The Central government granted permission for 2,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to open Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras, in a move aimed at increasing access to affordable medicines across the country.
World Bank expects growth in India to slowdown further to 6.3% in the financial year FY 2023/24 (April to March).
This is a 0.3 percentage point downward revision from the previous estimates of 6.6%. The international financial institution attributes constrained private consumption due to high inflation as the main reason for slowdown.
Noted Author, Shantanu Gupta, who has written two bestseller titles on Yogi Adityanath, launched his new graphic novel- Ajay to Yogi Adityanath, on the Uttar Pradesh CM’s 51st birthday.
The launch created an Asia Book of Records
Israel has begun conducting initial tests of autonomous drones that could one day serve as public transportation.
A series of tests and experimental flights were conducted throughout Israel over the past week by 11 companies, in the context of Israel’s National Drone Initiative.
Prathapa Reddy, Deputy General Manager of State Bank of India (SBI), has been appointed as Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB).
Reddy previously headed the Real Estate Housing Business Unit at SBI Bhopal Circle.
Axis Bank has partnered with Kiwi, a credit card platform, to launch the Credit on UPI app. The app aims to offer a one-stop solution for RuPay credit card users.
With the Kiwi app, the company aims to craft a direct-to-customer model in the credit card market wherein customers can pay either using a bank account directly or a credit card via phones in a secure manner.
HDFC Bank has introduced a new credit card Millennia offering cashback. The card comes with contactless technology allowing customers to ‘tap and pay’ via POS machine.
The HDFC Millennia Credit card offers cashback and reward points on Amazon, Flipkart, and other e-commerce platforms. In addition, the card also offers 1 per cent cashback on offline purchases, smart EMI.
The Ministry of Power and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are jointly launching a National Mission to quickly identify emerging technologies in the power sector and develop them indigenously, at scale, for deployment within and outside India.
Sri Lanka is set to achieve regional energy integration with grid connectivity with India by 2030.
The plan aligns with the vision articulated by the External Affairs Minister earlier this year, highlighting Sri Lanka's vast renewable energy potential and the capability of Trincomalee to become an energy hub.
The day is observed on 7 june every year to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect, and manage foodborne risks, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, and sustainable development.
This year the theme of World Food Safety Day is - Food standards save lives.
In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister's Learn and Earn scheme - will be launched to teach employable skills to the youth. In the scheme, 703 work areas have been identified for training.
The most important aspect of this learn-and-earn scheme is that along with learning skills, the youth will also be given an allowance of Rs 8,000 to 10,000.
Dhanush Srikanth won the men’s 10m Air Rifle on day three of the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Junior in Suhl, Germany, giving India their third gold of the competition so far.
Dhanush posted 249.4 in the 24-shot final to leave silver winning Swede Pontus Kallin, a clear 1.3 points behind in a clinical display.
Iran said, it would reopen its diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia , restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift.
In March, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to establish diplomatic ties, in a Chinese-brokered deal, representing a major breakthrough in the region.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has launched Asia's largest, ambitious and historic cluster.
This scheme was conceptualized for the collective redevelopment of unauthorized and official dangerous buildings after the collapse of the Sairaj Building in Thane which had claimed 18 lives development scheme in Thane.
An International Conference on "Cyber Security Exercise for Banking Sector" under India’s G20 Presidency was jointly conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India (GOI) in Mumbai.