Page-9 of Current Affairs - January, 2023

India’s Estimates of Millet Procurement

January 26, 2023

The Government of India is expecting the millet production to increase to forty to fifty lakh tonnes in the next few years. In 2023, the millet production in the country is around six to seven lakh tonnes. According to the ..

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APEDA to use River Names for Branding

January 26, 2023

The Government of India has been trying to increase its agricultural exports by exhibiting agricultural and processed food products in foreign countries. APEDA was a pioneer in realizing this vision. The active role of APEDA increased agricultural exports to 25.6 ..

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She Feeds the World Programme

January 26, 2023

CARE is an international organization fighting against poverty. Frito-Lay, Pepsi, and Cola companies merged together and formed Pepsico in 1965. Today Pepsico is a food and beverage company with leading products such as Quaker, Lays, Pepsi, Cola, etc. The philanthropic ..

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Competition (Amendment) Bill

January 26, 2023

The Competition Act aims to promote healthy competition in India. The main intention of the act is to avoid monopoly. Take Facebook for instance. Some economists are of the opinion that Facebook exhibits a monopoly. Meaning, it wants to rule ..

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Kantar India Union Budget Survey 2023

January 26, 2023

Kantar is a New Zealand company. The company conducts surveys and presents analytical insights. The company recently held a survey in India about the Indian Union Budget to be presented in 2023. And the results of the survey are not ..

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CERVAVAC: Cervical Cancer Vaccine

January 26, 2023

The cervix is the lowermost part of the uterus. Tumour in the cervix is generally referred to as cervical cancer. A vaccine to cure cervical cancer was recently launched by the Serum Institute of India. The name of the vaccine ..

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Revamped Monument Mitra Scheme

January 26, 2023

The scheme will bring more than a thousand monuments under the private sector. The private sector will revamp the monuments. They will do this as a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility. Revamping means improving a structure or changing its ..

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Maiden Tranche of Sovereign Green Bonds

January 26, 2023

The Government of India issues bonds to support environmental projects. These bonds that bring in resources to implement such climate-related projects are called Sovereign Green Bonds. They are similar to government securities. The first tranche, meaning the first part or ..

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