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EnKash received RBI’s in-principle nod as online payment aggregator

EnKash received RBI’s in-principle nod as online payment aggregator: Business spend management platform EnKash has received RBI’s in-principle approval for payments aggregator (PA) licence, which will enable the company to broaden its product offerings to businesses for digital transactions. January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz Founded in 2018, EnKash has helped over 100,000 businesses digitise and decentralise their […]

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SEBI allows futures contract on corporate bond index

SEBI allows futures contract on corporate bond index: The Securities and Exchange Board of India has allowed exchanges to introduce future contracts on Corporate Bond Indices. The index should be composed of corporate debt securities, constituents of the index should have adequate liquidity and diversification at the issuer level and the constituents of the index should be periodically

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Centre Clears Rs 2,600 cr Scheme to Promote RuPay, BHIM-UPI

Centre Clears Rs 2,600 cr Scheme to Promote RuPay, BHIM-UPI: The Union Cabinet has approved the incentive scheme for the promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions (person-to-merchant) for the current financial year. A cash allocation of Rs 2,600 crore has been allocated for the incentive programme for the development of RuPay Debit

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Petrol blended with 20% ethanol from April 1, says Hardeep Singh Puri

Petrol blended with 20% ethanol from April 1, says Hardeep Singh Puri: The phased roll-out of E20 (20 per cent ethanol blending in gasoline) will begin on April 1, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said. The fuel will be available at select outlets and will not require changes to car engines. The proposed roll-out will give further

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Former cricketer MS Dhoni, Garuda Aerospace launch surveillance drone named Droni

Garuda Aerospace: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a former captain of the Indian cricket team, and the drone manufacturer Garuda Aerospace have introduced the “Droni” surveillance drone. Dhoni is an ambassador-cum-investor in the low-cost drone manufacturer. Dhoni had unveiled the camera drone called Droni at The Global Drone Expo in Chennai last year. Droni is a battery-operated

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Inflation cools to one-year low of 5.7% in December

Inflation cools to one-year low of 5.7% in December: In December 2022, retail inflation declined to a one-year low of 5.72 percent, primarily as a result of falling food costs. According to information made public by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), it was also comfortably inside the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI)

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A book titled “Braving A Viral Storm: India’s Covid-19 Vaccine Story” by Aashish Chandorkar

Braving A Viral Storm: India’s Covid-19 Vaccine Story: In New Delhi, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya gave the book “Braving A Viral Storm: India’s Covid-19 Vaccine Story” its official launch. The book is co-authored by Aashish Chandorkar and Suraj Sudhir. The book launch comes ahead of India’s second anniversary of starting its COVID-19

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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates School of Logistics, Waterways and Communication in Agartala

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates School of Logistics, Waterways and Communication in Agartala: The School of Logistics, Waterways and Communication in Agartala was opened by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha. This new institution aims to provide world-class education and training to the region’s talented individuals, allowing them to excel

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Harry Brook & Ashleigh Gardner named ICC Players of the Month for December

ICC Players of the December Month: After a scorching run of runs that helped England win a historic World Test Championship (WTC) series in Pakistan, Harry Brook was named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month. On the other hand, Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner bagged the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for her contributions

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UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 12 January 2023

UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz 12 January 2023 composed by the Gkseries team is very helpful to UPSC aspirants. UPSC Daily Static Quiz: 12 January 2023

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