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- The Kosi–Mechi Intra-State Link Project has been targeted for completion by March 2029, with the Centre approving ₹3,652.56 crore in financial assistance.
- The project aims to improve irrigation by linking the Kosi and Mechi river systems in Bihar.
- China has completed the world’s largest 582-tonne superconducting magnet for its “Artificial Sun” nuclear fusion programme.
- The magnet will be used in the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) reactor to confine plasma heated above 100 million°C.
- Indian Railways operated the first-ever direct commercial container freight train from Kolkata Port, West Bengal, to Biratnagar Customs Yard, Nepal.
- ‘Kharchi Puja’ in Agartala is observed after the Ama Pechi (Ambu Bachi) period, believed to represent the menstruation of Mother Earth.
- The festival marks the ritual purification of Mother Earth, during which ploughing, digging, and certain auspicious activities are avoided.
- Indian banks’ credit deposit (CD) ratio stood at a 62-year high of 82.6% in the first quarter (Q1) of fiscal 2027 as loans grew faster than deposits, according to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).
- Over the last five years, banks had excess investments on their balance sheet, which they have redeployed into loans.
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