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ISSUE:AUGUST 2023 By: KAPIL KATHPAL
CROSSWORD CURRENT AFFAIRS
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BRICS SUMMIT 2023
GALLANTRY AWARDS 2023
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CHINESE ECONOMY IN DEFLATION
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PREFACE
Welcome to the August 2023 Month Edition of our Crossword Current Affairs
Magazine designed specifically for Bank Exams. Current Affairs play a significant role
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In this edition, we bring you a detailed analysis of the current affairs of the August
2023, covering a wide range of topics, including national and international news,
banking & economic developments, sports, science and technology, and much more.
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up-to-date information.
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knowledge and help you assess your preparation.
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valuable asset for your exam preparation and help you achieve your career goals. We
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Table of
Contents
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Appointments & Resignations 1
Awards 7
Banking & Insurance 15
Books & Authors 44
Defence News 46
Festivals 54
Important Days 58
International News 73
Mergers & Acquisitions 79
MOU's & Partnership 82
National News 96
Obituaries 140
Reports & Indices 146
Science & Technology 152
Sports 159
State / UT News 169
Visits, Meetings & Summits 186
Current Affairs Cracker SHOTS 191
Static Awareness 211
Current Affairs MCQs 220
7
Appointments &
Resignations
Shivendra Nath appoints as CMD of EPIL
Prof Ganesan Kannabiran becomes the
new NAAC director
Shivendra Nath has been appointed as the Chairman

Prof Ganesan Kannabiran has been appointed as the
and Managing Director (CMD) of Engineering Projects
director of the National Assessment and Accreditation
India Ltd (EPIL).
Council (NAAC).
Southern council of ICAI gets its youngest MFIN Elects Udaya Kumar Hebbar as Its
chairperson Chairperson
Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Apurva

Chandra has been given additional charge of the
The Southern India Regional Council (SIRC) of the
Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) at its 21st
K. Rajaraman, hitherto the Telecom secretary, has
meeting elected Chennai-based Divya Abhishek as
been tapped to head the International Financial
its Chairperson for 2023-24.
Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), a regulator for
Ms. Divya is the youngest chairperson in the history
IFSCs such as the one in GIFT city, Gujarat.
of the Southern India Regional Council of ICAI.
While Pandu Ranga Rao K. has been elected as vice-
chairperson.
Vice adm Rajesh Pendharkar takes
over as the flag officer Commanding-
Thuraiya Hamid Al Hashmi Elected as
in-Chief ENC
BoD and Constituency Director of
BRICS’ NDB
Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar has taken charge as

BRICS’ New Development Bank (NDB) has elected the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern
Thuraiya Hamid Alhashmi as a member of its Board of Naval Command.
Directors and a Constituency Director. He has commanded three frontline ships including
Alhashmi will become the first Emirati and Arab the Missile Corvette - INS Kora, Stealth Frigate - INS
woman to assume a Director’s position at the NDB Shivalik and the Aircraft Carrier -INS Viraat.
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Shohini Sinha named as special agent in GoI appointed Sanjay Kumar Agarwal as
FBI CBIC Chairman & Surjit Bhujabal as CBIC
Member
An Indian-American Shohini Sinha, known for her work

on counter-terrorism investigations, has been named
as a special agent in charge of the FBI’s field office in
Salt Lake City in the US state of Utah.
Government of India (GoI) appointed Sanjay Kumar
Agarwal as the Chairman of the Central Board of
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
Granted 1-Year Extension He succeeds Vivek Johri, who superannuated on 31st
July 2023.
Scientist and Defense Expert Vijay Kumar

Saraswat Appointed As The Chairman of
QETCI
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
has approved a one-year extension to Cabinet
Secretary Rajiv Gauba, by making him the longest-
serving cabinet secretary in India’s history.
Prior to Gauba, B D Pande held the record for being the
longest-serving cabinet secretary, serving from
November 2, 1972, to March 31, 1977.
Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla Gets 1-

year Extension
Quantum Ecosystems Technology Council of India
(QETCI) has announced the appointment of scientist
and defense expert Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat as
Chairman of the Governing Board.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Cambodian king appoints Hun Manet as
approved a further one-year extension for Ajay Kumar new PM of Cambodia
Bhalla as Union Home Secretary, Ministry of Home
Affairs beyond August 22, 2023, up to August 22, 2024.
This is his 4th extension in the post.
Qualcomm India appoints Savi Soin

as President
•Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni issued a royal

decree appointing Hun Manet as the new Prime
Minister (PM) of Cambodia for a 5 year-term.
The leading smartphone processor manufacturer, •Hun Manet is the son of Hun Sen, the former PM of
Qualcomm appointed Savi Soin as the President of Cambodia
Qualcomm India. Hun Manet will succeed Hun Sen, who has ruled for
He will replace Rajen Vagadia. about 38 years.
Amit Jhingran appoints as MD & CEO
Indian Oil Chairman Shrikant Madhav
Vaidya Gets 1 Year Post-Retirement of SBI Life Insurance
Extension
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

of India (IRDAI) has approved the appointment of Amit
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
Jhingran as the new MD & CEO of SBI Life Insurance
approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum
Company.
and Natural Gas and extended the tenure of Shrikant
Madhav Vaidya, Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has been appointed
(IOCL), for a period of 1 year.
as the caretaker Prime Minister of
Pakistan
Niger Military Junta Appoints Ali
Mahaman Lamine Zeine as
Transitional PM of Niger
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has been named as the caretaker

prime minister to oversee the election process.
This decision has been taken after the meeting
between Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja
Riaz.
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has been serving as Senater
The Military Junta of the Republic of Niger appointed
since 2018. He is a lawmaker from the Balochistan
Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, an economist and former
Awami Party (BAP).
Minister of finance of Niger Republic, as a transitional
Prime Minister (PM) of Niger. R Doraiswamy appoints as MD of LIC
Indian-origin Vaibhav Taneja becomes

new Tesla Chief Financial Officer
Centre has appointed R Doraiswamy, Executive

Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) as
Managing Director of the insurance behemoth.
Vaibhav Taneja has been appointed as the new Chief Doraiswamy will replace Ipe Mini, who is currently an
Financial Officer of Elon Musk-owned carmaker Tesla. MD of LIC and is due to superannuate at the end of this
He succeeds Zachary Kirkhorn, who has left the month.
position after 13 years with the company. Currently, LIC has four Managing Directors — Mini Ipe, M
Jagannath, Tablesh Pandey, and Sat Pal Bhanoo.
Justice Subhasis Talapatra Sworn in as Faiz Ahmed Kidwai was Given Additional
33rd Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Charge as CEO of NRAA
Faiz Ahmed Kidwai has been appointed as the Chief

•Justice Subhasis Talapatra, Judge of the Orissa High
Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Rainfed Area
Court, took oath as the 33rd Chief Justice (CJ) of the
Authority (NRAA) on an additional charge basis.
Orissa High Court.
Faiz Ahmed Kidwai succeeds Dr. Ashok Dalwai, who
Justice Subhasis Talapatra succeeded Justice Dr. S
was serving as CEO of NRAA since July 2017.
Muralidhar.
Anuradha Thakur was Given Additional Alex Chriss appoints as CEO of PayPal
Charge as Director of SFIO
Alex Chriss has been appointed as the new CEO of

Anuradha Thakur has been given additional charge as
PayPal.
the Director of Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)
He will replace its longest-serving CEO Dan Schulman
on September 27.
Mahmood Ahmed was given Additional
Charge as MD of NHIDCL
BPCL announced Rahul Dravid as brand
ambassador
Mahmood Ahmed has been given additional charge as

the Managing Director (MD) of National Highways and
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), the
Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
second-largest Indian oil marketing company (OMC),
(NHIDCL).
has announced Rahul Dravid as its latest brand
The post has been vacant since Chanchal Kumar, MD of
ambassador.
NHIDCL, was moved to the Ministry of Civil Aviation
(MCA).
Sandeep Navlakhe resigns as Tata

RBI approves appointment of PR Seshadri Projects executive VP
as MD and CEO of South Indian Bank
Tata Projects Executive Vice President Sandeep

Navlakhe, who played a crucial role in the construction
According to Thrissur-based South Indian Bank the of the new Parliament, has resigned from the key post
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the in the company.
appointment of P R Seshadri as managing director and
chief executive officer.
SBI Appoints Four Directors To The Board

Suryakumar Yadav Leads the Mission
“Omega Sufficient Nation”
The State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed four

Zuventus Healthcare Ltd proudly announces the directors namely Ketan Shivji Vikamsey, Mrugank
launch of Healthyr-U, an online wellness initiative to Madhukar Paranjape, Rajesh Kumar Dubey and
help Indians attain better health. Dharmendra Singh Shekhawat to the central board of
Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed as the the bank.
ambassador of Mission “Omega Sufficient Nation” by They were appointed for a period of 3 years with effect
Zuventus Healthcare Ltd. from 26th June 2023 to 25th June 2026.
Former Chief Justice of Calcutta HC, Prakash Sachin Tendulkar Named as ‘National
Shrivastava, appointed new Chairman of Icon’ for Election Commission of India
NGT
Justice Prakash Shrivastava, former Chief Justice of the

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was
Calcutta high court, has been appointed as the new
named as the ‘National Icon’ for voter awareness and
chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
education for the Election Commission of India(ECI).
Earlier, Justice Shiv Kumar Singh was appointed as the
Sachin and ECI entered into a Memorandum of
executive chairperson after the retirement of the then
Understanding (MoU) for a period of 3 years at the
NGT Chairman Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
event held in New Delhi, Delhi, in the presence of the
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Rajiv Kumar.
Srettha Thavisin Elected as 30th PM of
Thailand
Shubman Gill Becomes the brand
ambassador of Tata Capital
Srettha Thavisin of Pheu Thai Party (PTP) was elected

as the 30th Prime Minister (PM) of Thailand
He succeeds Prayut Chan-o-cha, the 29th PM of
Thailand (2014 to 2023), who announced retirement
from politics in July 2023. Indian cricketer Shubman Gill was named as the brand
ambassador of Tata Capital Limited.
Bernardo Arevalo Wins Guatemala’s
Presidential Election Nepal President appoints
Bishowambhar Shrestha as Chief
Justice
César Bernardo Arévalo de León won Guatemala’s

presidential election.
Arevalo will succeed the current President Alejandro
Giammattei, a leader of the right-wing party Vamos.
Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel appointed
Neelkanth Mishra Appointed as Part-time Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha as the Chief Justice of
Nepal.
Chairman of UIDAI
Infosys Ropes in Tennis Icon Rafael
Nadal as Brand Ambassador for
Digital Innovation
•Neelkanth Mishra has been appointed the Part-time

Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of
India (UIDAI).
•The Chairman post was vacant for almost 4 years.
Previously, J. Satyanarayana served as the part-time
Infosys Limited has signed a 3 years partnership with
Chairman of UIDAI from July 12, 2016, to April 15, 2019. Spanish Tennis Icon Rafael Nadal appointing him as
He will be the second non-bureaucrat after Nandan the ambassador for its brand and Infosys’ Digital
Nilekani (2009 to 2014) to chair UIDAI Innovation.
Emmerson Mnangagwa Re-Elected As
Former Chief Justice of Calcutta HC, Prakash
President As The Second Term
Shrivastava, appointed new Chairman of
NGT
Emmerson Mnangagwa, President ofZimbabwe, re-

elected to the post for the second term of 5 years and
Justice Prakash Shrivastava, former Chief Justice of the
final term.
Calcutta high court, has been appointed as the new
He belongs to the Zimbabwe African National Union –
chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF) political party.
Earlier, Justice Shiv Kumar Singh was appointed as the
He is known as ‘The Crocodile’ for his ruthlessness
executive chairperson after the retirement of the then
NGT Chairman Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
Indian Oil appointed chef Sanjeev

Mridul Kumar named next Indian
Kapoor as its brand ambassador
ambassador to Liechtenstein
IndianOil has announced its collaboration with

celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor as the brand Mridul Kumar has been named the next Indian
ambassador for its Indane XTRATEJ LPG brand. ambassador to Liechtenstein.
He is currently the Ambassador of India to Switzerland.
Kaziranga National Park To Get First

Shriram Finance’s EVC Umesh Woman Field Director
Revankar Appointed as FIDC
Chairman
Dr. Sonali Ghosh, a distinguished officer of the Indian

Umesh Revankar was appointed as the chairman of the Forest Service (IFS), will become the first woman field
Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) for a director of Kaziranga National Park (KNP)
period of 2 years. Dr. Ghosh's appointment as the first woman field
He is currently serving as the Executive Vice Chairman director of KNP is a historic moment for the
(EVC) of Shriram Finance Limited. conservation of wildlife in India.
Awards &
Recognition
National Sports The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MoYAS)
recognised the Handball Association of India (HAI)
Federation
as a National Sports Federation (NSF) status for the
(2023)
promotion and regulation of handball with
immediate effect.
GEM Awards Prem Prakash, a renowned journalist and Founder

(2023-24) & Chairman of Asian News International (ANI), was
honoured with the Global Education Mentor (GEM)
Award 2023 – Lifetime Achievement Award.
He was honoured with the award at the GEM
Awards 2023-24 program organised at Dr.
Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC), in New
Delhi.
ATFSG Award Power Finance Corporation Limited(PFC) became
(2023) the first member from India to join the Asia
Transition Finance Study Group(ATFSG), an
initiative by the Japanese Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry for promoting sustainable
transition finance for Asian Countries.
ATFSG was established with the understanding
that transition finance will be a critical factor in
enabling Asian economies to achieve carbon
neutrality.
Udyog Ratna Maharashtra Government will give its Udyog Ratna
Award to Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata.
Award
The Maharashtra government has decided to start
(2023)
the prestigious Udyog Ratna Award from this year
onward.
Ratan Tata received the Padma Vibhushan in 2008
and Padma Bhushan in 2000.
NSTF-South32 Dr Mohamed Reza Mia, Indian-origin South African
Awards and Chairman and Founder of Johannesburg
(2023)
based Pegasus Universal Aerospace Company, won
the 2022/2023 National Science and Technology
Forum (NSTF)-South32 Awards.
He has been awarded for outstanding
contributions to Science, Engineering, Technology
and innovation in SA for the category “Innovation
Award: Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise”.
The 2023 event was the 25th edition of NSTF
Awards took place simultaneously in Cape Town
and Johannesburg, SA.
The NSTF’s theme for 2023 is Ocean Science for
sustainable development.
Global Visionary Medec Dragon Pvt Ltd was awarded the most
Entrepreneur prestigious “Best Managed Pharmaceutical
Sustainable Organizations 2023”.
Award
Deepak Shenoy (Managing Director, Medec Dragon
(2023)
Pvt Ltd) was awarded as “Global Visionary
Entrepreneur of the year 2023″ at the 6th Edition of
South Asia Pacific Healthcare Summit & Business
Award 2023.
The event was organized by Brands Council
Ratings & Medilinks in Mumbai.
Diversity in Actor Mrunal Thakur was honoured with Diversity
Cinema Award in Cinema Award at the Indian Film Festival of
(2023)
Melbourne (IFFM).
The 14th edition of the Indian Film Festival of
Melbourne will run from August 11 to 20.
Highest-Paid HDFC Bank’s Sashidhar Jagdishan emerged as the

Bank CEO highest-paid bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in
(2023)
the financial year 2022-2023 (FY23) with over Rs
10.55 crore in total pay.
Kaizad Bharucha, deputy managing director, HDFC
Bank, drew Rs 10 crore for FY23 and is likely to be
the second-highest-grossing banker in India.
Among bank CEOs, Amitabh Chaudhry, the CEO of
Axis Bank, received a payout of Rs 9.75 crore in
FY23 making it the second-highest in terms -
of overall pay among bank chief executives.
Sandeep Bakhshi ,CEO of ICICI Bank got paid Rs
9.60 crore for the fiscal year.
Global Leader Jayesh Saini was awarded Global Leader Award
Award 2023 for Healthcare Expansion in Africa.
(2023) LifeCare Group, led by Jayesh Saini, has expanded
healthcare services across East Africa with
hospitals in five major parts of Kenya and plans for
10 more in different regions of Africa.
This ambitious endeavor aims to increase the total
bed capacity to over 2,600 by 2024.
RICS South Asia Indian real estate entrepreneur Subhash Runwal is

Awards the Chairman of Runwal, a leading real estate
(2023)
developer with a legacy of over four decades.
RICS hosted its first awards. It aims to recognize
global and Indian industry-leading achievements.
RICS was established in 1868 in London.
Gold Award National Automated Fingerprint Identification

(2023) System (NAFIS) Team won Gold Award under
Excellence in Government Process Reengineering
for Digital Transformation Category-1 by the
Department of Administrative Reforms and Public
Complaints.
NAFIS helps in the quick and easy disposal of cases
with the help of a centralized fingerprint database.
It assigns a unique 10-digit National Fingerprint
Number (NFN) to each person arrested for a crime.
76 Gallantry President Droupadi Murmu has approved 76

awards Gallantry awards to Armed Forces and Central
(2023)
Armed Police Forces personnel on the evening of
Independence Day 2023.
These include 4 Kirti Chakra (posthumous), 11
Shaurya Chakras (including five posthumous), 2 Bar
to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 52 Sena Medals
(Gallantry), three Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and 4
Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).
President Murmu also approved one President’s
Tatrakshak Medal (PTM) and five Tatrakshak
Medals (TM) to the Indian Coast Guard personnel.
Empowered Myra Grover, a distinguished author and Secretary
Women Icon of the New Delhi Social Workers Association
(NDSWA) has been awarded the Prestigious
Award
‘Women Icon Award’ for her contributions to the
(2023)
society in the domain of Mental Wellness.
Dr. Gaurav Grover, Chairman of NDSWA, a Delhi
based Non-Profit Organisation has been honored
with the Bharat Gaurav Samman by the House of
Lords, UK Parliament.
Oscar’s Semi The film “Champaran Mutton,” directed by Ranjan

Final List Umakrishnan has successfully advanced to the
(2023)
semifinals of the Student Academy Awards
category of the Oscar award.
The movie stands along with a competition among
17 films, a remarkable feat considering the rigorous
selection process from an initial pool of 2400 films.
954 Medals For The Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) has been
Police awarded to 229 personnel. One member of CRPF
(2023)
personnel has been given the President's Police
Medal for Gallantry (PPMG).
IUnion Home The “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in

Minister’s Medal Investigation, 2023” has been awarded to 140 Police
(2023)
Personnel, in recognition of their outstanding
service in the investigation.
Among the 140 personnel, 15 are from the Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI), 12 are from the
National Investigation Agency (NIA), and 2 are from
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), and so on.
This medal was constituted in 2018, with the
objective to promote high professional standards
of investigation of crime and recognize such
Excellence in Investigation.
top Harvard Indian-American economist Raj Chetty has been
University Prize awarded Harvard University’s coveted George
(2023)
Ledlie Prize 2023.
Along with Chetty, Biologist Michael Springer,
professor of systems biology at Harvard Medical
School was also honoured with the coveted
Harvard University’s George Ledlie Prize.
The award is given every two years to a member of
the Harvard community who has made the most
valuable contribution to science or in any way for
the benefit of mankind.
69th National The winners of the 69th National Film Awards
Film Award (2023) were announced by the jury panel during
(2023)
the event held at the National Media Centre, New
Delhi, Delhi.
Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Information
and Broadcasting, was presented with the list of
the winners.
List of Important winners of 69th National Film Award
Category Name of the winners
Best Feature Film Rocketry
Best Director Nikhil Mahajan, Godavari
Best Popular Film Providing

RRR
Wholesome Entertainment
Nargis Dutt Award for Best

The Kashmir Files
Film on National Integration
Best Actor Allu Arjun, Pushpa
Best Actress Alia Bhatt, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Kriti Sanon, Mimi
Best Supporting Actor Pankaj Tripathi, Mimi
Best Supporting Actress Pallavi Joshi, The Kashmir Files
Best Child Artist Bhavin Rabari, Chhello Show
Best Screenplay (Original) Shahi Kabir, Nayattu
Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Utkarshini Vashishtha, Gangubai

Best Screenplay (Adapted)
Kathiawadi
Utkarshini Vashishtha & Prakash Kapadia, Gangubai

Best Dialogue Writer
Kathiawadi
Best Music Director (Songs) Devi Sri Prasad, Pushpa
Best Music Direction

MM Keeravaani, RRR
(Background Music)
Best Male Playback Singer Kaala Bhairava, RRR
Best Female Playback Singer Shreya Ghoshal, Iravin Nizhal
Best Lyrics Chandrabose, Konda Polam’s Dham Dham Dham
Best Hindi Film Sardar Udham
Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Meppadiyan, Vishnu Mohan
Debut Film of a Director
Best Film on Social Issues Anunaad – The Resonance
Best Children’s Film Gandhi and Co
Best Film on Environment
Aavasavyuham
Conservation/Preservation
Special Jury Award Shershaah, Vishnuvardhan
Special Jury Award (Non-

Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe, Rekha
feature film)
Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal: The Incredibly Melodious

Best Book on Cinema
Journey by Rajiv Vijayakar
Best Film Critic Purushothama Charyulu
PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with

conferred with ‘The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ award by
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
award
This is the second-highest civilian honour in
(2023)
Greece.
The Order of Honour was established in 1975.
Lifetime Renowned philanthropist and Chairperson of JSP

Achievement Foundation Shallu Jindal has been conferred with
the coveted CSR TIMES Lifetime Achievement
Award
Award 2023 in recognition of her outstanding and
(2023)
enduring positive contributions to Socio-economic
development.
Jindal received the award during the National CSR
Summit 2023, held in New Delhi.
National Smart Indore bagged the best “National Smart City

City Award Award“, followed by Surat and Agra.
(2023)
Madhya Pradesh has won the best ‘State Award‘
and Tamil Nadu bagged the second spot.
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh were in the third spot
jointly.
Chandigarh has been ranked the number one in
the Union territory category.
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry -
said that while 66 winners in different categories
were announced the awards would be presented
by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony in
Indore on September 27.
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APPROVED FOR THE TRANSITION INTO
Max Life Insurance Company Ltd (Max Life)
has been appointed as the “Lead Insurer” A SMALL FINANCE BANK
for the State of Uttar Pradesh (UP) by the
Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India (IRDAI).
Recent:
Non-life insurer Cholamandalam MS
Insurance has been appointed lead insurer
for West Bengal by the Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority of
India (IRDAI).
The board of Fino Payments Bank Ltd, a
The IRDAI identified SBI Life Insurance
fully owned subsidiary of Fino Paytech
Company Limited (SBI Life) as the
Ltd approved the proposal for the
acquirer–insurer of the business of Sahara
transition of the Bank into a Small
India Life Insurance.
Finance Bank (SFB) license.
RBI INCLUDES S.KOREA’S ‘NONGHYUP Recent:
BANK’ IN THE LIST OF SCHEDULED Fino Payments Bank has renewed its
BANKS association with Rajasthan Royals (RR)
for season 16 of India’s biggest premier
cricket competition.
Fino Payments Bank Ltd. has partnered
with Bengaluru (Karnataka)-based
fintech company Hubble Money to
introduce India’s and world’s first
spending account
ADB & GOI SIGNED USD 200 MILLION
LOAN AGREEMENT FOR EXPANDING
URBAN SERVICES IN RAJASTHAN
Paytm, owned by One97

Communications Ltd (OCL), introduced
two new payment devices, the Paytm
The Government of India and Asian Pocket Soundbox and Paytm Music
Development Bank signed a USD 200 Soundbox.
million loan agreement as additional Both devices are equipped with 4G
financing for the ongoing Rajasthan capabilities, providing enhanced
Secondary Towns Development Sector convenience for on-the-go merchants.
Project as additional financing. Recent:
Paytm Payments Bank partners with
ADB & INDIA SIGNS $295 MILLION NPCI to introduce RuPay Credit Card on
LOAN TO UPGRADE STATE UPI
Paytm launches G20-Theme QR Code
HIGHWAYS IN BIHAR
to celebrate India’s Presidency
Paytm partnered with Shriram Finance
to increase digital Financial Services
and boost Loan distribution
IRDAI APPOINTS LIBERTY GENERAL

INSURANCE AS LEAD INSURER FOR
DELHI
The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
and the Government of India (GoI)
signed an agreement for a $295 million
loan to upgrade around state highways
with climate and disaster-resilient
design, and road safety elements in
Bihar.
Liberty General Insurance, one of the
PAYTM LAUNCHES 2 NEW DEVICES:
leading non-life insurance companies
POCKET SOUNDBOX & MUSIC
in India, has been appointed as the
SOUNDBOX “Lead Insurer” for Delhi by the Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority
of India (IRDAI).
SEBI MANDATES FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INDIA’S Q1 FY24 FISCAL DEFICIT AT RS
INVESTORS TO DISCLOSE LEGAL 4.51 TRILLION, 25% OF ANNUAL
ENTITY IDENTIFIER(LEI) CODE TARGET
Based on the data released by Controller

