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International News
National News
States News
Banking News
Business News
Important Days
Awards News
Sports News
Obituaries News

International News

King Charles’ coronation emblem by ex-Apple chief designer revealed

Ahead of the scheduled coronation ceremony of Britain’s King Charles III on May 6, 2023, Buckingham Palace released the official coronation emblem of the newly appointed king.
The coronation emblem reflects the King’s love for nature by joining the flora symbolizing the four nations of the United Kingdom in a single image.
The logo, used for events over the Coronation Long Weekend in May, consists of a rose, thistle, daffodil, and shamrock – symbols from across the United Kingdom.

National News

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Meta Launches #DigitalSuraksha campaign in partnership with MeitY for the G20 campaign

Meta, announced its partnership with the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) for the G20 stay safe online campaign.
As part of the partnership, the company claims that it will create and share helpful resources in multiple Indian languages through various channels, and spread awareness on how to stay safe online.
Moreover, Meta has also launched its #DigitalSuraksha campaign to build on the company’s efforts to offer a safer and more inclusive internet to everyone.
DigitalSuraksha campaign will include two digital literacy and three consumer awareness initiatives under the Digital literacy measures and Consumer awareness initiatives.

Prime Minister Modi Inaugurated Arabic Academy in Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, Arabic Academy of the Dawoodi Bohra Community in Mumbai.
The Prime minister was accompanied by His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq, head of the global Dawoodi Bohra community and Rector of Jamea, Eknath Sindhe, Chief Minister of Maharashtra and deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Jamea is considered to be the principal educational institute of the Dawoodi Bohars and looks to impart religious as well as other branches of knowledge.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi noted that Dawoodi Bohra has ensured that they adapted to change and technology for development and progress.

States News

Lithium reserves for the first time found in Jammu & Kashmir

Lithium reserves of 5.9 million tonnes have been discovered in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time in India, according to the announcement of the Ministry of Mines on Thursday (February 9).
According to the Ministry of Mines, the Geological Survey of India has for the first time discovered lithium inferred resources (G3) of 5.9 million tonnes in the Salal-Haimana area of the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
It further said that the state governments received 51 mineral parcels including lithium and gold.
The non-ferrous metal lithium is one of the essential elements of an EV battery.

Himachal Pradesh CM laid the Foundation of ‘Himachal Niketan’ in Delhi

Himachal Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu laid the foundation stone of ‘Himachal Niketan’, which will provide accommodation facilities to students and residents of Himachal Pradesh visiting New Delhi.
A five-story building ‘Himachal Niketan’ will be constructed in Delhi’s Dwarka at a cost of Rs 57.72 crore. There are two VIP rooms exclusively for students and 36 common rooms with all amenities, in addition to 40 other common suites.
Himachal Niketan will have three hostels for the employees. It will also have the facility to park about 53 vehicles and 87 two-wheelers in the basement.
There will be a total of 81 rooms in Himachal Niketan.

Banking News

SBI opens 3rd specialized Startup branch in Gurugram

The third dedicated branch for start-ups in the nation has been established by the State Bank of India (SBI) in Gurugram. Dinesh Kumar Khara, the chairman of SBI, declared during the branch’s inauguration on Thursday that it will offer start-ups comprehensive support from entity formation through the issuance of IPOs and FPOs.
Gurugram is home to the third-highest number of unicorns—startups valued at $100 billion or more—in India, behind Bengaluru and Mumbai.
SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara, who spoke at the event, stated that the main goal of this branch is to offer entrepreneurs end-to-end help at every point of their journey, from the creation of the organization to their IPOs and FPOs.

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launches Hello Ujjivan- India’s first voice, visual, vernacular banking app

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launched Hello Ujjivan, India’s first mobile banking application with 3V – voice, visual and vernacular-enabled features – to provide banking access to individuals with limited reading and writing skills.
The app is designed to inculcate banking habits in micro-banking and rural customers who are digitally challenged.
Namaste Ujjivan, co-created with Navana.AI, is accessible by voice in eight regional languages including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Oriya, and Assamese.

