Daily Current Affairs April 22 2022

 

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National Civil Services Day- 21 April:

• Every year on April 21, the Government of India commemorates ‘Civil Services Day’ as an opportunity for city officials to recommit themselves to the cause of citizens and renew their vows to public service and work excellence.
• This day was chosen to remember the day in 1947 when Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of Independent India, addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers at Metcalf House in Delhi, referring to public workers as the “steel frame of India.”
• The first such event took place on April 21, 2006, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

NMDC wins SKOCH awards 2022 at 80th SKOCH summit 2022

 

NMDC wins SKOCH awards 2022 at 80th SKOCH summit 2022

What is the news :

• The largest iron ore producer of India, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), under Ministry of Steel awarded one gold and one silver award in the 80^thSKOCH Summit and SKOCH Awards recently conducted by SKOCH, New Delhi.
• The theme for the SKOCH Summit was ‘State of BFSI & PSUs’.
• NMDC won the Gold Award in the category social responsibility for the project ‘Promotion of Technical Education & Skill Development in Dantewada District through NMDC ITI Bhansi’ and the Silver Award in the category digital inclusion for the ‘Project Kalpataru’ for ERP implementation.
• The awards were received by Shri Amitava Mukherjee, Director (Finance) via video conferencing on behalf of Chairman and Managing Director, Shri Sumit Deb.

Daily Current Affairs April 21 2022

 

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UN Chinese Language Day- 20th April:

• UN Chinese Language Day is observed globally on April 20 every year.
• The day has been chosen to pay tribute to Cangjie, who is a mythical figure who is presumed to have invented Chinese characters about 5,000 years ago.
• The 1st Chinese Language Day was celebrated in 2010 on the 12th of November, but since 2011 the date has been on the 20th of April.
• The day celebrates multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as promote equal use of all six of its official working languages throughout the organization.

Union Home Minister To Inaugrate “Amrit Samgram”

 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah To Inaugrate “Amrit Samgram”

What is the news :

• Shri Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation, launched the Amrit Samagam, a summit of the country’s tourism and cultural ministers, in New Delhi.
• The Ministry of Culture is hosting a two-day conference, as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Daily Current Affairs April 20 2022

 

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World Liver Day:

• Every year World Liver Day is celebrated on April 19.
• The day is observed to raise awareness about liver diseases across the world.
• The liver is the largest solid organ of the body that removes toxins from the body.
• The organ maintains healthy blood sugar levels, regulates blood clotting, and performs several other vital functions in the body.
• It is an essential organ of the human body present beneath the rib cage in the right upper abdomen.
• The liver produces bile that helps in digesting fats and carrying essential waste.

Phonepe partners with extreme ix to reduce latency during transactions

 

Phonepe partners with extreme ix to reduce latency during transactions

What is the news :

• Extreme IX and PhonePe have announced a partnership that will enable a faster digital payments experience for over 370 million PhonePe users.
• PhonePe has become the first digital payments platform to participate in an Internet Exchange in India.
• This industry first partnership will help decrease latency for PhonePe users irrespective of their location or ISP in India.
• The partnership will allow PhonePe customers across India to swiftly administer their day-to-day financial transactions.
• Extreme IX has 30 points of presence in 5 cities in India. It provides access to content by operating a neutral and faster interconnection platform in the country.

NITI Aayog launches national data and analytics program

 

NITI Aayog launches national data and analytics program

What is the news :

• The NITI Aayog is planning to launch a National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) in May to provide government data in a user-friendly format, to promote data-driven decision making and research.
• Conceived in 2020, the platform aims to standardise data across government sources and provide flexible analytics that make it easy for users to analyse information using multiple datasets.

Daily Current Affairs April 19 2022

 

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World Hemophilia Day- 17th April:

• World Hemophilia Day was started by the World Federation of Hemophilia (WHF) and is annually observed on the 17th of April.
• World Hemophilia Day is aimed at raising awareness about haemophilia and other bleeding disorders.
• This year, the theme of the day has been kept as ‘Access for All: Partnership. Policy. Progress. Engaging your government, integrating inherited bleeding disorders into national policy.’
• It also helps to raise funds for patients who cannot afford haemophilia treatment as well as attract volunteers for the World Federation of Hemophilia.
• The international community started observing WHD in 1989 and April 17 was chosen to recognize Frank Schnabel the founder of WHF.

