February 15, 2022 -

India to replace diesel by renewable energy in agriculture by 2024

February 15, 2022

Union Power Minister R K Singh has announced that India will achieve zero-diesel use in agriculture and replace fossil fuel with renewable energy by 2024. For this, states should develop action plans to achieve the assigned targets and specific agencies dedicated to energy efficiency and conservation. This initiative is a part of the government’s commitment …

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BoB will acquire Union Bank’s stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance

February 15, 2022

Bank of Baroda will acquire Union Bank of India’s 21% stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company. It is a joint venture between the Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, and Carmel Point Investments. At present, the shareholding in IFIC is BoB holds 44%, Carmel Point Investments India holds 26% and UBI holds 30%. The …

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Gita Mittal appointed as chairperson of Committee of Administrators to run TTFI

February 15, 2022

The Delhi High Court has appointed former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Gita Mittal as the Chairperson of the Committee of Administrators which will run the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). The court ordered that all communications on behalf of TTFI with any sportsperson or international sports bodies, will now …

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Saubhagya Scheme: Rajasthan tops solar electrification Scheme

February 15, 2022

Under the Saubhagya scheme, Rajasthan has the maximum number of households electrified through the solar-based standalone system. In hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir had nil beneficiaries under the initiative. Under the Saubhagya Scheme, 2.817 crore households were electrified up to March 31 last year, including …

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Paisabazaar & RBL bank tie-up to offer ‘Paisa on Demand’ credit card

February 15, 2022

Paisabazaar.com, a digital platform for consumer credit, has partnered with RBL Bank Limited to offer ‘Paisa on Demand’ (PoD), a credit card that will be exclusively available on the Paisabazaar platform. To build products that offer integrated services for the large under-served segments across India. This is the third product under Paisabazaar’s neo-lending strategy. Buy …

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India ranks 3rd in 9th US Green Building Council

February 15, 2022

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has released the 9th annual ranking of top 10 countries outside of the United States (US) for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in 2021 in which India ranked 3rd with 146 projects. It has been topped by China with 1,077 LEED projects certified in 2021, which is …

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act for 1st time

February 15, 2022

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has invoked never-before-used emergency powers to support provinces in ending the blockades and public disorder that have gripped Ottawa for 18 days at the hands of participants in the so-called “Freedom Convoy.” The demonstrations shut a main economic corridor between Canada and the United States for six days before it …

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Israel became first country to allow drones in civilian airspace

February 15, 2022

Israel becomes the first-ever country to allow drone flights in civilian airspace. The certification was issued to the Hermes Starliner unmanned system by the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority and was manufactured and developed by Elbit Systems, an Israeli defence electronics company. The UAVs will be used for the benefit of agriculture, the environment, public welfare, …

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Indian Railways to set up country’s biggest Wrestling Academy

February 15, 2022

Ministry of Railways has approved to set up a state-of-art wrestling academy in Indian Railways, at Kishanganj, Delhi. The wrestling academy will be the biggest in India and equipped with advanced training facilities to promote the sports of wrestling in the country. The project will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 30.76 …

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ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite, EOS-04

February 15, 2022

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched an Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-04 and two small satellites into the intended orbit. This was the first launch mission of ISRO in the year 2022. The satellites were launched onboard the launch vehicle PSLV-C52 rocket from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in …

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Daily Archives: February 15, 2022

India to replace diesel by renewable energy in agriculture by 2024

BoB will acquire Union Bank’s stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance

Gita Mittal appointed as chairperson of Committee of Administrators to run TTFI

Saubhagya Scheme: Rajasthan tops solar electrification Scheme

Paisabazaar & RBL bank tie-up to offer ‘Paisa on Demand’ credit card

India ranks 3rd in 9th US Green Building Council

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act for 1st time

Israel became first country to allow drones in civilian airspace

Indian Railways to set up country’s biggest Wrestling Academy

ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite, EOS-04

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