Swiggy will launch its first industry-first-accelerator programme for its delivery executives to transition into full-time, managerial-level jobs with a fixed salary and additional benefits.
“Step-Ahead” is the name of the programme which aims at giving opportunity to those executives who want to move from their current flexible engagement with Swiggy to a dedicated, managerial role, the company said.
“Swiggy is enabling an income opportunity for over 2.7 lakh women and men across the country,” said Mihir Rajesh Shah, VP, Operations, Swiggy,.
With aStep Ahead’, Swiggy is creating a unique opportunity for those interested to flip their collar from blue to white and take on a managerial role,” he added.
A Swiggy delivery executive must hold a college degree, possess communication skills and basic computer knowledge and should have been delivering with Swiggy for a few years to be eligible for the role of a Fleet Manager.
International Dance Day is celebrated on April 29 each year. Here we bring its significance, history and official date…
The International Dance Day is celebrated each year on April 29 to encourage the participation and education of dance through events and festivals held during this date around the world.
The day was created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute ITI, the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO in 1982.
Aiming to highlight the amazing diversity and talent of dancers all over the globe, this Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) had established April 29 as International Dance Day in 1982
The story of selection of April 29th as the official date is also interesting as it was the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, innovator, and scholar of this art, teacher, and creator of modern ballet.
This celebration aims at encouraging the participation and education of dance through events and festivals held during this date around the world.
English Language day is celebrated on April 23 annually to commemorate the birth, as well as, date of death of well known writer William Shakespeare.
As the result of a 2010 initiative taken by the Department of Global Communications, April 23 has been celebrated as the English Language Day.
The UN’s language days aims at celebrating multilingualism and cultural diversity and to promote equal use of all six official languages including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish, throughout the Organization.
Centuries back, it was only 3 tribes which conversed in English however now the language speaking population has grown by leaps and bounds.
Although there is no public holiday announced on the day, it is celebrated internationally as the UN Observance Day to promote harmonious communication. Interestingly, World Book and Copyright Day is observed on this day too.
Shreemati Naithibai Damodar Thackeray Women’s University is the first ever Women’s University established in India by Bharat Ratna Dr Dhondho Keshav Kharve in 1916 with the motive of providing quality education to women.
Dr Dhondho Keshav Kharve’s vision was ” An Enlightened Woman is a Source of Infinite Strength” and hence he started, the University with only 5 enrolments to suit Women’s aspirations in the fast changing world.
The first five women graduated in 1921 from this university. And now the range of college students has been increased by 15000.
The university got recognition in 1951 and in 2000 it became the first university to get high rankings in accreditation in India.
It is probably one such university which offers education from KG1 to PhD students with all the possible courses. In a century-old existence, the university has grown into a multidisciplinary institution by providing professional, technical and liberal arts programmes from Kindergarten to PhD.
The university is committed to fulfilling the alterations of socio-economic needs, with human values ,social responsibility and quality in activities through vocational and professional courses.
The university Headquarters is in Churchgate Campus, Mumbai and the other two campuses of this university are at Juhu, Mumbai and Karve Road, Pune
The Queen of hill stations ,”Ootacamund” , known as Ooty, is one of the most beautiful hill stations endowed with extraordinary scenic beauty and pleasant weather. Towering blue mountains, tea gardens, amazingly awestrickned lakes and many more are the way one can describe the beauty of Ooty.
Located at the tri-junction of three states, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala, it is situated 7500 feet above the sea level. It is a beautiful small town with calm weather nestled in Nilgiri mountain, which was first founded by Britishers in 1817. It was known by the names of Udagamandalam and Ootacamund, which means “A village of single stone”, but years later people started calling it Ooty in a short way, which is no doubt an alluring name. John Sullivan , who founded ooty, built the first house of one stone Ooty then the hill station started getting popularity with tourists.
God gifted greenery in ooty mesmerize tourists to visit again and again. This charismatic location is covered with rolling hills , dense tea plants, eucalyptus trees and botanical gardens. Ooty is not just famous among tourists, but it is also a lovable destination for Bollywood directors.
