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Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY wins national ‘Gold’ award for sustainable e-Governance initiative

AB-PMJAY has been awarded gold under Category-1 for "Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation" for e-governance 2019-20 at 23rd National Conference on e-Governance. Indu Bhushan, CEO, AB-PMJAY & National Health Authority.

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Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).

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Religare Group to sell Equity In Health Insurance Arm to Kedaara Group for Rs 400 Crore

Religare Enterprises Ltd. is set to sell part of stake in its health insurance subsidiary Religare Health Insurance Company Ltd. to the Kedaara group for Rs 400 crore. The transaction is expected to be completed within the financial year 2020-21.

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Rashmi Saluja, Non-Executive Independent Chairperson ,Religare.

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Army Major Anoop Mishra develops bulletproof helmet that can stop AK-47 bullets

Indian Army Major Anoop Mishra has developed first of its kind bulletproof helmet that can stop AK-47 bullets round from a distance of 10 meters. He had earlier developed a bulletproof jacket that could give protection from sniper bullets.

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The "ballistic helmet" has been developed under project Abhedya.

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LIC’s investments in equities down 21% to ₹46,850 crore in April-January

LIC invested ₹46,850.33 crore in equities in the first 10 months of FY20, down 20.75% from the amount invested in the same period last fiscal year. It registered 29.42% year-on-year increase in the number of policies sold to 19,585,635.

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Life Insurance Corporation of India(LIC), Chairman MR Kumar.

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BEL signs tripartite MoU with Elbit & GRSE for Unmanned Surface Vessels

BEL has signed a tripartite MoU with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) & Elbit Systems,Israel at DefExpo 2020. It is meant for the development & customisation of Elbit’s Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) for the requirements of the Indian Navy.

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M V Gowtama, Chairman and MD, Bharat Electronics Limited.

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Singareni CMD N Sridhar receives Bharatiya Mahantam Award at Bangkok

Singareni Chairman and Managing Director N. Sridhar received the prestigious Bharatiya Mahantam Puraskar 2019-20, at the 13th Asian Business and Social Forum conference held on at Bangkok, Thailand under the auspices of the AsiaOne magazine.

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Singareni Collieries Company Limited or SCCL HQs- Kothagudem.

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IMF's First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton to step down

International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton would be leaving the multilateral lender Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced. Lipton, a U.S. national, began his career as a young economist at the IMF in 1981.

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IMF, Headquarters‎ : Washington, D.C. U.S.

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India, Sri Lanka Discuss Ways to Fight Terrorism, Boost Trade

India and Sri Lanka agreed to strengthen cooperation to combat terrorism and boost trade and investment. PM Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in New Delhi on a five-day visit to India. PM Modi expressed hope Sri Lanka will fulfil expectations of Tamil people.

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka.

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BBIN nations deliberate on MoU for implementation of motor vehicle agreement

BBIN nations -- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal are deliberate on a proposed MoU for implementation of the motor vehicle agreement for regulation of passenger, personal and cargo vehicular traffic among the countries.

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First meeting of the group held at Bengaluru in January 2018.

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Maharashtra ranks first among 18 states in justice delivery system capacity

As per the India Justice Report-2019 prepared by Tata Trusts, Among 18 large and mid-level states surveyed, Maharashtra topped the list, followed by Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Among states with a population of less than 1 Cr., Goa ranked first followed by Sikkim.

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Jamsetji Tata, the pioneer, visionary & founder of Tata Group.

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PFRDA doubles minimum net worth for pension fund managers to ₹50 cr

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the regulator of the National Pension System (NPS), has doubled the minimum net worth criterion for pension fund managers to ₹50 crore from the ₹25 crore stipulated earlier.

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PFRDA Chairman- Yogesh Agarwal , Founded- 2003.

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Desperate Housewives star Orson Bean ‘dies aged 91

American actor and comedian Orson Bean has died. He was 91. He appeared notably, Anatomy Of A Murder and Being John Malkovich and starred in several top Broadway productions, receiving a Tony nod for the 1962 Comden-Green musical Subways Are for Sleeping.

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He was Born in Burlington, Vermont, in 1928.

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Padma Bhushan awardee Manoj Das receives Mystic Kalinga Literary Award 2020

In the fourth edition of the two-day long Mystic Kalinga Festival (MKF), Padma Bhushan Manoj Das, received Mystic Kalinga Literary Awards-Indian and Global Languages.Mystic Kalinga Literary Award carries a cash prize of Rs one lakh.

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Kalinga, ancient territorial subdivision of east-central India.