The International Financial Services Centres Authority, IFSCA and the Reserve Bank of India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration in the field of regulation and supervision of regulated entities.

As per an official statement, the MoU facilitates technical cooperation and exchange of information. The agreement aims to strengthen the safety, stability and soundness of respective financial ecosystems, thereby ensuring conducive environments for optimal business development and economic growth.

National Commission for Women, NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma has said that Digital Shakti Campaign has been accelerating the digital participation of women and girls. Digital Shakti Campaign is a pan-India project on digitally empowering and skilling women and girls in the cyberspace. It aims to train women and girls to use technology to their advantage and to keep themselves safe online. Ms. Sharma launched the fourth phase of the Campaign on Tuesday. She highlighted the continuous efforts of the Commission for empowering women in every sphere across the nation.

Prasar Bharati Rajbhasha Awards were presented to winners in New Delhi on Wednesday. Member (Finance) of Prasar Bharati DPS Negi presented the awards in ten categories including literature, poetry, debate and various quiz competitions. Director General of All India Radio (News), Dr. Vasudha Gupta also graced the occasion.

The government has appointed senior economist Dr. Arvind Virmani as a full-time member of the NITI Aayog. His appointment as the full-time member of NITI Aayog has been approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Virmani is the founder-chairman of the non-profit public policy organisation Foundation for Economic Growth and Welfare.

For the first time, six women officers have cleared the Defence Services Staff College examination. Army sources said that of them, one lady officer has cleared the examination with her husband who is also an Army officer. Two of these lady officers are from the Corps of Military Intelligence.

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said if the manufacturing sector attains world class global benchmark then no power in the world can stop India to achieve 30 trillion dollar economy in near future. He was addressing the Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association, CEAMA's 43rd annual function in New Delhi on Wednesday. He said, production-linked incentive scheme has added a great impetus to the electronics and Appliances Manufacturers industry whose success story is being acknowledged by developed counties.

Mr Goyal added that India today leading the World in Start-ups and Innovation ecosystem and the entire world eagerly wants to engage with Indian innovation ecosystem. 

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to make history by launching first-ever private Rocket from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh tomorrow. Space Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said he will be in Sriharikota to witness the historic maiden private launch of Vikram-suborbital (VKS) rocket.

He said, Vikram Rocket launch will herald a level playing field for cost-efficient satellite launch services by disrupting the entry barriers. The Minister termed it as a major milestone in the journey of ISRO after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unlocked the Space Sector in 2020 for private participation.

The three-day long International Tourism Mart (ITM) will begin in Mizoram this evening. Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of North East Region (DoNER) G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Tourism Ajay Bhatt, Chief Minister Zoramthanga will grace the inaugural session of the Mart at R. Dengthuama indoor stadium at Mualpui in Aizawl.  

On the eve of the occasion, a Mega exhibition and food court pavilion was opened yesterday by the state Commerce and Industries Minister Dr. R. Lalthangliana at Assam Rifles ground in Aizawl. In the exhibition, hundreds of stalls on local food processing, cuisine, handloom and handicrafts and tourism have been put up.

The US space agency NASA has said that it plans to launch its new mega Moon rocket mission Artemis 1 tomorrow from Florida. Countdown has already begun at the Kennedy Space Center.

After the two failed attempts, NASA is planning the first launch of the Space Launch System rocket, the most powerful ever designed by it on Wednesday at 06 04 GMT. Artemis 1 will be the first integrated flight test of NASA’s Deep Space Exploration Systems that will enable human exploration to the Moon and Mars.

Union Minister of Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that India has made remarkable progress in the steel sector in the last 8 years. He said, the country which was earlier a net importer of the steel has now become a net exporter. The Minister was addressing the Steel Conference of State governments in New Delhi today. Mr. Scindia informed that  India has also moved from 4th largest producer of steel to the second largest producer of steel at global scale.
 
Speaking about the growth of steel consumption in the country, the Steel Minister added that the per capita steel consumption grew from 57.8 kilogram to 78 kilogram, registering a growth of  50 per cent in the last 8 years. In case of installed capacity of steel, the country has moved from 100 million tonnes a year to almost 150 million tonnes. Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia also informed that the country has registered a tremendous growth in the steel production.