Economy - general
UGC names 24 fake universities
07 Oct 2020
Lucknow CBI court acquits all 32 accused in Babri Masjid case
30 Sep 2020
The special court held that the demolition of the controversial structure was not pre-planned and the conspiracy charges against the 32 accused, including L K Advani, Kalyan Singh, Uma Bharti, Murlimanohar Joshi etc, cannot be proved in a court of law
Covid-19: India set to take No 1 slot with near 1 lakh daily additions
14 Sep 2020
India on Thursday reported 95,735 fresh corona virus cases, taking the total count of Covid-19 affected to 44,65,863, and now looks set to beat worst-hit United States in the very near future
India's GDP shrinks 23.9% in Q1 as Covid-19 halts economic activity
01 Sep 2020
Gross value addition for the April-June 2020-21 quarter declined by 22.8 per cent as the pandemic-related lockdown affected economic activity across sectors
Final year exams mandatory, deadline can be altered: SC
31 Aug 2020
States cannot promote students based on internal assessment or past performance, the bench said, adding that If states want to hold exams after 30 September they can approach UGC for the same
Coronavirus pummelled an already low aggregate demand: RBI
26 Aug 2020
`An assessment of aggregate demand during the year so far suggests that the shock to consumption is severe, and it will take quite some time to mend and regain the pre-Covid-19 momentum,’ RBI stated in its annual report
Consumer price inflation for agricultural and rural labourers down at 6.58 % / 6.53% in July
21 Aug 2020
Ration card portability now covers 24 states/UTs
03 Aug 2020
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