Current Affairs

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...

The 18th UIC World Security Congress, organised by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the International Union of Railways (UIC), ended with the adoption of the Jaipur Declaration. Major Highlights of the Jaipur Declaration Safe and Secure Rail Network: The declaration highlighted the commitment of UIC to work towards providing a more safe...

A new study suggests that blue food sourced from aquatic environments can help reduce nutritional deficiencies and contribute to employment and export revenue in India. About Blue Food About: Blue food is a food derived from aquatic animals, plants or algae that are caught or cultivated in freshwater and marine environments. Significance: Key...

Singareni Thermal Power Plant (STPP) in Telangana is set to become the first public sector coal-based power generating station in the South and the first among the State PSUs in the country to have a flu gas desulphurization (FGD) plant. With 100% utilisation of the fly ash generated, the STPP...

The National New Education Policy was released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The National Education Policy 2020 was released on 29th July 2020, after it was approved by the Union Cabinet.  New Education Policy 2022: The...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has submitted a detailed report on the findings during the first two phases of the digging at the Sangam-era site and their significance. Also, the Keeladi Site Museum is coming up in Sivaganga which would house significant ones of the over 18,000 artefacts unearthed...

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India will alone contribute 15% of the global growth in 2023 and continues to remain a relative "bright spot" in the world economy. Which Factors are Most Responsible for India's Economic Rise? Growth Prospects: India remains a bright spot...

The Supreme Court has ruled that children have the right to protect their genetic information from being revealed in Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)Tests without their consent. The judgment came in a petition filed by a man who questioned his second child’s paternity while accusing his...