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Today's digest covers a Tamil Nadu bus travel scheme, a new saffron cultivation effort in Ladakh, and a banking appointment at HSBC.
3 exam-relevant updates · 3-question quiz
📚 See the whole month's current affairs →Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay marked the expansion of Vettri Payanam, a free bus travel scheme for women, at Koyambedu Bus Terminus in Chennai.
📌 Static GK link: Vettri Payanam is a Tamil Nadu government scheme; Koyambedu is a major bus terminus in Chennai.
Source: India Tv ↗Saffron cultivation has begun in Leh, Ladakh, as part of an agricultural diversification effort supported by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.
📌 Static GK link: Ladakh is a Union Territory; saffron is a high-value cash crop.
Source: Shiv Times ↗HSBC appointed Paras Jain, who joined from Cantor Fitzgerald, as global head of its technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) banking sector, effective November.
📌 Static GK link: TMT stands for technology, media and telecommunications; HSBC is a global bank.
Source: The Times Of India ↗3 questions on today's update — tap an option to check your answer.
Q1.Which Tamil Nadu scheme provides free bus travel for women and was expanded at Koyambedu Bus Terminus?
Q2.In which Union Territory did saffron cultivation begin in Leh?
Q3.Who was appointed global head of HSBC's TMT banking sector?
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