India gets its first-ever floating basketball court in Mumbai

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India gets its first-ever floating basketball court in Mumbai NBA India on December 20, 2018, had announced that the first-ever NBA game in the country would be organized on October 4 and 5 in Mumbai. Modern-day Ravana to be recycled On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Dairy undertook an awareness drive urging its consumers to reduce use of plastic. 5 things about plastic waste in India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pursuing an ambitious project to phase out single-use plastics by 2022 in the country, which has a population of 1.3 billion. Dubai's Burj Khalifa pays special tribute to Mahatma Gandhi On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary yesterday, Dubai's inconic skyscraper, Burj Khalifa was lit up with the images of the "Father of the Nation". When Delhi gave plastic a run for its money Supporting the 'Swachhata Hi Seva' India Plog Run 2019, the participants pledged to give up single-use plastic. A plog run involves picking up litter while jogging. Vande Bharat Express: Reach Katra in 8 hours from Delhi The first commercial run of the Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express will be on October 5 and booking of tickets is now open on the IRCTC website, the railways said. A look at where the US-China tariff war stands The United States and China are making conciliatory gestures ahead of trade talks, but they are showing no signs of progress toward ending a tariff war that threatens global economic growth. Lead to gold: Top 10 most transformative companies It could be a financial crisis, a disruptive competitor, at times growth just hits a wall and sometimes it's simply the result of systematic planning for the future. A strategic transformation may be the leadership imperative of the 21st century. Five changes that will impact your personal finance from this month As directed by the RBI, all floating rate loans, i.e., personal, housing, auto etc. disbursed by banks have to be linked to an external benchmark, from October 1. The external benchmark can be RBI's repo rate, 3 or 6 month treasury bill yield or any other market interest rate benchmark published by the Financial Benchmarks India (FBIL). Should depositors worry about co-operative banks? The crisis at Mumbai-based PMC Bank has again brought co-operative banks into the limelight. ET demystifies the cooperative bank business in India, where these banks have a disproportionate presence among the unbanked and the under-banked.

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