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India marks the 7th National Handloom Day to showcase the legacy of Indian handloom industry

August 7 is observed as National Handloom Day to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement and to celebrate our country’s rich fabrics and colorful weaves. India will mark the seventh National Handloom Day to showcase the legacy of the Indian handloom industry and to honour the weavers across the country.

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It was first observed in 2015 by Govt of India

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Rail Madad: Indian Railways Launches One-Stop Solution for Passengers Grievance, Enquiry, Suggestion and Assistance

Rail Madad offers passengers multiple choices for access such as web, App, SMS, social media and Helpline number (139) during the journey for expeditious resolution of their complaints.139 can be used for all kinds enquiries, and making complaints and the helpline facility is available round-the-clock in 12 languages.

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Union Railway minister: Ashwini Vaishnaw

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PM renames Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award after Dhyan Chand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the renaming of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sporting honour, after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand.

Prime Minister said the “exceptional performance” of the men and women hockey teams in the Tokyo Olympics will rekindle interest in the game across India.

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Rani Rampal is the third hockey player to be given the Khel Ratna (2020)

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Himachal Pradesh State Handicrafts & Handloom Corporation signs MoU with Flipkart for online sale

Himachal Pradesh State Handicrafts and Handloom Corporation has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with online retailer Flipkart for online sale and promotion of the products made by local artisans and craftsmen to customers across the globe. MoU would provide an e-Commerce platform for over 20,000 artisans associated with handloom and handicrafts in the State.

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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister: Jai Ram Thakur

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RBI Maintains Key Lending Rate At 4%, Retains GDP Growth Target At 9.5%

Reserve Bank maintained the key interest rates unchanged for the seventh straight time and retained the GDP growth target at 9.5 per cent. The repo rate would be unchanged at 4 per cent and the reverse repo rate would remain at 3.35 per cent.

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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the policy stance continues to be "accommodative"

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SIDBI launches Swavalamban Challenge Fund to promote entrepreneurship

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in partnership with Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK (FCDO UK) has launched ‘Swavalamban Challenge Fund’ (SCF) to lend a helping hand to the entrepreneurs.

A challenge fund is a fund support mechanism to allocate funds for specific purposes using competition among organizations.

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Under this fund, applications are invited in two categories: Pilot and Scale-up category

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Indian Bank & IIMB's incubation arm sign up on exclusive credit to startups

Indian Bank entered into an MoU with NSRCEL, the incubation arm of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) for extending exclusive credit to startups. The initiative was part of the bank’s ‘Ind Spring Board’ scheme tailored to finance startups. The bank would extend loans of up to ₹50 crores

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Indian Bank HQs: Chennai

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Mindtickle latest unicorn after funding led by SoftBank; valued at $1.2 bn

Sales readiness platform Mindtickle became the latest unicorn when it raised an additional $100 million in the Series E funding round. SoftBank led the round that saw participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan, NewView Capital, and Qualcomm Ventures.

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Company helps companies be ready to grow revenue by increasing knowledge & adapt.

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Tata Motors and Sundaram Finance partner to offer 100% vehicle financing to customers

Tata Motors and Sundaram Finance announce a partnership to offer 100% financing options to customers on Tata cars and UVs. The partnership also offers a special financing ‘Kisan Car Scheme’ for farmers, that allow extended and convenient repayment options.

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Noted Dogri writer Padma Sachdev passes away

Padma Sachdev was an Indian poet and novelist. Addressed as the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language, the late poet also wrote in Hindi. She published several poetry collections, including 'Meri Kavita Mere Geet', which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971.

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