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Nandan Nilekani appointed as new non-executive Chairman of Infosys

Nandan Nilekani, the Infosys co-founder and the architect of Aadhaar, has been appointed as the new non-executive chairman of the board of directors of Infosys. The sweeping changes...

August 25, 2017

Ashwani Lohani appointed as new Chairman of Railway Board

Ashwani Lohani, an officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), has been appointed as the new Chairman of Railway Board after AK Mital tendered his...

August 23, 2017

Mohammad Mustafa appointed as new CMD of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

Mohammad Mustafa, a 1995 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Small Industries Development Bank of...

August 4, 2017

Maharashtra government launched Aadhaar-authenticated Direct Benefit Transfer portal “MahaDBT

The Maharashtra Government has launched two online portals MahaDBT and MahaVASTU to streamline the process of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and to bring in more transparency in construction...

August 4, 2017

T.K. Viswanathan committee constituted by SEBI on fair market conduct

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently constituted a committee on fair market conduct, which will be headed by former Lok Sabha secretary and law...

August 4, 2017

Axis Bank acquires Snapdeal-owned mobile wallet FreeCharge

Axis bank has acquired Snapdeal-owned mobile wallet FreeCharge in an all-cash deal worth Rs 385 crore to strengthen its position in the payments space. This acquisition is expected...

July 28, 2017

Govt to launch Lucky Grahak Yojana, Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana

The government will launch Lucky Grahak Yojana for Consumers and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana for Merchants to encourage people to move towards digital transactions by offering incentives. The government...

December 24, 2016

NTPC, Nalco to set up 2,400 MW power plant in Odisha

NTPC Ltd and National Aluminium Company (NALCO) have jointly agreed to set up a 2,400 MW coal-based power project in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district. To this effect, NTPC has signed an MoU with NALCO to...

December 17, 2016

ICFA presents ‘Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016’ to Ratan Tata

Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) has presented ‘Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016‘ to the interim Chairman of Tata Sons Ratan Tata. According to ICFA, ‘Lifetime Achievements...

December 16, 2016

Income Tax Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha has passed the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Lok Sabha. The Bill was introduced as some of the existing provisions of the Income...

November 29, 2016

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