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Topic: Funds

Biden admin to provide nearly $110 million security assistance to Haiti, says Antony Blinken

Security situation in Haiti remains untenable due to violence perpetrated by gangs. Funds include $95 mn for security mission & $15 mn to Haitian Police to counter gang violence.

‘Opaque’ Mauritius funds used by Adani family’s partners to invest in group’s stocks, says OCCRP

Non-profit Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project says its investigation found 2 cases where investors bought & sold Adani stock via offshore structures.

DU pensioners & ad-hocs face non-payment, delays — ‘no strength to go knocking on doors’

Affected colleges include Ramanujan College & Rajdhani College. According to DU Registrar Vikas Gupta, these funds are directly released by UGC and university has no say in matter.

Safety And Ease First – Oryen Network Less Dangerous Than Aave Or Compound

Users of the Aave protocol deposit funds collected in a liquidity pool. Borrowers can then draw from the pools and take a loan.

PM-CARES not a Govt of India fund, it functions with transparency: Centre to Delhi HC

The affidavit was filed in response to a petition seeking a direction to declare the PM CARES fund a 'State' under the Constitution to ensure transparency in its functioning.

SEBI amends norms linked to independent directors, to introduce accredited investors framework

SEBI has allowed resident Indian fund managers to be constituents of foreign portfolio investors and also amended mutual fund rules.

Suspending MPLADS funds for coronavirus crisis is another stab at Indian democracy

If the Modi govt needs more funds to fight Covid crisis, it can suspend Rs 20,000-crore Central Vista project or Rs 25,000-crore Parliament project. India needs MPLADS.

Sorry Shoaib Akhtar, India can’t raise funds with Pakistan for Covid-19. You are the ‘enemy’

Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh were trolled for helping Shahid Afridi because Indians can only see Pakistan as the enemy, even during the Covid-19 crisis.

Quant funds are the new craze in India even as stocks keep breaking records

Quant strategies seek to reduce role of human bias. They follow data-driven approach to pick stocks, using pre-defined parameters such as momentum or valuation.

On Camera

With right tweaks, Agnipath can be a global model for military & govt jobs

If the Agnipath recruitment model is applied successfully in the Armed Forces, it should be extended to all central government jobs, including allied services and CAPF.

India’s aviation sector set to boom under Modi 3.0 but ‘emerging duopoly’ could hurt consumers

Sector analysts warn that with Go First expected to remain grounded & SpiceJet struggling, industry is likely to consolidate to just 2-3 player market, hampering competition.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.