Private sector lender, DCB Bank has received the approval from the Reserve Bank of India for the re-appointment of Murali M. Natrajan as the Managing Director & CEO, for a further period of one year from April 29, 2021.
Natarajan was appointed as MD and CEO of DCB Bank in May 2009. Prior to joining DCB, Natrajan has worked with foreign banks Standard Chartered & Citibank.
Oscar-winning Italian director-actor Roberto Benigni of 'Life is Beautiful' fame has been honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 78th Venice International Film Festival. The decision to honor Benigni, a two-time Oscar winner was made by the board of La Biennale di Venezia.
Venice Film Festival runs from September 1-11.
National climate vulnerability assessment report titled ‘Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation Planning in India Using a Common Framework’ was released by the Department of Science and Technology Secretary.
It identified Jharkhand, Mizoram, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal as states highly vulnerable to climate change.
Mirabai Chanu set a new World Record in the women's 49kg Clean and Jerk with a massive 119 kg lift at Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent. The 26-year-old Indian won the bronze medal at the event. The gold medal went to Hou Zhihui of China who created a new world record in snatch.
Asian Games, held once in every 4yrs, is the 2nd largest multi-sport event after Olympics
Charles "Chuck" Geschke, the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs, passed away at age 81.
Renowned Bangladeshi actor Sara Begum Kabori passed away. She was honoured with the National Film Award for her role in the film Sareng Bou in 1978. She got the lifetime achievement award in 2013. She was also a freedom fighter and a former member of parliament. Kabori was fondly known as the ‘Mishti Meye’, the ‘Sweet Girl’ of Bangladesh cinema for her role in the films.
Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated e-SANTA. e-SANTA is an electronic marketplace providing a platform to connect aqua farmers and buyers.
The platform is available in many languages which will help the local population. The term e-SANTA stands for Electronic Solution for Augmenting NaCSA farmers' Trade in Aquaculture.
NaCSA is an extension arm of Marine Products Export Development Authority.
Ashok Leyland has delivered the 1st lot of LBPV to Indian Air Force. LBPV is an adopted version of Lockheed Martin's Common Vehicle Next Gen that has been completely indigenized and developed in India. These LBPV offer superior protection & combat capability making them ideal for military applications. It also ensures protection from both Ballistic and Blast threats.
It has been developed under Transfer of Technology from Lockheed Martin to Ashok Leyland.
Special forces of India and Kyrgyzstan began a two-week military exercise in Bishkek with a focus on counter-terror drills. The eighth edition of special forces exercise, ''Khanjar'', was inaugurated at a facility of special forces brigade of the national guards of the Kyrgyz republic. Initiated in 2011, the exercise also focuses on high-altitude warfare.
In 2015, India and Kyrgyzstan signed an agreement on bolstering defence cooperation.
Noting that about 1.5mn people in India die annually due to air pollution, the National Green Tribunal has formed an 8-member NTF to monitor remedial steps to improve the status of air quality. NTF may also monitor enforcement of laid down air quality standards beyond Non-Attainment Cities' in other identified air polluted areas where air quality is poor and above.