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Viacom 18 Bags Women’s IPL Media Rights At Rs 951 Crore

Viacom18, won the media rights of the upcoming Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) for a five-year period between 2023-2027, at an auction.

It made a bid of Rs 951 crore for 34 matches, translating to a bid of Rs 7.09 crore per match, thus making it the second-biggest cricket league in the world.

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India-France Naval Exercise Starts In Arabian Sea As China Increases Presence In Western Indian Ocean

India and France commenced the twenty-first edition of the bilateral naval exercises ‘Varuna’ on the western seaboard of India.

These exercises were started in 1993 to jointly train and maintain peace and stability in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

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India’s first online gaming Centre of Excellence to come in Shillong

India’s first Centre of Excellence for online gaming will be set up in Shillong, said the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

Digital India Startup Hub through the Software Technology Parks of India shall set up India’s first Centre of Excellence in Online Gaming in Shillong by March 2023.

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Former BSF DG Pankaj Singh appointed deputy NSA

The government appointed retired IPS officer and former Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) Pankaj Singh as deputy national security adviser.

At present, Rajinder Khanna, Vikram Misri and Dattatray Padsalgikar are also serving as deputy national security advisers.

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Adani Enterprises to deploy hydrogen-powered trucks for mining

Adani Enterprises (AEL), part of the diversified Adani portfolio of companies, on Tuesday signed an agreement to launch a pilot project to develop a hydrogen fuel cell electric truck (FCET) for mining logistics and transportation with homegrown Ashok Leyland and Ballard Power of Canada. The FCET is scheduled to be launched in India in 2023.

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Hyderabad selected to host WEF Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has chosen Hyderabad for establishing its Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution focused on healthcare and life sciences.

The C4IR Telangana will be an autonomous, non-profit organization and the only such of World Economic Forum in India with a thematic focus on healthcare and life science.

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WEF managing director: Jeremy Jurgens.

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Fintech platform CredAble closes India’s distinctively first trade receivable securitization under RBI’s SSA Direction

The Securitization is backed by approved trade receivable invoices with Multi Anchor – Multi Vendor PERSEC RBI securitization structure. The same is said to be originated by Equentia Financial Service Pvt. Ltd. – a wholly owned non deposit taking NBFC subsidiary of Equentia SCF Technologies Private Limited (CredAble).

Ram Kewalramani, Co-Founder & MD, CredAble.

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Google pilots 'Soundpod by Google Pay' for UPI payments in India

Google is actively working on a Soundbox for the India market -- similar to the Paytm or PhonePe ones that you see at your neighbourhood shop which gives a sound alert on the digital payment that has been made.

The 'Soundpod by Google Pay' is accompanied by a QR code of a merchant linked with their Google Pay for business account.

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The Soundpods are being built by Amazon-backed ToneTag.

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J&K becomes first Indian UT to completely shift to e-governance mode

Leading the digital transformation in governance, Jammu and Kashmir has become the first union territory (UT) in India to have entirely shifted to digital mode of administration.

According to an order issued by the UT chief secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, all governance and administrative services in the state are now ‘only’ available digital.

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Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority signs pact with SBI

Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority (WDRA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with State Bank of India to help farmers in getting low interest rate loans. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the intent of promoting awareness about the new loan product called 'Produce Marketing Loan' to exclusively fund against e-NWRs.

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Health records of over 10 crore linked digitally to Ayushman Bharat Health Account

Over 10 crore health records have been linked digitally to the Ayushman Bharat Health Account under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), a step which help people create a comprehensive medical history across various healthcare providers.

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Ranchi Meteorological Centre adjudged best in country Official

Ranchi, Jan 15 (PTI) The Ranchi Meteorological Centre has been adjudged the best among such facilities across the states. The performance of the Ranchi centre in disseminating weather-related information to its stakeholders in time with a higher accuracy rate has been appreciated by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

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Amazon back as world's most valued brand, Apple down to No 2: Brand Finance

Amazon has reclaimed the top spot as the world’s most valuable brand despite its brand value falling 15 per cent this year from $350.3 billion to $299.3 billion, said a new report.

According to brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance’s report, “Global 500 2023”, while Amazon is back at No 1, its brand value has fallen by over $50 billion this year.

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Cipla launches diagnostic device, says it will provide results in minutes

Drugmaker Cipla has launched a diagnostic device to test for diabetes, infectious diseases, cardiac markers, thyroid function and other conditions.

Cippoint will allow healthcare professionals to get test results in 3 to 15 minutes, enabling a faster clinical decision-making process. The device has an automated system and is user-friendly and it can be used in remote areas

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K Venu Conferred Federal Bank Literary Award

Noted writer K Venu was conferred with Federal Bank Literary Award 2022 for his autobiography ‘Oranweshananthinte Katha.’ Venu received the award from Balagopal Chandrasekhar, Chairman and Independent Director of Federal Bank, at a special event held as part of the Kerala Literature Festival. This is the first-ever literary award constituted by the Federal Bank.

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Kerala: First G20 Health Working Group Meeting under India's G20 Presidency begins in Thiruvananthapuram

The first G20 Health Working Group meeting under India’s G20 presidency began at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar and Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan delivered the keynote address at the inaugural event.

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Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate second phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh in UP's Basti

PM inaugurated the second phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23 in Basti, Uttrar Pradesh. The Khel Mahakumbh organises diverse competitions in both indoor and outdoor sports like wrestling, Kabaddi, Kho Kho, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Chess, Badminton and Table Tennis. Apart from these, competitions in essay writing, painting, rangoli making are also organised.

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