What is Rashtriya Khanij Puraskar?
The Union Ministry of Mines has set up a national-level award, Rashtriya Khanij Puraskar, to promote mining across the country. The central government will provide incentives to states to encourage them to auction mineral blocks.
ICC inducts three new members
The ICC has given membership status to three new countries, two Asian countries and one from Africa. The three new ICC member countries include Cote D'Ivoire from Africa and Cambodia and Uzbekistan from Asia.
India to host ICC Women's World Cup 2025
India will host the ICC Women's World Cup 2025. This will be the fifth time India will host an ICC Women's tournament.
Who is Indermit Gill?
Indian national Indermit Gill has been appointed as the Chief Economist of World Bank. He will succeed Cuban-American economist Carmen M. Reinhart. He is the second Indian to take up the post after Kaushik Basu.
Cabinet approves BSNL revival plan
The Union Cabinet has approved a revival package of Rs 1.64 lakh crore for BSNL. The revival measures focus on infusing fresh capital for upgrading BSNL services by merging it with Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL).
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