Current Affairs

Canara Bank partners with the Reserve Bank of India innovation hub IndusInd Bank to launch digital bank ‘Indie’ Zimbabwe to Introduce Gold-Backed Digital Currency SBI inaugurates its fourth startup-focused branch in Mumbai RBI Governor Addresses Global Conference on Financial Resilience State Bank of India Raises $750 Million, Via Bonds NPCI International partners with PPRO to facilitate global e-commerce payments through UPI SBI to launch new current accounts and savings accounts in FY24 to attract deposits IMF cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 5.9% for 2023-24 and 6.3% for 2024-25 IndusInd Bank signs agreement with Citibank and Japan International Cooperation...

Sharjah stadium stand named after Sachin Tendulkar Shaheen Afridi becomes the youngest bowler to take 200 T20 wickets Kim Cotton becomes 1st female to umpire in ICC Men’s T201 cricket David Warner becomes the fastest to score 6000 runs in IPL Priyanshu Rajawat wins Orleans Masters 2023 men’s singles title Saudi Arabia receives flag to host FEI World Cup Finals 2024 D Gukesh wins title in World Chess Armageddon Asia and Oceania event Nisha Dahiya wins Silver in Asian Wrestling...

Finland became the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Georgia became the first American state to pass a resolution condemning Hinduphobia Italian government seeks to ban English in official communication Kenya to launch its first operational satellite on 10 April Paris to ban e-scooters US Becomes India’s biggest trading partner in FY23: Report Syria becomes world’s Largest ‘Narco-state’ India overtakes China as the world’s most populous country New York City tops the list of the world’s...

India opens its 16th Visa application centre in Kushtia 2nd G20 Health Working Group Meeting commence in Goa PM Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation various projects worth 10,900 crore rupees in Guwahati Global Conference on Compressed Biogas held in New Delhi Confederate of Indian Industry (CII) organizes Digital Health Summit 2023 with the Ministry of Health in Panaji, Goa Arunachal Pradesh CM inaugurates Shar Nyima...

Economy RBI imposes monetary penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Karur Vysya Bank IDFC First Bank joined hands with Crunchfish to facilitate offline payments Government imposed surcharge for Google Pay and other payment apps Axis Bank launched ‘MicroPay’ based on ‘Pin on Mobile’ technology for digital payments Indian economy to grow at 6.5% in next decade: Chief Economic Advisor India signed a loan agreement with World Bank for the Green NH Corridors project National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved HDFC, HDFC Bank merger Indian economy likely...

26th edition of ‘Elevate Expo’ held in Dubai 26% of the world’s population does not have safe drinking water: UNESCO report Oscars 2023: RRR’s Naatu Naatu won the Best Original Song award Egypt joins BRICS bank as a new member Passport Index Points 2023: India ranks 144th; topped by UAE Delhi ranks 4th on the list of the world’s most polluted cities; Lahore at first place The US recognized McMahon Line as an international...

Cabinet approved a 4% hike in dearness allowance for central government employees Health Minister chairs 36th Board Meeting of Stop TB Partnership Amit Shah inaugurated the Vedic Heritage portal in New Delhi Lok Sabha approves Rs 1.18 lakh crore budget for Jammu and Kashmir G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering held in Assam PM Modi launched the ‘Call Before u Dig’ app National Green Tribunal (NGT) slaps ₹10 crore penalty on Kerala government for failure to protect Ramsar...

Banking and Financial The UK surpassed India as the world’s sixth-biggest equity market Saraswat Bank partnered with Tagit to deploy omnichannel banking Paytm launched G20-theme QR Code to celebrate India’s G20 presidency WPI inflation eased to a 24-month low of 4.73% in Jan 2023 HDFC Bank launched a pilot project for offline digital payments Bank of Maharashtra launched its own private cloud platform ICICI Bank signed MoU with BNP Paribas for providing financial...

7-year-old Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck becomes the first digital citizen of Bhutan International IP Index: India ranked 42 in 55 countries; the USA ranks first Bengaluru ranks as the 2nd slowest city to drive in the world; London at 1st place European Union formally bans gas and diesel car sales from 2035 Jaishankar unveiled a bust of Sardar Vallabhai Patel in Fiji’s capital Suva Reliance retail becomes the first to accept digital rupee at stores RBI increased the repo rate by 0.25 percent to 6.5 per cent World’s first ‘Super’ magnets for testing in nuclear plants developed Google introduced AI chatbot...

Ola, Uber and Rapido bike taxi services banned in Delhi India and Singapore launched a joint digital payment mechanism Delhi Metro launched the first-ever Train Control & Supervision System Dharmendra Pradhan launched the learning-teaching material ‘Jaadui Pitara’ for kids in New Delhi Pashupati Kumar Paras inaugurated India Pavillion in Dubai Railways to launch Guru Kirpa Yatra with Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train Nitin Gadkari lays the foundation stone of the world’s largest and unique Divyang Park in Nagpur, Maharashtra Taj Mahotsav starts in Agra of Uttar Pradesh 18th UIC World Security Congress organized...