Minister of State for Rural Development, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti inaugurated the popular SARAS Mela showcasing best of Crafts by Rural SHG Women at Gurugram.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Safran Aircraft Engines of France signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop industrial cooperation in manufacturing ring forgings for commercial aircraft engines.
Li Keqiang, who stepped down as Chinese premier earlier this year after a 10-year stint, died of a heart attack. Li belonged to the generation of Chinese Communist Party technocrats who, in the aftermath of the disastrous Cultural Revolution (1966-76), helmed China’s economic recovery and the reform and liberalisation programme led by Deng Xiaoping.
Former tax officer Sandip Garg, who previously served as the executive director of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), has been appointed as a whole-time member of the bankruptcy regulator. Garg, a 1992-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, had a wide range of responsibilities during his tenure at the IBBI.
Yes Bank has acquired additional shares in J.C. Flowers Asset Reconstruction (JC Flowers ARC) to reinstate the bank’s stake to 9.9% in the company, the private lender informed in its filing to the exchanges in the week hours on 28 Nov.
Managing director and CEO Amitabh Chaudhry stated that Axis Bank is aiming to increase small-ticket loans, crop loans to small and marginal farmers, and microfinance business loans for women borrowers from low-income households throughout the year.
Incidents of stubble burning after paddy harvesting in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi, since September 15, have declined by 22% to 8,395, compared to the same period last year.
Government-owned and long-established private-sector banks are in negotiations for an approximate 15% salary increase for their staff, and they are also planning to implement a five-day workweek in the near future.
Indian para athletes created history on October 28, 2023, as they ended their Hangzhou Asian Para Games campaign with an unprecedented 111 medals, the biggest haul for the country in any major international multi-sport event.
Baijnath Aggarwal, the trustee of Geeta Press Gorakhpur, has passed away at the age of 90. Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi expressed his condolences, emphasising Baijnath's remarkable 40-year dedication as a trustee of Geeta Press to promote social awareness and human welfare.
Gita Press of Gorakhpur was conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021.
The 37th National Games, being held in Goa from October 26 to November 9, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week. Paytm has also become the exclusive mobile payments partner for the Goa government for its digitalisation endeavours.