External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has been appointed India's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva.
In Geneva, Bagchi would succeed Indra Mani Pandey who is set to return to New Delhi.
Earlier, Bagchi served as ambassador to Croatia and deputy high commissioner to Sri Lanka.
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman and Managing Director Meenesh C. Shah has been elected to the Board of the International Dairy Federation (IDF).
He is the Member Secretary of the Indian National Committee and also a member of the Standing Committee on Dairy Policy and Economics.
IDF Headquarters is located in Brussels, Belgium.
The Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) has received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for its merger with IDFC First Bank.
IDFC held a stake of 30.93 percent in IDFC First Bank through its non-financial holding company, as of June 30, 2023.
The combination has been approved under the Green Channel Route.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday imposed a penalty of Rs 3.95 crore on Kotak Mahindra Bank and Rs 12.19 crore on ICICI Bank for non-compliance with a few regulatory norms.
The action is based on regulatory compliance problems and is not meant to rule on the legitimacy of any transaction or arrangement entered into by the two banks with their customers.
The Odisha Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the 'Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative (LAccMI)' scheme to ensure a sustainable, affordable, assured and safe transportation of passengers and commodities across the State.
About 1,000 buses would be deployed under the Scheme.
General Manoj Pande, the Chief of Army Staff presented the prestigious ‘President’s Colours’ to the Third Battalion of the Naga Regiment during an impressive Colour presentation parade held at Kumaon Regimental Centre, Ranikhet.
The Army Chief appreciated the rich traditions of the Naga Regiment in all spheres of military activities to include operations, training, sports.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das received the Award for being ranked ‘A+’ in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023 in Marakkesh city of Morocco.
The award recognizes those central bank governors whose strategies outperformed their peers through originality, creativity, and tenacity.
The occurrence of tilapia parvovirus (TiPV) affecting farm-bred tilapia, a freshwater fish species, and causing a huge mortality rate has been reported for the first time in India at ponds in Walajah in Ranipet district of Tamil Nadu.
The TiPV was first reported in China in 2019 and Thailand in 2021. India is the third country to report the occurrence of TiPV.
The Department of Land Resources, DOLR and National Remote Sensing Centre, NRSC signed an MoU for monitoring of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana - Watershed Development Component, WDC 2.O.
It aims to restore the ecological balance by harnessing, conserving, and developing degraded natural resources such as soil and water.
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the IndiaSkills 2023-24 and felicitated the World Skills 2022 Winners at an event held at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi.
India has secured 11th position in the global competition, the best-ever ranking so far.
A two-day comprehensive Coastal Security Exercise 'Sagar Kavach' involving all maritime security agencies was conducted by the Indian Navy in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
The exercise aimed to assess the efficacy and robustness of the coastal security mechanism while dealing with "asymmetric threat" emanating from the sea.
Railways' middle-order batter, Ashutosh Sharma broke former India batter Yuvraj Singh's 16-year-old record for the fastest fifty by an Indian.
Ashutosh smashed his half-century in 11 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, in a Group C clash against Arunachal Pradesh in Ranchi.
In Ladakh, the newly constructed open stadium located at Spithuk in the Leh district has received approval from the Central Government for the establishment of the Khelo India State Excellence Center (KISCE) focusing on athletics, boxing, and archery.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 511 Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras in Maharashtra through video conferencing. These centres, being established across 34 rural districts of the state, will conduct skill development training programs across various sectors to provide employment opportunities to rural youth. Each centre will train about 100 youngsters.