World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization, provides us with a unique opportunity to mobilize action around a specific…
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Tamil Nadu, in financial year 2019-20, finished on top at the all-India level for micro-irrigation coverage. This has been achieved as part of implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), a…
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The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution on COVID-19, calling for intensified international cooperation to defeat the pandemic. Co-sponsored by 188 nations including India, the resolution titled Global…
Read MoreThe World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a fast-track $1 billion India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project to help India prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read MoreIn order to ensure speedy detection of coronavirus cases, those residing in COVID-19 hotspots or areas which have reported large numbers of cases may have to undergo a rapid antibody blood test for the…
Read MoreThe Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj launched new features of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) Platform to strengthen agriculture marketing by farmers which will reduce their…
Read MoreThe Reserve Bank of India has increased the limit for Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) investment in corporate bonds to 15% of outstanding stock for FY 2020-21. LEARNING WITH TIMES …
Read MoreTen Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks will be amalgamated into four banks from , 1 April. With this, the number of public sector banks in India will come down to…
Read MoreThe Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Niramla Sitharamanannounced Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona…
Read MoreThe RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) has voted in favour of an interest rate cut to the tune of 75 basis points, which brings the repo rate down to 4.4 per cent from…
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