HDFC Bank has announced the launch of a new campaign titled ‘Vigil Aunty’. It aims to encourage people across the country to practise safe banking habits.
Anuradha (Anu) Menon will be the protagonist of this campaign. Through a series of videos, reels, chat shows, Menon, as Vigil Aunty, will be creating awareness on safe banking do’s and don'ts.
This will complement the bank’s ‘Mooh Band Rakho’ campaign.
Zomato-backed SaaS-based logistics startup Shiprocket has become the latest entrant to the country’s unicorn club. Shiprocket raised $33.5 Mn in a Series E2 round fresh funding round led by Light Rock India.
Shiprocket is valued at $1.2 Bn in the latest funding round, joining Delhivery, Xpressbees, and BlackBuck in the list of logistics startups to turn unicorn.
In 2019, Delhi recorded an annual average PM2.5 concentration of 110 microgram per cubic metre, the highest among the most-populous cities in the world, followed by Kolkata (84 microgram per cubic metre), said the report "Air Quality and Health in Cities" by the State of Global Air Initiative.
Beijing in China had the highest PM2.5-attributable death rate of 124 in 2019.
Kushvinder Vohra, Member (Water Planning & Projects), Central Water Commission & Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to Government of India, was nominated as President of Indian Water Resources Society (IWRS) for a period of 2023-2025.
IWRS is a society having headquarter at IIT Roorkee and its Executive office at Delhi.
Cabinet Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal dedicated new shipyard Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited that specialized in inland waterways vessels to the nation.
The facility was developed by Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL), at Rs 175 crore.
Ministry of Civil Aviation’s flagship program Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) has completed 5 years of success since the launch of its first flight by the Prime Minister on 27th April 2017. The scheme was initiated on 21st October 2016.
With 425 new routes initiated under the scheme, UDAN has provided air connectivity to more than 29 States/ UTs.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the enhancement in the limit of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by Rs 50,000 crore from Rs. 4.5 Lakh crore to Rs. 5 Lakh crore, with the additional amount being earmarked exclusively for enterprises in hospitality and related sectors.
The Border Security Force (BSF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to ensure the safety and security of booking data under its air e-ticket service for the troops of India’s border guarding force.
This service will provide a dedicated online portal with a credit facility of 60 days.
BSF guards 3,323 km of India-Pakistan and 4,096 km India-Bangladesh borders.
Former Member of Parliament and senior All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) politician K. Maya Thevar passed away due to age-related illness at his residence in Chinnalapatti near Dindigul. He was 87.
The first MP of the AIADMK, Mr. Maya Thevar was born on October 15, 1934, at T. Uchapatti near Usilampatti in Madurai district.
AIADMK is a regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry UT.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed a veteran Argentinean naval officer as Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).
Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Ríos of Argentina succeeds Major General José Eladio Alcaín of Uruguay, who will shortly complete his assignment.
UNMOGIP headquarters: Islamabad
Thousands of troops from Indonesia, the United States, and allies held a live-fire drill on 12th August as part of Washington's efforts to prevent a regional conflict after China's "destabilising actions" around Taiwan.
The exercise in Indonesia known as "Super Garuda Shield" came after Beijing staged unprecedented war games around Taiwan.
India participated as observer nations.
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has published a field guide dealing with 1,331 avian species found in the country.
It highlights quality photographs of birds unlike other books that mainly used drawings.
Though a wide variety of bird species are found in the country, the number of bird enthusiasts in the country is well below many European countries.
ZSI Director Dhriti Banerjee;
HQ:Kolkata
Even as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) listed on the two SME exchanges,BSE SME and NSE Emerge,have better profitability ratios,higher return on assets & asset utilisation ratios & also debt-equity ratio in comparison to the smallest 25% of firms listed, they have lower liquidity as reflected in a lower quick ratio, current ratio & cash to current liabilities.
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. launched customer mobile App ‘Canara HSBC Life Insurance App’ available on android, iOS devices and web portal on the 75th Independence Day of India.
The newly launched digital solution will help customers to carry out transactions and access their policy and other important details from the safety and comfort of their homes.
Anuj Mathur, MD & CEO, Canara HSBC Life Insurance
Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) has partnered with Five Star Bank, a subsidiary of Financial Institutions Inc, to aid it in determining lending risks and delivering hyper-personalised customer experiences.
TCS will use its customer intelligence & insights (CI&I) analytics platform to assist Five Star Bank in real-time customer engagement across numerous channels.
Five Star Bank offers consumer & commercial loan services in central and western New York
ICICIdirect, one of India’s leading equity houses, has acquired a web and app-based networking platform for the investor community— Multipie. The platform enables investors to discuss, exchange ideas and share views on stocks and other investment assets.
The transaction involves acquisition of Multipie app, technology,brand,domain name, user base and other related matters.
Capital markets regulator Sebi has restructured its advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF). The panel is mandated to recommend investor education and protection activities that may be undertaken directly by the markets regulator, or through any other agency, for utilisation of the Sebi Investor Protection and Education Fund.
The eight-member committee will now be chaired by Monika Halan
The much-awaited Women's IPL will be starting from March 2023 to be held in a one-month window and in all likelihood with five teams.
A March window has been found for the tournament after the Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa.
The 4th edition of Tata Steel Chess India was announced with the introduction of a Women’s Edition of the tournament. The open tournament has been on for three editions now and in its fourth edition, TSCI will have a women’s tournament with the same format – rapid and blitz.
The tournament will take place from November 29 – December 4, 2022 in Kolkata.
Viswanathan Anand is Ambassador of Tata Steel Chess India
Uzbekistan will host the Chess Olympiad 2026, the International Chess Federation (FIDE), announced in a tweet.
After the inspection visit, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) will choose the venue of the 2026 World Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan from two proposals — Tashkent or Samarkand.
Uzbekistan won the gold medal in the open event at 44th Chennai Chess Olympiad.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on August 12th interacted with the sportspersons from three Armed Forces who participated in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
India finished 4th in the medal tally with 22 Gold, 16 Silver and 23 Bronze medals and with a total of 61 medals at the Commonwealth Games.
