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N Chandrasekaran reappointed chairman of Tata Sons for a second term of five years

Natarajan Chandrasekaran has been reappointed as chairman of Tata Sons for a second term of five years, having the support and approval of the board of Tata Trusts and its chairman Ratan Tata.

N Chandrasekaran joined the Tata Sons board in October 2016, was designated chairman in January 2017, and took official charge in February 2017.

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SEBI revamps advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund.

The eight-member committee will now be chaired by G Mahalingam, former Whole Time Member of SEBI.

Rejigging its committee, SEBI has listed Vijay Kumar Venkataraman, chief-trade services at Nurture.farm and former MD and CEO of NCDEX; and Mrin Agarwal, founder of Finsafe India among the new inductees.

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The panel was earlier headed by Abraham Koshy, former professor of IIM-Ahmedabad.

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RBI selects Go Digital, Go Secure Theme for Financial Literacy Week

This theme is one of the strategic objectives of the National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025. RBI will focus on creating awareness about convenience of digital transactions, security of digital transactions and protection of customers.

RBI has been conducting Financial Literacy Week (FLW) every year since 2016 to propagate financial education messages.

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This year FLW will be observed between February 14 to 18.

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Delhi High Court suspends TTFI, orders appointment of Administrator

The Delhi High Court has suspended the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).

The order by Justice Rekha Palli came after a three-member enquiry committee submitted its report. On November 17, The Court appointed the committee to look into TTFI’s handling of the match-fixing allegations made by table tennis player Manika Batra.

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Additional Solicitor General Rupinder Singh Suri passes away

Senior advocate and Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Rupinder Singh Suri died.

Suri was appointed the ASG in June 2020.

Sh. Suri was designated as senior advocate in 2009 and also served as the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association.

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Chairman of Supreme Court panel on Char Dham project Ravi Chopra resigns

The chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee on Char Dham all-weather road, Ravi Chopra, has resigned expressing disappointment over the apex court order limiting the panel’s jurisdiction to only two ‘non-defence’ stretches of the project.

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SPMCIL celebrates 17th Foundation Day

Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) celebrated its 17th Foundation Day programme on 11 Feb 2022. Also, Union Finance Minister launched the first colour souvenir coin on “Panchtantra” during the occasion.

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Indian scientists develop a next-generation probiotic that provides hope for longevity and healthy aging

A team of Indian Scientists has recently identified the next-generation probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus Plantarum JBC5 from a dairy product that showed great promise in promoting healthy aging. The team has also developed a yogurt using this probiotic bacterium which can be consumed to derive all these health benefits.

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Social Justice & Empowerment Department launches ‘SMILE’ for the Welfare of Transgender community and the Beggars

This umbrella scheme is designed to provide welfare measures to the Transgender community and the people engaged in the act of begging. Under this includes two sub-schemes - ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons’ and ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging'.

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Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for December 2021 released

For the month of December 2021, the Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 2011-12 stands at 138.0. The Indices of Industrial Production for the Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity sectors for the month of December 2021 stand at 120.3, 138.8 and 162.5 respectively.

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India and Australia sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tourism cooperation

The MoU will facilitate Exchange of information and data related to tourism, Cooperation between tourism stakeholders, particularly hotels and tour operators, Cooperation and exchanges between training and education providers in tourism and hospitality, Investment in the tourism and hospitality sectors, Visits of tour operators and wholesalers, media and more.

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Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & UNDP India launch Community Innovator Fellowship

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog in collaboration with UNDP, India launched the Community Innovator Fellowship (CIF) marking the “International Day of Women & Girls in Science”. This is a one-year-long intensive fellowship program which has been designed for an aspiring community innovator irrespective of their socio-economic background.

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Max Healthcare Institute signs deal to acquire Eqova Healthcare

Max Healthcare Institute has inked a deal to acquire Eqova Healthcare, a company with long-term exclusive rights to aid development and provide medical services to an upcoming 400-bed hospital. The hospital, which is owned by Nirogi Charitable and Medical Research Trust, will come up at Patparganj, Delhi.

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e-RUPI voucher limit to be enhanced to ₹1 lakh

RBI has proposed to increase the cap of e-RUPI vouchers issued by the Central government and State governments from ₹10,000 to ₹1,00,000 per voucher and permit such e-RUPI vouchers to be used more than once (until the amount of the voucher is completely redeemed).

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Industrialist Rahul Bajaj, former chairman of Bajaj Group, passes away at 83

The former chairman of Bajaj Auto Rahul Bajaj passed away.

The Padma Bhushan awardee was appointed as Chairman Emeritus of the Company for a term of five years with effect from May 1, 2021. He has also helmed Bajaj Group of Companies apart from being Chairman of the Board of multiple companies.

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