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Luxembourg to be first nation outside Asia to host annual meeting of AIIB

Luxembourg, will host AIIB’s annual meeting next month, the first time the gathering has taken place outside of Asia.Luxembourg will also host the second annual Asian Infrastructure Forum, a networking event run by the bank.

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AIIB: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
President :Jin Liqun

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Centre sets target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024

In states like UP,Bihar,WB,Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand & Odisha, the clean drinking water is less than 5%. Hence, Centre has set target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024. Emphasis will also be laid on water conservation.

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Jal Shakti Minister: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

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Laxman Narasimhan chosen as Reckitt CEO

British consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser, named PepsiCo executive Laxman Narasimhan to succeed Rakesh Kapoor as CEO.Narasimhan, PepsiCo’s global chief commercial officer, will join Reckitt as CEO-designate and be appointed to the board shortly.

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Pepsico CEO: Ramon Laguarta

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TCS to implement RBI's information and management system for 310 crore

IT major TCS will implement RBI's centralised information and management system (CIMS) for seamless data collection and validations at a cost of ₹310.52 crore. The project has to be completed within a year of the commencement of the contract with the RBI.

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Governor of RBI:Shaktikanta Das

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Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh conferred Jnanpith award

Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh was conferred the 54th Jnanpith award for 2018. It was given for his outstanding contribution in English. Mr Ghosh is the first English writer to get this award. The works of Amitav Ghosh cover a vast range of subjects.

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He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988 for,The Shadow Lines.

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Bancha becomes the first solar kitchen only village in India

Bancha in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh is the first village in India to have zero wooden stoves and almost no use for LPG cylinders with all its 75 houses relying on solar-powered stoves to meet their cooking needs.

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Union Minister for Petrol and Energy is Dharmendra Pradhan.

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Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is Kazakhstan’s new President

Kazakhstan has elected interim leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev - the hand-picked successor of long-term former longtime president Nursultan Nazarbayev - as the country's new president. Many people were arrested in rare protests in the country.

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Capital of Kazakhastan:Nur-Sultan

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Edelweiss ties up with Bank of Baroda for MSME loans

Acc. to Edelweiss Financial Services, its unit ECL Finance has signed an agreement with BOB to explore co-lending or co-origination of loans to small businesses.The two will offer loans to MSME, self-employed persons as well as priority sector groups.

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MD of Bank of Baroda: Shri P Jayakumar

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IAAF To be Renamed As “World Athletics”

The 107 year-old IAAF will soon be renamed as “World Athletics”. The decision to change the global governing body in athletics and to unveil a new logo arrived during the 217th executive council meeting of the organisation held in its hqs in Monaco.

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IAAF: International Association of Athletics Federations

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India successfully launched indigenously developed HSTDV in Odisha

India conducted a successful first test flight of the indigenously developed HSTDV from a base off the Odisha coast. It’s uses include missiles of the future, and energy-efficient, low cost and reusable satellite-launch vehicle.

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HSTDV:Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle