Current Affairs February 2023

Telangana announced India’s first new mobility focussed cluster

Telangana announced India’s first new mobility focussed cluster: The Telangana government launched India’s first mobility-focused cluster, Telangana Mobility Valley (TMV) during the first edition of Mobility Next Hyderabad Summit 2023, Telangana. Aim: To attract investments of around Rs 50,000 crore and generate more than 4 lakh jobs in the next five years in the state. February 2023 Current […]

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RBI expands scope of TReDS platform to allow insurance facility, secondary market ops & to improve cashflow of MSMEs

RBI expands scope of TReDS platform to allow insurance facility, secondary market ops & to improve cashflow of MSMEs: RBI expands scope of TReDS platform to allow insurance facility, secondary market ops & to improve cashflow of MSMEs. The guidelines on Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) were issued in December 2014 with the objective of

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PhonePe becomes first Indian fintech to allow UPI payments abroad

PhonePe becomes first Indian fintech to allow UPI payments abroad: PhonePe has launched a service that will allow the fintech firm’s Indian users traveling abroad to pay foreign merchants using Unified Payments Interface (UPI). UPI international’ support merchant outlets in UAE, Singapore, Mauritius, Nepal, and Bhutan that have a local QR (quick response) code. Users will be able

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Airtel Payments Bank launched BizKhata for Small Businesses & Merchant

Airtel Payments Bank launched BizKhata for Small Businesses & Merchant: Airtel Payments Bank today announced the launch of its current account – BizKhata, which comes with unlimited transactions* and instant activation for small merchants and business partners across the country. February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz A large number of small business owners continue to use

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41-year-old Pakistan Wicketkeeper-Batter Kamran Akmal Retires From All Forms Of Cricket

41-year-old Pakistan Wicketkeeper-Batter Kamran Akmal Retires From All Forms Of Cricket: Kamran Akmal, a veteran Pakistani wicketkeeper, has declared his retirement from all forms of cricket. Prior to the Pakistan Super League’s 2023 edition (PSL). Akmal was earlier named as the batting consultant for the Peshawar Zalmi, led by Babar Azam, for the upcoming edition

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Natasha Perianayagam Scored Highest in “World’s Brightest” Students List

Natasha Perianayagam Scored Highest in “World’s Brightest” Students List: Natasha Perianayagam, a 13-year-old girl, was named the “world’s brightest” student. American Indian Natasha Perianayagam was included on the list created by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Natasha has been listed on the “world’s brightest” list, previously she also took the Johns Hopkins Center

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Plant-based meat brand UnCrave signs Vir Das as ambassador

Plant-based meat brand UnCrave signs Vir Das as ambassador: Popular comic, actor, and musician Vir Das has been named as the brand ambassador for UnCrave, a plant-based meat brand by Licious. UnCrave understands how meat-lovers feel without meat and fulfills this gap with the most meat-like, vegetarian solution through its plant protein-based meat products. The

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Nearly 600 sea lions die due to bird flu outbreak in Peru

Nearly 600 sea lions die due to bird flu outbreak in Peru: 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds were reported dead in Peru in recent weeks as a result of the H5N1 bird flu virus. Following the discovery of 55,000 dead birds in eight protected coastal areas, rangers found the bird flu that killed

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Salman Rushdie new novel ‘Victory City’ released

Salman Rushdie new novel ‘Victory City’ released: Victory City, a “epic tale” of a 14th-century woman who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city, was published by Salman Rushdie. The much-anticipated work tells the tale of young orphan girl Pampa Kampana who is endowed by a goddess with magical powers and founds the city,

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Safer Internet Day 2023 observed on 7 February

Safer Internet Day: The date of this year’s Safer Internet Day was February 7, 2023, a Tuesday. Notably, it was the campaign’s 20th edition. Safer Internet Day is marked to help the younger generation understand safe practices on the Internet. They do this not only to protect themselves but also to understand that they never

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