The Securities and Exchange Board of
General of Accounts (CGA) the fiscal
India (SEBI) has mandated the submission
deficit for first quarter stood at Rs 4.51
of legal entity identifier (LEI) details for all
trillion (USD 54.86 billion) as against the
non-individual foreign portfolio investors
full year estimate of Rs 17.86 trillion,
(FPIs).
accounting for 25.3% of annual estimates
Presently, FPIs are required to provide
for the financial year 2023-2024.
their LEI details in the Common
It was lower at Rs 3.5 trillion or 21.2% of
Application Form (“CAF”), used for
the Budget estimate in the corresponding
registration, KYC and account opening of
period in FY 2022-2023 (FY23).
FPIs on a voluntary basis.
Capex increased significantly to Rs 2.78
The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is a 20-
trillion in June 2023 quarter.
character alpha-numeric code used to
Total non-tax revenue for Q1 in FY2024
uniquely identify parties to financial
was Rs 1,54,968 crore or 51.4 % of the
transactions worldwide.
budget estimates against 23.1% for the
It has been implemented to improve the
same period last year.
quality and accuracy of financial data
Total receipts for April-June reached Rs
reporting systems for better risk
5.99 trillion, constituting 22.1% of annual
management. It is used to create a global
estimates.
reference data system that uniquely
Total expenditure grew notably to Rs 10.5
identifies every legal entity in any
trillion in the June 2023 quarter.
jurisdiction that is party to a financial
transaction. GST COLLECTION RISES 11% TO OVER
It can be obtained from any of the Local RS 1.65 LAKH CRORE IN JULY
Operating Units (LOUs) accredited by the
Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation
(GLEIF), the body tasked to support the
implementation and use of LEI. In India,
LEI can be obtained from Legal Entity
Identifier India Ltd. (LEIL) which is also
recognised as an issuer of LEI by the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) India’s largest lender State Bank of India
revenue collected in July 2023 was Rs (SBI) has raised ₹10,000 crore after issuing
1,65,105 crore, slightly higher than the 15-year infrastructure bonds at the coupon
collections in July 2022. rate of 7.54%.
It is for the fifth time since the rollout of This is the first issuance of a long-term
the regime that the gross GST collection bond of this tenor by any bank in the
crossed the Rs 1.60 lakh crore mark. current financial year.
In April 2023, the GST collections had
UPI POSTS 996 CRORE
touched an all-time high of Rs 1.87 lakh
TRANSACTIONS IN JULY WORTH RS
crore.
15.34 LAKH CRORE: NPCI
FINANCIAL FRAUDS IN INDIA ROSE
65% BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022:
FINANCE MINISTRY
Transactions under the Unified

Payment Interface (UPI) touched a new
high of Rs 15.34 trillion in the month of
The number of financial frauds in India, July, up 4 per cent from Rs 14.75 trillion
including those reported for ATMs, grew in June 2023.
65 per cent in 2022 as compared to 2021 In terms of volume too, transactions
In 2021, we saw the total frauds reported saw a 7 per cent increase from 9.34
for ATMs and other frauds were about billion in June to 9.96 billion in July.
10.80 Lakh and the value was Rs 1,119 crore.
IIM-AHMEDABAD'S CIIE CO
In 2022, the number of total frauds
reported for ATMs and other frauds were PARTNERS WITH SIDBI TO SET UP
about 17.80 lakh and the value was ₹2,113 PRE-SEED DEEPTECH
crore. ACCELERATOR FUND
SBI RAISES ₹10,000 CRORE VIA 15-
YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS AT
COUPON RATE OF 7.54%
The Small Industries Development

Bank of India (SIDBI), partnered with
the Centre for Innovation, -
Incubation and Entrepreneurship AXIS BANK PARTNERS WITH KIWI TO
(CIIE.CO), Indian Institutes of BOLSTER ‘CREDIT ON UPI’ ON RUPAY
Management (IIM) Ahmedabad’s CREDIT CARDS
startup incubator and investor, to set up
a SIDBI Accelerator Fund.
SIDBI and IIMA’s CIIE.CO jointly
established the fund with a total corpus
of Rs.40 crore.
SIDBI is contributing Rs.20 crore to the
fund and CIIE.CO is contributing the
remaining Rs.20 crore. Axis Bank in collaboration with National
Recent: Payment Corporation of India (NPCI),
SIDBI signs pact with HDFC Bank to partnered for the first time with Kiwi to
offer Financial Solutions to MSMEs launch the Axis KWIK virtual credit card.
SIDBI Launched Mission EVOLVE to The partnership offers a complete “Credit
finance MSMEs for EVs on UPI” platform on the RuPay network.
IIM, Jammu and the SIDBI signed a MoU Recent:
on the 6th annual convocation of IIM at Axis Bank launched its latest feature,
Jammu. ‘One-View’ on its Axis Mobile Application
AMALGAMATION OF THE making it the first private sector Bank to
NAVANIRMAN CO-OPERATIVE URBAN introduce this new-age banking feature.
The RBI said a penalty of Rs 30 lakh has
BANK LTD. WITH RAJADHANI CO-OP.
been imposed on Axis Bank.
URBAN BANK LTD
Flipkart with Axis Bank Launches Personal
Loans to Attract New Customers
INDIAFIRST LIFE INSURANCE

LAUNCHES ‘GUARANTEE OF LIFE
DREAMS(G.O.L.D)’ PLAN
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sanctioned

the Scheme of Amalgamation of The
Navanirman Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd.,
Hyderabad, Telangana with Rajadhani Co-
op. Urban Bank Ltd., Hyderabad,
Telangana. IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited
The Scheme has been sanctioned in the (IndiaFirst Life), launched a new plan
exercise of the powers conferred under “IndiaFirst Life Guarantee of Life Dreams
Sub-Section (4) of Section 44A read with (G.O.L.D.)”
Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, It is designed to provide policyholders
1949. with a regular long-term income option.
SEBI, APMI JOINTLY SET STANDARDS Domestic Product (GDP) of India to USD($)6.7
FOR PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF PMS trillion from $3.4 trillion in FY23.The Per capita
PLAYERS GDP will rise to about $4,500.
NABARD SANCTIONS RS 1974 CR TO

RAJASTHAN UNDER RIDF FOR 2023-24
•Securities and Exchange Board of India

(SEBI) and Association of Portfolio
Managers in India (APMI) collaboratively
National Bank for Agriculture And Rural
established performance audit standards
Development (NABARD) has sanctioned
for portfolio management services (PMS)
Rs 1,974.07 crore to the Government of
providers, effective from October 1, 2023.
Rajasthan under the Rural Infrastructure
•This information by SEBI is provided in
Development Fund (RIDF) for 2023-24.
exerciseof powers conferredunder Section
A budget of Rs.930.44 crore has been
11(1) of the SEBI Act, 1992.
sanctioned for 3 rural drinking water
According to the new standards, Portfolio
supply projects in the districts of
Managers need to submit two reports to
Rajasthan namely Ajmer, Jalore, and Kota.
SEBI related to the firm-level performance
Further, Rs.926.48 crore was sanctioned
data within 60 days after each financial
for the construction of 676 rural roads in
year ends
the desert and tribal areas of Rajasthan.
INDIA TO GROW AT AVERAGE 6.7% Earlier, Rs.117.15 was allocated for the
PER YEAR FROM FY24 TO FY31: S&P establishment of 104 veterinary hospitals
GLOBAL and 431 sub-centres in all the districts of
Rajasthan.
NABARD is also supporting the Rajasthan
government to bring 4.28 lakh hectares
under micro-irrigation with support of
Rs.740 crore from the Micro Irrigation
Fund.
MASTERCARD INTRODUCES CVC FREE

As per an United States based corporation ONLINE TRANSACTIONS FOR ITS
S&P Global’s report titled ‘Look Forward: CUSTOMERS
India’s Moment’, India will grow at an
average 6.7% per year from financial year
2023-24 (FY24) to FY31.
This will increase the Gross -
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
imposed late submission fees (LSF) of
₹2,000 crore (Rs. 500 each) on major
public sector undertakings namely, ONGC
Videsh Ltd (OVL), Indian Oil Corp. Ltd, GAIL
(India) Ltd, and Oil India Ltd for delayed
reporting of their overseas investments.
State Bank of India (SBI) is the authorized
Mastercard introduced Card Verification dealer (AD) bank for these public sector
Code (CVC)-free online transactions for undertakings’ (PSUs’) foreign transactions.
customers who have tokenized their debit
and credit cards on merchant platforms. BAJAJ FINANCE HAS PARTNERED
WITH ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL
SWISS IMPACT INVESTOR SIGNS
INSURANCE TO PROVIDE INSURANCE
AGREEMENT WITH ELECTRONICA
PLANS
FINANCE
Bajaj Finance Limited (BFL) has partnered

Swiss impact investor responsAbility
with ICICI Lombard General Insurance
Investments AG signed a USD 15 million
along with other partners to provide car
funding deal with Non-Banking Financial
and two-wheeler insurance plans on the
Company (NBFC) Electronica Finance to
platform Bajaj Finance Insurance Mall.
promote green financing in India
RBI FINES 4 PSUS FOR LATE STAR HEALTH PARTNERS WITH SCB
REPORTING OF OVERSEAS TO SELL HEALTH INSURANCE
INVESTMENTS PRODUCTS
Star Health & Allied Insurance Co. Ltd has
entered into a strategic corporate
bancassurance tie-up with Standard
Chartered Bank (SCB) to enhance the
accessibility of health insurance
products through the bank’s extensive
distribution network.
SEBI REDUCES OVERSEAS AU Small Finance Bank, India’s Largest

INVESTMENT TIMELINE FOR AIFS AND Small Finance Bank, became the first
VCFS TO 4 MONTHS bank in India to offer 24X7 for 365 days
video banking facility to all the customers
for free of cost.
The customer needs to be at least 18 years
of age and located within India while
making the video call
Recent:
ICICI Lombard, AU Small Finance Bank
tied-up for Bancassurance
SEBI has decreased the validity period of
AU SFB partnered with BBPS to Enable
approval for Alternative Investment Funds
Bill Payment Via Video Banking
(AIFs) and Venture Capital Funds (VCFs) to
RBI Granted AD Category-I Licence to AU
make overseas investments to four
SFB, Equitas SFB to Deal in Foreign
months from six months.
Exchange
This information by SEBI is provided in
exercise of its power conferred under AIRTEL PAYMENTS BANK LAUNCHES
Section 11(1) of the SEBI Act 1992. INDIA’S 1ST ECO-FRIENDLY DEBIT
If these funds do not utilize their CARD
investment limits within this ti
Recent:
SEBI mandates certification for
Environmental, Social, Governance rating
providers within six months
SEBI mandates foreign portfolio investors
to disclose Legal Entity Identifier(LEI) code
SEBI, APMI jointly set Standards for
Performance Audit of PMS Players India’s first payment bank, Airtel Payment
Bank also became the first Indian Bank to
launch an eco-friendly debit card for its
AU SFB LAUNCHED INDIA’S FIRST 24×7
new and existing customers with a
VIDEO BANKING SERVICE
savings bank account.
The debit cards will be crafted from
recycle- Poly Vinyl Chloride (r-PVC) -
material. PayU India and CSC Academy
Each production batch of 50,000 cards collaborated to provide digital and
will result in a reduction of 350 kgs of financial literacy to the weak and
carbon emissions compared to the underprivileged segments of society
traditional PVC cards commonly used in Under this Mobile vans will be stationed in
the market and around three districts in
Recent: Delhi/Gurugram, Mumbai, and Bengaluru
Airtel Payments Bank, Park+ team up to to provide financial and digital literacy
enable FASTag-based parking solution at instructions as well as other civic services
Varanasi airport for people between the ages of 15 and 60.
Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) from
EXIM BANK OF INDIA LAUNCHES
CSC will play a pivotal role in
FACTORING SUBSIDIARY ‘EXIM administering this campaign, aiming to
FINSERVE’ IN GIFT CITY, GUJARAT train approximately 50,000 individuals
per year through each van.
BANDHAN BANK & ODISHA GOVT

PARTNERED TO FACILITATE OTDC
PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank of

India) launched its subsidiary- India Exim
Finserve IFSC Private Limited (Exim
Finserve) at the Gujarat International
Financial Tec (GIFT) City in Gandhinagar,
Bandhan Bank Limited, partnered with the
Gujarat.
Government of Odisha, to support the
Exim Finserve is the first finance company
payment solutions for the Odisha Tourism
in GIFT City for export factoring.
Development Corporation (OTDC) Ltd.
PAYU AND CSC ACADEMY TO OFFER The Bank has introduced Point of Sale (PoS)
FINANCIAL EDUCATION TO machines which are placed in prime
UNDERPRIVILEGED PEOPLE locations across popular tourist
destinations in Odisha including Puri,
Bhubaneshwar, Konark, Chilka, and
Gopalpur.
IBA FORMS SECTORAL COMMITTEE FOR

26 BANKS IN GIFT CITY
The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) KOTAK LIFE PARTNERS WITH ESAF
constituted a sectoral committee to frame BANK TO OFFER LIFE INSURANCE TO
the unique regulatory landscape and CUSTOMERS
address challenges faced by 26 member
banks operating within the Gujarat
International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The committee will represent the collective
interests of the banks operating within GIFT
City.
AXIS BANK TO RAISE STAKE IN MAX LIFE Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Ltd
TO 16.22% (Kotak Life) announced its corporate agency
tie-up with ESAF Small Finance Bank (ESAF
Bank) to offer life insurance to ESAF Bank
customers.
REPO RATE UNCHANGED AT 6.5%
Axis Bank Limited announced to raise its

stake in Max Life Insurance Company
Limited to 16.22% from 9.99% by infusing Rs
1,612 crore (USD 194.6 million) through a
preferential allotment of shares.
Currently, Max Financial holds an 87% in The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor
Max Life. On completion of the proposed Shaktikanta Das announced the third bi-
capital infusion, Max Financials’ monthly monetary policy for FY24.
shareholding will be reduced to 80.78%. The RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at
Recent: 6.5%. Since May 2022, the central bank has
Axis Bank launched its latest feature, ‘One- raised the repo rate by 250 basis points
View’ on its Axis Mobile Application making (bps).
it the first private sector Bank to introduce The payment limit via UPI Lite has been
this new-age banking feature. increased from Rs 200 to Rs 500.
The RBI said a penalty of Rs 30 lakh has
been imposed on Axis Bank.
Flipkart with Axis Bank Launches Personal BANKS WROTE OFF ₹14.56 LAKH
Loans to Attract New Customers CRORES NON-PERFORMING ASSETS
Axis Bank Partners With Kiwi to Bolster
BETWEEN FY15 AND FY23
‘Credit on UPI’ on RuPay Credit Cards
RBI LEVIES MONETARY PENALTIES ON
4 CO-OPERATIVE BANKS FOR
REGULATORY VIOLATIONS
As per the RBI provisional data, ₹14-lakh

crore worth Non-Performing Assets
(NPAs) were written off by Scheduled
commercial banks (SCBs) between FY15
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has taken
and FY23 (9 years).
stringent action by imposing monetary
Out of these, nearly half (₹7,40,968 crore/
penalties totaling Rs4.20 lakh on four co-
₹7.40 lakh crore) were related to large
operative banks.
industries and services.
Vita Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd and Shri
The SCBs have recovered an aggregate
Vinayak Sahakari Bank Ltd: Penalty of Rs
amount of Rs 2,04,668 crore in written-off
1.50 lakh each
loans, including corporate loans, since
Shreeji Bhatia Cooperative Bank Ltd:
April 2014 and up to March, 2023.
Penalty of Rs1 Lakh
Net write-off loans by private sector banks
Mizoram Urban Cooperative Development
was 73,803 crore in FY 2022-23.
Bank Ltd: Penalty of Rs 20,000
IRDAI ASKS 15 INSURANCE
IIITD-IC & YES BANK SIGNED MOU TO
COMPANIES TO ADOPT INDIAN
SCALE UP INDIAN STARTUPS
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FROM
APRIL 2024
IIITD Innovation and Incubation Centre

Insurance Regulatory and Development (IIITD-IC), a section 8 company promoted
Authority of India (IRDAI) has asked the by the Indraprastha Institute of
top 15 insurance companies to adopt the Information Technology-Delhi (IIITD), has
new Indian Accounting Standard (IND-AS) signed a MoU with YES Bank Limited to
accounting framework from 01 April 2024 support and scale up the growth of
(FY25). startup ecosystem in India.
State-run insurance companies, including YES Bank is one of the first banks in India
LIC have been excluded from the to adopt the Credit Guarantee Scheme for
adoption of the new accounting rules for Startups (CGSS) which supports
now. developing startups to scale up.
SEBI REDUCES IPO LISTING TIMELINE Management (AUM) of Rs.46-lakh crore.
TO 3 DAYS Zerodha Broking Ltd and Old Bridge
Capital Management Pvt Ltd are the 2
entities awaiting SEBI’s final nod for a MF
license.
In June 2023, Bajaj Finserv Mutual Fund
became the 43rd asset management
company to enter into the MF space.
Recent:
The Securities and Exchange Board of
SEBI has mandated the submission of
India (SEBI) has reduced the timeline for
legal entity identifier (LEI) details for all
listing securities after the closing of an
non-individual foreign portfolio investors.
Initial Public Offering (IPO) to 3 days (T+3)
from the present requirement of 6
Performance Audit of PMS Players
working days (T+6).
SEBI Reduces Overseas Investment
This will be an option for IPOs opening on
Timeline for AIFs and VCFs to 4 Months
or after September 1, 2023, and will be
mandatory for public issues opening after IIITD-IC & YES BANK SIGNED MOU TO
December 1, 2023. SCALE UP INDIAN STARTUPS
Under the new guidelines, companies will
have to finalise allotment before 6 pm on
T+1 day. The transfer of funds will be made
to unsuccessful applicants on T+2 days.
HELIOS CAPITAL GETS SEBI

APPROVAL TO LAUNCH MF
BUSINESS
IIITD Innovation and Incubation Centre
(IIITD-IC), a section 8 company promoted
by the Indraprastha Institute of
Information Technology-Delhi (IIITD), has
signed a MoU with YES Bank Limited to
support and scale up the growth of
startup ecosystem in India.
Singapore-based Helios Capital YES Bank is one of the first banks in India
Management PTE Ltd has been granted to adopt the Credit Guarantee Scheme for
approval from the Securities and Startups (CGSS) which supports
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch developing startups to scale up.
a Mutual Fund (MF) business.
Once launched, Helios Mutual Fund will
become the 46th entity to enter into the
MF industry with an Asset Under -
TO USE AI IN IMPROVING
REGULATORY SUPERVISION, RBI The Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief
SELECTED MCKINSEY AND Minister Naveen Patnaik gave nod to open
ACCENTURE CSP Plus banking outlets in 4,373 unbanked
gram panchayats (GPs) at a cost of Rs 500
crore.
The CSP (customer service point) Plus
banking outlets will be opened in
coordination with six public sector banks
(PSBs).
Six PSBs will help in opening the facilities
in 4,373 unbanked gram panchayats.—
1. State Bank of India (SBI),
2. Punjab National Bank (PNB),
To develop systems by using artificial 3. UCO Bank,
intelligence and machine learning for 4. Union Bank of India,
supervisory functions, RBI has selected 5. Bank of Baroda
global consultancy firms McKinsey and 6. Bank of India
Company India LLP and Accenture
Solutions Pvt Ltd India.
RBI had shortlisted seven applicants to
participate in the request for proposal CHAKR INNOVATION SECURES RS 18
process (RFP) for the selection of CRORE FUNDING FROM EXIM BANK’S
consultant(s). USP FOR SUSTAINABLE
Out of the seven applicants, McKinsey and ENVIRONMENT
Accenture have been awarded the
contract. The value of the contract is about
Rs 91 crore.
ODISHA GOVT TO OPEN ‘CSP PLUS’

BANKING OUTLET IN 4373-GRAM
PANCHAYATS
Chakr Innovation Pvt Ltd, a Gurugram

based technology start-up focused on
environmental sustainability and pollution
reduction solutions, secured substantial
funding of Rs.18 crores from the Export-
Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank).
It is done under its Ubharte Sitare -
Programme (USP), for developing the With regard to deposit growth, BoM
environmental sustainability and witnessed a 24.73 per cent growth and
technology sector in India. mobilised ₹2,44,365 crore at the end of
Recent: June 2023.
RBL bank tie up with India EXIM Bank for Bank of Baroda was in the second place
Cross Border Payments with a 15.50 per cent growth in deposits
Exim Bank of India launches Factoring (₹10,50,306 crore), while Punjab National
Subsidiary ‘Exim Finserve’ in GIFT City, Bank recorded a 13.66 per cent increase
Gujarat at ₹12,67,002 crore, according to
BANK OF MAHARASHTRA TOPS PSU published data.
LENDERS CHART IN LOAN, DEPOSIT BoM retained top position in terms of
GROWTH IN Q1 garnering low-cost Current Account and
Savings Account (CASA) deposits with
50.97 per cent followed by Central Bank
of India at 49.56 per cent.
Helped by high growth in loan and
deposits, the bank's total business also
recorded the highest growth of 24.84 per
cent at ₹420,041 crore, followed by Bank
of Baroda at 16.10 per cent at ₹18,62,932
Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has emerged crore at the end of June 2023.
as the top performer among public
MANOJ AHUJA LAUNCHED BHARAT
sector lenders in loan and deposit
CAMPAIGN FOR MOBILIZATION OF
growth in percentage terms during the
first quarter of the current financial year.
FUNDS THROUGH BANKS
The deposit and advances of the Pune-
based lender recorded 24.98 per cent
rise.
It was followed by UCO Bank with 20.70
per cent growth, while Bank of Baroda
with 16.80 per cent and Indian Overseas
Bank with 16.21 per cent growth were at
third and fourth spot respectively.
Zerodha Broking Limited has received
Country's largest lender State Bank of
final approval from Securities and
India stood at fifth spot with 15.08 per
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch
cent rise in domestic advances growth.
an Asset Management Company (AMC) –
In terms of Retail-Agriculture-MSME
Zerodha Asset Management Private
(RAM) loans, BoM has the highest growth
Limited called as “Zerodha Fund House”.
of 25.44 per cent followed by Punjab &
Zerodha Fund House is the joint venture
Sind Bank with 19.64 per cent and
(JV) of Zerodha with Smallcase
Punjab National Bank at 19.41 per cent
Technologies Private Limited.
on Y-o-Y basis.
Recent: The Reserve Bank has imposed monetary
SEBI, APMI jointly set Standards for penalties on four co-operative banks for
Performance Audit of PMS Players deficiencies in regulatory compliance.
SEBI Reduces Overseas Investment These banks are — Baroda Gujarat Gramin
Timeline for AIFs and VCFs to 4 Months Bank, Vadodara, The Aska Cooperative
SEBI Reduces IPO Listing Timeline to 3 Central Bank Ltd., Bally Cooperative Bank
days Ltd., Howrah and The Nabapalli Co-
Helios Capital Gets SEBI Approval to operative Bank Ltd., West Bengal.
Launch MF business
INDIA TO BECOME 3RD LARGEST
PFRDA INTEGRATES NPS STATEMENT ECONOMY BY 2027: SBI CHIEF
OF TRANSACTION (SOT) WITH CAS ECONOMIST
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development The Group Chief Economic Advisor at the
Authority (PFRDA) in coordination with the State Bank of India (SBI), Soumya Kanti
Securities and Exchange Board of Ghoshon has reiterated that India is likely
India(SEBI) has integrated the National to become the third-largest economy by
Pension System (NPS) Statement of 2027.
Transaction (SoT) with the Consolidated The Indian economy is currently ranked
Account Statement (CAS). fifth and is behind the US, China, Japan,
Now, PFRDA has enabled Central Record and Germany.
Keeping Agencies (CRAs) to integrate with In 2014, India was the 10th largest
depositories to provide NPS Subscribers economy. In 2022, India became the fifth-
with the option to include NPS transactions largest economy overtaking the UK.
in CAS.
RBI IMPOSES MONETARY PENALTY ON ADB SUPPORTS ECD & MATERNAL

FOUR CO-OPERATIVE BANKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN MEGHALAYA
VIOLATING RULES
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
Diamonds account is designed for
approved a USD 40.5 million loan for an
pension credits of up to Rs 50,000.
integrated project focussing on Early
Platinum account caters to pension
Childhood Development (ECD) and
credits exceeding Rs 50,000.
Maternal Mental Health in Meghalaya.
The Government of Meghalaya is RBI LAUNCHES PILOT FOR ‘PUBLIC
contributing USD 15.27 million to the TECH PLATFORM FOR FRICTIONLESS
project. CREDIT
The project is initiated to strengthen home-
based childcare for children aged 0–1.5
years and center-based childcare for those
aged 1.5–6 years.
The ADB-supported project will upgrade
1,800 Anganwadi centers (AWC) and
construct around 600 new AWCs in remote
and challenging areas with climate-
resilient designs. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) commenced its
Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient digital lending pilot project for Public Tech
Asia and the Pacific (JFPR) will grant USD 2 Platform for Frictionless Credit which is
million in technical assistance to help developed by Reserve Bank Innovation Hub
develop guidelines and training curricula (RBIH), a wholly owned subsidiary of RBI.
for AWC staff and ECD educators. The PTPFC will be enabling the disbursal of
non-collateral based loans for Micro, Small
CANARA BANK LAUNCHED CANARA
and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Kisan
JEEVAN DHARA FOR PENSIONERS
Credit Card loans up to Rs 1.6 lakh, dairy
loans, personal loans, and home loans.
AXIS BANK PARTNERS WITH RBIH TO

