Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), announced that the

government has extended the benefits of the Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on
Exported Products (RoDTEP) to e-commerce exports through courier and postal services.
➢ Union Minister also released the “E-Commerce Exports Handbook for MSMEs (Micro,
Small, and Medium Enterprises)” prepared by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade
(DGFT) in New Delhi, Delhi.

According to recent data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Maharashtra tops the list
of states with the highest number of registered investors. Maharashtra registered a growth of
16.9% with over 1.48 crore registered investors.
➢ Uttar Pradesh (UP), with 89.47 lakh investors, has surpassed Gujarat (76.68 lakh) and
secured the 2nd position on the list.

Launched
National Transit Pass Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, Ministry of
by
System (NTPS) Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(MoEF&CC),
➢ Envisioned as a One National One Pass
system, will enable seamless
transportation of timber, bamboo, and
other forest produce across India.
Department of Economic Affairs-DEA (Budget Division), Ministry of Finance released the
interest rates for Small Savings Schemes applicable in the January-March 2024 quarter
(Q4FY24) i.e. from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024.
➢ As per it, the interest rate on the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme (SSAS)
increased by 20 basis points from 8% to 8.2% for Q424.

Giridhar Aramane, Defence Secretary, Ministry of Defence (MoD), inaugurated a new state-of-
the-art design and test facility at Aero Engine Research and Development Centre (AERDC) of
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) launched a Online Voluntary Certification

modules of Certificate of Approval (CoA) and Technology Approval under its voluntary
certification scheme to enhance the Ease of Doing Business and Promote Atmanirbhar Bharat.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund
(PIDF) scheme and extended the deadline by two years, i.e., upto December 31, 2025. Included
Beneficiaries of PM Vishwakarma Scheme as merchants under the PIDF Scheme.
➢ Sound Box devices and Aadhaar-enabled biometric devices are now eligible to claim
subsidy under the scheme.
 Annual Report Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
2022-23 of India (IRDAI),
The overall insurance penetration in India
reduced from 4.2% in 2021-22 to 4% in 2022-23.
➢ Life insurance penetration has reduced marginally from 3.2% in 2021-22 to 3% in 2022-
23 while non-insurance penetration for both the years remained unchanged at 1%.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the banking license of The Botad Peoples Co-
operative Bank Ltd., Botad, Gujarat but granted the non-banking institution licence. It also
cancelled the license of Adarsh Mahila Nagari Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Aurangabad,
Maharashtra.

Central Bank of Bengaluru (Karnataka) To offer Micro, Small & Medium

India Limited based Kisetsu Saison Enterprise (MSME) Loans.
(CBI) Finance (India) Private Aim: To expand the portfolio by the
Limited CBI and Kisetsu
Saison Finance.
➢ CBI will be acquiring 80% of the MSME loans which are originated and processed by
Kisetsu Saison Finance.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) became the 1st Indian company to chemically recycle
plastic waste-based pyrolysis oil into International Sustainability & Carbon Certification
(ISCC)-Plus certified Circular Polymers.

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) reduced its shareholding in Bharat Heavy Electricals
Limited (BHEL) from 11.701% to 9.617% through open market operation (OMO). LIC sold its
BHEL shares at an average price of Rs 79.58 through secondary market between June 2019
and December 2023.

Kolkata (West Bengal) based The Shalimar Works (1980) Limited has delivered the seventh
250 Men Ferry Craft ‘Manjula’ (Yard 786) to the Indian Navy (IN). It was delivered in the
presence of Rear Admiral Deepak Kumar Goswami, Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard
(ASD), Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Administrative Council led by Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj
Sinha amended J&K Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 to incorporate the definition of Other Backward
Classes (OBCs) in the Act to ensure reservation for OBCs in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
➢ For the 1st time, OBCs in J&K will benefit from reservations for positions such as
Sarpanchs and Panchs.

Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik launched the 3rd phase of its flagship universal
health coverage scheme, Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), covering nearly 90% of the
population of Odisha. All the families in rural areas excluded in the 1st and 2nd phases of
BSKY will now be covered under the scheme and get the “BSKY Nabin Card’.

Israel Grants Intel $3.2 Billion For $25 Billion Chip Plant Amid Ongoing Conflict

Lupin Gets USFDA Nod For Generic Loteprednol Etabonate Ophthalmic Suspension

Incident Of Ammonia Gas Leakage Reported In Ennore Region, Chennai

Haryana organized Jansamvad under Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra

Kerala CM launched new board for transparent Public Sector Recruitment