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2020 BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands

September 21, 2020
2020 BrandZ
  • HDFC Bank tops in 2020 BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands ranking For Seventh Year in a Row. HDFC Bank has retained the top position among BrandZ Top 75 most valuable Indian brands list for 2020.
  • Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) secured second spoty, LIC was followed by Tata Consultancy Services, and Airtel. TCS bags the third spot with a valuation of $14.6 billion

Tamil Nadu: the first state in India to launch ethical AI, blockchain, cybersecurity policies

September 21, 2020
AI
  • Tamilnadu has become the first State in the country to launch Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain and Cybersecurity policies.
  • State Family Database (SFDB) and Block-Chain Backbone infrastructure will be established in the state for the implementation of these policies.

21st September observed as International Peace Day

September 21, 2020
International Peace Day
  • 21st September is observed as International Peace Day to acknowledge efforts of those who have strived to end conflict and promote peace.
  • The theme is “Shaping Peace Together.”

21st September observed as World Alzheimer’s Day

September 21, 2020
World Alzheimer’s Day
  • 21st September is observed as World Alzheimer’s Day to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia. Theme: ‘Let’s talk about dementia’.

Veteran Tamil Director Babu Sivan passes away

September 20, 2020
Babu Sivan
  • Babu Sivan, Tamil director passed away. He began his career by assisting director Dharani, who helmed films like Ghilli and Kurvi with Vijay.

Barack Obama announces his memoir ‘A Promised Land’

September 20, 2020
A Promised Land
  • Former US President, Barack Obama has announced his first presidential memoir titled “A Promised Land.”

Fitch Solutions projects India’s GDP growth at -8.6% in FY21

September 20, 2020
GDP
  • Fitch Solutions has revised its forecast for Indian economic growth and now estimates that India’s GDP will contract by 8.6% in 2020-21 (FY21). Earlier this was estimated at -4.5%. It has also forecasted a 5% year-on-year growth in 2021 and 2022.

KVGB launches special gold loan scheme for pandemic

September 20, 2020
Gold
  • The Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has launched a special gold loan scheme Vikas Laghu Suvarna with a reduced interest rate of 7.25 percent.

India extends 250 million dollars support to the Maldives

September 20, 2020
India to Maldives
  • India extends 250 million dollars support to Maldives to overcome the economic impact of Covid-19 to the Maldives government to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Karnataka Govt launches “Arthika Spandana”, loan disbursal programme

September 20, 2020
Karnataka
  • Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa launched the “Arthika Spandana” programme of disbursing loans to the tune of ₹ 39,300 crore through various cooperative institutions.