Chairman,CBT launched e-facility for the Principal Employers, which would allow them to view PF compliance and remittance made by their contractors in monthly ECR;web facility for complaints was launched & a booklet titled ‘Response to Covid’ was released.
228th meeting of CBT,EPF was held at Srinagar,J&K
The New Delhi World Book Fair was first held in the year 1972. It is arguably one of the biggest book fairs with a record footfall of more than 12 lakh visitors.This virtual edition has more than 15 foreign countries participating including UK, USA, France
This year's theme is National Education Policy 2020.
From buying insurance, renewing cover to filing claims — customers will be able to manage all insurance-related queries under SMEInsure. Buyers will have an option to choose products from various well-known insurance service providers and compare them.
Alliance Insurance:
CEO:S. V. Thakkar;
HQ:Mumbai;
RSVBL increased its shareholding to 54.46% on a fully diluted basis.Delaware,US based skyTran has developed breakthrough passive magnetic levitation & propulsion technology for implementing personal transportation systems solving traffic congestion problem
RSBVL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries.
Indian Women's League is the top division women's professional football league in India with the first season kicking off in Cuttack in October 2016.It is run by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
AIFF:
President:Praful Patel;
HQ:New Delhi
Pramod Chandra Mody is a 1982-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, was appointed as the CBDT chief in February 2019.Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the extension with effect from March 1, 2021, to May 31, 2021.
CBDT heads the IT Department.
Born in 1936 in Shivamogga district,he was a prolific writer,publishing several collections of poems besides critical works & translations.Some of his best known songs: Thaye ninna madilali,Marege ninthu kayuthiruva karulu yaavudu,Baare nanna Deepika etc
He has won Karnataka Sahitya Akademi award, Masti Prashasti etc.
The desk will be managed by a police liaison officer and a transgender person who is designated as community coordinator.It will be the focal point for all grievance redressal among transgender community in Cyberabad Commissionerate.
Telangana:
CM:K.Chandrashekar Rao
Governor:Tamilisai S.
Laghu Udyog Bharati and IMS Foundation have organized the 2nd edition of the conclave bringing together stakeholders from the HealthTech & Edutech sector on a virtual platform & facilitating interactions & deliberations between thousands of participants.
Harsh Vardhan is Union Health & Family Welfare Minister.
Members of the panel include former president Pratibha Patil, Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, 28 chief ministers, artistes like Lata Mangeshkar, A R Rahman, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen,L K Advani etc.
Celebrations are to be launched 75 weeks prior on Mar 12,2021.
Naureen Hassan's innings as the first VP and COO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will begin from March 15.Hassan will be the New York Fed's second ranking officer and an alternative voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee.
New York Fed President and CEO is John Williams.
It is as part of the monetisation of the bank's non-core assets.ASREC is an asset reconstruction company in which Bank of India, Union Bank of India, LIC and Deutsche Bank are the shareholders.The bank holds a 38.26 per cent stake in ASREC (India) Ltd.
Indian Bank:
MD & CEO:Padmaja Chunduru;
HQ:Chennai.
This will address impacts of calamities on lending business by compensating against climate change and protect them from rising NPA.Business Kisht can be customised based on geographical presence of the lenders.
HDFC ERGO:
MD & CEO:Ritesh Kumar;
HQ:Mumbai.
Glenmark's Candid Powder brand is a market leader in its category,with a market share of 64% in the medicated powder category.Glenmark's Candid Dusting Powder is used to treat 4 key skin problems of redness, irritation, sweat rash and fungal infections.
Glenmark Pharma:
CMD:Glenn Mario Saldanha;
HQ:Mumbai.
In the beginning,21-22 state government schools will be affiliated to the Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE) and in the next four-five years all the schools will be brought under it.New Board will have a governing body headed by the Education Minister.
Most schools in Delhi are affiliated to the CBSE now.
Tablets were distributed among auxiliary nursing midwives(ANMs) & an application under the national health mission for identification and tracking of beneficiaries was launched.App will empower ANMs & frontline health workers in carrying out their work.
Key feature of the portal is that it works on offline mode
SEBI had appointed a designated authority in 2018 to enquire whether Sahara India Financial violated provisions of Intermediaries Regulations.SEBI cancelled Sahara stating failure to fulfill the "fit and proper" criteria as per the authority's report.
Subrata Roy is a substantial shareholder in the company.
Report notes that full gender equality globally can increase the world GDP by up to $28 trillion by 2025 & loss of human capital wealth due to gender inequality alone is estimated at $160.2 trillion.It will take 257 years to close the gap at current rate.
The report is by economists at BofA Securities.
Based on new research,UNICEF said,more than 330 million youngsters have been stuck at home for at least nine months,since the virus spread uncontrollably this time last year,leaving them feeling isolated and anxious about their future.
UNICEF:
Head: Henrietta H. Fore;
HQ:New York.
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank has filed a draft red herring prospectus(DRHP) with SEBI for the same.The public issue comprises a fresh issue of Rs 750 crore and an offer for sale by Utkarsh Coreinvest Ltd aggregating of up to Rs 600 crore.
Utkarsh SFB:
MD & CEO:Govind Singh;
HQ:Varanasi.
Nepal will build a new school building in Rupandehi district.Under High Impact Community Development Projects programme, India has completed 446 projects in the areas of health, education, drinking water, connectivity, sanitation etc across all 7 provinces
India is reconstructing 71 institutions damaged in 2015 quake.
Compared to this 22% surge,FDI inflow stood at $55.14 billion in first ninth months of 2019-20.FDI equity inflow grew by 40% in the first 9 months of FY21 to $51.47 billion from an year ago period of $36.77 billion.Singapore topped with $15.7 billion.
Gujarat garnered highest share of FDI in the period at $21.23 bn
It is for doing research in science and technology at Indian institutes and universities. These scholars have been selected for India Science and Research Fellowship (ISRF) 2021 based on research proposal, experience, academic merit and publication record.
The ISRF program was implemented in 2015.
The storefront will offer over 80,000 unique products like organic items, handmade crafts,healthy snacks etc.Over 450 women-led businesses & over 280,000 women entrepreneurs & artisans from Amazon Saheli are likely to benefit.
Launched in Nov 2017,Amazon Saheli offers skill dvlpt workshops.
Night safaris will be at Bandhavgarh National Park(NP), Kanha NP and Pench NP.Tourists can book their night safaris on the Wildlife Safari Reservation portal that is operated by the forest department of the state.Kanha NP is home to the Barasingha.
Bandhavgarh NP:known for highest density of Royal Bengal Tigers.
