National current affairs

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...

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Prime Minister launched projects worth Rs 75,000 cr in Maharashtra UIDAI topped the Grievance Redressal Index for the fourth consecutive month in November Dalmia Bharat to acquire Jaypee Group’s cement assets for Rs 5,666 crore CJI inaugurated digitization hubs in 10 districts of Odisha Tamil Nadu CM inaugurated a statue of ‘Mahakavi Subramanian Bharathiyar’ in Varanasi 8th India International Science Festival to be held in Bhopal in January 2023 Bharati Pravin Pawar inaugurated National Maternal Health Workshop Finland and India signed a joint...

PM Modi inaugurated AIIMS in Bilaspur, Himachal PradeshGujarat launched Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Schemes 2022 for Industries36th National Games 2022 inaugurated by PM Modi at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, GujaratNABARD sanctioned Rs 222 crore for infra in rural schools in PunjabThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested the new-generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni Prime NTPC signed an MoU with GE...

• Healthcare sector in India expected to reach $50billion by 2025• US issued the highest number of student visas to Indians in 2022• Bangladesh PM conferred Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman scholarships for Indian students• Cabinet approved MoU with the Maldives...