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| 601. |
Which company will acquire Intel's smartphone modem business for $1 billion? |
| Answer» Apple and Intel signed an agreement where Apple will acquire the majority of Intel's smartphone modem business for $1 billion. 2,200 Intel employees will join Apple, along with intellectual property, equipment, and leases. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter (December) of 2019. | |
| 602. |
Name the world's largest oil company who talks to buy 25 percent stake in Reliance Industries' oil refineries and petrochemical complex. |
| Answer» Saudi Aramco, a Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company, is in talks to acquire 25 percent stake in Reliance Industries' refining and petrochemicals businesses. However, both Aramco and Reliance declined to comment on the issue. Saudi Aramco also looks forward to invest in "West Coast Refinery and Petrochemical Project", India's largest oil refinery on the west coast in Maharashtra. The refinery project will be developed by three domestic oil marketing companies - Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum. The project is estimated to cost USD 44 billion. | |
| 603. |
Who plans to close down its retail operations in China? |
| Answer» Amazon plans to close down online retail operations in China, admitting defeat to local e-commerce rivals such as Alibaba and JD.com. They will continue other operations in China such as Amazon Web Services (AWS). Kindle e-books and teams that help ship goods from Chinese merchants to customers abroad. Amazon entered China in 2004, when it acquired a local online book seller for USD 75 million. They launched its Prime membership programme in China in 2016 with aim to lure customers with high-quality Western goods and perks like free international deliveries. | |
| 604. |
Which has became India's first retail company to cross Rs.1 lakh crore annual revenue milestones? |
| Answer» The retail arm of the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries became India's first retail company to cross the Rs.1 lakh crore annual revenue.The revenue for 2018-19 is Rs. 1.3 lakh crore, which is 89% more from the previous fiscal.The company added 2,829 stores during the financial year, taking the total to 10,415 stores and the profit of pre-tax business jumped 77.1 percent to record Rs 1,923 crore. | |
| 605. |
Which Payment Bank has joined hands with Bharti AXA General Insurance for a two-wheeler insurance product? |
| Answer» Airtel Payments Bank joined hands with Bharti AXA General Insurance for a two-wheeler insurance product offering which is available on MyAirtel App and at over 40,000 Airtel Payments Bank points across India. This offers various benefits like 70 percent savings on an annual premium, personal accident cover, protection against third-party liabilities and inspection-free renewal through a paperless process. Also, Customers can avail towing services at no extra cost on claim intimation, at the time of insured vehicle breaks down. Customers without an Airtel Payments Bank account can also avail this policy and can renew their two-wheeler insurance at Airtel Payments Bank banking point. | |
| 606. |
Who launched a cyber defence insurance to protect businesses from financial and reputational losses due to cyber attacks? |
| Answer» SBI General Insurance launched its new product - cyber defence insurance to protect businesses from financial and reputational losses due to cyber attacks. The main focus on SMEs and mid-market businesses to larger businesses. This offers protection against the growing threat of cyber breaches like hacking attacks, identity theft, disclosure of sensitive information and business interruption. It provides IT forensic investigations, legal advice, reputational and PR management. | |
| 607. |
Which company has signed a deal with India Post to transform country's mail delivery system? |
| Answer» India's largest IT services company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has partnered with the Department of Posts in a bid to transform it into a multi-service digital hub, modernise the delivery of mail and packages, enhance customer experience, and launch innovative services that will drive new revenues. In 2013, TCS had announced receiving an over Rs 1,100 crore multi-year contract from the Department of Posts (DoP) for an end-to-end IT modernisation programme. Core System Integration (CSI) program designed and implemented by TCS, involved deploying an integrated ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution that caters to mail operations, finance and accounting, and HR functions, and connects its vast network of more than 150,000 post offices, making this the largest distributed ePostal network in the world. TCS is the same company that, along with the Ministry of External Affairs, revamped India's passport services through the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) initiative and 'Student Connect'. | |
| 608. |
Which airways signed MoU share partnership with Gulf carrier Emirates? |
| Answer» Budget carrier Spicejet announced the signing of an initial pact for code share partnership with Gulf carrier Emirates on 22 April 2019. The partnership will allow the opening of new routes and destinations for passengers of the two airlines. Code-sharing allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carriers and provide seamless travel to destinations where it has no presence. | |