LAUNCH KCC & MSME LOANS
POWERED BY PTPFC
Canara Bank launched Canara Jeevan

Dhara, a unique savings bank account
designed for pensioners and those who are
planning for retirement, including all the
employees who retired on a voluntary basis
or standard retirement procedures.
Axis Bank Limited has launched two new
UNDER THIS SCHEME, THE BANK financial products, Kisan Credit Card (KCC)
PROVIDES TWO VARIANTS BASED ON and unsecured Micro, Small and Medium
THE AMOUNT OF PENSION CREDIT: Enterprises (MSME) loans.
On Pilot basis, the Kisan Credit
Cards(KCC) will be introduced in Madhya
Pradesh.
Customers can access these cards for
amounts up to Rs 1.6 lakhs.
MSME loans will be made available
across India, and this will offer loans up
to Rs 10 lakh to customers.
Recent: IndusInd Bank Limited launched first-of-its-
Axis Bank Partners With Kiwi to Bolster kind Visa multi-branded credit card
‘Credit on UPI’ on RuPay Credit Cards “IndusInd Bank Avios Visa Infinite Credit
Axis Bank to raise stake in Max Life to Card” in partnership with British Airways
16.22% Executive Club and Qatar Airways Privilege
Club
RBI LAUNCHES CENTRALISED WEB
INDIAN BANK STARTS SPECIALISED
PORTAL ‘UDGAM’ FOR UNCLAIMED
STARTUP CELLS IN 10 CITIES ACROSS
DEPOSITS
INDIA
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Indian Bank has established 10 start-up
introduced a centralized web portal
cells across various cities in the country
called “UDGAM” (Unclaimed Deposits –
to mark its 117th foundation day (15
Gateway to Access inforMation) to
August 1907).
simplify the process for the public to
These cells aim to cater to specialized
locate their unclaimed deposits in
banking needs and promote the growth
various banks through a single platform.
of the startup ecosystem in India.
Reserve Bank Information Technology
The start-up cells have been set up in
Pvt Ltd (ReBIT), Indian Financial
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Coimbatore &
Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS) and
Chennai, New Delhi, Gurgaon, Guwahati,
participating banks have collaborated to
Hyderabad, Kanpur, and Mumbai.
develop this portal.
INDUSIND BANK LAUNCHES VISA CRISIL PROJECTS INDIAN ECONOMY

MULTI-BRANDED CREDIT CARD WITH TO GROW AT 6% IN FY24
QATAR AIRWAYS & BRITISH AIRWAYS
holdinga company secretaryship are
required.
Recent:
SEBI mandates foreign portfolio investors
to disclose Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)
code
SEBI Reduces Overseas Investment
Crisil, a global analytics company, has
Timeline for AIFs and VCFs to 4 Months
estimated that the Indian economy will
SEBI has reduced the timeline for listing
experience a growth rate of 6% during
securities after the closing of an Initial
FY24, a decline from the 7.2% growth
Public Offering (IPO) to 3 days
achieved in FY23.
ASCI MANDATES FINFLUENCERS TO YES BANK INTRODUCES MOBILE APP

REGISTERED WITH SEBI ‘IRIS BY YES BANK’
The Advertising Standards Council of Yes Bank Limited launched ‘iris by YES
India (ASCI) announced that it is BANK’ , a state-of-the-art mobile banking
mandatory to all finfluencers or finance application which was developed in
influencers working in the banking, collaboration with customer feedback.
financial services, and insurance (BFSI) It is the bank’s first Direct to Consumer
sector offering investment advice to be platform,allowing new and existing
registered with the Securities and customers to access more than 100
Exchange Board of India (SEBI). features and services.
Finfluencers who have certifications The app incorporates security features
from recognized institutions need to like Biometric Authentication, Sim-
openly share their certified expert status Binding and 2-factor Verification.
and their credentials.
They should display their registration
HDFC GROUP LAUNCHED LIFE
number along with name and
INSURANCE & ASSET MANAGEMENT
qualifications.
SERVICES FROM GUJARAT’S GIFT CITY
For other financial advice, suitable
credentials like a license from the IRDAI,
being a chartered accountant or
HDFC Group launched new life insurance The 65B Certificate is prescribed under
and asset management services at Section 65B of the Indian Evidence
International Financial Services Centre Act,1872.
(IFSC) situated in Gujarat International Recent:
Finance Tec (GIFT) City, Gujarat. Indian Bank has established 10 start-up
This initiative offers services to Non- cells across various cities in the country to
Resident Indians (NRIs) and the global mark its 117th foundation day (15 August
Indian diaspora. 1907).
HDFC Life unveils HDFC International Life RBI RESET FLOATING INTEREST RATE
and Re, and HDFC AMC International ON EMI BASED PERSONAL LOANS
(IFSC) Ltd by HDFC Asset Management
Company to cater to the financial needs
of the worldwide Indian community.
INDIAN BANK BECOMES 1ST PSB TO

EXTEND ONLINE LOCKER AGREEMENT
THROUGH DDE PLATFORM OF NESL
RBI advised banks and finance companies
to reset Floating Interest Rate on Equated
Monthly Instalments (EMI) for select
personal loans in response to rising interest
rates through the new rules, w.e.f.
December 31, 2023.
Banks will now be required to provide
Indian Bank became the First Public Sector borrowers with the opportunity to switch
Bank (PSB) to extend the facility of to fixed-rate loans during the interest rate
execution of on-line locker agreement reset phase.
through Digital Document Execution (DDE) Loan sanction letters should mention the
Platform of National E-Governance Services costs associated with transitioning from a
Limited (NeSL). floating to a fixed interest rate in the future.
Online locker agreements are available RBI issued these instructions under
24/7, improving customer convenience and sections 21, 35A and 56 of the Banking
reducing agreement execution time. Regulation Act, 1949.
DDE is a fully automated contract Recent:
execution platform with paperless e-stamp RBI launches centralised web portal
and electronic signature (e-Sign) facility. ‘UDGAM’ for Unclaimed Deposits
The facility of e-Sign includes Aadhar RBI launches pilot for ‘Public Tech Platform
based (OTP/Biometric) and dongle-based for Frictionless Credit
digital signature. To use AI in improving regulatory
Additionally, customers can monitor supervision, RBI selected McKinsey and
transaction status and instantly download Accenture
the Electronic Evidence (65B) certificate.
RBI RELEASES GUIDELINES FOR IDF- industries in June was Rs 6,25,625 crore
NBFC compared to Rs 5,53,675 crore in June 2022.
MOODY'S RETAINS INDIA'S RATING

AT BAA3
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has

reviewed guidelines for Infrastructure
Debt Fund-Non-Banking Financial Rating agency Moody's has affirmed the
Companies (IDF-NBFCs) to enhance their Baa3 rating on India and has maintained
role in infrastructure financing and align a 'stable' outlook on the Indian economy.
regulations across NBFCs in this sector. Moody's said in a statement, India's long-
term local and foreign-currency issued
BANK CREDIT GROWTH TO MSMES
ratings and local-currency senior
DECELERATES IN Q1FY24
unsecured ratings remain at Baa3, while
other short-term local-currency ratings
are at P-3.
In the fiscal year 2022-23, the economy
grew at 7.2%, higher than the central
bank's estimate of 7%.
However, the pace of growth was slower
than the 9.1% recorded in FY2012.
According to the Reserve Bank of India TOTAL NUMBER OF JAN DHAN
data, Bank credit growth to Micro, Small ACCOUNTS CROSSED THE 50 CRORE
and Medium Enterprises has decelerated MARK
on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis in the first
three months (April-June) of the FY24
Credit to medium industries grew by
13.2% in June compared to 47.8% in June
2022.
Micro and small industries experienced a
13% credit growth in June compared to
29.2% in June 2022.
Gross bank credit outstanding to The Union Finance Ministry said that the
medium industries at Q1FY24 end was Rs total number of Jan Dhan accounts in
2,63,440 crore up from Rs 2,32,776 crore the country has crossed the 50-crore
in June 2022. mark.
Credit outstanding for micro and small Out of the total 50 crore accounts, 56 -
percent of accounts belong to women Support for Veteran Artists
and 67 percent of accounts have been Canara Bank was top lender to public
opened in Rural and Semi-urban areas. sector cos in FY23
The total deposits in these accounts are Canara Bank Launched Canara Jeevan
above Rs 2.03 lakh crore. Dhara for Pensioners
The average balance in Pradhan Mantri SBI PARTNERS WITH IIT–B TO
Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts is Rs
STRENGTHEN ITS DATA ANALYTICS, AI
4,076.
CAPABILITIES
Around 34 crore RuPay cards have been
issued with these accounts free of cost.
इनखातोंसेलगभग 34 करोड़ RuPay
कार्डनिःशुल्कजारीकिएगएहैं।
CANARA BANK LAUNCHES UPI
INTEROPERABLE DIGITAL RUPEE
MOBILE APP
State Bank of India (SBI) is contributing

Rs 22.5 crore through its Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) arm, SBI
Foundation, to set up a Banking Data
and Analytics Hub at the Indian Institute
of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B).
The hub is designed to encompass a
Canara Bank launched its Unified laboratory area of 10,000 square feet.
Payments Interface (UPI) Interoperable India is the first country in the world to
Digital Rupee mobile application, called make corporate social responsibility
the “Canara Digital Rupee app”, as a part (CSR) mandatory, following an
of the Reserve Bank of India’s Central amendment to the Companies Act, 2013
Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot in April 2014. Businesses can invest their
project. profits in areas such as education,
Canara Bank is now the first among the poverty, gender equality, and hunger as
public and commercial sector banks to part of any CSR compliance.
provide this feature in its CBDC mobile The amendment notified in the
app. Companies Act, 2013 requires
It enables merchants to accept digital Companies with a net worth of INR 5
currency payments in addition to UPI- billion or more
based payments, utilising their existing or An annual turnover of INR 10 billion or
UPI QR codes without the need for a more
separate onboarding process for CBDC. or Net profit of INR 50 million or more to
Recent: spend 2 percent of their average net
MoU signed between Ministry of Culture profits of three years on CSR.
and Canara Bank to Enhance Financial Recent:
SBI raises ₹10,000 crore via 15-year Central Board for Direct Tax (CBDT)issued
infrastructure bonds at coupon rate of notification regarding the Income Tax
7.54% Amendment (Sixteenth Amendment)
SBI to set up Trustee Company to manage Rules, 2023 is a set of rules introduced as
CDMDF part of the Finance Act, 2023.
According to the State Bank of India’s (SBI) The insertion of a new clause (xiii) in sub-
economic research report Ecowrap, India is section (2) of section 56 of the Income Tax
set to become the world 3rd Largest Act, 1961, is related to the amendment
Economy in 2027 mentioned in the Income Tax Amendment
(Sixteenth Amendment) Rules, 2023.
RBI IMPOSES MONETARY PENALTY ON
The new guidelines for tax exemptions
SHREE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED,
under the amended section 10 (10D) of the
VADODARA
Income Tax Act, 1961, state that the
maturity sum received from life insurance
policies will be subject to taxation if the
annual premium exceeds Rs.5 lakh.
SBI LIFE INSURANCE BECOMES THE

FIRST INDIAN PRIVATE LIFE INSURER TO
LAUNCH ’24X7 INBOUND CONTACT
CENTRE
The Reserve Bank of India imposed a
monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- on Shree Co-
operative Bank Limited, Vadodara, Gujarat.
This penalty has been imposed in exercise of
powers vested in the RBI under the
provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with
Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949.
State Bank of India (SBI) Life Insurance
CBDT NOTIFIES NEW RULES FOR TAX became the first private life insurance
EXEMPTION OF LIFE INSURANCE company in India to provide 24X7 inbound
PREMIUMS EXCEEDING 5 LAKH contact centers via toll-free number
18002679090 to address before and after
purchase queries.
This is aligned with the goal of ‘Insurance for
all by 2047’ set by Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
IFC INVESTS USD 100 MILLION IN IIFL

HFL TO BOOST LIG’S ACCESS
UNION BANK PARTNERS WITH IBM ICC & MASTERCARD SIGNED GLOBAL
INDIA TO CO-CREATE DIGITAL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP FOR ICC MEN’S CRICKET
PLATFORM WORLD CUP 2023
International Finance Corporation (IFC) has The International Cricket Council (ICC) has
invested up to USD 100 million in IIFL Home signed a global partnership with Mastercard
Finance Ltd (IIFL HFL), to increase access to for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
housing finance among economically which is scheduled to be held in India from
weaker sections (EWS) and Low-Income 5th October 2023 to 19th November 2023.
Groups (LIG), including women borrowers in The tie-up aims to connect cardholders and
India. cricket enthusiasts to priceless experiences
Under the partnership, 50% of funding will throughout the tournament.
be dedicated to promoting housing finance
HDFC BANK ALONG WITH MARRIOTT
for women borrowers, with the remaining
50% dedicated to financing green housing INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHED INDIA’S
for buyers in this underserved segment. FIRST CO-BRANDED HOTEL CREDIT
CARD
ICRA ESTIMATES GDP GROWTH AT 8.5%
IN Q1FY24; MAINTAINS FY24 FORECAST
AT 6%
Marriott International, one of theworld’s

largest hotel chains, in collaboration with
HDFC Bank launched India’s first co-
ICRA Limited projected that India’s
branded hotel credit card in the name
economic growth will accelerate to 8.5% in
Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Credit Card.
the April 2023 to June 2023 period – 1st
The card aims to enhance the travel
Quarter of financial year 2023-24 (Q1FY24).
experiences of cardholders by offering
ICAR has projected that the real Gross
exclusive benefits, rewards, and seamless
domestic product (GDP) growth of India will
access to Marriott International’s loyalty
be maintained at 6% for FY24 which is lower
program Marriott Bonvoy.
than the RBI estimates of 6.5%.
Recent Launched cards:
Axis Bank Partners With Kiwi to Bolster
‘Credit on UPI’ on RuPay Credit Cards
IndusInd Bank and Tiger Fintech partnered
to launch a co-branded credit card Powered
by Visa
Airtel Payments Bank Launches India’s 1st
Eco-Friendly Debit Card
IndusInd Bank Launches Visa Multi-Branded Securities and Exchange Board of India
Credit Card with Qatar Airways & British (SEBI) mandated additional disclosures from
Airways Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) that have
concentrated holding in a single company
INDIA’S PER CAPITA INCOME TO RISE or a group firm w.e.f. November 1, 2023.
7.5-TIMES BY FY47: SBI RESEARCH FPIs with over 50% of Indian equity Assets
Under Management (AUM) in a single
corporate group get 10 days to reduce
holdings, followed by further ownership
disclosures.
FPIs with equity AUM exceeding Rs 25,000
crore have 90 days to reduce holdings.
If investment remains high after deadlines,
30 days for disclosures, then FPI registration
According to SBI Ecowrap India’s per capita
invalid.
income will rise 7.5 times by 2047, reaching
Invalid registration leads to securities
Rs 14.9 lakh (USD 12,400) annually from the
liquidation and market exit within 180 days
present Rs 2 lakh (USD 2,500) in FY23.
from invalidation.
This aligns with the government’s target of
Recent:
transforming India into a developed
SEBI mandates foreign portfolio investors to
economy by 2047.
disclose Legal Entity Identifier(LEI) code
The mean income of tax-filing individuals is
projected to increase to Rs 49.9 lakh by FY47
from Rs 13 lakh in FY22.
SEBI Reduces Overseas Investment Timeline
Tax filers increased from 2.1 million in FY13 to
for AIFs and VCFs to 4 Months
85 million in FY23, projected to reach 482
The Advertising Standards Council of India
million by FY47, with the working
(ASCI) Mandates Finfluencers To Registered
population subject to taxation rising from
With SEBI.
22.4% in FY23 to 85.3% in FY47.
An approx 25% decrease expected in zero-
RBI APPROVES MERGER OF TWIN CITIES
tax filers by FY47 as many shift to higher
CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK WITH
income brackets.
KRANTI CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK
SEBI ISSUES DISCLOSURE NORMS FOR
FPIS HOLDING HIGH INDIAN EQUITY
AUM
Under this collaboration, customers will
receive a range of privileges for domestic
flight bookings, including a discount on seat
bookings up to Rs 1,200, complimentary
meals up to Rs 500.
FRONTIER MARKETS JOINED WITH
AIRTEL PAYMENTS BANK AND
MASTERCARD PARTNER, LAUNCHED
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sanctioned
‘SHE LEADS BHARAT: UDYAM’
the Scheme of Voluntary merger of
Hyderabad based Twin Cities Co-operative
Urban Bank Limited with Hyderabad based
Kranti Co-operative Urban Bank Limited.
This authority is granted under Sub-Section
(4) of Section 44A read with Section 56 of
the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
MUTHOOT FINCORP LAUNCHES
Frontier Markets in collaboration with Airtel
“MUTHOOT FINCORP ONE”
Payments Bank and the Mastercard Center
for Inclusive Growth launched an initiative
‘She Leads Bharat: Udyam’.
The initiative aims to elevate 1,00,000
women-owned small businesses in
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
In the first phase, the initiative will enable
1,00,000 women-owned small businesses to
Muthoot Fincorp Limited (MFL) launched learn and earn via Frontier Markets’
“Muthoot FinCorp ONE”, an innovative all-in- proprietary, flexible Meri-Saheli platform.
one digital financial platform. Frontier Markets aims to reach 1 million
women and 100 million rural households by
AXIS BANK ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP
2025.
WITH CLEARTRIP
RBI APPROVES THE MERGER OF AKOLA
MERCHANT CO-OPERATIVE BANK
LIMITED WITH JALGAON PEOPLES CO-
OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED
Cleartrip, a subsidiary of Flipkart, has joined

forces with Axis Bank to introduce an
innovative travel proposition for Axis Bank
credit cardholders.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sanctioned IIT BOMBAY HAS RECEIVED A
the Scheme of Voluntary merger of Akola DONATION OF USD 18.6 MILLION FOR
(Maharashtra) based Akola Merchant Co- GREEN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
operative Bank Limited with Jalgaon RESEARCH HUB
(Maharashtra) based The Jalgaon Peoples
Co-operative Bank Limited.
The authority is granted under Sub-Section
(4) of Section 44A read with Section 56 of
the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Recent merger :
RBI approves merger of Navanirman Co-op
Urban Bank with Rajadhani Co-op Urban
IIT Bombay has received an USD 18.6 million
Bank
donation from an alumnus to establish a
RBI approves merger of Twin Cities Co-
Green Energy and Sustainability Research
operative Urban Bank with Kranti Co-
Hub, which will redefine the institute’s role
operative Urban Bank
in tackling the global climate crisis.
The hub will be located within a state-of-
IIT BOMBAY PARTNERS WITH HSBC TO
the-art academic building on the IIT
SUPPORT INNOVATION-LED GREEN
Bombay campus in suburban Powai.
HYDROGEN INITIATIVES
IRDAI APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO
REINSURANCE REGULATIONS
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

Bombay has partnered with HSBC to pursue Insurance Regulatory and Development
technological advancements towards Authority of India (IRDAI), during its 123rd
making green hydrogen production more Authority Meeting, approved amendments
efficient, cost-effective, and scalable. to Reinsurance Regulations to enhance the
This partnership will help boost the Indian business environment.
government’s National Green Hydrogen The amendments include a reduction of the
Mission (NGHM). minimum capital requirement for FRBs from
India’s MGHM targets 5 MMT (Million Metric Rs 100 Crore to Rs 50 Crore, with the
Tons) annual green hydrogen production by provision to repatriate any excess assigned
2030, contributing 125 GW (Giga Watt) capital.
renewable energy capacity and aiding the The order of preference for various
country’s net-zero emissions goal. categories has also been simplified from six
to four levels.
RBI RAISES SMALL VALUE PAYMENT
TRANSACTION LIMIT IN OFFLINE MODE
TO RS 500
Yes Bank Ltd launched a co-branded

Corporate Credit Card named ‘YES BANK
Zaggle Corporate Credit Card’ in partnership
with Zaggle to empower businesses to
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased
redefine their corporate payments.
the upper limit for offline transactions to Rs
Recent:
500 from Rs 200.
IIITD-IC & YES Bank Signed MoU to Scale up
However, the overall limit is retained at Rs
Indian Startups
2000 to contain the risks associated with
YES BANK Introduces Mobile App ‘iris by YES
relaxation of two-factor authentication.
BANK’
The information for the same was provided
Yes Bank, headquartered in
by RBI under Section 10 (2) read with
Mumbai(Maharashtra) has unveiled a new
Section 18 of the Payment and Settlement
logo and brand identity
Systems Act, 2007.
DBS BANK AND MAPTRASCO
LIC TIED UP WITH SARASWAT PARTNERED TO COMPLETE FIRST LIVE
COOPERATIVE BANK TO SELL LIC EBL TRANSACTION BETWEEN INDIA &
PRODUCTS UNDER BANCASSURANCE SINGAPORE
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) tied DBS Bank Ltd in collaboration with
up with a Saraswat Cooperative Bank Ltd. to Maptrasco, a Singapore-based commodities
increase the distribution of life insurance trader, has completed the first “live”
products through the Bancassurance transaction of electronic Bills of Lading (eBL)
channel. for shipments between Singapore and India.
The transaction was implemented under the
YES BANK PARTNERED WITH ZAGGLE TradeTrust framework, an initiative by the
TO LAUNCH CORPORATE CREDIT CARD Infocomm Media Development Authority
(IMDA) and supported by Enterprise
Singapore.
SBI LAUNCHES AADHAAR-BASED Axis Bank Limited launched ‘Infinity Savings
ENROLMENT FOR SOCIAL SECURITY Account’, a first-of-its-kind fully Digital fixed
SCHEMES fee-based savings account with no
paperwork or branch visits.
This account is designed for customers who
are comfortable using digital services and
often sign up for subscription based services.
Eligibility: Any Resident Indian who is 18
years and above with Initial Funding of Rs
5,000.
UJJIVAN SMALL FINANCE BANK SETS A
State Bank of India has launched a WORLD RECORD FOR POOKALAM
Customer Service Points (CSPs) functionality
that allows customers to enroll for social
security schemes through Aadhaar Card.
The customers visiting CSPs will need only
their Aadhaar to enroll in social security
schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Jeevan
Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri
Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal
Pension Yojana (APY). Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (Ujjivan SFB) set
Recent: a world record for Pookalam.
SBI raises ₹10,000 crore via 15-year The Pookalam was created at the Kochi
infrastructure bonds at coupon rate of 7.54% Gymkhana in Kerala, India.
The Group Chief Economic Advisor at the It was 2450+ square feet in size and depicted
State Bank of India (SBI), Soumya Kanti the map of Kerala State. The Pookalam was
Ghoshon has reiterated that India is likely to made using approximately 1000 kilograms (1
become the third-largest economy by 2027. ton) of flowers.
SBI Life Insurance becomes the first Indian UNION MINISTERS DHARMENDRA
private life insurer to launch ’24X7 inbound PRADHAN AND NIRMALA SITHARAMAN
contact centre
LAUNCHED KUWI AND DESIA BOOKS IN
‘INFINITY SAVINGS ACCOUNT’ , FIRST- ODISHA
OF-ITS-KIND FIXED FEE-BASED
SAVINGS ACCOUNT LAUNCHED BY AXIS
BANK
Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, WHOLESALE INFLATION STAYS IN
Ministry of Education and Nirmala NEGATIVE FOR FOURTH MONTH AT
Sitharaman, Ministry of Finance and Ministry -1.36% IN JULY
of Corporate Affairs launched 2 books
namely “Kuwi Primer” and “Desia Primer” in
Kuwi and Desia languages.
It was launched at an event held in
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, to simplify primary
education for tribal children in Odisha.
NCERT, for the first time, in collaboration
with the Central University of Odisha, has
prepared the 2 books for those children,
who are speaking Kuwi and Desia tribal The wholesale price-based inflation
languages in the undivided Koraput district remained in the negative territory for the
of Odisha. fourth straight month in July at (-)1.36
percent on easing prices of fuel, even though
food articles turned costlier.
RETAIL INFLATION SPIKES TO 7.44 PER
CENT IN JULY
India's retail inflation in July has increased to

7.44 per cent year-on-year (YoY), up from 4.81
per cent in June, according to the National -
Statistical Office (NSO).
The surge in consumer price index to 7.44
per cent in July marked the first time in five
months that retail inflation surpassed the
upper limit of the Reserve Bank of India's
(RBI's) tolerance band of 2-6 per cent.
Books & Authors
Book title Memories Never Die
Dr. APJM Nasima

Author Maraikayar and scientist
Dr. Y. S. Rajan
Released by Amit Shah
Book title Monsoon
Author Poet-diplomat Abhay K
Book title Kuch Adhure Shabd
Author Ashutosh Agnihotri
Book title Too Good To Be True
Author Prajakta Koli
Drunk on Love: The Life,

Book title
Vision and Songs of Kabir
Author Vipul Rikhi
‘Heritage Trees of Goa’,

‘When Parallel Lines
Book title
Meet’, and ‘Ente Priya
Kavithakal’
Goa Governor PS
Author
Sreedharan Pillai
Released by Goa CM Pramod Sawant
Sabka Saath, Sabka

Book title
Vikas, Sabka Vishwas
Anurag Singh Thakur and

Released by CM of MP Shivraj Singh
Chouhan
Defence News
China & UAE air forces to conduct first joint
training FALCON Shield-2023
The air forces of China and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) will conduct their first joint
training in China’s Xinjiang in August 2023.
BDL hands over first RF Seeker of 'Akash' to

DRDO
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) handed over
the first Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker of Akash
to the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO).
Seeker is a critical and technology-intensive
subsystem. It is used in Surface-to-Air Missiles
and Air-to-Air Missiles for target tracking in the
terminal phase.
DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat has designed
the RF Seeker.
BDL has produced it at its state-of-the-art
Seeker Facility Centre set up at BDL,
Kanchanbagh Unit in Hyderabad.
Indian Air Force receives Israel’s Spike Non

Line of Sight Missiles
Indian Air Force (IAF) received air-launched
Spike Non Line of Sight (NLOS) Anti-Tank
Guided Missiles(ATGM) from Israel which can
hit targets upto 50 km from a helicopter and
32 km from the ground.
It was designed by the Israeli company Rafael
Advanced Defense Systems.
The NLOS missiles will be integrated with the
fleet of Russian-origin Mi-17V5 helicopters,
manufactured by Kazan Helicopters.
India to Get its 1st Integrated Theatre

Command by August 2023
India is set to establish its first Integrated
Theatre Commands (ITC) in August 2023.
2 ITCs are set to be established in North India,
one in Jaipur (Rajasthan) and the other in
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).
The Army’s South Western Command (SWC) in
Jaipur will serve as the Headquarters (HQ) of the
ITC, and will primarily focus on countering
threats from Pakistan, while the Central
Command based in Lucknow, will serve as the
HQ of the ITC, will tackle security challenges
coming out from China.
INS Chennai Participates in PASSEX with Royal

Saudi Naval Ship HMS Al Jubail
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Chennai participated in
a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Royal Saudi
Naval Ship HMS Al Jubail.
The exercise was conducted off the coast (Red
Sea) of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
INS Chennai, a P-15A Guided Missile Destroyer,
was commissioned into the Indian Navy in
November 2016.
It was constructed by Mazagon Dock Limited,
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Indian Army secures patent for AI-driven
Accident Prevention System
The Indian Army (IA) has secured a patent for an
‘Accident Prevention System based on Artificial
Intelligence (AI)’ which is poised to enhance
road safety and mitigate accidents.
It is developed within the Army’s research and
development (R&D) division, and Colonel
Kuldeep Yadav has been credited as the
inventor of this prevention system.
Defence Ministry to switch to locally built OS

Maya amid threats
Defence Ministry has decided to replace the
Microsoft Operating System (OS) in all
computers connected to the Internet with a
new OS ‘Maya’, based on open-source Ubuntu
developed locally.
Maya has the interface and all functionality like
Windows and users will not feel much
difference as they transition to it.
Maya was developed by government
development agencies within six months.
Currently, Maya is being installed only in
Defence Ministry systems and not on computers
connected to the networks of the three
Services.
President Murmu to launch frigate
'Vindhyagiri' in Kolkata on August 17
President Droupadi Murmu will launch the
frigate 'Vindhyagiri' in Kolkata on August 17.
Named after the mountain range in Karnataka,
Vindhyagiri is the sixth ship of the Project 17A
programme.
It will be launched by President Murmu at
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Limited (GRSE), Kolkata
The old Vindhyagiri in its nearly 31 years of
service from July 1981 to June 2012.
Zayed Talwar 2023, a Bilateral Naval Exercise

Between India & UAE held in Dubai
“Zayed Talwar 2023”, a bilateral naval maritime
partnership exercise was held between the
Indian Navy (IN), India and United Arab Emirates
(UAE) Navy in Dubai, UAE.
From India, INS (Indian Navy Ship)
Visakhapatnam and INS Trikand participated.
The delegation of IN was commanded by Rear
Admiral Vineet McCarty, Flag Officer
Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF).
IAF To Host Mega Multilateral Air Exercise

‘Tarang Shakti’ in Mid-2024
The Indian Air Force (IAF), the air arm of the
Indian Armed Forces, is set to host a mega
multilateral military exercise in mid of 2024.
The exercise, named Tarang Shakti, is scheduled
to be the largest air exercise ever conducted in
India and will be its 1st edition.
The exercise is anticipated to involve
approximately 12 air forces, with a primary
emphasis on enhancing military cooperation
and interoperability.
India Hands Over maritime surveillance Dornier
aircraft to Sri Lanka
India presented the Indian Navy’s Dornier 228
maritime surveillance aircraft to the Sri Lanka
Air Force (SALF) at the event in Katunayake SLAF
Base, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
This marks the second Dornier aircraft provided
to SLAF through a grant from the Indian
Government.
The arrival of this aircraft is under a turnaround
of the earlier aircraft provided by India to Sri
Lanka in 2022.
In 2018, Sri Lanka Requested from India for 2
Dornier Reconnaissance Aircraft to enhance the
maritime surveillance capabilities of Sri Lanka.
Indian Army Inducts Swathi Mark II Mountain

Variant WLR
The Indian Army inducted six Swathi Mark II
mountain variant Weapon Locating Radar (WLR)
to enhance battlefield surveillance.
The Indian Army awarded the contract to
manufacture Swathi Mark II to Bharat
Electronics Limited (BEL) in December 2021.
It was developed by the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO).
INS Vagir Sets New Record For Longest

Scorpene Submarine Deployment
The Indian Navy’s submarine, INS Vagir, has
made history by achieving an impressive
milestone – it now holds the record for the
longest-ever deployment of any scorpene-class -
submarine.
The submarine covered an astonishing distance
of 7,000 kilometers on its journey to Australia
to participate in joint military exercises.
INS Vagir’s expedition to Australia marks the
first time an Indian scorpene-class submarine
has ventured to Australian waters, signifying
the growing collaboration between the Indian
Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.
LCA Tejas Test-Fires Indigenous ASTRA Air-to-

Air Missile off Goa Coast
India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) LSP-7
aircraft successfully test fired the ASTRA
indigenous state–of-the-art Beyond Visual
Range (BVR) Air-to-Air missile (AAM) off the
coast of Goa.
The missile release was carried out by Tejas at
an altitude of about 20,000 feet.
It is designed and developed by the Defence
Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL),
Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and other
laboratories of DRDO.
The ASTRA Mk-I Weapon System integrated
with SU-30 Mk-I aircraft is being inducted into
the Indian Air Force.
India, Japan, US, Australia hold 27th Malabar

Naval Exercise off Australian Coast
The 27th edition of naval Exercise MALABAR
2023 was held at the East Coast of Australia off
Sydney, between the Indian Navy, United States
Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force and
the Royal Australian Navy.
Representatives from India: Indian Navy Ship
(INS) Sahyadri, INS Kolkata, P8I Maritime Patrol
Aircraft.
In 2022, it was hosted by Japan off Yokosuka
island near the East China Sea.
Indian Navy Successfully Undertook the

Maiden Test Drop of SARK
The Indian Navy successfully undertook the
maiden test drop of the Search and Rescue Kit
(SARK) from the Boeing P-8I long-range patrol
aircraft.
The Test flight was conducted by the Indian
Navy’s INS Hansa-based Indian Naval Air
Squadrons (INAS) 316 squadron.
It was developed by the Aerial Delivery
Research and Development Establishment
(ADRDE), a unit of the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO).
Ex BRIGHT STAR-23: Maiden Multilateral

Exercise of IAF Held in Egypt
Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent will be
participating in Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23, a
biennial multilateral tri-service exercise
scheduled to be held at Cairo (West) Air Base,
Egypt.
This is the first time that IAF is participating in
Ex Bright Star-23.
Ex BRIGHT STAR-23 will also see the
participation of contingents from the United
States of America (USA), Saudi Arabia, Greece,
and Qatar.
MoD Signs to Acquire Five Indigenously Built
FSS from HSL
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract
with Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL),
Visakhapatnam for the acquisition of five
indigenously built Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for
the Indian Navy worth 19,000 crore.
The 44,000-tonnes FSS will be the first of its
kind to be constructed in India by an Indian
Shipyard and will be successfully delivered in
eight years.
Festivals
Aadi Perukku festival celebrated on 3 August
Aadi Perukku is an auspicious
festival for the Tamil community.
It is mainly celebrated in Tamil
Nadu.
Aadi Perukku is also known as
Pathinettam Perukku. It is
celebrated to show gratitude
toward the monsoon.
Bharat Internet Utsav will be celebrated from 7th

August.
Under the Communications
Ministry, the Department of
Telecommunication is celebrating
Bharat Internet Utsav from the 7th
of this month.
This Utsav's aim is to share
various empowering real-life
stories about the transformation
brought by the internet into
people's lives.
President of India to inaugurate 'UNMESHA' &
'UTKARSH' fest in Bhopal
The President of India,
Droupadi Murmu will
inaugurate ‘Unmesha’ –
International Literature
Festival and ‘Utkarsh’ –
Festival of Folk and Tribal
Performing Arts in Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh.
It is being organised by
the Ministry of Culture in
association with Sahitya
Akademi and Sangeet
Natak Akademi.
India Startup Festival 2023 begins in Bengaluru

The 2nd edition of India
Startup Festival (ISF) 2023 is
being organized at
Muddenahalli, Bengaluru.
More than 10,000
startups from India, the
UK, and Japan, and about
500 investors are
participating in the event.
The top 100 startups will
be selected by the
startup panel as finalists.
The first edition of the
India Startup Festival was
held in 2022.
G20 Film Festival begins in New Delhi
The G20 Film Festival begins
in New Delhi. The event will
continue till 2nd September
Veteran actor Victor
Banerjee and Amitabh Kant
(India’s G20 Sherpa) have
inaugurated the G20 Film
Festival in New Delhi.
The festival is organized by
the India International
Centre (IIC) and the G20
Secretariat of the Ministry of
External Affairs.
Satyajit Ray’s “Pather
Panchali” will be the
opening film.
Butter Festival has been concluded at Dayara

Bugyal
Anduri Utsav, popularly
known as Butter Festival,
celebrated in Dayara Bugyal
of Uttarkashi district,
Uttarakhand concluded with
pomp.
The festival concluded with
the villagers playing 'Holi' by
applying each other with
milk and butter instead of
Gulal.
Earlier this festival was
celebrated by throwing
cow dung on each other.
Important Days
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
WORLD DAY
30
World Day Against Trafficking in
AGAINST Persons is an annual event observed
TRAFFICKING IN on 30 July every year.
JULY
PERSONS Theme: "Reach every victim of
trafficking, leave no one behind."
International Day of Friendship was

INTERNATIONAL designated by the United Nations
DAY OF General Assembly (U.N.). On July 30.
FRIENDSHIP THEME: 'Sharing the human spirit
through friendship’.
INTERNATIONAL World Ranger Day is celebrated
31JULY
DAY OF
COOPERATIVES
every year on July 31
THEME: 30 by 30
AVIATION India’s aviation security regulator,

SECURITY the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security
CULTURE WEEK (BCAS) inaugurated ‘Aviation
2023 Security Culture Week’ at its
headquarters in New Delhi, Delhi
from July 31st to August 5th 2023
THEME: ‘Aviation Security Culture
Week’ is “See it, Say it, Secure it”
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
World Lung Cancer Day is observed
1
AUGUST
WORLD LUNG
CANCER DAY
on August 1 each year. In a move to
beat back occurrences of lung
cancer
World Wide Web Day is celebrated

WORLD WIDE every year on 1 August.
WEB DAY 2023 The World Wide Web was first
made available to the public on 1
August 1991. It was introduced
by Tim Berners-Lee.
The first website of the world
went live on 6 August 1991.
WORLD The United Nations (UN) World

BREASTFEEDING Breastfeeding (WBW) week is
WEEK 2023 annually celebrated across the
globe from 1st to 7th August
Theme: “Let’s make breastfeeding
and work, work”.
WORLD FINTECH World FinTech Day is annually

DAY 2023 observed across the globe on 1st
August
CLOVES Every year August 3 is observed as
3
AUGUST
SYNDROME
AWARENESS DAY
Cloves Syndrome Awareness Day
globally. The day aims to spread
awareness about the rare genetic
disorder
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
NATIONAL National Watermelon Day is

WATERMELON celebrated every year on August 3.
DAY On this day, people across the
world celebrate the delicious
and refreshing fruit that has a
long history dating back to
Ancient Egypt.
INTERNATIONAL
4
International Clouded Leopard Day
CLOUDED is celebrated on August 4 every year.
LEOPARD DAY Theme: “Clouded Leopards:
AUGUST Guardians of the Forest.”
Assistance Dog Day is celebrated

ASSISTANCE every year on August 4.
DOG DAY Assistance Dog Day is also done
to raise awareness and educate
the public about how these
specially trained dogs are
helping so many people in the
community.
International Beer Day is celebrated

INTERNATIONAL on the first Friday in August and this
BEER DAY year, the occasion falls on August 4.
NATIONAL National Friendship Dayis
6 FRIENDSHIP DAY celebrated on the first Sunday of

August every year and this year it
AUGUST falls on 6 August 2023.
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
HIROSHIMA DAY Hiroshima Day is observed on

August 6 to commemorate the
atomic bombing of Hiroshima,
Japan, in 1945, at the end of World
War II.
The horrific incident took place
on August 6, 1945, when the
United States dropped an
atomic bomb named “Little Boy”,
on the town of Hiroshima in
Japan.
2023 marks the 78th anniversary
of the world’s first atomic
bombing.
7
National Handloom Day is observed
NATIONAL on 7th August every year to honor
HANDLOOM DAY and celebrate the handloom
AUGUST weavers in the country.
This day highlights the rich
cultural heritage and
craftsmanship of traditional
handloom textiles.
NATIONAL National Javelin Day is annually

JAVELIN DAY celebrated across India on 7th
August to commemorate the day on
which Neeraj Chopra won the men’s
javelin throw gold at Tokyo 2020
Olympics
7th August 2023 marks the
observance of the 2nd National -
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
Javelin Day.
On 7th August 2021, Neeraj
Chopra won the Tokyo Olympic
Games in track and field and
became the 1st athlete to win an
Olympic gold medal in men’s
javelin throw with a throw of
82.23m.
8
Quit India Movement Day is
QUIT INDIA observed on 8th August every year
MOVEMENT DAY to commemorate the launch of the
AUGUST Quit India Movement on 8th August
1942 by Mahatma Gandhi.
Also known as the August
Movement or August Kranti, it
was a significant civil
disobedience movement against
British colonial rule in India
during World War II.
International Allyship Day is

INTERNATIONAL
celebrated annually on August 8.
ALLYSHIP DAY
International Allyship Day is a
holiday founded in 2023 to
celebrate the incredible strength
in unity.
INTERNATIONAL International Cat Day is observed on

CAT DAY August 8.
The day was initiated by the
organisation International Fund
for Animal Welfare in 2002.
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
9
Nagasaki Day is annually observed
NAGASAKI DAY across the globe on the 9th of
August
AUGUST 9th August 2023 marks the 78th
anniversary of Nagasaki Day.
INTERNATIONAL The United Nations (UN)’s

DAY OF THE International Day of the World’s
WORLD’S Indigenous Peoples (IDWIP) is
INDIGENOUS annually observed on 9th August
PEOPLES This day is also known as World
Tribal Day or World Indigenous
Peoples Day.
Theme: “Indigenous Youth as
Agents of Change for Self-
determination”.
10
Every year on August 10, World Lion
WORLD LION Day is observed to highlight the
DAY importance of Lions and to garner
AUGUST support for their conservation.
It was first established in 2013 by
Big Cat Rescue, the world’s
largest accredited sanctuary
dedicated to lions and it was co-
founded by Dereck and Beverly
Joubert.
World Biofuel Day is observed

WORLD BIOFUEL annually on 10th August to create
DAY awareness about the importance of
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
non-fossil fuels or biofuels

The Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas(MoPNG) initiated
the observance of World Biofuel
Day in India in 2015.
Government e-Marketplace (GeM)

7TH commemorates its 7th Foundation
FOUNDATION Day on 10 August 2023.
DAY In 2023, GeM achieved a
milestone of INR 2 lakh crore in
Gross Merchandise Value (GMV)
for the fiscal year 2022-23.
Launched in 2016, GeM
facilitates transparent and
efficient procurement for
government departments,
organizations, and PSUs.
FIRST-EVER UN’S The United Nations (UN)’s first-ever
11 WORLD
STEELPAN DAY
World Steelpan Day was observed
on 11th August 2023
AUGUST In 2022, the Government of T&T
formally requested UNESCO to
proclaim August 11 as World
Steelpan Day from 2023
International Youth Day is
12 INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH DAY
celebrated on 12 August around the
globe to focus on the development
AUGUST and protection of youth in society.
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
The theme of International

Youth Day 2023 is “Green Skills
for Youth: Towards a Sustainable
World”.
World Elephant Day, observed

WORLD
globally on August 12, is a significant
ELEPHANT DAY
event dedicated to raising
awareness about the pressing
challenges faced by elephants
World Organ Donation Day is
13 WORLD ORGAN
DONATION DAY
observed on 13 August to spread
awareness about the importance of
AUGUST organ donation.
Theme: “Step up to volunteer; need
more organ donors to fill the
lacunae”.
INTERNATIONAL Every year on 13 August Left

LEFTHANDERS Handers Day is observed.
DAY The theme for International Left-
Handers Day 2023 revolves
around “Left-Handers in Sports.”
PARTITION Every year on 14 August, Partition
14 HORRORS
REMEMBRANCE
Horrors Remembrance Day is
observed.
AUGUST DAY In 2021, PM Modi announced
that August 14 will be observed
as 'Partition Horrors
Remembrance Day'.
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
The day will remind of the pain

and suffering faced by the
people of India during the
partition.
INDIA’S 77TH India is celebrating its 77th
15 INDEPENDENCE
DAY
Independence Day on 15 August.
Theme 2023 – Nation First, Always
AUGUST First
On this occasion, the Prime Minister
hoists the National Flag at Delhi's
Red Fort and addresses the nation.
Parsi New Year, also known as
16 PARSI NEW YEAR

OR NAVROZ
Navroz or Nowruz, is a joyous
occasion celebrated by the
AUGUST community in India and all over the
world.
This year, the Parsi New Year falls
on Wednesday, August 16.
This day marks the beginning of
the Zoroastrian calendar.
Bennington Battle Day is observed

BENNINGTON annually on August 16, and stands
BATTLE DAY as a revered state holiday in
Vermont.
This commemorative day honors
the valor and determination
displayed by American and
Vermont forces during the
Revolutionary War’s Battle of -
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
Bennington in 1777.
WORLD World Humanitarian Day on August
19 HUMANITARIAN
DAY
19 honors humanitarian aid workers
all over the world.
AUGUST Theme 'It takes a village'.
WORLD World Photography Day is

PHOTOGRAPHY celebrated every year on 19
DAY August.
Theme: LANDSCAPES
World Mosquito Day is observed on
20
WORLD
MOSQUITO DAY 20 August every year to
commemorate the British doctor,
AUGUST Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897
that 'female mosquitoes transmit
malaria between humans'.
SADBHAVNA Sadbhavna Diwas is a day that is

DIWAS celebrated annually on August 20th
in India.
This day was established in
memory of Rajiv Gandhi, the
former Prime Minister of India
who was assassinated in 1991.
In 2023, Sadbhavana Diwas will
be particularly significant as it
marks the 79th birth anniversary
of Rajiv Gandhi.
He was born on August 20, 1944,
in Bombay (now Mumbai) and -
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
was the eldest son of former

Indian Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi.
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian
politician who served as the
sixth Prime Minister of India
from 1984 to 1989.
INDIAN AKSHAY Indian Akshay Urja Day is celebrated

URJA DAY on 20 August annually to raise
awareness about the development
of renewable energy in India.
It is a campaign that has been
celebrated since 2004.
WORLD WATER World Water Week is annually

WEEK observed across the globe during
the last week of August.
World Water Week 2023 takes
place from 20-24 August 2023.
Theme: “Seeds of Change:
Innovative Solutions for a Water-
Wise World”.
INTERNATIONAL International Day of Remembrance
21 DAY OF
REMEMBRANCE
and Tribute to the Victims of
Terrorism is annually observed
AUGUST AND TRIBUTE TO across the world on the 21st August
THE VICTIMS OF 21st August 2023 marks the 6th
TERRORISM commemoration of the
International Day of
Remembrance of and Tribute to
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
the Victims of Terrorism.

Theme: “Legacy: Finding Hope and
Building a Peaceful Future.”
World Senior Citizen’s Day is

WORLD SENIOR
annually celebrated across the
CITIZENS DAY
globe on 21st August
The observance of World Senior
Citizen’s Day was started in 1988.
INTERNATIONAL The International Day
22 DAY
COMMEMORATI
Commemorating the Victims of
Acts of Violence Based on Religion
AUGUST NG THE VICTIMS or Belief is held every year on
OF ACTS OF August 22
VIOLENCE
BASED ON
RELIGION OR
BELIEF
INTERNATIONAL August 23, 2023, is the International
23 DAY FOR THE

REMEMBRANCE
Day for the Remembrance of the
Slave Trade and its Abolition.
AUGUST OF THE SLAVE This day was designated by
TRADE AND ITS UNESCO in 1998
ABOLITION Theme: Fighting slavery's legacy of
racism through transformative
education.
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
EUROPEAN DAY European Day of Remembrance for

OF Victims of Stalinism and Nazism is
REMEMBRANCE observed on 23 August every year as
FOR VICTIMS OF a remembrance day for victims of
STALINISM AND totalitarian regimes mainly
NAZISM Communism, Fascism, Nazism, etc.
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi

“NATIONAL
declared that 23rd August of every
SPACE DAY”
year will be observed as “National
Space Day” in India to
commemorate the soft landing of
Chandrayaan 3 on the Moon.
PM Narendra Modi also
announced that the spot, where
the moon lander of
Chandrayaan-3, landed on the
lunar surface will be known as
‘Shivshakti’ Point.
He also announced that the
point on the Moon where
Chandrayaan-2 crash landed in
2019 will be called ‘Tiranga
Point‘.
International Dog Day is celebrated
26 INTERNATIONAL
DOG DAY
annually on August 26 to promote
the adoption of dogs instead of
AUGUST buying them from pet shops.
The day was started as National
Dog Day in the US in 2004
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
International Lottery Day is
27 INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY DAY
celebrated on August 27 every year.
Theme: "The Power of Dreams".
AUGUST
National Sports Day is celebrated on
29 NATIONAL
SPORTS DAY
29 August every year to honour the
birthday of Dhyan Chand, a field
AUGUST hockey player.
Major Dhyan Chand was born on
29 August 1905 in Allahabad,
Uttar Pradesh.
Major Dhyan Chand played for
India at the 1928, 1932, and 1936
Olympics.
He led India to gold medals in all
three tournaments.
INTERNATIONAL The United Nations (UN)

DAY AGAINST International Day against Nuclear
NUCLEAR TESTS Tests is annually observed across
the globe on 29th August
The United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA) adopted the
resolution on 2 December 2009 and
proclaimed the 29th August of every
year as the International Day against
Nuclear Tests.
The first-ever International Day
against Nuclear Tests was
observed on 29th August 2010.
OBSERVED DAY INFO.
Small Industry Day is observed on
30 SMALL
INDUSTRY DAY
30 August every year to support and
promote small-scale industries.
AUGUST In the year 2001, the government
declared August 30th as
National Small Industry Day.
INTERNATIONAL International Whale Shark Day

WHALE SHARK comes on August 30 of every year.
DAY
International News
UNESCO recommends adding Venice to
'heritage danger list'
Officials at UNESCO are recommending that
Venice, Italy, be added to its List of World
1
Heritage in Danger, a designation that identifies
vulnerable heritage sites in need of support.
Climate change and extreme weather are also
becoming increasingly serious threats to the
city’s future.
World Rice Price Index jumps to near

12-year high in July 2023: FAO
The United Nations Food and Agriculture
2 Organization’s (FAO) All Rice Price Index
increased by 2.8% in July 2023 to 129.7 points as
compared to 126.2 points in June 2023.
The FAO’s July 2023 rice index is almost 19.7%
higher than 108.4 points in July 2022, and the
highest value since September 2011.
FAO’s overall world food price index also rose in
July 2023 to 123.9 points, up 1.3% from June
2023 while 11.8% below its July 2022 level.
India is a big exporter of rice, sending 40% of
the world’s rice exports, followed by Thailand
(13% share) and Vietnam (9% share), among
others.
Iraq becomes 18th country recognised by
WHO for eliminating Trachoma
Iraq becomes the 18th country recognized by
the World Health Organization (WHO) for
3
eliminating trachoma as a public health
problem.
It is also the 5th country in WHO’s Eastern
Mediterranean Region to achieve this feat.
It is also acknowledged by the WHO as the 50th
country for eliminating at least one Neglected
Tropical Disease (NTD), globally.
India Commits USD 700,000 to

Tuvalu’s Clean Water Initiative
India has pledged to support USD 700,000
4 from the India-United Nations Development
Partnership(UNDP) Fund to the project in
Tuvalu for clean water initiatives and
community development in schools.
The project aims to construct a concrete water
cistern, at Tuvalu’s only public school called
‘Motufoua Secondary School’,with a capacity of
760 metric cubes.
Bhutan youngsters create electronic

Dzongkha Braille
A group of former students of the College of
Science and Technology have created Bhutan's
5
first-ever prototype of electronic Dzongkha
Braille.
The device converts the input into an audible
sound or tactile pop-up that can be read by
touch.
‘Chinese economy entered into deflation
The Chinese economy has slipped into
deflation as Consumer prices fell down in July
6 for the first time in the last two years.
The producer prices contracted for the 10th
consecutive month.
UNDP Creates National Carbon Registry to

Assist Nations in Achieving Climate Targets
The United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) developed an open-source software
7
called ‘National Carbon Registry’.
This software enables countries to effectively
manage national data and processes for
trading carbon credits.
The registry follows national and international
best practices based on inputs from countries
and is a result of ongoing work by the
Digital4Climate (D4C) Working Group.
D4C includes UNDP, the World Bank, the
United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD) among others
Tropical Storm Hilary brought flash floods
to California
Tropical Storm Hilary hit the US state of
California and brought flash floods.
8
Hilary is the first tropical storm to hit Southern
California in 84 years.
BRICS Nations Agree to Launch New

University Ranking System
BRICS Education Ministers recently assembled
9 in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa
and reached an agreement to establish a new
autonomous university rating system.
2nd Namaste Vietnam Festival held in 3

cities of Vietnam
The 2nd edition of Namaste Vietnam Festival
10 (Hello Việt Nam Festival) was held in the 3
southern cities of Vietnamviz. Ho Chi Minh City,
Da Lat city and Tuy Hoa city.
The theme of the 2nd Namaste Vietnam
Festival was “People unite, warm friendship”.
It was jointly organised by the Indian Embassy,
Consulate General of India in Vietnam under
the aegis of Ministry of External Affairs, IFFW
(Indian Film Festival Worldwide) and
Innovations India.
6 Countries to join BRICS from 1 January
2024
In a significant geopolitical development, the
11 BRICS alliance has announced the inclusion of
six new member countries.
These countries are Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran,
Argentina, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi
Arabia, and will join Brazil, Russia, China, India,
and South Africa.
The membership will take effect from 1 January
2024.
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, the
host nation of the recent BRICS summit, made a
historic announcement, revealing the names of
the new entrants to the alliance.
Germany develops device for visually

impaired
With the help of modern technology, even the
12 visually impaired can now try their hand at
sports of shooting. Germany has developed a
device for the visually impaired.
This device has been brought to India for the
first time and given to the visually impaired in
Pune.
France will prohibit children from
wearing Abaya in state-run schools
France has passed a law that prohibits children
13 from wearing the abaya, a long, loose-fitting
garment worn by some Muslim women, in state-
run schools.
The new rule will be applied as soon as the new
school year starts on the 4th September.
Since 2004, wearing a headscarf at state-run
schools has been prohibited.
In 2010, France made it illegal to wear full-face
veils in public.
Mergers &
Acquisitions
Future Generali India Life partnered
with JM Financial to Elevate Insurance
Products
Future Generali India Life Insurance Company
Limited (FGILI), a joint venture (JV) between
the Generali Group and the Future Group,
partnered with JM Financial Services Limited
(JM Financial) to expand its product offerings
and market presence across India.
LIC MF Completes Merger of IDBI MF

Schemes
Life Insurance Corporation of India(LIC) Mutual
Fund completed the acquisition of Industrial
Development Bank of India (IDBI) mutual fund
from IDBI Asset Management Limited
following the approval of Competition
Commission of India (CCI).
Out of the 20 schemes of IDBI Mutual Fund, 10
schemes would undergo a merger with
corresponding schemes of LIC Mutual Fund.
The remaining 10 schemes would be directly
taken over by LIC Mutual Fund as standalone
offerings.
Ambuja Cements buys Sanghi Industries for

₹5,767 crore
Adani Group-owned Ambuja Cements Ltd
(ACL), acquired a 56.74 % stake in Gujarat-
based Sanghi Industries(SIL) at an enterprise
value of Rs 5,000 crore.
Paytm Founder & CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma
buys 10.3% stake from Antfin
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of
Paytm entered into an agreement to buy
10.3% worth USD 628 from Ant Financial
(Antfin) Netherlands Holding BV.
CCI approves merger of TCCL and TCFSL into

TCL
Competition Commission of India (CCI)
approves merger of Tata Cleantech Capital
Limited (TCCL) and Tata Capital Financial
Services Limited (TCFSL) into Tata Capital
Limited (TCL)
CCI clears proposed acquisition of HDFC

Credila Financial Services
CCI approved the combination involving the
acquisition of 90% of the shareholding of
HDFC Credila Financial Services Limited
(HDFC Credila) by Kopvoorn B.V., Moss
Investments Limited
L&T to buy out NPCIL stake in L&T Special

Steel and Heavy Forging
L&T is also looking to procure the 26% stake
that Nuclear Power Corporation of India
(NPCIL) currently holds in L&T Special Steel
and Heavy Forging.
In pursuit of this acquisition, L&T is prepared
to invest approximately Rs 150 crore.
NCLT approves $10 bn mega-merger

between Zee and Sony
A $10 billion media and entertainment
behemoth is one step closer to see the light in
India.
The country’s National Company Law Tribunal
(NCLT) approved the mega-merger between
Sony Group’s south Asian unit and Zee -
Entertainment.
After the Sebi approval, Punit Goenka may
continue to be the MD and CEO of the merged
entity.
CCI Approves Acquisition of Certain Stake of

IBS Software Pte Limited by Pelipper HoldCo
SARL
The Competition Commission of India (CCI)
has approved the acquisition of ~ 30% of the
issued share capital on a fully diluted basis of
IBS Software Pte Limited by Pelipper HoldCo
SARL from Techware Singapore Holdings Pte.
Ltd., a portfolio company of Blackstone Inc.
Quinag Exits Manappuram Finance; Sold

Entire Stake For Rs 1,177 Cr
Quinag Acquisition (FPI) Ltd, a foreign fund
house, has offloaded its entire stake,
8,37,85,880 shares amounting to a 9.90%
stake, in Manappuram Finance Limited for Rs
1,177 crore through an open market
transaction.
MOU's &
Partnership
RITES & IRFC signs MoU to collaborate & Develop
Rail Infrastructure Projects
RITES Limited signed a MoU with Indian Railway
Finance Corporation (IRFC) to explore possibilities
of mutual collaboration in the railway eco-system
and the transport infrastructure sector.
TN & UK Govt Signs MoU to Set Up Botanical

Garden in TN
Tamil Nadu and United Kingdom (UK)
governments signed a Memorandum of
understanding (MoU)in Chennai to set up a
botanical garden.
In technical partnership with Kew Gardens, the TN
Government has planned to set up a Botanical
Garden in Chengalpattu, TN.
IGGL And GAIL India Sign Interconnection

Agreement To Strengthen North East Gas Grid
Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL) and GAIL
India have reached a significant milestone by
signing an interconnection agreement to connect
the North East Gas Grid (NEGG) of IGGL with GAIL's
Barauni Guwahati Pipeline (BGPL).
The interconnection agreement is designed to
enable the seamless integration of the NEGG and
BGPL at three strategic locations, namely Jalpaiguri
in West Bengal and Baihata and Panikhaiti in
Assam.
Exchange of MoU Between CeNSE, IISc and LAM
Research
Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE)
at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bengaluru,Karnataka signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with Lam Research India to support
the skill development of engineers.
India & Moldova Agreed to Sign MoU for

Cooperation in Agriculture
India and eastern European country Moldova
agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding
(MOU) for cooperation in the agriculture sector
TRAI and C-DoT Sign MoU to Establish Mechanism

of Technical and Institutional Cooperation in
Telecommunications
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and
the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT)
signed a MoU to establish the mechanism of
technical and institutional cooperation in
telecommunications, at TRAI headquarters in New
Delhi.
RIL & Brookfield Asset Management singed MoU

to Manufacture RE & Decarbonisation Equipment
Brookfield Asset Management signed a MoU with
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) to explore
opportunities to manufacture renewable energy
and decarbonization equipment in Australia.
DGT Partners With Amazon Web Services to

Enhance Students in Emerging Technologies
The Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the
Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is partnering with
Amazon Web Services (AWS) India.
To provide students enrolled in DGT institutions -
with valuable self-paced online learning programs at
no cost.
AIFF signs Subroto Cup MoU to promote youth

football
An MoU was signed by the Subroto Mukherjee
Sports Education Society with All India Football
Federation
The MoU has been signed by both for the first time
to promote football at the grassroots level.
The Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education Society
has been organizing the Subroto Cup International
Football Tournament since 1960.
From this edition, the society will form the Subroto
XI team for boys under-17.
ISLRTC and NIOS Signed an MoU to Promote ISL

Indian Sign Language Research and Training
Center (ISLRTC) signed a MOU with National
Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to promote
Indian Sign Language (ISL).
It was signed during the 3rd year of National
Education Policy (NEP) 2020 celebrations and 2nd
Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sangam at India Trade
Promotion Organisation (ITPO), Pragati Maidan,
New Delhi.
NHPC and ALIMCO Signed MoU for Providing Aids

& Assistive Devices to Divyangjans
National Hydroelectric Power Commission (NHPC)
signed a MoU with the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing
Corporation of India (ALIMCO) to provide aids and
assistive devices to 1000 Divyangjans (Persons with
Disabilities) in close proximity to NHPC projects in
states in the north and north east.
Karnataka Govt & IBC Signed MoU To Set Up
Recyclable Lithium-Ion Battery Unit
Karnataka government and the United States (US)-
based International Battery Company (IBC) signed
a MoU to set up a recyclable Lithium-ion battery
manufacturing unit with an investment of Rs 8,000
crores (USD 1 Billion) in Karnataka.
It is expected to be established on a 100-acre land
at the Information Technology Investment Region
(ITIR) at Devanahalli in the Bengaluru Rural district.
ONGC signed 1st-ever term contract with BPCL for

sale of crude oil from Mumbai region
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)
has entered into a term contract with Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for the sale
of crude oil from the Mumbai region in
Maharashtra.
This agreement represents the first-ever term
contract under the Marketing Freedom system of
government.
BPCL and ONGC have been in collaboration since
1976. BPCL processes ONGC’s crude oil at the
Mumbai refinery.
India & Nepal Signed An MoU to Undertake 4

HICDPs in Nepal
The Indian embassy in Kathmandu and the
Ministry of Federal Affairs and General
Administration of Nepal signed a MoU for
undertaking 4 High Impact Community
Development Projects (HICDPs) in Nepal.
A total of 170 million Nepalese rupees (NPR) are
expected to be spent on the four projects, three of
which will be in the education sector and one in
the water supply and sanitation sector.
Since 2003, India has taken up 546 HICDPs costing
around 1220 crore Nepalese rupee in the areas of -
health, education, drinking water, connectivity,
sanitation and creation of other public utilities
across all 7 provinces of Nepal.
Of these, 483 projects have been completed and
the remaining 63 projects are under
implementation.
IUCN SSC & WTI Sign MoU for India’s First Species
Survival Center
A MoU was signed between the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species
Survival Commission (SSC) and the Wildlife Trust of
India (WTI) to set up the first-ever regional Center
for Species Survival (CSS) in India.
This will be the 10th CSS in the world and the first
of its kind in South Asia.
It will also bridge the gap between national and
international efforts to preserve and protect
species.
IISc Bengaluru & GSL Signed MoU to Develop AI

for Shipbuilding & Defence
Indian Institute of Science,(IISc) Bengaluru & Goa
Shipyard Limited (GSL) signed a MoU to develop
artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for the
shipbuilding and defense sectors.
IRISET & IIT Madras signed MoU to Establish 5G

testbed at IRISET, Secunderabad
Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and
Telecommunications (IRISET) and the Indian
Institute of Technology Madras signed a MoU to
establish the India 5G testbed at IRISET in
Secunderabad, Telangana.
MoU’s Signed Between USI, CSC & PCTI to

Promote Military Heritage Tourism
The United Services Institution of India (USI), the
country’s oldest and prestigious National Security
and Defence Services think tank, has signed a MoU
with Power Conversion Technologies (PCTI).
Objective:- For the inaugural Military Heritage
Guided Tour at Hussainiwala in Firozpur district,
Punjab.
An additional MoU was signed between PCTI and
Common Service Centres (CSC) for the local
support and accessibility for these heritage sites
and it will be facilitated through CSC – special
purpose vehicle (SPV).
BIS signs MoU with 35 institutions for

collaboration in Standardization and Conformity
Assessment
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) signed MoUs with
35 institutions across India for collaboration in
standardization and conformity assessment.
The institutions included prominent NITs (National
Institutes of Technology), Government and Private
Engineering colleges from different states across
India.
UP signed MoU with Mexican State Nuevo Leon

for Investment in tourism, infra & Pharma sectors
The Government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and the
Government of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, signed a MoU
for investment in several sectors, including tourism,
infrastructure, pharmaceutical and medical sectors.
India’s eGov Foundation, UNDP Indonesia sign

MoU to improve Medical Waste Management in
Indonesia
The United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) Indonesia and India’s eGov Foundation
have signed a MoU to tackle the critical challenge
of infectious medical waste management in
Indonesia.
This MoU will bring visibility and accountability in
the management of infectious medical waste in
Indonesia’s 13,000 health facilities.
UNDP Indonesia through the ME-SMILE is
collaborating and utilizing the expertise of regional
and global partners.
ME-SMILE has started managing medical waste in
32 hospitals and 1 health center.
Apraava Energy signed MoUs with REC, and PFC

to get Rs 9,120 cr Finance for its Various Projects
Apraava Energy Private Ltd signed a MoUs with
REC Ltd (Formerly Rural Electrification Corporation
Limited) and Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC).
Objective:- To get finance of Rs 9,120 crore for
funding its wind, transmission, and advanced
metering projects in India.
L&T partners to invest $4B in Green Hydrogen

Projects
Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) and its green
hydrogen joint venture partners viz. Indian Oil
Corporation Limited (IOCL) and ReNew Power, will
invest upto USD 4 billion (Rs 32,000 crore) in their
green hydrogen businesses over next three to five
years.
This is a part of L&T’s plans to invest around USD 12
billion over the next five years.
Amazon India Signs MoU with EDII, Gujarat Govt

Amazon India has signed a MoU with the
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
(EDII) and the Cottage and Rural Industries
Department, Government of Gujarat, to help boost
e-commerce exports from Gujarat.
Protean & PayNearby Partner for Credit

Marketplace on ONDC
Protean eGov Technologies (Protean) has partnered
with PayNearby to provide credit services on the
ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce)
network for last-mile borrowers and Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Under this partnership, Protean will be an
ONDC technology service provider through
PayNearby’s Distribution as a Service (DaaS)
network through over 12 lakhs active
PayNearby outlets.
TDB-DST partnered with M/s Noccarc Robotics

The Technology Development Board (TDB) has
entered into an agreement with M/s Noccarc
Robotics Private Ltd. to the commercialisation of
digitally enabled advanced universal Intensive Care
Unit (ICU) ventilators.
Protean & PayNearby Partner for Credit

Marketplace on ONDC
Protean eGov Technologies (Protean) has partnered
with PayNearby to provide credit services on the
ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce)
network for last-mile borrowers and Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Under this partnership, Protean will be an ONDC
technology service provider through PayNearby’s
Distribution as a Service (DaaS) network through
over 12 lakhs active PayNearby outlets.
TDB-DST partnered with M/s Noccarc Robotics

The Technology Development Board (TDB) has
entered into an agreement with M/s Noccarc
Robotics Private Ltd. to the commercialisation of
digitally enabled advanced universal Intensive Care
Unit (ICU) ventilators.
ISB signed MoU with Goa government for

knowledge partnership
The Indian School of Business (ISB’s) Bharti
Institute of Public Policy signed an MoU with the
Goa government to commence a knowledge
partnership with a focus on evidence-based policy
formulation and its impact in the State.
Arunachal Pradesh govt inks MoA with 3 Central
govt PSUs
Arunachal Pradesh government allotted 12
hydropower projects to three Central Government
PSUs by signing a Memorandum of Agreement
(MoA) with them at State Banquet Hall in Itanagar.
The projects will be implemented by NHPC Ltd.,
SJVN Ltd., and NEEPCO Ltd.
The total operational capacity of these 12 projects
will be to the tune of 11,517 MW.
NHPC Signed MoU With Universal Health

Foundation For Basic Infrastructure Facilities
NHPC Ltd signed an Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Universal Health
Foundation under its Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
The MoU aims to provide basic infrastructure
facilities to Universal Health Foundation for setting
up of Gramin Gyan Jyoti Kendras by NHPC Ltd in
government schools located in nine villages of
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) & one village of Nagore
(Rajasthan).
Infosys bags $1.6 billion deal with telecom firm

Liberty Global
Indian IT services company, Infosys has bagged a
€1.5 billion ($1.64 billion) deal from Liberty Global to
build and scale the entertainment and connectivity
platforms of the digital communications firm.
The agreement has an initial tenure of five years
which can be extended to eight years, which would
take the deal value to €2.3 billion ($2.5 billion).
Infosys’ deal follows HCL Tech, which last week
bagged a $2.1- billion contract from Verizon.
Cabinet approves MoU on Cooperation in Sports
between India and Australia
The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU on
Cooperation in Sports between the Ministry of
Youth Affairs & Sports, India and the Department of
Health and Aged Care of the Government of
Australia.
MoU between India and Suriname in the field of

Medical Products Regulation
A MoU between Central Drugs Standard Control
Organization (CDSCO), Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, Government of India and Ministry
of Health, Government of the Republic of Suriname
has been signed.
On Cooperation in the field of health and medicine
or medical product regulation.
India Signs MoU with Trinidad and Tobago for

Sharing ‘India Stack’
India and Trinidad and Tobago signed a MoU on
sharing of ‘India Stack‘, a collection of open
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and
Digital Public Goods (DPGs) that aim to facilitate
identity, data, and payment services on a large
scale.
Since June 2023, India has signed MoUs with
countries like Armenia, Sierra Leone, Suriname, and
Antigua & Barbuda to facilitate the sharing of India
Stack.
NEHHDC & Tide Signed MoU to Digitise Handloom

and Handicraft Sector in Northeast India
Tide Platform Limited (Tide) signed a MoU with
North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms -
Development Corporation (NEHHDC) to
empower digitisation of the handloom and
handicraft sector in northeast India.
This year-long partnership aims to strengthen
financial inclusion for nearly 2.1 million
handloom weavers and 3.5 million handicraft
artisans across 800 clusters in Northeast India.
Wipro launches center of excellence on

generative Al at IIT Delhi
Indian IT services company Wipro has launched a
centre of excellence on generative artificial
intelligence in partnership with the Indian Institute
of Technology, Delhi.
NLC India inks pact to supply 300 MW solar power

to Rajasthan
State-owned NLC India (NLCIL) has inked a pact to
supply 300 MW of solar power for 25 years to
Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam under the CPSU
scheme.
NLCIL presently has 1,421 MW of Renewable Energy
Capacity.
As per its corporate plan, it contemplates
establishing 6,031 MW capacity by 2030.
The 300 MW solar project capacity is under
execution at Barsingsar, Bikaner District, Rajasthan.
AICTE partnered with Jio Institute for faculty

development programme
The All-India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE) has partnered with Jio Institute for a faculty
development programme on artificial intelligence
(AI) and data science.
The partnership aims to upskill and reskill faculty
members from AICTE-approved institutions. It will
also explore emerging opportunities within the
technological landscape.
NHPC Signs Pact with RITES to Construct Railway
Siding For 2,880 MW Dibang
NHPC Limited has entered into a MoU with RITES
Ltd to construct a railway siding at Pasighat,
Arunachal Pradesh, in support of NHPC’s 2,880
megawatts, Dibang Multi-Purpose Project
development.
NHPC’s total installed capacity is 7,097.2 MW of
renewable power including Wind & Solar, through
its 25 power stations including 1,520 MW through
subsidiaries.
UNDP and MDoNER Signed MoU to Accelerate

Sustainable Development in Northeast India
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern
Region (MDoNER) and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) entered into a
MoU to enhance and accelerate Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) in northeastern regions
of India.
IREDA signed MoU with MNRE

The Indian Renewable Energy Development
Agency Limited (IREDA) signed a performance-
based MoU with the Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of
India(GoI) outlining the strategic targets of IREDA
for FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25.
GoI has set a target of achieving Rs 4,350 crores
revenue from operations during FY 2023-24 and Rs
5,220 crores during FY 2024-25.
UNESCO & Telangana Govt Signed LoI to

Implement UNESCO Recommendation on Ethics
of AI
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the
Information Technology, Electronics and -
Communications (ITE&C) Department,
Government of Telangana, signed a Letter of
Intent (LoI).
Objective:- To collaborate and make efforts in
order to implement the UNESCO
Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial
Intelligence (AI).
Singapore’s BOC Aviation signs financing pact

with Indigo
Singapore-headquartered BOC Aviation Limited
and India’s largest airline IndiGo have entered into
a finance lease transaction involving 10 Airbus
A320NEO aircraft to further expand its fleet.
All 10 aircraft powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines are
scheduled for delivery in 2023.
NRL and IWAI signs MoU for export of Petroleum

Cargo via NW 2 & IBPR
A MoU was signed between the Inland Waterways
Authority of India (IWAI) and Numaligarh Refinery
Limited (NRL) in Guwahati, Assam.
To use National Waterways (NW)-2 (Brahmaputra)
and Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route (IBPR) for
export of petroleum products to Bangladesh and
other southEast Asian countries.
NRL will establish a POL (Petroleum, Oils and
Lubricants) Oil Terminal at Jogighopa Logistics
Park, which will be linked by rail.
CNS India & Commandant of PCG signed an SOP

for White Shipping Information Exchange
Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar, Chief of the
Naval Staff (CNS), Indian Navy, and Admiral
Artemio Manalo Abu, Commandant of PCG
(Philippine Coast Guard) signed the Standard
Operating Procedure (SOP) for the exchange of
White Shipping Information between the Indian
Navy and PCG.
Jharkhand govt inks pact with TGESPL
The Jharkhand government has signed an MoU
with TCPL Green Energy Solutions Private Ltd.
(TGESPL) to set up the country’s “first'' hydrogen
fuel project in Jamshedpur at an estimated cost of
over Rs 350 crore.
GRSE Signs MoU with DEMPO Group For Building

Commercial ShipsA MoU was signed between the
The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
(GRSE) Ltd, Kolkata, West Bengal has signed a MoU
with V.S.Dempo Holdings Private Limited (Dempo
Group) for building commercial vessels.
The vessels will be built at the 3 shipyards of the
Dempo Group, including two in Goa and one in
Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
It marks the GRSE’s first attempt to build
commercial vessels.
ADB Signs Agreement with Fourth Partner to Set

up Solar Power Plant in Tamil Nadu
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an
agreement worth Rs 1.2 billion (about USD 14.7
million) with Fourth Partner Energy (4PEL) Private
Limited (Fourth Partner), an Independent Power
Producer to build and operate a solar photovoltaic
power plant in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.
National News
NHA launches 100 Microsites Project to
Promote Digital Health Adoption
National Health Authority (NHA) launched the
100 Microsites project under Ayushman Bharat
1
Digital Mission (ABDM) to promote digital
health adoption and enhance healthcare
accessibility for all.
The project will be implemented by State
Mission Directors of ABDM, while NHA will
provide financial resources and overall
guidance.
Microsites are clusters of ABDM-enabled small
and medium-scale healthcare facilities, such as
clinics, nursing homes, hospitals (with less than
10 beds), laboratories, and pharmacies, offering
digital health services to patients.
Category A Microsite:
Comprising a minimum of 1000 facilities, including
all types of health facilities mentioned above.
Category B Microsite:
Comprising a minimum of 500 facilities but less
than 1000, including all types of health facilities
mentioned above.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman launches AMC Repo
Clearing Limited and CDMDF
2
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Ministry of
Finance, initiated the trading on Limited
Purpose Clearing Corporation (LPCC)
mechanism called AMC Repo Clearing Limited
(ARCL), during an event organized by SEBI in
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
She also inaugurated the Corporate Debt Market
Development Fund (CDMDF).
During its launch, ARCL successfully conducted
its first transaction, with a total traded value of
Rs 480 crore.
President Droupadi Murmu lays

foundation of ‘Divine Light House’ of
PBKIVV in Odisha
3
President Droupadi Murmu laid the foundation
stone for the “Divine Light House” of Prajapita
Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya
(PBKIVV) at Dasabatia, Tamando, Bhubaneswar
(Odisha).
The President also launched the 2023 theme of
PBKIVV, “The Year of Positive Change” for
conducting national seminars and conferences.
Centre's New Bill Proposes To Appoint
President Of India As 'Visitor' Of Every
IIM
4
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
presented the Indian Institutes of Management
(Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha.
The bill proposes to make the president as the
Visitor of all IIMs.
It seeks to amend the 2017 Act so that the
Visitor can nominate the Chairperson of the
Board of Governors of IIMs.
The bill seeks to amend Section 10 of the
present Act. A new Section, 10A, would be
added to make the President the Visitor of every
Institute.
CDAC and Arm Collaborates to Expand

Semiconductor Support Under the DLI
The Centre for Development of Advanced
5 Computing (CDAC) has collaborated with
United Kingdom based semiconductor IP
(Intellectual property) company Arm to expand
semiconductor support.
With this partnership, a total of seven startups
will work towards producing chip and IP cores
for the automotive, mobility, and computing
sectors.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched
the Mobile App ‘ULLAS’
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan,
6 introduced the logo, slogan – “Jan Jan Sakshar”,
and mobile application of the Understanding
Lifelong Learning for All in Society (ULLAS): Nav
Bharat Saksharta Karyakram.
It will act as a digital portal to connect learners
to a variety of educational resources through the
Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing
(DIKSHA) portal of NCERT.
MRPL becomes India’s largest single-location

PSU refinery
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited
7 (MRPL) has become the largest PSU-refinery
(single location) in India for 2022-23.
MRPL processes 10% of the total crude oil
refined by PSU petroleum refineries in India.
MRPL processed 17.14 million tonnes of crude oil
in 2022-23, which was the highest-ever
throughput processed by any single-location
PSU refinery in India’s petroleum refining
history.
DGCA fined Indigo Airlines Rs. 30 lakhs for

documentation deficiencies
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
8 has imposed a fine of 30 lakh rupees on Indigo
Airlines for certain systemic deficiencies in
documentation about operations, training
procedures, and engineering procedures.
DGCA grants in-principle approval to
Air India and IndiGo to import 970
aircrafts
9 The union government has granted in-principle
approval to import 470 aircraft to Air India
Limited and 500 aircraft to Interglobe Aviation
Limited (Indigo).
First-ever floating store will be opened

by Amazon India on Srinagar’s Dal Lake
As part of its last-mile delivery program "I Have
10 Space", Amazon India announced its first
floating store on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir
The store will be open on a houseboat and will
provide deliveries to its customers every day in
Srinagar.
Murtaza Khan Kashi, owner of houseboat Selec
Town, will deliver packages to customers every
day at the doorstep of their houseboats.
National Mission for Clean Ganga

Approves 7 Projects Worth Rs 692 Crore
The National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG)
11 approved 7 projects worth Rs 692 crore for the
construction of Sewage Treatment
Plants(STP)and other works to prevent pollution
of the river Ganga and its tributaries.
Three projects worth Rs. 661.74 crore for sewage
management in Uttar Pradesh were authorised
at the meeting.
To set-up Two STPs at an estimated cost of Rs.
74.64 crore for tapping of Pipra ghat drain and
Chhatiya ghat drain respectively along with I&D
worksfor Raxaul town in Bihar was also
approved.
7 products from Rajasthan, Goa & UP

get Geographical Indication tag
The Geographical Indications Registry
12 headquartered in Chennai has granted
Geographical Indications (GI) tags for 7 new
products from 3 states– 4 from Rajasthan, 2 from
Goa and 1 from Uttar Pradesh (UP).
Core industries output in June 2023

reached a 5-month high level at 8.2%
Growth of eight key infrastructure sectors
13 slowed down to 8.2 per cent in June 2023
compared to the year-ago month
This was higher than the 5% growth recorded in
core industries output in May 2023.
These seven core industries are Coal, Natural
Gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement
and electricity.
Only the crude oil sector recorded negative
growth. It contracted marginally at 0.6%.
Project Tiger merges with Project
Elephant
Project Tiger and Project Elephant, two significant
14 conservation initiatives in India, have been
merged under a new division called 'Project Tiger
and Elephant Division' by the Union Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
The staff as well as divisional heads of Project
Elephant (PE) will now be reporting to the
additional director general of forests, Project Tiger.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests initiated
Project Elephant in 1992.
The Government of India introduced Project Tiger
on April 1, 1973.
Commission examining sub-

categorisation of OBCs submits report to
President
15 The Rohini Commission, constituted to examine
the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes
(OBCs), has submitted its report to President
Droupadi Murmu.
The Rohini Commission for examining sub-
categorisation in Other Backward Classes was set
up in October 2017.
It was headed by Justice G Rohini.
The Commission was set under Article 340 to
examine the issues of the sub-categorization of
Other Backward Classes.
OBCs are currently given 27% reservation in jobs
and education under the central government.
Health Minister Mandaviya launched e-
CARe portal
To ease the process of bringing back the mortal
16 remains of Indians who die abroad, the Health
Minister Mandaviya launched an e-CARe (e-
Clearance for Afterlife Remains) portal.
This portal has been started to avoid the delay in
bringing back the mortal remains of Indians
abroad.
A nodal officer will be deputed from the Airport
Health Organisation who will be monitoring the
portal 24x7.
Mandatory quality norms for 'Smart

Meters' and 'Welding Rods and
Electrodes' rolled out by the government
17
The Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified two new quality
control orders for 'Smart Meters' and 'Welding
Rods and Electrodes'.
Smart Meters (Quality Control) Order, 2023 QCO
mandates mandatory certification under IS
standards for products manufactured for the
domestic market or imported into India.
Smart meter is a type of electronic device that
records information about electricity
consumption, voltage level, current and power
factor etc.
The Welding Rods and Electrodes (Quality
Control) Order 2023 mandates mandatory
certification under IS standards in case of finished
products for the domestic market or products
imported into India.
The quality control ecosystem in India is based on
the standards developed by BIS, the National
Standards Body of India.
46 lakh farmers have been benefited

from PM-KUSUM Scheme
The government has said that nearly 46 lakh
18 farmers have benefited from the PM-KUSUM
(Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam
Utthaan Mahabhiyan) Scheme till June 2023.
The scheme provides for the installation of solar
pumps, solarization of existing grid-connected
agricultural pumps and installation of grid-
connected renewable power plants.
He also said the PM-KUSUM Scheme has been
extended till 31st March 2026.
India & Finland to set up sustainability

working group
India and Finland to set up a governmental
19 working group on sustainability, with a focus on
energy investments in biofuels in India.
The group will be represented by the Ministries of
Environment, Power & Renewable Energy, and
NITI Aayog.
IMD launched Heat Index indicating the
Feel like Temperature
India Meteorological Department (IMD) launched
20
the Heat Index on an experimental basis.
The heat index measures how hot it feels by
considering both the air temperature and relative
humidity.
India Unveils Ayush Visa Category: For

Foreign Nationals seeking Traditional
21
Medicine Treatment
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) introduced a
new Ayush (AY) visa for foreign nationals for
treatment under Ayush systems/Indian systems of
medicine like therapeutic care, wellness and
Yoga.
With this, a new chapter i.e. chapter 11A – Ayush
Visa has been incorporated after Chapter 11 –
Medical visa of the Visa Manual, which deals with
treatment under the Indian systems of medicine
The Ayush Visa aims to attract foreigners who wish to
undergo Ayush therapy, wellness, and Yoga in India..
Ministry of Finance Launches Vivad Se

Vishwas-2 Scheme To Settle Contractual
Disputes
22
The Department of Expenditure launched the
scheme, Vivad se Vishwas II – (Contractual
Disputes), to settle the pending contractual
disputes of government and government -
undertakings.
The scheme was announced in the Union
Budget 2023-24 by the Union Finance Minister,
Nirmala Sitharaman.
The scheme aims to promote ease of doing
business and will cover disputes up to
September 30, 2022.
The deadline for submitting claims under the
scheme is 31st October 2023
DPE upgrades the Status of OIL as

‘Maharatna CPSE’ and OVL as ‘Navratna
CPSE’
23 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)
upgraded the status of 2 oil sector Central
Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) namely Oil
India Limited (OIL) and ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL).
The status of OIL and OVL has been upgraded to
the status of Maharatna and Navratna CPSEs
respectively.
Earlier OIL was a ‘Navratna’ CPSE, while OVL was
a Category-I ‘Miniratna‘ CPSE.
OIL now will be the 13th Maharatna amongst the
CPSEs.
OVL now will be 14th Navratna amongst the
CPSEs.
Criteria for grant of Maharatna status to
CPSEs:
It should be listed on an Indian stock exchange
24 Holding Navratna status.
The CPSEs should have an average annual net
profit of over Rs. 2500 crores.
Those companies with an annual net worth of
Rs. 10,000/- Crore for 3 years Or an Average
annual Turnover of Rs. 20,000 crore for 3 years
are also eligible to get this status.
These companies are free to decide on
investments up to 15% of their net worth in a
project.
Criteria for grant of Navratna status to

CPSEs:
The CPSEs which are Miniratna I, Schedule ‘A’
25 and have obtained ‘excellent’ or ‘very good’
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ratings
in 3 of the last 5 years.
To establish financial joint ventures and wholly
owned subsidiaries in India or abroad with the
stipulation that the equity investment of the
CPSE should be limited to the following:-
1. Rs 1000 crore in any one project
2. 15% of the net worth of the CPSE in one project
3. 30% of the net worth of the CPSE in all joint
ventures/subsidiaries put together
NHA extends DHIS for hospitals under
Ayushman Bharat Till Dec 31, 2023
National Health Authority (NHA) extended its
26 Digital Health Incentives Scheme (DHIS) under
the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) till
the 31st of December, 2023.
DHIS offers incentives of upto Rs 4 crores to
hospitals and diagnostic labs and Digital
Solution Companies (DSCs) such as Hospital/
Health Management Information System (HMIS)
for adopting and enabling transformative
digitization under ABDM.
As of date, 1 205 health facilities have registered
under this scheme with 567 public and 638
private hospitals.
Till June 2023, close to 120 health facilities and 7
health tech companies have received incentives
totalling to Rs. 4.84 Cr.
NHAI launches mobile app

‘Rajmargyatra’ for national highway
27
users
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
has launched ‘Rajmargyatra,’ to enhance the
highway user experience.
A unified mobile application aimed at providing
comprehensive information and efficient
complaint redressal for national highway users.
MNRE Extends Deadline For Self-
Certification of SPV Inverters
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
28 (MNRE) has issued a notification extending the
deadline for self-certification of Solar
Photovoltaic (SPV) inverters under the SPV,
Systems, Devices and Components Goods
(Requirements for Compulsory Registration)
Order, 2017.
The extension is from 30th June 2023 to 31st
December 2023 or till further orders.
1. The government had previously extended the
implementation of the QCO from 30th June
2022 to 31st December 2022 and further
extended it from 31st December 2022 to 30th
June 2023.
UGC Constituted An Expert Committee

To Review Anti Discrimination in HEIs
Minister of State (MoS) for Education, Subhas
29 Sarkar announced that the University Grants
Commission (UGC) has constituted an expert
committee to review its regulations and
guidelines concerning anti-discrimination in
Higher Educational Institutions.
1. The primary objective of the expert panel is to
undertake a comprehensive review of existing
anti-discriminatory policies and to make
campuses free of caste discrimination.
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Unveiled The
New Logo Of The NMDC
Union Minister of Steel and Civil Aviation
30 Jyotiraditya M. Scindia unveiled the new logo of
the Navratna Public Sector Enterprise, National
Mineral Development Corporation.
The logo is a manifestation of NMDC’s vision of
NMDC 2.0
India hands over Rs.450 million to Sri

Lanka to fund its SL-UDI Project
India handed over a cheque of Rs 450 million in
31 advance to Sri Lanka, for supporting the Sri
Lanka Unique Digital Identity (SL-UDI) project,
which is expected to strengthen Sri Lanka’s
digital infrastructure and promote growth
across various sectors.
Coal Ministry CPSEs to achieve 7,281MW

Renewable Energy Capacity by 2027
The Ministry of Coal has advised all its CPSEs to
32 diligently draft a net zero plan for the coal
mining sector.
Accordingly, Coal India Ltd (CIL), its subsidiaries
and NLCIL have planned to install 3,000 MW and
3,731 MW of renewable energy capacity
respectively.
This ambitious plan aims to achieve a total
renewable energy capacity of over 7,281 MW by
2027.
PM virtually laid Foundation Stone for
Redevelopment of 508 Railway
Stations under ABSS
33 Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi laid the
foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508
Railway Stations as Amrit Bharat Stations
covering 27 states and Union Territories (UTs) via
video conferencing in New Delhi.
This redevelopment will be done at a cost of
more than Rs 24,470 crores under Amrit Bharat
Station Scheme (ABSS).
India’s Unemployment Rate Declines to

7.95% in July 2023 due to Rise in
Agricultural Labour Demand
34 According to the recent data released by the
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt.Ltd.
(CMIE), the unemployment rate of India in July
2023 fell to 7.95% from 8.45% in June 2023.
The rural unemployment rate also declined to
7.89% in July 2023, from 8.73% in June 2023,
while the urban unemployment rate slightly
increased to 8.06% from 7.87% in the same
period.
Cabinet Approves Rs 1.39 Lakh cr for a

Last-Mile Broadband Connectivity Plan
The Union Cabinet approved Rs 1.39 lakh crores
35 for a last-mile broadband connectivity plan for
6.4 lakh villages across India as part of the
BharatNet project.
The last-mile connectivity will be delivered by a
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) namely Bharat -
Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), an arm of
state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(BSNL), in partnership with village-level
entrepreneur (VLE).
So far, the government has provided internet
connections to 5,67,000 households. Of these,
351,000 fiber connections have been given using
the new BharatNet Udyami project.
The approval of the recent package marks the
third such initiative for BharatNet by the Centre.
In 2017, the total funding of the BharatNet
(Phase-I and Phase-II), approved by the Cabinet,
is Rs 42,068 crores.
In 2021, the Cabinet allocated another Rs 19,041
crore to implement the last-mile connectivity
project.
Postal Life Insurance Launches Direct

Incentive Disbursement for Sales Force
Postal Life Insurance (PLI) introduced a pilot
36 program for ‘Direct Incentive Disbursement’ in
the Delhi and Uttarakhand Circles to recognize
the role of its sales force or PLI’s agents.
This initiative is their agent incentive program
under which agents’ commissions from the
previous month are directly transferred to their
Post Office Savings Bank Accounts resulting in
swift and secure transactions.
PLI was launched in 1884 as a welfare scheme
for postal employees and later extended to
employees of the Telegraph Department in
1888.
PM Launches Bhartiya Vastra evam
Shilpa Kosh during 9th National
Handloom Day in Delhi
37 Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi
launched the e-portal ‘Bhartiya Vastra evam
Shilpa Kosh– A Repository of Textiles & Crafts’.
It is developed by the National Institute of
Fashion Technology (NIFT) in collaboration with
the Ministry of Textiles.
This launch was made during the 9th National
Handloom Day celebration held at Pragati
Maidan, Delhi
The PM declared August 7 as the ‘National
Handloom Day’ in 2015 to highlight the
contribution of handloom weavers in the
development journey of India.
Drone Manufacturer Dhaksha Wins
Contract from Indian Army for supply of
200 Drones, Accessories
38 Dhaksha Unmanned Systems Pvt. Ltd (DUMS)
has bagged an order worth Rs 165 crore to
supply 200 medium-altitude logistics drones,
and accessories to the Indian Army.
Recently, DUMS has also won a contract from
the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative
(IFFCO), agri inputs cooperative, to supply 400
agri-spraying drones.
DUMS has a technology collaboration with Anna
University, Chennai and is the 1st company in
India to obtain the Directorate General of Civil
Aviation DGCA Type Certification for the
commercial sale of drones.
MSDE launched Special Skill
Development Program for North East
Region
39 The Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship (MSDE) launched
‘Transforming lives, building futures: Skill
development and entrepreneurship in North-
East’.
The government of India has allocated a
substantial fund of Rs 360 crore to promote
inclusive development, foster entrepreneurial
talent, and catalyze socio-economic growth in
the NER.
The Initiative includes:
2 Lakh skill training under Pradhan Mantri
Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
30,000 Apprenticeship Engagement under
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
(NAPS)
20,000 to be skilled under Jan Shikshan
Sansthan (JSS)
CBI Academy Joins Interpol Global

Academy Network as its 10th Member
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Academy,
40 based in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh joined the
International Criminal Police Organization
(INTERPOL) Global Academy Network as its 10th
member
About INTERPOL Global Academy
Network:
Established in 2019, the INTERPOL Global
41 Academy Network is under the leadership of
INTERPOL’s Capacity Building and Training
Directorate.
Its primary goal is to spearhead a worldwide
strategy for law enforcement training.
The INTERPOL Global Academy currently has 10
members: Abu Dhabi, Argentina, Austria,
Botswana, Colombia, India, Korea, Rwanda,
Saudi Arabia and Spain.
MeitY Launched IWBDC to Create

Indigenous Web Browser with
Advanced Features
42 Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
(MeitY) launched the Indian Web Browser
Development Challenge (IWBDC) to create an
indigenous web browser with advanced security
features.
This Challenge is spearheaded by MeitY,
Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) and
Centre for Development of Advanced
Computing (C-DAC) Bengaluru.
The total prize money of the challenge is Rs. 3.41
crore.
The winner will receive a prize of Rs. 1 crore and
ongoing support to further develop the browser.
SC launches ‘SuSwagatam’, online
portal for visitor's pass to enter court
The Supreme Court of India launched
43 ‘SuSwagatam’, an online facility to generate
online electronic passes for visitors to enter the
apex court's premises.
The portal, named SuSwagatam, allows visitors,
litigants, counsel, judicial law clerks, staff,
parties in the cases, and journalists to apply for
electronic passes online.
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar flagged off the

Tiranga bike rally from Pragati Maidan
Har Ghar Tiranga bike rally flagged off by Vice
44 President Jagdeep Dhankhar of Union Ministers &
Members of Parliament in Delhi.
It will end at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium. The
procession is being taken out from Pragati
Maidan of the city to the duty path.
Paradip Port Authority (PPA) becomes

fastest Major Port
Paradip Port Authority, Odisha is the fastest
45 major port to handle 50 million metric tons of
Cargo in the present fiscal year.
The Port has handled a record 942 Vessels this
fiscal year. It handled 812 Vessels in the
corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.
Bill introduced to remove CJI from panel
to select Election Commissioners
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal presented
46 Chief Election Commissioner and other Election
Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of
Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 in the Rajya
Sabha.
The bill has provisions that the Chief Election
Commissioner and other Election Commissioners
will be appointed by the President on the
recommendation of a selection committee.
The committee will comprise the Prime Minister,
Leader of Opposition or leader of the single
largest party in the Lok Sabha, and a Union
Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime
Minister.
In March this year, the Supreme Court had given
a judgment in which it had said that Chief
Election Commissioner and Election
Commissioners must be appointed on the advice
of a panel comprising the Prime Minister, Leader
of Opposition and the Chief Justice of India.
The apex court had also clarified that the norms
provided by it will continue to hold till a law is
made by the Parliament.
5.33 crore subscribers enrolled under
Atal Pension Yojana
5.33 crore subscribers have so far enrolled in Atal
47 Pension Yojana (APY), the government said in Lok
Sabha.
It aims to deliver old age income security to all
citizens of India, particularly to the workers in the
unorganized sector.
Maharashtra’s New Amravati station

Becomes Central Railway’s 3rd Pink
Station
48 New Amravati Railway Station (Amaravti,
Maharashtra) became the 3rd station within
Central Railway(CR) and the 1st station in
Bhusaval Division of CR to be designated as a
Pink Station, fully managed by women staff.
Matunga suburban station in Mumbai division
became the 1st railway station in India to be
operated by an all-woman staff in July 2017,
followed by Ajni station in the Nagpur division in
2018.
The New Amravati station has a staff strength of
12 women employees – 4 Deputy Station
Superintendents, 4 Points Women, 3 Railway
Protection Personnel and 1 Station Ticket
Booking Agent.
Ministry of Railways approves closure of
BRPL
The Ministry of Railways has granted in-principle
49 approval for the closure of ‘Bastar Railway Private
Limited (BRPL).
The closure involved the transfer of assets and
liabilities of BRPL to the Ministry of Railways.
MoH&FW launched 2nd Phase of

Nationwide MDA Campaign for
Lymphatic Filariasis
50 Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW),
inaugurated the 2nd phase of the Annual
Nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA)
campaign for Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in New
Delhi.
The 2nd phase will cover 81 districts in 9 endemic
States – Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, and
Uttar Pradesh.
India’s Accelerated Mission for Lymphatic Filariasis
Eradication aims to achieve its goal of eliminating
Lymphatic Filariasis by 2027, three years ahead of
the global target.
Dharmendra Pradhan launches DBT in
National Apprenticeship Promotion
Scheme
51 Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra
Pradhan has launched the Direct Benefit Transfer
in National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme in
New Delhi.
Objective – To focus on the vision of making
skilling an apprenticeship aspirational as well as
encouraging earning while learning as envisioned
in the National Education Policy.
The Minister also dispersed around 15 crores
Rupees to One lakh apprentices and focused over
the vision of making skilling an apprenticeship
aspirational.
DPIIT and Govt of Gujarat launched ‘One

District One Product’ wall
The Department for Promotion of Industry and
52 Internal Trade and the Ministry of Commerce in
association with the Ministry of Rural
Development launched ‘One District One Product’
wall at SARAS Aajeevika Store in New Delhi.
The main aim of the program is to promote
indigenous crafts and artisans at SARAS Aajeevika
Store.
The program selects brands and promotes one
unique product from each district.
Parshottam Rupala launches ‘A-HELP’
Programme in Gujarat
The Union Minister for Animal Husbandry and
53 Dairying, Parshottam Rupala has unveiled the ‘A-
HELP’ (Accredited Agent for Health and
Extension of Livestock Production) programme in
Gujarat.
It aims to empower women by engaging them as
trained agents who contribute significantly to
disease control, artificial insemination under the
Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM).
It was launched under the Pashudhan Jagrati
Abhiyaan.
MeitY Secretary AK Sharma launches

the ‘Graphene-Aurora Program’
The ‘Graphene-Aurora program’ was launched by
54 the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY) Secretary Alkesh Kumar
Sharma in Kochi, Kerala.
The program will be implemented by Digital
University Kerala and has a total budget outlay of
Rs 94.85 Crore.
MeitY inaugurates Renewable Energy

Microgrid Power Plant for rural
communities
55 The Ministry of Electronics & Information
Technology (MeitY) launched the innovative
Technology of a Hybrid Green Energy Microgrid.
It is developed by the Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, as part of the
National Mission on Power Electronics Technology
(NaMPET) Program for rural communities’
electrical energy requirements.
The ceremony took place at the Elephant
Rehabilitation Centre (ERC), Kottoor,
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala).
Government to launch Vishwakarma

scheme
The government will launch the Vishwakarma
56 scheme, with an allocation of ₹13,000 crores to
₹15,000 crores for skilled workers like barbers,
goldsmiths, washer men etc.
The scheme will be launched in September, on
the Vishwakarma Jayanti. Vishwakarma Jayanti
falls on 17 September 2023.
The PM Vishwakarma Scheme aims to improve
the quality, scale and reach of products and
services of artisans and craftspeople and to
integrate them with the domestic and global
value chain.
Govt planning skill training for 2 crore

women under ‘Lakhpati Didi’ scheme
The government is planning skill development
57 training for two crore women under the ‘Lakhpati
Didi’ scheme that aims to encourage them to start
micro-enterprises.
Women would be trained in skills like plumbing,
LED bulb making and operating and repairing
drones among others.
Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of
Regional Hub of NSG
Union Minister Amit Shah, laid the foundation
58 stone of the Regional Hub of National Security
Guard (NSG) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
He also unveiled a memorial plaque under the
Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi’s
“MeriMatiMeraDesh” campaign, to pay respect to
the persons who laid down their lives for the
motherland.
NSG has 4 regional centers in Mumbai
(Maharashtra), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Hyderabad
(Telangana), and Kolkata (West Bengal) and with
this foundation in Gujarat, it will become 5.
Air India unveils new logo ‘The Vista’ at

rebranding event
Air India, Tata Group-owned airline unveiled its
59 new logo, branding, and plane livery at the
rebranding event held in New Delhi, Delhi.
The new logo called ‘The Vista’ was inspired by
the peak of the gold window frame that signifies
the limitless possibilities, progressiveness.
The Vista replaces the old logo “Wheel of Konark”,
a red swan adorned with the distinctive orange
Konark Chakra.
Cabinet approves “PM-eBus Sewa” for
augmenting city bus
The Union Cabinet approved the bus scheme ‘PM-
60 eBus Sewa’ for augmenting city bus operation by
10,000 e-buses (electric buses) on Public Private
Partnership (PPP) model.
The Scheme will support bus operations for 10
years till 2037
Its estimated cost is Rs 57,613 crore, out of which
support of Rs 20,000 crore will be provided by the
Central government, and the rest will be borne by
the State Governments.
Govt approves Digital India Programme‘s

extension with outlay of Rs 14,903 cr
The Union Cabinet also approved extension of
61 Digital India programme with an outlay of Rs
14,903 crore.
The Digital India programme was launched on 1st
July 2015 to enable digital delivery of services to
citizens.
Under the extended project 6.25 lakh IT
professionals will be re-skilled and up-skilled, and
2.65 lakh persons will be trained in information
security under the Information Security &
Education Awareness Phase Program.
540 additional services (Currently 1,700 services)
will be available under the Unified Mobile
Application for New-age Governance (UMANG)
app/ platform.
9 more supercomputers will be added under
National SuperComputer Mission (NSCM)
Bhashini, the AI enabled multi-language
translation tool (currently available in 10
languages) will be rolled out in all 22 languages in
the 8th schedule to the Constitution.
Cabinet Approves 7 Railway Projects

worth Rs 32,500 Crore
The Cabinet committee on Economic Affairs
62 (CCEA) approves seven multi-tracking projects of
Indian Railways with an outlay of Rs 32,500 crore.
These will add 2,339 kilometers to the existing
network of Indian Railways.
These seven multi-tracking projects aimed at
easing operations and reducing congestion by
covering 35 districts across 9 states of Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra,
Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West
Bengal.
DGCA forms a 4-Member Committee to

