National

Kalughat Inland Waterways Transport Terminal

• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated newly constructed Kalughat Inland Waterways Transport terminal in Bihar.
• The Kalughat Inland Waterways Transport Terminal will provide seamless connectivity to vessels from Haldia and Kolkata ports along NW -1.  

Viksit Bharat Viksit Rajasthan

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Rajasthan’ programme.
• He will also inaugurate various National Highway projects worth more than five thousand crore rupees in Rajasthan.

Digital India Future SKILLS Summit

• First-ever Digital India Future SKILLS Summit inaugurated in Guwahati.
• Assam will soon have a Rs. 25,000 Cr. Semiconductor packaging plant.

300 MW Nokhra Solar Project

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the 300 MW Nokhra Solar Project of NTPC Green Energy Limited in Bikaner district of Rajasthan.
• NTPC Limited is India’s largest integrated power utility having 74 GW installed capacity that contributes 25% of total electricity produced in India.

Electoral Bond Scheme

• Supreme Court has declared the Electoral Bond Scheme as unconstitutional.
• Electoral bonds violate people's right to information and Article 14 of the Constitution guaranteeing equality.
• The electoral bonds scheme was notified by the government in 2018.

Economy

India, Nepal sign pact

• Reserve Bank of India and Nepal Rastra Bank signed and exchanged Terms of Reference (ToR) to integrate fast payment systems of India and Nepal through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and National Payments Interface (NPI) of Nepal, respectively.

Person in News

Nikhil Joshi

• Nikhil Joshi has been appointed as Managing Director of Boeing Defense India.

Miscellaneous

World Bank Webinar

• IREDA CMD Pradip Kumar Das addressed International webinar organized by The World Bank.
• India needs Rs. 30 lakh crores investment during FY 2024-2030 to meet its COP Climate Pledges.