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Athlete Dutee Chand to Get Chhattisgarh state's Veerni Award

Dutee Chand, the Jakarta Asian Games silver-medalist in 100 and 200 metres will receive Chhattisgarh Veerni Award. The award, instituted by the Chhattisgarh state government, recognises contribution of Indian women in different fields, including sports. In 2019, the Odisha sprinter became the first Indian woman to win gold medal at the World University Games held in Italy

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2021 World Athletics Relays will be held in Chorzów, Poland from 1 to 2 May 2021

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends 103rd Development Committee Meeting of World Bank-IMF Virtually

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 103rd Meeting of the Development Committee Plenary 2021, via video conferencing.

One of the main agenda of the conference was:

World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund Support for Debt Relief Under the Common Framework and Beyond

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GoI has announced Aatma Nirbhar Packages of Rs 27.1 trillion, which amounts to 13% of GDP

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India, Netherlands announce launch of strategic partnership in water sector

India and the Netherlands have announced the launch of the strategic partnership in water sector to further intensify ongoing cooperation and better coherence in the area. India - Netherlands Virtual Summit held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte

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Netherlands is 3rd largest FDI investor in India & India the 4th largest in Netherlands

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Jeep India ties up with Axis Bank to launch Jeep Financial Services

Jeep India has entered into a strategic partnership with Axis Bank to launch Jeep Financial Services. The new entity will provide financial solutions to not only Jeep customers but also Jeep brand dealers.

With Jeep Financial Services, the Jeep customers will enjoy benefits like higher on-road funding solutions and longer tenures on vehicle loans from Axis Bank

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Jeep has launched two new products-- 2021 Jeep Compass facelift and 2021 Jeep Wrangler.

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JSW Sports ties up with India Accelerator to mentor sports startups

JSW Sports, the sports arm of the USD 13 billion JSW Group conglomerate has partnered with India Accelerator to mentor startups working in the sports arena.

The partnership aims to mentor startups working in the sports arena, sports data, gaming and e-sports, and create a holistic ecosystem for them,

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JSW Sports, co-owns the Indian Premier League team Delhi Capitals

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Ramesh Pokhriyal launches NanoSniffer, a microsensor based explosive trace detector

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Friday launched NanoSniffer, the world’s first Microsensor-based Explosive Trace Detector (ETD).

The Nanosniffer has been developed by NanoSniff Technologies which is an IIT Bombay incubated startup. It is being marketed by Vehant Technologies, a spin-off from a former IIT Delhi incubated startup Kritikal Solutions.

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NanoSniffer is a 100% Made in India product in terms of R&D & manufacturing

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PM Modi, Seychelles president jointly e-inaugurate Magistrates’ Court Building and other projects

PM Modi said that Seychelles is central to India’s vision of ‘SAGAR’ - ‘Security and Growth for All in the Region’ while naugurating a range of Indian projects with President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan at a high-level virtual event marking that India is happy to have contributed towards the construction of the new Magistrates’ Court Building in Seychelles.

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Seychelles was the First African country to receive the Made in India COVID-19 vaccines

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Prince Philip, husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, passes away at 99

Britain's Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth the II's husband has died recently at the age of 99. The Prince married Princess Elizabeth in 1947, five years before she became Queen, and was the longest-serving royal consort in British history.

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Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms.

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Congress MLA Raosaheb Antapurkar, who had tested positive for Covid-19, passed away

Congress MLA Raosaheb Antapurkar, who had tested positive for Covid-19, passed away at a hospital in Mumbai. He was 55.

Antapurkar, the Congress MLA from Degloor in Maharashtra's Nanded district, was initially undergoing treatment at a hospital in his constituency.

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He represented the Degloor-Biloli assembly constituency of Nanded district.

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Ariel’s campaign is WARC’s most awarded work for media excellence in 2020

Procter & Gamble India’s long-running campaign for its detergent model Ariel has made it to the record of most awarded work for media excellence by World Advertising Research Centre (WARC) for 2020. WARC is a web based advertising intelligence service that gives unbiased benchmarks for excellence in creativity, media, and effectiveness.

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Ariel launched Sons#ShareTheLoad in 2019 to emphasize equality between little kids

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Airtel Payments Bank announces 'Rewards123' savings account; offers benefits on digital transactions

Airtel Payments Bank launched its new 'Rewards123' savings account, which provides customers with perks and rewards. The Rewards123 Savings Account is built specifically that allows you to get access to a variety of perks when you save and transact digitally.

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Airtel Payments Bank's MD and CEO: Nubrata Biswas