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In the G20 Summit, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from the Group of 20 economies issued a joint statement ontrade and the digital economy. The meeting was held inTsukuba, Japan on 8 and 9 June 2019. Aim: The G20 Summit was focused on the ways to promote trade and cooperation among the G20 countries in order to harness the […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).  Aim: The MoU will ensure that both the MCA and the SEBI have seamless linkage for regulatory purposes and in addition to regular exchange of data. It also aims to facilitate the continous sharing of data and information for carrying out scrutiny, inspection,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrations to be held in Ranchi on June 21.  Around 30,000 people are expected to participate in the main event. This function will attend to by several State Dignitaries, besides the Yoga Organisations and Yoga Gurus. Ministry of AYUSH planned every year observation of the International

India has partnered with Portugal to set up a national maritime heritage museum at Lothal in Gujarat. The Indian Navy will be the stakeholder in the project and the Portuguese Navywill assist as they have experience in it by administering the maritime museum in Lisbon, Portugal. India is to follow a similar model of the maritime museum. Implementation of the project: In March 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has instituted its first Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS). It was announced by the Minister Prakash Javadekar. The aim of the award is to acknowledge the positive role & responsibility of media in disseminating the outreach of Yoga in India and abroad. The award will be conferred to Media Houses engaged in Print

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal participated as Indian delegation for the two-day G20 Ministerial meeting on Trade and Digital Economy at Tsukuba city in Japan.  The discussions will take place in the developments of the global trade situation, WTO matters, and digital trade.  He will hold dialogue with other participating Trade Ministers on current international trade

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a penalty of ₹2 crore on Kotak Mahindra Bank for not furnishing information about the dilution of promoter shareholding. The penalty imposed in exercise of powers vested in it under the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. It is mainly based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance  It is

International Hockey Federation (IHF) conducted Men’s Hockey Series. The Final match is played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar Japan defeated Mexico by a goal 3 – 1. About International Hockey Federation (FIH) Founded: 7 January 1924 Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland Membership: 137 national associations Motto: FairPlay Friendship Forever President: Narinder Batra CEO: Thierry Weil  About Japan  Capital:

Famous Writer Romila Thapar elected as an international member of American Philosophical Society (APS) at its Annual Spring Meeting She is Emerita professor whose principal area of study is ancient India.  She wrote several books including the popular volume, A History of India, and is currently Professor Emerita at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. She

During the Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, the first since the outcome of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, a novel initiative was cleared that will benefit crores of farmers and improve the health of animals. This initiative pertains to controlling Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to support the