RBI cancels licence of 2 cooperative banks: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of two cooperative banks -- Sri Sharada Mahila Co-operative Bank, Tumkur, Karnataka and Harihareshwar Sahakari Bank, Wai, Satara. Reason: As the lenders do not have adequate capital and earning ...

India tops the medal tally at the 34th International Biology Olympiad, UAE: India topped the medals tally at the 34th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2023 held in Al Ain, UAE from 3 July to 11 July 2023. This is the first time that India won all gold medals at IBO and also the ...

Preeti Aghalayam to become first woman director of IIT, to led IIT Zanzibar: IIT Madras is all set to open its first offshore campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The campus will be led by Preeti Aghalayam, an alumna of IIT Madras and a professor in the Chemical Engineering department. Aghalayam is the ...

France will join Britain in supplying long-range SCALP missiles to Ukraine: France President Emmanuel Macron has informed that France would join Britain in supplying long-range SCALP missiles to Ukraine. Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 2023 This announcement was made at a summit of the ...

Odisha govt approved Kui language inclusion in 8th schedule: Odisha state cabinet approved a proposal to recommend the inclusion of the Kui language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution of India. Aim: Help in the preservation, promotion, and propagation of the language and culture. ...

415 million people exited poverty in India in 15 years: UN report: According to the latest Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), by UNDP, around 415 million people exited poverty within a span of just 15 years between 2005 and 2021 in India. India is also one of the 25 countries that ...

L&T signs Master Ship Repair Agreement with US Navy: Larsen & Toubro has signed the Master Shipyard Repair Agreement with the US Navy to strengthen the partnership between the two countries in the defense sector. Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 2023 L&T' Kattupalli Shipyard, ...

Mobile-Dost-App launched in Jammu and Kashmir: A path-breaking Mobile-Dost-App was launched in sync with the integrated vision of Apka-Mobile-Hamara-Daftar as a pioneering initiative for mobile-based delivery and sharing of citizen-centric services in Jammu, one of the Union Territories of India. ...

UP govt approves two thermal power projects with NTPC: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the development of two "Obra D" thermal power projects in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. These projects, each having an 800MW capacity, aim to solve rising power demand and deliver cheaper electricity to the ...

President appoints two new judges in Supreme Court: The President has appointed Telangana Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Kerala Chief Justice S. Venkatanarayana Bhatti to the Supreme Court. These appointments were made shortly after the Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India DY ...

United States holds title for world’s most powerful military make new title: The United States has the most powerful military force in the world, according to Global Firepower, a famous statistics website specialising in defense-related information. Russia and China are closely followed in second ...

Why Unspecified Ballistic Missile in news? North Korea has launched an unidentified ballistic missile off its eastern coast, according to remarks from the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea and the Japanese military. The missile launch came after North Korea issued a string of strongly worded ...