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Finance Ministry appoints auditors without consulting RBI

Deviating from the earlier practice of consulting the RBI while appointing auditors for the same, the government has appointed auditors for the Reserve Bank of India after consulting with the...

May 22, 2013

RBI directs banks to adhere to ‘Clean Note Policy’

The Reserve Bank of India, under its Clean Note Policy, has directed banks to eliminate stapling of note packets and issue only clean currency notes to the public....

May 18, 2013

RBI imposes restriction on gold imports by banks

The Reserve Bank of India placed restrictions on banks to import gold with immediate effect to contain the soaring Current Account Deficit (CAD). Why this restriction on Gold...

May 17, 2013

April WPI inflation at 4.89%, lowest in last three and a half year

As per government data, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in April rose 4.89% which is the lowest since November 2009. WPI inflation in the manufactured items category decreased...

May 17, 2013

NRI Sunil Chopra becomes Deputy Mayor of a London Borough

Delhi-born NRI Sunil Chopra has been elected as the Deputy Mayor of a London Borough. Chopra, General Secretary of the Indian Overseas Congress, London, is the first and...

May 17, 2013

Government to set up Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)

The Central Government is at consensus to establish Financial Stability & Development Council (FSDC) to strengthen and institutionalize the mechanism for maintaining financial Stability and Development. What would...

May 15, 2013

WCD Ministry formed 4745 SHGs in UP and Bihar under ‘PRIYADARSHINI’ scheme

The Ministry Women and Child Development (WCD) has supported 4745 Self Help Groups (SHGs) under its project ‘Priyadarshini’. The pilot project is being administered by the Ministry in...

May 15, 2013

President presents National Florence Nightingale Award 2013

On the occasion of International Nurses Day on May 12, 2013, the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, presented National Florence Nightingale Award 2013 to 35 nursing professionals for their services with devotion, sincerity, dedication...

May 15, 2013

Indira Goswami honored with Asom Ratna Award 2012

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee honored legendary storyteller and prolific novelist Indira Goswami with the Asom Ratna Award for the year 2012 posthumously. Sharmila Tagore received the Srimanta Shankardeva Award for the year 2008....

May 15, 2013

NSE launches India’s first Debt Trading Platform

India’s National Stock Exchange launched the India’s first Debt Trading Platform.  The newly launched Platform is yet to receive market regulator SEBI’s guidelines for allowing participation of mutual...

May 15, 2013