Every year World Pulses Day is celebrated on 10 February to spread public awareness of the nutritional and environmental benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production.
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd has announced that it has joined the SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable consortium, in a bid to scale up its high-speed global network capacity and serve India's fast-growing digital economy.
Former CEO of SriLankan Airlines, Vipula Gunatilleka has been appointed as the chief financial officer of the grounded Jet Airways. He was serving as the CEO of Sri Lankan airways till last month.
Veteran environmentalist Ravi Chopra has resigned as Chairman and member of the Supreme Court's High Powered Committee (HPC) for the Char Dham project.
Russia recognises Taiwan as an inalienable part of China and rejects the island's independence in any form, according to a joint Russian-Chinese declaration.