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August, 2021 - - Part 34_3.1

RBI imposes penalty of Rs 50.35 lakh on Janalaxmi Co-operative Bank

Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 50.35 lakh on Janalaxmi Co-operative Bank, Nashik for non-compliance with certain regulatory requirements. The penalty on Janalaxmi Co-operative Bank has been imposed for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’ and ‘Membership of Credit …

August, 2021 - - Part 34_4.1

Bvlgari appoints Priyanka Chopra as its global brand ambassador

Italian luxury brand Bvlgari has appointed actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas as global brand ambassador. She will support the Roman high jewellery house in amplifying the brand around the world, with a particular focus on themes of women empowerment, diversity and inclusion. Bvlgari is known for its gemstone jewellery, watches, fragrances, accessories and leather goods. Priyanka …

August, 2021 - - Part 34_5.1

Union Minister of Science & Technology releases “Biotech-PRIDE”

The Union Ministry for Science & Technology has released “Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines”. The Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines have been developed by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). The guidelines are aimed at providing a well-defined framework and guiding principle to facilitate and enable sharing and exchange of biological knowledge, information and …

August, 2021 - - Part 34_8.1

Alexander Zverev wins gold in men’s singles tennis at Tokyo Olympics 2020

Germany’s Alexander Zverev beats Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-1 to win the men’s singles gold at the Tokyo Olympics. He became the first German man to win singles Olympic gold. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams The 24-year-old, who has yet to win a Grand Slam title, was in …

August, 2021 - - Part 34_9.1

Italy’s Marcell Jacobs wins men’s 100m gold at Tokyo Olympics 2020

Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs outshone a field of unusual suspects to claim a shock Olympic gold in the men’s 100 metres, breaking retired Jamaican star Usain Bolt’s 13-year hold on the blue-riband event. American Fred Kerley took silver in a personal best of 9.84 with Canada’s Andre de Grasse repeating his bronze of 2016 in …

August, 2021 - - Part 34_10.1

Bhubaneswar becomes first Indian city to vaccinate 100% against COVID-19

Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian city to achieve 100 per cent COVID-19 vaccination. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) had launched a massive vaccination drive against Covid-19. This milestone is credited to the BMC running 55 centres at all times for vaccines. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams BMC …

August, 2021 - - Part 34_12.1

ISRO-NASA joint mission NISAR Satellite to be launched in 2023

The ISRO-NASA joint mission NISER (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, aimed at making global measurement of land surface changes using advanced radar imaging, is proposed to be launched in early 2023. It is a dual-band (L-band and S-band) radar imaging mission with the capability of full polarimetric and interferometric modes of operation to observe minor …