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| Sarkari Naukri |
1. Three Indian firms — Hindustan Unilever (7th place), Asian Paints (8th place) and Bharti Airtel (78th place) — are among Forbes list of the world’s 100 most innovative companies, where Salesforce.com has replaced Tesla Motors on the top position.
2. ICICI Bank introduced an instant credit card which can be availed online and helps a customer to start shopping even before the plastic card gets delivered.
3. Minister of State for Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha launched a web portal that will enable schools and individuals to place orders for their books online. The portal will ensure better distribution of textbooks across the country. The Web Portal can be accessed at www.ncertbooks.ncert.gov.in.
4. Qatar announced Visa free entry to the citizens of 80 countries including India.
5. Bollywood actor Sitaram Panchal passed away. He was 54.
6. A consortium of 12 British and Indian universities has received a 7-million-pound grant from the UK government to build five self-sufficient solar-powered buildings in remote Indian villages. The grant is part of a new solar project ‘SUNRISE’.
7. Novo Nordisk India appointed former Indian cricket team captain Anil Kumble as the Changing Diabetes Brand Ambassador.
8. Kynan Chenai with his partner Shreyasi Singh won a bronze medal in the mixed team trap event at the 7th Asian Championship Shotgun in Astana, Kazakhstan.
9. Online marketplace Amazon announced the launch of Virtual Customer Service (VCS) model.
10. India has ratified the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, reaffirming its stand on
climate action. With this, India became the 80th country to accept the amendment relating to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, the international emissions reduction treaty.
