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Canara Bank partners with the Reserve Bank of India innovation hub IndusInd Bank to launch digital bank ‘Indie’ Zimbabwe to Introduce Gold-Backed Digital Currency SBI inaugurates its fourth startup-focused branch in Mumbai RBI Governor Addresses Global Conference on Financial Resilience State Bank of India Raises $750 Million, Via Bonds NPCI International partners with PPRO to facilitate global e-commerce payments through UPI SBI to launch new current accounts and savings accounts in FY24 to attract deposits IMF cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 5.9% for 2023-24 and 6.3% for 2024-25 IndusInd Bank signs agreement with Citibank and Japan International Cooperation...

Sharjah stadium stand named after Sachin Tendulkar Shaheen Afridi becomes the youngest bowler to take 200 T20 wickets Kim Cotton becomes 1st female to umpire in ICC Men’s T201 cricket David Warner becomes the fastest to score 6000 runs in IPL Priyanshu Rajawat wins Orleans Masters 2023 men’s singles title Saudi Arabia receives flag to host FEI World Cup Finals 2024 D Gukesh wins title in World Chess Armageddon Asia and Oceania event Nisha Dahiya wins Silver in Asian Wrestling...

Finland became the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Georgia became the first American state to pass a resolution condemning Hinduphobia Italian government seeks to ban English in official communication Kenya to launch its first operational satellite on 10 April Paris to ban e-scooters US Becomes India’s biggest trading partner in FY23: Report Syria becomes world’s Largest ‘Narco-state’ India overtakes China as the world’s most populous country New York City tops the list of the world’s...

India opens its 16th Visa application centre in Kushtia 2nd G20 Health Working Group Meeting commence in Goa PM Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation various projects worth 10,900 crore rupees in Guwahati Global Conference on Compressed Biogas held in New Delhi Confederate of Indian Industry (CII) organizes Digital Health Summit 2023 with the Ministry of Health in Panaji, Goa Arunachal Pradesh CM inaugurates Shar Nyima...

The UNDP Sea Turtle Project is a conservation program aimed at protecting sea turtle populations and their habitats in various countries around the world. The project is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with local...

Crocodile Conservation Initiative (CCI) is a conservation program aimed at protecting crocodilian species and their habitats. Crocodilians are a group of reptiles that include crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials. Many species of crocodilians are threatened with extinction due to...

Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020) is a conservation initiative launched in 2005 by the Government of Assam in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other conservation organizations. The aim of the project is to increase the...

Project Hangul is a conservation initiative aimed at protecting the endangered Kashmiri Hangul, also known as the Kashmir stag or barasingha. The project was launched in 2004 by the Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Department, in collaboration with the Wildlife...

Project Snow Leopard is a conservation initiative aimed at protecting the endangered snow leopard and its habitat in the high mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. The project was launched in 2003 by the Snow Leopard Trust, in...

I. Introduction Overview of the Gir Lion Project Significance of the Asiatic Lion Need for Conservation of the Asiatic Lion II. Background Historical decline of the Asiatic lion population Establishment of the Gir Forest National Park Initial conservation efforts in the Gir forest III. Objectives of the...