Delhi Police Commissioner launches e-learning portal ‘NIPUN’ for training personnel

  • The Delhi Police have launched an e-learning portal named ‘NIPUN’ to impart in-service training to its personnel.
  • Training will be provided through specialized courses designed by experts.
  • It will provide online resource and information on law, standing orders, investigation checklists, forms for case files, latest High Court and Supreme Court rulings.

Govt launches Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme

  • The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has come up with a youth-friendly scheme, the ‘Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme’.
  • The aim is to attract youth to start cooperative business ventures in new and innovative areas.

India, UK sign MoU for cancer research into affordable approaches to cancer

  • India and the UK have signed a collaborative 5-year bilateral research initiative into cancer.
  • The aim is to find affordable approaches to the disease.
  • The partnership will also address issues of prevention and care of cancer.
  • The partnership is between Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, India, and Cancer Research UK.

Cyclone ‘Gaja’ hits Andhra Pradesh, moving toward Tamil Nadu

  • The cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’ will make landfall between Cuddalore and Pamban bringing heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu.
  • It is moving in from over the Bay of Bengal at about 470 km southeast from Chennai.
  • It will also cover some parts of Puducherry.
  • Earlier it hit the South Coastal part of Andhra Pradesh.

UNICEF appoints Hima Das as India’s first ever Youth Ambassador

  • Athlete Hima Das has been appointed India’s first ever Youth Ambassador by the UNICEF.
  • In her role as Youth Ambassador, Hima will be working toward raising awareness about the rights and needs of children.
  • Das has three career medals, including a gold in 4x400m women’s relay at the Asian Games and gold at the U-20 World Championship in Finland.

Yes Bank Chairman Ashok Chawla resigns

  • Ashok Chawla, chairman of Yes Bank Ltd, resigned with immediate effect from the lender’s board.
  • This came after Chawla was named in a corruption charge sheet by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

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