The new partnership aims to modernize namibias financial ecosystem improving accessibility affordability and connectivity with domestic and international payment networks it also emphasizes interoperability signaling a significant step towards improving financial inclusion and digital transactions in

” Notes:dr. purnima devi barman, an assamese wildlife biologist, clinched her second whitley gold award, also known as the green oscar, for safeguarding the endangered hargila or greater adjutant stork and its wetland home. she previously won in 2017. princess anne, the charity’s patron, presented her the trophy in london. dr. barman mobilized locals to protect the stork and its habitat, increasing their population from 450 to over 1800.”

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The OECD’s “Economic Outlook” report, released on May 2, 2024, raised India’s economic growth forecast for 2024-25 to 6.6%, up from 6.2%. It also projects a 6.6% growth rate for 2025-26. The OECD joins other institutions in revising India’s growth prospects. The report attributes India’s accelerated growth to increased public investment and business confidence. It emphasizes the need for the government to address indebtedness through revenue growth, spending efficiency, and fiscal rules.

” Notes:on may 3, 2024, the permanent mission of india to the un and the ministry of panchayati raj, with unfpa, host “localizing the sdgs: women in local governance in india lead the way” during cpd57 in new york. elected women representatives, including sabhadhipati supriya das datta (tripura), sarpanch kunuku hema kumari (andhra pradesh), and sarpanch neeru yadav (rajasthan), led by secretary vivek bharadwaj, will showcase indian women’s grassroots leadership.”

” Notes:the pension department has launched an online portal called bhavishya for tracking pension payments and sanctions for government retirees. the portal is integrated with the pension processing and payment services of five banks, including state bank of india, bank of baroda, punjab national bank, and canara bank.”

” Former indian wrestler narsingh pancham yadav was elected chairman of the 7 member athletes’ commission of the wrestling federation of india (wfi), the governing body of wrestling in india.• in 2012, he was honoured with the arjuna award in wrestling.other elected members of athletes commission:i. sahil (delhi), smitha as (kerala), bharti bhaghei (uttar pradesh), khushboo s pawar (gujarat), sweta dubey (west bengal), nikki (haryana) will be the convener of the athletes commission.”

” Hitachi payment services private limited, a 100% subsidiary of hitachi ltd., launched india’s first upgradable automated teller machine (atm) that can be converted to a cash recycling machine (crm) as and when a bank needs it, eliminating the need for a separate crm.• these upgradable machines feature upi-enabled cash deposits and withdrawals.• crm enables customers to make cash deposits and withdrawals in the same machine.”

” The alliance of digital india foundation (adif) and the indian institutes of technology guwahati(assam) technology incubation centre (iitg tic) signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) to promote entrepreneurship and provide support to technology startups.• the two-year mou aims to strengthen the startup ecosystem by facilitating collaboration between adif’s network of startups and entrepreneurs, and iit guwahati’s source of innovators, faculty, and incubation facilities.”

” The fourth quarterly (Q4) report for 2023 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) states that India’s service exports increased by 11.4% to USD 345 billion in 2023, amid uncertainty in the global economy.• As per the report, World services export increased at 8.9% to USD 7.9 trillion in 2023.• The United States of America(USA) is the top performing country (developed economy) with the biggest services exports in the world at USD 999 billion followed by the United Kingdom(U.K.) at USD 584 billion and Germany at USD 440 billion.• Whereas China’s service export decreased by 10.1% to USD 381 billion in 2023. But, China emerged as the top performer among the developing countries in terms of services exports followed by India.”

The unhcr climate resilience fund launched on 24 april 2024 with the goal of raising usd 100 million by 2025 for a range of activities in line with the unhcrs strategic area plan for climate action 2024-2030

” Sbi cards and payment services limited (sbi card) introduces its first travel-focused credit card, ‘sbi card miles,’ featuring three variants:sbi card miles elite, sbi card miles prime, and sbi card miles.• the cards are available on mastercard and rupay networks.• the elite variant has a joining and annual fee of rs. 4,999 + taxes, while prime and miles variants cost rs 2,999 and rs 1,499 + taxes, respectively• the travel credits can be converted into air miles / hotel points of respective partners.”

On 23 april 2024 the competition commission of india cci approved the subscription of compulsory convertible debentures ccds of napino auto and electronics limited napino by the international finance corporation ifc napino manufactures electrical and electronic products mainly

On 25 april 2024 the national bank for agriculture and rural development announced its partnership with rbih rbi to develop a platform that will help speed up the process of agricultural lending

The shenzhou-18 rocket has been launched on 25 april 2024 from jiuquan satellite launch center on the edge of the gobi desert in northwestern chinaii the crew will relieve the shenzhou-17 team and spend approximately six months on the space station

On april 26 2024 the united nations observed international chernobyl disaster remembrance day 2024 to commemorate the anniversary of the 1986 chernobyl nuclear disaster april 26 2024 marks the 38th anniversary of the chernobyl nuclear disaster which took place on april 26