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Amitabha Ghosh the former RBI governor passes away

September 18, 2020
Amitabha Ghosh
  • Amitabha Ghosh, the former Reserve Bank of India governor, passed away. He had served as the 16th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for 21 days between January 15, 1985, to February 4, 1985.

A book titled “Azadi” authored by Arundhati Roy

September 18, 2020
Azadi
  • Arundhati Roy authored her new book titled “Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction”.

Russia chaired 10th BRICS NSAs meeting

September 18, 2020
BRICS
  • Russia chaired the 10th Meeting of the BRICS High Representatives on National Security that will deliberate upon the issues related to strengthening political security and cooperation among the five countries.

2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize won by Margaret Atwood

September 18, 2020
Margaret Atwood
  • 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize’s lifetime achievement award. won by Margaret Atwood from Canada.  She is famous for her novel,  “The Handmaid’s Tale”.

Chef Vikas Khanna conferred with Asia Game Changer Award 2020

September 18, 2020
Chef Vikas Khanna
  • Chef Vikas Khanna conferred with Asia Game Changer Award 2020 for feeding millions across India amid the covid-19 pandemic through a massive ‘FeedIndia’ drive.

Human Capital Index released by World Bank

September 18, 2020
Human Capital Index
  • Annual Human Capital Index was released by the World Bank recently. India has been ranked at the 116th position.

Global Smart City Index 2020

September 18, 2020
Global Smart City Index 2020
  • The Institute for Management Development (IMD) and Singapore University for Technology and Design (SUTD) has jointly released the 2020 Smart City Index. 
  • Indian City, Hyderabad was placed at the 85th Position, New Delhi was placed at 86th Rank, Mumbai was ranked at 93rd Place and Bengaluru was at 95th Position.
  • The Index was topped by Singapore, followed by Helsinki and Zurich in the second and the third place respectively.

A new vertical named Emerging Entrepreneurs Business (EEB) launched by Bandhan Bank

September 18, 2020
Bandhan Bank
  • A new vertical named Emerging Entrepreneurs Business (EEB) launched by Bandhan Bank that will focus on microloans, micro home loans, micro bazaar loans, and micro-enterprise loans.

“Apna Ghar Dreamz” Home Loan Scheme launched by ICICI Home Finance

September 18, 2020
icici bank
  • “Apna Ghar Dreamz” Home Loan Scheme launched by ICICI Home Finance. It is a new home loan scheme for skilled laborers like electricians, mechanics, painters, grocery store owners etc in the informal sector of Delhi.

World’s first sovereign bond issued by Mexico

September 18, 2020
Mexico
  • World’s first sovereign bond issued by Mexico. Mexico has become the first country in the world to issue a sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations.