Today’s Current Affairs 28th March 2023 Current Affairs are incorporated with the important news that made the current affairs headlines for banking, UPSC or other competitive exams. Daily Current Affairs is the complete bag of important news that is held all day long. One should have complete knowledge about banking terms, current affairs news, etc. …
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Indian Government Forms Committee to Address Concerns of Government Employees Over National Pension System The Indian government has formed a committee led by finance secretary TV Somanathan to explore ways to address concerns raised by government employees over the National Pension System (NPS). The committee aims to find a middle ground between the fiscally imprudent …
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World Bank to provide $108 million loan to assist Assam’s disaster preparedness and flood forecasting efforts The World Bank has given the nod to provide a loan of $108 million (about ₹ 889 crores) to assist Assam in its efforts to improve its disaster preparedness and enhance flood forecasting. The multilateral bank has stated that …
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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has increased the interest rate on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for the financial year 2022-23. At its meeting, the retirement fund body has fixed the interest rate at 8.15 per cent. However, this rate is subject to approval by the Ministry of Finance, which ratifies the interest rate …
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As part of the ‘Drowning Prevention Awareness’ campaign, Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Krishna Prakash swam from Gateway of India to Elephanta Caves, Mumbai. He completed the expedition of 16.20 kms in just 5 hours 26 minutes and became the first person in history to do so. This is far from the first time the …
SJVN Ltd, a state-owned company, has secured Rs 915 crore in ‘GREEN’ financing from Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to support its 90 MW Omkareshwar floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh and 100 MW Raghanesda solar project in Gujarat. The ‘Facility Agreement’ was signed virtually between SJVN and JBIC under the Global Action for …
IDFC First Bank has announced its collaboration with the Swedish company Crunchfish to launch a pilot project to demonstrate offline retail payments. The bank is going to participate in the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) pilot project that aims to enable offline payments. The project aims to provide digital payment services to customers and merchants …
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Humza Yousaf, a Pakistani-origin politician, has won the Scottish National Party (SNP) leadership contest and is set to become Scotland‘s First Minister, replacing Nicola Sturgeon. Yousaf, who is the son of Asian immigrants, is poised to become the first person of colour to serve as Scotland’s first minister. He defeated Kate Forbes, the country’s finance …
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A Namibian Cheetah passed away at Kuno National Park in MP, India. The cheetah, named Sasha, was reportedly in good health when it was moved to India on September 17th 2022, but it was discovered that it had a kidney infection. This event was a setback for the project aimed at rejuvenating the cheetah population …
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A recent study conducted by researchers from the World Bank, Harvard Kennedy School, AidData, and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy has revealed that China spent approximately $240 billion from 2008 to 2021 bailing out 22 developing countries that had difficulty repaying loans taken for Belt and Road infrastructure projects. Buy Prime Test Series …
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