The book brings to light the lives of India’s commercial and central bankers. But it does not discuss their successes, failures, or the ever-evolving dynamics of monetary and fiscal policies. It’s about their persona, warts and all—how they are as leaders, how they evolved, and how they changed the culture and ethos of the Indian banking sector.
In a significant boost to the Indian Navy’s (IN) capabilities, the Navy will get autonomous armed Swarm boats from Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt Ltd, the company tweeted.
The contract was signed under the SPRINT programme, which is "a scheme to promote niche defence technologies by Indian domestic companies".
The scheme was launched in July 2022 by Prime Minister Sh. Modi.
Amul Federation's managing director RS Sodhi,who has been leading the Amul since 2010, stepped down.
The decision to replace Sodhi was taken at the board meeting of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the farmers' cooperative that operates the Amul brand.
He has been replaced for an interim period by Jayan Mehta, Amul's incumbent chief operating officer.
GCMMF's chairman: Shamalbhai Patel.
In Spain, Bale won three La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey and five Champions Leagues (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022).
He calls time on his international career as the most capped Wales men's player with 111 appearances, sitting alongside his record-setting 41 goals.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed that Proteas all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has retired from international cricket with immediate effect. Since making his international debut in 2016, the 33-year-old has represented South Africa across all three formats in 30 T20 Internationals (T20I), 27 One-Day Internationals (ODI) and three Tests.
World Hindi Diwas or Vishwa Hindi Divas is observed on 10 January annually. The day is celebrated globally to commemorate the anniversary of the first time that Hindi was spoken in the United Nations General Assembly in 1949. Vishwa Hindi Diwas is different from Hindi Diwas, which is observed on September 14.
Vikas Purohit will head Facebook parent Meta’s global business group in India, said the social media platform. Purohit, the former CEO of Tata CLiQ, will lead Meta’s strategic relationship with brands and agencies to drive revenue growth across key channels, the company said in a statement. Purohit will lead the company’s business vertical teams and agency teams.
The Reserve Bank of India released a list of domestic credit rating agencies banks are advised to use for risk weighting their claims about capital adequacy. It listed Acuite Ratings & Research Limited, Credit Analysis and Research Limited (CARE), CRISIL Ratings Limited, ICRA Limited, India Ratings and Research Private Limited, and INFOMERICS Valuation and Rating Pvt Ltd.
Gross bond issuances by banks surged to ₹90,000 crore in the April-December FY23 against ₹70,000 crore in FY22, surpassing the previous high of ₹80,000 crore in FY17, as they scrambled to bridge the gap between credit and deposit growth, according to ICRA. The credit rating agency expects overall gross bond issuances by banks to rise further to ₹1.3-1.4 lakh crore in FY23.
Sania Mirza has confirmed her retirement from professional Tennis. The former doubles World No. 1 champion has announced that she will retire at the WTA 1000 event in Dubai in February. Sania Mirza made her senior debut in 2001. She has won six Grand Slam titles in her career - three in women’s doubles and three in mixed doubles.
e-NAM, a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has won the Platinum Award in the Digital Empowerment of Citizens Category in Digital India Awards 2022 held in New Delhi. Digital India Awards has been instituted by MeitY, under the aegis of National Portal of India to encourage and honour innovative digital solutions/ exemplary initiatives.
The mascots of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG)-2022, Asha and Mowgli, and its smart torch 'Amarkantak' were released along with the theme song by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Torch Amarkantak, named after the place where the Narmada River.
Uttarakhand government has officially declared Joshimath a ‘landslide-subsidence zone’ in view of the growing threat of land sinking resulting in cracks in several houses and roads. Over 68 families living in the sinking town have been evacuated to temporary relief centres so far and at least 90 more families are yet to be shifted.
India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $70.1 billion in 2022, data released by the Reserve Bank of India shows. The forex reserves stood at $562.9 billion in the week ended December 30. The RBI net sold $33.42 billion till September. Forex reserves had touched a high $642.5 billion in September of 2021, falling to around $631.5 billion towards the end of February 2022.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of Anurag Kumar for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL).
ECIL was set up under the Department of Atomic Energy on 11th April 1967.
Dr. A.S. Rao was the Founder MD of ECIL.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has signed Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd, maker of Killer jeans, as the official sponsor of the Indian cricket team, replacing gaming and esports company MPL. KKCL will don the brand Killer logo on Team India’s Kit until 31st May 2023. In September, the BCCI replaced Paytm with Mastercard as the title sponsor for all matches in home.
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced a ₹101-crore fund, the Mukhya Mantri Sukhashraya Sahayata Kosh, to facilitate the higher education of needy children and destitute women. The state government will bear the expense of beneficiaries’ skill development, education, higher education and vocational training at engineering colleges, IIITs, NITs.