Current Affairs July 2022

Danish cyclist, Jonas Vingegaard wins his first Tour de France title

Danish cyclist, Jonas Vingegaard wins his first Tour de France title

Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark) has defeated two-time defending champion, Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia by three minutes and 34 seconds to win his first Tour de France title. Last year, Vingegaard has finished second after Pogacar. The Tour de France is a prestigious multistage bike race, held annually in France. The race, also known as Le Tour or La Grande Boucle, includes 21 stages […]

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International Conference on Chemistry and Applications of Soft Materials

International Conference on Chemistry and Applications of Soft Materials

The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, will host an International Conference on Chemistry and Applications of Soft Materials (CASM 2022) from Monday to Wednesday as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations to mark 75th year of Independence. Discussions on a variety of subjects, including self-assembly and supramolecular materials, soft

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RBI approves Open, Cashfree Payments, PayNearby and Fairexpay for Cross-Border Payments 

RBI approves Open, Cashfree Payments, PayNearby and Fairexpay for Cross-Border Payments 

The Reserve Bank of India gave the go-ahead to Open, Cashfree Payments, PayNearby & Fairexpay, providers of payments and API banking solutions, for its cross-border payments offering. Cross-border payments are the focus of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) announcement about the Second Cohort’s release from the Regulatory Sandbox. The reserve bank chose four of the eight entities that

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Tata Projects appoints Vinayak Pai as managing director

Tata Projects appoints Vinayak Pai as managing director

Vinayak Pai has been named as the managing director of TATA Projects, the company announced. Vinayak Deshpande, who had been in charge of operations for more than 11 years, had been replaced by Pai. Pai has worked with top engineering and EPC firms for more than three decades, holding significant positions on teams that worked on engineering design, technology licencing, project

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Bajaj Allianz launches Pay As You Consume motor insurance add-on cover

Bajaj Allianz launches Pay As You Consume motor insurance add-on cover

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has announced the launch of its add-on motor insurance cover, called ‘Pay As You Consume’ (PAYC). It is a usage-based motor insurance add-on cover, can be opted by the customer along with the basic Own Damage (OD plan) under Package Product, Bundled and Standalone OD cover. Customers can choose coverage based on their vehicle usage,

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Indian-American professor, Kaushik Rajashekara wins Global Energy Prize

Indian-American professor, Kaushik Rajashekara wins Global Energy Prize

Kaushik Rajashekara, Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the University of Houston has been awarded the most coveted prize in the field of international energy – the Global Energy Prize bestowed by the Global Energy Association. He is an Indian-origin professor of engineering at the University of Houston. Only three people in the world were selected for the honor

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