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World-acclaimed Kung Fu Nuns win UNESCO’s Martial Arts Education Prize 2021

The world-renowned Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa order of Buddhism have won the prestigious Martial Arts Education Prize 2021 from the UNESCO International Centre for Martial Arts for their brave acts of service. The prize recognizes the Kung Fu Nuns’ heroic acts of service and championing gender equality across the Himalayas. The Nuns empower […]

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A Balasubramanian appointed as Chairman of AMFI

A Balasubramanian, the managing director, and chief executive officer of Aditya Birla Sunlife Mutual Funds, was on October 18 elected as the chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). He replaces Nilesh Shah, the Managing Director of Kotak Mutual Fund. Balasubramanian is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management. Meanwhile, Radhika

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NABSanrakshan, govt sign trust deed for Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for FPOs

Nabard subsidiary ‘NABSanrakshan’ sets up Rs 1000 cr credit guarantee fund trust to support FPOs

NABSanrakshan Trustee Pvt Ltd (NTPL), a subsidiary of Nabard, and the Government of India signed a trust deed for the Rs 1,000 crore of the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Farmers Producer Organisations (CGFTFPO). The fund has been launched under the trusteeship of NABSanrakshan Trustee Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NABARD. For this, NABSanrakshan has signed

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NPCI launches card tokenization platform ‘NTS’

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched the NPCI Tokenization system (NTS) to further enhance the safety of customers and provide a seamless shopping experience to consumers. The NPCI Tokenization System (NTS) will support the tokenisation of RuPay cards to further enhance the safety of customers and provide a seamless shopping experience to consumers, NPCI stated in

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Ecuador declares state of emergency over a crime wave

Ecuador, the South American country, has declared a state of emergency over the crime wave. Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso announced a 60-day state of emergency amidst a rise in violent drug crimes. President Lasso has pointed to drug trafficking and consumption as the main drivers behind an increase in murders, home burglary, thefts of vehicles

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Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches improved Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi-NCR

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh has launched Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS) on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav week organized by the Ministry of Earth Sciences. The institute

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PM Modi inaugurates Kushinagar International Airport in UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 20, 2021, inaugurated the Kushinagar international airport, which is an endeavour to connect Buddhist pilgrimage sites around the world as well as facilitate the travel of pilgrims to the final resting place of Lord Buddha. The airport has been built at an estimated cost of Rs 260 crore, the

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CII organizes ‘Future Tech 2021’ conference

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has organized an International Conference and Exhibition on Digital technologies, ‘Future Tech 2021- a Journey of digital transformation to technology adoption and acceleration’ from October 19 to 27, 2021. The inaugural session was virtually attended by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Ministry of Skill Development and

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WHO releases Global TB Report 2021

World Health Organization (WHO) has released its annual Global tuberculosis (TB) report 2021 to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of TB epidemic at global, regional and country levels. The report also mentioned India as the worst-hit country in TB elimination, where the detection of new TB cases saw a huge impact in 2020. Key findings: Number of people dying from TB

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India, Israel, UAE, U.S. decide to launch a quadrilateral economic forum

The decision to launch a new quadrilateral economic forum was made by India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar joined a meeting via videoconference from Jerusalem. The EAM is on a five-day visit to Jerusalem. Quadrilateral builds on ongoing cooperation between U.S., Israel, and UAE after

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