Currency in circulation
As per the latest data by RBI, the Currency in circulation (CIC) has jumped by 19.14% to a record high of Rs 21.41 lakh crore as on March 15, 2019 from the pre-demonetisation level.
Justice and the manifesto
The Supreme Court in 2012 has held that it is the constitutional duty of the government to provide the citizens of the country with judicial infrastructure and means of access to justice.
India’s GDP growth for FY20 to be 6.8%: Fitch
The global credit rating provider Fitch cut India’s economic growth forecast for the next financial year starting April 1, to 6.8%.
U.S. puts Pakistan on notice over terror attack
The United States has asked Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible action against the perpetrators of terrorism and warned the country that another terror attack on India will prove to be “extremely problematic.
SCO offers ‘mediation’ in India-Pak. talks
The eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) offered to smoothen a bilateral dialogue between India and Pakistan.
Casual farm labour shrinks: NSSO’s Report
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2017-2018 report by NSSO, an estimated 3.2 crore casual labourers lost their jobs in rural India between 2011-12 and 2017-18, a 29.2% slide over the previous survey.
About 44% of PM-KISAN beneficiaries await payment from Centre
Under the new PM-KISAN scheme, about 56% of the total list of 4.92 crore names submitted by States, have been paid so far with just 10 days to go for the first payout deadline under PM-KISAN.
Lancet on TB
As World Health Organisation report in 2017, out of the 10 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases reported globally, 2.74 million were from India which showing a marginal reduction from 2.79 million in 2016.
Evidence of water on asteroid Bennu
Scientists have discovered evidence of abundant water-bearing minerals on the surface of the near-earth asteroid Bennu.
Kazakhstan renames capital
Mr. Tokayev, new president to Kazakhstan proposed changing the name of the Kazakhstan’s capital from Astana to Nursultan.