Page-6 of Current Affairs - January, 2023

G – 20 Startup Engagement Group

January 27, 2023

India is to host the G-20 summit to be held in 2023. To make the summit a success, several engagement groups are being formed. The group comprises representatives from Non – Government organizations. There are different engagement groups such as ..

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Krishi Mahotsav – Exhibition and Training Programme

January 27, 2023

The literacy rate in rural India is around 73.5%. Most Indian farmers lag knowledge about modern farming methods, organic farming, and effective principles of animal husbandry. To train them in these fields, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare recently ..

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Veer Gatha 2.0 Contest

January 27, 2023

The Government of India presents Gallantry Awards to honor the brave acts of the army personnel in the Armed Forces. The awards are presented twice a year. These awards are announced on republic day celebrations and Independence Day celebrations. Param ..

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T+1 Settlement Cycle

January 27, 2023

When an investor is buying or selling shares he uses Depository organizations. There are two depository organizations in India. They are NSDL and CDSL. The investors shall buy or sell their shares through these organizations. A bank acts as an ..

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Tax – Paid Green Bond Issuance

January 27, 2023

The Government of India issues green bonds to develop the clean energy sector in the country. The bonds act as security for a loan. Usually, the bonds are tax-free. Taxes are exempted to increase the number of green projects in ..

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Stressed Assets Securitisation Framework

January 27, 2023

The Non – Performing assets, written–off assets, and restructured loans are grouped together as Stressed Assets. In simple words, there is no profitable revenue from these assets. Liquidating stressed assets are highly challenging. To make the sale process of these ..

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Ukraine’s Odesa designated as World Heritage in Danger site

January 27, 2023

The UNESCO of the United Nations presents the tag of World Heritage in Danger. World Heritage Sites face several problems such as development in tourism, war, natural disasters, poaching, urbanization, and pollution. To protect the sites from catastrophic damages, UNESCO ..

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Conferment of 106 Padma Awards

January 27, 2023

Padma Awards is a presented to honor people from different fields such as social work, education, literature, public affairs, education, etc. It is one of the highest civilian awards presented in the country. The award is presented in three categories ..

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Five to Seven Countries Sign Up for adopting India Stack

January 26, 2023

India Stack is the collection of Application Peripheral Interfaces launched by the Government of India. This includes BHIM, Digilocker, UPI, and several other applications. According to a recent report from the IT Ministry around seven countries are to join India ..

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UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023 Report

January 26, 2023

Ukraine – Russia war is creating energy crises, increasing inflation, and causing debt issues all over the world. Amidst these conditions and climate emergencies, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs launched the “World Economic Situation and Prospects” ..

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