Recently, C. Rajagopalachari is remembered on his 143rd birth anniversary. He is remembered for his contributions to the freedom struggle, administrative and intellectual prowess. Important points: Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji, was born on December 10th in 1878. He studied law from the Presidency College in Madras (now Chennai), …

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the Monetary Policy Report (MPR) for the month of December 2021. It kept the policy rate unchanged for the Ninth time in a row maintaining an accommodative stance. Important points: Unchanged Policy Rates: Repo Rate – 4%. Reverse Repo Rate – 3.35%. …

Recently, the Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2021 has been recently released. In India NITI Aayog releases its own health index Important points: It is an assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries. It has been developed in partnership by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) …

Recently, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has revised Coal Stocking Norms at thermal power generation plants with an aim to prevent a repeat of the low coal stock situation at various plants. CEA is an organization under the Electricity Act, 2003. Its objective is to formulate a National Electricity Plan …

Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the funding and implementation of Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project. The project envisages transferring water from the Ken river to the Betwa river, both tributaries of the Yamuna. The project will be completed in eight years. Important points: It is the first project under …