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Anil Kumar Lahoti to be the next railway board chairman and CEO from January 1

Anil Kumar Lahoti has been appointed as the Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board. He has been working as a member of the Infrastructure Committee of the Indian Railway Board. He will start his work as a chairman on January 1, 2023.

This is the first appointment of the Railway Board chief after the government notified the integrated railway service, IRMS.

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He ​will be taking over the chairmanship from Vinay Kr Tripathi.

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International Day of Epidemic Preparedness | 27 December

In its 75th session and 36th plenary meeting on December 7, 2020, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution which declared December 27 as the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness. The decision is part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.The day serves the purpose of creating awareness about epidemics.

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Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen win Gold medals at Women's Boxing National Championship

Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen have won Gold medals at Women's National Boxing Championship 2022 in Bhopal. While Lovlina Borgohain beat Arundhati Choudhary of Services 5-0 in the 75kg final, Nikhat Zareen defeated Anamika of Railways 4-1 in the final of the 50kg category. Railways team topped the medals tally with 10 medals five golds, three silvers and two bronze.

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British consultancy firm, CEBR says India will become third largest economy by 2037

The Centre for Economics and Business Research, a British consultancy, has said India will become the third-largest economy by 2037 from the current fifth spot. In its annual World Economic League Table, the Centre for Economics and Business Research said that over the next five years, India's annual rate of GDP growth is expected to average 6.4% afterwards 6.5% in 9 years.

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AVGC Task Force Report calls for National AVGC-XR Mission with budgetary outlay

The Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC) Task Force has called for a National AVGC-XR Mission with a budget outlay to be created for integrated promotion & growth of the AVGC sector. In a report submitted to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Task Force headed by Secretary I&B has recommended launching a ‘Create in India’ campaign.

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It focuses on content creation, In India, For India & For World

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NTPC and Tecnimont sign MOU to explore possibility to develop Green Methanol Production

NTPC has signed an MoU with Tecnimont Private Limited, Indian Subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont Group, Italy. Objective of MOU is to jointly evaluate and explore the possibility to develop commercial scale Green Methanol Production facility at NTPC project in India. Green Methanol Project involves capturing carbon from NTPC power plants and converting it into a green fuel.

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India's agri, allied commodities export up 12% in Apr-Oct to $30 billion

India's export of agriculture and allied commodities rose 11.97 per cent to USD 30.21 billion during April-October period of current fiscal year, the agriculture ministry said. The exports stood at USD 26.98 billion in the same period of 2021-22. Wheat, basmati rice, raw cotton, castor oil, coffee, and fresh fruits were major commodities exported from India.

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Sebi expands committees on cyber security and information systems

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has expanded two of its committees--High Powered Steering Committee on Cyber Security (HPSC-CS) and Information Systems Security Committee (ISSC)--in a bid to strengthen cyber security frameworks and cyber resilience requirements. The committee on cyber security has been expanded to eight members from six earlier.

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Santosh Kumar Yadav appointed NHAI chief; Ganji Kamala V Rao has been named Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI

Senior bureaucrats Santosh Kumar Yadav was appointed as chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Yadav, a 1995-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is currently additional secretary in the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education.

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CJI constitutes committee to conduct accessibility audit of SC premises

In a bid to remove the barriers to access, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has constituted a committee headed by apex court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat to conduct an audit of "physical and functional access" of the top court premises to make them disabled friendly. Additional registrar of the Supreme Court, Ajay Agrawal, is the member (secretary) of the committee.

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SBI Funds Management appoints Shamsher Singh as new MD, CEO of company

SBI Funds Management Ltd has appointed Shamsher Singh as managing director and chief executive officer of the company. Singh, who was deputy managing director at State Bank of India (SBI), has taken over the charge from Vinay M Tonse. SBI Funds Management is a joint venture between SBI and Europe's largest asset manager Amundi.

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Punjab ranks 2nd in average monthly income per agricultural household: Govt

As per information, Meghalaya tops across the country with average monthly income per agricultural household (Rs 29,348). Punjab ranks second in the country in average monthly income per agricultural household. This fact came to light in a data provided by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar.

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Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal Launches Right To Repair Portal

Minister Piyush Goyal introduced a host of new initiatives, including a right to repair portal and an NTH mobile app and opened new premises of the National Consumer Helpline centre in the national capital. Under the Consumer Protection law, a complaint is required to be disposed of within 90 days of its filing and within 150 days wherever expert evidence is required.

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Reliance acquires Metro AG's India business for Rs 2,850 crore

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, on signed definitive agreements to acquire 100 percent equity stake in Metro Cash and Carry India Pvt Ltd, which operates under the ‘Metro India' brand, for a cash consideration of Rs 2,850 crore.

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Irdai to introduce 'Bima Vahaks' to expand insurance force

To enhance the insurance force in India, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) will soon introduce "Bima Vahaks" in each gram panchayat. Each Gram Panchayat will have a 'Bima Vahak' who would be tasked to sell and service simple parametric bundled insurance products, Bima Vistar, covering health, property, life and personal accident.

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Financial literacy poor across urban, rural population in country: RBI survey

According to a pan-India "Financial Literacy and Inclusion survey" conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), digital banking awareness and knowledge among the rural and urban population across the country is at par with each other, with the average being 11.7 for both segments on a score of 21.

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