Business News

Alibaba exits India’s Paytm, selling shares for $167 million

China’s Alibaba Group has sold its remaining stake in Indian digital payments firm Paytm for about 13.78 billion rupees ($167.14 million), stock exchange data showed.
The exit comes days after Paytm posted its first quarterly operating profit as a listed firm, nine months ahead of its target. Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce Pte Ltd sold 21.4 million shares of Paytm at Rs 642.74 per share, a 9% discount to Thursday’s close, data from the NSE stock exchange showed.
Paytm shares closed down nearly 8% at Rs 650.55, but are up nearly 23% so far this year. It was not immediately clear why Alibaba sold the stake.

Important Days

International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023 was observed on 11 February

The United Nations General Assembly has designated 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science in recognition of the significant contributions made by women in science and technology.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 also place gender equality in science as an essential component of the agenda.
The theme of the 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science is “Innovate. Show. Raise. Advance (IDEA): Bringing communities forward for sustainable and equitable development. The focus of this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science is to but how the Sustainable Development Goals link to the role of women and girls in science.

National Deworming Day 2023 observed on 10th February

National Deworming Day is observed every year on 10 February. It is an initiative by the Government of India to provide deworming medicine to all children in the age group of 1 to 19 years across the country.
Worms are parasites, which live in human intestines for food and survival. Worms consume nutrients for the human body and cause anemia, poor nutrition, and stunted growth.
National Deworming Day is a day when all children (both enrolled and non-enrolled) in the age group of 1 to 19 years can receive treatment for intestinal worms annually from teachers and Anganwadi workers of all government and government-aided schools.

World Pulses Day 2023 is Observed On 10 February

Every year World Pulses Day is celebrated on February 10 with an aim to spread awareness about the nutritional and environmental benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production.
In 2019, the UN General Assembly dedicated a day to Pulses to increase awareness and access to pulses globally. Pulses also known as legumes, are considered global foods, and are produced in almost every country.
‘Pulses for a Sustainable Future’ is the theme for the 2023 celebration.
This year’s celebration will highlight the contribution of pulses towards improving soil productivity, increasing the resilience of farming systems, providing a better life for farmers in water-scarce environments, and more. Since pulses have a low water footprint and can better tolerate drought and climate-related disasters, they are imperative to sustainable food production.

Awards News

Raja Ram Mohan Roy 2023 presented to Journalist A.B.K. Prasad

In 2023, the Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award was to journalist A.B.K. Prasad for his contribution to journalism.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy lived in the 19th century. The reformer founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828 and played a major role in ending the practice of Sati. The Press Council of India presents an award in the name of the megastar every year.
A.B.K. Prasad has dedicated his 75 years of life to journalism. He has worked as an editor in leading magazines in AP. Besides this, he also served as the chairman of the Official Language Commission between 2004 and 2009.
It was formed under the constitutional provisions provided in Article 344. It looks at the progressive use of the official language in the country.

Sports News

Rohit Sharma Becomes 1st Indian skipper to Record Hundreds in All 3 Formats

Rohit Sharma led from the front as he scored his ninth Test century and became the first Indian captain to score centuries across all formats.
It was Rohit’s first three-figure score in the longest format of the game against Australia in the first Test of the four-match series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur.
Rohit is the fourth player overall after Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan, South Africa’s Faf du Plessis, and Pakistan’s Babar Azam to score centuries in all three formats as captain.

Rene Zondag, PBI president inaugurates the Tennis center in Pune

Peter Burwash International (PBI), one of the top tennis instruction programs, has partnered with the Ileseum Club in Bavdhan, Pune, to open a second training facility there.
Through the leadership of its Director Cesar Morales, the first PBI center at the Padukone-Dravid Centre in Bengaluru has been effectively teaching some of the notable players, including Sahaja Yamalapalli, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, and Rishi Reddy.
Over 200 players are present at the High-performance center.
Milos Milunovic will serve as the technical director of the second center in Pune, which is slated to grow further to include locations in Mumbai, Solapur, and Chennai, among other cities.
Rene Zondag, president of PBI, announced the opening of the new center, which spans 12.5 acres and offers top-notch amenities.

Obituaries News

Legendary American pop Musician Burt Bacharach Passes Away

Burt Bacharach, the legendary American pop songwriter whose prodigious work created a chart-topping soundtrack for the 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 94.
He was born on May 12, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, but moved to New York in his early years. He studied and learned music at several American universities, before serving in the US Army in the post-World War II era.
In 1957, she met songwriter Hal David, with whom she formed one of the most successful duos in music history.

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