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Gujarat tops in first-ever Export Preparedness index 2020 released by NITI Ayog

August 27, 2020
Export Preparedness index 2020
  • Gujarat has been ranked first in the first-ever Export Preparedness index 2020 released by NITI Ayog.
  • The report says, overall, most of the Coastal States are the best performers. Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu occupy the top three ranks.

Jeff Bezos becomes the first person to hit a net worth of $200 billion

August 27, 2020
Jeff Bezos
  • Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos is now the world’s richest man worth $204.6 billion. He is $90 billion richer than Bill Gates, the world’s second-richest person.

Haryana Government inks MoU with M3M Foundation

August 27, 2020
Manohar Lal
  • The Haryana employment department signed an MoU with M3M Foundation to facilitate students’ online preparation for government jobs.

Axis Bank introduces ‘Liberty Savings Account’ for Indian youth

August 27, 2020
Axis Bank
  • Axis Bank has launched a new savings account called the Axis Liberty Savings Account, aimed at millennial customers.
  • It offers customers the option of maintaining a minimum balance of ₹25,000 per month or spending the same amount every month using the bank’s debit card.

HSBC launches ‘Omni Collect’, one-stop solution for multiple payment options

August 27, 2020
HSBC
  • HSBC India introduced Omni Collect, a one-stop solution to provide multiple payment options on a single platform.

World Health Organization declares Africa free of polio

August 27, 2020
Africa free of polio
  • The World Health Organization has declared Africa free of polio, a landmark in a decades-long campaign to eradicate the notorious disease around the world.

India, Bangladesh to open new trade connectivity route on September 3

August 27, 2020
India, Bangladesh
  • With an aim to promote regional connectivity by expanding the scope of inland water transport mechanisms that will enable trade boost, India and Bangladesh have decided to open a new trade route from September 3, 2020.

TN women top the list of MUDRA loan scheme beneficiaries

August 27, 2020
MUDRA loan scheme
  • Over 15 crore loans amounting to ₹4.78-lakh-crore have been disbursed to women borrowers since the inception of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) with Tamil Nadu topping the list in availing the loan followed by women in West Bengal and Karnataka.

E-auction portal launched to promote trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’

August 27, 2020
Kashmir Saffron
  • Jammu and Kashmir’s agriculture department has created an e-auction portal to promote trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’.

Government to sell up to 15 percent stake in HAL

August 27, 2020
HAL
  • The central government has decided to sell up to 15 percent stake in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) through an offer for sale. The offer price will be at a 15 percent discount to the closing price on August 26 – Rs 1,177.75.