The monetary policy committee (MPC) has voted on a majority to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 percent, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das. The marginal standing facility (MSF) will be revised to 6.75 percent, and the standing deposit facility (SDF) will remain at 6.25 percent. What...Read More

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04) onboard the PSLV C-52 rocket on 14th February 2022 from Sriharikota.  The launch also carried two other rideshare satellites into orbit. The launch was conducted at 5.59 am from First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre of Sriharikota to deploy EOS-04 in the Sun-Synchronous...Read More

The Union Budget seeks to complement macro-economic level growth with a focus on micro-economic level all inclusive welfare. The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament today. The key highlights of the budget are as follows: PART A India’s economic growth estimated at 9.2% to be the...Read More

A novel drone show will be one of the major attractions of this year’s ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony, which will be graced by President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at the historic Vijay Chowk in the heart of New Delhi on January 29, 2022. For the first time, the...Read More

Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc....Read More

The Union Minister of Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah virtually released India’s First “District Good Governance Index”, prepared by DARPG in collaboration with Government of Jammu & Kashmir in the august presence of Minister of State for PMO, Personnel, PG and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh and the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri...Read More

29 Children have been conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar this Year, selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements in Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Scholastic (1), Sports (8), Art & Culture (6) and Bravery (3) categories.  There are 15 Boys and 14 Girls among the awardees belonging to 21...Read More

Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) director and ISRO’s principal scientist S. Somnath (S. Somanath) has been made the new chief of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Thiruvananthapuram-based VSSC director S. Somnath is the best rocket technologist and aerospace engineer of the country. Before VSSC S. Somnath has also been the director of Liquid Propulsion...Read More

Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced 3rd National Water Awards-2020, on 7th January 2022.  In the Best State category, Uttar Pradesh has been awarded first prize, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu got second and third prize of the year. The National Water Awards (NWA) were instituted to recognize and encourage exemplary work and efforts...Read More

Uvariopsis dicaprio, is four metres tall, with 15 cm long leaves, and bears bunches of large, glossy, bright yellow-green flowers on its trunk. The tree is endemic to the Ebo forest and is so far only known from the lower submontane forest which has an elevation of 850 metres. The area of occupation of U....Read More