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Union Govt aims to achieve objective of Housing for All by 2022 under PMAY-G

Union Government aims to achieve objective of Housing for All by 2022 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen.

A total of over one crore 50 lakh rural houses have been completed in the last five years.

Ministry of Finance said, the eligible beneficiaries will get one crore 95 lakh houses in the second phase of the scheme. Government has set a target of 60 lakh houses for the current financial year.

Housing for all by 2022, the rural housing scheme IndiraAwas Yojana has been revamped to Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin launched in the year 2015.

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs: Shri Hardeep Singh Puri

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34th Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the 34th Surajkund International Crafts Fair on February 1, 2020, in Faridabad, Haryana.

This year, partner country in the fair is Uzbekistan and Himachal Pradesh was the theme-state.

The Mela is organized by the Surajkund Mela Authority & Haryana Tourism in collaboration with Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles, Culture and External Affairs. The fair will help to promote tourism.

Hundreds of artists from Himachal Pradesh would perform multiple folk arts and dances. Around 30 countries will be part of this fair.

Surajkund International Crafts Mela was organized for the first time in 1987 to showcase the richness and diversity of handicrafts, handlooms, and cultural heritage of India.

Haryana governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya

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Indian Navy launches operation Vanilla to provide disaster relief at Madagascar

Indian Navy Launches ‘Operation Vanilla‘ to Provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief at Madagascar.

The Operation Vanilla has been launched to provide assistance to the affected population of Madagascar post devastation caused by Cyclone Diane.

Indian Navy Ship Airavat, whilst mission deployed in the Southern Indian Ocean has been diverted to Antsiranana based on request recieved from Madagascar. The Indian Navy Ship is geared to set up medical camp and provide food, water and other necessary relief material.

The situation is being monitored, and the Indian Navy is prepared to render all the required assistance to the local population in Madagascar.

Chief of Navy Staff: Karambir Singh

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ICICI Bank introduces cardless cash withdrawal facility through ATMs

Private lender ICICI Bank announced the launch of a ‘card less cash withdrawal’ facility from its ATMs.

This service allows the bank customers to withdraw cash from any ICICI Bank ATM without a debit card 24X7.

cardless cash withdrawal facility from its ATMs with a per day transaction limit of Rs 20,000. This service enables customers to withdraw cash from over 15,000 ATMs of the bank by simply raising a request on iMobile, its mobile banking application.

ICICI

• Headquarters: Mumbai, India
• Chairman: Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
• MD & CEO: Sandeep Bakhshi

[su_note note_color=”#f1e2c5″ text_color=”#0b0707″ radius=”0″]State Bank of India (SBI) launched a one-time password-based ATM cash withdrawal facility from 1st January 2020, as an overnight service (8 p.m. to 8 a.m.)[/su_note]

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UP Govt launches Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana

Uttar Pradesh state Government has launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana.

The scheme will provide financial assistance of Rs.5 lakh to the family of farmers who die or become handicapped while working in fields.

The scheme will cover farmers and their family members in the age group of 18-70 years and the scheme was implemented on 14 September 2019 in the state.

The government also announced that it is to implement Mukhyamantri Paryatan Samvardhan Yojana.

Under the scheme, one tourist point will be developed with a fund of Rs.50 lakh in each and every assembly segment of the state.

Recently UP in News

• Uttar Pradesh has set up a vulture conservation and breeding centre in the Maharajganj district.
• Uttar Pradesh has topped the overall crimes against children, as per latest CRY Report.
• Uttar Pradesh won the National Award of Excellence for rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.
• Uttar Pradesh government has changed the name of Naugarh railway station to Siddhartha Nagar railway station.
• India’s first university for transgender community to come up in UP’s Kushinagar

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50th annual meeting of World Economic Forum in Switzerland

The 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum begins in Davos, Switzerland.

50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum theme will be “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World”.

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is leading the Indian delegation to the WEF.

WEF this year will focus on achieving the maximum impact on the Forum’s platform for public-private cooperation.

The inaugural day included the Annual Crystal Award Ceremony.

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone receives a Crystal Award. She has been given the award for her leadership in raising mental health awareness.

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Zomato acquires Uber Eats for Rs 2485 crore

Gurgaon-based online food delivery and restaurant discovery platform Zomato has acquired the Indian operations of Uber Eats.

Uber Eats in India will discontinue operations and direct restaurants, delivery partners, and users of the Uber Eats apps to the Zomato platform.

Uber Eats, having about 26,000 restaurant partners entered the food delivery business in 2017 in India.

The deal provides Uber with the 9.99% ownership in Zomato after the acquisition. the deal is in the range of nearly $350 million or Rs 2,500 crore.

Uber CEO – Dara Khosrowshahi

Zomato CEO – Deepinder Goyal

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India successfully test-fires K-4 Ballistic Missile

India has successfully test-fired nuclear-capable K-4 ballistic missile at Vizag coast in Andhra Pradesh.

The missile was launched from a 3500-kilometre strike range nuclear-capable submarine platform.

The missile was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

K-4 is one of the two underwater missiles that India is developing for its submarine force. While one has a strike range of 3500km, the other one will have a strike range of 700km.

India will carry out more tests of the K-4 nuclear-capable missile before readying it for deployment on nuclear submarines. Currently, the Indian Navy has only one operational nuclear submarine INS Arihant.

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• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Chairman: G Satheesh Reddy

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Mastercard to invest $1 bn in India to build Tech R&D for India

Global payments company Mastercard has planned to invest nearly $1 billion in India over the next five years towards the development of new technologies and products.

The proposed investment will be made over five years in our India operations includes an R&D facility at Pune and another center at Vadodara.

These facilities catered to the company’s global operations, of which Vadodara provided the backend multiple payment support.

Master Card Vice President Khanna noted that Mastercard, as a technology-driven global entity, was keen to evolve by offering more customer-centric and value-added services using the digital platform.

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Dhanu Jatra begins at Bargarh in western Odisha

The famous 11-day Dhanu Jatra celebrated as the largest open-air theatre of the world begins at Bargarh in western Odisha.

The Jatra is based on the mythological story of Lord Krishna and his demon uncle King Kansa.

Dhanu Jatra is the annual drama-based open-air theatrical performance celebrated in and around Bargarh city is considered to be the world’s largest open-air theatrical festival that finds a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Recently Odisha in News

Odisha Government has decided to set up 45 fast track courts to expedite the trial of cases relating to women and children.

Chief Minister of Odisha has launched a smart learning phone application ‘MadhuApp’ for school children.

National Tribal Craft Mela- 2019 held in Bhubaneswar.

Odisha tagged with Maharashtra under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.

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