The fall is just around the corner, hopefully!
And we are back with our weekly edition of the top 10 news stories of the week that can help our readers shine in any of their circles, be it social or professional.
All in all, this was a good week, with a positive BRICS summit in Russia and lesser harm done by Cyclone Dana in Odisha.
While the news we have curated for you is about to blow your minds and make you proud to be an Indian!
So, shall we begin?
India retains its World’s largest growing economy tag—IMF
Mr. Krishna Srinivasan, who is the director of the International Monetary Fund or IMF’s APAC (Asia-Pacific) department, informed that India continues to be the world’s fastest and largest-growing economy in 2024.
The Indian economy is expected to grow at a rate of 7% in FY 2024–25.
This is due to;
- Stronger Macroeconomics of India,
- Favourable harvest, and
- Appropriate Financial consolidation.
While India can improve its,
- Job creation in the labour sector,
- Trade barriers, and
- Digital as well as Physical infrastructure.
We hope that India continues to grow and reach new heights!
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Ola Electric collaborates with NVIDIA Omniverse to launch Ola Digital Twin Platform
Can you imagine a big IT giant like NVIDIA partnering with an Indian company?
Well, even if you could, you would have never guessed it to be Ola Electric!
A new platform by the name of Ola Digital Twin has been launched by Ola Electric and NVIDIA Omniverse.
It will help Ola with its production process optimization and overall improvements to their production lifecycle.
The Ola Digital Twin platform works on Krutrim AI, NVIDIA tech, advanced simulation tools, and IoT (internet of things) platforms.
Basically, Ola electric scooters are going to get a revamp for the better!
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All about the iOS 18.1 update and 18.2 beta!
We know the pain Apple put you through by making you wait for Apple Intelligence, and the last week of October is when you will be able to access it!
But if you don’t wish to wait, download and install iOS 18.1 public beta now.
According to Ryan Christoffel, a reporter at 9TO5Mac, if you already have the beta version, you will not have to wait for the actual iOS 18.1. This is because the beta versions are almost similar to the main version.
While the iOS 18.2 beta has been made live for developers in the UK, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand!
Download iOS 18.1 public beta now!
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Get ready to say Bye to the Sitelinks Search Box in Google!
Isn’t it quite helpful when your Google Search bar shows site and app suggestions?
Well, from November 21st, you can cherish these memories as Google has planned to shut down Sitelinks in Search Box.
As per Google, no one uses it anymore, but it sure can come handy in a tough spot!
Impact of Sitelinks Removal from Search Box
- No impact in search rankings.
- No impact on other sitelinks in SERPs or search result pages.
- Removal of Google’s Search Console’s Rich Results Report and markup highlights in Rich Results Test.
The only websites that will be impacted by this change are the ones that relied heavily on sitelinks.
If you are one of those websites, time to upscale your internal search!
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Deal with SEO emergencies like a Pro!
All across the globe, businesses and digital marketing agencies are reeling under SEO ranking issues.
And that’s why we are here to help you sail through SEO emergencies like a maestro!
- First things first, stop panicking!
- If you feel that there is an SEO emergency, act upon it within 12 hours.
- Possible SEO emergencies you could encounter are a leak of an underdeveloped website, a wrongly used “noindex” tag, and a 5XX error code or site down.
- Situations that are not an SEO emergency are ranking drop, traffic drop, update in Google’s Algorithm, and Human error.
So, if it is an SEO emergency, contact Google and your digital marketer right now, or else take a deep breath & wait for Monday!
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MACE, the world’s highest Gamma Ray Telescope, unveiled in Ladakh
India is about to etch its name in Gamma Ray discoveries related to the Universe.
MACE, or the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment Telescope, has been unveiled in Ladakh’s Hanle region at a height of 4,300 m.
This makes MACE the highest telescope in the world!
The best part is that MACE is a made in India product courtesy of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, or BARC.
Why Hanle, you might wonder? Because Hanle has one of the darkest skies in India, which will ease the detection of gamma rays from blackholes, supernovae, and other celestial bodies.
That’s not all; MACE is going to encourage students of rural Ladakh and the Himalayas to opt for astronomy & astrophysics in their higher studies!
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Blinkit has two amazing Diwali offers for Us!
Everyone is planning for Diwali and Diwali gifts!
While Blinkit gave gifts to both of its stakeholders,
- Buyers can now avail EMI option on orders above INR 2,999, and
- Sellers can easily onboard themselves on Blinkit via the Sellers hub!
So, whether you want to gift big or sell big, Blinkit has got your back!
How did India eradicate Polio?
While the world still reels under the drastic effects of polio, India has completely eradicated it!
It is a story worth telling as we observed World Polio Day on 24th October 2024.
Polio can cause paralysis and even death in children, but there is no cure for it! Only a vaccine can help in preventing the disease altogether; remember “Do boondh Zindagi ki”?
Well, India had the highest number of Polio cases in 2002, i.e., 741 while it reported its last polio case in 2011.
India underwent a massive Oral vaccination program to cover each and every child below 6 months of age even during the COVID pandemic to ensure that Polio never rises its head again in India!
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Arjun Erigiasi becomes the 2nd India to surpass the 2800 Elo Rating in Chess!
It is a pretty big deal when 2800 Elo ratings are surpassed in the chess world!
Why? Because till now, only 16 players across the globe have been able to do it, Viswanathan Anand being one of them.
Arjun Erigiasi has beaten Russian Grand Master Dmitry Andreikin to garner a tally of 2802 points! Arjun received 5.1 ratings in the European Club tournament to take his tally from 2797 to 2802.1.
Arjun’s previous ranking was 30th across the globe, and the way he’s playing, he can become the 3rd!
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Stocks to buy this Monday
Here are the stocks you can buy on Monday:
Indian market
- ITC
- GCPL (Godrej Consumer Products Limited)
- United Breweries
- Cyient
- IEX (Indian Energy Exchange)
- Bikaji Foods
- Dixon Technologies
- NTPC
- Petronet LNG
Foreign market
We are covering two sectors in foreign markets!
- Duolingo [DUOL]
- Monday.com [MNDY]
- MoneyLion [ML]
- Q2 [QTWO]
- DAVE
- AppLovin [APP]
- AXON
- Constellation Energy [CEG]
So, make hay while Sun shines!
This brings our 25th edition of Weekly Roundup to an end!
As you can see from the above news stories, India is on its growth path to become a leading world economy, and the best part about it is that we never force ourselves on others.
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