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SAFF Championship final: India wins 5-4 in penalties; Sunil Chhetri wins Golden Boot, Golden Ball

The Indian football team beat Kuwait 5-4 in a penalty shootout after the final was tied at 1-1 after regulation time.

India, who are 100th in the latest FIFA rankings, won their ninth SAFF Championship 2023 in 14 editions. This was India’s second silverware on the trot after clinching the Intercontinental Cup last month.

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BCCI appoints Ajit Agarkar as chairman of Indian senior men's selection committee

Former India fast bowler Ajit Agarkar has been named chairman of selectors for the Indian men's team by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), consisting of Sulakshana Naik, Ashok Malhotra, and Jatin Paranjape, unanimously recommended Ajit Agarkar.

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RBI cancels licenses of two co-operative banks

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it has cancelled the banking licenses of two co-operative banks in Maharashtra and Karnataka.

The licenses of Malkapur Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd, Buldhana and Shushruti Souharda Sahakara Bank Niyamita, Bengaluru have been cancelled.

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DGCA inks MoU with EASA on unmanned aircraft systems

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has entered into a pact with European regulator EASA for cooperation in the areas of unmanned aircraft systems and innovative air mobility.

This will cover licensing of personnel, training, air traffic management and infrastructure, including Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management standards and services,

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SBI gives ₹22 crore to IIT-Bombay to strengthen its data analytics, AI capabilities

The State Bank of India (SBI), through its CSR arm SBI Foundation, has pledged a grant of ₹22.5 crore to establish a Banking Data and Analytics Hub at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B).

The focus of the Hub will be to address the unique challenges faced by the Indian banking and financial services sector.

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PFC signs MoU with KGMU for underprivileged cancer patients

Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) a Maharatna company and India's leading NBFC in the power sector has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow to facilitate the procurement of life-saving medical devices specifically aimed at assisting underprivileged cancer patients.

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FPSB India appoints Krishan Mishra as CEO

The Financial Planning Standards Board of India (FPSB India) has appointed Krishan Mishra as Chief Executive Officer.

FPSB India is the Indian subsidiary of FPSB, the global standards-setting body for the financial planning profession and owner of the international Certified Financial Planner (CFP) certification program

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3-Day International Conference on Green Hydrogen begins in New Delhi

The three-day International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023), being organized during 5th – 7th July 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

The conference brings together global scientific, policy, academic and industrial leaders to discuss recent advances and emerging technologies in the entire green hydrogen value chain.

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Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft integrated with GSLV Mark III launch vehicle

Chandrayaan Three spacecraft has been integrated with GSLV Mark III launch vehicle at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota spaceport

The launch is planned between 12 and 19th of this month. The Propulsion module will carry the lander and rover configuration till 100kms lunar orbit.

The Propulsion module will orbit the Moon as was done in Chandrayaan I and II.

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Ministry of Home Affairs, launches “Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States”

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs, has launched a “Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States” from the earmarked allocation of Preparedness and Capacity Building Funding Window under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for strengthening fire services in the States with a total outlay of Rs. 5,000 crore.

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Japan, India Maritime Exercise- JIMEX23 commences in Visakhapatnam

The seventh edition of the bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) hosted by the Indian Navy, is being conducted at/ off Visakhapatnam from 05 -10 July 2023.

This edition marks the 11th anniversary of JIMEX, since its inception in 2012

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HM Amit Shah lays foundation stone of the country’s first cooperative-run Sainik School in Gujarat

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit shah virtually laid the foundation stone of the country’s first cooperative-run Sainik School near Mehsana in Gujarat .

He said that this Sainik School has been started in honor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to start 100 new Sainik Schools on PPP basis in the country.

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RBI panel suggests host of steps to accelerate internationalisation of Indian rupee

An RBI-appointed committee has suggested various measures, like allowing Indian banks to offer services in rupee overseas, permitting non-residents to open INR accounts, and withdrawing withholding tax on masala bonds, to accelerate the pace of internationalisation of the domestic currency.

The committee was headed by RBI executive director R S Ratho.

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World Archery Youth Championships: Indian pair Priyansh & Avneet Kaur win gold in junior mixed team compound event in Ireland

Indian archers Priyansh and Avneet Kaur won gold in the junior mixed team compound event, defeating Israel in the final of the World Archery Youth Championships in Limerick, Ireland.

It was a nail-biting contest wherein the Indian players beat Israel with a close score of 146-144.

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Centre releases draft roadmap for R&D for green hydrogen manufacturing, storage

The union ministry of new and renewable energy on Wednesday released the draft roadmap for research and development of green hydrogen manufacturing and storage.

As per the draft roadmap, the plans to develop efficient, safe, and cost-effective hydrogen storage methods that enable high-density storage, reduce leakage, and allow for easy and quick refueling.

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