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Citi predicts India’s FY21 GDP forecast at -6%

July 8, 2020
GDP
  • Brokerage firm Citi has predicted India’s GDP for FY21 to decline by 6%. The prediction has been lessened by Citi, as compared to its earlier estimate of -3.5%.

Equitas Small Finance Bank starts video KYC account

July 8, 2020
Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited
  • Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited has started a facility for opening an account through video KYC.
  • With this, any person anywhere in the country can initiate a savings account with Equitas Small Finance Bank; complete the full KYC through video with the Bank employee.

Amit Phangal placed world no.1, Manju Rani grabbed the second spot as per latest AIBA release

July 8, 2020
Amit Phangal
  • The International Boxing Association has issued the world rankings 2020 for women’s and men’s boxing.
  • Amit Phangal has been stood no.1 in the men’s 52kg weight category as per the latest rankings issued by the Amateur Indian Boxing Association (AIBA).

IOA takes new identity on its 100-year milestone at the Olympic Games

July 8, 2020
IOA
  • The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 6th June approved a new branding and visual identity, including an institutional and a commercial logo, to commemorate a century of participation of the country’s players at the Summer Olympics.

Indian Coast Guard & Indonesia Coast Guard ink MoU to uplift maritime relations

July 8, 2020
Indian Coast Guard & Indonesia Coast Guard sign MoU to boost maritime relations
  • The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Bakamla RI (Indonesian Coast Guard) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ‘Maritime Safety and Security’ to promote maritime relations.

Sijo Kuruvilla George selected to Centre’s committee on science and tech policy

July 8, 2020
Sijo Kuruvilla George
  • The founding CEO of Startup Village and founder of Re-think Foundation, Sijo Kuruvilla George, has been designated as member of Central Government’s Expert Committee on Science and Technology Policy.

Karur Vysya Bank pairs-up with Star Health Insurance

July 8, 2020
Karur Vysya Bank
  • The Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) on 6th July declared it has entered into a pair-up with Star Health and Allied Insurance to provide health insurance products to its clients.

Fino Payments Bank starts ‘Bhavishya’ savings account for minors

July 8, 2020
Fino Payments Bank
  • Fino Payments Bank Limited (FPBL) has started a savings bank account ‘Bhavishya’ for minor children aged between 10 and 18 years on 7th July 2020 to allow children banking ready from an early age and teach a savings habit among them.

United Nations declares US to withdraw from WHO in July 2021

July 8, 2020
WHO
  • The United States will withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on July 6, 2021, the United Nations announced on 8th July, after getting notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has sued the agency of becoming a puppet for China during the coronavirus pandemic.

New Building of IARI, Jharkhand titled after Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

July 8, 2020
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
  • The new administrative and academic building of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), located at Gouria Karma in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand is titled after Shyama Prasad Mukherjee the originator of Bharatiya Jan Sangh, on the occasion of his birth anniversary.