World Bank: India's economy to slow in FY24, GDP growth seen at 6.3%: SLOWER CONSUMPTION growth and challenging external conditions has prompted the World Bank to pare the country’s growth rate for 2023-24 to 6.3 per cent in its latest India Development Update compared with the earlier estimate of ...

Oscar-winning Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto passes away: Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Japanese musician whose remarkably eclectic career straddled pop, experimentalism and Oscar-winning film composition, has died aged 71. Sakamoto had twice been diagnosed with cancer. In 2014, he took a year off ...

India could become world's second-largest solar manufacturer by 2026: With 110 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) module capacity set to come online in the next three years, India will quickly become self-sufficient and the second-largest PV manufacturing country after China, finds a new ...

Anjali Sharma conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, wearing Luanchari: Anjali Sharma has made her state and country proud by successfully scaling the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in South Africa while wearing a traditional Gaddi dress (Luanchadi). She is the first Indian woman to accomplish this feat ...

Romania’s Deputy Defence Minister meets with Indian Defence Secretary: Simona Cojocaru, Romania's deputy defence minister, recently met with India's defence secretary, Giridhar Aramane, in New Delhi, where the two countries signed their first Defense Cooperation Agreement. Cojocaru emphasised the ...

RBI appoints Neeraj Nigam as executive director: On April 3, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the appointment of Neeraj Nigam as the new executive director (ED). Nigam was previously the regional director of the bank's Bhopal office and will now take on his new role as ED. The RBI made ...

Ministry of Housing shares PM SVANidhi loan data: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha that 42.7 lakh loans worth 5,152.37 crore have been disbursed to street vendors under the PM SVANidhi scheme. Surprisingly, only 9.3% of these loans, totaling 3.98 lakh, were ...

Israel launches new Ofek-13 spy satellite into orbit: Israel successfully launched a new spy satellite, Ofek-13, into orbit on April 5th, 2023. Ofek-13, which was launched from the Palmachim Airbase in central Israel, is designed to provide advanced intelligence capabilities to Israel's military ...

International Day of Conscience 2023: International Conscience Day is celebrated on April 5 to promote peace. To lead a conscientious life, one must respect human rights and dignity as well as protect other living beings. Below, we look at the history and significance of International Day of ...

National Maritime Day 2023: In India, National Maritime Week begins on March 30 and concludes on April 5 with National Maritime Day. The event, which celebrates India's significant contribution to the maritime industry and its history as a seafaring nation, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this ...

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 4 April 2023, we have tried to cover ...

President of TiE Rajasthan: Dr. Sheenu Jhawar has been appointed as the new President of the Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Rajasthan for a two-year term beginning in 2023 and ending in 2025. This marks a historic moment as Dr. Jhawar becomes the first woman to hold this position in the 21-year history ...