Asian Development Bank and HSBC India have signed an agreement to establish a USD 100 million partial guarantee programme to support more than 4,00,000 micro-borrowers and mostly women-run micro-enterprises across India.
The famous living root bridges found in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, have been included on the tentative list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
Earth Day first began 52 years ago as an effort to organize teach-ins on university campuses about sustainability amid threats to climate change from human behaviours. Now, April 22 represents an annual date for nearly 200 countries to celebrate environmental diversity as well as to support environmental protection.
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 93 lakh each on Axis Bank and IDBI Bank for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI.
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