July 2022

The Ramsar sites of India increases to 54, five new sites added

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India has designated five new wetlands of international importance, increase the total number of Ramsar sites in the country to 54 from 49. Five new wetland sites are: Tamil Nadu: Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest & Pichavaram Mangrove Mizoram: Pala wetland Madhya Pradesh: Sakhya Sagar The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (international treaty) aims at the conservation and […]

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World Airport Traffic Dataset 2021 released

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The Airports Council International has published World Airport Traffic Dataset, in which Delhi Airport placed 13th on the list of the world’s busiest airports for 2021. IGIA has witnessed 3.7 crore passenger footfall in 2021. The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has topped the 2021 ranking with 7.6 crore footfall of passengers. Airports Council International HQ: Montreal, Canada International Civil Aviation Day: 7

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HDFC Securities joins hands with Equitas SFB to offer demat services

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HDFC Securities Ltd has partnered with Equitas SFB to provide demat accounts, and broking and investment services to its customers. Equitas Small Finance Bank will offer its customers 3-in-1 account, to access the services of HDFC Securities. With this partnership, Equitas Small Finance customers will be able to open their demat account for buying and selling shares and trading

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LIC reduce stake in Sun Pharma by 2%

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Life insurance corporation (LIC) has has reduced shareholding in Sun Pharmaceuticals by selling 2% stake, in the company for about Rs 3,882 crore, to 5.024%. The shares were sold through open market transactions during the period from May 17,2021 to July 22, 2022. As per the norms of Sebi, listed companies are required to intimate the stock exchanges when their

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Nobel Peace prize winner, David Trimble passes away

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The Nobel peace prize winner, former first minister of Northern Ireland, David Trimble has passed away at 77. He was also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper Bann from 1990 to 2005. He was known as the architect of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, which ended the 30 years of disputes in Northern Ireland. In October 1998, John Hume

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IMF reduces GDP forecast of India for FY23 to 7.4%

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for India for the current financial year (FY23) to 7.4%. The IMF has also reduced the growth forecast for FY24 to 6.1% as against 6.9% earlier. Reason: Due to less favourable external conditions and more rapid policy tightening. IMF Headquarters: Washington D.C.; Managing Director:

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Piramal Enterprises receives approval from RBI to start NBFC business

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Piramal Enterprises to start their non-banking finance company (NBFC) business without accepting public deposits. The RBI has grant license under Section 45 IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The license was received by the Company on 26th July, 2022. Last year, the Piramal Enterprises board approved the demerger of its pharmaceuticals

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Mastercard replace Paytm as title sponsor for all BCCI matches in India

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Mastercard would replace Paytm as the title sponsor for all international and domestic cricket matches, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The board has accepted the plea of Paytm for the reassignment of its title rights. Since 2015, Paytm has been the title sponsor of BCCI and renewed the contract in August 2019. The

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Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar launched ‘Smart E-Beat’ system for Gurugram police

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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Monday launched an app-based system for police attendance and real time monitoring of patrolling by personnel in Gurugram. The CM launched the ‘Smart E-Beat’ system at an event at the office of Commissioner of Police and flagged off 119 motorcycle police riders connected with it. CM Khattar launched the system at

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List of Indian National Congress Sessions Pre-Independence

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Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885. The first president of the Indian National Congress was Mr. Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee. The sessions of the Indian National Congress were held at the gap of a year. In this article, we have published a list of all the sessions of the Indian national

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