The RBI has constituted a six-member panel to carry out comprehensive review of the working of Asset Reconstruction Companies in the financial sector ecosystem. The panel will be headed by former Executive Director of RBI, Sudarshan Sen.
The United Kingdom has added India to its travel "red list" on a precautionary basis. This came after the nation reported 103 cases of a coronavirus variant that was first identified in India.
The Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu created a new world record on April 17, 2021 in Clean and Jerk after she lifted 119 kg at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent.
In a remarkable achievement, the 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica hosted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences successfully returned to Cape Town, after completing a journey of ~12 thousand nautical miles in 94 days, including stopovers.