1.Paytm recently announced the acquisition of Delhi-based hotel booking platform NightStay for an undisclosed amount, with an objective to to expand its portfolio in the crowded hospitality segment.Paytm CEO:Vijay Shekhar Sharma.
2.Kleinman Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania awarded Carnot Prize to Piyush Goyal in acknowledgement of India’s climate conscious, and development driven energy governance fuelling the aspirations of 125 crore people.International Solar Alliance HQ: Gurugram, Haryana, India.
3.PM Modi inaugurated state-of-the-art super speciality Rasilaben Sevantilal Shah Venus hospital in Surat. The hospital will serve the people under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme leading to a healthy vision of India.Gujarat Capital: Gandhinagar; Chief minister: Vijay Rupani.
4.On the eve of Gandhiji’s death anniversary, PM Modi dedicated the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi, Gujarat to the nation, unveiling statues of Mahatma Gandhi and 80 Satyagrahis who had marched with him during the historic Dandi Salt March.Dandi March movement took place in 1930.
5.Air India is resuming its services from New Delhi to the holy city of Najaf in Iraq after a disruption of 25 years, from the 14th of February and twice a week.Iraq Capital: Baghdad; Currency: Iraqi dinar.
6.Foreign direct investment (FDI) during the last fiscal year grew by 18% to Rs 28 lakh cr, according to RBI report. Mauritius retains to be the largest source of FDI in India (19.7%) followed by USA.RBI was formed by an act Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
7.On the findings of B.N. Srikrishna panel that Chanda Kocchar indeed violated the bank’s code of conduct, ICICI Bank terminated the contract of former managing director and CEO.ICICI Bank was founded in June 1994 at Vadodara.
8.Cuddalore district police in Tamil Nadu recently introduced the ‘e-Beat’ system aimed at monitoring the real-time location of beat constables. This will enable them to seamlessly update entries about their beat patrols from a smartphoneTamil Nadu Capital: Chennai; Chief minister: E K Palaniswami.
9.Tamil Nadu was awarded the Swasth Bharat Yatra award under ‘The Best Performing State’ category in an event organised by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhiji at New Delhi.FSSAI was founded in 2011 at New Delhi.
10.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank recently decided to launch local currency financing in India and Pakistan among other Asian nations to reduce cross-border investment risks caused by exchange-rate fluctuationsAIIB HQ- Beijing; President: Jin Liqun.
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