Current Affairs January 15-16, 2024: Multidimensional Poverty in India, Global Ocean Heat Content, Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, Himalayan Wolf, Indian Meteorological Department Current Affairs January 14, 2024: Kalaram Temple, GM Mustard, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), New Generation Akash Missile,...
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra World Bank approves $148M loan to West Bengal for Enhanced Rural Irrigation Practices On June 9th, 2023, The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a USD 148 million loan to support West Bengal, India, in improving irrigation practices in rural...
The Intersessional meeting of Kimberley Process (KP) is being hosted by India in Mumbai. India is founding member of KPCS. The Kimberley Process is an international certification scheme that regulates trade in rough diamonds. It aims to prevent the flow of conflict diamonds, while helping to ...
The Reserve Bank of India has placed the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra under Directions. According to the Directions, depositors will be allowed to withdraw a sum not exceeding 1,000 rupees of the total balance in every savings bank account or current...
INS Karanj has been officially commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard Mumbai. It is India’s third stealth Scorpene-class submarine. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai, in partnership with Naval Group, France, will build Six Scorpene Class submarines. INS Karanj has...
The Gujjar protests led by community leader Kirori Singh Bainsla continued in the state for the sixth day even after the bill was passed. Gujjar protesters have blocked the Delhi-Mumbai railway track in Sawai Madhopur district and several highways for few days. Traffic is also held up on ...
International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its June 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast, has predicted that Indian economy will contract 4.5% during financial year 2020-21 on the back of extended coronavirus lockdown. IMF had projected the Indian economy to grow at 1.9% in its April forecas...
Explanation:Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district has bagged top position among 30 districts of the country in successful implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). Recently,which state Women and Child welfare department has launched a new initiative to fulfill the nutritional requirements...
The new rates are effective from 1st of April and would be applicable for its borrowers availing loans based on External Benchmark-linked lending rate, EBR and Repo-Linked Lending Rate, RLLR.The equated-monthly installments on eligible home loan accounts, linked to EBR or RLLR will get ...
The India Government Mint, Mumbai, has launched first home-grown high purity gold reference standard of the nation called as the Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya (BND-4201). It is the reference material for gold of ‘9999’ fineness (gold that is 99.99% pure). IGM has developed BND-4201 in ...