January 14, 2022 -

ISFR Report: India’s forest & tree cover rose by 2,261 sq km in last 2 years

January 14, 2022

Union Environment Minister, Bhupender Yadav has launched the 17th edition of the biennial ‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’ 2021. ISFR is released by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), every two years since 1987 to assess the country’s forest resources. India’s forest and tree cover rose by 2,261 square kilometres in ISFR 2021 as …

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Cyprus detects new ‘Deltacron’ Covid variant

January 14, 2022

Cyprus has detected a new variant dubbed as “Deltacron”, that has a similar genetic background to the Delta variant, coupled with 10 mutations from Omicron. The variant has already affected 25 people in Cyprus. According to Dr Leondios Kostrikis, the head of the laboratory of biotechnology and molecular virology at the University of Cyprus, of …

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ISRO successfully tests Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan Rocket

January 14, 2022

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the qualification test of Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan programme for a duration of 720 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. According to the space agency, the performance of the engine met the test objectives and the engine parameters were closely matching with the predictions …

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18th Kachai Lemon Festival begins in Manipur 2022

January 14, 2022

The 18th edition of the two days long Kachai Lemon Festival began in Manipur at the Local Ground of Kachai Village in Ukhrul district. The Kachai Lemon Festival is organised annually to promote this unique kind of lemon fruit and to encourage lemon farmers. This year, altogether 260 stalls are put up at the festival …

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Raghuvendra Tanwar appointed chairman of ICHR

January 14, 2022

Professor emeritus, Kurukshetra University, Raghuvendra Tanwar has been appointed as chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR). Tanwar appointment is for a period of three years from the day he assumes the office of the Chairman of the Council or until further order. Tanwar, who joined Kurukshetra University as a lecturer in August …

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AISCD gets approval to hold first World Deaf T20 Cricket championship 2023

January 14, 2022

The All India Sports Council of the Deaf has got approval from the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) to host the first World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship in Kerala from January 10-20, 2023. This championship was planned to be conducted in 2020-21 but due to the sudden outbreak of coronavirus, it was …

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Olympic medal-winning Athlete Deon Lendore passes away

January 14, 2022

Olympic athlete Deon Lendore, who participated in the 400 meters race at the 2020 Olympics, passed away at the age of 29 years due to a fatal car accident in Texas, United States (US). He was born on 28 October 1992 in Trinidad and Tobago (the Caribbean Islands, South America), was an expert of 400 …

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Global Private Banking Awards 2021: HDFC Bank named as Best Private Bank in India

January 14, 2022

HDFC Bank was named as the ‘Best Private Bank’ in India at the ‘Global Private Banking Awards 2021’ which was organised by Professional Wealth Management (PWM) in a virtual ceremony. PWM is a wealth management Magazine, published by the Financial Times Group. The award was given for contributing to accelerate key trends, including digitalisation, communication …

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Axis Bank tie-up with MinkasuPay for biometric-based banking payments

January 14, 2022

Axis Bank has tied up with MinkasuPay to offer a biometric authentication solution for net banking payments in merchant apps using Fingerprint or Face ID, without the need for usernames, passwords, and One-Time Passwords (OTPs). This Solution will reduce the time of payment from 50-60 seconds to just 2-3 seconds and also increase the transaction …

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LazyPay tie-up with SBM Bank India to Launch LazyCard

January 14, 2022

LazyPay, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) solution by PayU Finance, announced its partnership with SBM Bank India to launch LazyCard, a prepaid payment instrument backed by a credit line that works on the Visa payment network. To empower financially underserved Indians with easy access to credit as their card has limited credit options. LazyCard …

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Daily Archives: January 14, 2022

ISFR Report: India’s forest & tree cover rose by 2,261 sq km in last 2 years

Cyprus detects new ‘Deltacron’ Covid variant

ISRO successfully tests Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan Rocket

18th Kachai Lemon Festival begins in Manipur 2022

Raghuvendra Tanwar appointed chairman of ICHR

AISCD gets approval to hold first World Deaf T20 Cricket championship 2023

Olympic medal-winning Athlete Deon Lendore passes away

Global Private Banking Awards 2021: HDFC Bank named as Best Private Bank in India

Axis Bank tie-up with MinkasuPay for biometric-based banking payments

LazyPay tie-up with SBM Bank India to Launch LazyCard

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