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RBL Bank has partnered with Creditas Solutions for its Neo Collections platform.

The Jammu and Kashmir government signed a pact with New Zealand for the transformation of the sheep farming sector in the Union territory, officials said.

At age 19, Zara Rutherford became the youngest female pilot to circumvent the globe, traveling across five continents in five months while flying in a single-seater sport plane.

Indias dashing keeper-batter Rishabh Pant won top Test batting prize for his series-winning knock of 89 against Australia in Brisbane last year while New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was adjudged Captain of the Year at the 15th Annual ESPNcricinfo awards. The Test bowling award went to Kyle Jamieson for his 5 for 31, which helped New Zealand become the first World Test champions. England fast bowler Ollie Robinson was named Debutant of the Year for his 37 wickets at 21.16 in eight Tests, which made him Englands second highest wicket-taker in Tests in 2021.

Indias Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan won the doubles title of the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger after dominating their French rivals Hugo Grenier and Alexandre Muller in the final held at the KSLTA Stadium.

The foundation stone of the world s third largest cricket stadium was laid on the Jaipur-Delhi bypass . Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly laid the foundation stone of the project virtually.

Leading digital healthcare platform MediBuddy said it has roped in Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador.

A first-of-its kind two-day global summit on Reimagining Museums in India will be organised by the Ministry of Culture on February 15-16.

The Bangladesh railways will procure 420 broad-gauge wagons from India. The agreement was signed in Dhaka between the project director of Bangladesh railways Mizanur Rahmanand the Hindustan Engineering and Industries Limited.

Professor R Rajamohan, who was an astronomer at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, for decades, passed away.

Sadio Mane made up for missing from the spot in normal time to score the decisive penalty as Senegal overcame Mohamed Salah s Egypt 4-2 in a shoot-out to win their first Africa Cup of Nations title after final finished goalless at the end of extra time.

Pfizer India appointed Pradip Shah as the chairman of its board following the resignation of R A Shah on February 3.

ReNew Power said that it has set up Gujarat s first wind-solar hybrid project at the Chlor-Alkali unit of Grasim Industries in Vilayat, Bharuch, in southern Gujarat.

The government has released around 28,414 crore rupees for 100 Smart Cities, out of which nearly 23,669 crore rupees have been utilized till 21st of last month.

India is among the top five easiest places to start a new business, a global consortium of over 500 researchers said in its latest report, putting the country on top amongst low-income economies on different entrepreneurial framework conditions.

The book titled “India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons” written by Rajiv Bhatia has been launched recently.

Capital markets regulator SEBI has restructured its advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF). The eight-member committee will now be chaired by G Mahalingam, former Whole Time Member of SEBI.The panel was earlier headed by Abraham Koshy, former professor of IIM-Ahmedabad.

A 44 member contingent of Indian Air Force, IAF reached Changi International Airport Singapore to participate in the Singapore Air Show-2022. IAF will be pitching the indigenous Tejas MK-I alongside participants from across the world.

Footwear maker Bata India Limited has on-boarded Bollywood actor Disha Patani as the new brand ambassador, the company said.

DBS Bank India announced that it has partnered with Stellapps, a leading dairy-tech startup, as its banking partner to promote digitisation amongst small dairies across India.

Saint-Gobain India and the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Research Park have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a 100 per cent renewable energy, research park.

Bank of Baroda will acquire Union Bank of Indias 21% stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company, a joint venture between Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India and Carmel Point Investments.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the first colour souvenir coin on Panchtantra on the occasion of 17th foundation day of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL).

Government has banned 54 Chinese apps posing threat to national security. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued the list of banned apps. These include Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD, Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera, Equalizer & Bass Booster, CamCard for SalesForce Ent, Isoland 2: Ashes of Time Lite, Viva Video Editor, Tencent Xriver, Onmyoji Chess, Onmyoji Arena, AppLock and Dual Space Lite to name a few.

The Centre has sanctioned over Rs 24 crore for dredging in Gomati, a transboundary river between India and Bangladesh, and setting up 10 jetties for a waterway project.

Rajasthan has the maximum households electrified through the solar-based standalone system, while hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir had nil beneficiaries under the initiative.

Bhojpuri singer and BJP MP, Manoj Tiwari will be the brand ambassador of Khadi and other handicrafts of Bihar. Manoj Tiwari will promote the use of Khadi fabric, which was popularized by Mahatma Gandhi during Indias Independence movement.

The air forces of Bangladesh and the US will conduct a joint air exercise between Feb 20-25. The six day long Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise Cope South 22 will be conducted at BAF Kurmitola Cantonment, Dhaka, and Operating Location-Alpha, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

The Ministry of Tourism signed an MoU with Alliance Air Aviation Limited (AAAL) to boost tourism across India.
Objective: To provide an integrated marketing and promotional strategy and a synergised campaign in association with the AAAL.

• The agreement was signed to achieve the common purpose of joint domestic promotion and to consider the need to synergise the activities of MoT and AAAL in the tourism markets.

About the Ministry of Tourism:
Cabinet Minister- G. Kishan Reddy (Secunderabad, Telangana)
Minister of State- Shripad Yesso Naik (North Goa, Goa), Ajay Bhatt (Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar, Uttarakhand).

Under the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana- ‘Saubhagya’ scheme, Rajasthan has the maximum number of households electrified through the solar-based standalone system. In hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir had nil beneficiaries under the initiative.

• Under the Saubhagya scheme, around 1,23,682 households were electrified in Rajasthan, followed by Chhattisgarh (65,373), Uttar Pradesh (53,234), Assam (50,754), Bihar (39,100), Maharashtra (30,538), Odisha (13,735), Madhya Pradesh (12,651).