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Latest Current Affairs and important News, articles, treaties, government schemes, awards, sports results etc. for competitive exams SSC, UPSC, Railways, Public Service Commission(PSC). These daily general knowledge or general awareness section provides detail study materials for preparations. Download pdfs are available here.

HDFC Mutual Fund launches Missed Call Advisory Service #LaxmiForLaxmi for Women Investors

HDFC Mutual Fund launches Missed Call Advisory Service #LaxmiForLaxmi for Women Investors

HDFC Mutual Fund has launched #LaxmiForLaxmi on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2022. #LaxmiForLaxmi is an end-to-end women-led missed call advisory service #LaxmiForLaxmi. #LaxmiForLaxmi is a financial empowerment campaign for women under which women investors will be connected to a woman financial expert near them through a missed call service. The woman financial expert will then […]

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Daily Current Affairs – 8 & 9 March 2022 | Gkseries

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 8 & 9 March 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also

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Former Australian wicketkeeper Rod Marsh passes away at 74

Former Australian wicketkeeper Rod Marsh passes away at 74

The cricket world lost a legend as former Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh passed away. He was 74. Marsh had suffered a massive heart attack in Queensland last week and was in an induced coma at the Royal Adelaide Hospital until his death. Marsh played 96 test matches and 92 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for Australia. He

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International Women’s Day 2022: 08 March

International Women’s Day 2022: 08 March

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the historical, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also observed in support of taking action against gender inequality around the world. We all know the world couldn’t run without women (we mean, just listen to Beyoncé). The theme of 2022 International Women’s Day

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RBI launches UPI123pay for feature phones and DigiSaathi- a 24×7 Helpline for Digital Payments

RBI launches UPI123pay for feature phones and DigiSaathi- a 24×7 Helpline for Digital Payments

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has launched UPI for feature phones called UPI123Pay. He also launched 24×7 helpline for digital payments – DigiSaathi. UPI on feature phones will help people in rural areas who cannot afford a smartphone. UPI123pay presently offers four mediums/options to the users of feature phones to make UPI payments. Users can access DigiSaathi via

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RBI launches “BE(A)WARE” – A Booklet on Modus Operandi of Financial Frauds

RBI launches “BE(A)WARE” – A Booklet on Modus Operandi of Financial Frauds

The Reserve Bank has released a booklet, “BE(A)WARE” on the common modus operandi used by fraudsters and precautions to be taken while carrying out various financial transactions. The booklet aims to enhance public awareness about various types of financial frauds perpetrated on gullible customers while carrying out digital payments and other financial transactions.

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C-DAC Commissions “PARAM Ganga” Supercomputer at IIT Roorkee under National Supercomputing Mission

C-DAC Commissions “PARAM Ganga” Supercomputer at IIT Roorkee under National Supercomputing Mission

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has designed and commissioned a supercomputer named “PARAM Ganga”,  at IIT Roorkee on March 07, 2022, under Phase II of National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). PARAM Ganga has a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 Petaflops.

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President Ram Nath Kovind Presents ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ for 2020 and 2021 to 29 Women

President Ram Nath Kovind Presents ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ for 2020 and 2021 to 29 Women

President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Nari Shakti Puraskar 2020 and 2021 at a special ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on occasion of International Women’s Day. The award was conferred on 29 outstanding and exceptional women achievers in recognition of their exceptional work towards empowerment of women, especially the vulnerable and marginalised. There

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Ministry of Culture organise PAN-India programme “Jharokha – Compendium of Indian handicraft/ handloom, art and culture”

Ministry of Culture organise PAN-India programme “Jharokha – Compendium of Indian handicraft/ handloom, art and culture”

As part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Textiles are organizing “Jharokha-Compendium of Indian handicraft/ handloom, art and culture”.  Jharokha is a PAN India progarmme which will be held at 16 locations in 13 states and UTs, as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav . To begin with,

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Axis Bank and Airtel announces partnership to boost India’s digital ecosystem

Axis Bank and Airtel announces partnership to boost India’s digital ecosystem

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s premier communications solutions provider, and Axis Bank, India’s third-largest private sector bank, announced a strategic partnership to strengthen the growth of India’s digital ecosystem through a range of financial solutions. In a bid to accelerate adoption of digital payments in the country, over the coming months, Airtel and Axis Bank will

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