The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 8 introduced the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) under its monetary policy. SDF is an additional tool for absorbing liquidity, at an interest rate of 3.75 per cent. The main purpose of SDF Read More …
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RBI introduced Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)
Punjab declres gazetted holiday on Nabha Dass birth anniversary
Punjab government on April 8 announced gazetted holiday on the birth anniversary of Guru Nabha Dass, a 16th century saint, taking it out from list of restricted holidays. Earlier a local holiday in Gurdaspur was declared by the SAD-BJP government Read More …
Ael- The rarest of blood groups
A new blood group, Ael has been identified in a blood donor at an Ahmedabad hospital, perhaps the first documented case of this group in the country. About Ael This rare blood group was found at Shalby Hospital Ahmedabad’s blood Read More …
ShadowPad: Russian hackers target power grid assets
Suspected state-sponsored Chinese hackers have targeted the power sector in India in recent months as part of an apparent cyber-espionage campaign, Recorded Future Inc. said in a report published on April 6. More related information The report claimed that Chinese Read More …
Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council
Russia’s membership to the Human Rights Council (HRC) was suspended on April 7, 2022 after the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted, 93 to 24, with 58 abstentions, including India, to adopt a resolution suspending Moscow from the UN body. Read More …
RBI guidelines for Digital Banking Units (DBUs)
To expand digital financial services and financial inclusion, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) with past digital banking experience to open Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in Tier 1 to Tier 6 centres . The Read More …
Lokayan 2022
The first Sail Training Ship of the Indian Navy INS Tharangini on April 6 embarked on a 14-nation voyage, Lokayan 2022, from the Naval Jetty at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi. She will call on 17 ports during her Read More …
UGC to set up Bhima Bhoi chairs
The University Grants Commission (UGC) will establish Bhima Bhoi chairs at the University of Delhi and Guru Ghasidas University in Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. The decision follows Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s suggestion to UGC to conduct extensive research on the Read More …
‘One Health’ pilot project in Uttarakhand
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Government of India has launched a pilot project in the state of Uttarakhand to implement the One Health Framework by One Health Support Unit. The key objective of the Unit is to Read More …
MeitY forms Advisory Committee for Semicon India
The Government of India has formed an advisory committee for Semicon India, which will include senior government officials, established academicians as well as industry and domain experts. Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Ashwini Vaishnaw, will be the chairperson Read More …
India’s Agriculture Exports touch a historic high of USD 50 billion
Exports of agricultural products (including marine and plantation products) for the year 2021-22 have crossed USD 50 billion, highest level ever achieved for agriculture exports. Salient features As per the provisional figures released by DGCI&S, the agricultural exports have grown Read More …
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022
Parliament on April 6 passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 that accords sweeping powers to police to collect biometric and physical measurements of people convicted, arrested or detained. The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on April 4. Read More …
Mehar Baba swarm drone competition
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on April 6 unveiled the second edition of the ‘Mehar Baba’ swarm drone competition by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for Indian start-ups to develop a swarm drone based system to detect foreign objects on aircraft Read More …
Discussion under Rule 193
Lok Sabha discussed the issue of the Ukraine crisis on April 5 under Rule 193. Notices for Rule 193 were given by RSP Lok Sabha MP N.K. Premachandran and Congress MP Manish Tewari. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a Read More …
Green Hydrogen in Piped Natural Gas
NTPC has taken up the initiative of blending green hydrogen in Piped Natural Gas (PNG) network of GGL (Gujarat Gas Limited) at NTPC Kawas. A formal agreement between the two companies has been signed on April 5. Green hydrogen will Read More …