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August 10, 2023 1:59 PM

Central Bank raises per transaction limit for UPI Lite to 500 rupees from existing 200 rupees to promote digital transactions

Reserve Bank of India has proposed to launch an innovative payment mode viz., “Conversational Payments” on UPI. It will enable users to engage in a conversation with an Artificial Intelligence-powered system to initiate and complete transactions in a safe and secure environment. RBI Governor Sha...

August 10, 2023 1:58 PM

World Lion Day being celebrated today

World Lion Day is being celebrated today. The day is observed on 10th of August every year across the globe to raise awareness about their conservation and protection. In Gujarat, World Lion Day will be celebrated through various programmes. The state-level celebration of World Lion Day will be h...

August 10, 2023 1:57 PM

US President Joe Biden bans American investments in key technology industries that could enhance China’s military capabilities

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order banning American investments in key technology industries that could be used to enhance China’s military capabilities. President Biden declared the move a national emergency to deal with the threat of advancement by countries of concern in sensi...

August 10, 2023 1:46 PM

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku, today

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku, today. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. According to the United States Geological Survey, the depth of the earthquake was registered at 90.5 km. The agency reported the quake happened at 9 a.m.&nbs...

August 10, 2023 1:42 PM

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar convene all-party to discuss way forward on smooth conduct of business of Upper House

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today convened an all-party meeting at his chamber in Parliament to discuss the way forward on smooth conduct of the business of the Upper House. Leader of the House and BJP leader Piyush Goyal, Jairam Ramesh and Pramod Tiwari of Congress, Keshav Rao of BRS, Tir...

August 10, 2023 1:38 PM

74 % of work in development projects running in 100 smart cities of country is complete and the rest of the work is expected to complete by June next year: Union Minister Kaushal Kishor

74 percent of the work in the development projects running in 100 smart cities of the country is complete and the rest of the work is expected to complete by June next year. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of state in Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishor said that work orders ...

August 10, 2023 1:29 PM

12 crore 75 lakh rural households get tap water supply under Jal Jeevan Mission in country: Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel

The government said that 12 crore 75 lakh rural households have got tap water supply under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the country. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of state for Jal Shakti Ministry Prahlad Singh Patel said that at the time of announcement of the scheme in 2019, 3 cror...

August 10, 2023 1:26 PM

55 lakh identifies street vendors and 1 lakh loans disbursed by Private Sector Banks under PM SVANidhi Scheme: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

There are around 55 lakh identified street vendors in the country and a total of more than 1 lakh loans have been disbursed by Private Sector Banks under PM SVANidhi Scheme. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the total n...

August 10, 2023 1:10 PM

Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign organise in Andaman Nicobar Islands

Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign is being organised in Andaman Nicobar Islands. Today, Port Blair Municipal Council undertook Mitti Padyatra from its office premises to Gandhi Park. PBMC, Chairperson, S.Selvi along with Secy. Dilkhush Meena flagged off the padyatra and participated in it. On the culmin...

August 10, 2023 12:52 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaces its Chief of General Staff, Pak Su Il

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has replaced its Chief of General Staff, Pak Su Il. Pak was replaced by General Ri Yong Gil, who previously served as Defence Minister. According to reports, North Korean leader has instructed military to be prepared in case of war. Kim has also directed to conduct dr...