Kharchi Puja festival is celebrated in Tripura state.

* It takes place in July month every year.

* The festival is dedicated to lord Shiva and other associated 14 deities.

* These fourteen deities are situated in Puran Haveli, Agartala.

* Cultural events, fairs, competitions, rituals etc are performed during the festival?

• An Emmy Award is an American Award that recognizes excellence in the television industry.

• The first Emmy Award was given on 25^th January 1949.

• These awards are given in various sectors of the American television industry.

• This award is given by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

Temperate or tepid latitudes of Earth lie between the tropics and the polar regions. The temperatures in these regions are generally relatively moderate, rather than extremely hot or cold, and the changes between summer and winter are also usually moderate.

* Ibn Battuta is considered one of the greatest travelers of all time.

* He came to India during the regime of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.

* Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan Muslim scholar and traveler.

* He was known for his traveling and undertaking excursions called the Rihla.

Rowlatt Act is the Act which restricted the freedom of expression and strengthened police powers. Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide satyagrah against the Rowlatt Act. With him, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and others also strongly opposed this Act.

* Dr. Manmohan Singh was the first Sikh governor (16^th September 1982 – 14^th January 1985) in office who later served as the Prime Minister of India.

* He was the first Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected for a full five-year term as the Prime Minister.

* He was never a member of the Lok Sabha.

* He served as a member of the Parliament of India, representing the state of Assam in the Rajya Sabha for five terms from 1991 to 2019.

● Rohit Sharma is nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

● He is the vice-captain of the Indian national team in limited-overs formats.

● Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India.

● The situation in the economy where unemployment is prevailing is known as the stagflation. It is a combination of stagnant economic growth, high unemployment, and high inflation.

● The term "stagflation" was first used during a time of economic stress in the United Kingdom by politician Iain Macleod in the 1960s while he was speaking in the House of Commons.

• In India, Fiscal Policy is formulated by the Ministry of Finance.

• Fiscal policy refers to the use of government spending and tax policies to influence economic conditions.

• Fiscal policy is largely based on the ideas of British economist John Maynard Keynes.

• RBI is responsible for exchange rate management and the custodian of foreign exchange reserves.

• Other functions of RBI are as follow-

a. It issues currency notes

b. Banker to other banks

c. Banker, agent and financial advisor of government

d. Exchange rate management and the custodian of Exchange Reserves

e. It controls credit

f. RBI as the bank of Central clearance and transfer