'Spices Board' is a regulatory and export promotion agency of Spices, working under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It is headquartered in Kochi, Kerala.
After the recommendation by the three-member committee, the Centre has decided to continue with the existing annual income limit of Rs 8 lakh for the identification of the economically weaker sections (EWS).
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as Vice President of the multilateral funding institution Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for three years.
India's under-19 shuttler Tasnim Mir has become the world number-1 badminton player in the women's singles category of Under-19, in the latest BWF junior rankings.