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.12.2018 NATIONAL Govt increases kharif MSP.2018 of kharif crops by an average 3.7 per cent The Central government increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of kharif crops for the 2021-21 crop.11.2018 season (July-June) by an average 3.7 per cent as compared to the previous year with the maximum hike reserved for pulses and oilseeds to encourage farmers to shift from paddy. The MSP of tur and urad has been increased by Rs 300 per quintal in absolute terms for 2021-22 to Rs 6300 per quintal while the MSP of groundnut seed has been increased by Rs 275 per quintal in 2021-21 to Rs 5550 per quintal.
BANKING AND ECONOMIC PayNearby tie-up with IndiaFirst Life Insurance Launched– ‘Poorna Suraksha’ Insurance solutions for Retailers PayNearby has launched an insurance solution ‘Poorna Suraksha’ for its retail community. This exclusive and holistic insurance solution will ensure the safety and security of PayNearby’s 15+ lakh retail partners across 17,500+ PIN codes. This cost-effective, three-in-one solution was created in collaboration with IndiaFirst Life InsuranceCompany Limited (IndiaFirst Life) to protect PayNearby’s retailers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, ensuring they have access to a safety net whenever and wherever they need it. PayNearby’s Poorna Suraksha insurance echoes this philosophy by providing coverage for all areas of insurance – life, health, and disability – at an affordable premium.
STATE GOVT NEWS Assam govt announced its seventh national park with Dehing Patkai The Government of Assam has notified Dehing Patkai as a National Park. Assam Minister for Environment and Forest, Parimal Suklabaidya stated, “Raimona and Dihing Patkai National Parks have been formally notified, adding to Assam’s total tally of National Park (NP) to 7. Assam has become the second state in the country to have the highest number of NPs. The newly created NPs will help to boost conservation efforts and provide fillip to tourism and agriculture sectors.” AP CM Launches Jagananna Thodu Scheme Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will be launching Jagananna Thodu scheme, which aims at providing a helping hand to small and petty vendors across the State. Under the scheme, an interest-free loan of Rs 10,000 will be provided to 3.7 lakh small and petty vendors at an expenditure of Rs 370 crore. The scheme was launched by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on November 25, 2020 and this is the second consecutive year the scheme is being extended to benefit the small and petty vendors. The main objective of the scheme is to free vendors from paying heavy interest to the loans taken from private parties. Ladakh LG decided All jobs in Ladakh reserved for Residents In a major decision that could bring joy to the residents of frontier Ladakh region, the Union Territory (UT) administration has reserved all government jobs for the locals. Though the rules to define the criteria of such locals are yet to be framed, it shall come into force from the date of its publication in the official gazette. The new recruitment rules were announced by Ladakh’s Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur.
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.12.2018 “No person shall be qualified for appointment to the Service unless the person is a Resident of Union.2018 Territory of Ladakh,” read the Union Territory of Ladakh Employment (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2021. Delhi Govt Launched ‘Jahan.11.2018 Vote, Wahan Vaccination Campaign With the aim to vaccinate all people above 45 years against COVID-19 in Delhi within the next four weeks, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched ‘Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination’ campaign. Kejriwal stated, “We are starting a ‘Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination’ campaign. Under this campaign, we will tell people to visit their designated polling stations to get vaccinated. Main objective is within four weeks if there is no shortage of vaccines, all the people above 45 years of age will be vaccinated in Delhi.
INTERNATIONAL US Senate named first Muslim-American as federal judge The US Senate has approved the historic nomination of Pakistani-American Zahid Quraishi to the District Court in New Jersey, making him the first Muslim federal judge in the country’s history. The Senate voted 81-16 to confirm Quraishi, 46. As many as 34 Republicans joined the Democrats in confirming the first-ever Muslim- American as a federal judge.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS QX Global Group won Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year award Business process management services provider, QX Global Group, announced that it had received Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year Award at the 19th Edition of the Asian Leadership Awards. The award was conferred under the Asian Outsourcing Leadership Awards category. QX Global has delivery centres in Ahmedabad, Baroda, Mumbai and Noida, and provides cost savings, process efficiencies and transformation in finance, accounts, payroll and recruitment. Amul’s Sodhi honoured by Asia Pacific Productivity Champion award In recognition of enhanced productivity and efficient milk supply chain, R S Sodhi, managing director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), was conferred with the regional award as Asia Pacific Productivity Champion from Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo, Japan. This is the first time in the past 20 years an Indian has received the prestigious award. Sodhi’s name was unanimously recommended for the award by the Government of India’s National Productivity Council (NPC) under the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry. Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga bags PEN Pinter prize 2021 Tsitsi Dangarembga, the Booker-shortlisted Zimbabwean writer, has won the PEN Pinter Prize in 2021. The annual award is given to an author who, the website specifies, must have “a significant body of plays, poetry, essays, or fiction of outstanding literary merit, written in English.” The celebrated Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga has been announced the winner of this year’s Pen Pinter Prize. OBITURIES National Award-winning Bengali director Buddhadeb Dasgupta Passes away On June 10, 2021, Bengali filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta Passed away.
