July 29, 2021 -

Maruti Suzuki, Savitribai Phule Pune University tie-up to train youth

July 29, 2021

Maruti Suzuki India Limited has announced a partnership with Maharashtra’s Savitribai Phule Pune University to train youth in automobile retail. The aim is to offer a customised three years “Bachelor of Vocational Studies in Retail Management” course to students. The three-year curriculum will comprise one-year classroom training followed by two-year on-the-job training at Maruti Suzuki …

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Ladakh gets RBI nod to acquire 8.23% stake in J&K Bank

July 29, 2021

The Reserve Bank of India has accorded its approval to the Government of the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh to acquire 8.23 per cent of the paid-up equity capital of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd as on the date of enforcement of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 ( October 31, 2019). This move follows …

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RBI imposes Rs 5-crore monetary penalty on Axis Bank

July 29, 2021

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 5 crore on private sector lender Axis Bank. The penalty is for contravention of and non-compliance with certain provisions of directions issued by RBI on ‘Strengthening the Controls of Payment Ecosystem between Sponsor Banks and SCBs/UCBs as a Corporate Customer’, ‘Cyber Security Framework …

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Paytm Payments Bank crosses 1 crore FASTags mark

July 29, 2021

Paytm Payments Bank has become the first bank in the country to achieve the milestone of issuing 1 crore FASTags. According to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), over 3.47 crore FASTags were issued by all banks together till the end of June 2021. Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) now has close to 28 per …

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Sunjeev Sahota among 13 contenders for fiction’s Booker Prize

July 29, 2021

Indian-origin British author, Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel ‘China Room’, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers. The 2021 longlist or “The Booker Dozen” of 13 novels was unveiled after judges evaluated 158 novels published in the …

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Hubble Finds First Evidence of Water Vapor at Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede

July 29, 2021

For the first time, astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapour in the atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. This water vapour forms when ice from the moon’s surface sublimates that turns from solid to gas. Scientists used new and archival datasets from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to make the discovery, published in the journal …

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GoI to set up Garima Grihas for transgender persons to provide safe shelter

July 29, 2021

The Centre is setting up the Garima Grihas for transgender persons are with the help of community-based organizations. Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment A. Narayanaswamy informed Lok Sabha, 12 pilot shelter homes have been initiated with the aim of providing safe and secure shelter to transgender persons. Buy Prime Test Series for …

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Alphabet to launch a new Robotics Company called Intrinsic

July 29, 2021

Google-parent Alphabet will launch a new robotics company, Intrinsic which will focus on building software for industrial robots. The segment comes out of X, Alphabet’s Moonshot factory that houses futuristic firms such as Waymo, Wing and Verily. About the Intrinsic: Intrinsic is developing software tools with an aim to make industrial robots easier to use, …

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Karnataka becomes the 1st state to reserve jobs for transgender persons

July 29, 2021

Karnataka has become the first state in the country to provide one per cent reservation for the ‘transgender community in all the government services. The government submitted a report to the High Court in this regard informing that a notification had already been issued after amending the Karnataka Civil Service (General Recruitment) Rule, 1977. Buy …

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Najib Mikati picked as new Lebanon’s prime minister

July 29, 2021

Billionaire businessman Najib Mikati was appointed as Lebanon’s new prime minister-designate following binding parliamentary consultations with President Michel Aoun. He ran virtually unopposed, receiving 72 votes, with former ambassador Nawaf Salam receiving just one vote. Forty-two MPs voted blank, and three MPs did not vote at all. His appointment comes just 11 days after Saad …

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Daily Archives: July 29, 2021

Maruti Suzuki, Savitribai Phule Pune University tie-up to train youth

Ladakh gets RBI nod to acquire 8.23% stake in J&K Bank

RBI imposes Rs 5-crore monetary penalty on Axis Bank

Paytm Payments Bank crosses 1 crore FASTags mark

Sunjeev Sahota among 13 contenders for fiction’s Booker Prize

Hubble Finds First Evidence of Water Vapor at Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede

GoI to set up Garima Grihas for transgender persons to provide safe shelter

Alphabet to launch a new Robotics Company called Intrinsic

Karnataka becomes the 1st state to reserve jobs for transgender persons

Najib Mikati picked as new Lebanon’s prime minister

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