| 609. |
Who has introduced a pension scheme for its current as well as former employees? |
| Answer» Steel maker SAIL has introduced a pension scheme for its current as well as former employees. Under this scheme, all executive employees who were on rolls of the company on or after January 1, 2007, as well as non-executive employees on rolls on or after January 1, 2012, shall be covered in the scheme. The scheme will extend coverage to more than 55,000 ex-employees. | |
| 610. |
Who introduced the first Indian Platform for Wholesale Cryptocurrency Trading? |
| Answer» BuyUcoin, second oldest Cryptocurrency Exchange company in India introduced a new and unique platform for wholesale cryptocurrency trading. This platform works on 'free trading model' which means it charges zero free on any trade. This wholesale platform also known as OTC (Over-the-counter) Desk allows users to trade on a large scale with low price fluctuations. This new platform will help to improve the problem of liquidity of cryptocurrency in Indian market. | |
| 611. |
Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty has appointed as the head of this company's Asia-Pacific region. |
| Answer» Amit Jain, Uber's Asia-Pacific region (APAC) Head, announced his resignation at the end of May 2019 after four-year service to spend time with his family. Uber's head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty will take over the additional charge of APAC. In June 2015, he had joined Uber as India head and become APAC chief in May 2018. | |
| 612. |
Who has collaborated with MobiKwik to launch a smart digital insurance product to enhance financial inclusion? |
| Answer» Mobikwik, digital financial services company collaborated with pioneer of digital insurance in India, Aegon Life Insurance to launch a Rs 20 smart digital insurance product in order to protect its wallet users from death and accident related disability cover for up to Rs 2 lakh. he main objective for this initiative is to improve the insurance penetration in India (this is currently at 3.7%) , that is to drive financial inclusion for the masses. The company has created 3 variants of the amount assured between Rs. 1 lakh, Rs.1.5 lakh and Rs. 2 lakh at no extra cost and the policy can be availed at a premium of Rs 20, Rs 30 and Rs 40 respectively depending on the protection amount and this is issued instantly. The insurance product launched is termed as the Aegon Life Group Term Plus Plan. It is available on MobiKwik App. | |
| 613. |
Who acquired secondhand Goods Marketplace Zefo? |
| Answer» Quikr has acquired Bengaluru-based secondhand goods marketplace Zefo, for INR 200 Crore to strengthen the sales of its pre-owned goods business. With this pre-owned product's market in India will reach USD 12-15 billion in the year 2020. Normally a pre-owned product's price can be as low as 30-60 percent of a new one. Zefo is an online marketplace for selling refurbished TVs, mobile phones and furniture. | |
| 614. |
Name the software company which becomes World's Third Company with the one trillion dollars. |
| Answer» Microsoft has reached a valuation of one trillion dollars for the first time after posting an increase in profits. It makes the software giant only the third publicly-traded company in history to reach the threshold after Apple and Amazon passed it in 2018. Microsoft's current valuation also means that it has again taken over Apple as the world's most valuable company. | |
| 615. |
The new ₹20 denomination banknote has a motif of __________ on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is to issue ₹20 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. The new banknote bears the signature of Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India. All the banknotes in the denomination of ₹20 issued by the RBI in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender. The ₹20 note will be greenish-yellow in colour. The new banknote has a motif of Ellora Caves on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse. The dimension of the new ₹20 note will be 63 mm x 129 mm. | |
| 616. |
With whom Indian Army signed an MoU to build tunnels on China, Pakistan borders? |
| Answer» Recently, Indian Army signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited, to build four underground tunnels along China and Pakistan borders for storage of ammunition and other war-related equipment. Three tunnels will be built along Chinese border and one tunnel will be build along the Pakistan border. The tunnel can store 175-200 metric tonnes of ammunition and the cost of this pilot project is around Rs 15 crore. | |
| 617. |
Which IT service management company has launched the real-time voice banking platform to provide customers with personalized banking interactions? |
| Answer» Financial Software Services (FSS) has launched FSS Voice Commerce which is a real-time voice banking platform to provide customers with personalized banking interactions. It uses machine-learning language processing techniques for analysis and synthesis of language and speech to deliver the service.This platform interfaces with any retail banking system to provide real-time information of accounts and balances. | |
| 618. |
Who has launched a recurring payment service for merchants? |
