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India to host G-20 summit in 2023; Piyush Goyal to be the Sherpa

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on September 7 announced the appointment of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal as India’s Sherpa for the G20, an influential grouping that brings together the world’s major economies. Goyal replaces Suresh Prabhu as India’s G20 Sherpa. Goyal replaces Suresh Prabhu as India’s G20 Sherpa. India will hold the […]

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HDFC-NSIC pact to provide Credit Support to MSMEs

HDFC Bank on Tuesday said it has signed a pact with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for providing credit support to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. Under this, the country’s largest private sector bank will also provide MSMEs with a set of specially-tailored schemes to enhance their competitiveness. Partnership with NSIC

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Ramesh Narayan to be inducted into AFAA Hall of Fame

The Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) has announced that Ramesh Narayan, founder, Canco Advertising, will be inducted into its Hall of Fame. The induction will take place during AdAsia 2021 which is scheduled to be held in Macau on 3 and 4 December. Indian advertising doyen Ramesh Narayan will be inducted into the Asian Federation of

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Chandigarh Railway Station certified five-star ‘Eat Right Station’

THE CHANDIGARH Railway Station was awarded a 5- star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification for providing high-quality, nutritious food to passengers, on Thursday. The certification was awarded by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) upon the conclusion of an FSSAI-empaneled third-party audit agency with ratings from 1 to 5. The 5-star rating indicates exemplary efforts

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Indian biologist Shailendra Singh wins global award in turtle conservation

Recently, Indian biologist Shailendra Singh has been awarded the Behler Turtle Conservation Award for bringing three critically endangered turtle conservation species back from the brink of extinction. Shailendra Singh was named to lead the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)/ Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) India turtle programme. There are 29 species of freshwater turtles and tortoises in the country. About the award: The award has

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Bank of Baroda tops the MeitY Digital Payment Scorecard for 2020-21

Bank of Baroda, announced that the bank has Ranked #1 with a total of 86% marks on the scorecard issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) for the month of February and March 2021. The scorecard ranks 44 banks (Public Sector Banks, Private Banks, Foreign Banks, Payments Banks, and Small Finance Banks) on various parameters on the

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Rajni Kaul, the first News Broadcaster for BBC Hindi passes away

Rajni Kaul, a distinguished broadcaster who became the first woman to read a news bulletin in Hindi on BBC nearly 60 years ago, passed away in Faridabad on Tuesday. She was 93. She was not only the first woman to join BBC Hindi as a staff member but she also became the first woman to

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Satish Parekh appointed as International Road Federation India president

Managing Director and promoter Satish Parekh has taken over as the president of the India Chapter of the International Road Federation (IRF). According to Managing Director and promoter Satish Parekh has taken over as the president of India Chapter of International Road Federation (IRF). The governing council of the International Road Federation unanimously endorsed Satish Parakh as

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Environment Minister launches first functional Smog Tower

Delhi got the country’s first functional smog tower near the metro station amid widespread concern over pollution levels in the national capital. Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav virtually inaugurated the smog tower at Anand Vihar on Tuesday. The smog tower is a structure designed as large-scale air purifiers to reduce pollution

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Bhupendra Yadav launches PRANA Portal

The government Tuesday launched a portal, PRANA, to track the progress of the National Clean Air Programme, with Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav saying the country is committed to ensuring clean air and blue skies to everybody. During the launch event held at the ministry headquarters here on the occasion of ‘International Day of Clean Air

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