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January, 2021 - - Part 14_3.1

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw selected as one of USIBC vice-chair

January 18, 2021

The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has selected three top corporate leaders as the Vice-Chairs of 2021 Global Board of Directors of USIBC with immediate effect. The three new appointees will now work with USIBC President Nisha Biswal and the Council’s policy directors, for strengthening US-India commercial relationship for the future. The three newly appointed VCs …

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January, 2021 - - Part 14_4.1

Petroleum Ministry launches ‘SAKSHAM’ campaign

January 18, 2021

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has launched a month-long mass awareness campaign titled ‘SAKSHAM’ to spread awareness about green and clean energy. The campaign has been organised by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), to motivate consumers to switch to cleaner fuels and bring in behavioural change to use fossil fuel intelligently. The …

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January, 2021 - - Part 14_5.1

UN Rights Body elects Fiji in First Ever Presidential Vote

January 16, 2021

The UN Human Rights Council elected Fiji’s ambassador as its 2021 president in an unprecedented secret ballot after a diplomatic stand-off blocked the usual consensus decision. Fiji’s ambassador in Geneva, Nazhat Shameem Khan, who served as the council’s vice president in 2020 and is considered a rights champion, won with 29 out of 47 votes. …

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January, 2021 - - Part 14_6.1

ICICI Bank ties up with fintech Niyo to issue prepaid cards to MSMEs

January 16, 2021

ICICI Bank, a leading Indian private sector bank, and Niyo, a new age fintech company announced a tie-up to issue prepaid cards to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) workers. MSMEs will now be able to get ‘ICICI Bank Niyo Bharat Payroll Card’ powered by Visa, for their blue-collar workers. Boost your Banking Awareness Knowledge …

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January, 2021 - - Part 14_7.1

YES Bank launches wellness themed credit card

January 16, 2021

Yes Bank has announced its partnership with Aditya Birla Wellness Private Limited to launch the ‘YES BANK Wellness’ and ‘YES BANK Wellness Plus’ Credit Cards – aimed at the holistic health, self-care and wellness of consumers. This is an innovative step to encourage and promote self-care, mental and physical well-being. WARRIOR 4.0 | Banking Awareness …

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January, 2021 - - Part 14_8.1

TEPC appoints Sandeep Aggarwal as new Chairman

January 16, 2021

The Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) has appointed Sandeep Aggarwal as the new Chairman. Aggarwal, the Managing Director and Promoter of Delhi-based Paramount Communications, will take over from Shyamal Ghosh, ex-Telecom Secretary. TEPC is an independent body set up by the government to promote and develop the export of telecom equipment and …

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January, 2021 - - Part 14_9.1

Indian-American Garima Verma named digital director in Office of the First Lady

January 16, 2021

Incoming First Lady, Jill Biden has named Indian-American Garima Verma as her digital director and Michael LaRosa press secretary, the Biden transition team has announced.  She served as audience development and content strategist on the Biden-Harris campaign. Before joining the campaign, Verma was a volunteer with the content team, designing graphics for distribution to Biden-Harris …

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January, 2021 - - Part 14_11.1

India and Japan inks MoU to enhance cooperation in ICT

January 16, 2021

India and Japan have signed an MoU to enhance cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) via videoconferencing. The MoU was signed between Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad and the Japanese Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda Ryota. WARRIOR 4.0 | Banking Awareness Batch for SBI, …

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January, 2021 - - Part 14_12.1

Rajnath Singh unveils India’s 1st indigenously developed driverless metro car

January 16, 2021

Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has unveiled India’s first ‘Driverless Metro Car’ on 15 January 2021 during a function held at BEML’s Bangalore Complex. The indigenously designed & developed state-of-the-art Driverless Metro trains are being manufactured at BEML Bangaluru manufacturing facility, for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). WARRIOR 4.0 | Banking Awareness Batch for …

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