Saraswat Bank appoints Smita Sandhane as MD

Saraswat Bank, largest lender in the co-operative space, today appointed Smita Sandhane as its managing director.
Sandhane, who has been associated with the bank for the last 35 years and was serving as the chief financial officer, takes over from S K Banerji who retired recently, the bank said in a statement.
She was serving as the joint managing director since August 2016, and has served as head of wholesale banking and planning, accounts and stressed assets in the past.
Sandhane is on the board of National Payments Corporation of India as well.
............................................................. BSE Inst hosts finale of BSE International Financial Olympiad

BSE Institute, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BSE, today hosted the finale of BSE International Financial Olympiad here.

About 15,000 students from over 600 schools across the country participated in the national level competition, which was spread over 6 months, a release issued here said.
The purpose of BSE International Financial Olympiad is to create awareness about financial literacy amongst students at a young age.
.............................................................. Maha govt, Tata Trusts tie-up to address malnutrition
The Maharashtra government and Tata Trusts will work together to curb malnutrition in the Palghar district.
Tata Trusts has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the state government to initiate a milk fortification programme as per the guidelines of the government and also to assist in curbing the malnutrition in the Palghar district, a release issued here said.

In Palghar district, a Technical Support Group will be established at the district level and information will be analysed on the basis of data gathered, it said.
A malnutrition eradication programme created by Tata Trusts will be implemented in the district and observations will be noted at different levels, it added.