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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the Master Direction – Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins on April 01, 2026. The guidelines were issued under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, for providing note and coin…
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued draft Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) Directions, 2026 on 9 April 2026. New TReDS platform operators must hold minimum net worth of ₹25 crore; existing entities must comply…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in digital payments and financial innovation. The agreement, approved by the Union…
Skydo received in-principle approval to operate as a Payment Service Provider (PSP) at the GIFT City International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). The fintech firm secured regulatory approval from the Reserve Bank of…
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DBS Bank India (DBIL) has introduced the DBS Aspire banking proposition and a signature Aspire debit card tailored for the emerging affluent segment. The proposition is available to clients maintaining a total…
Bank of Baroda (BoB) launched its artificial intelligence-powered conversational platform bob SAMVAD on March 28 in Mumbai. The platform enables real-time two-way communication in 22 languages to reduce language barriers…
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio) and Bank of Baroda (BoB) have partnered to launch 'bob World Lite', a mobile banking application for feature phone users. The application is specifically designed for the JioPhone…
Bank of Baroda (BoB) is the first bank in India to offer an Overdraft Facility on Credit Line via UPI for verified women Self-Help Group (SHG) members holding Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts. The facility…
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BharatPe has partnered with YES BANK to launch BharatPe Flex, a Credit-on-UPI solution designed for everyday digital transactions. The service integrates a credit line into the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ecosystem…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Standard Chartered Bank signed agreements in Mumbai to strengthen supply chain finance in India through risk-sharing arrangements for US dollar and Indian rupee transactions. The…
One MobiKwik Systems has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) licence to launch its in-house lending business. The company will establish a wholly owned…
State Bank of India (SBI) expects eligible customer utilisation under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 to be in the range of ₹70,000-80,000 crore. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will facilitate an…
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the proposal of South Africa-based Sanlam Group to acquire a stake in Shriram Life Insurance Company Ltd (SLIC). The acquisition involves 2.80 per cent of the expanded…
Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved Advent International’s proposal to acquire 14.3% equity in Aditya Birla Housing Finance (ABHFL) through a preferential private placement to Indriya Ltd. Aditya Birla Capital…
TVS Venu will acquire up to a 9.9% equity stake in Jana Small Finance Bank (JSFB) on a fully diluted basis. The acquisition will be executed through a combination of primary warrant issuance and secondary share purchase.
Oman India Joint Investment Fund II (OIJIF II) sold a 3.65% stake in Capital Small Finance Bank for approximately ₹36.79 crore through a block deal on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Lyptus Punch-Card Fund acquired…
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC), Siemens Financial Services and Fullerton Carbon Action Fund have announced an equity investment of $105 million in Hygenco Green Energies. The investment breakdown includes…
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has selected three startups for the first round of funding under the Technology Adoption Fund (TAF) scheme. The selected companies are Astrobase…
The Union Cabinet approved the Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with a total financial outlay of ₹37,500 crore. The scheme aims to gasify approximately 75 million tonnes of coal to…
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) approved the proposal of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) to import electricity from the Khorluchu Hydro Power Ltd (KHPL) project in Bhutan. The…
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Odisha has been selected for the PM Surya Ghar Excellence Awards. The state secured the top position for the highest number of consumer applications, solar installations, and distribution company (discom) inspections for…
The Odisha state Cabinet approved revised English spellings for 64 places across 26 districts to restore them to their Odia phonetic forms. The initiative was undertaken to preserve and promote the linguistic heritage…
The Union Cabinet approved the construction of a Central Government General Pool Office Accommodation (CGGPOA) complex and a General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) campus in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. The total…
LeBron James set the NBA all-time record with 1,612 games played. Stephen Curry has played 1,065 regular-season games and 155 playoff games, totalling more than 1,200 official games.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Afsluitdijk, a 32-kilometre-long dam and causeway in the Netherlands used for flood control and land reclamation. India and the Netherlands signed a Letter of Intent for technical…
The Union government, Assam, and Nagaland signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to resume oil and gas exploration along the contested boundary of the two states after three decades. The MoU specifically targets the…
The Odisha Government, Intel, and 3DGS signed a tripartite MoU to establish an advanced packaging glass core substrate manufacturing facility in the state. The proposed project involves an estimated investment of…
The Quality Council of India (QCI) and the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 12, 2026. The partnership aims to strengthen quality, testing, accreditation…
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The scheme will be implemented in coordination with the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to replace older trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR with BS-VI-compliant or electric vehicles, with a…
