India has won the second Gold in World Women's Boxing Championship at K.D. Jadhav Hall IG Stadium New Delhi. Saweety Boora defeated her rival Lina Wang of China by 4-3 in the 81-kilogram category. She became the seventh Indian boxer, male or female, to win the World championship.
The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the LVM 3- M3 /One web India-2 Mission from the second launch pad at Sathish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. This is the second mission for the One Web Group from the UK. The commercial venture with New Space India Limited will launch 72 satellites to low earth orbits. Earlier the first set of 36 satellites were launched.
Shri Bhupendra Yadav launched the Aravalli Green Wall Project, a major initiative to green the 5 km buffer area around the Aravalli Hill Range in four states. This Green Wall scheme, the work of planting saplings will be done in about 26,000 acres of five districts — Gurugram, Rewari, Nuh, Mahendergarh and Faridabad of Haryana.
CRIF Connect Private, a subsidiary of CRIF S.p.A, has received Reserve Bank of India’s approval to commence operations as an NBFC Account Aggregator. It is an end-to-end encrypted platform that securely fetches and transfers a consumer’s financial data based on their explicit consent between financial institutions, making data sharing extremely safe based on RBI guidelines
In an industry-first, ICICI Lombard General Insurance launched ‘Anywhere Cashless’ feature for health insurance policyholders to avail cashless facilities at any hospital, even if not part of ICICI Lombard’s current network of hospitals. The feature will be subject to the hospital’s acceptance of the cashless facility.
The Income Tax department has launched the 'AIS for Taxpayer' mobile app which will give taxpayers a comprehensive view of their information related to TDS/TCS, interest, dividends and share transactions, and an option to provide feedback. The mobile app will facilitate taxpayers to view their information as available in the AIS and TIS.
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Egypt officially became a member of BRICS' New Development Bank which includes India, Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa. In 2020, the NDB board of Governors were authorized to hold a dialogue with potential member states of BRICS. Egypt's accession was later approved by NBD in Dec 2021.In September, the NDB board also approved UAE, Bangladesh & Uruguay as its members.
The first Urban Climate Film Festival under U20 engagement events is being organised by the National Institute of Urban Affairs. A curated selection of 11 films from nine countries will be showcased in the festival to create wider awareness of the impact of climate change on life in cities.
Amazon Pay has collaborated with Bharat BillPay, the biller platform of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), to strengthen its loan repayment facility. Loan repayment is one of the top categories in terms of bill payment, amongst other options such as electricity and municipal tax payments in India.
State-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has signed a project loan agreement (PLA) for JPY (Japanese yen) 2.65 billion or about ₹165 crore with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). Under this facility, JBIC has proposed to finance some of PFC's projects which ensure effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and conservation of the global environment.
World Bank arm IFC has decided to invest ₹600 crore in Mahindra Group's last-mile electric mobility business to scale up electric three-wheelers and small commercial vehicles that are more affordable. This would be IFC's first investment in an EV manufacturer and its first in electric three-wheelers globally, in the form of compulsory convertible instruments at ₹6,020 cr.
Mahindra & Mahindra MD and CEO -Anish Shah
Konkan 2023, a joint maritime exercise, was conducted between the Royal Navy of Britain and the Indian Navy off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea. The joint drill by the two navies demonstrated operational readiness, enhancing interoperability and improving the ability to conduct joint operations.
Loan disbursements to the micro, small and medium enterprise sector in Q2 (July-September) FY23 grew 24 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), with significant growth in the micro segment establishing that there’s increased inclusivity focus in the market, according to a TransUnion CIBIL-SIDBI MSME Pulse Report. Micro, small and medium segments saw a growth of 54%, 23% and 9%.