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  THE NEW PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF INDIA: FROM DREAM TO REALITY On 28th May 2023, the honorable Prime Minister of the country Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new parliament building of India which is exactly opposite to the current parliament building. In this blog, you will get to know all the information about the new parliament building. Suggestions for a new parliament building to replace the older one rose in 2010 because of stability concerns. In 2012 a committee was set up to recommend alternatives to the present building by the former speaker Meira Kumar. The current building which is a 93 years old building is assumed to have unavailability of sufficient space for the house members and their staff. It is also adjudged to suffer from structural problems, so plans are in making to protect the building. The total cost of the new parliament building costs of Rs. 862 crores which is built in a total area of 65000-meter sq. and are built by Tata Projects Limited. The groundbre...

Yesterday  The Reserve Bank of India announced that the circulation of 2000 rupee notes will be stopped  but 2000 rupee notes will continue to be legal tender .  RBI has advised people to deposit the notes in their bank accounts or exchange them for other currency notes at any bank branch. One can exchange ten notes of Rs. 2000 (i.e. Rs. 20000) at once. The  exchange facility to exchange the notes will start on 23rd May and will continue till 30th September 2023 . 19 regional offices of RBI (that will also have issue departments) will be acting as exchange points till the end of September . Deposits in the banks can be made in the usual manner. The RBI has asked the banks to stop issuing Rs. 2000 notes with immediate effect. The  circulation of 2000 rupee notes will be stopped but they will remain legal tender even after the withdrawal date so people can continue using them for transactions and accept them as payment. REACTIONS FROM POLITICAL LEADERS AND FAMO...