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Rajiv Ranjan nomination as ex-officio member of Monetary Policy Committee, approved by RBI Board

Rajiv Ranjan nomination as ex-officio member of Monetary Policy Committee, approved by RBI Board

The Reserve Bank of India’s Central Board of Directors met for the 595th time. The meeting was held through video conferencing under the chairmanship of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, according to the RBI. The Board approved the appointment of Executive Director Dr. Rajiv Ranjan to the Monetary Policy Committee as an ex-officio member. Ranjan replaced …

PM Modi addressed the association with Canada at divulge of Sardar Patel statue

PM Modi addressed the association with Canada at divulge of Sardar Patel statue

The inauguration of a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first in North America, in Canada was praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “a benchmark for relations between the two countries.” The bronze monument was unveiled at a ceremony at the Sanatan Mandir Cultural Centre in Markham, Ontario. It is a wonderful opportunity to …

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India gets its 100th unicorn startup as neobank Open

India got its 100th unicorn when neobanking fintech portal, “Open”, raised fresh capital to push up its value to over a billion dollars. The five-year-old Bengaluru-based neobank raised $50 Mn in a Series D funding round from IIFL, Singaporean state holding company Temasek, American investment firm Tiger Global and another Indian firm 3one4 Capital. This …

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Satyajit Ray’s birth Anniversary, National Museum of Indian Cinema will host film festival

On Satyajit Ray’s 101st birthday, the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai will conduct a three-day film festival at various locations across India to screen films by the iconic filmmaker. It will also show movies about Satyajit Ray. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other …

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Ex- petroleum secretary Tarun Kapoor appointed as advisor to PM Modi

Former petroleum secretary Tarun Kapoor has been appointed as an advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a government order issued. Kapoor, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, superannuated as the secretary of the ministry of petroleum and natural gas on November 30, 2021. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, …

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Chhattisgarh launched ‘Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana’

Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel has launched ‘Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana’ (Mitaan stands for a friend), which will be implemented on a pilot basis in 14 municipal corporations including the cities like Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur and Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh. Under the Scheme, the residents of Chhattisgarh can avail around 100 public services at their doorstep. …

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Cochin Shipyard to build India’s first home made Hydrogen-fuelled electric vessel

Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, announced that the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways would develop and build India’s first indigenous hydrogen-fueled electric vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), kicking off the country’s efforts toward green shipping. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams KEY POINTS: …

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Rajasthan’s ‘Miyan ka Bada’ Railway Station renamed to ‘Mahesh Nagar Halt’

‘Miyan Ka Bada’ railway station in the Balotra area of Rajasthan’s Barmer district was renamed “Mahesh Nagar Halt.” Since Independence, the people of Mian Ka Bada in Rajasthan have demanded that the village’s name be changed, claiming that the village’s original name was Mahesh Ro Bado. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance …