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HDFC Bank adjudged Best Performing Bank in SHG Linkage by NRLM, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India

HDFC Bank has been adjudged Best Performing Bank in SHG Linkage by National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India.

At a function organised at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, the award was presented by Shri Giriraj Singh, Hon’ Minister of Rural Development to Mr. K Venkatesh, Head – Sustainable Livelihood Initiative, HDFC Bank.

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Notably, HDFC Bank was the only Private Bank to be felicitated.

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HP Acquires Conference Room Products Maker "Poly" Aiming To Become A Complete Hybrid Work Ecosystem Provider

HP has announced it is acquiring Poly, a company that specializes in video and audio equipment, for a purchase price of $1.7 billion, with a total transaction value of $3.3 billion, including debt. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2022.

Founded in 1990 and originally named Polycom, the company was acquired by headset maker Plantronics in 2019.

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Hon’ble Vice President Sri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates the 3-day Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav at NTR Stadium

Chief Guest and Hon’ble Vice-President of India, Sri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the biggest and most colourful cultural extravaganza in the recent past, Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) 2022, the three-day National Cultural Festival of India, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, at the NTR stadium, Hyderabad.

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CIC Uday Mahurkar’s office sets new record, disposes of 5,056 RTI appeals

The Central Information Commissioner (CIC) Uday Mahurkar took to Twitter to share a new milestone where he stated that his court had disposed of 5056 Right to Information (RTI) appeals in 2021-22, which is the highest in a year since the enactment of the RTI Act in 2005.

Uday Mahurkar was appointed as the CIC in October 2020.

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SEBI announces ideathon Manthan to promote innovation in the securities market

SEBI in association with the other market infrastructure institutions & QRTAs, has announced the launch of ‘Manthan’, an Ideathon for supporting new ideas and innovations in the securities market. The Ideathon was formally launched by Ms. Madhabi Puri Buch Chairperson, SEBI, at a function held in Mumbai on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

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Vice Chief Lt Gen Manoj Pande All Set to Become Army Chief

Army Vice Lieutenant General Manoj Pande is all set to become Chief of the Army Staff with incumbent Army Chief General M.M. Naravane, seen as the frontrunner for the Chief of Defence Staff’s post, is due to retire by the end of this month.

Lt Gen Pande will take over the reign as he is the senior most in the force after General Naravane.

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India wins bid to host Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships next year

India will host the Asian Junior U-20 Men & Women and Cadet U-17 Boys & Girls Fencing Championships in Ahmedabad next year, Fencing Association of India (FAI).

The championships, which will witness the participation of approximately 1200 fencers from 20 to 25 countries, will take place in March or April, 2023.

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Iga Swiatek Crushes Naomi Osaka to Win Miami Open, Completes Sunshine Double

Iga Swiatek’s dream season continued as the incoming world number one scooped her third successive WTA 1000 title to beat Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final.

The Polish 20-year-old became only the fourth - and youngest - player to win the “Sunshine Double" of Indian Wells and Miami in the same year.

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Carlos Alcaraz, 18, becomes youngest Miami Open champion, third-youngest winner of any ATP Masters 1000 event

Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest champion in Miami Open history — Novak Djokovic was 19 when he won the tournament, then the NASDAQ-100 Open, for the first time — and picked up $1,231,245 for the victory, nearly doubling his career earnings with one check.

Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is a Spanish professional tennis player.

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International Day of Mine Awareness 2022: April 4

International Day for Mine Awareness is observed annually on April 4 to increase attention among people regarding assistance for mine action work, raise awareness about landmines and the threats to the safety of humans and work towards their eradication. The mine action community worldwide, headed by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS).

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2022 theme:- “Safe Ground, Safe Steps, Safe Home".

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UP Overtakes West Bengal as Leading Producer of Vegetables, AP Maintains Dominance in Fruits

After two years, Uttar Pradesh has reclaimed its status as the leading producer of vegetables, relegating West Bengal to second place, although the difference between the two is now more than a million tonnes.

Andhra Pradesh, on the other hand, continues to be the leading fruit producer.

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Axis Bank acquires Citi's India consumer business in a Rs 12,325-cr deal

US bank Citigroup has announced sale of its Indian consumer banking businesses, including credit cards, retail banking, wealth management and consumer loans, to private lender Axis Bank for Rs 12,325 crore, as part of its plans to exit retail operations in 13 markets.

Axis Bank is the fourth-largest issuer of credit cards with a total base of 8.6 million cards.

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Citi entered India in 1902 and started the consumer banking business in 1985.