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
In the 75th year of India’s Independence, the World has recognized the Indian Economy as a ‘bright star’ as the Economic Growth is estimated at 7 per cent, which is the highest among all major economies, in spite of the massive global slowdown caused by COVID-19 and Russia-Ukraine War. This was stated by Union Minister … Read more
The NAMASTE Scheme was launched jointly by the “Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment” and the “Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.” It is a central sector scheme. The scheme aims to provide safety, dignity, and respect for sanitation workers across urban India by erecting an enabling ecosystem that recognises sanitation workers as significant contributors … Read more
The Assam Environment and Forest department has issued a preliminary information for granting wildlife sanctuary status to Behali reserve forest located in Biswanath district. “The Governor of Assam hereby appoints the Deputy Commissioner of Biswanath District to act as a Collector under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, to inquire into and determine the existence, nature … Read more
India’s census system will be digital. The country will be digitally censused from next time. The announcement was made by Indian Home Minister Amit Shah in Assam on May 9, 2022. The home minister said the country’s census system will be entirely paperless. Explaining the e-census method, Amit Shah said that by 2024, the birth … Read more
The Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) transpired to be the first state in the country to run a session in completely paperless mode, as they operationalized the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). It was seen that amidst the ongoing Budget session, the Nagaland Assembly Secretariat attached an e-book or a tablet to each table of the 60 … Read more
The celebrations of the First Day of the auspicious and much-awaited biennial “Medaram Jathara” commenced on the 16th of February 2022 as the arrival of Saralamma on to the ‘Medaram Gaddhe’ (Platform) was undertaken by the Koya Tribe of Telangana. Medaram Jatara is the second-largest fair of India, after the Kumbh Mela, celebrated by the second-largest … Read more
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, today flagged off the maiden voyage of barges with a consignment of 1798 MT of finished steel products of Tata Steel Limited from Haldia to Pandu ( in Assam) through the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route (IBP Route) in presence of Shri Shantanu Thakur, MoS … 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
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, known by the affectionate moniker ‘Nightingale of India’, passed away early Sunday aged 92. The Bharat Ratna awardee passed away at 8:12 a.m. after suffering a multiple-organ failure on Saturday night at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital, said medical sources. Hospital CEO Dr. N. Santhanam attributed the iconic singer’s death to post-Covid-19 … Read more