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DBS named ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by Euromoney for second time

DBS has been honoured with the 2022 global best SME bank by the leading UK-based financial publication Euromoney, for the second time since 2018. The DBS bank also won three first-time awards at Euromoney’s Awards for (1) World’s Best ‘Financial Innovation of the year’ 2022, (2) ‘Asia’s Best Bank for Wealth Management 2022’, (3) ‘Asia’s Best Bank for SME award 2022’. […]

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NAARM received Sardar Patel Award of ICAR

The National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) has bagged the Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institute Award 2021 (in the Large Institute Category) for its overall performance. Ch Srinivasa Rao (Director of NAARM) has received the award from the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar. NAARM: Set up: 1976 HQ: Hyderabad NAARM was established by the Indian

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Maharashtra Gov presents Mother Teresa Memorial Award to Dia Mirza & Afroz Shah

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari presented the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for 2021 to actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador for Environment Dia Mirza and ‘UN Champion of the Earth’ awardee Afroz Shah at Raj Bhavan Mumbai on Tuesday. The award is given by the Governor of Maharashtra Hon. Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. Both were

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Shinzo Abe awarded posthumously highest order of Japan

The Japanese government has decided to award former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the highest order of Japan, the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum posthumously. Shinzo Abe was the longest-serving PM of Japan and he will be the fourth former prime minister to receive the decoration under the postwar Constitution. He was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan (2021) for “exceptional and distinguished service”

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Vice Chairman of Sanmar Group received ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ award

The government of Japan has conferred the ‘Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’ award to Narayanan Kumar, Sanmar Group Vice Chairman. He received this honour for his contribution towards strengthening economic relations between Japan and India. He was honoured by Taga Masayuki (Consul General of Japan) in Chennai. He also heads Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and

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India’s GM Gukesh wins Gijon Chess Masters

D. Gukesh from India has won the Gijon Chess Masters with eight points out nine rounds. GM Alexandr Fier of Brazil has finished second with 6.5 points while International Master, Pedro Antonio Gines of Spain has finished third scoring six points. Gukesh took his FIDE rating to 2693. If he crosses the Elo rating of 2700, Gukesh could well become the

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Gita Gopinath becomes 1st woman to feature on IMF’s ‘wall of former chief economists’

India-born Gita Gopinath became the second Indian and the first woman to feature on the IMF’s ‘wall of former chief economists’ (International Monetary Fund). Raghuram Rajan served as the IMF’s Chief Economist and Director of Research from 2003 to 2006 and was the first Indian to earn the honor. Gopinath was appointed as IMF Chief Economist in

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Maryna Viazovska becomes second woman to win Fields Medal for Mathematics

Ukrainian mathematician, Maryna Viazovska has been named as one of four recipients of the 2022 Fields Medal for mathematics. She is the second woman to win the Fields Medal after Maryam Mirzakhani (Iranian), who received the prize in 2014. Other winners: Frenchman Hugo Duminil-Copin, Korean-American June Huh, Britisher James Maynard The Fields Medal is awarded by the International Mathematical Union (IMU). Award:

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Michelle Poonawalla received the coveted Shiromani Award

Michelle Poonawalla has received the Shiromani Award at NRI World Summit 2022 in the United Kingdom for her contribution to the field of art. In addition to Poonawalla, the Shiromani Award was also awarded to Shri Sadhu Bhramvihari, Lord Rami Ranger, Rita Hinduja Chhabria. The Shiromani Award was instituted in 1977 and has been bestowed on Mother Teresa, Chief

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Karnataka’s Sini Shetty crowned Femina Miss India 2022

Sini Shetty has won the title of Femina Miss India 2022. She will now represent India at the 71st Miss World pageant. Shetty was crowned Femina Miss India World 2022 by her predecessor Miss India 2020, Manasa Varanasi at JIO World Convention Center in Mumbai. Femina Miss India 2022’s first runner-up is Rubal Shekhawat from Rajasthan, while the second runner-up is Shinata Chauhan, who

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