Daily news
Daily news for TNPSC and other Tamil Nadu exams — short, exam-focused, in Tamil and English.
Scientists have named S301 the fastest-moving star on a confirmed orbit in the Milky Way. It reaches a top speed of about 25,000 km/s, nearly 8% of the speed of light, while following a highly elliptical 8.7-year orbit a...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its list of 17 Upper Layer (UL) non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) for 2026-27. Tata Sons is on the list and must meet enhanced regulatory norms for at least five years and l...
IntroductionTo revitalize India's cooperative financing architecture under the vision of 'Sahakar Se Samriddhi', the Union Government on 18 August 2026 introduced the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendm...
IntroductionIn a pioneering currency modernization measure aimed at enhancing banknote longevity and curbing counterfeiting, the Government of India on 15 August 2026 approved a proposal by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI...
IntroductionIn a major digital empowerment initiative for the cooperative banking sector, the Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation launched the 'Bank in a Box' technology platform in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on 13...
To combat the rising wave of digital arrest scams, the Supreme Court directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to prepare, within four weeks, a standard operating procedure (SOP) for handling mule bank accounts used to la...
IntroductionParliament cleared the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 during the Monsoon Session on 10 August 2026. One of the most notable aspects of the passage was a clarification from Finance Minister Nir...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the updated list of Upper Layer Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) for 2026–27, with 17 entities against 15 earlier. In June 2026 RBI set an asset-size threshold of ₹1 lakh c...
IntroductionThe Lok Sabha passed the Bankers Books Evidence (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on 5 August 2026, modernising a law that dates back to 1891. The amendment recognises electronic records — including digitally certified...
India has reached near-universal banking coverage, with 99.92% of inhabited villages having a banking outlet within 5 km. Of 6,01,328 inhabited villages, 6,00,868 are served by a bank branch, Business Correspondent (BC)...
IntroductionThe Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its third bi-monthly meeting of FY2026-27 on 5 August 2026 and announced the results on 6 August 2026. The committee voted unanimously — 6...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive statistical reform, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) strictly and officially revised the fierce absolute base year of the Consumer Price...
