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Shashi Tharoor wins Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 for An Era Of Darkness

Indian politician, writer Shashi Tharoor won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2019. He won the prestigious award for his book An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India. He is Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram.

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Sahitya Akademi announced 2019 awards for works in 23 languages

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CPPIB to invest $225 million in Bain, Piramal-led India Resurgence Fund

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, through its wholly owned subsidiary, CPPIB Credit Investments has committed to invest $225 million in the India Resurgence Fund platform, set up by Piramal Enterprises Ltd and Bain Capital Credit.

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Earlier, IFC had also committed to invest $100 mn. in the fund.

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BMW Financial Services India appoints Kathrin Frauscher as MD & CEO

Gurgaon-headquartered BMW Financial Services India, a subsidiary of the BMW Group, has appointed Kathrin Frauscher as its new MD and CEO. She succeeds Andre Van Rheenen. Kathrin Frauscher has been associated with the BMW Group since 2007.

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BMW is the acronym for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.

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Kuldeep Yadav becomes first Indian to bag two international hat-tricks

Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav became the first India player to claim two hat-tricks in international cricket, joining an elite band that includes pace legend Pakistan’s Wasim Akram & Saqlain Mushtaq, Sri Lankan Chaminda Vaas & New Zealand's Trent Boult.

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Lasith Malinga is the only bowler to take three hat-tricks.

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Govt approves ₹436 crore for digital upskilling of IT workforce

MeitY will partner with NASSCOM to create an online platform to upskill IT professionals to increase their employability. The programme is called Future Skills PRIME (Programme for Reskilling Upskilling of IT Manpower for Employability).

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The government will release ₹436 crore for this purpose.

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GST Council fixes 28% uniform tax rate for lottery

The Goods and Services Tax or GST Council has fixed a uniform tax rate of 28 per cent on both state-run and private lottery. It also decided to rationalise the GST rate on woven and non-woven bags to 18 per cent.

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38th GST Council chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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Odisha CM launches 'Jalsathi' programme

Odisha Government has launched the 'Jalsathi' programme to ensure supply of safe drinking water to all households in the state. The inclusion of woman volunteers from Mission Shakti in it for piped water supply will boost their economic empowerment.

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

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India, US sign industrial security agreement for transfer of defence technology

India & US have agreed to deepen the bilateral cooperation and increase defence trade. They also agreed to intensify their coordination with like-minded countries like Japan for a peaceful Indo-Pacific region and put up a decisive fight against terrorism.

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Second 2+2 India US ministerial dialogue held in Washington D.C

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IndiGo becomes 1st Indian carrier to operate 1,500 daily flights

Budget carrier IndiGo has become the first domestic carrier to operate 1,500 flights per day, a feat which is in line with its expansion strategy. The 1,500th flight was operated in Dec. With this, IndiGo now operates on an average one flight per minute.

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IndiGo chief executive officer (CEO), Ronojoy Dutta.

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Apple, Google, Amazon to create common standard for smart home devices

Amazon, Apple and Google announced plans to develop a common technology standard for smart home products. The project "aims to improve the consumer experience of trying to use smart home products that aren't compatible with each other,".

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Alexa, Siri,& Google Assistant to speak same smart home language

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India Green Energy Award for BHEL Tiruchi plant

The 7.5 MWp Solar Photo Voltaic Plant functioning in BHEL Tiruchi has won the Corporation Indian Green Energy Award 2019 in the 'Outstanding Renewable Energy Generation Projects (Solar) category instituted by the Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE).

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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) CMD, Nalin Shinghal.

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Arshi Ahmad Ali appointed as CFO, HUDCO

Arshi Ahmad Ali has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO).Prior to this, she was serving as Executive Director (Finance) in the same organisation.

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M. Ravi Kanth, Chairman & Managing Director HUDCO.