In its latest Global Economic Outlook,Fitch revised India's GDP growth estimate beginning April 1 from previous 11%. Revision was made due to stronger carryover effect,a looser fiscal stance and better virus containment leading to quicker recovery from lockdown-induced recession.
GDP growth is to ease to 5.8% in FY23, a downward revision of -0.5% since December.
Prof. Sharad Pagare will be conferred with the prestigious Vyas Samman - 2020 for his novel 'Patliputru Ki Samragi.'
The Vyas Samman, started in 1991, is given by K K Birla Foundation for an outstanding literary work in Hindi authored by an Indian citizen published during the last 10 years.It carries an award of four lakh rupees along with a citation and plaque.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands became the third state/UT in the country to achieve the target after Goa and Telangana under Jal Jeevan Mission.
The connections were provided at 266 villages located in 9 blocks in all the three districts.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lt. Governor: Admiral D K Joshi
Chinki Yadav won gold and India claimed all three medals in women's 25m pistol event.Rani Sarnobat and Manu Bhaker won silver and bronze respectively.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the gold medal in the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. The 20-year-old became the youngest in history to win a shooting World Cup gold in the 3 Positions event.
This is a day to mobilize action,demand justice and strengthen resolve to protect UN staff and peacekeepers as well as their colleagues in the non-governmental community and the press.
The day is marked each year on the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett,a former journalist working for UNRWA,in 1985. His body was finally found in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley in 2009.
Every year on 25 March,the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade offers the opportunity to honour and remember those who suffered and died at the hands of the brutal slavery system. The International Day also aims to raise awareness about the dangers of racism and prejudice today.
2021 Theme: “Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice”
LG also launched “Arogya Siddhi”, a compendium of clinical outcomes of AYUSH Interventions across the UT.
Out of 73 centres, 9 are in Udhampur,7 in Rajouri,6 in Reasi,5 in Baramulla,4 in Budgam, Bandipora, Doda and Ramban,3 in Jammu, Srinagar, Kathua, Kupwara, Poonch, Anantnag and Pulwama,2 in Kulgam, Ganderbal, Shopian,Samba and 1 in Kishtwar.
Out of 571 approved centres, 94 have been completed in the first phase.
In the financial year ended March 2022, the AT-1 bonds will be valued at 10 years or the call date mentioned in the bond. From April to September 2022, it will be valid at 20 years and from October 2022 to March 2023 it will have a lifespan of 30 years. Finally, from April 2023, the perpetual bonds will be valid at 100 years.
The project’s partners aim to raise as much as $3 million with the launch of the note,which will transfer money to Denmark’s branch of the Red Cross.The bond will cover 10 volcanoes.
Catastrophe bonds typically insure against damage from natural disasters like earthquakes and storms,with some already including volcanic eruptions in baskets of covered perils.
The bond adds a new variant to World Bank’s pandemic bonds issued in 2017.
Kiosk will provide clean,mineral-enriched potable water from the air by making use of Maithri Aquatech’s Meghdoot solution as a source to generate water with no dependency on groundwater & surface water resources.
It will also function as a Water Knowledge Resource Centre (WRKC) by creating awareness to public on the benefits of good water, sanitation and hygiene practices.
Hyderabad-based startup,Maithri Aquatech has set up the kiosk.
Dubai International Airport (DXB) has partnered with digital magazine newsstand provider Magzter to offer its customers a collection of more than 7,000 leading magazines, newspapers, journals and comics.
It is a fully contactless and paperless digital experience through the use of geofencing satellite technology.
Magzter Inc:
Founder & CEO: Girish Ramdas;
HQ:New York.
A team of 4 UG students from IIT,Kharagpur won the challenge sponsored by Cushman and Wakefield, KI and IA: Interior Architects.
The team worked on a hypothetical case on developing an environmentally resilient Corporate Real Estate Portfolio while gauging the impact of the pandemic, for Blue Banc, a fictitious financial institution based in London, England.
CoreNet Global is a non-profit association, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (US)
Hailing from Great Neck, New York, George Segal received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor for his portrayal of Nick in 1966's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The film was headlined by Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.
For the past eight years, George Segal had been a regular on ABC’s comedy series set in the 1980s titled The Goldbergs.
An amount of ₹ 8750 crore has been estimated as financial implication of the new Khelo India Scheme (2021-22 to 2025-26) in the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) memorandum furnished to the Ministry of Finance.
An amount of ₹ 657.71 crore has been allocated in the Budget Estimate (B.E.) for the year 2021-22 under the Khelo India Scheme.
The constituency of Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju is Arunachal (West).
The Rural Development Department in the State of Arunachal Pradesh will be the nodal agency for the implementation of this scheme while Arunachal Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (ArSRLM) will be the State Implementation Agency.
Under this agreement, 100 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras are planned to be set-up in the state this year.
TRIFED has so far sanctioned 1770 Van Dhan Kendras in 21 States and 1 UT.
It was commissioned by the Chief of Defence Staff at Kattupalli in Chennai.This is the sixth in the series of seven Offshore Patrol Vessel constructed by M/s Larsen & Toubro Ltd,Chennai.
The 98 meter ship fitted with state-of-the-art Navigation and Communication Equipment, Sensors and Machinery is designed to carry one twin-engine helicopter and four high speed boats.
A total of 175 mobile ambulances clinics will be placed at Assembly Constituency Level on the lines of 108 Services for providing Veterinary services at the doorstep.One veterinary doctor, One Para-veterinary worker, will be assigned to every ambulance. These ambulances will also have a 24/7 toll-free call centre.
Ambulances will provide 'Hydraulic Lift' facility to lift animals to nearest govt clinic.