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HDFC Bank has announced to launch the following two initiatives/applications to give a digital push to small business loans. ‘AutoFirst’ application: that will offer fully automated auto loans. SmartHub Vyapar programme– It is an app that bundles all payment platforms – cards, UPI, QR code, tap pay and SMS-based payments. The programme for merchants will be launched […]
An Indian Army contingent arrived in Seychelles on Monday for the ninth edition of the Joint Military Exercise ‘LAMITIYE-2022’ between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF). The exercise is being conducted at the Seychelles Defence Academy (SDA) from March 22 to 31. The Indian Army contingent will be represented by the 2/3 GORKHA RIFLES
9th India-Seychelles Joint Military Exercise ‘LAMITIYE-2022’ to begin from March 22 Read More »
Viktor Axelsen of Denmark won the men’s single title in All England Open Badminton World Championships 2022. In the final he defeated India’s Lakshya Sen in the final. Other winners of the event were: Women’s singles title: Yamaguchi Akane, Japan Men’s doubles title: Muhammad Shohibul Fikri & Bagas Maulana (Indonesia) Women’s doubles title: Matsuyama Nami & Shida Chiharu (Japan) Mixed doubles title: Yuta Watanabe & Arisa
Viktor Axelsen won men’s singles title at All England Open 2022 Read More »
Ashish Jha has been appointed the new White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator. Dr Jha who replaces Jeff Zeints is a physician of Indian origin who lives in the US. He is an infectious disease expert and the Dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health. He has worked on the ebola virus and served as co-chair of a panel to combat
Senior BJP leader N Biren Singh took oath as Chief Minister of Manipur for a second consecutive five-year term on March 21, 2022. The oath of office was administered by Manipur Governor La Ganesan at the Raj Bhawan in Imphal. The ruling BJP party contested all 60 seats in Manipur Assembly election in 2022 and
N Biren Singh takes oath as Chief Minister of Manipur for a second five-year term Read More »
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said in a regulatory filing on March 17 that its board has reappointed Rajesh Gopinathan as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for five years from February 21, 2022, to February 20, 2027, and Ganapathy Subramaniam as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director from February 21, 2022, to May 19,
Rajesh Gopinathan re-appointed as MD and CEO of TCS for five years Read More »
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has unanimously extended the tenure of its incumbent President Jay Shah for a period of one year. The decision was taken during the annual general meeting of ACC on March 19, 2022. Jay Shah is the Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) since 2019. Shah had
Jay Shah’s term as President of Asian Cricket Council extended by one year Read More »
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will soon launch UPI Lite in India soon. It is an on-device wallet alternative for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) customers which will be in line with the central bank’s paradigm. UPI Lite will enable small-value transactions in offline mode. In phase 1, UPI Lite will process transactions in near
NPCI launches “UPI Lite – On-Device wallet” functionality for UPI user Read More »
Every year on March 20, countries worldwide celebrates the International Day of Happiness which was first conceived by Jayme Illien of New York City in 2006. He is the Executive Director of the New World Order Project for the United Nations. Happytalism, the new economic theory, theory of happiness, and philosophy of all human beings became established.
National Mineral Development Corporation, NMDC Ltd, the country’s largest iron ore producer, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IIT Kharagpur for drone-based mineral exploration. The NMDC Limited is a government owned mineral producer, under Ministry of Steel, and the largest Iron Ore producer in India. With this MoU, NMDC becomes the first CPSE
NMDC Sign MoU with IIT Kharagpur for drone-based mineral exploration Read More »
