Daily News Monitor: 19 August 2020

HEADLINES:

1. Embassy to merge assets with IBREL, create one of India's largest realtors

2. India takes on Asia's foreign exchange hubs for rupee trade with GIFT City

3. Medlife, PharmEasy agree to merge; deal may be valued at over $1 bn

4. World’s kitchen: India supplies more food to world amid pandemic; agri exports skyrocket

5. E-governance: Niti Aayog engages Oracle Cloud for data-driven transformation of aspirational districts

6. Reliance Industries remains mutual funds' top holding

7. Singapore  gives  Indian lenders a  $670 mn boost

8. Atmanirbhar Bharat: DHI notifies draft order on machinery items for public procurement preference

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