Banking, Finance & Economy Current Affairs - 2022-23

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LIC buys additional stake in Voltas for Rs 635 crore. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its shareholding in Voltas by buying an additional 2 per cent stake.

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Union Minister of Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that the country which was earlier a net importer of the steel has now become a net exporter. He informed that India has also moved from 4th largest producer of steel to the second largest producer of steel at global scale.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) released a report titled, “Global Report on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities.” The report mentioned that currently, around 1.3 billion people, or one in six, suffer from major disabilities worldwide. It suggests that many people with disabilities face the risk of losing their lives much earlier (up to 20 years earlier) than those without disabilities because of systemic and persistent health inequities. The report stated that around 80% of people with disabilities reside in low- and middle-income nations.

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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, organized an opening ceremony for the International Year of Millets 2023 in Rome, Italy.

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The world celebrate International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9. The main motive behind marking this day is to spread awareness about a corruption-free society.

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Assam government has launched a special scheme Orunodoi 2.0. The flagship scheme of the state government aimed at providing financial security to financially disadvantaged families.

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According to the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households, Meghalaya tops the Average Monthly income per agricultural household. Meghalaya topped the list of Average Monthly income per agricultural household with an income of Rs. 29,348. Meghalaya is followed by Punjab with an income of Rs. 26,701 and Haryana with an income of Rs. 22,841. This list was released by the 77th Round of the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households. This was conducted by the National Statistical Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation during the agricultural year from July 2018 to June 2019.

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e-NAM, a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has won the Platinum Award in the Digital Empowerment of Citizens Category in Digital India Awards 2022 held in New Delhi.

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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India is observing the Road Safety Week from 11th to 17th January 2023, under “Swachhata Pakhwada”, to propagate the cause of safer roads for all.

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The Non-Resident External (NRE) and Non-Resident Ordinary (NRO) bank accounts, which are linked to foreign mobile numbers, are now eligible for UPI (Unified Payments Interface) transactions, according to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).