Rural Circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme

The Union Minister of State (independent charge) of Culture and Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply at the lower house of the parliament, Lok Sabha on Monday, 9th December 2019 informed that the Ministry of Tourism has recognized ..

Girish Chandra Chaturvedi appointed as the Chairman of NSE

The leading stock exchange of India, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has appointed Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as its new Chairman after getting approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) on Friday, 6th December 2019. Girish Chandra Chaturvedi completed ..

NTPC signs term loan of Rs 5000 crore with SBI

The largest power company of India, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited has signed a term loan agreement of Rs 5000 crore with the country’s largest lender, the State Bank of India(SBI). The loan will be utilized to part finance ..

IEPFA signs MoU with BOB for Investor Awareness

The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) and Bank of Baroda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for Investor Awareness at New Delhi on 4th December 2019. Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) is for the protection of the ..

Andaman and Nicobar police station named the best in the country

The Ministry of Home Affairs has named the Aberdeen Police Station in the South Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the best police station in the country. The assessment was made by the Quality Council of India/ QCI which then reported ..

Women Help Desks at Police Stations

The government has announced a sanction of 100 crore INR to set up and strengthen Women’s Help Desks at police stations. The amount is sanctioned from the Nirbhaya Funds. The project is to be implemented by the governments of the ..

100th birth anniversary of I K Gujral

December 4th, 2019 marks the 100th birth anniversary of Inder Kumar Gujral. I K Gujral was the 12th Prime Minister of India. He became the prime Minister in 1997. He was born in Jhelum in 1919. He hailed from a ..

4th round of UDAN scheme launched

The centre has launched the 4th leg of the UDAN scheme in the first week of December, 2019. The UDAN or Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik scheme is a regional connectivity scheme introduced in 2016. It is a component under ..

USD 206 Million loan agreement signed with ADB for Strengthening Urban Services in Tamil Nadu

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a USD 206 million loan deal on Monday, 2nd December 2019 for developing sewage infrastructure and water supply in 5 cities of Tamil Nadu. For improving the service ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Karvy’s Trading License Suspended by India’s Top Exchanges

Hyderabad based financial service company, Karvy Stock Broking Limited trading license was suspended by National Stock Exchange(NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) due to non-compliance of norms with the Government of India’s regulator for the securities market, Securities and Exchange ..