ADK advertising firm claims bid manipulation for Tokyo Olympic test events

A source close to the matter said Tuesday that ADK Holdings Inc, a major Japanese advertising agency, reported to the fair trade watchdog that it participated in bid rigging for the rights to organize test events for the Tokyo Olympics.

ADK came forward after Tokyo prosecutors recently ...

Ad agency CEO and two others arrested in bribery probe related to the Olympics by Tokyo prosecutors

Japanese media reports that the president and two former employees of Japanese advertising business ADK Holdings Inc were arrested on Wednesday by authorities in Tokyo on suspicion of bribery related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Originally concentrated on a former member of the Tokyo 202...

Thailand’s House Launches a Sub-Panel on Space

The House committee on communications, telecommunications, and digital economy and society of Thailand has established a space sub-committee for overlooking the technology development in the country.

The vice-chairman of the committee, Col. Settapong Malisuwan, said that the development...

India to Improve its Transportation System by Bringing the Cost Effective Cable Cars to the Country

Recently, Union minister Nitin Gadkari gave a statement where he mentioned that India were in search for an electricity-based technology that would be cost effective for mass rapid transportation. It is the plan of the ministry to take up ropeways’ development as an alternate solution to tr...

Cohen ready to invest in new crypto trading firm Radkl

Highlights

• Radkl is launched by partners of a major Wall Street trading firm
• It plans to trade across cryptocurrency coins and exchanges

The partners of a major Wall Street trading firm have decided to launch a cryptocurrency company...

Nitin Gadkari urges on the quick roll out of Flex Fuel vehicles

The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has urged Flex Fuel vehicle, automakers to roll out these vehicles by the end of 2025.

These vehicles are capable of running on 100% ethanol and gasoline. Flexible Fuel vehicles are designed to run on petrol or petrol-etha...

ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN INDIA TOUCHING RECORD 30 KM PER DAY

HIGHLIGHTS

• Under the Bharatmala Pariyojna, nationwide road construction in India is touching record 30 km per day
• At a cost of about ? 5.35 hundred-thousand billion Indian government has envisaged building 34,800 km of highways.

Rece...

CONSTRUCTION OF ZOJILA TUNNEL BEGINS IN INDIA

HIGHLIGHTS

• Zojila is one of the most dangerous stretches in the world to drive a vehicle.
• The construction of Zojila tunnel is also geo-strategically sensitive.
• Construction of Zojila tunnel was a public demand from Drass, Kargil, and Ladak...

INDIAN MINISTER NITIN GADKARI TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

HIGHLIGHTS

• Indian Road & Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has been tested positive for COVID-19.
• The Union Minister has isolated himself.

India's Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise...

INDIAN GOVERNMENT WANTS AUTO INDUSTRY TO REDUCE IMPORTS AND INCREASE EXPORTS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Citing examples of existing auto hubs, Indian Minister Piyush Goyal wants Auto Industry to reduce imports and increase imports.
• Piyush Goyal wants to boost Indian industry's domestic capabilities and expand the global economic engagemen...

INDIA BETTER OPTION THAN CHINA: UNION MINISTER NITIN GADKARI TO GLOBAL INVESTORS

Highlights

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the world is presently searching for new option and India can definitely be a better and viable option for the investors

• Numerous institutions and scientists in India are working relentlessly to develop COVID-19 vaccin...

BREXIT BACK IN SPOTLIGHT AFTER EUROPEAN PARTY DEMANDS TO EXTEND IT’S TRANSITION PERIOD

• European party states UK government cannot afford to expose itself currently

• Brexit transition period ends on December 31, 2020

• Extension of transition period can happen only if both the parties agree

In recent news with Brexit, European People&r...

FOLLOWING IT’S NEIGHBOURS, IRELAND FINALLY ANNOUNCE TWO WEEKS LOCKDOWN

Highlights

• Leo Varadkar announce lockdown till April 12

• Schools and Universities have already been closed

• Number of infected cases and dead rise in Ireland

On Friday 27 March 2020, Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced lockdown of two ...

Agriculture emergency is probably the most concerning issue the nation is looking at the present.

While costs of composts, diesel, and power are rising, those of food grains are falling pointedly, Union clergyman for street transport and interstates Nitin Gadkari said. This, he stated, was the motivation behind why ranchers were ending it all.

"I don't know how unmistakable...

FASTags will be mandatory for all the vehicles from December 2019

As announced by the Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, FASTag will be mandatory for all the private as well commercial vehicles from December this year. 

This new system will enable digital payment of toll collection on National Highways. A FASTag is basically a...

Researchers create new system to design clothes easily

In order to avoid the complications of existing clothing design software which often uses 3D models, the new system known as CADKnit uses 2D images and in addition also does not require any coding. This also means that clothing designers can vary the patterns and also create one-off custom clothing ...