India’s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank became first Indian bank to go live on SWIFT’s (Society for World Interbank Financial Telecommunication System) Global Payment Innovation (GPI), an improved cross-border payments service.
Madhubani railway station got complete makeover with Mithila paintings. The makeover project was unique initiative of Indian Railways. Mithila painting is folk painting practiced in Mithila region of India (especially Bihar) and Nepal. It is also known as Madhubani paintings which mean ‘forest of honey’. It has been mentioned in ancient Indian texts like Ramayana
Mithila painting has been accorded the coveted GI (geographical Indication) status.