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List of Partnerships, Agreements, Loans, MoUs of December 2020
January 29, 2021
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| Topic | Source | Purpose/Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Partnership | AU Small Finance Bank with ICICI Prudential Insurance Company Ltd. | to offer need and goal-based life insurance solutions |
| Partnership | Muthootbu Mini Financiers Ltd. with Exide Life Insurance Company Ltd. | to provide life insurance products through its branches |
| MoU | Flipkart and Uttar Pradesh | - One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme - to bring artisans, weavers and craftsmen into mainstream |
| MoU | Assam and Small Industries development bank of India (SIDBI) | to boost the MSMEs sector in the state |
| MoU | Government of Karnataka and British Council | to further bilateral cooperation in higher education |
| MoU | The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) and eGanga, a think-tank of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) | for development of sludge management framework in India |
| MoU | Government and World Bank | - $400 million - to support India's efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households, severely impacted by COVID-19 pandemic |
| Agreement | Uttar Pradesh Government with Israel | - Plan of Cooperation - to resolve the water crisis in the Bundelkhand region |
| Agreement | Uttar Pradesh Government and Zurich Airport | to start development of Jewar Airport |
| Agreement | Gujarat Government and Cerestra Managers Pvt. Ltd. | to set up a spectral education region at Dholera |
| Agreement | Indian Navy and Indian Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) | to share ocean services data |
| Agreement | Asian Development Bank and Government of India | - $4.21million - project readiness financing (PRF) facility for preparation of infrastructure development projects in Tripura |
| Agreement | Asian Development Bank and Government of India | - $ 300million - to upgrade rural power distribution networks of Uttar Pradesh |
| Agreement | India and Austria | on technology cooperation in Road Infrastructure Sector |
| Loan | Asian Development Bank (ADB) to Northern Arc Capital | - $40milllion (Rs.295crore) - for on-lending to Micro Finance and MSME sectors in India |
| Loan (m.imp) | Centre and World Bank | - USD 500million - to build safe and green national highway corridors in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh |
| Loan (imp.) | Asian Development Bank (ADB) to Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Power (LKHEP) in Assam | - $231million |
| Loan | Government of India and the New Development Bank | - $1000million - to provide support to Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan through MGNREGA Scheme |
| Loan | Government of India provided Line of Credit to Uzbekistan | - export-import bank of India (Exim Bank) extended - $448 million - for various infrastructure projects |
Scheme, Campaigns, Portals, Initiatives, Apps - December 2020
January 27, 2021
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| Source | Launched By | Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
Scheme |
Andhra Pradesh
|
"Jagananna Jeeva Kranti Scheme"
|
to distribute 2,49,151 sheep and goats to beneficiaries of Cheyutha and Aasara Scheme
|
Scheme |
Andhra Pradesh
|
"YSR Free Crop Insurance"
|
for purpose
|
Scheme |
- Jammu & Kashmir - launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
|
"Sehat"
|
to empower persons with disabilities
|
Scheme |
Andhra Pradesh
|
"YSR Jagananna Housing Colonies"
|
|
Scheme |
Gujarat
|
"Kisan Suryodaya Yojana"
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for farmers
|
Scheme |
Gujarat
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"Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana"
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for all of the women in the state who want to get a loan for up to re.1,00,000 on a 0% rate
|
Scheme |
"Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana"
|
for Kharif season
|
|
Scheme |
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
|
"Pedalandariki Illu"
|
housing for the poor
|
Campaign |
Uttar Pradesh
|
"Varasat"
|
to curb property & land-related disputes in rural areas |
Campaign |
Uttar Pradesh
|
"Mission Shakti"
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to raise awareness and tackle crime against women in state
|
Portal |
Uttar Pradesh
|
"U-Rise"
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for the empowerment of youth
|
Portal |
e-launched by Thaawar Chand Gehlot
|
"National Portal for Transgender Persons"
|
|
Portal/App |
Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
|
"E-Sampada"
|
|
Portal/App |
Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh | "PR Insight"
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to monitor the feedback and subsequently improve the delivery of citizen-centric services
|
Portal | Karnataka Government
|
"Farmer Registration and Unified Beneficiary Information System (FRUITS)"
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to create a repository of farmland information and farm loan details on a single platform |
Portal |
Launched by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
|
"Pareshram"
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along with 22 online services of labour and employees state insurance department
|
App |
Department of Post and India Post Payments Bank
|
"DakPay"
|
|
App |
launched by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot
|
"Swachhata Abhiyan"
|
|
Programme(imp.)
