Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited board of directors has approved the proposal for re-appointment of Vasudevan Pathangi Narasimhan (PN) as the MD & CEO for three years, with effect from July 23, 2022, up to July 22, 2025, subject to the RBI & shareholders' approval.
He was appointed as the MD of erstwhile Equitas Finance Limited, now a bank, with effect from July 23, 2016.
Russia has launched a new nuclear powered icebreaker ‘Sibir’ (Project 22220) that will contribute to the rapidly growing fleet of lethal icebreakers to keep the Northern Sea Route open for year-round shipping through the Arctic enabling wider presence of India in the region.
Arctic region is opening new opportunities for hydrocarbons.
Russia - Chairman of Arctic council from 2021- 2023.
Mohammed Shami achieved the milestone of 200 Test wickets after removing Kagiso Rabada on Day 3 of the first Test against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
The 31-year-old pacer is third-fastest among Indian pacers to reach the landmark, achieving it in his 55th Test match.
He is the 11th Indian bowler to pick up 200 or more wickets.
He is only the fifth fast bowler to reach the milestone.
A second road linking Tsomgo lake and Nathula border pass with Gangtok -- christened as 'Narendra Modi Marg' -- was officially inaugurated by Governor Ganga Prasad.
The older route is called Jawaharlal Nehru Road.
The stretch, constructed by Border Roads Organisation, has reduced the distance between Gangtok and Tsomgo lake by 15 km.
Prem Singh Tamang :- CM of Sikkim
Veteran New Zealand batter Ross Taylor has announced that he will retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing domestic season. Taylor hence will play his final appearance in the second Test against Bangladesh, where will will equal Daniel Vettori’s record of 112 tests for New Zealand. He will be part of the one-day international series in Australia.
He is the first cricketer to play more than 100 matches for New Zealand in all 3 formats.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of over 96 per cent stake in Jindal Power by Worldone.
Part of O P Jindal Group, JSPL is an industrial powerhouse with a dominant presence in steel, power, mining and infrastructure sectors.
Worldone Private Ltd is a private company owned by the Promoter Group of JSPL, managing and holding investments.
Chairman of CCI:- Ashok Kumar Gupta.
SBI Cards and Payment Services has tied up with Paytm for card tokenisation to protect data of the cardholders.
SBI Card has collaborated with Paytm to enable cardholders to tokenise their cards on devices and make payments through Paytm.
This card tokenisation facility is available only on Android NFC (near field communication) devices.
AU Small Finance Bank has appointed Harun Rashid Khan as Non-Executive Independent Director (Additional Director) on the Board, for a period of three years, effective immediately.
He is a former Deputy Governor and the Executive Director at the Reserve Bank of India.
AU Small Finance started its banking operations in April 2017.
The Union Home Ministry has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the whole of Nagaland for another six months (With effect from December 30, 2021).
The Act, which has been in force in the northeast since 1958, gives unbridled powers to the armed forces & the Central Armed Police Forces deployed in “disturbed areas”.
A disturbed area is one where the use of armed forces in aid of civil power is necessary.
Insurance regulator IRDAI has said that the state-owned LIC, GIC Re and New India continue to be identified as Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) for 2021-22.
D-SIIs refer to insurers of such size, market importance and domestic and global inter connectedness, whose distress or failure would cause a significant dislocation in the domestic financial system.
China announced a 5-year roadmap to achieve its goal of becoming a global robotics innovation hub by 2025. It aims to do this by focusing on enhancements in key areas such as control panels & servomotors.
China’s Ministry of Industry & Information Technology revealed operating income from the country’s robotics industry is expected to grow by around 20% per year by 2025.
The Central government is set to upskill over 4,000 craftsmen, cane, and bamboo artisans from Nagaland under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.
The objective is to upskill the local weavers and artisans to enhance their productivity through RPL assessment and certification in traditional handicrafts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid foundation stones of projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore here ahead of the assembly elections in Uttarakhand.
The unveiling of projects by Modi included the inauguration of six worth Rs 3,420 crore and laying the foundation stones of 17 others worth Rs 14,127 crore.
The Department of Telecommunications has formed as many as six academia-heavy task forces under the Technology Innovation Group on sixth generation technology, making industry representation only symbolic.
The department mandated immediate deliverables by March 31, 2022 that included mapping of 6G activities & capabilities worldwide.
South Africa's wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect late.
His announcement came just hours after South Africa's 113-run defeat to India in the first Test of the three-match series.
De Kock cited his intentions to spend more time with his growing family for the timing.