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Federal Bank, Aditya Birla Health Insurance enter bancassurance partnership

Federal Bank and Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited (ABHICL) have announced their bancassurance partnership. Through this partnership, Federal Bank will be able to provide their customers innovative health insurance solutions offered by ABHICL.

Consumers can avail benefits of various retail and group affinity products through the Bank’s various distribution channels.

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FinMin issues uniform staff accountability framework to protect bonafide decisions of bankers

To protect the people taking bonafide business decisions, the finance ministry has issued a uniform staff accountability framework for NPA accounts up to Rs 50 crore.

These guidelines shall be implemented with effect from April 1, 2022, for accounts turning non-performing assets (NPAs) beginning next financial year.

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India’s Largest Landfill Based Biogas Plant Inaugurated In Hyderabad

Telangana’s capital city Hyderabad is now home to India’s largest landfill gas-to-compressed biogas plant as Ramky Enviro has inaugurated the facility at the Hyderabad Integrated Municipal Solid Waste site.

The project converts landfill gas into compressed biogas& offers significant benefits such as carbon sequestration, reduced emissions of GHGs into the environment.

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Unity Small Finance Bank commences operations as small finance bank

Unity Small Finance Bank, the joint venture between Centrum Group and Bharatpe has commenced operations as a small finance bank.

Unity Bank will be a digital-first bank with a business model of collaboration and open architecture, uniting all its stakeholders to deliver a seamless digital experience.Bharatpe was co-founded by Ashneer Grover and Shashvat Nakrani in 2018.

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Srinagar's Tajamul Islam Wins Gold Medal In World Kickboxing Championship

Tajamul Islam,13, is the first Kashmiri girl to have represented India and won the gold medal — in the under-14 age category — in World Kickboxing Championship held at Cairo in Egypt.

She was born in Tarkpora, a remote village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.

Tajamul is also a brand ambassador of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme.

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World Radiography Day 2021: November 8

World Radiography Day is celebrated every year on November 8 to commemorate the discovery of X-radiation, or X-rays. It was on this day in 1895 that German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, completed the discovery of X-radiation, X-rays.

In 1901, Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen became the first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics for this achievement.

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Theme 2021:- ‘Interventional Radiology – Active care for the patient’.

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Annapurna idol to reach Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath temple after 4-day yatra

An 18th-century idol of Goddess Annapurna, stolen from Varanasi about 100 years ago and retrieved from Canada recently, is set to return to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi and be installed there on November 15.

The Uttar Pradesh government will take out a four-day Mata Annapurna Devi Yatra beginning in New Delhi on November 11 to take the idol to Varanasi.

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14th edition of Cyber security conference 'c0c0n' to be inaugurated by General Bipin Rawat

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat will inaugurate the 14th edition of 'c0c0n', an annual Hacking and Cyber Security Briefing, which will be held virtually from Nov10-13.

The conference, which is being conducted by Kerala Police in association with two non-profit organisations, Society for the Policing of Cyberspace and Information Security Research Association.

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Theme of this year's 'c0c0n' is - Improvise, Adapt and Overcome.

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Rashid Khan reaches 400 wickets in T20 cricket, does so in quickest time

Afghanistan's premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan picked up his 400th wicket in competitive T20 cricket during the team's T20 World Cup match against New Zealand.

The 23-year-old spinner reached the milestone when he bowled New Zealand opener Martin Guptill with a wrong'un in the 9th over of the Kiwi innings.

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Rajib Kumar Mishra given charge as PTC India's CMD

Rajib Kumar Mishra shall exercise the power of chairman and managing director of PTC India Ltd, subsequent to relieving of Deepak Amitabh.

PTC India Ltd. (formerly known as Power Trading Corporation of India Limited), was incorporated in 1999 to undertake trading of power to achieve economic efficiency & security of supply & to develop a vibrant power market in the country.

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ISSF President's Cup: Manu Bhaker and Iran's Javad Foroughi win Air Pistol Mixed Team gold

India’s pistol ace Manu Bhaker and Iran’s reigning Olympics champion Javad Foroughi won the 10m air pistol mixed team gold at the inaugural ISSF President’s Cup here. The pair got the better of France’s Mathilde Lamolle and Russia’s Artem Chernousov 16-8.

International Shooting Sport Federation President`s Cup Rifle/Pistol in Wroclaw, Poland.

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ADB approves 61-million-dollar loan for urban development in Agartala

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 61-million-dollar loan for development of urban areas in the capital city of Tripura – Agartala.

ADB approved a $61 million loan and $1 million technical assistance (TA) grant for the urban development in Agartala.

This loan will be used to upgrade 48 kms of stormwater drainage and construct 23 kms of climate-resilient roads.

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Tripura CM: Biplab Kumar Deb; Governor:Satyadev Narayan Arya

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Sankalp Gupta becomes India's 71st GM

Sankalp Gupta has become India's 71st Grandmaster by scoring 6.5 points and finishing second in the GM Ask 3 round-robin event in Arandjelovac, Serbia.

The Maharashtra player also touched the 2500 Elo rating mark during the tournament.

To achieve the GM title, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points.

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FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss: Firouzja and Lei triumph in Riga

Frenchman Alireza Firouzja won the 2021 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss.

With this victory, Firouzja also secured a prize of 70,000 USD as well as a pass for the 2022 Candidates tournament, which will determine the challenger for the title of the World Champion in chess.

The inaugural Women's Grand Swiss ended with a Chinese victory as Lei Tingjie claimed first place.

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Karnataka government launches Janasevaka scheme offering home delivery

Bengaluru Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai haslaunched the ‘Janasevaka’ scheme offering 58 government services at the doorstep of citizens. In the first phase, the scheme will be available in all 198 municipal wards in Bengaluru.

Under the scheme, citizens will be charged a facilitation fee of Rs115 along with department fee for the requested service.

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