Daily Current Affairs April 17 & 18 2022 | Latest News

 

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World Voice Day 2022:

• Every year on April 16, the world celebrates World Voice Day.
• This day is commemorated to raise awareness and education about the value of speaking in our daily lives.
• On April 16, 1999, the Brazilian Society of Laryngology and Voice, chaired by Dr. Nedio Steffen, declared the day as Brazilian Voice Day.
• In addition to the United States, Portugal and Argentina honoured the day.
• The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery began to commemorate the day in 2002, and the day was officially designated as World Health Day in 2003.

Daily Current Affairs April 16 2022

 

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World Art Day -15th April

• World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April globally.
• World Art Day is marked to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art
• And, the day is observed to spread awareness about the importance of art in our daily lives.
• Celebrated on April 15, World Art Day is a UNESCO dedicated day.
• World Art Day was first declared in 2019 during the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference.
• The day also marks the birth anniversary of the famous Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci.

Daily Current Affairs April 15 2022

 

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Ambedkar Jayanti -14 April

• April 14 is marked as Ambedkar Jayanti to honour Dr Ambedkar’s countless contributions in the making of present-day India.
• Ambedkar Jayanti is also celebrated to remember the jurist’s dedication in fighting social evils like caste discrimination and oppression.
• On the occasion of Dr Ambedkar’s 131st birth anniversary, President Ram Nath Kovind greeted the fellow-citizens and hailed the architect of the Indian Constitution.
• Ambedkar is known as the Father (chief architect) of the Indian Constitution.
• He was the first Law and Justice Minister of the country after the independence.
• Dr Bhim has been bestowed with the country’s highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna in 1990 posthumously.

Daily Current Affairs April 14 2022

 

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International Turban Day- April 13:

• International Turban Day, observed annually on April 13th since 2004, is an occasion that celebrates Sikh Identity.
• The event began to raise awareness about the distinct appearance of Sikhs who love and respect principles of faith which obligate keeping hair uncut and covered with a turban.
• The 2022 Turban Day marks the 553rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev and the festival of Baisakhi.
• Since 2004, on Turban Day, Sikhs worldwide organize various events to give information about the turban to the general community in their locality.
• Turbans of every hue are represented at these events and posters highlighting information about Sikhi are also displayed and handed out.

RBI Monetary policy : Repo Rates unchanged at 4%

 

RBI Monetary policy : Repo Rates unchanged at 4%; GDP growth projected at 7.2%

What is the news:

• RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday announced that the Central bank has kept the repo rate – the key lending rate –
• The Governor announced the decision while delivering a statement on the first monetary policy of the new financial year.
• The Governor informed that the real GDP growth for 2022-23 has been projected at2%.

Highlights of the RBI’s first monetary policy statement of 2022-23:

• Policy repo rate unchanged at 4%; marginal standing facility rate & bank rate, too, remain unchanged at 4.25%.

Maharashtra And NTPC To Set Up Ultra Mega 2500- MW Solar Power Park

 

Maharashtra And NTPC To Set Up Ultra Mega 2500- MW  Solar Power Park

• Maharashtra government approved a joint venture between state-run MahaGenco and India’s largest power generator NTPC which will set up an ultra-mega solar power park with a total generation capacity of 2,500 MW.
• “National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (or its subsidiary) and Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) will have a capital investment of 50:50, respectively, for the development of Ultramega Renewable Solar Park,” .
• The state energy department has been appointed as a nodal agency for project development.

Daily Current Affairs April 13 2022

 

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International Day of Human Space Flight -12 April

• The United Nations (UN) celebrates the International Day of Human Space Flight on April 12 each year.
• The day remembers the first human space flight on April 12, 1961.
• The day was proclaimed at the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly on April 7, 2011, a few days before the 50th anniversary of the flight.
• In the Soviet Union, the day is observed as the International Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics.’
• April 12, 1961, was the date of the first human space flight, carried out by Yuri Gagarin.
• In 2011 the UN declared April 12 as the “International Day of Human Space Flight” to remember the first human space flight and to promote the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes and to the benefit of humankind.

Stand up India scheme completes 6 years

 

Stand up India scheme completes 6 years

What is the news :

• The sixth anniversary of the Stand Up India scheme is celebrated.
• Over 30 thousand 160 crore rupees have been sanctioned under Stand Up India Scheme to more than 1 lakh 33 thousand 995 accounts since inception of the Scheme.

