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EEPC India signs pact with PNB for export finance

The Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) of India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Punjab National Bank (PNB) to provide easy access to export finance for...

October 25, 2017

Filmmaker Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran passes away

Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran (also known as I V Sasi) (69), the legendary filmmaker, has passed away at Saligramam, Chennai, on October 24, 2017. He was best known for...

October 25, 2017

SBI signed MoU with Escorts for tractor financing

The State Bank of India (SBI) has recently signed an agreement with Escorts Ltd to finance farmers for purchase of Escorts tractors. The aim of the tie-up with...

October 25, 2017

Suresh Sethi appointed as new MD & CEO of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)

Suresh Sethi, the former MD of Vodafone M-Pesa Ltd., has been appointed as the new Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of India Post Payments...

October 25, 2017

M Deosthalee to be head of newly constituted task force of RBI on Public Credit Registry (PCR)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed a 10-member task force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) for India to improve market efficiency. The task force will be...

October 25, 2017

SC bans dirty pet-coke, furnace oil in Haryana, Rajasthan, UP

The Supreme Court banned use of pet-coke and dirty furnace oil in Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh from November 1, 2017 in a bid to reduce air pollution...

October 25, 2017

Kashmir Policy: Appointment of Dineshwar Sharma as Interlocuter

The Union Government has appointed former IB chief Dineshwar Sharma as India’s representative to hold a ‘sustained dialogue’ with various stakeholders in Kashmir. Who is Dineshwar Sharma? Why...

October 25, 2017

Girija Devi: Queen of Thumri passes away

Eminent classical singer Girija Devi passed away following a cardiac arrest at age of 88. She was considered as queen of thumri, a common genre of semi-classical Indian...

October 25, 2017

CSIR-NIIST scientists develop organic near-infrared filter

Scientists from Thiruvananthapuram based CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) have developed organic filter that allows only near-infrared (NIR) light to pass through it. The filter...

October 25, 2017

Ministries of Power & Textiles join hands for SAATHI initiative

Ministries of Power and Textiles have joined hands under SAATHI (Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to Help small Industries) initiative. Under this initiative, Energy Efficiency...

October 25, 2017

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