1.Indian Railways To Cover All Wagons Under RFID For Tracking By 2022:
Indian Railways said that it will use Radio-Frequency Identification Tags (RFID) for tracking of all wagons by 2022. “A total of 23,000 wagons have been covered under the RFID project so far and the target is to cover all wagons by December 2022″.
2.India Hands Over 10 Broad Gauge Locomotives To Bangladesh:
India provided 10 railway locomotives to Bangladesh as grant assistance, with the leadership of the two sides committing themselves to more connectivity and infrastructure initiatives to boost trade and create new supply chains.
3.India To Set Up Solar Power Plant In Sri Lanka:
India plans to build a solar power park in Sri Lanka as part of a strategy to project its presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) amid Chinese attempts to lure nations into its ‘Belt and Road’ initiative aware of the development.
4.Tata AIA Life Insurance Launches “Express Claims” Service That Promises Payouts In 4 Hours:
Private sector Tata AIA Life Insurance has announced a new facility that promises to process life insurance claim pay-outs within four hours of registering them. “Tata AIA Life’s Express Claims within four hours is the fastest claims pay-out by any life insurer in the country”.
5.Bharti AXA Insurance Launches ‘Bohot Zaroori Hai’ Campaign For Crop Insurance:
Bharti AXA Life Insurance, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s leading business groups, and AXA, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, has launched its crop insurance campaign – ‘Bohot Zaroori Hai’ – for farmers in Maharashtra and Karnataka to encourage them about their crop protection and financial security.
6.Indian-Origin Politician Pritam Singh Becomes First Leader Of Opposition In Parliament:
Indian-origin politician Pritam Singh was designated as the Leader of the Opposition in Singapore, the first such appointment in the history of the city-state. Mr Singh who is also a lawyer is the Secretary-General of Workers’ Party.