Union bank launches union NXT and SMBHAV

 Union bank launches union NXT and SMBHAV

What is the news :

• Union Bank of India on April 6 launched its super app, Union Nxt which focuses on providing pre-approved personal loans, pensioner loans, Mudra loans, MSME loan auto-renewal services, and farmer loans auto-renewal services to customers.
• Union bank also lauches digital transformation project SMBHAV with an investment outlay of around Rs 1,000 crore for the current financial year 2022-23 (FY23)
• The bank is looking to invest nearly Rs 1,000 crore in building and upgrading its digital technology in the present fiscal, as per the bank’s management.
• It has tied up with over a dozen fintechs to upgrade its digital offerings, the bank’s management told reporters.
• “Large part of this investment will go into building a digital architecture which will be open and modular. On top of this, we will be building a digital lending platform so some part of this investment will go there, and simultaneously our mobile platform will also get updated and another part will be the data analytics,” said Nilesh Ranjan, executive director of the bank.

PM Mudra Yojana celebrates the completion of 7 years

 

PM Mudra Yojana celebrates the completion of 7 years

What is the news :

• The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, or PMMY, is celebrating its seventh anniversary.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the initiative on April 8, 2015, with the goal of granting loans up to ten lakh rupees to non-corporate, non-farm small, or micro-enterprises.
• Since the inception of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, more than 34 crore 42 lakh loans worth 18.60 lakh crore rupees have been sanctioned as per the official statement.
• Women Entrepreneurs have received around 68 percent of the total number of loans approved.
• New Entrepreneurs have received nearly 22 percent of the loans.

Daily Current Affairs April 12 2022

 

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World Homeopathy Day-10th April:

• World Homeopathy Day is observed annually on April 10 to commemorate Dr Samuel Hahnemann’s birth anniversary.
• Dr Samuel Hahnemann is credited with developing the concept of homeopathy medicines.
• This year, the theme for World Homeopathy Day 2022 in India is “People’s Choice For Wellness”
• The theme, like every year, is decided by the Ministry of AYUSH.
• The Homeopathy Central Council Act of 1973 established governmental recognition for the medical system in our country.

IMF lauds India’s PM garib kalyan anna yojana program

 

IMF lauds India’s PM garib kalyan anna yojana program

What is the news :

• International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded India’s food subsidy program which prevented the increased prevalence of extreme poverty in the country during Covid-19.
• In a report the IMF has said, the expansion of food transfers and subsidies make it an important instrument for poverty alleviation. Appreciating the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, the report demonstrated that the program provided insurance to the poor and prevented an increase in the prevalence of extreme poverty in the country.

Daily Current Affairs April 10 & 11 2022

 

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CRPF Valour Day- 9th April:

• On April 9th, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) celebrates Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) to tribute to the Force’s courteous personnel.
• The 57th CRPF Valour Day will be held in 2022.
• On this day in 1965, a small force of the CRPF made history by beating a Pakistani army that was several times larger at the Sardar Post in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch.S, T,P, Q, R, V and W played in seven different matches in a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday. Some of them are bowlers and some of them are batsman. Their Run/Wickets in the seven matches are – 50, 5, 4, 16, 8, 4 and 25. The Jersey number of all players are – 12, 54, 77, 55, 16, 4 and 13

  V plays on Thursday. Two matches are played between the matches played by player V and player P. On the first day of the week, the batsman scored half century played in the match. The sum of Runs/Wickets of the player W and Q is equaled to the Runs/Wickets of S. All the bowlers should be preceded and succeeded by batsman and T is the only bowler which cannot be succeeded by any one.

  The player who played match on Tuesday has the Jersey number, which is the square of Jersey number of Player T. P is the only batsman which is followed by another batsman. Only one match is played between the matches played by the player T and S. The score of the batsman who played the match on Thursday is the perfect square of the score of the player who played on Saturday. The match played by T is not played on the day immediately before or immediately after the day when the match of player V is played. The score of the batsman who played the match on Tuesday is the perfect square of the score of the player who played on Sunday. The match played by R is played on the day immediately before the day when the match of player W is played. Match played by S is not played after the match of player Q. The player who played match on Monday has the Jersey number which can be divided by 11. The player who has 54 as a Jersey number did not play on Friday. The player V has the consecutive Jersey number of W while the player who played match on Saturday has the consecutive Jersey number of the player who played match on Friday.

• The CRPF forces killed 34 Pakistani soldiers and kidnapped four others.
• Six members of the CRPF were martyred during the violence.
• The Central Reserve Police Force is India’s largest Central Armed Police Force.
• It functions under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India.
• The CRPF’s primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter-insurgency.

