PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY), the world’s largest domestic rooftop solar initiative, has achieved a significant milestone by completing 10.09 lakh installations across the country as of 10th March 2025. This ambitious scheme, launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 13th February 2024,
aims to provide free electricity through rooftop solar systems to 1 crore residential households and reduce dependence on conventional power sources while enabling citizens to become energy producers. The scheme enables every household to contribute to climate change mitigation by reducing carbon emissions equivalent to planting 100 trees.
A significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) and Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) was signed in the presence of Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal.
The 150-acre park is strategically connected to NH7 via a 650m access road and is just 1.5 km from the NH7-NH2 junction.
It will seamlessly integrate with the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor through a 5.1 km railway line from Jeonathpur Station and National Waterway-1 and is located 30 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport.
GRM Overseas Limited announced the launch of a new marketing campaign for its 10X Classic Chakki Fresh Atta, featuring Bollywood actor Salman Khan as brand ambassador. The campaign, titled “Better Half Ki Better Choice,” aims to position the product as the preferred choice for families with the tagline “10 Ka Dum.
GRM Overseas, originally established in 1974 as a rice processing and trading house, has expanded to become a consumer staples organization with three rice processing units in Haryana and Gujarat. The company exports to 42 countries and is among India’s top five rice exporters.
SBI Life Insurance, one of India's most trusted private life insurers, launched two new child products, 'SBI Life - Smart Future Star' and 'SBI Life - Smart Platina Young Achiever', specifically curated to empower parents in securing child's future aspiration.
The increasing cost of education coupled with evolving career aspiration and rising lifestyle expenses can understandably be unsettling for parents today. Addressing parent's innate need to ensure a fulfilling life for their children regardless of socio-economic challenges,
SBI Life's child products offers parents the necessary tool to build a comprehensive financial safeguard for their child.
Launches 'SBI Life - Smart Future Star' and 'SBI Life - Smart Platina Young Achiever', specifically curated to secure child's future aspirations by providing assured financial safeguards.
Key features of SBI Life's new child products:
SBI Life - Smart Future Star
An Individual, Non-Linked, Participating, Life Insurance Savings Product
Long-term corpus growth through bonuses
In-built Waiver of Premium benefit on death or Accidental Total Permanent Disability of the proposer, ensuring financial security
Flexible maturity pay-out options to meet changing financial needs
SBI Life - Smart Platina Young Achiever
An Individual, Non-Linked, Non-Participating, Life Insurance Savings Product
Guaranteed maturity benefit, offering financial security for child's education, career aspirations or marriage
Flexible maturity pay-out options to meet changing financial needs
In-built Waiver of Premium benefit on death or Accidental Total Permanent Disability of the proposer, ensuring financial security
Risk-free savings approach, catering to parents who prefer guaranteed returns
Both products reflect SBI Life's commitment to providing innovative financial solutions that align with the evolving needs of customers.
As per Census 2001, the literacy rate among Muslims aged 7 years and above was 59.1% while all-India literacy rate for the same age-group was 64.8%. As per Census 2011, the literacy rate among Muslims aged 7 years and above was 68.5% as compared to all-India literacy rate of 73.0%.
Thus, the literacy rate among Muslims has increased by 9.4 percentage points in Census 2011 as compared to Census 2001. As per Annual Report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2023-24, the literacy rate among Muslims was 79.5% for persons aged 7years & above, while literacy rate for all religions for the same age group was 80.9%.
Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) has launched DesignShaala™, an initiative aimed at promoting financial innovation through Human-Centered Design (HCD). The program was launched by Nandan Nilekani, Chairman and Co-Founder of Infosys, during the ‘Building for Billions’ event in Bengaluru.
DesignShaala™ is designed to ensure financial solutions are built around real user needs, behaviors, and experiences, making finance more intuitive, inclusive, and impactful. The initiative aims to empower financial innovators to develop solutions that go beyond functionality and deliver truly transformative user experiences.
RBIH envisions DesignShaala™ as a movement toward rethinking financial services with a people-first approach. By embedding HCD principles, the initiative seeks to improve accessibility, usability, and financial literacy while driving digital financial inclusion.
Avanse Financial Services Ltd. (Avanse) has launched ‘SWALAKSH’, a specialised education loan tailored for female students aspiring to study abroad. This initiative aims to empower more women by providing financial support and exclusive benefits, reinforcing Avanse’s commitment to fostering higher education for women.
With this unique offering, Avanse is extending the following benefits to female students pursuing international education:
Interest Rate Benefit: A 0.25% concession on loan interest rates.
Affordable Processing Fee: A flat INR 10,000 processing charge.
Merit-Based Rewards: Students with an academic score above 80% are eligible for benefits worth INR 10,000.
Performance-Based Incentives: An additional INR 10,000 for students maintaining a CGPA of 3.5 at the end of their course.
EMI Waiver: The last 12 EMIs of the repayment structure will be waived.
With ‘SWALAKSH,’ Avanse Financial Services reaffirms its dedication to providing financial access and opportunities to women, fostering an inclusive and educated future for India.
The Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), New Delhi and Adamas University, Kolkata, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster academic and research collaboration in the field of Homoeopathy. The agreement was formally signed on 1st March 2025 by Dr. Subhash Kaushik, Director General, CCRH, and Prof. Suranjan Das, Vice-Chancellor,
Adamas University, in the esteemed presence of Nobel Laureate Sir Gregory Paul Winter and Dr. Samit Ray, Chancellor, Adamas University Kolkata.
This MoU marks a significant milestone in interdisciplinary research, paving the way for scientific advancements in homoeopathy through knowledge exchange and collaborative initiatives.