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In a first, Hydrogen fuel bus service to start on Delhi-Jaipur route

In a first, India's largest energy conglomerate, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC Ltd) is planning to start a premium hydrogen fuel bus service on Delhi to Jaipur route. This will be the first FCEV bus service used for intercity commute.

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NTPC HQ: New Delhi
Chairman & MD: Gurdeep Singh

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PM Modi inaugurates Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical Sciences & Research at IIT Kharagpur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at IIT Kharagpur. The super speciality hospital was set up by the Ministry of Education. He also addressed the 66th Convocation of IIT Kharagpur.

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MBBS programme is expected to start from academic year ‘21-22.

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Rajnath Singh inaugurates 26th edition of ‘Hunar Haat’

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 26th edition of ‘Hunar Haat’ in New Delhi. The government’s craft fair Hunar Haat focuses on enabling micro-businesses involving artisans and craftsmen to sell and promote their products.

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Hunar Haat gives emphasis on Vocal for Local.

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Kerala Hosts Annual Folk Art Fest 'Utsavam 2021'

Utsavam 2021, a 7-day annual cultural festival brings Kerala's rich and diverse folk and ritualistic art traditions in 30 venues. It. is organised by Kerala Tourism together with Kerala Folklore Academy, Bharat Bhavan, & District Tourism Promotion Councils

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Utsavam 2021 is the 13th edition of the event.

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Hoshangabad in MP to be renamed as Narmadapuram

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that Hoshangabad city in the state would be renamed as Narmadapuram & a proposal to that effect would be sent to the Centre. He made the announcement during the Narmada Jayanti programme held in Hoshangabad

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Hoshangabad is located on the south bank of the Narmada river.

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Jal Hai Taan Kal Hai" weekly program to now be aired on every Sunday

Punjab govt is running Jal Jeevan Mission to provide potable drinking water to rural households. A weekly TV program Jal Hai Taan Kal Hai is aired to educate participants about objectives of the Jal Jeevan Mission under Har Ghar Nal, Har Ghar Jal campaign.

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It will be aired on DD Punjabi, AIR & DD Jalandhar.

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Kerala Governor Inaugurates India’s First Digital University

A Digital University is set up in Kerala’s Technocity, Mangalapuram. The Governor of Kerala inaugurated India’s first Digital University named Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology. It is developed on a 10-acre campus.

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The Governor of Kerala: Arif Mohammed Khan.

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WE HUB inks MoU with J & K Entrepreneurship Development Institute

WE HUB, a state-run startup incubator of Telangana govt to foster and promote women entrepreneurship, signed an MoU with the J&K Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI). This effort will help create a start-up exchange module between JKEDI & WE HUB.

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WE- Hub: Women Entrepreneurship Hub.

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IKEA to invest Rs 5,500 crore in Noida, signs MoU with UP govt

Uttar Pradesh government signed an MoU with Swedish furniture giant IKEA, sealing an investment deal of Rs 5500 crore in the coming 7 years to generate employment for thousands of people in the state. IKEA will shell out Rs 850 crores for the land purchase

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Ikea aims to reach 100 million people in India by 2022.

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Punjab Cabinet approves mission ‘Lal Lakir’ in all villages

The Punjab Cabinet approved the implementation of the mission ‘Lal Lakir’ aimed at facilitating villagers to monetise property rights and availing benefits provided by government departments, institutions and banks in all villages across the state.

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Punjab Capital: Chandigarh
CM: Amarinder Singh

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First paperless budget to be presented in Uttar Pradesh Assembly

Yogi Adityanath-led government in UP presented the 1st paperless Budget 2021 in the Legislative Assembly. With this, Uttar Pradesh became the first state in the country to table a paperless budget. State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presented the budget.

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2021’s budget is the 5th budget of Adityanath government in UP.

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RBI puts Rs 1,000 withdrawal cap on Deccan Urban Cooperative Bank

RBI imposed a withdrawal cap of Rs 1000 on customers of Deccan Urban Cooperative Bank & barred the lender from granting fresh loans or accepting deposits. The bank cannot undertake any fresh business, including giving new loans and taking fresh deposits.

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99.58% of the depositors are fully covered by the DICGC.

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SBI launches YONO Merchant app to tap retail, enterprise players

SBI Payments, a subsidiary of India’s largest lender State Bank of India, will launch YONO Merchant App to provide low-cost digital payments infrastructure to merchants. YONO Merchant will expand the digitization of merchant payments in the country.

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YONO – You Only Need One

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18th Edition Of BioAsia To Focus On COVID-19

Asia's largest life-sciences & healthcare forum BioAsia, in its 18th edition, focussed on Covid-19, Global Health, Pharma, & MedTech. Conference was held between Feb 22 & 23 in Hyderabad. Theme of the event: Move the Needle. CEO of BioAsia: Shakthi Nagappa

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Telangana is seen as one of the top life sciences destinations.

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Amazon India signs agreement with DGR for hiring ex-service personnel

Amazon India signed an agreement with the Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) to provide ex-service personnel with work opportunities across its network in India. With this, Amazon will create alternate career opportunities for ex-service personnel.

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Founder of Amazon: Jeff Bezos

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India signs $50 million Defence line of Credit agreement with Maldives

Reaffirming its commitment to overall development and security of its maritime neighbour, India signed a $50 million Line of Credit agreement in defence sector with the Maldives. The agreement was signed between Finance Ministry of Maldives and EXIM bank.

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Maldives Capital: Malé
Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa

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IIT Madras-incubated Pi Beam launches PiMo e-bike

IIT Madras-incubated start-up Pi Beam Electric launched sustainable electric 2-wheeler, dubbed as PiMo. This utility e-bike has been developed for personal & commercial use. It does not require licence or registration. The cost of a bike is fixed at ₹30000

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The battery can charge faster than a smartphone.

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Karnataka to host second Khelo India University Games this year

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the 2nd Khelo India University Games will be hosted by Karnataka. The Games will be held in Bengaluru’s Jain University & other venues in the state, in partnership with Association of Indian Universities.

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KIUG is the largest University Games in the country.

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Indian boxers win two gold medals at Adriatic Pearl Tournament

Vinka (60 kg) & T Sanamcha Chanu (75 kg) clinched gold medals as Indian youth boxers continued their outstanding show at the 30th Adriatic Pearl Tournament in Montenegro. Earlier, Alfiya Pathan (+81kg) secured India’s first gold in the on-going tournament.

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Montenegro Capital: Podgorica
Currency: Euro

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Sri Lanka bowler Dhammika Prasad retires from international cricket

Sri Lanka’s fast bowler Dhammika Prasad, who last played in 2015 against West Indies retired from International cricket. He played an integral role in Sri Lanka's first series win in England in 2014. He scalped 75 wickets in the longest format of the game.

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Prasad is a right-arm fast-medium bowler.

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Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek win Australian Open men's doubles title

Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek upset defending champions Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram to win the Australia Open men’s doubles title. It is their first title as a team. Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. Filip Polasek is a tennis player from Slovakia.

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Australian Open is the 1st of the 4 Grand Slam tennis events.

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Novak Djokovic beats Daniil Medvedev to win record-extending 9th Australian Open title

Novak Djokovic won his record-extending 9th Australian Open men's singles title after defeating Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the final at Melbourne. This is Djokovic's 18th Grand Slam title win and he is now two short of equalling his 'Big Three' rivals.

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Serbia’s Novak is currently ranked as World No.1 by the ATP.