• Anant Goenka, who is a Vice Chairman of the RPG Group, has been made the President-Elect of FICCI in 2025-26.
• He will be replacing the current President, Harsha Vardhan Agarwal of Emami Group.

• IndusInd bank of Mauritius, which is promoted by IIHL Mauritius, has purchased 100 per cent of the shares in the Sterling Bank in the Bahamas under its subsidiary.
• It used to own a majority of 51% since 2022.

Govt. and Zomato Sign MoU to Provide Employment.

• Government of India entered into an MoU with Zomato to post up to 2.5 lakh gig opportunities in a year on the National Career Service (NCS) portal.
• Zomato will indicate on the portal under a new category Aggregator, flexible positions of delivery partners.
• The project is expected to institutionalize gig work, which will enable the workers to have a more significant access to the social security systems as well as stability.
• This is a huge policy change, as platform-based jobs are now accepted as a real form of employment and it encourages people to grow together.

• Index Henley Passport 2025 Published.
• Singapore is leading the global ranking by visa-free entry into 193 destinations reclaiming its position as the strongest passport in the world.
• The index is the category of passports in terms of international mobility and visa-free entry.

• Lionel Messi (Argentina) has moved to the top of the international assist list making 60 international assist in his career in the national team.
• He achieved this record in the 6 goals won by Argentina over Puerto Rico when he assisted two times.
• Messi overtook Neymar Jr. (Brazil) and Landon Donovan (USA) who were at the same level of 58 assists.