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TerraPay partners with NPCI International to boost cashless transactions for Indian customers

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Thursday said its international payments arm NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with TerraPay, Netherlands-based global payments infrastructure company to allow Indians with an active UPI ID to receive real-time, international payments into their bank accounts via TerraPay’s secure payments technology. NPCI International […]

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Daily Current Affairs – 27 January 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 27 January 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: 27 January

International Holocaust Remembrance Day was established by the United Nations in 2005 as an international day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The United Nations designated 27 January (the liberation of Auschwitz) as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The theme of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022 is “Memory, Dignity and Justice” The objective

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Russia delivers 70,000 AK-203 assault rifles to India

Russia delivered all the contracted 70,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles to the Indian Armed Forces on 25 January 2022. The Indian Armed Forces had placed an order for 670,000 rifles, for which the contract was signed on 6 December 2021 between India and Kalashnikov (Russian defense manufacturing unit). The total cost of the contract is around Rs 5,124 crore. The

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IMF lowers India’s FY22 growth forecast to 9% from 9.5%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut India’s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal 2021-22 (FY22) to 9 percent, in its latest world economic outlook report, released on January 25, 2022. In its latest update of World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, the Washington-based international financial institution, which had in October last year projected a

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Meity releases Vision Document 2.0 titled ‘USD 300 billion electronics manufacturing powerhouse by 2026′

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in association with ICEA, released a 5-year roadmap and Vision Document for the electronics sector on January 24, 2022, The Vision Document 2.0 titled “$300 bn Sustainable Electronics Manufacturing & Exports by 2026.” This roadmap is the second volume of a two-part Vision Document – the first of which

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Govt notifies amalgamation of PMC Bank with Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd

The government on January 25, 2022 notified the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank amalgamation scheme with Delhi-based Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd (USFBL), with effect from January 25, 2022. This means that from January 25, 2022 all the branches of the PMC Bank will function as branches of Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd. Unity

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President approves 384 Gallantry Awards for 2022

President Ram Nath Kovind has approved awards of 384 Gallantry for armed forces personnel and others on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day celebrations, said the Ministry of Defence on January 25, 2022. Apart from this, the President’s Police Medals have been conferred on 939 awardees, including 189 Gallantry Medals, 88 Police Medals for

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128 People Conferred with Padma Awards 2022

The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian Awards in India. 128 people have been honoured this year with the Awards that are conferred in three categories – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. The awards are announced every year on the occasion of Republic Day on January 26, in various disciplines/ fields

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Western Naval Command conducts Joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022)

Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy conducted a joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022) off the West Coast which concluded on January 25, 2022. The exercise continued for 20 days and was conducted with an aim to enhance Inter-Service synergy among the Indian Navy, IAF, Indian Army and Coast Guard. The Western Naval Command (HQ- Mumbai) is one of

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