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Women Entrepreneurship Platform Partners with Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation to Empower Women Entrepreneurs.

The Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has conceptualized a flagship initiative called ‘Faral Sakhi’, aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs in the city of Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra. The program will provide comprehensive training and support to help women entrepreneurs engaged in traditional snack production to scale their ventures sustainably and effectively.

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Women Entrepreneurship Platform Partners with Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation to Empower Women Entrepreneurs.

MBMC collaborated with Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) of NITI Aayog and formally launched ‘Faral Sakhi’ under Award to Reward initiative of WEP.

WEP, incubated in NITI Aayog in 2018 as an aggregator platform, transitioned into a public-private partnership in 2022.

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Women Entrepreneurship Platform Partners with Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation to Empower Women Entrepreneurs.

WEP aims at empowering women entrepreneurs by overcoming information asymmetry and providing continuum of support across different pillars- Access to Finance; Market Linkages; Training and Skilling; Mentoring & Networking; Compliance & Legal Assistance and Business Development Services.

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Women Entrepreneurship Platform Partners with Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation to Empower Women Entrepreneurs.

The ‘Faral Sakhi’ initiative aims at creating permanent employment opportunities for women by engaging them in the production and sale of traditional festive snacks (‘Faral’). A central kitchen, set up by MBMC, enables women from self-help groups (SHGs) to prepare these snacks professionally.

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Women Entrepreneurship Platform Partners with Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation to Empower Women Entrepreneurs.

25 women from Mira Bhayandar will be selected for technical training in business operations. This training, facilitated by the Centre for Education, Governance, and Public Policy (CEGP Foundation), will equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed to establish sustainable businesses and contribute to the local economy.

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Blinkit launches 'ambulance in 10 minutes' service, Gurgaon first city to get instant transport.

Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa has announced a new 10-minute delivery service for the residents of Gurgaon. Blinkit users will now be able to order ambulance services in case of emergencies to their doorstep in just 10 minutes.

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Blinkit launches 'ambulance in 10 minutes' service, Gurgaon first city to get instant transport.

While announcing the one-of-its-kind emergency transport service, the Blinkit CEO said that all the ambulances will be equipped with essential life-saving equipment which includes oxygen cylinders, defibrillators, stretcher, monitor, and essential emergency medicines and injections.

Every ambulance will also have a trained paramedic and an assistant apart from the driver.

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Renowned botanist K S Manilal passes away at 86.

Renowned botanist K S Manilal, who revived the Latin book 'Hortus Malabaricus', a landmark 17th-century botanical compendium about the medicinal plants of Kerala, by translating it into English and Malayalam, passed away in Thrissur. He was 86.

Manilal also served as the Head of the Department of Botany at Calicut University.

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Renowned botanist K S Manilal passes away at 86.

He was the recipient of the E K Janaki Ammal Taxonomy Award (2003) and the Netherlands Government's highest civilian honour, the Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau, awarded by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2020.

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SBI introduces TAB-based digital NRI account onboarding journey.

State Bank of India (SBI) has introduced a TAB-based digital on-boarding process for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to simplify the opening of NRE and NRO accounts. The new initiative is now accessible at all SBI branches in India and select foreign offices. By utilising digital tools, the bank aims to enhance the efficiency and convenience of the account opening process.

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SBI introduces TAB-based digital NRI account onboarding journey.

The digital on-boarding process eliminates the need for physical paperwork, enabling quicker account openings at branches and during customer visits through digital document verification. This streamlined approach is designed to make the process more efficient and convenient for NRIs.

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SBI introduces TAB-based digital NRI account onboarding journey.

An NRI bank account is a tailored banking solution available to Indian citizens or Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) residing overseas, offered by Indian financial institutions. These accounts offer a variety of banking services designed to assist NRIs in handling their financial affairs, investments, and transactions within India.

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Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award; record 17 para-athletes to receive Arjuna.

Double Olympic-medallist Manu Bhaker and chess world champion D Gukesh were among four winners of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award announced by the Sports Ministry, which also named an unprecedented 17 para-athletes in the list of 32 Arjuna awardees to honour their resounding success at the Paris Paralympics.

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Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award; record 17 para-athletes to receive Arjuna.

The other two Khel Ratna winners unveiled by the ministry for the year 2024 were men’s hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and para-athlete Praveen Kumar.

The awards will be conferred on the athletes by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 17.

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Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award; record 17 para-athletes to receive Arjuna.

22- year-old Manu Bhaker became independent India's first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics with her bronze-winning show in the 10m air pistol individual and 10m air pistol mixed team events in August.

In the same Games, Hamranpreet led the Indian hockey team to its second consecutive bronze medal.

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Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award; record 17 para-athletes to receive Arjuna.

18-year-old Gukesh, became the youngest ever World champion while also helping the Indian team win a historic gold in the Chess Olympiad last year (2024).

The fourth recipient will be para high-jumper Praveen, who was crowned the T64 champion in the Paris Paralympics.

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Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award; record 17 para-athletes to receive Arjuna.

The T64 classification is for athletes who have one or both legs missing below the knee and rely on a prosthetic leg for running.