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) signed a pact with DBS Bank India to launch a sustainability-linked dealer financing programme. The collaboration aims to incentivise authorised M&M dealers to adopt sustainable business…
The Union Government approved Karnataka's proposal for the installation of 1,243 electric vehicle (EV) chargers with an outlay of ₹123 crore under the PM E-DRIVE initiative. The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) is…
The Government of India plans to expand the national ethanol fuel network to 5,000 dispensing stations by the close of 2027. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) Hardeep Singh Puri stated the rollout begins with…
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Iran has proposed a 10-point peace plan to end the conflict as the United States (US) and Israel intensify military attacks on Iranian territory. US President Donald Trump set a deadline of 8:00 PM Washington time on…
The UN Security Council (UNSC) failed to adopt a resolution on boosting security in the Strait of Hormuz after Russia and China exercised their veto on 7 April 2026. Eleven countries voted in favour, Colombia and…
The United States (US) and Israel initiated a military conflict against Iran on 28 February 2026. United States President Donald Trump proposed a 15-point peace plan delivered to Iran via Pakistan, suggesting a one-month…
Iran has struck more than a dozen ships in the 21-nautical-mile-wide Strait of Hormuz since hostilities began two weeks ago. US President Donald Trump publicly called on China, France, Japan, South Korea and the United…
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Savitha Shri Baskar won the 2026 Women’s Asian Individual Chess Championship in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Chennai-based International Master finished the tournament with 7.5 points from nine rounds.
India is hosting the 68th Governing Body meeting of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) from 20 to 22 May 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The meeting involves more than 60 senior delegates representing 20 APO…
World Para Athletics (WPA) announced that the 13th edition of the World Para Athletics Championships will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in June 2027. The event will take place at the Olympic City Main Stadium.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has launched a $10 billion Energy, Food Security and Economic Resilience Facility to support member countries affected by the Middle East conflict. The facility provides a…
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SMPP, an Indian defence manufacturer, completed the delivery of 100 operational Peacekeeper (Agniveg) jet-based drones and six training drones to the Indian Army. The Peacekeeper (Agniveg) is a turbojet-powered kamikaze…
Adani Defence & Aerospace delivered the first batch of 2,000 indigenously manufactured 7.62 mm ‘Prahar’ light machine guns to the Indian Army. The 7.62 mm-calibre weapons have been produced at the company’s Small Arms…
The Indian Army conducted an operational demonstration of the Divyastra Mk-1, a tactical loitering munition platform developed by Hoverit, in Jodhpur. The Divyastra Mk-1 is an indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)…
The Indian Army received the UAV-Launched Precision Guided Munition (ULPGM) and AGNIKAA VTOL-1 First-Person View (FPV) Kamikaze Drone under emergency procurement (EP-6). Both combat systems were designed and developed by…
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SMPP, an Indian defence manufacturer, completed the delivery of 100 operational Peacekeeper (Agniveg) jet-based drones and six training drones to the Indian Army. The Peacekeeper (Agniveg) is a turbojet-powered kamikaze…
India will invest ₹13,000 crore to build a dual-use airport and runway at Great Nicobar Island for use by civilians and the Indian Navy. The project is jointly funded by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Ministry of…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted in-principle approval for a Payment Aggregator-Physical (PA-P) licence to Mobikwik Systems. This approval follows the company's acquisition of a non-banking financial company…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for the ₹15,803-crore Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) infrastructure project in the Sri Sathya Sai…
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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) signed technology transfer agreements with 10 companies on Monday for producing bio-bitumen from crop straw. In January 2026 CSIR had already transferred the same…
India and Japan exchanged agreements in quantum science and medical devices during a high-level bilateral meeting in New Delhi on May 06, 2026. A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in health and medical devices was signed…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted an eight-member panel, named the Expert Committee for a Quantum Secure and Adaptive Financial Ecosystem (Q-SAFE), to recommend a roadmap for a quantum-secure financial…
The Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education (MoE) launched the Prime Minister Research Chair (PMRC) Scheme 2026 to bring accomplished Indian-origin researchers, scientists, technologists, and…
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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc was named Leading Cricketer in the World by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 2025 after taking 55 wickets in 11 Test matches at an average of 17.32. Indian women’s all-rounder Deepti…
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 47 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match held in Hyderabad. SRH scored 242 for 2 in 20 overs, while DC scored 195 for 9 in 20 overs.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals (RR) broke the record for the most sixes hit by an Indian batter in a single Indian Premier League (IPL) season during the 2026 edition. The 15-year-old reached a total of 43…
Smriti Mandhana is the only Indian athlete featured in TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026. She has been placed in the 'Titans' category alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, and Temba…
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Lionel Messi has been awarded the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, becoming the first individual footballer to receive this honour. The Princess of Asturias Award recognises outstanding achievements in fields…
Lionel Messi became the second footballer in history to reach billionaire status after Cristiano Ronaldo. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Messi's net worth has surpassed $1 billion.
