Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay:180th Birth Anniversary

Today is 180th birth anniversary of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay the writer of our national song.Bankim Chandra Chatterjee also known as Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was one of the greatest novelists and poets of India. He is famous as author of Vande Mataram, the…

NITI Aayog “Healthy States, Progressive India” Report and Health Index 2019

NITI Aayog “Healthy States, Progressive India” Report and Health Index 2019  index analyses overall performance and incremental improvement in the States and the Union Territories for the period with 2015-16 as the base year and 2017-18 as the reference year. While Kerala,among…

RBI panel wants govt loan portal to reach out to startups

The Reserve Bank of India constituted the committee,on micro, small and medium enterprises , led by former Securities and Exchange Board of India chief UK Sinha. The committee recommended following:  Government-promoted online loan application platform Psbloansin59minutes should expand coverage and extend loans to startups, an expert…

Tenure of the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) extended by two years

The Goods and Services Tax Council, led by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman extended the tenure of the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) by two years to November 2021. LEARNING WITH TIMES The National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has been constituted under Section 171…

Establishment of 21 ‘Gokul Grams’ Under Rashtriya Gokul Mission

Funds have been sanctioned under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for setting up of 21 Gokul Grams as Integrated Cattle Development Centres. As on date, 4 Gokul grams (Varanasi, Mathura, Patiala and Phora) have been completed and work is under progress in remaining 17 gokul grams. LEARNING WITH…