The Khel ratna awardees receive a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh along with a citation and a medallion. The Arjuna awardees are given Rs 15 lakh as cash reward, a statuette of Arjuna and a citation.

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Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award; record 17 para-athletes to receive Arjuna.

The athletes selected for this year’s Arjuna award include Paris Olympics bronze medal-winning lot of wrestler Aman Sehrawat, shooters Swapnil Kusale and Sarabjot Singh and the men’s hockey team players Jarmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Sanjay and Abhishek.

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Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award; record 17 para-athletes to receive Arjuna.

The para-athletes outnumber the able-bodied ones in the list of Arjuna winners this time due to the magnificent Paris showing in which they returned with 29 medals, including seven gold and nine silver.

The official list also includes sprinter Jyothi Yarraji, javelin thrower Annu Rani, women’s hockey team captain Salima Tete, world champion boxers Nitu Ghangas and Saweety,

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Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award; record 17 para-athletes to receive Arjuna.

veteran swimmer Sajan Prakash, Olympiad gold-winning chess player Vantika Agrawal and squash star Abhay Singh.

Among the para athletes, Paris Paralympics gold-medallists Dharambir (club throw), Navdeep Singh (javelin throw) and Nitesh Kumar (para badminton) are the prominent names in the record number of Arjuna winners.

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Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award; record 17 para-athletes to receive Arjuna.

Paris Olympics bronze-winning para-archer Rakesh Kumar, para-shooters Mona Agarwal and Rubina Francis also feature in the list among others.

The ministry also cleared three coaches for Dronacharya award in the regular category, including Olympic bronze-medallist Swapnil Kusale’s coach Deepali Deshpande.

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Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award; record 17 para-athletes to receive Arjuna.

The Dronacharya award in the lifetime category will be conferred on former India football manager Armando Colaco and badminton coach S Muralidharan.

The award is given to coaches to honour their outstanding work and for enabling athletes to achieve excellence in their chosen sport in top international competitions.

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India submits its 4th Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

India’s 4th Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was submitted on 30th December, 2024. The BUR-4 updates the Third National Communication (TNC) and contains the National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory for the year 2020.

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India submits its 4th Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The report also embodies information on India’s national circumstances, mitigation actions, an analysis of the constraints, gaps, related finance, technology, and capacity-building needs.

India’s achievements in respect of the NDC targets:

India has progressively continued decoupling economic growth from GHG emissions. Between 2005 and 2020,

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India submits its 4th Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

India’s emission intensity of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reduced by 36%.

By October 2024, the share of non-fossil sources in the installed electricity generation capacity was 46.52%. Total installed capacity of renewable power, including large hydropower, is 203.22 GW and cumulative renewable power installed capacity,

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India submits its 4th Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

(excluding large hydro projects) has increased 4.5 times from 35 GW in March 2014 to 156.25 GW.

India’s forest and tree cover has consistently increased and currently stands at 25.17% of the total geographical area of the country. During 2005 to 2021, additional carbon sink of 2.29 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent has been created.

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India submits its 4th Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Despite India's very low contribution to historical emissions and the current levels of global emissions, India has taken proactive actions to combat climate change in the context of sustainable development and its developmental aspirations.

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DFS Secretary launches revamped ‘BAANKNET’ e-auction portal for e-auction of properties as one-stop destination.

Shri M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, launched revamped e-auction portal ‘Baanknet’ in New Delhi.

This platform consolidates information on e-auction properties from all PSBs and offers a one-stop destination for buyers and investors to discover a wide range of assets.

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DFS Secretary launches revamped ‘BAANKNET’ e-auction portal for e-auction of properties as one-stop destination.

The listings include residential properties such as flats, independent houses, and open plots, as well as commercial properties, industrial land and buildings, shops, vehicles, plant and machinery, agricultural and non-agricultural land. By gathering all these details in one place, it simplifies the process of finding and participating in property e-auctions,

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DFS Secretary launches revamped ‘BAANKNET’ e-auction portal for e-auction of properties as one-stop destination.

making it easier for buyers and investors to identify valuable opportunities.

The DFS has already provided training on features of ‘Baanknet’ portal to executives of all PSBs and to all Recovery Officers in DRTs to ensure effective and efficient utilisation of the portal. Further, over 1,22,500 properties have already been migrated to the new portal for auction.

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Pakistan begins its two-year tenure as non-permanent member of UNSC.

Pakistan began its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January 1, with Ambassador Munir Akram saying that the Pakistani delegation will play an active and constructive role in addressing key challenges facing the world.

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Pakistan begins its two-year tenure as non-permanent member of UNSC.

Pakistan will sit in the Security Council for the 2025-26 term as a non-permanent member the eighth time that the country has had a seat on the 15-member body's horseshoe table.

Pakistan replaced Japan, which currently occupies the Asian seat in the Security Council, a primary instrument for establishing and maintaining international peace.

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Pakistan begins its two-year tenure as non-permanent member of UNSC.

Pakistan's earlier terms on the council were in 2012-13, 2003-04, 1993-94, 1983-84, 1976-77, 1968-69 and 1952-53.

