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India takes special care of all its neighbouring countries under the ‘Neighbourhood First Policy’. Bilateral development projects are being implemented all over Bhutan with assistance from the Indian government. In line with this, the 5th Bhutan-India Small Development Project (SDP)/High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) Committee meeting between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of India for the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) was held in Thimphu on 28th February. The Committee reviewed the progress of 524 Projects being implemented across 20 Dzongkhags and 4 Thromdes in Bhutan and approved Rs. 850 Crore for local governments in areas…

G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant hosted an event on ‘Building Resilient and Inclusive Economies: The Promise of Digital Public Infrastructure’. Union Minister of Communications, Electronics and IT, and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw delivered the keynote address, while Bill Gates, Co-chair and Trustee, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was the guest of honour at the event. The event also included a panel discussion between MobiKwik Chairperson and Co-founder Upasana Taku, ZestMoney Co-founder and CEO Lizzie Chapman, and Open Financial Technologies Co-founder and COO Mabel Chacko, moderated by the Sherpa. Digital public infrastructure is an important priority of India during its presidency year. A…

Axis Mutual Fund, one of the fastest growing fund houses in India, announced the launch of their New Fund Offer – Axis NIFTY G-Sec September 2032 Index Fund. It is an open-ended target maturity debt index fund investing in constituents of the NIFTY G-Sec September 2032 Index. Aditya Pagaria and Hardik Shah would be managing the newly launched fund and the minimum investment amount is Rs. 5,000/- and in multiples of Rs. 1/- thereafter. The Axis NIFTY G-Sec September 2032 Index Fund is a passive fund that will allocate 95% to 100% of its portfolio to debt instruments and the…

Axis Mutual Fund launches ‘Axis Nifty G-Sec September 2032 Index Fund’ Axis Mutual Fund, one of the fastest growing fund houses in India, announced the launch of their New Fund Offer – Axis NIFTY G-Sec September 2032 Index Fund. It is an open-ended target maturity debt index fund investing in constituents of the NIFTY G-Sec September 2032 Index. Aditya Pagaria and Hardik Shah would be managing the newly launched fund and the minimum investment amount is Rs. 5,000/- and in multiples of Rs. 1/- thereafter. The Axis NIFTY G-Sec September 2032 Index Fund is a passive fund that will allocate…

Leading telecom operator, Vi is inviting users in West Bengal to join its network at just Rs. 99. Vi is the only brand to offer entry-level recharge at an affordable price point of Rs. 99 pan-India. Vi has launched a creative campaign inviting Mobile phone users to ‘Switch to Vi’ and full talk time and 200 MB of data at Rs 99 for 28 days. Inviting value-conscious users to join the high-speed Vi network, Sukanta Das, Cluster Business Head- East, Vodafone Idea Limited said, “Mobile users and non-users in West Bengal can now join the Vi network at just Rs.…

Retail-focussed non-banking financial company IIFL Finance has launched the ‘Sapna Aapka Loan Hamara Campaign’ with top actress Tamannaah Bhatia as a part of its pan-India marketing outreach. IIFL aims to reach 350 million+ consumers with its offerings over the next six months through the campaign and improve its leadership position in gold loan, home loan, business loan, and microfinance loan segments. The large-scale country-wide marketing campaign is running across TV, digital, cinema, Radio and prints media among others. The campaign is aimed at the unbanked and under-banked segment of customers with growing credit needs. IIFL Finance serves over 8 million…

NAR-India [National Association of Realtors India], India’s largest association for realtors has announced the 15th edition of its Annual Convention NARVIGATE 2023, to be held at Coimbatore in March this year. The Convention is a two-day event with 2000 + industry stakeholders. NARVIGATE 11* 76* is an event hosted by the Coimbatore Association of Realtors (COAREA) to showcase the available opportunity in different parts of the country and discuss current and future trends in the Indian Real Estate sector. NARVIGATE 2023 will bring together dignitaries from Government, regulatory bodies and real estate sector to network, learn and forge relationships. It…

At the upcoming 7th edition of DELHIWOOD, scheduled to take place from 2 -5 March 2023 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida (DELHI, NCR), the stakeholders from the woodworking and furniture manufacturing industry will get an opportunity to meet numerous national and international decision-makers. On display will be the latest Furniture Production Technologies, Woodworking Machinery, Tools, Fittings, Accessories, Raw Materials and Products etc. Leading players from the woodworking and furniture manufacturing segment will converge at DELHIWOOD 2023 to meet national and international decision-makers, acquire new customers, discuss key issues, and discover new trends, technologies and materials. The rising demand for…

HDFC Life offers HDFC Life Guaranteed Income Insurance Plan to provide customers with regular and guaranteed income to build a financial corpus. Life insurance is a necessity for every individual with responsibilities and long-term financial goals. HDFC Life Guaranteed Income Insurance Plan can enable fulfillment ofthese goals.  The plan provides guaranteed income of 11% to 13% annually as a percentage of the Sum Assured under the policy. Discounts on first year premium are available for online purchase; discount of 12% for 8 and 10 years of premium payment term (PPT) and 15% for 12 and 15 years PPT. Individuals can…

Durex The Birds and Bees Talk (TBBT) collaborated with the district administration Namsai and Department of Women and Children and Mahila Shakti Kendra for the district-level celebration of the 37th Statehood Day. Organized at APIL General Ground Namsai, the programme included Regional Resource Centre students from Arunachal University performing a skit on adolescent substance misuse and issues faced during their growing up stage. TBBT teamed up with various departments to ensure maximum reach of the awareness messages to the children and adolescents. The theme of the skit including important topics of growing up life skills such as consent, inclusion, protection,…