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First All-Women IAF Crew Fly Mi-17 Helicopter In Battle Training Mission

3 women IAF officers were part of the country's 1st all-women crew to fly a medium lift helicopter Mi-17 V5.Flight.Lt. Parul Bhardwaj (Capt.), Flying Officer Aman Nidhi and Flight Lt. Hina Jaiswal flew the chopper, which took off from SW air command.

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Hina Jaiswal is the first woman flight engineer of the IAF.

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Nigerian President Buhari sworn in for second term.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari took the reins of leadership for another term against a tense backdrop of insecurity and economic uncertainty.Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country.

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Nigeria’s Capital: Abuja

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RBI forms committee to review existing state of mortgage securitisation

To develop the housing finance securitisation market in India, the RBI formed a committee to review the existing state of mortgage securitisation & suggest ways to develop the market under the chairmanship of Harsh Vardhan, senior advisor, Bain & Co.

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Reserve Bank of India Act, was enacted in 1934.

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Flipkart’s new brand ‘Adrenex’ to target sports and fitness enthusiasts

Flipkart announced the launch of Adrenex, its in-house sports and fitness private label brand aimed at sports and fitness aspirants.Adrenex will be designed to cater to lifestyle of fitness enthusiasts in India.

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Flipkart CEO:Kalyan Krishnamurthy

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PNB to raise up to ₹10,000 crore from non-core asset sale, rights issue

PNB is looking to raise ₹10,000 crore in 2019-20 from sale of non-core assets, rights issue & expected write-backs . The lender is expecting a write-back of ₹4,000 crore from Essar Steel & Bhushan Power & Steel which are undergoing resolution under the IBC

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IBC: Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code

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Horticulture award conferred on Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Vice-Chancellor:

N Kumar, VC of TNAU, has been conferred the lifetime recognition award by the Confederation of Horticulture Association of India,for his outstanding contribution in the field of horticulture & academic leadership focussed on HRD in agriculture.

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TNAU- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

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Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia’s Prime Minister

Mr. Morrison became Australia’s 30th Prime Minister. Along with Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, Mr. Morrison was sworn in by Queen Elizabeth’s official representative in Australia, Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove.

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Capital of Australia: Canberra

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RBI updates KYC requirements, permits Aadhaar only for DBT accounts

Banks can now accept the Aadhaar no. as part of a customer’s original document for completing KYC guidelines.In an amendment to the KYC norms,the RBI said banks can carry out Aadhaar authentication, or offline verification, for individuals who opt for it.

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DBT stands for Direct Benefit Transfer.

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Singapore Dethrones U.S. as World's Most Competitive Economy

Acc. to IMD World Competitiveness Rankings,Singapore has ranked as the world’s most competitive economy for the first time since 2010, as the United States slipped from the top spot. India has improved its rank to one place to rank 43rd.

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Saudi Arabia advanced 13 places to No. 26.

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Assam: Noted artist Benu Mishra passes away aged 80 years

Assam’s noted artist & former senior art adviser & deputy director of state Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Benu Mishra passed away in Guwahati. Mishra was the founder president of Guwahati Artists’ Guild .

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Capital of Assam:Dispur