The Board of Directors of Axis Bank at its approved the appointment of N. S. Vishwanathan, Independent Director as the Non-Executive (Part-time) Chairman of the Bank for a period of three years.
Other than Axis Bank, Vishwanathan, in April 2023 was appointed as head of the advisory board at Razorpay.
Amitabh Chaudhry, MD & CEO, Axis Bank.
The Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027 between the Government of India and the United Nations was signed today by NITI Aayog and the UN office.
According to the release, the GoI-UNSDCF 2023-2027 is built on four strategic pillars derived from the 2030 Agenda – People, Prosperity, Planet and Participation.
Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Suman Bery.
B V R Subrahmanyam, CEO, of NITI Aayog.
The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on Manappuram Finance for non-compliance with certain provisions of the NBFC norms.
This penalty on the Thrissur-based gold loan company, which by AUM is the second largest such pure-play lender.
The Reserve Bank of India conducted a statutory inspection of the company concerning its financial position as of March 2021.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the reappointment of P Vasudevan as Managing Director and CEO of Equitas Small Finance Bank. Vasudevan has been reappointed for a period of three years, from July 23, 2023, to July 23, 2026.
In December 2022, the bank announced that PN Vasudevan had decided to remain as MD and CEO of the bank in response to the Board's suggestions.
Meta has announced the ‘state of the art’ generative AI model Voicebox which converts text to speech and includes features to edit audio and work across languages. The multilingual model can also produce speech in English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, or Portuguese.
Meta builds technologies that help people connect and businesses grow.
Remains of a species of herbivorous dinosaur previously unknown in the southern hemisphere have been discovered in Chile, challenging long-held beliefs about the range of duck-billed dinosaurs, The discovery showed that Chilean Patagonia served as a refuge for very ancient species of hadrosaurs.
‘onkoken nanoi' is the name of this new dinosaur species.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar conferred the fourth National Water Awards in New Delhi today, June 17. The Jal Shakti Ministry had announced a total of 41 winners, covering 11 categories, including joint winners, for the National Water Awards, 2022.
Union Minister of State for Education Smt. Annapurna Devi inaugurates the multimedia exhibition showcasing best practices in education, FLN, digital initiatives, research and skill development. The multimedia exhibition with focus on foundational literacy will be held here in Pune.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate change has released the “National Working Plan Code-2023” for scientific management of forests and evolving new approaches.
The Civil Aviation sector in the country has witnessed an impressive growth, with the number of passengers carried by Domestic airlines growing substantially. Based on the traffic data provided by different Domestic airlines, the passenger count reached an impressive milestone of 636.07 lakhs during January-May 2023, reflecting a significant annual growth rate of 36.10%.
In a special meeting of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society, it was resolved to change its name to Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society. The Special Meeting was presided over by Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh who is the Vice-President of the Society.
Balram Nanda was the founder-director of the Nehru memorial museum and Library.
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC, has commissioned its first Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Project at IIT Jodhpur, Rajasthan to meet 15% of IIT’s electricity requirements.
NVVN is trading in gypsum and is now diversifying into renewables, e-mobility, etc.
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2023 is celebrated every year on June 17 to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification.
The 24-year-old Anjali, who last ran a 400m race in October 2019 at the Indian Open Championships in Ranchi, clocked 51.58 seconds to beat the up-and-coming Haimashi Malik (51.76s) for the gold medal at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Bronze was won by R Vithya Ramraj (52.49) of Tamil Nadu