Maharashtra has announced to set up a ‘Gene bank project’, to conserve native and endangered animals, crops, and marine and biological species. It will be implemented by the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board (MSBB) and Rs 172.39 crore has been allocated for the next five years.
The project will work on seven themes — marine, crop, veterinary, freshwater, grassland biodiversity, protection and management of forest right areas, and regeneration of forests. The project will focus on mitigating the impact on the food chain due to climate change.

The correct answer is Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0). Atal Innovation Mission launched phase 1 of the 2nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0) on 28th April 2022. Atal New India Challenge is a flagship program of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog

It’s a collective aim to establish India as one of the key partners in the global semiconductors supply chain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday as he inaugurated the three-day SemiconIndia Conference, 2022, which will be held from April 29 to May 1.

IT industry body Nasscom has appointed Tata Consultancy Services’ Krishnan Ramanujam as its chairperson for 2022-23. Krishnan, who is president – of the enterprise growth group at TCS, was earlier vice-chairperson of Nasscom.

Tata Power has joined hands with the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), Maharashtra. The company will install up to 5,000 EV charging stations across the state

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has expanded its strategic partnership with SBI Cards and Payments Services Ltd to power SBI Card’s digital transformation. TCS had helped the SBI cards to transform its core cards sourcing platform and digitized a significant portion of the process.

Suryoday Small Finance Bank has partnered with New York, US-based Kyndryl, an IT infrastructure services provider for a period of 5 years

The 81-yearold former India captain and proven administrator passed away on Tuesday morning following a heart attack at the city hospital where she was admitted last week. The demise of the prolific player brought the curtain down on a glorious chapter not just in Karnataka but in Indian hockey.

Reliance Industries on Wednesday became the first Indian company to hit the Rs 19 lakh crore market valuation mark in intra-day trade. Earlier in March, the company’s market valuation had gone past Rs 18 lakh crore. Last year on October 13, its market valuation went past the Rs 17 lakh crore mark.

Netflix India, in collaboration with the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, has released a series of short video series under a initiative called ‘Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya’, highlighting the role of women achievers.

The Global Patidar Business Summit is being held in Surat, Gujarat. The three-day summit is organized every two years. The first two Summits were held in Gandhinagar in 2018 and 2020, and the current Summit is now being held in Surat.

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Engineering Marvel Atal Tunnel built in Rohtang of Himachal Pradesh received Indian Building Congress (IBC) ‘Best Infrastructure Project’ award on April 28, 2022, in New Delhi.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed the Peace, Unity and Development rally in Assam’s Diphu. PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of various projects on veterinary science, agriculture, model government colleges among others, in Assam.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Tuesday said it has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for co-development and co-production of long-range dual-band Infra-Red Search and Track System (IRST) for Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter jets

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the investment of Rs 4,526.12 crore for the 540 MW Kwar hydroelectric project.
It is located on the Chenab River in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. The Kwar hydropower project will be implemented by Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Ltd (CVPPL), a joint venture company between NHPC Ltd and Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC).

The Ministry of Electronics and IT launched the ‘Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V)’ program. It aims to enable the creation of Microprocessors and achieve industry-grade Silicon and Design wins by December 2023.
It also set milestones for commercial silicon of SHAKTI & VEGA and their design wins by December 2023.  DIR-V will see partnerships with Startups, Academia, and Multinationals to make India, a RISC-V Talent Hub for the World as well as a supplier of RISC-V SoC (System on Chips) for Servers, Mobile devices, Automotive, IoT & Microcontrollers.

The Union Cabinet has approved the up-gradation of 2G mobile sites to 4G in Naxal-hit areas at a cost of Rs 2,426 crore, Union Minister Anurag Thakur. The project is spread across the Naxal-affected area in 10 States and the task has been assigned to the State-owned telecom firm BSNL.

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, addressed at the opening of Shri Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital in Fiji today via a video message.

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), has appointed Krishnan Ramanujam, President, Enterprise Growth Group at TCS, as its Chairperson for the period 2022-23. NASSCOM also announced the appointment of Anant Maheshwari, President of Microsoft India as its Vice-Chairperson for 2022-23.

Russia announced that it has decided to withdraw from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation ahead of the scheduled vote on their suspension. It was reported that they will most likely face suspension from the UN body after the vote due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Reliance Industries Limited has become the first Indian company to hit the Rs 19 lakh crore market valuation mark in intra-day trade. The market heavyweight stock jumped 1.85 percent to its record high of Rs 2,827.10 during the day on the BSE.

India’s first ‘Amrit Sarovar’ has been completed at Rampur’s Gram Panchayat Patwari, thanks to the efforts of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s government in Uttar Pradesh. As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, 75 water bodies will be developed and regenerated as part of the Amrit Sarovar initiative.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a 500 KV solar plant to the nation in the unassuming hamlet of Palli in Jammu and Kashmir’s border region of Samba making it the country’s first ‘carbon neutral panchayat.’