The International Judo Federation has suspended Vladimir Putin as Honorary President and Ambassador of the federation in light of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Bank of Maharashtra has partnered with Mahagram (a fintech company) to roll out the 'Bank Sakhi' project in Odisha. Mahagram would provide the Bank of Maharashtra with financial technology and infrastructure support to augment rural financial inclusion.
The 'India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-up Challenge' has also been launched under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme. The Challenge has been launched on the MyGov platform.
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited(RRVL), the retail unit of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has acquired a 54% stake (majority stake) in Addverb Technologies Private Limited, a Noida based robotics startup, for USD 132 million (~Rs 983 crore).
India is ranked 3rd in terms of the most number of billionaires' population globally in 2021, as per Knight Frank's latest edition of The Wealth Report 2022.