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Nepal becomes founding member of International Big Cats Alliance: Nepal has joined the International Big Cats Alliance as a founding member. During the launch of the alliance under India’s initiative, Minister of Energy Shakti Bahadur Basnet handed over a document stating that Nepal will be a founding member of the alliance to Indian Minister of […]
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Net direct tax collections at Rs 16.6 lakh crore in 2022-23, up 160% from 2013-14: The Finance Ministry has revealed time series data demonstrating a huge growth in net direct tax revenues, which increased by 160% from Rs 6,38,596 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 16,61,428 crore in 2022-23. Gross direct tax collections also saw a
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SBI reintroduces 400 days ‘Amrit Kalash’ retail term deposit scheme: State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest lender by assets, has announced the re-introduction of its retail term deposit scheme, Amrit Kalash. The scheme offers a special tenor of 400 days and provides an interest rate of 7.6% for senior citizens and 7.1% for others.
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Ministry of Panchayati Raj celebrates National Panchayat Awards Week: The bank has set a target of 17.69% growth in the fiscal year 2023-24, which corresponds with its centenary year, in order to achieve a total commercial turnover of Rs 1,75,000 crore. In order to commemorate this occasion in a meaningful manner and to align with
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Sekhar Rao appointed as interim MD and CEO of Karnataka Bank: Karnataka Bank, a private lender based in Mangaluru, said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the nomination of Sekhar Rao, the bank’s executive director, as interim managing director and chief executive officer. The duration of the appointment is for three months,
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India to challenge WTO panel ruling on ICT import duties at appellate body: India is set to appeal against the recent ruling by the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) trade dispute settlement panel, which found that the country’s import dues on certain information and technology products are inconsistent with global trade norms. The dispute was filed
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Wholesale inflation continues downtrend, moderates to 1.34% in March: In March 2023, India’s wholesale-price-based inflation reduced as input costs continued to decline. According to data given by the government on Monday, April 17, 2023. The annual wholesale price inflation (WPI) was recorded at 1.34% year-on-year, which is a significant decrease from the previous month’s reading
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World Heritage Day 2023: World Heritage Day, also known as International Day for Monuments and Sites, is observed on April 18th. The primary goal of this day is to raise awareness of the importance of protecting cultural heritage, which includes historical structures, landmarks, and archaeological sites, as well as to celebrate the diversity of global
Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 16&17 April 2023, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from
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India, Peru hold 2nd Joint Commission Meeting: The 2nd India-Peru Joint Commission Meeting was held in New Delhi on 15th April. An overview of the news In the meeting both sides reviewed their traditionally friendly relations and discussed ways to take forward cooperation in areas of mutual interest including trade and investments. The meeting was co-chaired by Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East) in the
