Weekly Current Affairs (18th August to 24th August 2024)

Weekly Current Affairs (18th August to 24th August 2024)

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Category : Business and economics Published on: August 25 2024

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  • RBI Imposes Penalties: Bank of Maharashtra fined Rs 1.27 crore for KYC, loan credit, and cyber security violations; Hinduja Leyland Finance penalized Rs 4.90 lakh for non-compliance with KYC Directions, 2016.
  • The NCLT has approved the merger of Slice with North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB).
  • PNB Launches ‘Antah Drishti’ Braille Debit Card to Empower Visually Impaired. 
  • Reliance Foundation signs MoU with IMD to strengthen weather information dissemination.
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the RBI90Quiz, a nationwide general knowledge quiz competition for undergraduate students, to commemorate 90 years of its functioning.
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