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KVG Bank signs agreement with Liberty General Insurance

Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB), a regional rural bank headquartered in Dharwad, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Liberty General Insurance for selling general insurance products through 629 branches of KVGB. The company will provide a variety of general health insurance products to the customers with reasonably affordable cost. The bank has consistently […]

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RIL inks $736 mn green loan pact to fund REC Solar acquisition

Reliance Industries has signed a $736 million green loan agreement with 5 banks to fund its acquisition of REC Solar Holdings. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, DBS Bank, Credit Agricole, HSBC, and MUFG were among the bankers to this rare facility, which is being used for acquisition financing for the first time. Reliance had announced the acquisition

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India replaces Brazil as a top food supplier to Arab League countries

India has become the top food exporter to the 22-nation League of Arab States for the first time in 15 years, replacing Brazil. A Reuters report from Sao Paulo said India accounted for 8.25% of the total agribusiness products imported by the 22 Arab League members last year, higher than Brazil’s 8.15%, ending a 15-year advantage for Brazil. Now,

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NASA picks Indian origin doctor for future astronauts mission

Indian-origin physician Anil Menon (45) has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions. Menon, 45, was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Ukrainian and Indian immigrants. Menon was SpaceX’s first flight surgeon, helping to launch the company’s first humans to space during Nasa’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission. Till now, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma is

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Sanket Mahadev Sargar wins gold medal in Men’s 55 kg snatch category

Sanket Mahadev Sargar yesterday won the gold medal in the Men’s 55kg snatch category at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 in Tashkent. For the top-podium finish, the Indian lifted the weight of 113kg. With this lift, Sargar also created the new snatch national record. The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 is currently being held concurrently

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India successfully test-fires Short Range Surface to Air Missile for Navy

India successfully test-fired Short Range Surface to Air Missile from integrated test range, Chandipur, Odisha. Defense Research and Development Organisation, DRDO said, the launch was conducted from a vertical launcher against an electronic target at a very low altitude. The first trial was conducted on the 22nd of February this year and this is a confirmatory trial

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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank named Ittira Davis as MD & CEO

The Board of directors of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank appointed Ittira Davis In form of MD & CEO Of the bank Davis has been appointed as MD and CEO for a period of 3 years from the date of approval of RBI or for such other period as may be approved by RBI. Davis was the MD and CEO of Ujjivan Financial

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‘She is a Changemaker’ programme launched by National Commission for Women

National Commission for Women (NCW) has launched a pan-India capacity building programme, ‘She is a Changemaker’ for women representatives at all levels, gram panchayats to parliament members and political workers including office bearers of National/State political parties. “She is a Changemaker” program was launched for women in Politics. The Launch of training programs for the “She is a

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Nilmani Phookan Jr and Damodar Mauzo receive Jnanpith Award

Assamese Poet Nilmani Phookan and Damodar Mauzo, a Konkani novelist, received the 56th and 57th Jnanpith Awards for their contributions to Indian literature. The 56th Jnanpith Award went to eminent Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr., while the 57th Jnanpith Award went to Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo. The country’s highest literary award, the Jnanpith is bestowed on writers for “their outstanding contribution to literature”. Jnanpith Award is a

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A book titled ‘The Midway Battle: Modi’s Roller-coaster Second Term’ authored by ______.

(a) Gautam Chintamani(b) Vipul Verma(c) Vipin Arora(d) Shikhar Sood Explanation: Vice President (VP) M. Venkaiah Naidu launched a book titled ‘The Midway Battle: Modi’s Roller-coaster Second Term’ authored by Gautam Chintamani and published by Bloomsbury India at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas, New Delhi.

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