Statue of Unity: 10 interesting features of the Sardar Patel statue

Statue of Unity: 10 interesting features of the Sardar Patel statue

An engineering marvel completed in a record time of 33 months, the world’s tallest statue—Sardar Patel’s statue or the Statue of Unity—will be inaugurated during a gala function on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary on 31 October. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had laid the foundation stone for the project on 31 October 2013, will…

6 things that widened the rift between RBI and government

6 things that widened the rift between RBI and government

A speech made last week by Viral Acharya, the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has brought the tensions between the RBI and the government to the forefront. Stressing the importance of the central bank’s autonomy, Acharya sounded a warning to the government — keep your hands off the RBI. However, the rift between the…

7 Biometric Devices supported by Jeevan Pramaan Application

7 Biometric Devices supported by Jeevan Pramaan Application

Jeevan Pramaan is a biometric enabled Aadhaar-based Digital Life Certificate (DLC) for pensioners. It uses the Aadhaar platform for online biometric-authentication. Using JeevanPramaan a pensioner need not present himself/herself personally before the Pension Disbursing Officer to obtain a Life Certificate. The DLC is stored online & can be accessed by the Pension Disbursing Agency as and…

Digital Life Certificate – Process of submitting through digital mode [Video]

Digital Life Certificate – Process of submitting through digital mode [Video]

Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW) has released an informative video on the process of submitting life certificate through digital mode. The video is very well made and gives clean instructions regarding submission of digital life certificate.   Note: To submit a Digital Life Certificate you would need a biometric device, either a fingerprint…

Indian bank PO Prelims Result 2018 Declared

Indian bank PO Prelims Result 2018 Declared

Indian bank PO Prelims Result 2018 Declared; Check at indianbank.in Indian Bank has announced the result of Indian Bank PO preliminary exam on October 18. Candidates who have appeared for the Indian Bank PO prelims examination on October 6, can check their result from the official website of Indian bank, indianbank.in. The Main exam will be conducted on November…

TNPSC Agricultural Officer 2018 Result Released

TNPSC Agricultural Officer 2018 Result Released

TNPSC Agricultural Officer 2018 Result Released; Check at tnpsc.gov.in The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has declared the results of TNPSC Agricultural Officer (Extension) exam 2018. All the candidates can check their results on the official website of TNPSC, tnpsc.gov.in. The online exam was held on July 14 at various test centres across the state. The Tamil…

PPF to NPS to NSC to PF to ELSS to insurance plans: Do you know tax impact of each?

PPF to NPS to NSC to PF to ELSS to insurance plans: Do you know tax impact of each?

The government gives tax benefits to encourage people to make long-term investments. Tax deductions under section 80C and other similar sections also help people inculcate saving habits as the tax saved on such investments gives immediate returns in the form of the amount of tax saved. For example, if a person, who falls in the…