The Board of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) has appointed Rajesh Bansal as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the RBIH with effect from May 17, 2021, the RBIH said in a statement on May 22.
The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub would develop internal infrastructure to promote fintech research and facilitate engagement with innovators and start-ups.
National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) app and Area Officer Monitoring App will induce transparency & accountability to the execution of rural development works conducted.
NMMS App permits taking real time attendance of workers at MGNREGS worksites etc & area Officer Monitoring App facilitates them to record their findings online with photos for schemes etc.
The U-17 women's World Cup will be held in India from October 11 to 30 next year.
India were earlier scheduled to host the 2020 U-17 World Cup but it was postponed to 2021 before being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
FIFA Council also approved the tournament dates for the Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 from July 20 to August 20, 2023.
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has acquired a balance of 0.0002% equity holding of ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (OMPL), a subsidiary of the company from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).
OMPL has now become a wholly-owned subsidiary of MRPL upon holding 100% shares.
Primatologist,conservationist, and world-famous environmentalist Jane Goodall, DBE, won the 2021 Templeton Prize, a $1.5 million award that recognizes achievements of people “harnessing the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and humankind’s place and purpose within it.”
She was awarded for her “scientific and spiritual curiosity”.
Mother Teresa was the first winner and Dalai Lama won it in 2012
Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance (ABSLI), the life insurance subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited,announced the launch of a hyper-flexible savings plan,the new ABSLI Vision LifeIncome Plus Plan.It will provide guaranteed regular income plus flexible bonus payouts to policyholders.
It provides customer with the comfort of a guaranteed regular income for up to 30 years.
MD & CEO of Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance: Mr.Kamlesh Rao
The signing ceremony of MoU on military cooperation was held at the Ministry of Defense, Muscat.
The agreements will ensure the continuation of cooperation in specific areas of defence and security.
Bhardwaj was bestowed the highest national honour in coaching jointly with Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat (wrestling) & O M Nambiar (athletics),when it was introduced in 1985.
Bhardwaj was India's national boxing coach from 1968 to 1989 & also served as a national selector.
He was the first chief instructor for the sport at the National Institute of Sports India in Patiala.
Hockey India has won the prestigious Etienne Glichitch Award in recognition of its contribution to the growth and development of the sport in the country.
The awards were announced by the game's governing body FIH during the HockeyInvites virtual conference. It was part of its 47th FIH Congress which concluded with the FIH Honorary Awards.
The Pablo Negre Award was presented to the Uzbekistan Hockey Federation.
Jharkhand has clinched the first position in the recent ranking released by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs based on the progress of the implementation of the Smart City Mission's schemes running in different 100 cities of the 36 states & UTs.
The mission initially included 100 cities with the deadline for completion of the projects set between 2019 and 2023
Jharkhand’s Capital Ranchi has risen to 12th position in terms of progress,Delhi is at 11
Shri Alok Ranjan Jha, an IFS officer of 2002 batch,presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Belarus.
He shall replace H E Sangeetha Bahadur who recently moved up to take charge as the Ambassador of India to Malta.
Kotak Mahindra Bank has issued the first-ever foreign portfolio investor (FPI) licence to the GIFT IFSC alternative investment fund (AIF) of True Beacon Global.
This is the first FPI licence issued to an AIF incorporated in GIFT IFSC by any custodian bank or designated depository participant (DDP) in the country.
In joint research by the global public health and employment bodies,they estimated there were 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, marking a 29% increase since 2000.
The WHO and ILO estimated that 398,000 people died from stroke and 347,000 from heart disease in 2016 as a result of having worked at least 55 hours a week.
Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries.Obstetric fistula is a hole in the birth canal caused by protracted, obstructed labour. Left untreated, it can lead to infection, disease, and infertility.
The theme of this year’s observance is “Women’s rights are human rights! End fistula now!”
A penalty of Rs 1 crore has been imposed on City Union Bank Limited for contravention of/non-compliance with certain provisions contained in RBI (Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Sector)Directions,2017.
Penalty of Rs 1 crore on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank for non-compliance with Cyber Security Framework in Banks & Rs.90 lakh on Nutan Nagarik Sahakari Bank,Ahmedabad
Nutan Nagarik was fined for non-compliance with Interest Rate on Deposits, KYC etc.
Ram-Laxman was a pair of Ram aka Surendra Hendre and Vijay Patil aka Laxman.
Their debut film was 'Agent Vinod' for Rajshri productions.Even after the death of his partner Ram in 1976, Laxman composed music with the same name Ram-Laxman.
He had composed music for about 75 Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri films.The 1989 film ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’ won him the Filmfare Award.
The certification is valid for 5 years between 2021 to 2026.
With this notable development, Shree Malani Foams Pvt. Ltd. has emerged as the first and only mattress and mattress components company to be awarded this honour in the past 5 years.
Managing Director, Shree Malani Foams Pvt. Ltd:Siddharth Malani
Described as Crocidura narcondamica was discovered in the Andaman islands by scientists from the Zoological Survey of India. The latest discovery of shrew from the volcanic Narcondam island increases total number of catalogued Crocidura species in Indian checklist of mammals to 12.
Crocidura is a massive genetic group with 198 species found mostly in Africa,Europe & Asia
Crocidura is the most species-rich group of mammals.