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SBI to acquire 9.95% stake in GIFT-IFSC-based Clearing Corp

SBI to acquire 9.95% stake in GIFT-IFSC-based Clearing Corp

State Bank of India will acquire up to 9.95% stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IFSC) Ltd subject to maximum investment of 34.03cr. The Clearing Corporation acts as a central counterparty providing clearing & settlement and risk management services to India International Exchange (IFSC) Ltd. The Clearing Corporation is a GIFT City (Gandhinagar, Gujarat) based […]

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Anupam Ray to become India’s new ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament

Anupam Ray to become India’s new ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament

Senior diplomat Anupam Ray has been appointed as India’s next permanent representative to the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. Ray, a 1994-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently serving as a joint secretary in the MEA’s headquarters in Delhi. Ray will succeed Pankaj Sharma. Sharma, a 1991-batch

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PM Modi inaugurated Bina (MP)-Panki (UP) Multiproduct pipeline project

PM Modi inaugurated Bina (MP)-Panki (UP) Multiproduct pipeline project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi 356 km long has been inaugurated Bina Refinery (Madhya Pradesh) – POL Terminal Multiproduct Pipeline Project at Panki (Kanpur, UP) (capacity of 45 million metric tonnes per annum) with an outlay of Rs 1524 crore (Rs 1227 crore in UP and Rs 297 crore in MP). The project has been completed and commissioned one month

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Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 Announced

Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 Announced

On December 30, 2021, the Sahitya Akademi announced its prestigious “Sahitya Akademi Awards, Yuva Puraskar as well as Bal Sahitya Puraskar” for 2021 in various languages. According to the board, an engraved copper plate, shawl and an amount of Rs 1 lakh will be given to the main Sahitya Akademi prize winner and an engraved copper plate and an

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National Dope Testing Laboratory regained WADA accreditation

National Dope Testing Laboratory regained WADA accreditation

The National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) has regained the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accreditation. NDTL has been informed by WADA that its accreditation has been restored. With this, NDTL’s Anti-Doping testing and activities will be resumed with immediate effect. NDTL has also been collaborating with other WADA accredited laboratories for strengthening its research activities and

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DRDO named Paras Defence for handing over border surveillance systems tech

DRDO named Paras Defence for handing over border surveillance systems tech

Paras Defence has been selected by Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) as one of the companies for handing over technology of border surveillance systems as developed by instruments research and development establishment (IRDE) and DRDO. This technology has been transferred by a licensing agreement for transfer of technology for border surveillance Systems entered between the

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