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Uttar Pradesh govt launches toll-free CM helpline 1076

Uttar Pradesh government launched a toll-free Chief Minister helpline 1076.This scheme will enable people from across the state to register their complaints and a time-bound action will be taken.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will personally review the complaints every month.The people now don’t need to travel to Lucknow to lodge their complaints. The action will be taken […]

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CCMB, CDFD to conduct mass screening for genetic diseases

CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) on 3 June. The MoU aims to enable better ways of diagnosis and treatment of genetic disorders. CCMB and CDFD, the premier national institutes, are involved in the cutting edge biological research in the area

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Gujarat FM Nitin Patel presents highest-ever Rs 2 lakh crore-plus budget, calls it historic moment

Gujarat Finance Minister Nitin Patel presented Rs 2,04,815 crore budget – the state’s highest-ever – for 2019-20, with an overall surplus of Rs 572 crore and additional taxes to the tune of Rs 287 crore. Presenting his seventh budget, Patel called it a “historical moment as the first time since the formation of the state,

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AK Misra appointed as Additional Director Jammu and Kashmir Bank BOD

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday appointed ex-executive director RBI A.K Misra as Additional Director on the Board of Directors (BOD) of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited. His appointment shall be for a period of two years with effect from July 3, 2019 to July 2, 2021 or till further orders. “He shall

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RBI form panel to review supervisory framework for core investment companies

Reserve Bank of India has set up a six-member working group to review the regulatory and supervisory framework for Core Investment Companies (CICs). The panel will be headed by Tapan Ray, Non-Executive Chairman, CBI. The move comes as the corporate group structures becomes more complex and layered. The working group has been asked to submit

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Hyderabad airport launches Face Recognition system for entry on pilot basis

Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is set to launch the face-recognition facility under the Centre’s Digi Yatra Policy for the first time in India. Trials began on July 1 and will continue for a month. The face-recognition technology will remove the Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) physically checking passengers’ government issued identification documents at the

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US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Honors Mastercard CEO and President Ajay Banga and Wipro Chairman Azim Premji with Global Excellence Award

The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) today announced that Mastercard CEO and President, Ajay Banga, and Wipro Chairman, Azim Premji, will receive the 2019 Global Excellence Awards at the USISPF Second Annual Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. on July 11. Jared Kushner, Senior Adviser to the President of the United States, will present the awards

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Putin says Russia is ready to talk to the US about arms control

President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to restart discussions with the U.S. over arms control and denied that the collapse of a significant nuclear missile treaty between the two nations would prompt an arms race. Putin said there had “recently been signs that Washington is beginning to consider resuming bilateral dialogue on a wide-ranging

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Karnataka Bank launches web tool for NPA recovery process

Karnataka Bank Ltd has launched the web tool – ‘Vasool So-Ft’ (Vasool So-Fast) – for digitalising the NPA (non-performing asset) recovery process of the bank. Launching the tool in Mangaluru, Mahabaleshwara MS, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank, said the digital tool for the recovery of stressed assets will provide an end-to-end

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Uttar Pradesh State government has announced to piped water

The Uttar Pradesh State government has announced piped water for every rural home in the state within two years. The Yogi Adityanath-led government has already begun its work on the piped water programme.The State has planned to divide Jal Nigam’s work into urban and rural areas for better implementation. The works are carried out under

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