PM Modi unveils world’s tallest statue in Gujarat at 600 feet in height

  • PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s memorial on the leader’s 143rd birth anniversary in Gujarat’s Narmada district.
  • The bronze sculpture is the world’s tallest statue measuring 600 feet (182m).
  • It is called the Statue of Unity.
  • The next tallest statue is China’s Spring Temple Buddha (153m). In comparison, USA’s Statue of Liberty is 93m tall.

SBI, Hitachi Payments form joint venture for digital payment platform

  • State Bank of India (SBI) and payments solution provider Hitachi Payment Services India have joined forces to establish a card acceptance and digital payment platform.
  • SBI will have a majority stake in the proposed joint venture.

India’s largest dry dock to come up at Cochin shipyard

  • The foundation of India’s largest dry dock was laid at Cochin Shipyard in Kerala by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
  • The Dry Dock will raise India’s share in global shipbuilding to 2%. India currently occupies 0.66% share in global shipbuilding market.

WhatsApp, CII collaborate to train SMEs, entrepreneurs in India

  • WhatsApp has partnered with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to train small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs.
  • They will be trained to use the WhatsApp messaging platform in order to connect with customers and grow their businesses.
  • WhatsApp and CII will develop informative content to be distributed among entrepreneurs both in physical and digital formats.

World’s largest airport ‘under one roof’ opened in Istanbul

  • The world’s largest airport terminal ‘under one roof’ has been officially thrown open on in Istanbul.
  • The airport terminal is capable of serving 90 million passengers.
  • It was opened on October 29th, which is the Republic Day of Turkey.

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