January, 2023 -

Prajjwala Challenge Launched Ministry of Rural Development in New Delhi

January 2, 2023

The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) has launched the Prajjwala Challenge. The Prajjwala Challenge has been launched to invite ideas, solutions, and actions that can transform rural development. It will provide a platform where ideas are invited from individuals, social enterprises, start-ups, the private sector, civil society, community-based organizations, academic institutions, incubation centers, …

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GST collections in December up by 15 percent to Rs 1.49 lakh cr

January 2, 2023

December GST collections up by 15 percent According to a government announcement, India’s goods and services tax receipts increased 15% year over year in December to Rs 1.49 lakh crore ($18.07 billion), suggesting robust economic activity throughout the holiday season. In November, revenue from goods and services taxes totaled Rs. 1.46 lakh crore. Buy Prime …

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Launch of Utkarsh 2.0 – Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy Framework

January 2, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy Framework for the period 2023-2025 – ‘Utkarsh 2.0’ – was launched by Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, RBI. The first strategy framework (Utkarsh 2022) covering the period 2019-2022 was launched in July 2019. It became a medium-term strategy document guiding the Bank’s progress towards realisation of the identified milestones. …

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RK Krishnakumar, a Tata veteran, passes away at 84

January 2, 2023

R Krishnakumar: R Krishnakumar, a close confidante of Ratan Tata and a group veteran, passed away. Kerala-born Krishnakumar, who had served at multiple positions in the group, including heading its hospitality arm Indian Hotels, was 84. He had been active with the Tata Trusts after his retirement from executive roles and was reportedly a part …

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High-Temperature Stars Revealed in the Globular Cluster Omega Centauri

January 2, 2023

A team of astronomers led by scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics and their international collaborators decided to study the most massive globular cluster system in our galaxy, Omega Centauri. They have detected strange hot stars in the cluster using the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) image on AstroSat. They have found that these hot …

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Koneru Humpy won Silver at the World Chess Blitz Championship

January 2, 2023

World blitz chess championship Former World rapid champion K. Humpy produced a superlative performance to claim India’s first-ever silver medal from the World blitz chess championship that concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Humpy defeated China’s Zhongyi Tan to win Silver in the 17th and final round. Fourth-seeded Humpy scored an impressive 12.5 points, just half a …

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RBI Releases Fifth Volume of Reserve Bank History (1997-2008)

January 2, 2023

The fifth volume of the Reserve Bank of India’s history is released. This volume encompasses the 11-year period from 1997 to 2008. With this volume, the history of the Reserve Bank of India is now updated up to 2008. The Reserve Bank had initiated the process of preparation of this volume in 2015 under the guidance …

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1668 Journalists killed in the Past 20 years Between 2003 to 2022

January 2, 2023

A total of 1,668 Journalists have been killed worldwide with murders, contract killings, ambushes, war zone deaths, and fatal injuries. These journalists have been killed in connection with their work in the last two decades from 2003 to 2022. The reports gave an average of more than 80 journalists being killed every year. Christopher Deloire, …

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ISRO, Andhra University to Set up Equipment Along Beaches to Predict Rip Currents

January 2, 2023

Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO), National Centre for Earth Sciences (NCES), and the Andhra University (AU) have researched and concluded that constant rip current zones at blue flag-certified Rushikonda beach and RK Beach have become a danger to the beach visitors. Between 2012 to 2022, over 200 people drowned in the sea at various …

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Inacio Lula da Silva Sworn in As the President of Brazil for the 3rd Time

January 2, 2023

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office for a third term as Brazil’s president, vowing to fight for the poor and the environment and “rebuild the country” after far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro’s divisive administration. The 77-year-old veteran leftist, who previously led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, took the oath of office before Congress, capping a …

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Monthly Archives: January 2023

Prajjwala Challenge Launched Ministry of Rural Development in New Delhi

GST collections in December up by 15 percent to Rs 1.49 lakh cr

Launch of Utkarsh 2.0 – Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy Framework

RK Krishnakumar, a Tata veteran, passes away at 84

High-Temperature Stars Revealed in the Globular Cluster Omega Centauri

Koneru Humpy won Silver at the World Chess Blitz Championship

RBI Releases Fifth Volume of Reserve Bank History (1997-2008)

1668 Journalists killed in the Past 20 years Between 2003 to 2022

ISRO, Andhra University to Set up Equipment Along Beaches to Predict Rip Currents

Inacio Lula da Silva Sworn in As the President of Brazil for the 3rd Time

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