As part of the ongoing Indo-US defence cooperation, 15th edition of the joint military training, Exercise Yudh Abhyas - 2019 is being conducted at Joint Base Lewis Mc Chord, Washington, USA
Exercise Sampriti is held b/w Indo-Bangladesh military
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora assumed Chairmanship of Association of World Election Bodies for the term 2019-21 as India takes over the Chair from Romania. India was nominated to be Vice-Chair, AWEB at the General Assembly held in 2017
AWEB Secretariat: Incheon, Republic of South Korea
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation signed MoU with SBI to provide e-payment services directly to the bank accounts of all ESIC beneficiaries and payees without any manual intervention as an integrated and automated process
Chairman, ESI Corporation: Santosh Kumar Gangwar
Task force headed by Canara Bank chairman T.N. Manoharan recommended setting up of a self-regulatory body (SRB), to oversee the proposed secondary market. SRB’s role will be to standardize loan process, ensure standardization of practices & promote growth
It suggests setting up of SRBs within 3 months of acceptance
ODI captain Mithali Raj announced her retirement from T20 Internationals intending to focus on her ODI career, keeping in mind the 2021 World Cup. Her T20 career has 2,364 runs from 89 matches at an avg of 37.5, highest score of 97 not out
2021 Women’s ODI World Cup venue: New Zealand
Indian Air Force added 8 Apache helicopters at the Pathankot Air Force Station in Punjab. 125 Helicopter Squadron, known as the ‘Gladiators’, will have 22 Boeing-built Apaches, which will be stationed at Pathankot & in Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam
India signed a $1.1-billion deal for the Apaches with Boeing
Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CST) has been adjudged as the best 'Swachh Iconic Place' under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Award will be received by the Ministry of Railways jointly along with BMC and CSR partner
Swachh Bharat Mission launched: 2nd Oct 2014
Paytm Money, the wholly-owned subsidiary of One97 Communications that owns and operates Paytm has elevated Pravin Jadhav as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, and also plans to invest Rs 250 crore over the next 18-24 months
Founder and CEO of Paytm: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Qatar unveiled the logo for the 2022 World Cup which will be hosted by the Gulf emirate, displaying it in public spaces in Doha and cities around the world. It was inspired by traditional woollen shawls worn during the winter months in Qatar
2026 FIFA World Cup host: Canada, Mexico, USA
Reliance Power signed a deal with JERA for jointly setting up 750 Mw gas-based combined cycle power project (Phase-1) in Meghnaghat, Bangladesh. RPower will hold 51% stake while JERA will have 49% in the joint venture company
India’s Tripura supplies around 190 MW power to Bangladesh