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Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Facebook host webinar for sensitization of MPs on GOAL project

Ministry of Tribal Affairs hosted a webinar along with Facebook India in New Delhi for sensitization of Members of Parliament from Scheduled Tribe Constituencies on Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) Project. Union Minister for Tribal Affairs - Arjun Munda.

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Minister of State for Tribal Affairs: Renuka Singh Saruta.

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T-Hub partners with MeitY, Digital India for hardware start-ups

T-Hub has announced its partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Digital India to provide scale-up opportunities to the start-ups and make them ready in terms of product, investment and new market access.

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T-Hub to lead India’s ScaleUp program for hardware &IoT startups

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NITI Aayog organizes a virtual workshop to monitor performance of 29 select Global Indices

NITI Aayog organized a virtual workshop with 47 Central Ministries/Departments, chaired by Rajiv Gauba in furtherance of the Government’s decision to monitor the performance of 29 select Global Indices to drive reforms and growth in the country.

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NITI Aayog CEO – Amitabh Kant.

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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launches AI-based ASEEM digital platform

To improve the information flow and bridge the demand-supply gap in the skilled workforce market, the MSDE launched ‘Atma-Nirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping (ASEEM)’ portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities.

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Union Minister for Skill Development : Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey.

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WHO sets up panel to review handling of COVID-19 pandemic

The World Health Organisation has set up an independent panel to review its handling of COVID-19 and the response by various governments. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to head the panel.

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WHO Director-General: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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Mastercard to invest Rs 250 crore to help Indian SMEs amid COVID-19 crisis

Global leader in payment technology Mastercard announced an additional Rs 250-crore investment to help small businesses in the country, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It is focussed on helping the small businesses go digital and support women entrepreneurs.

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Mastercard CEO: Ajay Singh Banga.

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India's foreign exchange reserves touches all time high of 513.25 billion dollars

India's foreign exchange reserves have surged by a massive 6.47 bn $ to reach a fresh all-time high of 513.25 billion $ in the week ended 3rd July 2020. Foreign currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves, rose by 5.66 billion $ to 473.26 bn $.

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Reserves crossed half a trillion mark first time in June.

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UP start-up policy aims 100 incubators and 10,000 start-ups in state

The Yogi Adityanath cabinet gave its nod to the Uttar Pradesh Start-up Policy 2020. The start-up policy aims at setting up 100 incubators in Uttar Pradesh and at least one in every district and developing an ecosystem to set up at least 10,000 start-ups.

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It plans to set up India’s biggest start-up incubator in Lucknow

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World Population Day: July 11

The United Nations Development Programme recommended the introduction of World Population Day in 1989, inspired by the public interest and awareness that was created by "Five Billion Day" on July 11, 1987, when the world's population reached 5 billion.

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Theme- How to safeguard the health & rights of women & girls now

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ADB, IEA Renew Collaborative Agreement on Energy Sector Sustainability

The Asian Development Bank announced that it has renewed an MOU with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to scale up collaboration and advance progress on sustainability with an increased focus on energy sector resilience in Asia and the Pacific.

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ADB President - Masatsugu Asakawa.

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Avg global temperature can rise by 1.5°C in next 5 years: WMO report

Global average temperatures may rise 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the next five years, according to a recent World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report named ‘The Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update’.

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There is a 20 per cent possibility of the event.

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IRDAI gives its nod to Insurance companies to launch corona Kavach Health Insurance Policies

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has allowed 29 general and health insurers to launch short-term ‘Corona Kavach' health insurance policies. The policy will cover medical expenses occurred due to coronavirus disease.

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IRDAI Chairperson: Subash Chandra Khuntia.
HQ: Hyderabad.

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Irdai removes ₹5 lakh cap on sum insured for Arogya Sanjeevani policies

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has allowed all general and health insurance companies to increase the sum insured on the standard health insurance product called Arogya Sanjeevani beyond ₹5 lakh.

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IRDAI Chairman: Subhash Chandra Khuntia.