1. Modi inaugurated 2 Railway projects for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) namely the 351-Kms long New Bhaupur-New Khurja section in Uttar Pradesh (UP) which has been built at a cost of INR 5, 750 crores and Operational Control Centre (OCC) at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. one of the largest control centers in the world. PM virtually flagged off the 100th ‘Kisan Rail’ from Sangola (Maharashtra) – Shalimar (West Bengal).The 1st Kisan Rail was introduced from Devlali (Maharashtra) – Danapur (Bihar) on August 7, 2020. It was extended up to Muzaffarpur in Uttar Pradesh.
2.President also inaugurated the INS (Indian Navy Ship) Khukri Memorial. INS Khukri is Indian Navy’s only warship to be lost in a war to date at Diu.
3.The Gender Park, an initiative of Kerala Government in partnership with United Nations (UN) Women will organize the 2nd edition of the International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE-II) at Gender Parks Kozhikode campus. Theme - ‘Gender in Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Social Business: The Mediating Role of Empowerment’
4.India hoisted ‘Blue Flags’ on its 8 beaches. The label signifies India’s efforts to safeguard its coastal region. Indian Railways (IR) launched the Integrated Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) & mobile application for downloading Unique Medical IDentity Card (UMID) in 5 units of South Central Railways & 2 units of Northern Railways. to help Railway employees to access their health care services in an easier way.
5.According to the report ‘Foreign Direct Investment Trends and Outlook in Asia and the Pacific 2020/21’ released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), India has accounted for 77% of total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows to South & South-West Asian subregion receiving about USD 51 Billion in 2019. The majority of the FDI in India was in the fields of Information & Communications Technology (ICT) & Construction sector.
6.Amir of the State of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
7.ICICI Bank Becomes 1st Bank to Collaborate with Google Pay to Issue FASTag.
8.‘Unicas’, world’s first crypto bank was launched in India as a Joint Venture(JV) between
Cashaa of UK and United Multistate Credit Co-operative society of India.The world’s first ‘Crypto-Friendly’ branch was initiated in Jaipur, India.
9.Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Sabha MP & Former Union Minister for his book ‘A Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives of V.K. Krishna Menon’ and Associate Prof Amit Ahuja, for his book ‘Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements’ jointly won Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay New India Foundation(NIF) Book Prize 2020. Prize Money & Trophy.
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