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Inox, PVR announce merger; combined entity to be called PVR Inox Ltd

Merger to bring together two of India's best cinema brands to deliver an unparalleled consumer experience with a network of more than 1,500 screens.

Ajay Bijli will be managing director of PVR Inox Limited. Sanjeev Kumar will be executive director and Pavan Kumar Jain will be non-executive chairman of the consolidated board.

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Gujarat retains top position at NITI Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2021

Gujarat has retained the top position at the NITI Aayog’s second edition of the Export Preparedness Index 2021 followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as the top 10 performers.

Among union territories, Delhi has topped the index.

Jammu and Kashmir ranked third.

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IBM to impart digital skill to 12,000 girl students in Nagaland schools

IBM India has collaborated with the Nagaland school education department to introduce digital training for girl students in more than 250 secondary and higher secondary schools across 15 districts of the northeastern state.

The programme, IBM Stem (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) for Girls, aims to provide 21st century skills to more than 12,000 girls.

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NIRDPR, ICAI ink pact for development of Accounting/Auditing Standards for Rural Local Bodies

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for collaboration in the development of Accounting/Auditing Standards for Rural Local Bodies

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NIRDPR, Director General G Narendra Kumar.
ICAI President Debashis Mitra.

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Sanjay Kumar takes over as New MD of Indraprastha Gas Ltd

Sanjay Kumar takes over as Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd. A Mechanical Engineer from prestigious IIT Kharagpur and an MBA, Mr. Kumar brings to IGL a rich domain experience of over 34 years in Gas sector during his tenure in GAIL (India) Ltd.

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Swiss Open 2022: PV Sindhu wins women's singles title

Double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu made light work of Busanan Ongbamrungphan to win the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Basel.

Sindhu overcame Thailand's Ongbamrungphan in straight games with a scoreline of 21-16, 21-8.

This is the 2nd title for PV Sindhu in Basel, where she won her maiden World Championships title in 2019.

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NMCG Organizes ‘Yamunotsav’ At ITO Yamuna Ghat

As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organized Yamunotsav in association with a group of NGOs at ASITA East River Front, ITO Bridge, to celebrate the glory of Yamuna with a “pledge to keep it clean”.

DG, NMCG, Shri G. Asok Kumar urged the people to dedicatedly join hands to clean Yamuna.

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Yamuna :- The biggest and the most important tributary of River Ganga.

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Indian Railways lift Obaidullah Khan Hockey Cup in nail-biting finish

Indian Railways’ men Hockey team won the prestigious Obaidullah Khan Heritage Hockey Cup held at Bhopal (MP) from 21.03.2022 to 27.03.2022. In the final match held on Sunday, Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) team beat Army XI by 2.

The prestigious hockey tournament was played at Major Dhyanchand Stadium, Bhopal.

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Oscars 2022 : Will Smith wins Best Actor, Jessica Chastain lifts Best Actress trophy

This year, Jane Campion's The Power of The Dog has received the most number of nominations.

Oscars 2022 for Best Picture went to CODA.

Will Smith won Best Actor in a Leading Role for King Richard.

The 94th Academy Awards paid tribute to Godfather. The film completes 50 years in 2022.

Hans Zimmer won Oscars for Best Original Score for Dune.

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The 94th Academy Awards' ceremony is being held at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre.

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India successfully test-fires two MRSAMs off Odisha coast

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted two successful flight tests of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.

The flight tests were carried out as part of the live firing trials against high-speed aerial targets.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend 5th BIMSTEC Summit virtually on March 30

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 5th BIMSTEC Summit on 30th of this month.

The Summit Meeting, which is being held in a virtual mode, will be hosted by Sri Lanka which is the current BIMSTEC chair.

The Summit, meetings of BIMSTEC Senior Officials will take place on 28th March followed by meetings of the BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers on 29th of March, 2022.

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Ex-CAG Vinod Rai appointed as Kalyan Jewellers India chairman

Kalyan Jewellers has announced the appointment of former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai as the chairman and independent non-executive director on the company’s board. TS Kalyanaraman will, however, continue as the Managing Director.

Rai received the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award in 2016.

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October 5 to be designated as National Dolphin Day

The Union environment ministry has designated October 5 as the National Dolphin Day, to be celebrated annually starting this year.

The decision to designate a National Dolphin Day was taken by the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL).

The NBWL is chaired by the Prime Minister.

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Cochin International Airport (CIAL) bags ‘Covid Champion Award’

Cochin International Airport Limited bagged the ‘Covid Champion Award’ at Wings India 2022, Asia’s largest event on civil aviation jointly organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad.

CIAL managing director S Suhas received the ‘Covid Champions” trophy from Minister for Civil Aviation.

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Minister for Civil Aviation:- Jyotiraditya Scindia.