Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has directed the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to implement an action plan to increase the taxpayer base through enhanced use of technology. Ms Sitharaman said this while chairing a review meeting with CBIC in New Delhi.
The most colourful and spectacular of all temple festivals in Kerala, the world-famous Thrissur Pooram is being held. Processions of deities from ten smaller temples in and around Thrissur will converge at the Vadukkumnathan Temple to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva. This will be followed by Madathil Varavu Panchavadyam, an orchestra involving five instruments.
In the Indian army, for the first time, five Women Cadets got commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai. Out of total 186 Short Service Commissioned Officers, 121 men Cadets and 36 Women Cadets were inducted into various Arms and Services of the Indian Army while 29 officers are from Bhutan.
Ayushman Bharat Diwas is observed on April 30 every year to commemorate the launch of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana scheme by the government on Sept 23, 2018. It is a flagship health insurance scheme that provides financial protection to over 10 crore families, covering up to Rs. 5 lakhs per family for primary and tertiary hospital care.
Imperial College London has announced scholarships worth GBP four lakh for Indian students studying in the college. Out of which 50 per cent of the scholarship will be given to female students from India. Imperial College London is a public research university. In the last five years, Imperial academics co-authored over 1200 research publications with Indian institutions.
FMCG giant ITC has now overtaken the market capitalisation of Infosys to become India’s sixth most valuable company on the stock exchanges. The cigarette-to-hotel conglomerate surpassed the market capitalisation of IT major Infosys on Monday after overtaking home finance lender HDFC Ltd.
The United Kingdom and India signed an agreement to collaborate on science and innovation. The agreement between the two nations was signed after the meeting between the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh and UK Science Minister George Freeman.
Neeli Bendapudi, the Indian American president of Penn State University, will receive the prestigious Immigrant Achievement Award for her contributions to higher education in the US. The award is presented each year to an individual or organisation that exhibits a commitment and dedication to America’s heritage as a nation of immigrants and advocacy for humane immigrants.
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman launched ‘Reflections’, a book authored by eminent banker Narayanan Vaghul, in Mumbai. The book carries a vivid account of Vaghul’s experiences spanning decades in India’s financial landscape. The Finance Minister commended Narayanan Vaghul for his extensive experience in banking and his leadership qualities
According to the ADB Annual Report 2022, released, out of total disbursement of over USD 31.8 billion to 40 countries, Pakistan received loans of USD 5.58 billion. However, these loans have been used by Pakistan to avert default. These loans were conditional on Pakistan obtaining loans from the IMF, which imposed its own conditionalities.
The ‘City Beauty Competition’ portal, launched by the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry recently, has been made live. Urban Local Bodies across the country can participate in the competition through an online process at www.citybeautycompetition.in. The objective of is to encourage and recognize the transformational efforts made by cities and wards across the cities.
Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) reported a robust credit growth of 15.4 per cent in FY23 against 9.7 per cent in FY22, powered by growth in personal loans, and loans to services sector and agriculture and allied activities. Personal loans registered a growth of 20.6 per cent in FY23 as compared with 12.6 per cent in the year ago period, primarily driven by ‘housing loans'