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Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway

Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway National Highway, Background and Facts

Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway On March 12, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and dedicate the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway to the country. The 118-km-long project will cut the distance between Bengaluru and Mysuru’s travel time from nearly three hours to just over 75 minutes. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams …

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PMLA, 2002 Amended To Include Cryptocurrency Trade

Finance Ministry has tweaked the anti-money laundering law by bringing cryptocurrencies and other virtual digital assets trade under its ambit. This means that exchanges, custodians, and wallet providers, among others in crypto-related trade, will fall under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The government has imposed money laundering provisions on cryptocurrencies or virtual assets as …

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India’s digital payments market will more than triple to $10 trillion by 2026

In a country witnessing rapid growth, it comes as no surprise that India also has one of the fastest-growing fintech landscapes in the world, driven primarily by the advancement in the digital payments segment. Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in collaboration with PhonePe, India’s leading digital payments company, today unveiled a report titled, “Digital payments in …

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Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag, Tehri top landslide index: ISRO report

Rudraprayag and Tehri the two districts in Uttarakhand are facing the highest risk of landslides, according to satellite data collected over the past two decades. Data collected by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has highlighted that Rudraprayag and Tehri Garhwal are at the highest risk of facing landslides, having seen the highest number of …

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Army installed J&K’s steep Doda district’s tallest iconic national flag

In the rugged Doda area of Jammu & Kashmir, the Army erected the tallest “Iconic National Banner”. The highest tricolour in the Doda district, which has been erected on a 100-foot pole, was unfurled by Maj Gen Ajay Kumar, GOC Delta Force, Commander 9 Sector RR Brig. Samir K. Palande, DC Doda Vishesh Paul Mahajan, …

Savitribai Phule Biography

Savitribai Phule Biography, Anniversary, Death, Education

Savitribai Phule Biography Savitribai Phule was a Maharashtrian poet, educator, social reformer, and teacher. She made a significant contribution to advancing women’s rights in India along with her husband, Jyotiba Phule in Maharashtra. Savitribai Phule is credited with founding the feminist movement in India. At Pune, near Bhidewada, Savitribai Phule and Jyotiba started one of …

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A book titled “As Good as My Word” wrote by KM Chandrasekhar

“As Good as My Word,” written by KM Chandrasekhar, who served as the Cabinet Secretary from 2007 to 2011, begins as an autobiography with descriptive descriptions of his early years, academic career, and college years, all of which take place inside the walls of a modest but orderly Malayali home. The book offers a front-row …

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Rohit Jawa is named as Sanjiv Mehta’s successor as HUL’s CEO

The selection of Rohit Jawa, a senior executive of the UK-based parent company Unilever, as Hindustan Unilever Ltd.’s (HUL) new managing director and CEO has been approved by the company’s board. The FMCG behemoth informed the stock exchanges that the appointment, which is for a five-year term, will start on June 27, 2023. Sanjiv Mehta, …