India among top 10 nations in gold reserves
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External benchmark-based lending must: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made it mandatory for all banks to link floating rate loans to an external benchmark.
Petition seeking food for All
Supreme Courtto examine a plea that starvation deaths continue to eat into the right to life and dignity.
Ration Card Portability
Ration card holders in Kerala and Karnataka, also Rajasthan and Haryana can buy food from ration shops in the neighbouring State.
Women out of NRC due to Disasters
Two disastersone caused by water and the other by firehave kept several women out of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Amit Shah seeks to reassure Kashmiris
A delegation from J&K , comprising sarpanches and members of civil society groups meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Cardiovascular diseases
Recently a study- ‘PURE study’ came up with findings which tracked over 1,62,000 individuals, aged 35-70 years, living in 21 countries across five continents, over about 9.5 years.
Fintech panel bats for virtual banks
The Fintech panel setup on various issues relating to the development of the fintech sector in India has submitted its report to the Finance Ministry.
Higher procurement price for ethanol
The Union Cabinet approved a higher procurement price for ethanol purchased by oil marketing companies (OMCs) for the ethanol blended petrol (EBP) programme.
Complexity in GST Filing
As per the tax analysts, the problems with the return filing form are so confounding that most filers won’t be able to meet even the new deadline of November 30.