The State Bank of India (SBI) has tied-up with Tirumala Milk Products to provide loans to dairy farmers who supply milk to the latter. As per the scheme for financing dairy units, SBI offers loans for construction of shed, and purchase of milch animals, milking machine, and chaff cutter. Apart from this, the bank also provides loans to dairy societies for modernisation and creation of infrastructure such as purchase of automatic milk collection system, purchase of transport vehicles and bulk chilling unit. The Tirumala Milk Products is a South- based company, which was acquired by France-based Groupe Lactalis in 2014.
12 year old Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag the two "Little Miss Universe Internet 2017" and "Little Miss Actress" crowns at the 'Little Miss Universe-2017' at port city of Batumi in Georgia. Padmalaya Nanda, who studies in the 8th standard at a school in Cuttack, Odisha, bagged the crowns at the finale of the little Universe 2017, held at port city of Batumi in Georgia on June 4, 2017.
India has acquired the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business at the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI). The 2017 GRDI titled ?The Age of Focus? ranked China at second place, followed by Malaysia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam. The 16th edition of GRDI ranked top 30 developing countries for retail investment worldwide and analyzed 25 macroeconomic and retail-specific variables to help retailers devise successful global strategies to identify emerging market investment opportunities.
The TATA Projects has launched unique ?Green Thumb? initiative in India to promote green cover and to protect the environment on 2017 World Environment Day (WED). The Green Thumb 2017 is in continuation to 2016 TATA Projects? programme wherein it aimed to get 10,000 people to click (pledge) to plant a sapling on their behalf ? the response received was a tremendous 23,000. Encouraged by the response, TATA Projects planted a total of over 42,000 saplings across the country in over 100 locations in the last one year (2016-17). This year, under Green Thumb initiative, the company will plants trees, citizens who wish to do their bit to save the environment, can express their support for the cause. They can do so by clicking on the banner to plant a sapling on the Green Thumb.
The world's fastest elevator that can operate at a record speed of 1,260 meters per minute is set to be installed in a skyscraper complex in China. The elevator has various safety features including brake equipment that uses materials with high heat resistance. Apart from this, the elevator can absorb vibration during the high-speed operation to make the ride comfortable.
Photosynthesis takes place inside plant cells in small things called chloroplasts.
Chloroplasts contain a green substance called chlorophyll and this absorbs the light energy needed to make photosynthesis happen.
Supreme Court collegium has selected senior advocate Indu Malhotra as the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the apex court.
Along with Malhotra, Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph has also been promoted as a Supreme Court justice.
Malhotra holds the distinction of being only the second woman in Supreme Court?s history to be designated as a senior advocate in 2007.
In all, Malhotra is going to be the seventh woman judge since independence to make it to the Supreme Court.
At present, Justice R Banumathi is the lone woman judge in the apex court.
In scouts, the military and most outdoor books or schools teach the COLDER principal. It is a great acronym for caring and using you clothing.
C - keep your clothing CLEAN. Dirt can break down the fibers of your clothing.
O - don't OVERHEAT. Sweat can lessen the effectiveness of clothing.
L - wear you clothes LOOSE and in LAYERS. Makes your system versatile.
D - stay DRY.
E - EXAMINE your clothing. Look for worn or damaged areas of you clothing.
R - REPAIR any damage that is found.
The US state California's economy has surpassed that of the UK to become the world?s fifth largest, according to new federal data released.
With a GDP of $2.7 trillion, California is now only behind the US, China, Japan and Germany.
PFD's : Personal Flotation Devices (life jackets).
It is a legal requirement for a PFD to
1. Must be in good, serviceable condition
2. PFDs must be properly sized for the intended wearer.
3. Sizing for PFDs is based on body weight and chest size.
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