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MoS Health & Family Welfare Dr. Bharti Pawar addresses 74th WHO-SEARO

The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar represented India at the World Health Organization- Southeast Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) through a video conference on 07 September 2021. This is the 74th Session of the WHO Regional Committee, for South-East Asia, organized from 06, September – September 10, 2021.

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PhonePe’s Pulse Report on Digital Payments

– PhonePe Pulse is India’s go-to destination for accurate and comprehensive data on digital payment trends – The Pulse website reveals digital transaction habits of over 300 Mn Indians at a district level – The Pulse report is a ‘state of the union’ in-depth view on the Indian digital payments industry PhonePe also launched the Pulse Report, an in-depth

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PM Modi inaugurates Shikshak Parv-2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (September 7) inaugurated the “Shikshak Parv” conclave through video conferencing and launched multiple key initiatives in the education sector. The theme of `Shikshak Parv-2021` is “Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from Schools in India”. The objective of the Shikshak Parv-2021 is to encourage innovative practices to ensure not only continuity of

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Former Union Health Secretary Keshav Desiraju Passes Away at 66

Keshav Desiraju, an IAS officer who formerly served as India’s Union health secretary, passed away on Sunday morning. He was 66. Desiraju was an IAS officer of the 1978 batch from the Uttarakhand cadre and contributed to mental health and community healthcare. He is also known as the architect of India’s mental healthcare act of

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“Bullets Over Bombay: Satya and the Hindi Film Gangster” book by Uday Bhatia

Uday Bhatia has authored a new book titled “Bullets Over Bombay: Satya and the Hindi Film Gangster”, which has been released. The book was published by HarperCollins Publishers. The book highlights the iconic Indian film “Satya” and its legacy. About the book In 1998, Satya opened to widespread critical acclaim. At a time when Bollywood

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Harsha Bhupendra Bangari appointed as MD of EXIM Bank

The government has appointed Harsha Bhupendra Bangari as the managing director (MD) of the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank). She will serve as MD of Exim bank for a period of three years or until further orders of the government. Bangari will take place of MD David Rasquinha, who was appointed for five years

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Govt appoints Arun Kumar Singh as CMD of BPCL

Arun Kumar Singh is the new Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) as the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) on Monday. According to an order from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), he has been

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Google Pay launches digital FD in tie-up with Equitas Small Finance Bank

Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB) has launched an initiative enabling customers to book fixed deposits (FDs) on Google Pay in under two minutes without having to open a bank account. The offering was made possible by connecting application programming interfaces (APIs) built by fintech infrastructure provider Setup. To start with, this functionality will be available for Google

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Manipur launches COVID-19 Affected Livelihood Support Scheme

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday launched Covid-19 Affected Livelihood Support Scheme to provide assistance to those who had been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the State. Under the scheme, Govt has received a total of 22,336 applications so far. 7,943 applications have been verified and beneficiaries will be given the assistance

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Gujarat announces 11 pct hike in DA for employees, pensioners with effect from Jul 1

The Govt of Gujarat has announced an 11% hike in dearness allowance for its employees and pensioners with effect from July 1st, 2021. Now, the New DA rate will be 28%. prior to this, Central Govt raised DA for its employees from 17 percent to 28 percent in July. He said that this decision has been taken in line with the DA

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