IDFC Bank has proposed to change its name to 'IDFC First Bank Ltd' as it is in the process of amalgamating non-banking financial company Capital First with itself. The Board seeks approval of the Reserve Bank of India to rename the bank.
IDFC Bank was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in 2015.
India and Bangladesh have signed several agreements for enhancing inland and coastal waterways connectivity for trade and cruise movements. Now India can use Chattogram and Mongla Ports in Bangladesh for movement of goods to and from India.
Shipping Secretary of India - Gopal Krishna.
India won the CAPAM Award 2018 for an initiative that envisages quality education for all. The initiative entitled ‘Unnayan Banka- Reinventing Education Using Technology of Banka District’, Bihar has been awarded under the category Innovation Incubation.
CAPAM Awards was established in 1994 by Commonwealth countries.
Indian telecom industry will roll out 1 million WiFi hotspots in the country by December 2019, which is another step towards the digital empowerment of the nation. This initiative allows consumers to access Wi-Fi Hotspots of any of the partnering operator.
Minister of Communication & Information Technology – Manoj Sinha
Ethiopia’s Parliament approved the East African country’s first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde. She is a veteran of the United Nations and the diplomatic corps. She replaced Mulatu Teshome who had served as president since 2013.
PM of Ethiopia - Abiy Ahmed; Capital - Addis Ababa.
PM inaugurated the 3-day long Krishi Kumbha 2018 in Lucknow. He emphasized on the need to evolve new technologies to help eliminate the need for farmers to burn crop stubble. Haryana & Jharkhand are partner states. Japan & Israel are partner countries.
Govt commitment to double farmer’s income by 2022.
The 35-year-old, West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo announced his retirement from international cricket. He played 40 tests, 164 ODIs & 66 T20 Internationals. He played for his country against Pakistan in Sept. 2016 which was his last one.
He made his maiden appearance for West Indies in April 2004.
NBCC (India) has bagged a project for planning, designing, & construction of AIIMS in Deoghar, Jharkhand valuing ₹ 902 Cr The Project has been awarded to NBCC by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.
Components (PMSSY) - Set up the AIIMS & upgradation of GMC.
China & Japan pledged to forge closer ties as both countries stood together at a historic turning point & signed a currency swap agreement of 3.4 trillion yen ($30.29 bn), effective until 2021. They inked a deal towards establishing a yuan clearing bank.
Prime Minister of Japan - Shinzo Abe
According to the Teen Age Girls Report by Project Nanhi Kali, Kerala tops the TAG index which compares the performance of each State based on the status of their teenage girls. It is the nation’s first report on what it means to be a teenage girl in India.
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