Light on the Land

Wojciech Kruczynski (Poland): Kallur lighthouse on the Faroe Islands was captured by Kruczynski in this nine-frame shot. “My journey involved an aeroplane, bus, ferry, another bus and then a long walk on foot. I had to walk through a tunnel that is close to one and a half miles long and then do roughly the … Read more

PM Modi addresses Civil services probationers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon civil services probationers to work together for the nation, saying silos and hierarchy don’t help the system. He called for working towards realising the vision of making India a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024-25. The PM was addressing them in the first-ever Common Foundation Course called ‘Aarambh’, … Read more

Finance Ministry presents report card on measures to boost economy

As per the report card, all public sector banks (PSBs) have introduced Repo Rate Linked Products (RRLP). Further, the RBI has mandated that all scheduled commercial banks introduce repo-linked home loan products and external benchmarked linked floating rate loans for retail and MSME borrowers starting October 1. For customers’ ease, the banks have informed the government … Read more

MEA: Reorganization of erstwhile J&K India’s internal matter

Reacting to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on the establishment of the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, MEA spokesperson Raveessh Kumar said that China is well aware of India’s consistent and clear position on this issue.  The matter of reorganization of the erstwhile State of Jammu & … Read more