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Canara Bank unveils “FX 4 U” for forex remittance via Internet Banking

December 17, 2020

Canara Bank has launched FX 4 U that enables its entire internet banking users to handle forex transactions hasslefree. FX 4 U is used for forex remittance through internet banking. With this development, eligible customers will be able to undertake remittance facility in adherence to the FEMA regulations 1999. Boost your Banking Awareness Knowledge with …

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Kylie Jenner tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid celebrities of 2020

December 17, 2020

American media personality and reality TV star, Kylie Jenner has been crowned the highest-paid celebrity of 2020 by Forbes. The top-earning stars in the world earned a combined of $6.1 billion in 2020 with Kylie Jenner. Setting aside Kylie’s history with Forbes, the financial experts there calculated her earning this year to be at $590 million …

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SAIL gets Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2020

December 17, 2020

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has been awarded with the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for the year 2020 in the Steel Sector by the Institute of Directors. The company has been the winner of this award for successive two years and this bears testimony to the efforts made by it for sustainable …

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NASA selects Raja Chari as commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission

December 17, 2020

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have selected Indian-American Raja Chari to be the Commander of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station. Presently Raja Chari, is a colonel in the US Air Force. He will be the commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission, while Nasa’s Tom Marshburn will be pilot and ESA’s …

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Qatar to host 2030 Asian Games, 2034 edition in Saudi Arabia

December 17, 2020

The 2030 Asian Games were awarded to Doha, Qatar and the 2034 event went to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after a deal was struck between the rival nations. Doha beat Riyadh for the 2030 Games in the vote at the Olympic Council of Asia’s (OCA) general assembly. WARRIOR 4.0 | Banking Awareness Batch for SBI, RRB, …

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PM Modi inaugurates world’s largest renewable energy park in Gujarat

December 17, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the 30,000 megawatt (MW) capacity hybrid renewable energy park in Kutch district of Gujarat. It will be the largest renewable energy park of its kind in the world. It is expected to play a major role in fulfilling India’s vision of generating 450 GW (4,50,000 mw) …

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ISRO sets up dedicated control centre ‘NETRA’ for SSA

December 17, 2020

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has set up a dedicated Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Control Centre named “NETRA”, at its ISTRAC campus at Peenya, Bengaluru. The ISRO SSA Control Centre ‘NETRA’ was formally inaugurated by ISRO Chairman K Sivan. What is NETRA? The “NEtwork for space object TRacking and Analysis (NETRA)” will monitor, …

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SBI Ecowrap Report Projects India GDP to contract 7.4% in FY21

December 17, 2020

The State Bank of India, in its research report ‘Ecowrap’ has revised the GDP growth of India at (-) 7.4 percent in FY21. Earlier this forecast was (-) 10.9 percent. The SBI research report has also forecast India’s GDP growth in FY22 at 11 percent. The report also believes that it would take seven quarters …

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India and World Bank sign $400 million project to protect India’s poor

December 17, 2020

The Government of India and the World Bank have signed a $400 million project to protect vulnerable groups in urban and peri-urban areas across the country impacted by COVID-19. This is the second such assistance in the series of two ‘Accelerating India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response Programme’. Under the first operation, $750 million was approved …

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GoI inks $1-bn loan pact with NDB to support Indian Economy

December 17, 2020

The Government of India and the New Development Bank (NDB) have signed a loan agreement worth $1,000 million for ‘supporting India’s economic recovery from COVID-19’. The loan has a tenor of 30 years, including a 5-year grace period. The programme will support Indian Government in mitigating the adverse economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic and enable …

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Daily Archives: December 17, 2020

Canara Bank unveils “FX 4 U” for forex remittance via Internet Banking

Kylie Jenner tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid celebrities of 2020

SAIL gets Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2020

NASA selects Raja Chari as commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission

Qatar to host 2030 Asian Games, 2034 edition in Saudi Arabia

PM Modi inaugurates world’s largest renewable energy park in Gujarat

ISRO sets up dedicated control centre ‘NETRA’ for SSA

SBI Ecowrap Report Projects India GDP to contract 7.4% in FY21

India and World Bank sign $400 million project to protect India’s poor

GoI inks $1-bn loan pact with NDB to support Indian Economy

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