• The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to bring all co-operative banks under the Reserve Bank of India through an ordinance. and a Rs 1,542-crore interest subvention scheme in micro loans. • This was announced by Union information and broadcasting…
• The International Energy Agency (IEA) published a new plan for governments worldwide that outlines policies and investments for making energy systems cleaner and more resilient. • The plan will focus on a series of actions that can be taken…
• Moody’s Investors Service has released its June update to Global Macro Outlook (2020-21). • In its latest release, the rating agency projected the Indian economy to shrink 3.1% in the fiscal year 2020, citing the extent of coronavirus-related disruption.…
• Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, launched an initiative ‘YUKTI 2.0’ to help systematically assimilate technologies having commercial potential and information related to incubated startups in our higher education institutions. • The portal intends to…
• The global terror financing watchdog FATF on Wednesday decided to keep Pakistan in the “Grey List” as it has failed to check flow of money to terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) . • The…
• The Myanmar government shut down mobile data in several townships across Rakhine state and neighboring Chin state on June 21 last year. • The internet shutdown in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden northwest, described by rights groups as the world’s longest, entered…
• The Indian and Chinese foreign ministers have exchanged strong protests over the recent Himalayan clashes which led to the death of 20 Indian troops. • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised that the sacrifice of Indian soldiers will not…
• June 11, 2020, A team of scientists at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)’s Cold Atom Lab (CAL) have observed the “fifth state of matter” in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time. • It…
• The lower house of Nepal’s Parliament on June 13th approved a new map of the country, including areas that are claimed by India. • India and Nepal maintain an open international boundary meaning no visa is required for cross-border…
• India was elected un-opposed to the non-permanent seat of the powerful UN Security Council for a two-year term on Wednesday. • Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections held Wednesday. • India will…
• Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX); first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform. • The IGX is a digital trading platform that will allow buyers and sellers of…
• Mumbai is among those cities in India which gets badly hit by flood every year during monsoon. • The financial capital of India, has been experiencing floods with increased periodicity. The recent flood on 29 August 2017 had brought…
