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Sanjeev Sanyal appointed full-time member of Economic Advisory Council to PM

Noted economist and historian Sanjeev Sanyal has been inducted as a full-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), the panel's chairman Bibek Debroy announced.

In 2007, Sanyal was awarded the Eisenhower Fellowship for his work on urban issues and was also honoured by the Singapore government at the World Cities Summit 2014.

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Supreme Court Appointed Panel Submits Interim Report in Pegasus Snooping Case

A technical committee headed by Justice RV Raveendran, which was set up to look into the allegations of government allegedly using Israeli software Pegasus to spy on politicians, activists, and journalists, has submitted its interim report in the Supreme Court.

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Manika Batra joins Adidas as brand ambassador

Sportswear company adidas has announced that it has roped in table tennis player, Manika Batra as the brand ambassador.

This partnership focuses on empowering women to realise their dreams as the brand continues to be an ally, cheering for women breaking barriers and creating a reverberating impact in the world of sports.

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'A Nation To Protect' Documents India's COVID-19 Journey, How PM Lead Keeping Nation First

Priyam Gandhi-Mody, in her book 'A Nation to Protect: Leading India through the Covid crisis', has described how India battled and emerged from the deadly crisis under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Efforts of all Indians created a compounding effect under a strong leadership that made tackling the pandemic possible.

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IIT UAE: New IIT to be set in UAE as part of trade deal - first ever Institute of national importance outside India

India has announced to set up the first Indian Institute of Technology, IIT in Dubai as a part of India-UAE trade deal. This will be the first time when India's premier institute, IIT will be set up in a foreign country.

IITs are the national institute of India and presently there are 23 IITs in the country.

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100 districts in the country become ‘Har Ghar Jal’ under Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission achieved another milestone of providing tap water to every home of 100 districts in the country.

As per the ministry, Chamba, an Aspirational District of Himachal Pradesh has become the 100th ‘Har Ghar Jal’ District.

The motto of the Jal Jeevan Mission is ‘no one is left out’.

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Govt. of India, World Bank sign loan agreement of $115 million for implementation of REWARD Project

The Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha and the World Bank have signed a $115 million (INR 869 crore) Programme (Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development Programme) that will help national and state institutions adopt improved watershed management practices.

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Multi-gaming platform A23 appoints Shah Rukh Khan as brand ambassador

Online skill gaming company Head Digital Works has announced Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan as the brand ambassador for its online multi-gaming platform – A23.

The campaign will showcase all of A23’s offerings which include games of skill such as carom, fantasy sports, pool and rummy, among others.

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A23's 'Chalo Saath Khele' campaign would promote responsible gaming habits.

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HDFC Bank finances Asia’s largest waste to energy plant in Indore

HDFC Bank under its ESG commitment is proud to be associated with Indore Clean Energy Private Limited (ICEPL) for the development of 550 tonnes/day of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant – the largest Bio-CNG plant in Asia.

This is the largest waste to energy project funded by HDFC Bank under its ESG commitments.

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Mahindra Insurance Brokers partners Tata 1mg for wellness solutions

Mahindra Insurance Brokers (MIBL), a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (Mahindra Finance), has announced its partnership with Tata 1mg, an online healthcare platform, to provide corporate India with a holistic wellness solution.

The tie-up plans to offer customised health solutions for the well-being of corporate employees and their families.

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Standard Chartered launches ‘interest-only home loan’ facility

Standard Chartered Bank, India has launched the ‘interest-only home loan’ facility for completed residential properties. where during the initial period, borrowers l pay only for the interest accrued on the principal outstanding.

Borrowers can choose to pay only the interest amount via Equated Monthly Instalments for an initial period of up to one to three years.

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KSUM partners with Google for startups to foster global links

Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has announced a collaboration with tech giant Google for local startups to connect with the global startup community.

This wider network enables local startups to leverage Google's programme comprising mentorship and training of startup teams to help scale up their solutions.

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Government Approves Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) Scheme To Continue Till 31st March, 2026

Government has approved the scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) for continuation till 31.03.2026 or till further review, whichever is earlier.

The proposal entails an expenditure of Rs. 12929.16 crore out of which Central Share is Rs. 8120.97 crores and the State Share is of Rs. 4808.19 crores.

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Norway tops Beijing 2022 medal table after record-breaking performance

Norway topped the medal table at the Winter Olympics with a record-breaking performance in Beijing to cement their dominance in winter sports.

Their gold medal haul of 16 represents the most ever won at a single Winter Games. In total, Norway won 16 gold, eight silver and 13 bronze medals.

Germany finished second in the medal table with 12 gold, 10 silver and five bronze.

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BigBasket acquires Kerala startup Agrima Infotech.

India’s largest online grocery seller BigBasket has acquired the enterprise business unit of a deep-tech company incubated by Kerala Startup Mission with a view to revolutionizing offline retail in the country.

BigBasket, a TATA enterprise, will be implementing Kochi-based startup Agrima Infotech’s unique customer vision technology platform, Psyight.

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‘History of Sriniketan’: Book throws light on Rabindranath Tagore’s work for rural reconstruction

A new book explores Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s work for rural reconstruction by setting up ‘Sriniketan’, a wing of his Visva Bharati International University at Santiniketan in 1922.

The book, “A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore’s Pioneering Work in Rural Construction”, is written by historian and Tagore biographer Uma Das Gupta.

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It is published under Niyogi Book’s ‘Paper Missile’ imprint.