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has announced a total financial distribution of $871 million for the World Cup 2026. The champion of the tournament will receive $50 million in…
David Beckham will be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Sports Entertainment category. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will confer the honour on June 12 in Los Angeles.
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World Autism Awareness Day is observed on 2 April every year. The 2026 theme is 'Autism and Humanity – Every Life Has Value'.
Maharashtra Day is observed on May 1 to mark the formation of the state in 1960. The state was formed under the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960, which divided the Bombay State into Maharashtra and Gujarat along…
The Government has extended the National PNG Drive 2.0 till 30th June 2026 to sustain momentum in PNG expansion across the country. City gas distribution entities have been directed to speed up domestic PNG connections.
World Schizophrenia Day is observed annually on May 24 to educate people about the disorder and combat associated stigma and misconceptions. The day was first declared by the National Schizophrenia Foundation in the late…
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that India received the highest remittances globally in 2024 with inflows of $137.67 billion, becoming the first nation to cross the $100 billion mark. India's…
International Sex Workers Day, also known as International Whores' Day, is observed annually on June 2. The day aims to raise awareness of the often exploited working conditions of sex workers.
International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations is observed globally on June 10 every year. The 2026 theme is 'Promoting Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations and Strengthening International Solidarity and…
International Day of Play is celebrated annually on June 11. The day was created by Dr. Stuart Brown, the founder of the National Institute for Play.
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World Milk Day is observed globally every year on June 1 to recognize the importance of milk as a nutritious food and celebrate the contributions of the dairy sector. The theme for World Milk Day 2026 is Celebrating…
World Day Against Speciesism is an annual observance held on June 5. The observance was initiated by animal rights advocates.
Joginipally Santosh Kumar, a former Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha, was conferred the title of "Global Green Icon" at the World Climate Leaders Conclave held at the House of Lords in London, United Kingdom…
International Albinism Awareness Day is observed every June 13 to advocate for the human rights of people with albinism worldwide. The day is organised by the United Nations (UN) to combat discrimination and promote a…
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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the appointment of lyricist and writer Prasoon Joshi as the Chairman of the Prasar Bharati Board on 3 May 2026. Prasoon Joshi has served as the Chairperson of the…
Rajesh Kumar Singh has been given additional charge as Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development, and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The appointment follows the…
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has been given additional charge of the posts of secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development, and chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)…
Ashok Lahiri, an economist and former chief economic advisor, appointed as Vice Chairman of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog). Ashok Lahiri replaces Suman Bery, who served as the vice chairman of…
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Srikanth Velamakanni, cofounder and group CEO of Fractal, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom). He succeeds Sindhu Gangadharan, Managing Director…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reconstituted four parliamentary committees for the 2026-27 financial year. The committees were officially reconstituted on May 1, 2026, and will serve till April 30, 2027.
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti assumed charge as the chairperson of the NCBC in New Delhi on 19 March 2026. The NCBC is a constitutional body established to safeguard the rights, welfare, and development of socially and…
The National AI Doctors Mission was launched during the HealthAIcon 2026 summit held on May 17 in New Delhi. The initiative aims to promote Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy and future-ready skills among healthcare…
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Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, currently serving as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS), has been appointed as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). He will assume office on the afternoon of June 30, 2026, succeeding…
Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani (Retd) was appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Military Affairs. He will assume charge after the current CDS, General Anil…
Former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane (Retd) released a non-fiction book titled The Curious and the Classified: Unearthing Military Myths and Mysteries. The book is published by Rupa Publications and explores…
Suraj Hegde passed away in Bengaluru after suffering a cardiac arrest at around 55 years of age. He served as the secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).