Chief Election Commissioner of India and current Chairman, FEMBoSA Sushil Chandra inaugurated the 11th Annual meeting of the (FEMBoSA) for the year 2021. The meeting was hosted by the Election Commission of Bhutan. Alongwith India, delegations from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka participated in the day-long meeting.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has received a supply order of 1.91 lakh Khadi cotton durries worth Rs 10 crore for paramilitary forces. The order has been received from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) which is the nodal agency for procuring provisions on behalf of all paramilitary forces in the country. It follows an agreement between KVIC and ITBP.
KVIC Chairman : Vinai Kumar Saxena
People with disabilities from across the country will undertake an expedition till Siachen Glacier to create a new World Record for the largest team of people with disabilities to reach the world’s highest battlefield. Recently, The GoI has permitted a team of people with disabilities to scale Siachen Glacier. The team of people with disabilities trained by ‘Team CLAW’.
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the 6th meeting of Agriculture Ministers of the member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The Minister in the meeting organized in Dushanbe, Tajikistan stated that the agriculture sector in India is good. Exports have also registered significant growth, contributing to global food security
Indian researcher has developed low-cost soft, flexible, and wearable sensors that can be used for diagnosis of pulse rate variability in humans. Being a high sensitivity flexible strain sensor, it can also be used for small and large scale motion monitoring, with potential applications in robotics, prosthetics, as well as invasive surgery and identification of tumor cells.
Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan addressed the CII’s virtual special plenary session on ‘Job Creation & Entrepreneurship – Way Ahead for Livelihood Generation’. The economy is growing at a rapid pace and the future of India is looking very promising. Building skill capacity is a key to enhance productivity and drive the economy ahead.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has left the country. It is now confirmed that Taliban insurgents entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Meanwhile, official sources confirmed that President Ashraf Ghani has left the city for Tajikistan capping the militants' lightning push for the power. Diplomats from the various countries have already evacuated their embassies
Government of Bangladesh will sign an MoU for the co-production of the COVID 19 vaccine with China. Health Minister Zahid Maleque, Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen & the Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming are scheduled to attend the MoU signing ceremony in Dhaka. The MoU will be signed between the Chinese company Sinopharm and the local company Incepta Pharma Ltd
In Archery, Komalika Bari became the new under-21 recurve world champion at the Youth World Championships in Wroclaw, Poland. India's Junior recurve archers also bagged gold in the men's and the mixed team event. In the U21 men's recurve team final the Indian team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Aditya Choudhary, and Parth Sushant Salunkhe clinched the gold medal.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of Karnala Nagari Sahakari Bank of Maharashtra. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business. The RBI said the bank does not have adequate capital and earning prospects and failed to comply with the requirements of various sections of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
RBI imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 crore on Coöperatieve Rabobank UA. Its Mumbai Branch is a part of the Netherlands-based Rabobank Group. The penalty has been imposed for contravention of certain provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and directions related to 'transfer to reserve funds'. A penalty of Rs 5 lakh has been imposed on Village Financial Services, Kol.
IDFC FIRST Bank announced the signing of a MoU with the Indian Navy to offer Honour FIRST, a premium banking solution, to serving personnel and veterans of the Indian Navy. Account-holders of Honour FIRST are supported by a dedicated team of defence veterans. The MoU for Honour FIRST was signed at the Naval Headquarters in New Delhi
On the occasion of Jan-Bhagidari, the Autonomous Institute of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) established ‘Science Museum’ in Chandel, an Aspirational District of Manipur. The main objective of the museum is to develop a scientific attitude and to inculcate general awareness.