The board of directors have approved the appointment of Mr. R Subramaniakumar as Managing Director & CEO of the Bank for a period of three years with effect from date of his taking charge, under Section 35B of the Banking Regulation Act 1949,". The announcement comes nearly 6 months after RBL Bank’s long-term MD & CEO Vishwahir Ahuja had stepped down.
ICICI Bank announced its partnership with Zest Money, a digital EMI/pay later platform, to expand its ‘Cardless EMI’ facility. The customers of ICICI bank will be able to utilize Zest Money’s flagship ‘Pay-in-3’ offering, where the bill would be split into three EMIs without extra costs. Customers can convert transactions up to Rs 10 lakh into EMIs,
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman dedicated to the nation, “Dharohar” - the National Museum of Customs and GST in Goa as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic week. Museum showcases not only the artefacts seized by Indian Customs but also depicts various aspects of work performed by the Customs Department.
Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique & Switzerland were elected to the UNSC as non-permanent members for the 2023-2024 term and will replace India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway at the horse-shoe table from January 1 next year. They will join Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, the UAE, and the 5 permanent members China, France, Russia, the UK and the USA.
Amit Shah chaired the Western zonal council meeting at Diu. Various issues related to Inter-state boundary, security, infrastructure transport and industries were discussed during the meeting. The Home Minister stressed the need for early investigation of rape and sexual offenses against women and children and stringent punishment in a time bound manner in these cases.
Western council comprises Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Every year on June 12, the World Day against Child Labour is observed to focus attention on global extent of the cause and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it. This year, the celebrations are set to focus on the theme"Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour". According to a report by UN body, around 152 mn children worldwide are engaged in child labour,
The UN body established the World Day Against Child Labor in 2002.
Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara continued her rich vein of form to clinch her 2nd gold medal at Chateauroux 2022 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in France. The promising shooter from Rajasthan has already won the R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 gold with a world record effort and ensured India a quota for Paris 2024 Paralympics Games.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched YSR Yantra Seva Scheme and flagged off the distribution of tractors and combine harvesters at Chuttugunta Centre in Guntur district. About 10,750 YSR Yantra Seva Centres would be set up at each Rythu Bharosa Centres level at a cost of ₹2,016 crore and 1,615 harvesters will be made available at cluster level.
Fino Payments Bank has partnered with Go Digit General Insurance Ltd to offer shop insurance policy to small & medium business owners. Fino is associated with Go Digit as a corporate agent. The tie-up will allow small and medium businesses to avail the benefits of Digit's My Business Policy in case of any adverse event. The policy will be valid for one year.
The policy will also include in-built coverages like money in safe, money in transit, etc
Electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy has partnered with the State Bank of India for vehicle financing for its customers. The collaboration will enable customers, having pre-approved loan offers from SBI, to avail instant loans at low-interest rates starting from 9.55% p.a.
The 2nd edition of Awards for Excellence in District Skill Development Planning, DSDP was organised in New Delhi where the top 30 districts were awarded for their innovative best practices in skill development in the region. Rajkot in Gujarat, Cachar in Assam and Satara in Maharashtra ranked top three among all participating districts.
Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand defeated Norway's Aryan Tari in the ninth and final round of the Classical section to clinch the third place in Norway Chess tournament.
Anand won the Armageddon round against Norwegian after the classical match ended in a 22-move draw.
Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata has been conferred honorary D.Litt. by Maharashtra's second state cluster university, HSNC University, as a mark of appreciation towards his unparalleled contribution for the society. The Governor of Maharashtra and the Chancellor of the university Bhagat Singh Koshyari awarded the degree .