Ensure Gender Equality in Civil Aviation
Sector
63
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
has set up a 4-member committee to provide
suggestions for achieving gender equality in the
aviation sector in India.
Members:- R P Kashyap, Director (Training);
Survita Saxena, Director (Operations); Pavan
Malviya, Deputy Director (Administration); and
Kavita Singh, Deputy Director (Aircraft
Engineering Directorate)
To promote the participation of women and -
achieve an aspirational goal, for a balanced ratio of
50-50 (women to men) by 2030.
Nehru Memorial Museum Has Been

Renamed as The Prime Ministers’
Museum
64 The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML)
has officially been renamed as the Prime
Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society
It is located within the Teen Murti House complex
at New Delhi, Delhi.
This institution operates independently under the
India Ministry of Culture.
It was established in 1964 after the death of India’s
first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru who had
spent his lifetime in his official residence for 16
years until his demise on May 27,1964.
President Murmu Launches 'My Bengal,

Addiction-Free Bengal' Campaign
The President launched ‘My Bengal, Addiction
65 Free Bengal’ Campaign under the ‘Nasha Mukt
Bharat Abhiyan‘, organized by Brahma Kumaris at
Raj Bhavan, Kolkata.
It aims to address the drug abuse issue in society
and India.
CWC Chairman Kushvinder Vohra
launches FloodWatch App for Real-Time
Flood Forecasts
66 Kushvinder Vohra, Chairman of the Central Water
Commission (CWC), launched FloodWatch, a
mobile application to provide real-time flood
information and forecasts for up to 7 days to the
general public by using mobile phones.
The app provides State-wise and Basin-wise Flood
Forecasts (up to 24 hours) or Flood Advisories (up
to 7 days).
The app has a map of India with coloured circles
at water stations across India and the current risk
of flooding.
A ‘Green’ circle indicates ‘Normal’; Yellow, Above
Normal; Orange, ‘Severe’ and Red, ‘Extreme’.
India’s First 3D-Printed Post Office

Building Inaugurated in Bengaluru
Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for
67 Railways, Communications, Electronics &
Information Technology, inaugurated India’s first
3D Printed Post Office located in Bengaluru’s
Cambridge Layout, Karnataka.
The new post office was created using 3D
Concrete Printing Technology by Larsen and
Toubro (L&T) Construction.
The technology had been approved by the
Building Materials and Technology Promotion
Council (BMTPC) and the structural design of the
post office was validated by Indian Institute of
Technology Madras.
Amit Shah plants 4 croreth tree at CRPF
Group Center in Greater Noida
Union Home Minister and Minister of
68 Cooperation, Amit Shah has planted the 4
Croreth tree (a peepal tree) under the All-India
Tree Plantation Campaign of the Ministry of
Home Affairs at the CRPF Group Center in
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
The campaign is an initiative of the Central
Armed Police Force (CAPF) to plant 5 crore trees
by Dec 2023.
The All India Tree Plantation Campaign was
launched by the Home Minister on July 12, 2020.
Nitin Gadkari launched Bharat New Car

Assessment Programme
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways
69 Nitin Gadkari launched the much-awaited Bharat
New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP)
Bharat NCAP is a significant step forward in the
government’s commitment to improve road
safety by raising the safety standards of motor
vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes in India.
The programme aims to provide a tool to the car
customers to make a comparative assessment of
crash safety of motor vehicles available in the
market.
Under this programme, car manufacturers can
voluntarily offer their cars tested as per
Automotive Industry Standard (AIS) 197.
The government aims to implement the
programme from October 1, 2023.
The portal www.violation-reporting.in helps to
collect information and take swift action on
reported violations of the PECA, cigarettes and
other Tobacco products act-2003.
Dr. Jitendra Singh unveils the unique

'NAMOH 108' lotus
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched a new
70 'Lotus flower' variety named 'Namoh 108'
developed by CSIR-National Botanical Research
Institute (NBRI) in Lucknow.
The unique 'Namoh 108' lotus variety blooms from
March to December, rich in nutrients.
Under the Lotus research program, NBRI in
collaboration with FFDC, Kannauj introduced a
garment made of lotus fiber and a perfume
named 'Frotas' extracted from lotus flowers.
Srinagar's Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip

Garden enters the record books with 1.5
million flowers
71 The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, located
at the foothills of the beautiful Zabarwan Range,
earned recognition in the World Book of Records
as the largest park of its kind in Asia.
The garden features an impressive array of 1.5
million flowers in bloom.
With a collection of 68 distinct varieties of tulips,
the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden is a
spectacle of colors and shapes.
Union Minister launches Global Initiative
on Digital Health (GIDH)
During the concluding day of the G20 Health
72 Ministers' meeting held in Gandhinagar Union
Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya unveiled the
'Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH)', a
network managed by the World Health
Organization (WHO).
The launch event was graced by the presence of
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-
General of the World Health Organisation, who
attended the launch of GIDH.
Apart from the launch of GIDH, Dr. Mandaviya also
unveiled the World Bank's flagship report 'Digital-
in-Health - Unlocking Value for Everyone'.
BRO Initiates Construction of World’s

Highest Motorable Road in Eastern
Ladakh
73 The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has
embarked on a groundbreaking project to
construct the ‘Likaru-Mig La-Fukche’ road in the
Demchok sector of Ladakh.
This strategic road will establish the world’s
highest motorable road, spanning an altitude of
approximately 19,400 feet, surpassing the previous
record held by Umling La Pass.
Spanning a length of 64 kilometers, the ‘Likaru-Mig
La-Fukche’ road will connect crucial military outposts
in the sensitive Fukche sector.
Ministry of Home Affairs Renews FCRA
Licence of ORF for 5 Years
The Observer Research Foundation (ORF) has
74 received a five-year renewal of its Foreign
Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license from
the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The renewed license is valid from October 1, 2023,
to September 20, 2028.
Foundation stone of Datia Airport has

been laid by Shivraj Singh Chouhan and
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
75 The foundation stone of Datia Airport in Madhya
Pradesh was laid by Chief Minister Shri Shivraj
Singh Chouhan and Union Minister Jyotiraditya M.
Scindia.
This airport is being developed at a cost of Rs 50
crore and is expected to be completed by
February 2024.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

notified Green Hydrogen Standard
In a significant step to progress the National
76 Green Hydrogen Mission, the Government has
notified the Green Hydrogen Standard for India.
The released standard outlines the emission limits
that must be met for hydrogen produced from
renewable sources to be classified as 'green'.
The ministry has decided to define green
hydrogen as having well-to-gate emissions not
exceeding 2 kg CO2 equivalent/kg H2.
G20 Pandemic Fund approved USD 25M
proposal by DAHD to Strengthen Animal
Health System in India
77 G20 Pandemic Fund has approved the USD 25
million proposal by Department of Animal
Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) under the Ministry
of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying on
“Animal Health Security Strengthening in India for
Pandemic Preparedness and Response”.
The project will be carried out by the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) as the lead
implementing entity, along with the World Bank
and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO).
NTCA approved Dholpur-Karauli Tiger

Reserve of Rajasthan as 54th Tiger
Reserve of India
78 National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
which operates under the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the
Government of India, has approved the Karauli-
Sarmathura-Dholpur sanctuary in Rajasthan as
54th Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve of India under
Project Tiger.
It becomes the 5th Tiger reserve of Rajasthan and
54th Tiger Reserve of India.
The forest covers an area of 1,058 square
kilometers (368 sq km of core area and 690 sq km
of buffer area) and currently has 9 tigers.
The number of tigers in Rajasthan has increased
from 32 in 2006 to 88 in 2022.
MoD Sets Up a 9-Member Committee to
Review and Re-define DRDO
Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministry of Defence
79 (MoD) has set up a 9-member committee of
experts to maintain the Defence Research and
Development Organization (DRDO).
The committee will be headed by Prof K Vijay
Raghavan, former Principal Scientific Advisor,
Government of India (GoI).
The 9-member committee has been tasked with
the mission to review and redefine the role of
various departments within DRDO and submit a
report within 3 months.
OneElectric: The First Indian EV

Company to Start Production in Africa
One Electric Motorcycles announced that the
80 company has started manufacturing its flagship
electric motorcycle “KRIDN” locally in Africa.
The company has entered into a JV with a local
established vehicle manufacturing entity.
MOPSW developing the Next-Gen

Container Terminal at Tuna Tekra,
Gujarat
81 Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), a leading Major
Port on the West Coast of India in Gujarat, is
signing a concession agreement for the
development, operation and maintenance of a
new mega container terminal at Tuna-Tekra,
Gujarat.
It is signed with DP World, a multinational
logistics company based in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates.
The project involves the construction of a mega-
container terminal at Tuna-Tekra near Kandla, at a
cost of Rs 4,243.64 crore through Public Private
Partnership (PPP) mode.
Union Government to launch Tele-Law –

2.0
The Union Government will launch Tele-Law – 2.0
82 which Integrates Tele-Law and Nyaya Bandhu
App to ensure access to Justice in New Delhi.
It will enable the common citizen to access legal
advice, legal assistance and legal representation
through a single registration and single gateway
of Tele-Law.
Tele-Law 2.0 is an upgraded version of the existing
Tele-Law programme, which was launched in
2017.
Indian Immunologicals targets dengue

vaccine launch by Jan 2026
Vaccine manufacturer Indian Immunologicals
83 Limited (IIL) expects to commercially launch its
dengue fever vaccine by early 2026.
C-DOT Launched TRINETRA on Its 40th
Foundation Day
TRINETRA, a comprehensive security system, was
84 launched in celebration of the 40th Foundation
Day of the Centre for Development of Telematics
(C-DOT).
C-DOT is Telecom Research &Development(R&D)
centre of the Department of Telecommunications,
Ministry of Communications.
The TRINETRAsolution provides 24×7 near real-
time actionable cyber-security status and quickly
deals with cyber-threats like viruses, malware, and
spyware.
MoE Announces Launch of Smart India

Hackathon 2023
The Ministry of Education’s (MoE) Innovation Cell
85 in collaboration with the All India Council of
Technical Education (AICTE) announced the
launch of the 6th edition Smart India Hackathon
(SIH) 2023.
SIH-2023 is supported by the participation of 26
Central Ministries, 6 State Ministries, and 4
Industry partners.
The first edition of the Smart India Hackathon was
held in 2017. For the Junior category, this is the
2nd edition since it was started in 2022.
SIH Junior – Class 6th-12th students.
SIH Senior – Higher Education Institution (HEI)
students (Graduate/Post-Graduate/Doctor of
Philosophy)
President of India Releases Postage
Stamp in Memory of Dadi Prakashmani
Droupadi Murmu, The President of India, released
86 a postage stamp in memory of Dadi Prakashmani,
former chief of Brahma Kumaris, at Rashtrapati
Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi.
The stamp was released under the ‘My Stamp’
initiative of the Department of Posts, Ministry of
Communications, to commemorate Dadi
Prakashmani’s 16th death anniversary.
The Brahma Kumaris, officially known as the
‘Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa
Vidyalaya,’ is a global spiritual movement
dedicated to personal change and world
rejuvenation.
The organisation was founded by Prajapita
Brahma in 1936 in Hyderabad, Sindh.
It is now headquartered in Mount Abu, Rajasthan.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan lays

the foundation stone for Central Tribal
University
87 The Union Government has proposed to start a
Tribal University in the Parvatipuram Manyam
district of the northern region of Andhra Pradesh.
Antler Launched India’s First ONDC-
Centric Venture Platform Antler ONDC
for Indian Start-up Founders
88 Antler India, a Venture Capital firm launched
India’s first Open Network for Digital Commerce
(ONDC)-focussed venture platform, Antler ONDC.
Objective:- To provide resources, an expert
network, community, and capital to start-up
founders building on ONDC.
The platform has been created in partnership with
Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Chairman of the
Infosys Board and ONDC.
The new programme offers UDS 300,000 pre-seed
capital and a potential extra investment of up to
USD 200,000 from Antler network partners,
including unicorn founders, for prepared teams
with ideas
Indian Mission in Bahrain Launches a

New Mobile App to Ease Consular Access
The Indian Mission in Bahrain launched a new
89 mobile app to facilitate online appointment
booking for a spectrum of consular and visa
services.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Completes 9 Years
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), a
90 National Mission for Financial Inclusion (FI)
completed 9 years of successful implementation.
PMJDY, the biggest financial inclusion initiative in
the world, was introduced by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on 15th August 2014 and was
launched on 28th August 2014.
Nitin Gadkari Launched World’s 1st BS 6

Stage II ‘Electrified Flex Fuel Vehicle”
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister, Ministry of Road
91 Transport and Highways launched the world’s first
prototype of BS-VI (Bharat Stage Six) Stage II
compliant “Electrified Flex Fuel vehicle”, Toyota
Innova Hycross.
It is a variant of Toyota’s Innova, developed by
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited.
This is also India’s first flex-fuel electrified vehicle
that can run in either electric mode or 100%
ethanol.
This launch is in line with India’s target to increase
ethanol blending in petrol by 20% by 2025-2026.
Bharat Stage Six(BS-VI):

Bharat Stage Six (BS-VI) or BS6 is the 6th emission
benchmark or criterion in reducing pollution
92 levels when compared to the BS IV or BS4
emission norms.
India shifted to BS VI vehicular emission norms by
1st April 2020 from BS IV.
As per the previous Auto fuel Policy, BS-II, BS-III
and BS-IV quality auto fuels were introduced in India
by 1sy April 2017.
President of India Released Rs 100 Coin

Commemorating Late Shri NT Rama Rao
Government of India introduced a
93 commemorative Rs 100 silver coin featuring the
image of the Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (N.T.
R), a former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and
a legendary Indian actor.
President of India Droupadi Murmu released the
coin to mark the 100th birth anniversary of
N.T.Rama Rao at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural
Centre (RBCC) in New Delhi.
The coin is 44mm in diameter and it is made from
50 percent Silver, 40 percent Copper, 5 per cent
Nickel and 5 percent Zinc.
It has three lions and the Ashoka Chakra on one
side and an image of NTR on the other side, along
with the inscription ‘Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Satha Jayanthi’.
20% export duty imposed by the

Government on parboiled rice
With an aim to maintain sufficient local stocks
94 and keep domestic prices under check, the
government has imposed a 20% duty on exports
of parboiled rice.
The export duty has been imposed and will
remain effective till October 16, 2023.
With these restrictions, India has now banned all
varieties of non-basmati rice.
Non-basmati white rice accounts for about 25% of
the total rice exported from the country.
Obituaries
PROFESSION ABOUT
Vakkom Purushothaman, Senior

FORMER
Congress leader and former
GOVERNOR Speaker of Kerala, who also
served as Governor of Mizoram,
Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar
Island passed away in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
He was a member of the All
India Congress Committee
(AICC) for over 25 years.
He served as the 6th Lieutenant
Governor of the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands from 1993 to
1996, and Governor of Tripura
(Additional Charge) for two
months in 2014.
Brazilian supercentenarian, Jose

WORLD’S Paulino Gomes, touted as world’s
OLDEST MAN’ oldest man, passes away at age 127.
Gomes possessed a marriage
certificate dating back to 1917,
which indicated his birth on
August 4, 1895, making him a
witness to two world wars and
three pandemics.
PROFESSION ABOUT
Revolutionary balladeer and

FOLK SINGER renowned folk singer Gaddar, also
known as Gummadi Vittal Rao,
passed away.
He played a significant role in
the Telangana statehood
movement through his songs
highlighting injustices in the
region.
William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning

DIRECTOR American director of films like The
Exorcist and The French Connection
passed away in Los Angeles,
California, United States of America
(USA) at the age of 87.
His 1971 film “The French
Connection”, a crime thriller,
won 5 Oscars including Best
Picture, and Best Director for
Friedki at the 44th Oscars(1972).
Polali Jayarama Bhat, the former

MD&CEO Managing Director(MD) & Chief
Executive Officers(CEO) of
Karnataka Bank passed away.
He served the Bank for over 48 years
from April 1973 to November 2021.
Bhat took charge as managing
director and chief executive
officer of the Bank on July 14,
2009
PROFESSION ABOUT
Prominent filmmaker Siddique

FILMMAKER passed away at the age of 63 in
Kochi.
He and his friend Lal started
their directorial journey as the
‘Siddique-Lal’ duo. They marked
their debut with the comedy
film Ramji Rao Speaking (1989).
Padma Awardee and renowned

PHYSICIST nuclear physicist Bikash Chandra
Sinha (aged 78) passed away in
Kolkata due to age related ailments.
He joined Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre(BARC), Mumbai,
Maharashtra in 1976.
He was honoured with Padma
Shri in 2001 and Padma
Bhushan in 2010 in the Science &
Engineering field.
Renowned author and vice-

AUTHOR president of Samata Parishad, Hari
Narke passed away at the age of 70
in Mumbai.
He was also a member of the
Rangnath Pathare committee
which was formed to collect
evidence to prove Marathi as a
classical language.
PROFESSION ABOUT
Mohammed Habib, the legendary

FOOTBALLER Indian football player and Former
Indian captain, passed away at the
age of 74 in Hyderabad, Telangana.
He was affectionately referred to as
the ‘Bade Miya’ of Kolkata football,
and he played international football
till 1975.
He won the Santosh Trophy on 5
occasions, 1965 (with Andhra
Pradesh), 1969, 1971, 1972, and 1975
(with Bengal).
He was conferred with the Arjuna
Award 1980-81 for football.
He was also conferred with the
East Bengal Bharat Gaurav
Award in 2016.
Renowned social activist and

FOUNDER founder of Sulabh International, Dr
Bindeshwar Pathak passed away.
Sulabh International is an India-
based organization that promotes
human rights and environmental
sanitation.
He was conferred the Padma
Bhushan in 1991.
In 2009, he received the
Stockholm Water Prize.
PROFESSION ABOUT
Dr V S Arunachalam, founder
DIRECTOR chairman of Bengaluru-based think
GENERAL tank Center for Science, Technology
and Policy (CSTEP), passed away at
the age of 87 in California.
Arunachalam helmed the Defence
Research and Development
Organization (DRDO) and was the
Scientific Advisor to the Defence
Minister from 1982-92.
He was conferred the Shanti
Swarup Bhatnagar Award (1980),
Padma Bhushan (1985), and Padma
Vibhushan (1990) for his
contribution to engineering science
and technology.
In 2015, Arunachalam was
awarded DRDO’s Lifetime
Achievement Award for his
outstanding contribution to the
field of scientific research and
technology.
Renowned Indian American

STATISTICIAN Statistician and mathematician
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao (CR
Rao) passed away at the age of 102
in Buffalo, New York, the United
States of America (USA).
He was awarded the 2023
International Prize in Statistics
which is equivalent to the Nobel
PROFESSION ABOUT
Prize in statistics in April 2023.

He was honoured with Padma
Bhushan(1968) and Padma
Vibhushan (2001) in the field of
science and Engineering.
He was awarded the National
Medal of Science (2002) by then
President George Bush in the
USA.
Jayanta Mahapatra, an Eminent

POET Indian English poet and Litterateur,
who was the first recipient of
Sahitya Akademi award for English
poetry (1981), passed away in
Cuttack, Odisha.
The Government of India
honoured him with Padma Shri
in 2009 for Literature and
Education. But he returned the
award in 2015 to protest against
“rising intolerance in India”.
Reports & Indices
Status of Tigers: Tiger population in India
estimates to be 3,925
Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State,
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(MoEF&CC), released the detailed report of All India
Tiger Estimation – 2022
According to the report by National Tiger Conservation
Authority (NTCA), Tiger Population in India is estimated
to be 3,925 with an annual growth rate of 6.1% per
annum.
India currently retains almost 75% of the world’s wild
tiger population.
Madhya Pradesh has the largest tiger population with
785 tigers, followed by Karnataka with 563,
Uttarakhand with 560, and Maharashtra with 444.
The tiger abundance within the Tiger Reserve
RANK TIGER RESERVE
1 CORBETT (260)
2 BANDIPUR (150)
3 NAGARHOLE (141)
4 BANDHAVGARH (135), DUDHWA (135)
5 MUDUMALAI(114)
Fortune Global 500 list of 2023
Fortune released the 69th edition of Fortune Global
500 list of 2023, an annual ranking of the largest 500
corporations across the world as measured by total
revenue for FY 2022-23.
China tops the 2023 list with a total of 142 companies
in the geographical regions in mainland China
including Hong Kong and Taiwan.
2023 Ranking featured 142 Chinese companies, 136 US
companies, 41 Japanese companies, 30 German
companies.
Top 5 Companies in the Fortune Global 500 list of 2023:
RANK COMPANY NAME COUNTRY REVENUE (IN USD)
1 WALMART USA 611.3 BILLION
2 SAUDI ARAMCO UAE 603.7 BILLION
3 STATE GRID CHINA 530 BILLION
4 AMAZON USA 514 BILLION
5 CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CHINA 483.1 BILLION
WTO’s WTSR 2023 Report

According to the World Trade Statistical Review 2023,
(WTSR 2023) the annual flagship publication of the
World Trade Organization (WTO), India is ranked 18th
among the Leading exporters in world merchandise
trade (2022).
India is ranked 9th among the merchandise importers.
IIM Bangalore releases report on ‘Assessment of
Employment Potential of Jal Jeevan Mission’
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, released the report of
the Study on Assessment of Employment Potential of
Jal Jeevan Mission.
The assessment was conducted by the Centre for
Public Policy under Indian Institute of Management
Bangalore.
Findings of the Report:

Direct Employment:The report estimated that around
59.93 lakh persons get direct employment during the
construction phase of JJM per year from the total
employment generation of 2.82 crore persons per year.
Additional direct employment: It also provides
additional direct employment of 11.84 lakh persons per
year during the Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
phase every year.
Indirect Employment: It Provides additional indirect
employment to 2.22 crore persons per year in India
through manpower engaged in production of the
materials including pipes, valves, pumps.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan releases

‘State of School Education in Rural India’ report
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Ministry of
Education released India’s first “State of School
(Elementary) Education in Rural India” report during
the Transforming Rural India (TRI)’s India Rural
Colloquy 2023
The report is based on an analysis of a survey of 6229
parents across 21 States/Union territories (UTs) of India.
The study focused on children in rural communities
between the age group of 6-to-16-year-old.
The pan-India survey was spearheaded by the
Development Intelligence Unit (DIU) in collaboration
with the Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRI)
and Sambodhi Research and Communications Pvt. Ltd.
TOPIC ASSESSMENT
A TOTAL OF 78% OF PARENTS OF GIRLS AND 82% OF PARENTS OF

HIGHER EDUCATION BOYS WANTED TO EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN TO GRADUATION AND
ABOVE.
ONE-FOURTH OF MALE CHILDREN DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL

DURING PRIMARY SCHOOLING AND THE FEMALE PRIMARY
SCHOOL DROP-OUT SCHOOL DROPOUT RATES WERE HIGHER, WITH AROUND 35%.
RATE
AROUND 75% BOYS AND 65% GIRLS DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL
AFTER COMPLETING PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION.
49.3% OF CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 6 TO 16 YEARS HAVE

ACCESS TO SMARTPHONES IN RURAL INDIA.
SMARTPHONE USAGE
OUT OF THESE, ONLY 34% USE IT FOR STUDY DOWNLOADS AND
18% OF STUDENTS ACCESS ONLINE LEARNING VIA TUTORIALS.
AMONG PARENTS WHO NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL, 28.7%

REGULARLY INQUIRE ABOUT SCHOOL EDUCATION, WHILE 25.1%
RARELY OR NEVER DO SO.
PARENTS’
ENGAGEMENT IN CONTRAST, 46.3% OF PARENTS WITH EDUCATION ABOVE
HIGHER SECONDARY ACTIVELY FOLLOW UP ON THEIR CHILD’S
EDUCATION REGULARLY, WITH ONLY 4% RARELY ENGAGING IN
THEIR CHILD’S EDUCATION.
Swachh Vayu Survekshan– 2023

