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Anti-submarine torpedo Varunastra inducted in Indian Navy

Indigenously-built heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo Varunastra has been successfully inducted in the Indian Navy. With this India becomes one of the eight countries in the world to have the...

June 29, 2016

29 June: National Statistics Day

The National Statistics Day is being observed every year on 29 June to create public awareness among people about the importance of statistics in daily life and in...

June 29, 2016

Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Tanzania in the field of water resources

The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Tanzania for bilateral cooperation in water resources management and development. Under this MoU,...

June 29, 2016

CRIF High Mark

CRIF High Mark is one of India’s leading credit information companies, playing a vital role in the country’s banking and financial ecosystem. It specialises in collecting, processing, and...

June 29, 2016

UNGA elect Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan as non-permanent UNSC members

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has elected Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan as the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). These newly-elected countries will...

June 29, 2016

NS Vishwanathan appointed as deputy governor of RBI

The Union Government has appointed NS Vishwanathan as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet...

June 29, 2016

Crop Loans

Crop loans are short-term credit facilities provided primarily to farmers to meet the input costs of agricultural production. In banking and finance, crop loans constitute a major component...

June 29, 2016

Assam’s Majuli becomes India’s first island district

The Assam Government has granted district status to Majuli, a 400 square kilometres island in the Brahmaputra River. With this it becomes India’s first island district. Decision in...

June 29, 2016

Cross-Border Currency Conversion in Digital Payments

Cross-border currency conversion in digital payments refers to the electronic exchange of monetary value between parties located in different countries, where one national currency is converted into another....

June 29, 2016

Cross-Border INR Lending

Cross-border INR lending refers to the provision of loans, credit facilities, or debt instruments denominated in Indian rupees to borrowers located outside India, or to non-residents engaging in...

June 29, 2016

Isak Chisi Swu, founder of NSCN (IM) passes away

Naga leader and founder of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), Isak Chisi Swu passed away in Delhi. He was 86. As a Naga leader he had led...

June 29, 2016

CSIR-CIMFR, Coal supplying companies ink MoU for coal quality analysis

The CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with coal supplying companies and power utilities for quality analysis of coal...

June 29, 2016