The World Health Organization has recommended against using artificial sweeteners WHO in a recent report has recommended against using artificial sweeteners to achieve weight loss and prevent lifestyle diseases such as diabetes. The report emphasized that while there was a need to cut intake of sugar, it should not be replaced by artificial …

The Central Government approved Rs. 17,000cr PLI scheme For IT hardware Government approved the second phase of the Production Linked Incentive or PLI scheme for IT hardware The move is aimed to accelerate domestic manufacturing of hi-tech electronics, building on efforts that catapulted India to become the second-largest mobile phone manufacturer in the …

Government amends the rules under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, to bring in the international credit card spends outside India under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS). The usage of an international credit card to make payments towards meeting expenses during a trip abroad was not covered under the LRS. The spendings through international …

The Central government approved Nutrient Based Subsidy for Nitrogen(N), Phosphorus(P), Potash(K) and Sulphur(S) for the 2023 kharif Season On the proposal of the Department of Fertilisers, the central government has revision of the NBS rates for Kharif Season (April-September) 2023 and for Rabi Season (January-March, 2023). Rs 70,000 crore will be spent …

RBI recently stated that some financial institutions were yet to facilitate an absolute transition away from the LIBOR benchmark. What is LIBOR? The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is a global benchmark interest rate that combines individual rates at which banks opine they may borrow from each other at the London interbank …