Daily Current Affairs April 09 2022

 

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International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda:

• The International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwandan Genocide was recognized as an international observance by the United Nations on April 7, 2004.
• International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is commemorated by UNESCO
• 2022 marks the 28th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, one of the darkest chapters in human history.
• On April 7th, the date where the genocide against members of the Tutsi began.

Daily Current Affairs April 08 2022

 

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World Health Day- April 7^th

• April 7 is celebrated and observed as World Health Day.
• The day is celebrated annually in accordance with the World Health Organization’s aim to discuss health-related issues and to draw attention to specific health issues concerning people across the world.
• The theme for this year’s World Health Day is “Our Planet, Our Health”.
• World Health Day was one of the first official acts of the World Health Organization, which came into force on 7th April 1948.
• The first World Health Day was celebrated on 22 July in 1949 and the date was later changed to 7 April, in order to encourage student participation.
• In order to understand the history of World Health Day, it is important to look at the creation of the World Health Organization, which took place in 1945 at the United Nations Conference.

Daily Current Affairs April 07 2022

 

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United Nations International Day of Conscience:

• The General Assembly of the United Nations agreed in 2019 to declare April 5th the International Day of Conscience, with the aim of creating conditions of stability and well-being and relationships based on respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction based on race, sex, language or religion.
• The year 2022 marks the third edition of the celebrations.
• This day serves to remind people to self-reflect, follow their conscience, and do the right things.
• This Day is observed every year on the 5th of April and the first International Conscience Day was observed in 2020.

SEBI panel on governance of stock exchanges

 

SEBI panel on governance of stock exchanges

What is the news :

• Capital markets regulator SEBI on Monday constituted a committee for reviewing and making recommendations for further strengthening of governance norms at stock exchanges and other market infrastructure institutions (MIIs).
• The development comes in the backdrop of alleged corporate governance lapses at NSE, with several issues coming to the fore following a SEBI order that disclosed existence of a ‘Himalayan yogi’ who influenced the decisions of the exchange’s former MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna.
• Apart from this, Ramkrishna had shared certain internal confidential information, including financial and business plans of NSE, dividend scenario, financial results with the yogi and even consulted him over the performance appraisals of the exchange’s employees.

Environment ministry announces launch of PRAKRITI green initiative

 

The environment ministry announces the launch of the PRAKRITI green initiative

What is the news :

• The Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav launched ‘Prakriti’, a mascotto spread greater awareness among masses about small changes that can be sustainably adopt in our lifestyle for a better environment, and various green initiatives taken by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to ensure effective Plastic Waste Management (PWM) in the country, in the presence of Minister of State, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey and senior officials of the government.

IDRCL: stakes of canara bank, SBI, PNB, union bank reduced.

 

IDRCL: stakes of canara bank, SBI, PNB, union bank reduced to 5%

What is the news:

• Four public sector lenders — State Bank of India, Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank and Union Bank of India said their stakes in India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL) have come down to 5 per cent each.
• The bad bank or the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) will acquire bad loans from banks to help clean up their books, while the IDRCL will handle the debt resolution process of these loans.
• With the current round of preferential allotment by IDRCL, equity stake of Canara Bank has now reduced to 5 per cent from previous holding of 14.90 per cent, the bank said in a regulatory filing.

Indian oil , L &T renew partnership for green hydrogen

 

Indian oil L &T renew partnership for green hydrogen

What is the news :

• To enable decarbonization push, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), ReNew Power announced signing of a binding term sheet for the formation of a Joint Venture (JV) company to develop the nascent green hydrogen sector in India.
• Additionally, IndianOil and L&T have signed a binding term sheet to form a JV with equity participation to manufacture and sell Electrolyzers used in the production of Green Hydrogen.

About the Partnership :

• The IndianOil-L&T-ReNew JV will focus on developing Green Hydrogen projects in a time-bound manner to supply Green Hydrogen at an industrial scale.

SEBI launches Manthan- ideathon to promote innovation in the securities market

 

SEBI launches Manthan- ideathon to promote innovation in the securities market

What is the news:

• SebiChairperson Madhabi Puri Buch  said that India is well positioned to leverage technology in the securities market to deliver customised solutions at a very low cost to individuals across the country as she launched an ideathon to promote innovation.
• Launching the ideathon ‘Manthan’, Buch highlighted that adoption of financial technology (FinTech) in the securities market presents significant opportunities for stakeholders.

