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International Mother Earth Day: 22 April

April 22nd, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual celebration of the environmental movement.This Mother Earth Day, coinciding with the Super Year of Biodiversity, is focused in its role as an indicator of the Earth’s health.

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The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action.

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RBI gives nod to Kamakodi’s reappointment as MD & CEO of City Union Bank

The Reserve Bank of India has given its approval for the re-appointment of N Kamakodi as MD & CEO of City Union Bank (CUB) for three years with effect from May 1. He has been associated with the Kumbakonam (Tamil Nadu)-headquartered CUB since 2003.

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City Union Bank Founded in the year: 1904

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ICICI Bank facilitates voice banking through Alexa and Google Assistant

ICICI Bank has announced an integration of its AI powered multi-channel chatbot iPal with voice assistant apps Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Information regarding the bank's products and services can be inquired about on these applications.

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ICICI Bank CEO: Sandeep Bakhshi.

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Govt approval needed for FDI from neighboring countries

Government tweaked its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy by putting a ban on investments made from countries sharing a border with India via the automatic route.It could be assumed as being aimed at Chinese investors in particular.

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Ministry of commerce made amends to the FDI Policy.

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NPPA develops IT platform to monitor sale of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA),has developed an IT platform to monitor the availability of HCQ and azithromycin tablets at all distribution channel C&F agents or depot, distributors, wholesalers and retailers.

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NPPA chairperson :Shubhra Singh. Founded :29 August 1997.

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Infosys appoints Uri Levine as an Independent Director

Infosys a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting announced the appointment of Uri Levine as an Independent Director of the Company.The appointment is for a period of three years and is subject to the approval of shareholders.

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Uri Levine co-founded Waze (traffic and navigation app).

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RBI authorizes Transcorp to issue Co-Branded Prepaid Instruments Cards & Wallets

Transcorp International Ltd, announced the receipt of RBI's nod for entering into co-branding arrangements for Prepaid Instruments. Transcorp has launched Multi-Wallet Prepaid cards powered in association with RUPAY-India's very own switch powered by NPCI.

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National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI),Founded: 2008.

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Karnataka launches app for home delivery of essentials in Bengaluru

Karnataka CM launched ‘Homeline’, an app to home-deliver groceries and vegetables, to cover Bengaluru Urban district and help keep people indoors during the lockdown. Over 3000 delivery partners will now be available for deliveries for a fee of ₹10.

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Karnataka Governor- Vajubhai Vala.

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SAP co-CEO Jennifer Morgan steps down just after 6 months on the job

SAP SE Co-Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Morgan, appointed in October to the top executive post alongside Christian Klein, will abruptly leave the German software company at the end of April. Klein, 39, will remain in the CEO role.

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Klein has been a member of SAP’s executive board since 2018.

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Tech Mahindra, IBM tie up to set up innovation centres

Tech Mahindra has decided to set up innovation centres in collaboration with IBM. It is meant to boost digital transformation and encourage adoption of more cloud-based technologies among its global customers.

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Tech Mahindra, Headquarters: Pune.

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Dr Harsh Vardhan launches ‘COVID India Seva’, an interactive platform for citizen engagement on COVID-19

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, launched the COVID India Seva, the initiative is aimed at enabling transparent e-governance delivery in real-time & answering citizen queries swiftly, at scale, especially in crisis situations like COVID 19.

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MoHFW's @CovidIndiaSeva already has over 1,700 followers.

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BMW India CEO Rudratej Singh passes away

Rudratej Singh, the President and CEO of BMW Group India, passed away. He was 46. His demise comes at a crucial junction when BMW Group India was in midst of implementing strategic measures for strengthening the dealer network across India.

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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW).

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Govt. to conduct telephonic survey on COVID-19

Government announced that it will conduct a telephone survey to garner feedback from citizens on prevalence and distribution of coronavirus symptoms and urged people to participate in the exercise in good measure. They will be called from the number 1921.

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The survey will be conducted by the National Informatics Centre.