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Santosh Rana, veteran Naxalite leader, passes away
Santosh Rana (76), the veteran Naxalite leader, has passed away in Kolkata on June 29, 2019. He is one of the foremost leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) and a major thinker on caste, class and tribal politics ..
Why WPI is not getting reflected in CPI?
The prices of food items in India are rising at a much faster pace at the wholesale level than the retail end. The wholesale price index (WPI) for food articles has increased from minus 0.21% to 6.98% between September 2018 ..
NPP gets National Party Recognition
The National Peoples Party (NPP) which is currently in power in the state of Meghalaya has been recognised as a national party . The addition has taken the count of National Parties in the country to eight. The other parties ..
Retail inflation increases to 2.57% in February 2019
The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has released the data of Inflation for the month of February 2019. The data shows that: Retail inflation was at a four-month high of 2.57 per cent in February 2019 due to costlier food articles. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
RBI Sixth bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2018-19: Key Facts
The important facts related to the RBI’s sixth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2018-19 is listed below: RBI has relaxed the CPI or retail inflation forecasts for India in FY20. Because of the low inflation forecasts, RBI has decided to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes awayFormer Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away following multi-organ failure in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was 89. He was Speaker of Lok Sabja (House of the People) in first five-year term (2004-2009) of United Progressive Alliance Government. Somnath Chatterjee ..