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launched by Uttar Pradesh
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"Kisan Kalyan Mission"
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to double the income of farmers |
Initiative |
announced by Sonu Sood
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"Khud Kamao Ghar Chalao"
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providing e-Rickshaws to underprivileged who lost their source of livelihood during the coronavirus
|
Initiative |
launched by Asian Development Bank
|
"APVAX"
|
for developing countries |
List of Partnerships, Agreements, Loans, MoUs of November 2020
December 15, 2020
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| Topic | Source | Purpose/Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Partnership | TransUnion CIBIL and Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOSPI) | to launch MSME Credit Health Index |
| Partnership | Paytm and Credit Card Card company SBI Card | to launch Paytm SBI card co-branded credit cards |
| Partnership | NSDC and American Indian Foundation, Sell technologies and University of Mumbai | - launched "Project Future Ready" - to impact career skills to 1 lakh students |
| Partnership | Tata Consultancy Services and Centre of Digital Enterprise (CODE) at University of Auckland Business School | to develop a world 1st APAC Digital Sustainability Index |
| Partnership | Card Network American Express (Amex) and Mobiwik | issued its 1st prepaid payment card "Mobikwik Blue Card" with flexible credit limit |
| MoU (imp.) | Government of Bangladesh, Beximco Pharmaceutical Ltd. and Serum Institute of India (SII) | for priority delivery of 3 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses |
| MoU | Government of Himachal Pradesh and ADB | - to improve the infrastructure in Mandi district of state - estimated cost of construction is re. 15 crore out of which rs 19 cr. is being paid by ADB and rest by government of Himachal Pradesh |
| MoU | India and Finland | for developing cooperation between two countries in the field of environmental protection and biodiversity conservation |
| MoU | Union Cabinet and BRICS | on cooperation in the field of physical cultural sports |
| MoU | United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Rajasthan Government | for proposed participation to achieve food and nutritional security goals |
| Agreement | Department of Investment and Public Asset management (DIPAM) with World Bank | to provide advisory services to DIPAM for asset monetization |
| Agreement | Government of India and West Bengal | - $120million - to improve and modernize the transport sector of state of Meghalaya |
| Loan | Government of India, National Capital Region Transport Corporation Ltd. and NDB | - $ 500million - for "Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional rapid Transit System Project" |
| Loan (imp.) | - $ 132.8 million - to improve power distribution network in Meghalaya |
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| Loan | - $ 50million - to improve operational efficient and resource planning and management in West Bengal |
Appointment List of November Month 2020
December 07, 2020
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Post/Organization/Campaign/Brand Name |
Appoint Person Name |
|---|---|
| Chief Information Commissioner | Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha |
| Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh | Tashi Gyaltson (6th Chairman) |
| Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) | Rajiv Jalota (chairman) |
| Noard of Global Diary Body International Dairy Federation (IDF) | Dilip Rath |
| Namami Gange Project | Chacha Chaudhary (Brand Ambassador) |
| United Nation's Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) | Vidisha Maitra (imp.) |
| ONGC Videsh | AK Gupta (MD & CEO) |
| Syska Group | Rajkumar Rao (Brand Ambassador) |
| Country's Biggest Gas Importer (Petronel LNG Ltd.) |
Akshay Kumar Singh (MD & CEO) |
| State Icon of Punjab by Election Commission of India (ECI) | Sonu Sood (imp.) |
| Vize a healthcare and sanitation product |
Virat Kohli (imp.) (Brand Ambassador) |
| Financeeper Google incubated education fee financing company |
Rohit Sharma (Brand Ambassador) |
| Equitas Small Finance Bank | Smriti Mandhana (woman cricketer) (Brand Ambassador) (imp.) |
| HDFC Mutual Fund | Navneet Munot (MD & CEO) |
| Reserve Bank Innovation Hub | Senapathy (Kris) Gopal Krishan (1st Chairperson) (imp.) |
List of Books which are Released in November 2020
December 07, 2020
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Book Title |
Authored By |
Launched By |
|---|---|---|
| Bye Bye Corona (world's 1st scientoon book) |
Dr Pradeep Srivastava | Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandi Ben |
| Pandemonium : The Great Indian Banking Tragedy Hardcover | Tamal Bandyopadhyay | |
| Jugalbandi : The BJP Before Modi | Political Scientist Vinay Sitapati | |
| Grandparents' Bag of Stories | Sudha Murty | |
| Night of the Restless Spirits | Sarbpreet Singh | |
| Rasaathi : The Other Side of a Transgender (novel) |
Ex-SPG Officer Sasindran Kallinkeel | |
| The Coward and the Sword (especially for children) |
Actor-Director Jugal Hansraj | |
| The Hitman : The Rohit Sharma Story (biography) |
Vijay Loka Pally and G. Krishana | |
| Your Best Day is Today | Anupam Kher | |
| How to be a Writer | Ruskin Bond | |
| Majhi Bhint | Former Minister Rajendra Darda | Goa's Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| I am no Messiah (Autobiography of Sonu Sood) |
Co-author Meena K Iyer | |
| Boskiyan (hindi book on Gulzar) |
edited & complied by Yashwant Vyas | Radhakrishna Prakshan |
| The Last Queen (novel) |
Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni | release in Jan, 2021 |
| The Archer | Paulo Coelho | |
| "The Republication Ethic Vol. III" and "Loktantra Ke Swar" (collection of selected speeches of president Ram Nath Kovind) |
Rajnath Singh |
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