President, Droupadi Murmu has approved the appointment of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as the 49th Chief Justice of India for three months. He will replace CJI Justice N V Ramana, who will retire on 26th August 2022. He was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court (SC) in August 2014. He will be the second CJI to be directly […]
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PNB Housing Finance has revamped its ‘Unnati’ loan portfolio to offer affordable housing loans of ₹9-12 lakh to target customers. PNB Housing has created a small vertical under Unnati which will be different from existing ₹18-19 lakh as affordable housing loans. In the June quarter, PNB HFC has already opened 10 more branches. PNB HFC: HQ: New Delhi MD &
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a 3D virtual space tech park called SPARK. Celebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ marking the 75th year of Independence, ISRO inaugurated the virtual park containing information regarding its various missions. The digital platform known as the ‘SPARK’ space museum was launched by the Chairman of ISRO, S Somnath. Key points
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Axis Bank becomes the first Indian bank to launch Axis Receivables Suite (ARS), an innovative Cash Management proposition. Aim: Simplifies Receivables reconciliation, accelerates cash flow, enhances the client experience and reduces the cost of doing business. ARS is an end-to-end proposition to automate the reconciliation of receivables against sales invoices raised by clients. Benefit for Clients: Know about payments, real-time control over
According to State Bank of India’s economic research report “Ecowrap”, India’s home loan market is currently valued at about ₹24 lakh crore and it is expected to double (₹48 lakh crore) in the next 5 years. The share of ‘Housing Loans’ in ‘Bank Credit’ has increased to 14.4% in June 2022 from 13.1% in March 2020. The total home loan portfolio
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The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an audio-visual (AV) co-production treaty between India and Australia to promote co-production of films. Under this umbrella agreements, private, quasi-government or governmental agencies enter contracts to produce films together. So far, India has has signed 15 audio visual co-production treaties with foreign countries. Australia has emerged as a preferred destination for shooting
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Telangana Government has launched ‘Nethanna Ku Bima’ Scheme, an insurance scheme, which covers handloom and powerloom weavers in the State. This scheme was launched by Telangana Handlooms Minister, KT Rama Rao virtually on the occasion of National Handloom Day. The insurance coverage scheme will be implemented in association with LIC. In case of natural or accidental death of a weaver, Rs.
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Board of Directors of the Powergrid Corporation of India Limited has approved the appointment of Pramod Kumar as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to this, he served as the Executive Director (Finance) of the company. He has an experience of 35 years in the Power Sector including Finance and Accounting functions i.e. finalisation of Corporate Accounts, formulation
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Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 8&9 August 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all
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On 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided, in its resolution 49/214, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022: Theme The
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