Contents
- 1 Mithali Raj is the First Indian cricketer to score 2000 T20I Runs
- 2 Government extends Timeline of Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project
- 3 Indian Navy successfully evacuates 38 stranded Indian Nationals from Yemen
- 4 RBI amends Gold Monetization Scheme to make it more attractive
- 5 Air India seeks Rs 1000 Crore Bank Loan to meet its urgent working capital requirement
- 6 Latest Current Affairs
Mithali Raj is the First Indian cricketer to score 2000 T20I Runs
Mithali Raj becomes the first Indian cricketer to score 2000 T20I Runs.
She achieved during the India’s Women T20 Asia’s Cup Match against Sri Lanka in Kuala Lumpur.
On her way to scoring 2, 015 runs in 74 T20Is, she has hit 14 Half- Centuries.
In contrast, Virat Kohli hasn’t even managed the feat with 1, 983 T20I runs to his name.
Government extends Timeline of Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project
The Government has extended the deadline for the completion of the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP).
It has also approved the revised cost estimate of Rs 3, 466 Crore for the project.
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sunayana successfully evacuated 38 Indian Nationals from cyclone-hit Socotra Island in Yemen.
The rescue-operation was done under the swift Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Operation (HADR) code named Operation NISTAR.
The Indian Nationals were stranded for nearly 10 days after severe cyclonic storm Mekunu devastated area around Socotra Island.
RBI amends Gold Monetization Scheme to make it more attractive
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made a few changes to the Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS) in order to make it more attractive.
The changes are aimed at making it easier to open a Gold Deposit Account.
The RBI said that short-term deposits should be treated as bank’s on balance sheet liability.
Air India seeks Rs 1000 Crore Bank Loan to meet its urgent working capital requirement
National Carrier Air India sought proposals for short-term loans worth one thousand crore rupees to meet its urgent working capital requirements.
The loan will be drawn in June in one or more tranches. The airline has requested banks to submit their Financial bids by 13th of this month.
The tenure of the loan will be one year (renewable) from the date of availing short-term loans.