Official India: RBI, SEBI, and government announcements, decoded into plain English.
The Indian peafowl, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, is causing significant agricultural damage in the eastern Himalayas, according to a commentary on India.mongabay.com. Farmers in Kalimpong district,…
India Post and Qatar Post have launched PosTransfer, a UPI-based remittance service allowing people in Qatar to send money directly to UPI-linked bank accounts in India. The service went live on August…
The Standing Committee on Finance has urged the government to finalise the Digital Competition Bill and expand its scope to cover virtual assistants and cloud services. The recommendation was made in the…
Twelve MPs and four parliamentary committees have been chosen for the Sansad Ratna Awards this year, the Prime Point Foundation announced. The private organisation selects parliamentarians for outstanding performance. BJP MPs Jagdambika…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will refund students who were overcharged during the class 12 post-result process due to technical glitches on May 21 and 22, the board said on…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has dismissed speculation that he is moving to national politics after his visit to Delhi. Speaking to reporters after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Fadnavis said he…
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Monday that cybersecurity has become a board-level, business-continuity, market-integrity and investor-confidence issue, not just an IT challenge. Speaking at a SEBI symposium on cyber defence,…
Rediff.com reports that the BJP has appointed academic Deepak Mhaskey as its new social media department head, replacing Amit Malviya who led the party's digital outreach for 11 years. Mhaskey, a chemistry…
A new study by IIT Madras researchers has found that rare 'specialist' marine bacteria are far more critical to the stability of ocean ecosystems than previously thought. The study, published in the…
The Delhi government has extended the paper pink ticket system for free bus travel for women on DTC and cluster buses until August 31, 2026. From September 1, 2026, women must use…
