Current Affairs Capsule
Headlines of the Day President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the US is nominating Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, saying the Indian-American business leader is uniquely equipped to lead the global institution at this critical moment in history. The market value of state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) shareholding in Adani Group’s five […]
Headlines of the Day In its biggest-ever budget, the Uttar Pradesh government pushed for infrastructure development combined with a focus on farmers’ welfare. The budget allocation for 2023-24 has been pegged at Rs 6,90,242 crore with the objective of making the state self-reliant and achieving $1 trillion by 2027. First, since the 2020 stand-off, […]
India on Tuesday kicked off its first cross-border real-time payments systems connectivity with the linkage of Unified Payments Interface(UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow. Scientists at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have come up with ‘beat the heat’ solutions through new wheat varieties, such as HD3385, which are amenable to early sowing and harvesting by […]
Headlines of the Day An earthquake similar in magnitude to the one that hit Turkey is imminent in the fault lines of Uttarakhand region and can happen anytime, chief scientist of seismology at the National Geophysical Research Institute, Dr. N.P. Rao warned. Governor Anandibai Patel said on Monday that India’s growth engine, Uttar Pradesh is […]
India snatches 2nd Test from Australia, will retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy. After revoking the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir more than 3 years ago, the government is discussing a proposal to withdraw the Indian Army completely from the Valley hinterland. Consumers now prefer credit cards over debit cards, marking a major shift in […]
Headlines of the Day A two-second shot of Iranian women cutting their hair in protest, juxtaposed with an image of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a promotional video of the Raisina Dialogue has upset Tehran, forcing their Foreign Minister to cancel his visit to India next month. The Election Commission of India has recognised the […]
Headlines of the Day Tripura recorded a turnout of 81.1 percent as 60 Assembly constituencies in the state voted on Thursday amid scattered incidents of violence. Pakistan increases fuel prices in a bid to appease IMF for unlocking loan share. NATO countries are ramping up production of artillery munitions as Ukraine is burning through shells […]
Headlines of the Day In a concerted push to upgrade infrastructure along the country’s northern border amid the ongoing standoff with China, the Union Cabinet approved the allocation of Rs 4,800 crore for the Centre’s Vibrant Villages Programme. Cautioning against what he called ‘doctored narratives’, that seek to “rundown” India’s growth story, Vice President […]
Headlines of the Day Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron took the lead on Tuesday in announcing Air India’s order for 470 new aircraft; 250 from Airbus and 220 from Boeing – and underlined that the agreements will deepen ‘our partnership’ further. Acting against what it alleged was […]
Headlines of the Day Smriti Mandhana tops league auction with Rs 3.4 cr in the inaugural Women’s Premier League(WPL). Amidst the Indio-China border standoff with over a lakh troops stationed along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, Beijing has decided to accelerate its railway network to 4,000 km by 2025, cutting through the contentious Aksai […]