1. Suruchi Singh wins air pistol gold
Suruchi Singh asserted her undisputed class as she defeated three Chinese, with a 2.4 point margin for the women’s air pistol gold, in the shooting World Cup in Buenos Aires.
2. India gets its first Grade-1 karting circuit as MIKA receives CIK-FIA certification
The Madras International Karting Arena (MIKA) in Sriperumbudur, near here, received the highly coveted CIK-FIA Grade-1 certification, thus placing the facility among elite karting circuits in the World.
3. ´One State, One RRB´ to be effective from May 1 2025
The Union government releaseda gazetted notification announcing the amalgamation of several Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) effective from May 1. In line with the powers granted under Section 23A(1) of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976, the notification stipulates that these RRBs will merge intoa single entity, inheriting their respective properties, powers, rights, obligations, and duties.
4. India´s first climate change station launched in J&K
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched India´s first highaltitude climate research station in Jammu and Kashmir´s Udhampur district on Tuesday and said that India is now at the forefront of climate forecasting and research in the Himalayas.
5. India, Slovakia sign two MoUs to cooperate in MSMEs & Foreign service
President Droupadi Murmu today discussed various aspects of bilateral relations and issues of shared global and regional interests with President Peter Pellegrini of the Slovak Republic during one-to-one meeting and delegation-level talks in Bratislava.
6. RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points, switches to accommodative stance to spur growth
Slashing policy rates for the second time in a row, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India today unanimously announced a reduction of 25 basis points in the policy repo rate, bringing it down to 6 percent.
7. RBI lowers GDP growth forecast to 6.5% for 2025-26
RBI has projected GDP growth for 2025-26 at 6.5 percent. RBI has said that this downward revision of its earlier assessment of 6.7 percent essentially reflects the impact of global trade and policy uncertainties.
8. CBDT notifies April 30 as last date to submit tax arrears declaration under Vivad se Vishwas Scheme
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified that the last date to submit a tax arrears declaration under the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Scheme is the end of this month.
9. BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers meet to discuss status, challenges, collaboration
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Agriculture Ministers-level meeting is taking place in Kathmandu today.
