Page-40 of Current Affairs - January, 2023

International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023

January 2, 2023

The Government of India has sponsored the proposal for the International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023, which has been accepted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This has given the Indian Government the opportunity to celebrate the IYM and ..

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Birth Anniversary of Satyendra Nath Bose

January 2, 2023

The Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics, and his work with Albert Einstein led to the development of the Bose-Einstein statistics. On the occasion of his 129th birth anniversary, we take a ..

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RBI’s Launch of Utkarsh 2.0

January 2, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched Utkarsh 2.0, the second phase of its medium-term strategy for strengthening regulatory and supervisory mechanisms. Utkarsh 2.0 builds upon the foundation laid by Utkarsh 2022, which was launched in July 2019 and ..

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Railways’ Energy efficiency plan

January 2, 2023

The Indian Railway Ministry has outlined a five-pronged plan to become carbon-neutral by 2030, as part of the country’s commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The plan aims to reduce energy consumption through efficient operations and ..

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Draft Statement on Industrial Policy 2022

January 2, 2023

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in India is currently working on a new industrial policy that aims to increase financing options for industry and promote the “Made in India” brand. This policy, titled the “Statement ..

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UPI Reaches Record High in December

January 2, 2023

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed a record 7.82 billion transactions in December, worth a total of INR 12.82tn ($174.6bn). This represents an increase of 7.12% in volume and 7.73% in value compared to November. On a year-on-year basis, volume ..

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Supreme Court Verdict on Demonetisation Case

January 2, 2023

The Supreme Court of India has upheld the 2016 decision of the Narendra Modi government to demonetize currency notes of INR 500 and INR 1,000 denominations. The decision, which was taken by a 4:1 majority of the Constitution Bench, stated ..

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Covid-19 Variant XBB.1.5 Emerges as a New Threat

January 2, 2023

The emergence of a new Covid-19 variant called XBB.1.5 has experts worried about the potential for a significant upsurge in cases globally. The first case of this new strain was found in India, and it has already caused concern due ..

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