Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is an international handwashing promotion campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits. Washing hands at critical points during the day and washing with soap are both important. First Global Handwashing Day took place on 15 October 2008. Handwashing with … Read more
Month: October 2020
Flipkart trolled after it tweets customer in Nagaland that it doesn’t deliver outside India
Flipkart made the faux pass in a recent reply on twitter to a customer from Nagaland who asked the company why it was not delivering goods to Nagaland. “Sorry to hear that. We appreciate your interest in shopping with us. However, sellers do not provide our services outside India,” Flipkart … Read more
Suzuki Hayabusa Render Hints At The Upcoming Bike
Renders have emerged on the internet, which throw light on what to expect from the upcoming Suzuki Hayabusa. The successor of the ‘Dhoom’ bike is set to officially break cover later this Autumn. Suzuki unveiled the Hayabusa initially way back in 2007 and it has been one of the fastest … Read more
We will connect over 50 lakh street food vendors for online delivery : Swiggy
To onboard street food vendors on its ecommerce platform, giving them online access to thousands of consumers and help these vendors grow their businesses, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has entered into an MoU with Swiggy, the leading food ordering and delivery platform in India. This is … Read more
Assam closes state-run madrassas, teachers likely to be shifted
The Assam government will close down all state-run madrasas and Sanskrit tolls (schools) as it can’t afford to teach religious scriptures with public funds, state Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The Assam government will close down all state-run madrasas and Sanskrit tols (schools) as it can’t afford … Read more
HSBC targets net zero emissions by 2050, earmarks $1 trillion green financing
HSBC will target net zero carbon emissions across its entire customer base by 2050 at the latest, and provide between $750 billion and $1 trillion in financing to help clients make the transition, Chief Executive Noel Quinn. The pledge is the strongest statement by Europe’s biggest bank on climate change … Read more
Business with turnover of over Rs 100 crore to generate e-invoice for B2B deals from Jan
E-invoicing uptake has seen immense progress with over 69.5 lakh Invoice Reference Number (IRN)s generated between October 1 and October 7, senior officials said. On the very first day of e-invoicing system, more than 8.40 lakh IRNs were generated by 8,453 users while on October 7, about 13.69 lakh IRNs … Read more
Second US presidential debate officially canceled after Donald Trump balked
Second US presidential debate officially canceled after Donald Trump balked Agencies Trump’s campaign accused the debate commission, headed by a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, “biased” toward Biden. The debate, originally scheduled as a town hall-style encounter in Miami, was intended to be the second of three presidential … Read more
North Korea state media quiet ahead of expected military parade
North Korea was expected to hold a large military parade on Saturday, possibly displaying new strategic weapons, but there was no immediate sign that state television would air the event live. North Korea is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea with a … Read more
Amazon India’s payments unit gets $95.5 mln from parent ahead of festive season
Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O has invested 7 billion rupees ($95.51 million) in its Indian payments unit, ahead of the festive season, data from business intelligence firm Tofler showed. Amazon will begin its festive season sales on Oct. 17, and has been trying to encourage payments through Amazon Pay with cashbacks and … Read more