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Sebi joins RBI's Account Aggregator framework to ease access to financial information

Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said has joined the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) Account Aggregator framework by allowing depositories, asset management companies (AMCs) and mutual fund houses to become financial information providers or FIPs.

It will give a boost to the Reserve Bank of India-regulated financial-data sharing system.

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Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla gets one-year extension

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved an extension in service to Mr. Ajay Kumar Bhalla as Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, for a period of one year beyond August 22, 2022, i.e. up to August 22, 2023.

The Home Secretary is the administrative head of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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TDB approves ₹3.29 cr to startup for indigenous development of hydrogen sensing and analysis technology

According to TDB, M/s Multi Nano Sense Technologies Private Limited is developing an indigenous cutting edge hydrogen analysis sensor for new age applications. The development is also related to the universal miniaturized core sensor designs for leak detection and/ or analysis of hydrogen.

The target of net-zero emissions is by the year 2070.

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Legendary Singer Nayyara Noor Passes Away at 71

Legendary Pakistani playback singer & ghazal singer Nayyara Noor, who was born in Assam, passed away. She was known as Bulbul-e-Pakistan.

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India’s Star Olympic Football Captain Samar 'Badru' Banerjee Passes Away

Former Indian football team captain Samar 'Badru' Banerjee, who led the country to a historic fourth-place finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, died.

Banerjee won the Santosh Trophy twice as a player (1953, 1955) and once as coach (1962).

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Oleksandr Usyk defeats Anthony Joshua in dramatic rematch to retain heavyweight titles

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk has beaten Britain’s Anthony Joshua in a surprise split points decision and retained his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight boxing belts.

The fight in Saudi Arabia’s Jedda on was a rematch of one in London.

This victory took Usyk’s professional record to 20 fights undefeated.

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Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2022-23 (Series -2) to open for subscription: August 22 – August 26, 2022.

The Finance Ministry said, the issue price of the Sovereign Gold Bonds 2022-23 (Series -2). during the subscription period will be 5,197 rupees per gram. The government in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India has decided to allow discount of 50 rupees per gram from the issue price to those investors who apply online and the payment is made through digital mode.

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International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief | 22 August

The General Assembly, in its resolution in 2019, designated 22 August as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief recognizing the importance of providing victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief and members of their families with appropriate support and assistance in accordance with applicable law.

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Dr Jitendra Singh unveils India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune

Dr Jitendra Singh today launched India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune.Later, Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the Bisphenol-A pilot plant in CSIR-NCL and said these pilot plants have successfully demonstrated novel process technologies developed by NCL under CSIR’s Covid-19 mission program and Bulk Chemicals mission

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Vijay Shekhar Sharma to continue as Paytm's MD & CEO for another 5 yrs

Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been reappointed managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of One 97 Communication (OCL) — the parent company of digital payments app Paytm. Around 99.67 per cent of shareholders voted in favour of Sharma’s reappointment.Sharma will continue to serve as MD and CEO of the company for another five years, Paytm had said in a statement.

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Indians remitted $6 bn in Q1FY23 under LRS scheme, shows RBI data

Outward remittances under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) liberalised remittance scheme (LRS) made a strong comeback in the first quarter of FY23 as Indians increased spending on international travel, maintenance of close relatives, and gifts.International travel contributed $2.92 billion of the $6.04 billion remitted under LRS in Q1FY23, thus constituting almost 48 %

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Scotland museum signs deal to return seven ancient artefacts to India

Seven artefacts, including a stone door jamb stolen from a Hindu temple in Uttar Pradesh, has been transferred back to India by Glasgow’s museums as part of Scotland’s “largest-ever” repatriation of objects from a single collection. Glasgow Life, a charitable organisation which runs the city’s museums, had confirmed the handover.

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Chandigarh airport to be named after Bhagat Singh

The governments of Punjab and Haryana took a decision to name the Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

The decision was taken during a meeting held between Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala.The ₹ 485-crore airport project is a joint venture of the AAI and the governments of Punjab and Haryana.

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Jharkhand Becomes First State in India to Distribute Seed to Farmers via Blockchain Tech

In a significant development which would revolutionize agriculture in the country, Directorate of Agriculture, Jharkhand and global blockchain technology company, SettleMint, India jointly announced the successful launch of seed distribution to farmers based on blockchain technology.Jharkhand is 1st to implement blockchain in the country which is being used to track seed

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India, Australia conclude maritime exercise near Perth

The Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) between the navies of India and Australia concluded . INS Sumedha participated with HMAS Anzac in the exercise reaffirming the strong navy-to-navy links and interoperability between Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy. The MPX included cross deck landing of helicopters, tactical manoeuvres and a farewell steam past.

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Netanyahu autobiography 'Bibi: My Story' to be published in November

Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu will publish his new autobiography on November 22.

The former prime minister’s book “Bibi: My Story” is available for pre-order from Amazon in Hebrew and in English.

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National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE)

The Scheme has been approved with an outlay of Rs. 360 crore for four years from 2022-23 to 2025-26. Namaste is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) as a joint initiative of the MoSJE and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

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Mastercard partners with leading badminton players to promote digital payments in India

Mastercard has partnered with Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and appointed them as brand ambassadors in India. As winners of the Thomas Cup 2022 and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the new ambassadors will partner with Mastercard to spread awareness about the safety, security, and convenience of digital payments in India.

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