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1. India's biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW will be set up at Ramagundam in Telangana. The project, which is estimated to cost around 423 crore rupees, will have 4.5 lakh photovoltaic panels.
2. IIT Delhi has reduced its carbon footprint by 50%. This was made possible by the virtue of the recent bilateral power purchase contract made by IIT Delhi with a hydropower generator in the state of Himachal Pradesh for 2 MW power.
3. Krsnaa Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd has begun preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) that will see it raise as much as ₹1,200 cr. The company started work on its IPO in March 2021.
4. John Krafcik is stepping down as the CEO of Waymo after more than five years on the job. Waymo is a company spun out from Google.
5. Jio has partnered with Qualcomm to announce the beginning of a year-long collaboration on JioGames ‘Esports platform’. The collaboration will start with the first contest, ‘Call of Duty Mobile Aces Esports Challenge’, featured on the JioGames Esports platform..
6. Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has been conferred the ‘Kalinga Ratna’ award for the year 2021. The award instituted by Sarala Sahitya Sansad was presented to him during the 600th birth anniversary of Adikabi Sarala Das and the 40th annual celebrations of Sarala Sahitya Sansad.
7. The 2023 Men's Boxing World Championships will be held in Uzbekistan capital Tashkent. International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev has confirmed Tashkent as the host city
8. Subhash Kumar, Director (Finance) at the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), has assumed additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD). He was appointed upon the superannuation of incumbent CMD Shashi Shanker.
9. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced the formation of its wholly-owned subsidiary firm - NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL). The new entity came into effect from April 1
