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AAP leader Bhagwant Mann takes oath as 18th Chief Minister of Punjab

AAP leader Bhagwant Mann takes oath as 18th Chief Minister of Punjab

Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16, 2022.Mann was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit. The swearing-in ceremony took place at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. AAP was declared winners, after the party managed to win […]

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Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in Odisha becomes largest coal producing company in India

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in Odisha becomes largest coal producing company in India

Coal India unit, the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) said it has become the largest coal-producing company in the country. The company said it has crossed 157 million tonnes in coal production in the financial year 2021-22. And, on March 12, the company produced 7.62 lakh tonne of dry fuel. The company claimed that it is the highest

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Gen Bipin Rawat Memorial Chair of Excellence instituted at the United Service Institution of India (USI)

Gen Bipin Rawat Memorial Chair of Excellence instituted at the United Service Institution of India (USI)

On the eve of the 65th birthday of late Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, the Indian Army has dedicated a Chair of Excellence in his memory at the United Service Institution of India (USI). The purpose of Gen Bipin Rawat Memorial Chair of Excellence at USI will be to conduct research on strategic issues related

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India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio improved to 103 in 2017-19

India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio improved to 103 in 2017-19

The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in India showed significant improvement at 103 for the period 2017-19, according to the official data released by the Registrar General of India on March 14, 2022. India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has dropped by 10 points, which is a notable achievement. From 113 in 2016-18 to 103 in 2017-19, this ratio has decreased,

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RBI lifts interest cap on microfinance institutions

RBI lifts interest cap on microfinance institutions

The RBI has released its final guidelines for microfinance loans, lifting an interest cap and allowing companies to have a board-approved policy to price for such lending. The RBI will continue checking that microfinance institutions do not charge usurious rates. Each entity has to disclose pricing-related information to borrowers in a standardized simplified factsheet. A borrower cannot be charged any amount that

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India’s first Digital Water Bank ‘AQVERIUM’ launched

India’s first Digital Water Bank ‘AQVERIUM’ launched

First Digital Water Bank of India ‘AQVERIUM’ has been launched in Bengaluru, which is an innovative initiative aimed at better water management It is formed by AquaKraft Group Ventures. It is a very unique innovation combining sustainable & green technologies along with information technology, skill development & entrepreneurship. It is a curated list of water data from all institutions

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Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt (CGSSD) extended up to 2022

Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt (CGSSD) extended up to 2022

Centre has approved the extension of ‘Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt’ (CGSSD) up to 31st March 2022. CGSSD was launched on 24th June 2020 under Distressed Assets Fund – Subordinate Debt for Stressed MSMEs component of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Package. Aim: Provide credit facility through lending institutions to promoters of stressed MSMEs like SMA-2 and NPA accounts who are eligible

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Pradeep Rawat assumes charge as India's new ambassador to China

Pradeep Rawat assumes charge as India’s new ambassador to China

Pradeep Kumar Rawat (1990 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer) has assumed charge as India’s new ambassador to China. He succeeded previous Ambassador Vikram Misri, who has been appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor. Prior to this, he was India’s ambassador to the Netherlands. His appointment as India’s Ambassador to China comes at a time when both the

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Bangladesh tops the list in terms of women on board of listed companies

Bangladesh tops the list in terms of women on board of listed companies

Bangladesh tops the list in terms of women on board of listed companies in South Asia, as per the study conducted by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). According to data, there was an increase in the percentage of women who are independent directors on listed companies from 5% in 2020 to 6%, despite COVID-19 2020

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