The State Bank of India has raised $1 billion from Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to extend loans to supply chain of Japanese automobile industry in India.

The India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia.

Noted Marathi writer Dr Sharankumar Limbale will receive the Saraswati Samman, 2020 for his book Sanatan.

The India has retained the top spot in terms of digital payments in 2020 with 25.5 billion real-time payment transactions, showed a report by ACI Worldwide and GlobalData.

The Private sector lender Axis Bank has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement for sale of 100 per cent stake in its subsidiary, Axis Bank UK Limited to OpenPayd Holdings Ltd.

The Kerala Agricultural University has been selected for the Chancellor's Award 2020 in the category of specialized universities.

The day of 2nd April is observed as the International Children's Book Day (ICBD) every year across the world.

IAS Mukhmeet S Bhatia has taken over the charge of the Director General of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in New Delhi.

The DRDO lab Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment, Kanpur has developed a lightweight Bullet Proof Jacket. It has a weight of 9 kg.

Chloe Zhao"s "Nomadland" received a major boost ahead of the Oscars as the movie bagged the top prize at the 2021 Producer"s Guild of America (PGA) Awards.