Fintech unicorn BharatPe recently announced that it has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a Payment Aggregator. The RBI’s authorization was granted to the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Resilient Innovations Private Ltd. This P ...
India one of the fastest-growing economies with low inflation levels: Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assured the Lok Sabha that the government will take measures to further ease inflation, which has dipped below the RBI's upper tolerance level ...
Centre tables bill in Lok Sabha for cooperative sector reforms The bill says that “the aggregate value of the paid-up capital and provision of reserves along with liquidity norms” of the bodies might be laid down by the Reserve Bank from time to time New Delhi Amendments to the Mul ...
Economic output will expand 7% in this fiscal and 6% in the next, the ratings company said S&P Global Ratings on Monday cut India’s economic growth forecast for the ongoing fiscal by 30 bps to 7% amid slowing global growth. The rating company, however, said India would be less impacted ...
Trudeau to meet PM Modi, wants close economic ties with India not China Canada sees China as a disruptive global power fraught with geopolitical risks unlike India which is the largest democracy with shared interests in the Indo-Pacific and addressing global challenges. Prime Minister Narendra ...
7th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of AIIB: Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman recently attended the 7th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) via video conference. About: Every year at the Annual Meet ...
Morning brief: Chidambaram suggests PM meets Raghuram Rajan to discuss rupee, and all the latest news Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidamb ...
Rupee depreciates 6 paise to hit record low of 83.06 against US dollar At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at 83.05 against the dollar, then slipped further to quote 83.06, a fall of 6 paise over its previous close. The rupee depreciated 6 paise to a record lo ...
Eager to secure trade deal with India: UK home secretary Suella Braverman With Diwali no longer the target deadline for a draft free trade agreement (FTA), Braverman sought to reiterate that the Liz Truss-led government remains determined to build on the momentum set by Prime Minister Narendra Mo ...
LEADS 2022 Survey Report: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal recently launched Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2022 survey report. Key Points: The LEADS is an indigenous data-driven index to ...
Development projects in HP: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in Himachal Pradesh (HP) introduced various development projects during his visit in the state. Developmental Projects in Chamba, HP: PM Modi laid the foundation stone of two hydropower projects and launched Pradhan Mantri Gram S ...
2nd UNWGIC 2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the 2nd edition of the United Nations World Geospatial Congress (UNWGIC) 2022 in Hyderabad, Telangana. Key Points: It has been organized from October 10 to 14, 2022 by the United Nations Department of Economic and Socia ...
No one told India to not buy oil from Russia: Hardeep Singh Puri; 'What Europe buys in one afternoon...' "Have I been told by anyone to stop buying Russian oil? The answer is a categorical No," Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on the issue of India buying Russian oil. &ldq ...
PMGKAY-Phase VII: The Union Cabinet recently approved the extension for the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase VII) for a further period of 3 months i.e. October to December 2022. The decision to extend this scheme which was scheduled to end on September 30 comes ahead of the f ...
Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA): The apex edible oil industry associations from five palm oil importing countries in South Asia – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal have announced the setting up of Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA). Note: Globoil Summit is one of the World’s ...
‘Maharatna’ company status to REC: Power sector-focused non-banking finance company (NBFC) REC Ltd. has recently been accorded the status of a ‘Maharatna’ Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) by the Department of Public Enterprises, under the Ministry of Finance (MoF) thus ...
SCALE App: Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan recently launched the SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees) app. It was launched during his visit to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather Research Institute (CLR ...
New Framework for Social Stock Exchange: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has come out with a detailed framework for Social Stock Exchange (SSE). This came after the SEBI, in July, notified rules for SSE to provide social enterprises with an additional avenue to raise funds. ...
National Lists of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2022: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, launched National Lists of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2022. Key Points: 34 new medicines have been added and 26 old ones from the previous list have been dropped. A total ...
UNDP Human Development Index2021: In the recently released Human Development Report (HDI) 2021-22 rankings by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), India continued its decline in the second consecutive year. Key Points: India has been ranked 132 out of 191 countries. In 2021, In ...
Fifth Largest Economy in the world: India has recently overtaken the UK (United Kingdom) to become the fifth largest economy in the world. Highlights: The assumption of India overtaking the U.K. is based on the calculations done using the database of the International Monetary Fund (I ...
Development of Enterprises and Services Hub (DESH) Bill, 2022: The Department of Commerce recently organized a Workshop on Development of Enterprises and Services Hub (DESH) Bill, 2022 in Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. Key Highlights: The workshop was organized under the Chairmanship of Shri BV ...
One Nation, One Fertiliser Scheme: The Union Government recently ordered the implementation of ‘One Nation, One Fertiliser’ (ONOF)scheme. Key Points: The new scheme aims to bring about uniformity in fertiliser brands across the country under the single brand name of ‘Bhara ...
Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011: The central government recently amended the legal metrology (packaged commodities) rules 2011. Key Points: It has been amended for ease of doing business and reducing the compliance burden for the garment or hosiery sold in loose or open. ...
Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022: In a bid to promote ease of doing business, the Finance Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently released the Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022. Key Points: The Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investm ...
Paalan 1000 National Campaign & Parenting App: Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar recently launched the Paalan 1000 National Campaign and Parenting App in virtual mode as part of the Early Childhood Development Conclave. Key Highlights: It was virtually launched by ...
GI Tag for Mithila Makhana: The Central government recently awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Mithila Makhana to boost farmers’ income. Highlights: With this move, growers will get the maximum price for their premium produce. Over five lakh farmers of Mithila region of Bih ...
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently approved the enhancement in the limit of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by Rs 50,000 crore. Key Points: It has been increased from Rs. 4.5 Lakh crore to R ...
Interest Subvention on short term agriculture loans: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved to restore Interest Subvention on short term agriculture loans. Key Points: Interest Subvention of 1.5 per cent will be provided to lending institutions including ...
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban): The Union Cabinet recently approved the proposal of Ministry of Housing Affairs (MoHUA) for the extension of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) (PMAY-U) till December, 2024. Key Highlights: The (PMAY-U)-Housing for All Mission was launched in June 2 ...