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.12.2018 He was 77. .2018 About Buddhadeb Dasgupta : He was a famous poet, his published works of poetry include Suitcase, Himjog, Govir Araley, Coffin Kimba,.11.2018 Chhaata Kahini, Roboter Gaan, Sreshtha Kabita, and Bhomboler Ascharya Kahini O Ananya Kabita. MISCELLANEOUS DIC signed MoU with ICAR to provide ‘Demand Based Tele Agriculture Advisories’ to farmers In order to facilitate farmers by providing location specific ‘Demand Based Tele Agriculture Advisories’, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Digital India Corporation (DIC) has signed an initial pact to provide location specific farm tele- advisories. ”The objective of the MoU is to integrate the existing Interactive Information Dissemination System (IIDS) platform of DIC with the proposed KisanSarathi program of ICAR and its implementation through ICAR network to reach a large number of farmers across the country”. KIADB and HDFC Bank signed MOU to offer Banking solutions to investors Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HDFC Bank to provide a wide range of financial products and services to its customers. As part of the MoU, HDFC Bank will provide a wide range of financial products and services to its customers through an extensive network of branches across the country. In addition, KIADB, in its efforts to make the land acquisition for industrial purposes more affordable and attract investments into Karnataka, has agreed to collaborate with HDFC bank so that eligible investor/customer of KIADB can avail of credit facilities from HDFC Bank as per Bank process and policies. NHPC Limited ink E-Mobility Agreements with CESL State-run hydro power giant NHPC signed pacts with Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) to procure 25 electric vehicles on lease and three fast EV chargers. NHPC Ltd has signed e-mobility agreements with Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), for leasing of 25 electric vehicles and supply of three electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers to NHPC including its installation and commissioning. The agreements were signed by Rajesh Kumar, GM (Mechanical) on behalf of NHPC; and Rajneesh Rana, CGM & Cluster Head (North) EESL/ CESL on behalf of CESL.
APPOINTMENT NEWS Wipro named Anup Purohit as Chief Information Officer IT services major Wipro Ltd mentioned it has appointed Anup Purohit as its chief information officer (CIO). Purohit will note Sanjeev Singh, chief operations officer, at the Bengaluru-based company. Purohit brings with him over 25 years of experience across banking and financial services, centered around innovation in digital banking, financial management, business solutions & service delivery, portfolio & program management, risk & controls and information security. Bangladesh appointed Lt General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed as next army chief Lieutenant General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed will replace outgoing Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army General Aziz Ahmed. Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Ibne Jayed, director of the Bangladeshi Defense Ministry’s Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) department, confirmed to Xinhua that Ahmed will
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take charge of the.12.2018 Bangladesh Army in a formal handover on June 24 when General Aziz formally retires..2018 ONE LINER Tsitsi Dangarembga,.11.2018 the Booker -shortlisted Zimbabwean writer, has won the PEN Pinter Prize in 2021. Malayali violinistM R Jayadevan Nair won the prestigious award for best original score at the Hollywood North Film Awards, a Canada-based non-profit academy. The Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education of the Union Ministry of Education has announced the “One District – One Green Champion ” awards for 2020- 21 to 400 higher educational institutions of the country, including 12 from Bihar under the Swacchatha Action Plan. The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a GMR Group led consortium, has been awarded the Platinum Recognition in the over 25 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) category, while the GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) received the Gold Recognition by the ACI in the below 25 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) category. DBShas been named by Forbes in their list of World’s Best Banks 2021. DBS was ranked #1 out of 30 domestic and international bank in India for the second consecutive year. Actor Tillotama Shomehas made everyone proud by winning the Best Actor award at the latest edition of the UK Asian Film Festival. In order to facilitate farmers by providing location specific ‘Demand Based Tele Agriculture Advisories’, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Digital India Corporation (DIC) has signed an initial pact to provide location specific farm tele- advisories. Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HDFC Bank to provide a wide range of financial products and services to its customers. State-run hydro power giant NHPC signed pacts with Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) to procure 25 electric vehicles on lease and three fast EV chargers. On June 4, the country”s first CAR-T cell therapy was done at the Bone Marrow Transplant unit at ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai. This trial is the joint effort of the IIT bombay and Tata Memorial Centre.It was Supported by the Department of Biotechnology through the National Biopharma Mission-BIRAC. A New Species of Coffee Plant Argostemma quarantena Discovered in Wagamon hills, Kerala. The New Species belongs to the family Rubiaceae. A New Book titled Tiananmen square the making of protest Authored by Former Indian foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale. The Book is Published by HarperCollins Publishers. On June 07, 2021, Captain of the Indian football team, Sunil Chhetri became the second-highest active international goalscorer with 74 goals. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the months of Sep – Oct 2021. On June 10, 2021, Bengali filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta Passed away. Former Asian Games gold medallist, boxer N. Dingko Singh passed away.
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