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The Centre has decided to start COVID­19 vaccination for the 12­14 age group with Corbevax.  India’s retail inflation inched up to an eight­month high of 6.07%. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday allowed microfinance institutions to fix interest rates on loans, with a caveat that the rates should not be usurious. Kolkata Book Fair records highest ever sales at ₹23 crores. N. Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, has been appointed chairman of Air India by the airline’s board, aviation industry. The Centre envisages a ₹19,000–crore project to rejuvenate 13 major rivers by planting trees. Post­Galwan incident, the Government of India sanctioned 32 roads along the China border, of which work has started on eight roads, a report tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Monday said. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of India has declined by 10 points, says a special bulletin released by the Registrar­General of India. The Jammu and Kashmir Budget 2022­23 of around ₹1.42 lakh crore was p...

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has approached the Supreme Court with a plea to direct the appointment of an independent authority to regulate the fuel prices. The Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) has delivered 10 indigenous rigs to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for  exploration of oil and natural gas in its onshore fields in the KrishnaGodavari basin. The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), in partnership with Netflix, on Tuesday rolled out a virtual training programme for 100 women scriptwriters on the occasion of International Women’s Day.  India's first 100 percent women-owned FLO industrial park begins in Hyderabad. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of a new government-owned firm for pooling and monetising sovereign and public sector land assets. Offering a chance to youth living in slum clusters in the Capital to acquire new­age skills that will help them seek employment, the Delhi governm...