The RBI is scheduled to conduct its board meeting today. This will be the first board meeting under the new Governor Shaktikanta Das who assumed charge on Wednesday. The meeting is expected to discuss on issues relating to the governance reforms at the central bank. Das is also likely to meet the heads of public sector banks.

India will play the second Test against the hosts Australia from today at Perth. The team named a 13-member squad for the second Test. R Ashwin and Rohit Sharma are dropped from the squad owing to injury. Prithvi Shaw who was out of the first Test will continue to be ruled out. The visitors lead the series 1-0 after the 31-run victory at Adelaide.

The 8 World Ayurveda Congress will be held from today in Ahemdabad. The four-day summit, with its theme Strengthening the Ayurveda Ecosystem, aims spread the awareness on the benefits of the ancient and herbal medicines. Dabur is set to launch two new products during the Ayurveda Congress. The event is likely to see over 4,000 delegates from 32 nations.

NCLAT will hear the Walmart-Flipkart deal over CCI’s approval case today. After months of completion of the acquisition, the CAIT had filed an appeal before NCLAT challenging the CCI approval for Walmart-Flipkart acquisition deal.

Puducherry governmen t to convene a special assembly session today. This will be the first meeting of the Assembly after the Supreme Court ruling on the appointment of nominated legislators by the Centre. The one-day Assembly will also discuss the Mekedatu issue. The House is likely to adopt a resolution against the Centre’s approval to the Karnataka government to prepare DPR for its proposed dam across river Cauvery in Mekedatu.

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