Recently Navneet Munot has been made the new chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). Prior to his appointment, he was the Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Asset Management. Navneet Munot will replace A Balasubramanian on this post. His tenure will start from October 16. The Association of Mutual Funds in India was established in the year 1995. Its headquarters is located in Mumbai.
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The BWF World Junior Championships is a badminton competition. Recently the BWF World Junior Championships was held in ‘Spokane’, United States of America. It was the 23rd edition of the BWF World Junior Championships. In this, India’s Ayush Shetty won the bronze medal. Ayush Shetty was defeated by Alvi Farhan. Alvi Farhan of Indonesia won the gold medal of this championship. India has won only 1 gold medal so far in the BWF World Junior Championships. This gold medal was won by Saina Nehwal in the year 2008.
The record of hitting most sixes in international cricket is now in the name of Indian batsman Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma achieved this feat against Afghanistan in the Cricket World Cup. Rohit Sharma now has 555 sixes in his name in 453 matches. Rohit has broken Chris Gayle’s record of hitting most sixes. Chris Gayle has 553 sixes in his name. Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi is at third place with 476 sixes and New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum is at fourth place with 389 sixes.
Rasabali sweets is a food product of Odisha. Recently this food product was developed by G. I. tag has been provided. Rasabali sweets originate from the old Baladevji temple located in Kendrapada town. It consists of deep-fried flat red brown patties of cheese dipped in condensed milk. Rasbali is one of the main offerings of the temple. In the year 2021, Kendrapara Rasabali Makers Association and Rural Infrastructure Development and Employment had applied to get GI tag for Rasabali. With the receipt of GI tag, people involved in the sweet business will now get better prices. Also, this sweet will…
Goa cashew is a variety of cashew produced in the state of Goa. Recently Goa cashew has been recognized by the Geographical Indication Registry as G. I. tag has been provided. It was brought to Goa by the Portuguese around the 16th century. Initially, cashew trees were planted for environmental reasons. With time people discovered the edible value of cashews and they became an essential part of the economy of Goa. The cashew industry evolved from small factories to large factories and today, it is an important part of Goa’s heritage and trade. It is known for its excellent taste…
Recently the Indian Ocean Rim Association meeting was held in Sri Lanka. This was the 23rd meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association. Sri Lanka was represented at the meeting held in Colombo. After this meeting Sri Lanka was handed over the chairmanship of IORA. Sri Lanka will now be the Chairman of IORA from 2023 to 2025. Earlier, this organization was chaired by Bangladesh from 2021 to 2023. The Indian Ocean Rim Association was established in the year 1997. At present it has 23 member countries of the Indian Ocean region.
Recently India and France have signed an MoU for cooperation in the digital technology sector. This agreement has been approved by the Union Cabinet. The objective of this MoU is to promote closer cooperation and exchange of information related to digital technologies. Its provisions are to mutually support the goal of each partner to encourage access to digital technology in its country. This agreement will last for 5 years from the date of its implementation.
Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System 2.0 is the new grievance redressal system of the Central Government. Recently the new version of this system was inaugurated by Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology. It is a Public Grievance Portal and Automated Analysis System in the Tree Dashboard Portal of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances. This system has been developed by IIT Kanpur. This dashboard provides quick tabular analysis of complaints lodged and disposed, complaints lodged state-wise and district-wise and ministry-wise data. It is enabled by Artificial Intelligence capability.
Recently the Union Cabinet has approved the Mera Bharat Scheme. My Youth India will be an autonomous organization. This organization will work as a technology based system for youth development and youth led development. This institution will provide equal level access to the youth to realize their aspirations and build a developed India. This organization will be beneficial for the youth in the age group of 15 to 29. The official launch of this organization will be done on 31st October on the occasion of National Unity Day.
Samia Suluhu Hassan is the President of Tanzania.Samia Suluhu Hassan is on an official visit to India.Recently he has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University.President Hassan was given this honor for his important role in strengthening India-Tanzania relations, promoting economic diplomacy and achieving success in regional integration and multilateralism.This is the first award given to Dr. Hasan by a foreign university.Tanzania is a country in the African continent.Its capital is Dodoma.