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Banking News
Business News
Awards News
Sports News

State News

Punjab to Launch ‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan’ Scheme to Help Unemployed Youth

The Punjab Cabinet gave a nod to a new scheme that will help the unemployed youth in the state to hone their skills and increase their chances of getting a job.
These youngsters will be given short-term skill training free of cost under the ‘‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan” scheme of the state government. A target of 30,000 beneficiaries has been proposed, at a cost of ₹ 90 crores.
The scheme also provides an employment assistance allowance of ₹ 2,500 per month for a period of 12 months from the start of the training course, which will be conducted at Punjab Skill Development Mission training centres.
The allowance shall be given during the training period, and after successfully completing the training, during the pre-placement and post-placement period of 12 months from the date of the start of the programme.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Punjab CM: Captain Amarinder Singh.
Punjab Governor: Banwarilal Purohit.

FM Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates ‘My Pad, My Right’ project in Tripura

In Tripura, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated a project called ‘My Pad, My Right’ initiated by NABARD and NABFOUNDATION at Killa village in Gomati district on the second and concluding day of her visit to the state.
The project aims to bring livelihood and menstrual hygiene closer to rural women by way of grant, wage support and capital equipment.
The Union Minister also flagged off the mobile ATM van of Tripura State Co-Operative Bank Limited which will cover all Gram Panchayats and Village Committees of South Tripura District.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

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Chief Minister of Tripura: Biplab Kumar Deb;
Governor: Satyadeo Narain Arya.

Banking News

SBI opened a floating ATM on Dal Lake in J&K’s Srinagar

State Bank of India has opened a floating ATM on a houseboat at Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir for the convenience of locals and tourists. The floating ATM was inaugurated by Dinesh Khare, Chairman, SBI.
This is not the first time that SBI has launched a floating ATM in 2004, the bank has taken this initiative in Kerala. SBI installed a floating ATM at Jhankar yacht, which operates between Ernakulam and Vapayyan area, owned by Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC).

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

SBI Chairperson: Dinesh Kumar Khara.
SBI Headquarters: Mumbai.
SBI Founded: 1 July 1955.

Business News

PayU acquires BillDesk for $4.7 bn

Netherlands-based Prosus NV has announced the acquisition of Indian digital payments provider BillDesk and merging it with its own fintech services business PayU. The deal size is $4.7 billion.
This acquisition will make the combined entity of PayU and BillDesk the leading online payments provider by total payment volume (TPV) globally and in India.
The transaction is subject to approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
This acquisition will also raise Prosus’s investment into India to $10 billion, which has so far invested $6 billion in the Indian tech ecosystem.
Prosus NV is the global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

PayU CEO: Laurent le Moal;
PayU Founded: 2006;
BillDesk Founder(s): M.N. Srinivasu; Ajay Kaushal; Karthik Ganapathy;
BillDesk Headquarters: Mumbai;
BillDesk Founded: 29 March 2000.

Awards News

Neurosurgeon Basant Misra receives prestigious AANS Award

Odisha-born neurosurgeon Dr Basant Kumar Mishra has been honored with the prestigious American Association of Neurological Surgeons’ International Lifetime Achievement Award in Neurosurgery.
Mishra is the first Indian physician to receive the AANS honour, which was conferred on him in a virtual ceremony during the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting 2021 held in Orlando, Florida. He was the first surgeon in the world to perform computer-guided aneurysm surgery.

Sports News

Paralympics 2020: Singhraj Adhana wins bronze medal in 10m Air Pistol

In the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics 2020, Indian shooter Sinharaj Adana has won a bronze medal in the P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final on August 31, 2021. Adana secured the third position with a total score of 216.8.
China won the gold and silver medals in the final with defending champions Chao Yang (237.9 – Paralympic record) and Huang Jing (237.5) respectively.

Dale Steyn announces retirement from all forms of cricket

South African cricketer Dale Steyn has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect on August 31, 2021, ending his 20-year long cricketing journey.
The 38-year-old Proteas (South Africa national cricket team) pacer last played for South Africa in T20 vs Australia in February 2020. He also played for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Paralympics 2020: Mariyappan Thangavelu wins Silver in men’s high jump

India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu has won the silver medal in the men’s high jump (T63) at the Tokyo Paralympics. He cleared the mark of 1.86m to take home silver. In the same event, Sharad Kumar won the bronze medal by crossing 1.83m.
Sam Grave of the United States won the gold medal after crossing the 1.88m mark. With two new medals, India’s medal tally at the Tokyo Paralympics now jumps to 10.

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