- The registration for Amarnath Yatra is likely to begin on April 11 this year.
- Defence Ministry has decided that 25 per cent of Domestic Capital Procurement and Acquisition Budget amounting to over 21 thousand crore rupees will be earmarked for domestic private industries in the current financial year.
- RBI projects growth rate at 7.2 per cent and keeps key lending rates unchanged; Proposes to make card-less cash withdrawal facility through UPI at all banks and ATMs.
- Home Ministry today clarified that the Air courier services for Central Armed Police Force personnel have not been suspended.
- Finance Ministry says economy is showing resilience after Covid pandemic; 49 per cent growth registered in direct tax collection and 20 per cent in indirect tax collection during 2021-22.
- Indian Navy’s first batch of MH 60R ‘Romeo’ aircrew successfully completed their training at Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, USA on 01 April 2022.
- Precaution dose of COVID vaccines allowed to those over 18 years of age from 10th April at private vaccination centres.
- Under PMMY about 68% of the loans have been given to women entrepreneurs and 51% of the loans have been given to SC/ST/OBC borrowers. Almost 22% of the loans have been given to New entrepreneurs.
- Union Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice through targeted public distribution system; To be implemented in all states and Union Territories by 2024 in a phased manner.
- Union Minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat chaired the regional conference of 8 States and 3 UTs on Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) today in Jaipur.
- Cabinet gives extension to Atal Innovation Mission till March 2023.
- Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO today successfully flight tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
- In Pakistan an anti-terrorism court today sentenced Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed to 32 years in jail in two more terror financing cases.
- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to face no trust motion tomorrow.
- India today called upon the countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to join hands to innovate affordable scientific solutions for common challenges like ensuring food, affordable healthcare and energy access for its people.
- In Korea Open Badminton Championship PV Sindhu to take on South Korea’s An Seyoung and Kidambi Srikanth to face Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in semi finals tomorrow.
- Boxing, three Indian pugilists, including world championship silver medallist Amit Panghal, punched their way into the finals of the Thailand Open tournament in Phuket today.
- In women’s Hockey, Indian team enters semifinals of FIH Junior World Cup by beating South Korea 3- NIL in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
