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Ravinder Singh Dhillon appointed CMD of REC Ltd 

Ravinder Singh Dhillon appointed CMD of REC Ltd 

REC Limited, (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited) a Navratna company under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power, announced it has named Ravinder Singh Dhillon as Chairman and Managing Director of the company, with effect from May 10, 2022. He is serving as the CMD of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC). With over 36 years of varied experience spread across the entire […]

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Morgan Stanley cuts India’s FY23 growth forecast to 7.6%

Morgan Stanley cuts India’s FY23 growth forecast to 7.6%

Morgan Stanley downgraded India’s growth forecast to 7.6% from 7.9% for FY2023 amid a slowdown in global growth, higher commodity prices and risk aversion in global capital markets. This 7.6% forecast is a baseline forecast for India while its bearish and bullish growth projections are 6.7% and 8%, respectively. For FY24, it lowered its growth forecast to 6.7% from

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Former Australia Cricketer Andrew Symonds Dies In Car Accident

Former Australia Cricketer Andrew Symonds Dies In Car Accident

Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds died on Saturday night in a car accident outside Townsville in Queensland state. He was 46 years old. The incident reportedly took place at around 11 pm local time at Hervey Range Road, near Alice River Bridge around 50 kilometres from Townsville. The 46-year-old, who played 26 Tests and 198 one-day internationals for

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India won its maiden Thomas Cup title, beating 14-time champion Indonesia 3-0

India won its maiden Thomas Cup title, beating 14-time champion Indonesia 3-0

India won its maiden Thomas Cup title on 15th May 2022 and defeated 14-time champion Indonesia 3-0 in the final in Bangkok. India got the win with World Championships medallist Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the world number 8 doubles duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy producing memorable performances. Indonesia are in fact the

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PM Modi launches Madhya Pradesh Startup Policy

PM Modi launches Madhya Pradesh Startup Policy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Madhya Pradesh “Startup Policy and Implementation Plan – 2022” via video conferencing and also address the startup community during the Madhya Pradesh Startup Conclave held in Indore. Aim: To promote startups and encourage budding entrepreneurs in Madhya Pradesh. PM Modi will also launch the Madhya Pradesh Startup portal to promote the startup ecosystem.

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Sanjiv Bajaj elected as CII President

Sanjiv Bajaj elected as CII President

Chairman of Bajaj Finserv Limited, Sanjiv Bajaj has assumed the office of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President for the year 2022-23 after replacing TV Narendran (CEO of Tata Steel). The Chairman and CEO of Hero MotoCorp Limited, Pawan Munjal has taken over as CII President-Designate for 2022-23. Executive Vice Chairman of TVS Supply Chain Solutions, R Dinesh has been appointed as a Vice President

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PM participated in the Second Global COVID Virtual Summit

PM participated in the Second Global COVID Virtual Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has participated in the Second Global COVID Virtual Summit on the invitation of the President of the USA, Joseph R. Biden. The theme of the summit: Preventing Pandemic Fatigue and Prioritizing Preparedness. Highlights: India adopted a people-centric strategy to combat the pandemic; India plays an active role by sharing its low cost indigenous COVID mitigation technologies. PM

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CBSE supports the Ministry of Tourism initiative ‘YUVA Tourism Clubs’

CBSE supports the Ministry of Tourism initiative ‘YUVA Tourism Clubs’

The Ministry of Tourism has initiated the establishment of ‘YUVA Tourism Clubs’ as a part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations. Aims: To nurture and develop young ambassadors of Indian tourism. To support this initiative, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come forward and issued directions to all CBSE affiliated schools regarding the formation of Yuva Tourism Clubs. Union Tourism

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