Tourist attractions in Ooty
Doddabetta peak
Just 9 km away from ooty , Doddabetta peak is considered as the highest mountain in Nilgiri. From here the alluring breathtaking natural beauty of ooty can be seen. It offers a bird’s eye view of the entire Ooty.
source- Mouthshut
Nilgiri Mountain Toy Train Railway Service
source- aanavandi
Traveling once on the Ooty Toy train can be a lifelong remembering event for anyone. This eye-catching toy train provides an amazing experience of traveling through beautiful sceneryto reach Ooty.
Ooty lake
source- trillophila
Ooty lake stretches of an area of 65 acres. This beautiful lake is surrounded by Eucalyptus trees and another side offers breathtaking views of a railway line running with toy trains. Beautiful birds flying over the lake are like cherry on the top as they allure the tourist.
Thread Garde
This is the only such garden which is elsewhere present in the World. It is a garden full of artificial flowers which has plants, leaves and flowers made up of thread but looks to be like real.
Wax Museum-
source- traveltraingle
The Wax Museum is another attraction at ooty which includes lifelike wax statues of famous personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Gopala Krishna Gokhale, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and many more.
Books have been educating and inspiring us for thousands of years hence there is a special day to celebrate the joy of reading book which is observed on 23rd April 2022. It is more than just a holiday because it is a day about enjoying power of Books and encourage people to read books. This day is observed as book day because it is the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. It is being celebrated since 1923 to establish connection between books and people.
Let’s go through the top 10 books written by William Shakespeare that one must go through
Earth day or International Mother Earth Day has been celebrated by billions of people around the globe for the past 50 years on April 22. It is not just a holiday or a day when people wear green clothes, but the main purpose is to educate people about environmental issues and to encourage them to adapt to an environmentally friendly way of living.
History of Earth Day
Earth Day was founded by Gaylord Nelson , a resident of America, in 1970 in the hope of bringing environmental issues in spotlight.
Nelson was convinced of the fact that our planet is at risk. Hence, he took the step forward to educate people to protect the environment and save the planet.
On the first Earth Day in 1970, rallies were held in Los Angeles and other American cities. The first Earth Day was effective at raising awareness about environmental issues and transforming public attitudes.
The year 1990, Earth Day went global, with more than 140 countries participating in the event.
Since then, Earth Day celebrations have grown and it started being celebrated in almost 193 countries.
Theme of Earth Day 2022
The theme of Earth Day 2022 is ‘ Invest In Our Planet’. The aim is to focus on the effects of climate change on the planet that we are all facing and what efforts are being made in the world to stop it.
The key point here is to act, innovate and implement.
Act boldly
Innovate broadly
Implement equitably.
Quotes for Earth Day
What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on? -Henry David Thoreau
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtfully committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead
Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.— Bill Vaughan
Thor: Love and Thunder The fourth film in the “Thor” series is directed by Taika Waititi is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 8, 2022. The movie is based on the Jason Aaron’s critically-acclaimed run on the comic book “The Mighty Thor”.
The trailer proclaimed the perfect visuals and soundtracks of the movie making the Marvel’s cinematic universe fans all excited for the movie release. A movie about god of thunder trying to find peace just sounds amazing and thrilling.
Thor: Love and Thunder
After a long break from marvel cinematic universe Nataloe Portman is also finally back with this movie and fans are all excited to see her as an female Thor.
The movie follows behind the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” which ended with Thor Odinson (Chris Hemsworth), adrift after the fall of his kingdom Asgard, leaving Earth with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Thor attempts to find inner peace but ends up recruiting Valkyrie, Korg, and Jane Foster, who has become the Mighty Thor, to help stop Gorr the God Butcher from eliminating all gods.
The trailer showed how the movie will follow around the self discovery journey of Thor, where he aims at figuring out his true self. He claims his superhero days are over and sets off with Korg across the galaxy.
The Jaipur based IPL team Rajasthan Royals is in the ground of IPL since 2008. With one time IPL trophy in their bag, RR is competing this season too. RR has won 3 out of 5 matches this IPL season and is on number five with six points on the point table.
Rajasthan Royals franchise has approximately a net worth of USD 43 million (INR 297 crore). The owners of RR for this 2022 IPL seasons are:
Emerging Media IPL Limited’s Manoj Badale, the Indian businessman, holds the maximum 65% stakes in the franchise.
Bluewater Estate Limited’s Lachlan Murdoch, the British businessman holds around 17% stakes.
US-based private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners holds about 15% of the stakes.
Late Australian legendary cricketer Shane Warne holds 3% ownership stakes.
