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Vedanta forms JV with Foxconn to manufacture semiconductors in India

Vedanta Group and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) on Monday announced the signing of an memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture company that will manufacture semiconductors in India. The Indian mining major Vedanta has inked an MoU with Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company, Hon Hai Technology Group (better known as Foxconn) to form a joint venture (JV) for […]

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Dabur becomes first Indian plastic waste neutral FMCG company in India

Indian fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company Dabur has become India’s first plastic waste-neutral company, meaning it collects, processes and recycles as much packaging as it sells. It has done this by collecting, processing and recycling around 27,000 metric tonnes of post-consumer plastic waste during FY21-22. Dabur has achieved the landmark of surpassing its plastic packaging usage with

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Israel becomes the first-ever country to allow drones in civilian airspace

Israel becomes the first-ever country to allow drones in civilian airspace. Referring to this, Israel’s Ministry of Transport and Road Safety recently announced the country’s first certification for unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) to operate in civilian airspace. This means that the drones in Israel will be allowed to fly in civilian airspace, just like any

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IAS Officer Vineet Joshi takes over Chairman of CBSE

On February 14, 2022, the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its new chairman – IAS Vineet Joshi, Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education. Joshi replaced IAS Manoj Ahuja. Mr Joshi, a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Manipur cadre, is an Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, under Ministry of Education. He replaces IAS

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Ministry of Tribal Affairs allocates Rs. 2.26 Crores for Telangana’s Medaram Jatara Festival 2022

Ministry of Tribal Affairs sanctioned Rs. 2.26 Crores for Telangana’s Medaram Jatara Festival 2022: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has allocated an amount of 2.26 Crores for various activities pertaining to Medaram Jathara 2022. The Medaram Jathara 2022 will be celebrated between 16th February and 19th February 2022. Medaram Jatara is the second-largest fair in India, after

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Paisabazaar.com launches ‘Paisa on Demand’ credit card in partnership with RBL bank

Paisabazaar.com, a digital platform for consumer credit, has partnered with RBL Bank Limited to offer ‘Paisa on Demand’ (PoD), a credit card that will be exclusively available on the Paisabazaar platform. To build products that offer integrated services for the large under-served segments across India. This is the third product under Paisabazaar’s neo-lending strategy. Along with the features of a

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Government further extends deadline for PLI Scheme for Textiles till 28.02.2022

The government has notified the extension of the due date for submission of applications under the PLI Scheme for Textiles . The Ministry of Textiles has further extended the timeline for submission of applications under the PLI Scheme for Textiles till 28.02.2022. Earlier this deadline was 31st January 2022, and was extended till 14th February

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Sandeep Bakhshi named Business Standard Banker of the Year 2020-21

The managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of ICICI Bank Mr Sandeep Bakhshi has been named as the Business Standard Banker of the Year 2020-21. For 2020-21, ICICI Bank reported a net profit of Rs 16,193 crore against Rs 7,931 crore during the previous financial year. Sandeep Bakhshi assumed the charge in October 2018 and has

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Indian Army Conducts First Hackathon Sainya Ranakshetram

Indian army has conducted a first-of-its-kind Hackathon named “Sainya Ranakshetram” from Oct 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021, to showcase the technological side of the Army and promote proficiency and expertise in the use of emerging technologies. The hackathon was conducted in the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow under the overall guidance of the Shimla-based Army Training Command (ARTRAC), one of

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Daily Current Affairs – 15 February 2022 | Gkseries

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 15 February 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all

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