global installed capacity( 2019)
- Per capita cement consumption stood at 235 Kg (2019)
- Cement industry de-regulated in 1982
- Market size : Cement production : 337.32 million tonnes (2018-2019)
source:
IBEF, India Brand Equity Foundation / www.ibef.org
British Indian Nikhil Rathi Appointed HM Treasury’s – Chief Executive of FCA : June 2020
Nikhil Rathi appointed Chief Executive Officer of UK’s financial watchdog – Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Assignments held:
- Private Secretary to the UK Prime Minister
- CEO – London Stock Exchange (LSE) plc
- Director – International Development – London Stock Exchange Group
India becomes Founding Member of Global Alliance on AI (GPAI) : June 2020
India has joined leading nations of the world including USA, UK, Australia, EU amongst others as a founding member of a league of nations which has launched a Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) or Gee-Pay.
The other nations in partnership also include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea and Singapore etc.
GPAI will be supported by a Secretariat, hosted by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, as well as by two Centers of Expertise- one each in Montreal and Paris.