| Answer» Paytm has launched a recurring payment service for merchants that are working on a digital subscription model. The move will allow the subscription-based businesses to collect payments from their subscribers effortlessly. Recurring payments are an automatic payment system wherein the merchants automatically charge their customers for a specified service on a pre-arranged schedule. | |
| 619. |
Who signed a five-year multi-million-dollar IT outsourcing deal with IBM? |
| Answer» Vodafone Idea Ltd on 3 May 2019 announced a five-year multi-million-dollar IT outsourcing deal with IBM. The deal will provide a platform for fast-track joint initiatives in Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things. The new infrastructure platform will remove constraints to an exponential growth of data usage driven by increasing consumption of video, streaming and digital commerce. | |
| 620. |
Name the digital payments platform, that became the first company to launch a special keyboard that will allow users to do transactions easily and securely using Android Mobile Phone. |
| Answer» Flipkart-owned PhonePe, digital payments platform having over 150 million users in India is the first company to launch a special keyboard that will allow users to do transactions easily and securely while using their Android phone. The transactions include sending and requesting money, checking account balance and inviting friends and family to explore the PhonePe platform and use cases on any phone where a keyboard is required. PhonePe's keyboard aids in money transfer as well as offers the full functionality of a keyboard. The PhonePe's keyboard can be set up in 3 steps: Open the profile section on the PhonePe app and navigate to the User profile menu. User Profile menu lies in the top left corner of the PhonePe app. The user needs to scroll down to find a new option named 'Setup PhonePe Keyboard'. click on 'Setup PhonePe Keyboard', then select and enable the PhonePe keyboard. the user then needs to click on the PhonePe logo displayed on the keyboard to begin the transactions. | |
| 621. |
Which is the first non-life insurance company to sell 2-wheeler policies via WhatsApp, by partnering with Wishfin? |
| Answer» Bharti AXA General Insurance, the first company in the domestic non-life insurance industry has collaborated with web aggregator, Wishfin Insurance to sell 2-wheeler policies via social media messaging platform, WhatsApp. Bharti AXA General Insurance is a joint partnership between Bharti Enterprises and AXA, global insurance firm. It will sell the policies on Wishfin's insurance arm, Wishpolicy's website. Wishfin has launched 'Buy Two-Wheeler Insurance on WhatsApp' (that is available on Wishpolicy's website) through Wishfin Insurance. This policy is an instant, effortless and additional customer service option avaiable for the policyholders. Customers and policyholders can buy the 2-wheeler insurance on WhatsApp by giving a missed call to 8527844822. | |
| 622. |
IGNOU has launched an awareness programme on GST in collaboration with which stock exchange? |
| Answer» The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched an awareness programme on Goods and Services Tax (GST) in collaboration with Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Institute Limited to help small scale businesses. The purpose of the GST programme is to impart basic knowledge and skills required to fulfil various requirements under the GST Act. It would be beneficial to people who are engaged in maintaining accounts and filing of various indirect tax returns. The main objective of the programme is to impart skills to book keeping professionals to file various regular GST returns along with the various compliance requirements. Those who have passed Class 12 are eligible for the course, which will be offered in January and July cycle of admissions. | |
| 623. |
Who raise 173 cr from Belgium's Advent Management? |
| Answer» Gurugram-based health and fitness products platform HealthKart is raising about ₹173 crore from Belgium-based Advent Management, Entrackr revealed. It has raised around ₹346 crore worth preference and equity capital since July last year. | |
| 624. |
Who has patnered with the GE Healthcare to bring digital healthcare solutions to the market? |
| Answer» IT industry body, The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has entered a strategic partnership with GE Healthcare. The objective is to bring digital healthcare solutions to the market. NASSCOM has announced this partnership through its Centre of Excellence-Internet of Things (CoE-IoT). This partnership will also help to flourish the health-tech start-up ecosystem in the country which further help in co-creating solutions for real-world healthcare challenges in the areas of digital applications for early detection, productivity solutions and remote and connected care among others. | |
| 625. |
Who launched 'Bharat fibre' for high speed broadband Internet service with local channel partner in Pulwama? |
| Answer» 'Bharat Fibre', the state-owned telecom firm, BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) became the 1st operator to start optical fibre-based high-speed broadband service in Pulwama. The Bharat Fibre services with reliable and high-speed internet are provided on the optical fibre by FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) service up to the customer premises. The service was launched by BSNL Chief General Manager of Jammu and Kashmir Circle, Rana Ashok Kumar Singh, in the presence of Srinagar General Manager Telecom District Zafar Iqbal and BSNL's channel partner, Mir Nazir. The Internet services generally remain unaffected even during the vagaries of weather. | |
