20th JUNE 2025 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of development projects worth Rs 5200 crore in Siwan, Bihar and inaugurated the completed projects
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone of development projects worth Rs 5200 crore in Siwan, Bihar. In order to improve the railway infrastructure in the region, the Prime Minister inaugurated the new Vaishali-Deoria railway line project worth over Rs 400 crore.
- The Prime Minister also flagged off a state-of-the-art locomotive built at the Marhowra plant for export to the Republic of Guinea. In order to improve the power infrastructure in the region, the foundation stone of a 500 MW battery energy storage system capacity was laid in Bihar.
- The Prime Minister also released the first installment to over 53,600 beneficiaries in Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Urban Housing Scheme.
- The All India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural and Rural Workers has declined. The indices for May are 1305 and 1319 points respectively. The annual inflation rates were recorded at 2.84% and 2.97% respectively. It was 7.00% and 7.02% respectively in May last year. In April 2025, these inflation rates were 3.48% and .53% respectively.
- The Digital Payments Award for 2024-25 is presented by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to digital transactions and expanding financial inclusion across the country.
- India Post Payments Bank has been awarded the top spot among the payments banks in the country in the Performance Index for the financial year 2024-25. The bank's excellent operations and paperless digital services are structured to be implemented in an easy and secure manner.