In the June election in the General Assembly, Pakistan was elected along with Denmark, Greece, Panama and Somalia to replace Japan, Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland whose terms end on December 31, 2024.

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Pakistan begins its two-year tenure as non-permanent member of UNSC.

The new members join the five veto-wielding permanent members the United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom and France and the five countries elected as non-permanent members last year Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia.

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West Bengal lifts Santosh Trophy by defeating Kerala 1-0.

West Bengal extended their supremacy in the National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy with a 1-0 win over Kerala in the summit showdown here, claiming the title for an unprecedented 33rd time.

Robi Hansda scored the only goal of the match in the added-time of the second half at the Gachibowli Stadium.

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West Bengal lifts Santosh Trophy by defeating Kerala 1-0.

Historically, Bengal have dominated at this stage. In recent times, however, seven-time winners Kerala have had the edge over their eastern rivals, winning the 2017-18 and the 2021-22 titles by defeating Bengal in the final.

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Centre amends norms to boost capex loans to states amid spending decline.

The Centre has eased several norms to expedite the release of interest-free capital expenditure (capex) loans to states, aiming to ensure the full utilisation of the Rs 1.5 trillion allocated for FY25. The initiative aims to counter the decline in public capex and address potential shortfalls in budgeted capital spending, according to a report by Financial Express.

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Centre amends norms to boost capex loans to states amid spending decline.

The government’s move seeks to offset a possible gap in actual capex, which was pegged at Rs 11.1 trillion for FY25. By the end of November, only Rs 5.13 trillion had been spent, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 12.3 percent.

The report quoted a senior government official as saying that Centre will achieve 100 percent of the target set for capex loans to states this FY.

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Centre amends norms to boost capex loans to states amid spending decline.

As of now, Rs 90,000 crore — two-thirds of the total outlay — has been disbursed. In comparison, only Rs 61,500 crore was released during the same period in FY24.

Out of the Rs 1.5 trillion, Rs 95,000 crore is tied to reforms and state-level performance in areas such as industrial growth stimulation, infrastructure project completion, and land reforms.

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Centre amends norms to boost capex loans to states amid spending decline.

The remaining Rs 55,000 crore consists of untied funds, which states can allocate to their priority projects.

To further support disaster-hit states, the Centre has amended the norms to allow additional funds. States impacted by severe natural disasters in FY25, as verified by Ministry of Home Affairs, can receive up to 50 percent more than their original untied allocation.

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Centre amends norms to boost capex loans to states amid spending decline.

The government has relaxed some conditions under the tied component of the capex loans, particularly those related to states’ own capex growth. Originally, Rs 25,000 crore was earmarked as an incentive for states that achieved more than 10 per cent annual capex growth in FY24 and in the first half of FY25.

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Centre amends norms to boost capex loans to states amid spending decline.

The new rules also reward states that achieve a 10 percent capex growth in Q2 and Q3 (July–December 2024) or in the first three-quarters of FY25, compared to the corresponding periods in FY24. Another Rs 5,000 crore has been reserved for states undertaking urban planning reforms in FY25. Revisions in conditions for urban and rural infrastructure projects, along with,

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Centre amends norms to boost capex loans to states amid spending decline.

the SNA SPARSH Model for just-in-time fund release, aim to maximise loans used by states.

The pace of loan disbursal has significantly improved, particularly in the last three months, according to a senior state government official. In FY24, the Centre released only Rs 1.05 trillion (70 percent of the Rs 1.5 trillion target).

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Federal Bank Revolutionises Corporate Banking waith FedOne™ Powered by FinnAxia®.

Federal Bank, one of India’s leading private sector banks, has marked a significant milestone in its digital transformation journey with the launch of FedOne™, powered by Nucleus Software’s advanced transaction banking platform, FinnAxia®.

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Federal Bank Revolutionises Corporate Banking waith FedOne™ Powered by FinnAxia®.

This strategic move positions the bank at the forefront of corporate banking innovation, catering to the evolving needs of corporate and SME customers.

The successful implementation, achieved through a 10-month collaboration, underscores both organisations’ commitment to operational excellence and cutting-edge innovation.

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Federal Bank Revolutionises Corporate Banking waith FedOne™ Powered by FinnAxia®.

FedOne™ is set to revolutionise the corporate banking landscape, enabling Federal Bank to seize emerging business opportunities and deliver exceptional value through streamlined processes and advanced technology.

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DRDO’s 67th Foundation Day.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on January 02, 2025, visited DRDO Headquarters in New Delhi, and interacted with senior scientists & officials to mark the 67th Foundation Day of the organisation.On 2025 being declared as the ‘Year of Reforms’, Raksha Mantri asserted that DRDO will play a crucial role in achieving the set objectives.Today, DRDO is a network of around 41 ,

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DRDO’s 67th Foundation Day.

laboratories and 05 DRDO Young Scientist Laboratories (DYSLs) which are deeply engaged in developing defence technologies covering various disciplines, like aeronautics, armaments, electronics, combat vehicles, engineering systems, instrumentation, missiles, advanced computing and simulation, special materials, naval systems,etc.

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