| 626. |
Who has signed MoU with Water & Power Consultancy Services Limited recently? |
| Answer» The Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Water & Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) Limited, a mini-ratna PSU under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation. The objective is to jointly recognize suitable future projects and carry out geo-technical investigation and engineering consultancy in the fields like water resources, power and infrastructure, port and harbour dredging. The other areas which can be included in joint projects are shallow water dredging, beach nourishment, lake rehabilitation, flood management, erosion control, river morphology etc. | |
| 627. |
Name the company which launched One Touch with the help of Google Smart Lock for seamless transactions? |
| Answer» PayPal India used Google Smart Lock and launched its OneTouch experience in India. OneTouch feature permits Indian consumers to register their android device with PayPal and stay logged into PayPal for further PayPal purchases on that device, thus removing the issue of repeated log-ins and enabling a seamless payments experience. The integration with Google Smart Lock will offer a hassle-free payment procedure as well as maintain security to prevent fraud. India becomes the first market where the feature of Google Smart Lock has been integrated. | |
| 628. |
Name the company which has signed an MoU on different projects related to e-mobility along with Automotive Research Association of India. |
| Answer» Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) have together signed an Memorandum of Understanding for effective cooperation on different projects related to e-mobility and implement solutions for electric & trolley bus, EV (Electric Vehicles) chargers, battery and charger testing, etc. The MoU was signed by Rashmi Urdhwareshe, Director, ARAI and Renuka Gera, BHEL. The term electro mobility refers to full and hybrid electric vehicles as well as those using hydrogen fuel cell technology. These vehicles represent electronically driven vehicles in the future. The electromobility is combined with concepts of microcontrollers and sensors that work toward providing better energy efficiency for vehicles. | |
| 629. |
Name the company which overtakes Apple to become 2nd Biggest Smartphone Maker. |
| Answer» Huawei Technologies Co overtook Apple Inc to claim the No. 2 spot in smartphones making in the first quarter, moving a step closer to its avowed ambition of displacing Samsung at the top of the market. Huawei's been steadily gaining on Apple and Samsung Electronics Co. with an increasingly high-end line-up of devices. | |
| 630. |
Bhushan Patil, President of which e-commerce payment system and digital wallet entity has resigned recently? |
| Answer» Bhushan Patil, President of India's mobile payment and commerce platform, Paytm has quit the company. In March 2016, he had joined Paytm after serving five years at Alibaba.com. Recently, Paytm and Paytm Mall together could raise anywhere between $1-2 billion from investors.eBay, American multinational e-commerce corporation is preparing to make an investment in Paytm Mall. | |
| 631. |
Name the company which has Unveils its Own Blockchain-Based Service. |
| Answer» Microsoft has unveiled fully-managed Azure Blockchain Service that would simplify the formation, management, and governance so that businesses can focus on workflow logic and application development. Instead of supporting cryptocurrency transactions, Azure Blockchain Service will let businesses develop their applications on its Cloud-based platform. Microsoft has also announced a partnership with J.P. Morgan to make "Quorum", the first ledger available in Azure Blockchain Service. | |
| 632. |
ElectionGuard a free open-source Software Development Kit was unveiled by which company? |
| Answer» Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella has announced the launch of "ElectionGuard", a free open-source Software Development Kit(SDK) to help nations to carry out secure and verifiable voting. Developed by Galois, "ElectionGuard" is a supplement to paper ballots. It is verifiable as it allows the voters and third-party organizations to verify election results. "ElectionGuard" provides a voter a unique code. During the process of voting, voters have an optional step which allows them to track their votes from the moment he/she casts it, after the voter has verified the selections are correct to the final step of counting the votes. It does not work with vote-by-mail systems and is not designed to work with internet voting schemes as it can be easily hacked. | |
| 633. |
With whom Hughes Communication India have agreed to merge their broadband satellite business to improve operational efficiencies? |
| Answer» Bharti Airtel and Hughes Communication India have agreed to merge their broadband satellite or VSAT (very small aperture terminal) business to improve operational efficiencies and target new customers in areas such as in-flight connectivity. After a merger, Hughes Communication will own 67% share of new entity and the remaining 33% will own by Bharti Airtel. If we talk about current market share, the Hughes Communication has 36% share of the market and Airtel Business - the enterprise and VSAT arm of Bharti Airtel has 27% share of the market. | |
