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World Leprosy Day 2022: 30 January

World Leprosy Day 2022: 30 January

World Leprosy Day is celebrated globally on the last Sunday of January every year. In 2022, the World Leprosy Day falls on January 30, 2022. The day is celebrated to raise global awareness of this deadly ancient disease and call attention to the fact that it can be prevented, treated and cured. In India, World Leprosy Day is

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SPMCIL sets up new bank note printing lines at Nashik and Dewas

SPMCIL sets up new bank note printing lines at Nashik and Dewas

Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) under its modernization initiatives has set up New Bank Note Printing Lines each at Currency Note Press, Nashik and Bank Note Press, Dewas. SPMCIL is a Government of India-owned Miniratna company and is engaged in the manufacture/production of Currency and Bank Notes, Security Paper. Dewas inauguration

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Meta partners with FICCI to support 5 lakh women-owned SMBs across India

Meta partners with FICCI to support 5 lakh women-owned SMBs across India

Meta said on Friday that it has partnered with FICCI to enable and support 5 lakh women-led small businesses across India Meta will undertake this initiative under its #SheMeansBusiness programme, in partnership with FICCI’s  ‘Empowering the Greater 50%’ initiative. The announcement was made during Meta’s inaugural National Women Entrepreneurship Summit to encourage industry dialogue around supporting the MSMEs across sectors. Meta will be extending support

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Assets under management for ESG funds rose 2.5 times to USD 650 mn in FY21: Nasscom

Assets under management for ESG funds rose 2.5 times to USD 650 mn in FY21: Nasscom

Assets under management for environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds increased 2.5 times to USD 650 million in India in financial year 2021 on an annual basis, a top official of IT industry body Nasscom said on Friday. The assets under management for ESG funds in 2020 was USD 275 million. ESG funds: Funds whose asset allocation

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Unnati Hooda and Kiran George wins 2022 Odisha Open (Badminton)

Unnati Hooda and Kiran George wins 2022 Odisha Open (Badminton)

Teenager Unnati Hooda became the youngest Indian to win a Super 100 tournament as she beat compatriot Smit Toshniwal in straight games to claim the women’s singles title while unseeded Kiran George emerged triumphant in men’s singles final of Odisha Open badminton tournament. Producing an excellent performance to emerge triumphant in her event, the 14-year-old

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