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SBI partnered with AddaCorner to Launch ‘Online Home Carnival’

August 24, 2020
AddaCorner
  • State Bank of India (SBI) has partnered with India’s First Real-Time Group Negotiation E-Platform, AddaCorner to launch ‘Online Home Carnival’, which will help in boosting the Real Estate market in Bangalore.

Ministry of Tourism Inked MoU with TAAI & FICCI Ladies Organisation

August 24, 2020
FICCI
  • Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Ladies Organisation (FLO) inked an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Tourism for women empowerment through video conference.

“Gaofen-9 05” a remote-sensing satellite launched by China

August 24, 2020
Gaofen-9 05
  • A new optical remote-sensing satellite named “Gaofen-9 05” successfully launched by China from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.

World Gujarati day 2020 observed on August 24

August 24, 2020
World Gujarati day
  • World Gujarati Day 2020 is celebrated on 24th August 2020 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the famous Gujarati poet and social reformer, Narmadashankar Dave popularly known as Veer Narmad.

Ashwani Bhatia Appointed as Managing Director of SBI

August 23, 2020
Ashwani Bhatia
  • Ashwani Bhatia Appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI). He succeeds PK Gupta, who superannuated on March 31, 2020.
  • Ashwani Bhatia is currently serving as MD and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) at SBI Mutual Fund.

MP Police launched a campaign named ‘Ek Sankalp – Bujurgo ke naam’

August 23, 2020
MP
  • MP Police launched a campaign named ‘Ek Sankalp – Bujurgo ke naam’ for the elderly people above the age of 60 years. Facilities like medicines, vegetables, milk, essential goods telephone, TV recharge, online application are being provided to the house of the elderly people.

Ram Vilas Paswan Launches Online Registration and Renewal of Gold Hallmarking Centres

August 23, 2020
Gold
  • Union Minister for Consumer Affairs,Food & Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan virtually launched an online system for registration and renewal of licence of gold assaying and hallmarking centres. The online system can be accessed through the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) web portal – www.manakonline.in.

6th Round Table of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT) held

August 23, 2020
ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks
  • A two day, 6th Round Table of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT) held virtually. It was organized by The Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with the Foreign Ministry of Thailand.
  • Theme: ‘ASEAN-India: Strengthening Partnership in the Post COVID Era’

India and Israel enter into a new cultural agreement

August 23, 2020
India and Israel
  • A cultural agreement has been signed between India and Israel with the aim of strengthening the strategic bilateral ties by the promotion of greater people-to-people exchanges.

“LVB DigiGo” instant account opening facility launched by Lakshmi Vilas Bank

August 23, 2020
Lakshmi Vilas Bank
  • To enable the opening of savings accounts instantly and to help people to avail the most required banking services instantly through the website, Lakshmi Vilas Bank has launched “LVB DigiGo” instant account opening facility.

A Book Titled ‘One Arranged Murder’ Authored by Chetan Bhagat

August 22, 2020
One Arranged Murder
  • A Book Titled ‘One Arranged Murder’ authored by Chetan Bhagat will be released worldwide on September 28, 2020. The fiction book portrays a murder mystery in the backdrop of an arranged marriage. The book will be published by Westland Publications Ltd. It is the author’s  9th novel and 11th book overall.

Anand Mahindra, Shantanu Narayen to Receive 2020 Leadership Awards from USISPF

August 22, 2020
Leadership Awards from USISPF
  • US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) announced that Mahindra Group Chairman, Anand Mahindra and Adobe Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shantanu Narayen will receive the 2020 Leadership Awards for their exemplary vision and effort towards the promotion of US-India Bilateral Ties.

IIM Kozhikode signs MoU with Switzerland based HELP Logistics

August 22, 2020
HELP Logistics
  • Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Switzerland based HELP Logistics to engage in a collaborative partnership to provide consulting services and logistics training for the humanitarian community in South Asia.

Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank tied-up with SBI General Insurance Co Ltd to Sell General Insurance Products

August 22, 2020
SBI General Insurance
  • Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) tied-up with SBI General Insurance Co Ltd to sell general insurance products through the branches of KVGB. The customers of KVGB will be able to avail bouquets of products that can cover their health, home, motor, property through the range of solutions that the company offers.

ICICI Lombard signed an MoU with Bharti AXA to Merge their Insurance Businesses

August 22, 2020
Bharti AXA General Insurance
  • ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.(ICICI Lombard) and Bharti AXA General Insurance Co. Ltd.(Bharti AXA) have signed an agreement to merge their insurance business. The merger will happen through a scheme of arrangement.

UP Signs Agreement with Israel for Water Resource Management

August 22, 2020
Water Resource Management
  • The government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) signed an agreement with the Israel’s Water Resource Minister for the water resource management in Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh.The ‘plan of cooperation’ is initially signed for 2 years, with the interest of the project, this will be extended in the future.

AP Govt Signed MoU with Reliance Retail

August 22, 2020
Reliance Retail
  • Andhra Pradesh (AP) government has signed an Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Reliance Retail, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Allana Group to empower women and help women Self-Help Groups(SHGs) in the state to market their products.

Chandrayaan-2 completes one full year around Moon

August 21, 2020
Chandrayaan-2
  • As per the announcement of Indian Space Research Organisation, the second lunar mission of India, chandrayaan-2 has completed one full year around the moon in lunar orbit.

Yes Bank: ‘Loan against Securities’

August 21, 2020
Yes Bank
  • ‘Loan against Securities’ launched by the YES Bank under its loan in seconds platform that will enable customers to avail loan facility against the securities that they hold. The customers are required only to pledge the securities and not sell them.

Keith Rowley Becomes Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

August 21, 2020
Keith Rowley
  • Keith Christopher Rowley sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for a 2nd consecutive 5-year term.

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