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Jawaharlal Nehru Port becomes first 100% landlord major port of India

Jawaharlal Nehru Port has become first 100% Landlord Major Port of India, all berths is being operated on public-private partnership (PPP) model. Aim: Improve the utilization in crane and berth productivity of the terminal and reduce transit time, and logistics cost. With this the total handling of JNPT has increased to 1.8 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) from the present […]

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Govt declares ‘zero coupon zero principal instruments’ as securities

The government has declared “zero coupon zero principal instruments” as securities. Zero coupon zero principal instrument: An instrument issued by a Not for Profit Organisation, will be registered with the social stock exchange segment of a recognised stock exchange. These will be governed by rules made by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Social Stock Exchange: To serve

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Former SC Judge Vineet Saran appointed as BCCI Ethics Officer

Former Supreme Court judge, Vineet Saran has been appointed as the BCCI’s ethics officer and ombudsman. He has succeeded Justice (Retd) D K Jain, whose term ended in June 2021. He is a former Chief Justice of Odisha High Court, and also served as a judge in Karnataka and Allahabad High Court. He has been graduated from Allahabad University

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RBI imposes restrictions on Mumbai-based Raigad Sahakari Bank

RBI has imposed restrictions on Mumbai-based cooperative bank, Raigad Sahakari Bank. Reason: Worsening of financial situation of the lender. The restrictions also include a withdrawal limit of Rs 15,000 per customer and it will remain in force for a period of six months. RBI has also imposed a penalty of Rs 6 lakhs on Shri Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu Urban Co-operative

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Telangana celebrates traditional Hindu festival, Bonalu

Bonalu is a popular festival celebrated in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, dedicated to Goddess Mahakali. During this festival, the different forms of Mahakali are worshipped, including Mysamma, Dokkalamma, Pedamma, Pochamma, Yellamma, Poleramma and Ankalamma. The devotees offer cooked rice with milk and jaggery in an earthen or brass pot, decorated with neem leaves, turmeric and vermilion. Bonalu is celebrated in the month of

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Tamil Nadu tops in Smart City Fund utilisation

Tamil Nadu tops the list of states so far as utilisation of funds under the government’s flagship Smart City Mission is concerned. While Tamil Nadu has spent over Rs 3932 crore out of the Rs 4333 crore released by the Centre, Uttar Pradesh is at second position with utilisation of Rs 2699 cr out of

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Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries –20 July 2022

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 20 July 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all

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West Indies Cricketers Lendl Simmons & Denesh Ramdin Announce Retirement

Former West Indies skipper Denesh Ramdin announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. He played his last match for West Indies in a T20I in December 2019. However, he will continue to play franchise cricket. He has played 74 Tests, 139 ODIs and 71 T20Is. He started out in Test cricket, making his debut against

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Indian Grandmaster, Aravindh Chithambaram wins tournament in Spain

Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram has won the 41st Villa De Benasque International Chess Open title, after defeating Robert Hovhannisyan (Armenia) and Raunak Sadhwani on the basis of tie-break score. Chithambaram, Hovhannisyan and Sadhwani finished on eight points from 10 rounds along with seven others. Raunak Sadhwani has finished in third place behind the Armenian. Chithambaram is also a former national champion. Chithambaram

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Mairaj Ahmad Khan becomes first Indian to win gold in men’s Skeet at ISSF

Two-time Olympian, Mairaj Ahmad Khan has created history by becoming the first Indian shooter to win the gold medal in the men’s skeet event at 2022 ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea. He has recorded 37 hits out of a possible 40 in the final to win gold. Minsu Kim from South Korea has bagged silver medal, while Ben Llewellin of Great Britain won bronze.

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