| 634. |
Who has signed an MoU with Petroleum Conservation Research Association to aid conservation of resources? |
| Answer» Tractor-manufacturer Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE) Ltd has signed an MoU with Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) to aid conservation of resources. Under the MoU, the association plans to jointly conduct agricultural workshops by involving TAFE's dealership network. The workshop would help spread awareness on the advantages of better maintenance and upkeep of the tractors, resulting in lesser fuel consumption and maximising productivity, among others. | |
| 635. |
Who launched UPI Bahi Khata for merchants for seamless networking and business expansion? |
| Answer» India's first Fintech (Financial technology) start-up enabling payments via interoperable UPI(Unified Payments Interface) QR (Quick Response) codes, BharatPe notified its venture into merchant services by launching a new app UPI Bahi Khata that allows merchants to keep a track of their cash/credit (Udhar) sales customer wise, to request the accounts receivable from customers through SMS (Short Message Service) payment links or through WhatsApp and to record accounts that are payable to suppliers. The newly launched app also helps the merchants to network and collaborate with other BharatQR merchants near them to expand their businesses. The major features on BharatPe app for merchants are: UPI Khata (Ledger), Managing Supplier Bills, Cashback, Settlements and Refer and Earn. | |
| 636. |
Name the company which will commemorate the 6th day of each month as 'Protection Day'. |
| Answer» Max Life Insurance Co Ltd has notified that it will commemorate the 6th day of each month as 'Protection Day'. The main objective of this initiative was to raise awareness on financial protection. The decision came with the Company's launch of Max Life India Protection Quotient survey conducted in collaboration with Kantar IMRB. It denoted that the extent to which the Indians feel protected from financial uncertainties is extremely low, and that level was as 35. | |
| 637. |
Who is the sponsor of Afghanistan team in 2019 World Cup? |
| Answer» Amul has announced to sponsor Afghanistan team in upcoming World Cup 2019 which will be held in England and Wales from May 30, 2019. Amul's logo will be visible on the leading arm of jerseys of the Afghanistan players in international match and also in training kit throughout the world cup. | |
| 638. |
Name of the Airline which operated world's first zero-waste flight. |
| Answer» Australian flight carrier, Qantas operated the world's first zero-waste commercial flight named QF739 from Sydney to Adelaide which disposed of all waste through compost, reuse or recycles. This airline has substituted over 1000 single-use plastic items with more environment-friendly items which have helped the airline to achieve zero-waste during a commercial flight. The Australian airline Qantas has planned to eliminate 100 million single-use plastics by the end of 2020 and also to reduce 75% of airline's waste by the end of 2021. | |
| 639. |
Who has signed a contract agreement with Nepal's Department of Railways to supply two 1600 HP DEMU train sets? |
| Answer» Konkan Railways Corporation Ltd has signed a contract agreement with Nepal's Department of Railways to supply two 1600 HP DEMU train sets. These trains will be used to operationalise railway link between Jayanagar in India and Kurtha in Nepal. The train sets will be manufactured by the Integrated Coach Factory, Chennai. The agreement was signed in Kathmandu in the presence of Indian Ambassador Manjeev Puri and Nepal's Secretary, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Madhusudan Adhikari. Each train set will comprise of one driving power car, three trailer cars with one air-conditioned, one driving trailer car with standard accessories. | |
| 640. |
The world's Highest Resolution Image Sensor was launched by; |
| Answer» Recently, South Korea based Samsung company has launched the world's first highest resolution image sensor of 64 megapixels. This image sensor will be used in upcoming smartphones of Samsung and the objective is to meet the growing demand for smartphones with better image quality. Samsung has launched two new image sensors with 0.8 micrometer pixel: The 64-megapixel ISOCELL Bright GW1, The 48-megapixel ISOCELL Bright GW2. | |
| 641. |
Name the organisation which plans to add 3 million tech jobs by 2023. |
| Answer» Indian Staffing Federation (ISF), the apex body for the flexi working industry said that the Indian tech industry will add another three million new jobs in the next five years. With the additions, the size of the country's tech army will be 7 million by 2023. It also said that the new jobs would come up in digital technology areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, Internet of things (IOT), data science, analytics, big data, blockchain and augmented reality. Jobs would also be created in newer technology areas that are presently unknown but are expected to emerge and evolve in the next few years. | |
| 642. |
Name the company which launched Mosquito Disease Protection Policy which will cover people against common mosquito-borne diseases. |
