Month: April 2025

Poonam Gupta’s appointment comes days ahead of the upcoming meeting of the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), scheduled for April 7-9. 

Rain and thunderstorms are expected in Alluri Sitarama Raju, Prakasam districts and Rayalaseema region with officials advising caution as there are risks associated with lightning.

The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh administration has announced a special initiative, called Price Support Scheme (PSS), enabling farmers in the state to sell their stocks of pulses and oilseeds directly to the state authorities from the comfort of their homes. The scheme came into force on April 2 and will continue till June 30. 

Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd, ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd, and other entities had submitted applications requesting the state government to consider their 2022 filings for the conversion of two-wheelers into transport vehicles.

PFRDA News: The central government has appointed Sivasubramaniam Ramann as chairman of pension fund regulator Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). Read on to learn more about this development.  

The central government has appointed Poonam Gupta as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Gupta will be succeeding Michael Patra, whose extended term ended in January. Read on to learn about this development in detail.   

State-owned CIL is actively working on acquiring a lithium block in Argentina and is eyeing a critical mineral block in Australia, the company’s Chairman-cum-Managing Director P M Prasad on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over a firecracker explosion in the Banaskantha region of Gujarat on Tuesday that claimed 18 lives. The Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the injured.

Earthquake in Leh, Ladakh: An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Leh, Ladakh on Tuesday evening, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). Check details –

The EPFO on Tuesday entered into agreements with 15 additional banks, both in the public and private sector, to enable direct payment of nearly Rs 12,000 crore in annual collections and provide direct access to employers who maintain their accounts with these banks, to pay their monthly contributions.