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UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates North India's first hyperscale data centre Yotta D1 in Greater Noida

The first of six data centre buildings in the Greater Noida Data Center Park, Yotta D1, has been set up with an investment of around Rs 1,500 crore.

It has been put up by Yotta Infrastructure, a new-age digital transformation service provider, at its Greater Noida data centre park. Yotta Infrastructure is a subsidiary of Mumbai-based Hiranandani Group.

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RBI CBDC: Digital Rupee pilot to start from November 1; SBI, HDFC, 7 other banks to participate in wholesale launch

The regulator has identified nine banks including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, YES Bank, IDFC First Bank and HSBC for the participation in the pilot.

The use case for this pilot is settlement of secondary market transactions in government securities.

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Use of e₹-W is expected to make the inter-bank market more efficient.

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'Steel Man of India' Jamshed Irani passes away at 86

Known as the 'Steel Man of India', former Tata Steel MD Dr Jamshed J Irani passed away. He was 86.

He was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2007 for his contribution to industry.

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UP’s Ranipur tiger reserve becomes 53rd tiger reserve of India, confirms minister Bhupender Yadav

Uttar Pradesh’s Ranipur Tiger Reserve has become the 53rd tiger reserve of India. The tiger reserve is spread across over 529.36 sq km, of which the core area is 230.32 sq km and buffer area is 299.05 sq km.

Besides this, it is also the fourth tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh. Apart from Ranipur, the state has three tiger reserves– Dudhwa, Pilibhit and Amangarh.

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty win French Open men's doubles title

They defeated 25th ranked Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han of Chinese Taipei.

For the Indian duo,The French Open marks their third world tour title after the 2019 Thailand Open and the 2022 Indian Open. Satwik and Chirag have also become the first Indian pair to win a Super 750 tournament.

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The tournament took place at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France.

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‘India Chem 2022’ to be organised on 2-3 November

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, will inaugurate the India Chem 2022 on 2nd November 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi with the theme “Vision 2030: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Build India”. Department of Fertilizers is organizing the 12th edition of INDIA CHEM in association with FICCI.

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India’s export of chemicals for 2021-22 has hit a record at US$ 29,296 Million.

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Centre approves Maharashtra’s first Electronics Manufacturing Cluster at Ranjangaon, Pune

As part of its objective to strengthen the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India, the Ministry of Electronics and IT has approved the greenfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) with the project cost of Rs 492.85 crores to be set up in Ranjangaon Phase III, near Pune in Maharashtra.

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Now 97% of all mobile phones used by Indian customers were domestically manufactured.

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HARIT Aaykar initiative by Income Tax Department for increasing greenery and creating micro forests

Te Income Tax Department has launched the HARIT Aaykar (Hariyali Achievement Resolution by Income Tax) initiative. Under this initiative, the Department resolves to increase the green cover by planting trees and creating micro-forests in and around Income Tax Department's buildings and other public areas.

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CSIR-NIScPR Celebrates “International Open Access Week-2022”

International Open Access Week is celebrated worldwide to create awareness about the open access scholarly publishing among researchers and publishers. It is celebrated globally during the last full week of October. In the year 2022, The International Open Access Week, entered in its fifteenth year of celebration.

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Arunachal Pradesh to get Northeast's first fish museum under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampad Yojana

A fish museum, the first of its kind in the Northeast, would soon be built in Arunachal Pradesh, Fisheries Minister Tage Taki. The museum would be a part of the Integrated Aqua Park (IAP), sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Fisheries. It will have all fish species of the state and serve as a training centre for fisherfolks.

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Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee approves commercial cultivation of genetically modified mustard

A genetically modified hybrid variety of mustard, also known as GM mustard, has received Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee's, a state-run biotech regulator, recommendation for commercial cultivation. It is the first genetically modified crop in the country to get approval in two decades.

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GEAC works under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

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RBI imposes Rs 1.76 crore penalty on Vakrangee for non-compliance with regulations

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.76 crore on Vakrangee Limited (the entity) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the White Label ATM (WLA) directions.

The penalty has been imposed in respect to non-compliance with regulations on ATM deployment targets.

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Small sized loans of upto Rs 10 crores now account for 60% of bank loans

The share of smaller loans – of up to Rs.10 crore – in total loans has increased to 60 per cent in 2022 from 45 per cent in 2014 according to RBI deputy governor Michael Patra.

Industry has been a major recipient of bank credit but its share in total credit has come down from 60 per cent to 27 per cent during 1972-2022, broadly equal to that of services and retail loans.

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