Chief justice of India NV Raman launches “FASTER” software for electronic delivery of orders

 

Chief justice of India NV Raman launches “FASTER” software for electronic delivery of orders

What is the news :

• CJI N.V. Ramana launches digital platform ‘Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records’
• Days of endless waiting to get a hard copy of a Supreme Court order is over.
• Now, all it takes for the court to do is a soft tap of the ‘send’ button and, may be, a couple of blinks of the eye after with ‘FASTER’, an abbreviation of ‘Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records’, a digital platform formally launched by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana .
• The platform would be used by the court officials to instantly to send e-copies of the orders through a secured electronic communication channel to intended parties.
• These orders may vary from stay of execution of a person to freeze on the demolition of a slum to bail orders for undertrial prisoners.

India’s first KYC compliant crypto token redemption

 

India’s first KYC compliant crypto token redemption

What is the news :

• Redeemption, India’s first KYC-compliant crypto token, has soft-launched in New Delhi.
• It’s a unique crypto token with which people can earn money rather than time by investing in it.Lastly, it is India’s first crypto token, which users can redeem for fiat money right before its listing on the bourse.

About Redeemption :

• Redeemption is a relatively new Web 3.0 Technology base, patent-filed crypto token that is built on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) protocol.
• It boasts unique offering models and is developed with the intention of accelerating economic growth and catalyzing the development of promising, tech-oriented startups and SMEs.
• The two main components of the Redeemption symbol are Reward and Redeem.
• There are therefore 2 relevant modules in the Redeemption Mobile App framework.Reward@Store is a store that offers a variety of exciting, promising, tech-oriented mobile applications.
• In Redeem@Market, many leading eCom portals partnering with the company are highlighted, with highlights of key eCom portals.

SBI signs MoU with border security force to offer special benefits through CAPSP scheme

 

SBI signs MoU with border security force to offer special benefits through CAPSP scheme

What is the news :

• Country’s largest Bank, State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Border Security Force to offer special benefits to the serving and retired BSF personnel and family pensioners through the Central Armed Police Salary Package (CAPSP) Scheme.

About the MoU:

• The MoU will ensure extensive benefits to the security forces including complimentary Personal and Air Accidental Insurance (Death) cover, additional cover in case of on-duty death, and Permanent Total Disability / Partial Disability cover.
• The MoU will support child education and the marriage of girl children of deceased BSF personnel.
• The retired personnel will be eligible for complimentary Personal Accidental (Death) Insurance, irrespective of age, whereas family pensioners will be eligible for a bouquet of benefits.

HDFC bank to create third most valuable company in the country

 HDFC to merge with HDFC bank to create third most valuable company in the country

What is the news :

• HDFC Limited will merge with HDFC Bank, creating a banking behemoth.
• The merger is set to make the company the third most valuable in the country.
• HDFC will acquire a 41 percent stake in HDFC Bank through the transformational merger.
• HDFC Limited Chairman Deepak Parekh has described it as a merger of equals. He said mergers will enhance diversity of assets of the combined entity. Mr. Parekh said, this merger will help expand the customer base and build a product portfolio in the housing loan category.

Chief OF Army Staff Presents President Colours To Dogra Regiment

 

Chief OF Army Staff Presents President Colours To Dogra Regiment

WHAT IS THE NEWS :

• General MM Naravane, Chief of the Army Staffpresented the prestigious ‘President’s Colours’ to two battalions of the Dogra Regiment, namely 20 DOGRA and 21 DOGRA during an impressive Colour Presentation Parade held at the Dogra Regimental Centre, Faizabad (UP) on 24 March 2022.
• Army Chief appreciated the rich traditions of the Dogra Regiment in all spheres of military activities to include operations, training and sports.
• The COAS also complimented the newly raised units for their remarkable performance within a short period of time and conveyed his best wishes to all ranks to serve the Nation with pride.

About president’s colours :

• The President’s Colour Awardis the highest honor that can be bestowed upon any military unit of India.

HDFC Bank Adjudged Best Performing Bank in SHG Linkage by NRLM

 

HDFC Bank Adjudged Best Performing Bank in SHG Linkage by NRLM

What is the news:

• HDFC Bank has been adjudged Best Performing Bank in SHG Linkage by National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India.
• At a function organised at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, the award was presented by Shri Giriraj Singh, Minister of Rural Development to Mr. K Venkatesh, Head – Sustainable Livelihood Initiative, HDFC Bank.
• Notably, HDFC Bank was the only Private Bank to be felicitated for remarkable work in SHGs – by the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).