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Odisha becomes first state to adopt SHG based financial inclusion model
Odisha became the first state in the country to adopt Self Help Groups (SHG) based model for financial inclusion model to extend banking services in the unbanked areas through SGHs. In this regard, state government has inked agreement with the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
First Houston India Conference held in US
The first-ever Houston India Conference was hosted by Asia Society Texas Centre in Houston, United States from March 24, 2017. The theme of 2-day conference was ‘Make in India -The Inside Story’. It was designed to bring together the various ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Karnataka Bank launches MoneyPlant RuPay International Platinum Debit Card
The Karnataka Bank has launched MoneyPlant RuPay International Platinum Debit Card to provide more privileges to its premium & High net worth individual (HNI) customers. This card can be used for domestic as well as international cash withdrawal and purchase ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
US Senate votes to approve Montenegro as NATO's 29th member
US Senate has voted overwhelmingly to approve Montenegro as 29th member of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) by 97-2 vote. So far, 25 other NATO members have ratified Montenegro’s accession, a country of 620,000 people seen as a geostrategic ally. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Eminent jurist Tehmtan R Andhyarujina passes away
Senior Advocate and eminent jurist Tehmtan R. Andhyarujina (84) passed away. He had served as Solicitor General of India from 1996 to 1998. He practiced law for six decades and was widely regarded for his expertise in a branch of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
US signs executive order to roll back Obama's climate change measures
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to roll back his predecessor Barack Obama’s climate change measures. The order was issued in order to lift the restrictions on American energy, to reverse government intrusion and to cancel job-killing ..