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Indian Railways appoints VK Tripathi as new Railway Board Chairman

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Vinay Kumar Tripathi as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board. Tripathi is currently working as the General Manager of North-Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur.

Tripathi has been appointed in place of outgoing Chairman and CEO Sunit Sharma.

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This appointment has been made for six months from January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022.

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Anupam Ray to become India's new ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament

Senior diplomat Anupam Ray has been appointed as India's next permanent representative to the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. Ray, a 1994-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently serving as a joint secretary in the MEA's headquarters in Delhi.Ray will succeed Pankaj Sharma.

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Mrs. Tatiana Valovaya is the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament

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Jasprit Bumrah Achieves Milestone of Picking 100 Test Wickets Away From Home

Jasprit Bumrah has achieved the milestone of picking 100 wickets away from home in Test cricket. The pacer got to the feat on Day 4 of the first Test between South Africa and India at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.Van der Dussen became Bumrah’s 100th Test victim in overseas conditions. The 28-year-old now has 105 wickets, out of which 101 have come away from home.

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Bumrah made his Test debut in South Africa in 2018. He plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL.

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SBI to acquire 9.95% stake in GIFT-IFSC-based Clearing Corp

State Bank of India is set to acquire up to 9.95 per cent stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IFSC) Ltd subject to maximum investment of ₹34.03 crore. The Clearing Corporation is a GIFT City (Gandhinagar, Gujarat) based Market Infrastructure Institution (MII).

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It is the first international clearing corporation to be set up at GIFT City.

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PM Modi to transfer tenth installment of PM Kisan Scheme to the bank accounts of more than 10 crore farmers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he will release 10th installment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme of more than 20 thousand crore rupees will be transferred to more than 10 crore farmer families.Under the PM-KISAN scheme, financial benefit of six thousand rupees per year is provided to the eligible family of farmer.

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PM KISAN scheme was lauched in the year 2019

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DRDO celebrates its 64th foundation day today

Defence Research and Development Organisation is celebrating its 64th foundation day. It was on this day(Jan1st) in 1958 when DRDO was formed to make India strong and self-reliant in terms of science and technology and especially in military technologies.In the span of 63 years the organization has transformed the landscape of defence research and in the country.

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Dr G. Satheesh Reddy is the chairman of DRDO

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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to launch 100-day Reading Campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will launch 100-day Reading Campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’. The reading campaign aims to have participation of all stakeholders at national and state level including children, teachers, parents, community and educational administrators.Children studying in Balvatika to grade eight will be part of this campaign.

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Smriti Mandhana nominated for prestigious Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year-2021 award

India women’s team cricketer Smriti Mandhana was today nominated for the prestigious Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year-2021 award. With 855 runs in 22 internationals, at an average of 38.86 with one century and five half-centuries, the year gone by has seen the 25-year-old Mandhana touch new heights.

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Govt approves 315 water supply schemes worth Rs 9544 cr for Jharkhand under Jal Jeevan Mission

Union Government has approved 315 water supply schemes of worth nine thousand 544 crore rupees for Jharkhand under the Jal Jeevan Mission. Jal Shakti Ministry has said that these schemes will provide tap water supply to about eight lakh rural households in four thousand 424 villages of the State.

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Jal Jeevan Mission was launched on August 15, 2019.

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First electric boat built for Kochi Water Metro Project handed over to KMRL

In Kerala, the first battery powered electric boat built for the Kochi Water Metro Project was handed over to the Kochi Metro Rail Limited. The fully air-conditioned boat is among the 23 boats being built by the Cochin Shipyard for the 747-crore rupee Kochi Water Metro project.Kochi Water Metro system will have 78 ferries, linking 38 terminals spread over 76 route kilometre

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Director General VS Pathania takes over as DG Coast Guard

Director General VS Pathania, took over as the 24th Chief of Indian Coast Guard. He is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi. The Flag Officer is a qualified helicopter pilot and holds a Master’s Degree in Defence & Strategic Studies from the University of Madras.

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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) opens ‘Urban Geospatial Data Stories Challenge-2022’

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced the opening of Urban Geospatial Data Stories Challenge to foster adoption of geospatial technologies & to promote innovation in India’s urban ecosystem. The Challenge has been designed to promote Geospatial Policy and to make India a Geospatial enabled nation.

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It is organized with select Smart Cities that will be publishing high quality GIS dataset

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Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 46th GST council meet in Delhi

The GST Council’s 46th meeting was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. The GST Council has recommended to defer the decision to change the rates in textiles recommended in the 45th GST Council meeting. Consequently, the existing GST rates of 5 % instead of 12% in textile sector would continue.

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Tech Mahindra to acquire 100% stake in Allyis India, Green Investments

Tech Mahindra has approved a proposal for the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Allyis India and Green Investments, for a total consideration of up to USD 125 million. The acquisition is expected to bolster Tech Mahindra's capabilities in digital experience solutions - learning and development, marketing, instructional design; and engineering - cloud and automation.

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Asheesh Pandey joins Bank of Maharashtra as executive director

Shri Asheesh Pandey has joined as Executive Director of Bank of Maharashtra (BoM). Prior to joining BoM, Shri Asheesh Pandey was Chief General Manager & Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Union Bank of India (UBI) and has a progressive professional career spanning more than 24 years.

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The Headquarters of Bank of Maharashtra is located at Pune.