National Police Commemoration Day: Every year on 21 October, National Police Commemoration Day is commemorated to remember the police officers who breathed their last while carrying out their duty. This day is set aside to honour the brave police officers who sacrificed their lives while protecting the nation, as well as their families and the […]
CCI imposes Rs 392 crore penalties on MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, OYO : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed monetary penalties of more than ₹392 crore on MakeMyTrip (MMT), Goibibo, and OYO. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz Reason: For alleged unfair business practices. CCI imposed a fine of ₹223.48 crore on Make My Trip-Goibibo (MMT-Go) and ₹168.88 crore on OYO. CCI
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IRDAI approved ‘Bima Sugam’ portal : Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has recently approved the launch of Bima Sugam portal. It is an online marketplace, under which all insurance companies can sell life and non-life insurance on a single platform. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz The portal will be operationalised from 1 January 2023. Aggregators like PolicyBazaar, brokers,
IPPB, RBIH join hands for financial products and services : India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) and Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) have joined hands to enhance the reach of financial solutions to large sections of society across India. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz Under the arrangement, both will plan, design and execute innovative products to bridge the gap by bringing digitalised services at
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PM Jan Dhan account crosses ₹1.75-lakh crore mark : As per the government data, PM Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has crossed the ₹1.75 lakh crore mark on October 5, 2022. The total number of beneficiaries has reached 47 crore. Women hold a bigger share of 26.16 crore accounts, of which the bulk 31.42 crore accounts were in
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Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurates Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas plant: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga, Sangrur, Punjab. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz The plant has been commissioned with FDI of approximately Rs. 220 crores by Verbio AG (German bioenergy company). The present production
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Wildlife board approves new tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Board has approved a 2,339 Sq km new tiger reserve, will be known as Durgavati Tiger Reserve. The new tiger reserve will be spread across Narisinghpur, Damoh and Sagar districts of MP. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz The Board’s meeting was chaired by Madhya Pradesh chief minister
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CASHe, IRCTC partner to launch ‘travel now pay later’ facility: AI-driven financial wellness platform, CASHe, announced that it has partnered with Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), to provide a ’travel now pay later’ (TNPL) payment option on its travel app, IRCTC Rail Connect. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz This feature will enable travellers of
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Jyothi becomes 1st Indian woman to clock sub-13 seconds in 100m hurdles : Jyothi Yarraji (23), representing Railways, has created history by becoming the first Indian woman to clock a legal sub-13 second time in 100-meter hurdles. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz She has smashed her own record at the 61st National Open Athletics Championships at the
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PM launches Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana : PM Narendra Modi has launched the ‘One Nation, One Fertiliser’ scheme (or PM Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana) at the PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz He has also launched an e-magazine on fertilisers, called Indian Edge. Under this scheme,
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