PM Narendra Modi adopts wrestlers’ Village Kakrahia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will adopt Kakrahia, a village known for its wrestlers and wrestling arenas, under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said.
This will be the third village to be adopted by the Prime Minister in his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi.
In the previous two years, Modi adopted Jayapur and Nagepur, as his first and second villages.
Assam to raise new force for rhino protection
The Assam government is going to raise a new Special Rhino Protection Force (SRPF) for better protection of the one-horned rhinos in Assam.
The government has already started the process of recruitment for the proposed force.
Recently, the government has published advertisements for recruitment of 90 youths in the force.
Madhya Pradesh plants record 6.63 crore saplings in 12 hours
The Madhya Pradesh government has claimed a record 6.63 crore saplings were planted on the banks of river Narmada as part of its river conservation efforts.
The 12-hour plantation drive was undertaken across the state and may find a place in the Guinness World Records.
The current record of planting maximum saplings in least time is five crore in 24 hours which is held by Uttar Pradesh.
Foundation stone of country’s biggest Global Skill Park laid
Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Pratap Rudi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan have laid the foundation stone of the country’s biggest Global Skill Park in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
The park will be constructed at a cost of 645 crore rupees.
Training will be imparted to 1000 students every year by trainers of international standard.
The park will function on the spirit of ‘With Industry -For Industry’.
India-Thailand military exercise begins in Himachal
A 14-day joint military training exercise Maitree 2017 between India and Thailand started in Himachal Pradesh.
The joint exercise of the Indian Army with the Royal Thailand Army commenced at Bakloh in Chamba district.
The previous edition of the exercise was held at Krabi in Thailand in 2016.
NMCE, Indian Commodity Exchange to merge in 1st comex merger
National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE) will merge with Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX), where Reliance Capital is the largest investor, in an all-stock deal to create the country's third-largest commodities bourse.
This is the first merger deal in the commodity exchange space and the merged entity will offer the world's first diamond futures contract along with a wide range of contracts, including bullion, oil, rubber and other agri-commodities.
Reliance Capital is the largest investor in ICEX and will continue to be the largest shareholder post merger, along with others.
As per the agreed swap ratio, ICEX shareholders will hold 62.8 per cent stake and NMCE's will hold 37.2 per cent in ICEX, post merger.
ADB grants $220 mn for better road connectivity in Rajasthan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $220 million loan agreement with India for improving road connectivity, transport efficiency and safety on state highways of Rajasthan.
The loan is the first tranche of the $500 million Rajasthan State Highways Investment Programme, approved by the ADB Board in May this year.
It will also enhance the capacity of the state public works department in the areas of road asset management, road safety and project management, it added.
MFIN re-elects Rakesh Dubey as its president
Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) has re-elected Rakesh Dubey, chief of SV Creditline Private Ltd, as its president for the second term.
The industry association and self-regulator for the NBFC-MFIs has also elected Devesh Sachdev, chief executive of Fusion Microfinance as vice president.
Germany win Maiden Confederations Cup
Germany survived a whirlwind assault by Chile a to claim a 1-0 victory in Confederations Cup final.
Germany won the title for the first time after Lars Stindl scored the only goal in the 20th minute.
Germany captain Julian Draxler was conferred with the 'Golden Ball' - best player award.
Germany's Timo Werner holds the Golden Boot of the competition.
Jehan Daruvala wins FIA F3 European Championship
Jehan Daruvala of Sahara Force India Academy created history by becoming the first Indian to win in the FIA F3 European Championship.
Jehan's victory in race 3 comes 18 years after Narain Karthikeyan won in the British F3 Championship.
FIA Formula 3 is the toughest junior racing category in the world.
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