India rose from 48th place in 2018 to 44th rank this year.US was ranked as the world’s most digitally competitive economy, followed by Singapore in second place. Sweden was ranked third on the list, followed by Denmark and Switzerland in the 4th and 5th place, respectively.

Physicist Thanu Padmanabhan received the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019 for his contributions to the world of cosmology. He is a professor of the Inter-university Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune. The award was introduced in 1993 in recognition of excellence in research in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Science and related areas.

Presenting Punyabhushan Award to eminent Archeologist, Dr. G.B. Deglurkar, in Pune, Maharashtra. The award has been instituted by the Punyabhushan Foundation. It is given an eminent personality who brings together various academic disciplines such as history, archaeology, anthropology, iconography, epigraphy and sociology to establish a strong correlation of the literature, history and archaeological data for better understanding of the past.

PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd. has tied-up with Religare Health Insurance to offer a product that covers health, death, and illness.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to convert the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the murder case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment. Beant Singh was assassinated on 31 August 1995. He was famous for ending terrorism in Punjab.

Andhra Pradesh Government govt to give self-employed auto and taxi drivers annual incentive of 10,000

Bathukamma, a 9-day wonderful festival of flowers celebrated by the women on a grand scale has commenced in the Warangal city of Telangana on September 28, 2019, & will conclude on October 6, 2019. The festival is celebrated for the entire 9 days of Navratri (begins on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya and ends on Saddula Bathukamma festival on Durgashtami, two days before Dussehra).

8th World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) 2020 will be held in The Hague, Netherlands.The WHEF journey began in 2012 in Hong Kong, followed by successful annual forums in Bangkok 2013, New Delhi 2014, London 2015, Los Angeles 2016, Chicago 2018.

India Hands Over Rs. 2.41 Crore Worth School Building To Nepal.

Kallie Puri was honoured with “India’s Most Powerful Women in Media” award at the British Parliament. Kallie Puri is currently serving as the Vice-Chairperson of the India Today Group.

• The Ministry of Railways and the Department of Science and Technology have joined hands in partnership with IIT Kanpur for taking up a unique project on ‘Industry 4.0’. They launched the pilot project for implementation at the Modern Coach Factory
• A pilot project for ushering in Industry 4.0 in the country has been launched at the Modern Coach Factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli district.
• Industry 4.0, commonly referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, is a name given to the current trend of automation, interconnectivity and data exchange in manufacturing technologies to increase productivity.
• Industry 4.0 is a complex cyber-physical system which synergies production with digital technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Analytics, Machine Learning, and Cloud Computing.

Boman Rashid Kohinoor, senior partner at the iconic Britannia & Co restaurant (Mumbai) passed away.

A documentary on Srinagar-based football club Real Kashmir FC has been nominated in the British Academy Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards. The documentary has been nominated in two categories. Its director Greg Clark has picked up a nod for the ‘Director Factual’ category, while the show will battle it out in the ‘Single Documentary’ category.

Rupa Gurunath is elated over her appointment as the first woman president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA).

Rupa Gurunath was appointed as the first woman president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) at the 87th Annual General Meeting of TNCA in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.