| Answer» India's 3rd-largest non-life insurance provider in the private sector, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company launched a scheme termed 'Mosquito Disease Protection Policy' which will cover a person against common mosquito-borne diseases, namely, Dengue Fever, Malaria, Chikungunya, Japanese Encephalitis, Kala-azar, Lymphatic Filariasis and Zika Virus. These mosquito-borne diseases leads to financial burden due to hospitalisation or affects the No Claim Bonus of any conventional Health Insurance. The policy by HDFC ERGO will cover hospitalisation expenses. The policyholder may opt for a huge amount to be paid as a policy benefit on offering the proof of hospitalisation. The policy will also pay the beneficiary the sum insured, if in case of the policyholder dies due to the disease. | |
| 643. |
With whom HDFC Life Insurance Tie Up to Offer Free Cover? |
| Answer» Bharti Airtel and HDFC Life Insurance have tied up to offer life cover for customers who get a prepaid recharge done. Airtel's new Rs249-prepaid bundle (which will include 2 GB data, unlimited calls across networks, and 100 SMSes per day) will also offer a cover worth Rs4 lakh from HDFC Life. | |
| 644. |
Who launched Online Souvenir Store in Partnership with Amazon India? |
| Answer» Doordarshan has launched an online souvenir store for its viewers on Amazon India so that one can easily access it. A. Surya Prakash Chairman, Prasar Bharati launched DD souvenir store on Amazon India. Doordarshan is India's first broadcaster which has started Souvenir store. Online souvenir store will not only strengthen the relation with viewers but also help in establishing Doordarshan brand value. | |
| 645. |
Paytm and __________ launched its first credit card called Paytm First Card. |
| Answer» Digital payments company Paytm, in association with Citibank, launched its first credit card called Paytm First Card. Paytm First Card comes with unlimited cash back and will be accepted in India as well globally. The card is issued by Citibank and doesn't involve any hidden fees or charges. An annual fee of Rs 500 will be fully waived off on expenses above Rs 50,000 per year. | |
| 646. |
This ministry plans to introduce an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system in the MCA 21 portal. |
| Answer» The Ministry of Corporate affairs plans to introduce an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system in the MCA 21 portal. The introduction seeks to make the compliance process easier as well as ensure routine enforcement activities are done on autopilot basis. It will be introduced when Ministry will roll out Version 3 of the MCA 21. Earlier this year, the ministry sought applications from service providers to develop as well as operate the upgraded version of MCA 21 system. | |
| 647. |
Which among the company has beated Indian Oil Corporation to become the country's biggest company by revenue? |
| Answer» Reliance Industries has toppled state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to become the country's biggest company by revenue. The Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate, in the 2018-19 fiscal year that ended March 31, reported a turnover of Rs 6.23 lakh crore. In comparison, IOC posted a turnover of Rs 6.17 lakh crore for the fiscal. It was also the most profitable company in the country with a net profit of more than double that of IOC in FY2019. | |
| 648. |
Who has tied-up with HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company to co-create new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based solutions? |
| Answer» IBM India has tied-up with HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, India's third-largest non-life insurance provider in the private sector, to co-create new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based solutions. Leveraging IBM Garage that uses data-driven insights to develop end-to-end strategies and solutions for business transformation, teams from HDFC ERGO and IBM Services will work together to develop and test new solutions. | |
| 649. |
Who launched a scheme named 'HeART' to Mentor Real Estate Technology Companies? |
| Answer» HDFC Capital Advisors, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HDFC Ltd, launched a new initiative called 'HDFC Affordable Real Estate and Technology Program (HeART). It aims to mentor, partner and invest in real estate technology companies that drive innovation and efficiencies within the affordable housing ecosystem. | |
| 650. |
As per which report, Indian YouTuber Ajey Nagar is named among the Top 10 'Next Generation Leaders 2019'? |
| Answer» 19 year old Indian YouTuber, Ajey Nagar is named among the Top 10 'Next Generation Leaders 2019' by Time Magazine. He is the most followed YouTuber in India. The 'Next Generation Leaders' is a list of 10 young people around the world who create new paths in politics, music and other spheres. Ajey Nagar runs a youtube channel named CarryMinati which has 6,827,342 subscribers. He had uploaded the first video when he was 10 years old and found his niche in 2016 by producing diss tracks. n January 2019, Nagar's diss track against Swedish YouTuber Felix Kjellberg, popularly known as PewDiePie which was viral rendered enormous success to his YouTube career. In a video titled "Bye PewDiePie", Nagar raps in Hindi to tell PewDiePie that one day, India will rule the whole world. According to Time Magazine, India overtook US in 2018 in terms of YouTube audience in the world. It has around 265 million monthly users. | |