From President Draupadi Murmu being conferred Suriname’s highest civilian honour to India’s first self-driving car, read on to know more about the latest trending news and updates in our June 6 news roundup.
As a symbolic gesture, Suriname confers President Murmu with their highest civilian award
As a gesture to honour the bilateral ties between India and Suriname, the latter has conferred President Draupadi Murmu with its highest civilian award. The award was presented by Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi on President Murmu’s 3-day state visit to the South American nation.
Indian startup’s satellite will be orbited by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Indian startup Azista BST Aerospace Pvt Ltd’s first satellite is all set to be orbited into space this month. According to officials at the startup, their 80 kg satellite will be launched into space by Elon Musk owned SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
Indian shooter wins India’s 3rd gold at ISSF Junior World Cup
Indian shooter Dhanush Srikanth clinched the Men’s 10m air rifle in the ongoing ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany’s Suhl, giving India its 3rd gold medal in the tournament. Dhanush’s display in the final overtook Swedish Pontus Kallin by a clear 1.3 point margin.
India’s first International Cruise flagged off from Chennai
India’s first International Cruise Vessel, named MV Empress, which will sail from Chennai to Sri Lanka, was flagged off on Monday. With this new international vessel, cruise tourism in Chennai is all set to kick off from the cruise tourism terminal which was built at a cost of ₹17.21 crores.
Tech startup builds India’s first autonomous vehicle ‘zPod’
Indian AI startup Minus Zero has developed India’s first fully autonomous automobile named zPod. The new self-driving car by the Bengaluru-based startup does not have a steering wheel and can navigate traffic with help of its strategically placed high-res cameras.
Report predicts India’s Internet economy to reach $1 trillion by 2030
Driven by the boost in the ecommerce industry, the Internet economy of India has been predicted to register a six times growth to reach $1 trillion by 2030. The joint report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company also found out that the India’s internet economy’s share in the GDP will also grow to 12-13 per cent.
Gold prices surge by ₹375; Silver also climbs ₹50
Gold prices in the national capital rose by ₹375 to reach ₹60,775 per 10 gram on Tuesday, in the midst of a global rally in precious metal prices. In addition to that, Silver prices also reached ₹72,950 per kilogramme with an increase of ₹50.
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