The Central Pollution Control Board released ‘Swachh
Vayu Survekshan- 2023’, an initiative by the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to
rank cities on the basis of air quality.
One of the objectives of Swachh Vayu Survekshan is to
achieve the goal of National Clean Air Programme
(NCAP)’s “Clean air for all”.
NCAP aims to reduce air pollution up to 40% by 2025-
26.
The Information Technology (IT) hub of Indore, Madhya
Pradesh stood first among 47 cities in Category 1 cities.
In Category 2, Sagar in Madhya Pradesh stands at 10th
place in the country.
In Category 3, Dewas in Madhya Pradesh has secured
6th position in the country.
131 cities are divided into 3 categories:
CATEGORY 1 ASSESSMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION COVERS 47 CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ABOVE 10 LAKH.
CATEGORY 2 COVERS 44 CITIES WITH A POPULATION BETWEEN 3 TO 10 LAKH.
CATEGORY 3 COVERS 40 CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF BELOW 3 LAKH.
Ranking of Top 5 Cities:
RANK CITY STATE
1 INDORE MADHYA PRADESH
2 AGRA UTTAR PRADESH
3 THANE MAHARASHTRA
4 SRINAGAR JAMMU AND KASHMIR
5 BHOPAL MADHYA PRADESH
Ministry of Jal Shakti Releases Report on 6th
Census on Minor Irrigation Schemes
The Ministry of Jal Shakti released the report on the 6th
census on Minor Irrigation (MI) schemes.
As per the report, 23.14 million MI schemes have been
reported in India, out of which 21.93 million are Ground
Water (GW) and 1.21 million are Surface Water (SW)
schemes.
The report reveals that, for the first time, information
regarding the gender of individual owners of MI
schemes has been systematically collected. Among
individually owned MI schemes, 18.1% are owned by
women.
Uttar Pradesh holds the largest number of MI schemes
in India followed by Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and
Tamil Nadu.
Leading States in GW schemes are Uttar Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and
Telangana.
GW schemes comprise dugwells, shallow tube wells,
medium tube wells, and deep tube wells.
In SW schemes Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana,
Odisha, and Jharkhand have the highest share.
Science &
Technology
SPACEX’S FALCON HEAVY
LAUNCHES HUGHES JUPITER 3,
WORLD’S LARGEST COMMERCIAL
SATELLITE
ISRO successfully launched the

PSLV-C56/DS-SAR Mission, Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV–C56)
carrying 7 Singapore Satellites – DS-
SAR as primary satellite along with
6 co-passengers, from the First
Launch Pad Satish Dhawan Space
Space Exploration Technologies Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra
Corporation (SpaceX)’s Falcon Pradesh.
Heavy Rocket launched the Hughes This is a Dedicated Commercial
JUPITER 3 mission (EchoStar XXIV), Mission conducted by ISRO under a
the world’s largest commercial contract with NewSpace India
communications satellite at Limited (NSIL) for ST Engineering,
Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Singapore.
USA. ISRO TRANSFERS IMS-1
SATELLITE BUS TECHNOLOGY TO
ADTL
ISRO SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED

7 SINGAPORE SATELLITES
INCLUDING DS-SAR INTO SPACE
Indian Space Research collaboration between Kolkata-based
Organisation (ISRO) announced warship maker GRSE Ltd and
that its commercial arm NewSpace Aerospace Engineering Private Ltd
India Limited (NSIL) transferred the (AEPL).
Indian Mini-Satellite 1 (IMS-1) Bus The orange-colored prototype of
Technology to the cylindrical unmanned vehicle is
Bengaluru(Karnataka) based Alpha 2.1 meter long, about a foot (0.30
Design Technologies Private meter) in diameter and weighs
Limited (ADTL). around 45 kilograms.
The IMS-1 satellite bus, previously It has an endurance of 4 hours and
referred to as TWSat (Third World can go up to 300 meters deep.
Satellite) was developed by the U R
Rao Satellite Centre (URSC). TLMAL DELIVERS 200TH C-130J
Weight: approximately100 kg SUPER HERCULES EMPENNAGE
Payload capacity: 30 kg.
Power generation: 330 Watt
power(Solar arrays) with a raw bus
voltage of 30-42 Volt.
GRSE LAUNCHED NEERAKSHI,

INDIA’S FIRST INDIGENOUS AUV
TO DETECT MINES Tata Lockheed Martin
Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL)
delivered its 200th Empennage of
C-130J Super Hercules under Make
in India initiative .
TLMAL is the sole worldwide
provider of C-130J empennage
assemblies, which are integrated
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and into all new Super Hercules aircraft
Engineers (GRSE) Ltd launched manufactured in Marietta, Georgia,
“Neerakshi”(Eyes in the Water), United States of America (USA).
India’s first of its kind indigenous The empennages made by TLMAL
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle are included in C-130Js operated by
(AUV) to detect mines. seven countries, including India.
It is developed through a
The empennages of C-130J Super CENTRE APPROVES
Hercules were delivered from ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW
TLMAL’s manufacturing facility SPACEPORT IN TAMIL NADU
located in Hyderabad, India.
RUSSIA LAUNCHES LUNA-25

MISSION TO MOON
The Centre has approved the

establishment of a new spaceport
in Kulasekarapattinam, Tamil Nadu
for carrying out the launches of the
Small Satellite Launch Vehicles
(SSLV) developed by the Indian
Space Research Organization
Russia successfully launched the
(ISRO).
Luna-25 Mission onboard the Soyuz
The Government has set up the
2.1b Fregat rocket to the Moon from
Indian National Space Promotion
the Vostochny Cosmodrome in
and Authorization Centre (IN-
Russia (Russian Far East).
SPACe) as a single-window agency
This is Russia’s first moon mission
for promotion and authorization of
since 1976.
space activities.
Luna-25 has a mass of 1.8 tons and
The budget allocations for IN-
carries 31 kilograms of scientific
SPACe are 2023-24 ₹95 crore; 2022-
equipment. It will land near the
23 ₹33 crore and 2021-22 ₹10 crore.
lunar south pole at the Boguslavsky
crater.
Luna-25 is designed, built, and
ISRO CONDUCTS DROGUE
tested by Russian aerospace
PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT TESTS
company NPO Lavochkin.
FOR GAGANYAAN MISSION
SOrTeD (Sub-Orbital Technological
Demonstrator), with its exclusive
private launchpad at Satish Dhawan
Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota,
Andhra Pradesh.
A successful launch would make
AgniKul the 2nd Indian space tech
Vikram Sarabhai Space
start-up to send its launch vehicle
Centre(VSSC) in collaboration with
into space after Skyroot Aerospace,
Aerial Delivery Research and
which launched its rocket Vikram-
Development Establishment
Sarabhai (Vikram-S) in 2022.
(ADRDE) successfully conducted a
The rocket is equipped to haul
series of Drogue Parachute
payloads of up to 100 kilos to a 700
Deployment Tests.
kilometers distance in Low-Earth-
Orbit (LEO).
INDIA’S 1ST LONG-RANGE SIDE

INDIAN ARMY SIGNS CONTRACT
SWING REVOLVER ‘PRABAL’
FOR PROCUREMENT OF TACTICAL
LAUNCHED
ACCESS SWITCH WITH TATA
ADVANCED SYSTEMS LIMITED
India’s first long-range side swing

revolver ‘Prabal’ with “twice the
Agnikul Cosmos Private Ltd range of other revolvers”,
commenced the process of manufactured by Advanced
integration of its first state-of-the- Weapons and Equipment India Ltd
art launch vehicle, Agnibaan (AW&EIL), was launched at the
Small Arms Factory (SFA) in -
The first MCA Barge, Yard 75 (LSAM
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. 7) was launched by Rear Admiral
AW&EIL, a Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) Sandeep Mehta, Assistant
based fully government-owned Controller of Warship Production &
enterprise ultimate weapon system Acquisition on 24th February 2023
provider at Guttenedevi, Andhra Pradesh.
SECOND MCA BARGE YARD 76 INDIA’S FIRST HYDROGEN BUS

(LSAM 8) LAUNCHED AT ANDHRA HITS THE PUBLIC ROADS IN LEH,
PRADESH LADAKH
Commodore G Ravi, Warship NTPC Limited has begun the trial of

Production Superintendent in India’s 1st hydrogen bus in Leh,
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, Union Territory (UT) Ladakh.
inaugurated the second Missile This marks India’s 1st-ever use of
Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge, hydrogen buses on public roads.
known as Yard 76 (LSAM 8). The first of its kind Green Hydrogen
The launch took place at Mobility Project at 11,562 ft is co-
Guttenedevi, East Godavari, Andhra located with a dedicated Solar
Pradesh, at the manufacturing site plant of 1.7 MW for providing
of M/s SECON Engineering Projects renewable power.
Pvt Ltd. NTPC aims to achieve 60 GW of
The contract for constructing 8 Renewable Energy capacity by
MCA Barges was signed with M/s 2032 and play a significant role in
SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Green Hydrogen Technology and
Ltd, aligned with the “Atma Nirbhar Energy Storage.
Bharat” initiatives of the
Government of India.
DR JITENDRA SINGH LAUNCHES Space Exploration Technologies
INDIGENOUS E-TRACTOR, CSIR Corporation (SpaceX) and the
PRIMA ET11 National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) successfully
launched the international Crew-7
astronaut mission to the
International Space Station (ISS).
The 4 astronauts of the Crew-7
mission lifted off atop a brand-new
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s
Union Minister of State Dr.Jitendra Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in
Singh, Ministry of Science & Florida, the United States of
Technology, launched CSIR Prima America.
ET11, India’s 1st indigenous e- Commanding Crew -7 is NASA’s
Tractor. Jasmin Moghbeli, who is making
It was developed by the Council of her first spaceflight, and is now the
Scientific & Industrial Research 2nd Iranian-American to fly to
(CSIR) -Central Mechanical space, after Anousheh Ansari.
Engineering Research Institute
(CMERI), Durgapur, West Bengal.
The CSIR Prima ET11 is expected to BHEL MANUFACTURES FIRST SET
be commercially available in India OF INDIGENOUS SCR CATALYSTS
from early 2024. It is expected to be TO LIMIT NOX EMISSION
priced at around Rs. 1.5 lakh.
NASA & SPACEX LAUNCHED

INTERNATIONAL CREW-7
ASTRONAUT MISSION TO ISS
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

(BHEL) has manufactured India’s
first set of Indigenous Catalysts for
Selective Catalyst Reactors (SCR) for It supports around 100 languages
limiting oxides of nitrogen (NOx). and facilitates speech recognition,
Ms. Renuka Gera, Director, BHEL translation, and synthesis for
flagged off the first set of diverse linguistic needs.
indigenously manufactured SCR It can perform speech-to-speech
catalysts for the 5×800 MegaWatt translation in around 100 input
Yadadri Thermal Power Station in languages and around 35 output
Telangana. languages.
Combustion of coal converts the
nitrogen bound in coal to form
various products such as nitric
oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
and nitrous oxide (N2O).
META LAUNCHED A MULTILINGUAL

AI TRANSLATION AND
TRANSCRIPTION MODEL
Meta, earlier known as Facebook,

has launched an advanced
multilingual multimodal AI
translation and transcription model
named 'SeamlessM4T.'
It can perform various tasks
including speech-to-text, speech-
to-speech, text-to-speech, and text-
to-text translations.
Sports
England Bowler Stuart Broad Retires
From all Forms of Cricket
The 37 year old England Cricketer Stuart Christopher
John Broad announced his retirement from all
forms of Cricket during the midway of England vs
Australia’s 5th Ashes Test at The Oval stadium,
London, UK.
He made his One Day International(ODI) and
Twenty20 International (T20I) debuts against
Pakistan in August 2006 and Test debut in
December 2007 against Sri Lanka.
Broad having played in 167 Tests and taken over 604
wickets, making him the second-highest wicket-
taker for England after James Anderson.
England’s T20 World Cup 2022

Winner Alex Hales Retires From
International Cricket
England’s Twenty20 International World Cup 2022
winner Alexander Daniel Hales (Right-Handed
Batsman) announced his retirement from
international cricket.
He was the second highest individual ODI scorer for
England by scoring 171 runs against Pakistan at
Nottingham, UK in 2016.
England pacer Steven Finn

announces retirement from all forms
of Cricket
England fast bowler Steven Finn has announced his
retirement from all forms of cricket.
Finn played 36 Tests, 69 ODIs and 21 T20Is after
making his international debut in 2010 against
Bangladesh.
Woakes named ICC Men’s Player of
the Month for July 2023
England all-rounder Chris Woakes was named the
ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July 2023.
Ashleigh Gardner of Australia has achieved a
historic feat by becoming the first Australian
cricketer to secure the ICC Women’s Player of the
Month Award in back-to-back months.
Pakistan Fast Bowler Wahab Riaz

Retires From International Cricket
Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz announced his
retirement from international cricket across all
formats.
He has been serving as the caretaker Sports Minister
of the Punjab province in Pakistan since January
2023.
ICC Men's T20I Rankings:

Suryakumar Yadav Retains Top Spot,
Shubman Gill Makes Huge Leap
Suryakumar Yadav retained the top spot in ICC
Men's T20I Player Rankings.
Shubman Gill rises 43 spots to equal 25th on the
same list.
Harmanpreet Kaur was suspended

for two international matches for
breach of the code of conduct
Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet
Kaur has been suspended for the next two
international matches after two separate breaches
of the ICC Code of Conduct.
To show dissent at an umpire's decision, she was
found guilty of breaching article 2.8 of the ICC Code
of Conduct for Players and Player Support
Personnel.
Cristiano Ronaldo scripts history,
breaks Gerd Muller’s 42-year-old
record
Cristiano Ronaldo has a plethora of records to his
name and he made one more entry in the record
books, breaking a 42-year-old record set by
German’s legendary forward Gerd Muller.
Ronaldo scored his 145th headed goal and became
the highest goalscorer through headers. He
surpassed Muller’s previous tally of 144 goals.
Ronaldo achieved the feat while playing against US
Monastir in the Arab Championships Club.
Diego Godin announced his

retirement from football
Former Uruguay captain Diego Godin announced
his retirement from professional football.
Italy’s World Cup Winning

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon Retires
from Football
Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announced his
retirement from football.
He was part of the Federation Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA) World Cup winning
Italian team in 2006 in Germany (against France).
He was awarded the FIFA’s best men’s Goalkeeper
award in 2017. He earned nicknames including
‘superman’ and ‘Gigi’.
He was also the first ever goalkeeper to win the
Golden Foot Award in 2016.
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023:
Spain Defeated England to win their
1st Women’s World Cup
Spain Women’s football team won the Fédération
Internationale de football Association (FIFA)
Women’s World Cup 2023 by defeating England 1-0
in the finals at Stadium Australia in Sydney,
Australia.
This marks Spain’s 1st title at the senior level and
they won 1st Under-20 FIFA World Cup in 2022.
India’s Anahat Singh Clinches Gold In

Asian Junior Squash Championships
Anahat Singh clinched the gold medal in the U-17
category of the Asian Junior Squash Individual
Championships, which took place in Dalian, China.
The 15-year-old prodigy from India exhibited her
prowess by defeating Hong Kong’s Ena Kwong with
a resounding 3-1 victory in the finals.
FIDE World Chess Cup 2023: Magnus

Carlsen Wins First Chess World Cup
Title
Norwegian Grandmaster and World No. 1 player
Magnus Carlsen won his first International Chess
Federation (FIDE) World Cup title by defeating
India’s GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the
FIDE Chess World Cup 2023 finals.
The 10th edition of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023
was held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Fabiano Caruana of the United States of
America(USA) defeated Nijat Asabov of Azerbaijan
to secure the 3rd place.
Praggnanandhaa becomes the first Indian since
Viswanathan Anand to reach the Chess World Cup
final in 2002.
Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia won the 2023
FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup title by defeating
Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria in the finals.
Jannik Sinner clinches maiden Canadian
Open title
Jannik Sinner broke new ground in Toronto when
he captured his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at
the Canadian Open, defeating Alex de Minaur in the
summit clash.
He broke the Australian’s serve five times to
become only the second Italian Masters 1000
champion since the series began in 1990, joining
Fabio Fognini (Monte-Carlo 2019).
Indian hockey team wins the Asian

Champions Trophy 2023 by defeating
Malaysia
India defeated Malaysia by 4-3 in the finals of the
Asian Champions Trophy 2023 at the Mayor
Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai.
India with four wins has become the most
successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy.
Pakistan, with three titles, is in the second spot.
The seventh edition of the Men's Asian Champions
Trophy was held in Chennai. It was organized by the
Asian Hockey Federation.
Indian Women’s Hockey Team Wins Title ,

Indian Men’s Team won Bronze
Indian women’s hockey team defeated the host
Spain at the three-nation Torneo del Centenario
2023 (100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation
– International Tournament) by winning the title in
Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
This was the Indian women’s team’s first win at the
100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation
International Tournament 2023.
The Indian women’s team was led by the
goalkeeper Savita Punia.
The Indian men’s hockey team defeated the
Netherlands by securing third place and the bronze
medal in the four-nation Torneo del Centenario
2023 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.
Hyderabad to host India’s first IAU 50 Km
World Championships in November
Hyderabad will host India’s first International
Athletic Union’s Ageas Federation Life Insurance 50
km World championship on 5 November 2023.
Top ultrarunners from the USA, Germany, Japan,
Chinese Taipei, New Zealand, Australia, Great
Britain, India, and other countries will participate.
Bengaluru also successfully hosted the IAU 100km
Asia Oceania Championship in July 2023.
Neeraj Chopra Wins Gold Medal in the

World Athletics Championships 2023
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj
Chopra has won the gold medal in the men’s javelin
with an 88.17 meter (m) throw in the World
Athletics Championships 2023.
The 19th edition of the World Athletics
Championships (2023) was held in (Venue – The
National Athletics Centre) Budapest, Hungary
Neeraj Chopra finished first followed by Pakistan’s
Arshad Nadeem (87.82m) in the second and Jakub
Vadlejch (86.67m) of the Czech Republic in the
third.
Indian men's 4x400m relay team breaks

Asian record, qualifies for Worlds final
Indian men’s 4x400m relay team comprising
Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amob Jacob, Muhammed
Ajmal and Rajesh Ramesh finished fifth in the finals.
The United States of America finished first followed
by France and the United Kingdom in second and
third place respectively in the finals of men’s
4x400m.
They also became the first Indian men’s 4x400m
relay team to reach a World Championship finals.
They set an Asian record in the men’s 4x400m relay
event in the qualifying round by taking 2:59.05
seconds and surpassed Japan(2:59.51 seconds).
Siddhanta Gogoi crowned 61kg junior
Asian champion
India’s Siddhanta Gogoi clinched the men’s 61kg
junior title while Gyaneshwari Yadav and Koyel Bar
secured silver medals in the women’s 49kg event at
the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting
Championships.
Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting

Championships 2023
The Indian Weightlifting contingent won 42 medals
(15 in Junior events and 27 in youth events) in the
Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting
Championships 2023 held in the Gautam Buddha
University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
Sabar Jyoshna from Uttar Pradesh won the first
medal for India for this tournament, She won 3
bronze medals in the women’s youth 40kg category
Siddhanta Gogoi won India’s first gold medal in this
tournament in the men’s junior 61 kg category
including 3 gold medals
World Para Powerlifting Championships

Indian powerlifters Honey Dabas and Rahul
Jograjiya created history as they made an
extraordinary start to the Dubai 2023 World Para
Powerlifting Championships by clinching the gold
and silver medals respectively.
Dabbas clinched the nation’s first-ever gold with
lifts of 132 kg and then 135 kg displaying amazing
grit, determination, and strength.
Meanwhile, Jograjiya followed his compatriot to
secure the silver medal with a final lift of 132kg in
the fiercely contested men’s -72 kg junior weight
category.
India Wins 14 medals in World Under-20
Wrestling Championships 2023
India wrestlers won a total of 14 medals (4 golds, 3
silver and 7 bronze) in the World Under-20
Wrestling Championships 2023 held in Amman,
Jordan.
The 46th edition of the junior wrestling
championships witnessed the participation of 30
Indian wrestlers.
The 19-year-old Antim Panghal from Haryana won
the gold in Women’s 53kg event defeating Mariia
Yefremova of Ukraine .
She is the first Indian woman to become an Under-
20 (U-20) wrestling world champion in Sofia,
Bulgaria in 2022.
She became the first Indian woman wrestler to win
two U-20 world championships.
Savita won gold at World Cadet Wrestling

Championship 2023
Indian wrestler Savita, who entered the event as the
defending champion, won the only gold medal for
India in the women’s 61 kg weight division in World
Cadet Wrestling Championships 2023.
India bagged a total of 11 medals, including 1 gold, 7
silver, and 3 bronze at the World Cadet Wrestling
Championship 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.
United World Wrestling suspends WFI’s

membership
United World Wrestling (UWW), the international
governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling,
has indefinitely suspended the membership of the
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) with immediate
effect due to lack of elections in the organisation.
Following this, Indian wrestlers will not be
competing in the 2023 World Wrestling
Championships in Belgrade, Serbia under the
Indian flag but instead, they will have to participate
as ‘neutral athletes’.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen Wins 3rd 2023
Belgian Grand Prix
Redbull’s racing driver Max Verstappen (Dutch-
Belgium) won the Formula 1(F1) MSC Cruises
Belgian Grand Prix 2023 at Circuit de Spa-
Francorchamps, Stavelot,Belgium.
F1 Dutch GP: Max Verstappen Wins 11th

Title of 2023 Season
Max Verstappen, the Red Bull driver won the title at
the Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix (GP) held
at Circuit Zandvoort, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Spain’s Fernando Alonso won second place and
France’s Pierre Gasly finished in third place for the
first time with Alpine.
World Archery Championships 2023: India

won Gold for the 1st time
India topped the medal tally with 4 medals (3 gold
and 1 bronze) at the 52nd edition of the Hyundai
World Archery Championships 2023, held in the
Berlin Olympic Park in Berlin, Germany.
India won the gold medal for the first time since its
1st edition that was held in 1931.
India made its debut in the World Archery
Championship in 1981, Italy.
India has achieved 2nd rank at the 16th

IOAA (International Olympiad on
Astronomy and Astrophysics)
India has achieved 2nd rank with four gold and one
silver medal.
The United Kingdom achieved the first rank with
five golds.
The 16th IOAA was held in Chorzow, Poland.
Kunlavut Vitidsarn Wins Men’s Singles
Title at the BWF World Championships
2023
Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand and An Se-young of
South Korea won the men’s singles and Women’s
singles titles respectively in the Badminton World
Federation(BWF) World Championships 2023.
The TotalEnergies Badminton World Federation
(BWF) World Championships 2023 held in Royal
Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Khelo India Women’s League officially be

known as Asmita Women’s League
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag
Singh Thakur has announced that the Khelo India
Women’s League will officially be known as Asmita
Women’s League.
ASMITA refers to “Achieving Sports Milestone by
Inspiring Women Through Action”.
Australian Badminton Open 2023: HS

Prannoy Wins Silver Medal in Men’s
Singles Finals
India’s Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar won the silver
medal in the men’s singles finals against China’s
Weng Hong Yang at the Sathio Group Australian
Open 2023 held at the state sports centre in Sydney,
Australia
Japan Open 2023: Viktor Axelsen and An

Se Young Wins Men’s & Women’s Singles
Title
Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen and South Korea’s An Se
Young won the men’s singles and Women’s singles
titles respectively of Daihatsu Japan Open 2023
Badminton Championships.
The 40th edition of Daihatsu Japan Open 2023
Badminton Championships held at Yoyogi National
Stadium First Gymnasium, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
State/UT News
UP government expanded the ‘Bal Shramik
Vidya Yojana’ to all 75 districts
To reach out to 5,000 children, the UP
government decided to expand the ‘Bal
1
Shramik Vidya Yojana’ to all 75 districts.
The main aim of the scheme is to educate child
labour. It is currently being implemented in 20
districts and benefitting 2,000 children.
Selected Children of the age group of 8 to 18
years involved in agriculture, self-employment,
home-based establishments, domestic work,
and other forms of labour will get financial
assistance.
Under the Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana, the
beneficiary boys and girls will receive financial
assistance of Rs 12000 and Rs 14400 annually.
Odisha CM approves Mission Shakti scooter

scheme
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik approved the
Mission Shakti Scooter Scheme, a scheme
2
designed to provide interest subsidy to
beneficiaries on bank loans up to Rs 1,00,000 to
buy scooters.
Jharkhand CM Launches Mobile App to
Track Elephant Movement
Jharkhand Chief Minister (CM) Hemant Soren
3 launched Jharkhand elephant Tracker, a mobile
application-based elephant movement tracking
system on the occasion of the 74th Van
Mahotsav in Ranchi to reduce human-elephant
conflicts in Ranchi, Jharkhand .
The mobile app will help villagers and the forest
department of Jharkhand to track elephant
movements so that precautionary measures
could be taken in advance.
Assam government to launch drive

against child marriage in September
Assam govt in Sept 2023 will launch massive
4 operations against those who got indulged in
child marriage.
Crimes against children have also come down to
4084 as against 5282 in 2022.
Crime against women has drastically come
down to 14,030 cases in 2022 as against 29,046
cases in 2021.
UNFPA & MP govt Launch ‘Just Ask!’

Chatbot for Adolescents & Young
Adults on SRHR
5 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in
collaboration with the National Health Mission
(NHM) and the Department of Public Health and
Family Welfare, Government of Madhya Pradesh
launched an Artificial Intelligence-enabled -
chatbot called ‘Just Ask!’ (Khulke Poochho in Hindi).
It has been launched for adolescents and young
adults (15-29 years) in India to explore
information and become aware of the issues
related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and
Rights.
The chatbot has been developed by the UNFPA
sexual and reproductive health experts.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Launches

LEAP Coworks for KSUM Beneficiaries
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched
6 the Statewide membership card of Kerala
Startup Mission’s (KSUM) ‘LEAP (Launch,
Empower, Accelerate, Prosper) Coworks’ and
also inaugurated the refurbished headquarters
of the KSUM at the Thejaswini Building in
Technopark Phase 1 in Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala.
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan also inaugurated
the operations of the first phase of the new
India’s first Digital Science Park.
Assam CM Launched Amrit Brikshya

Andolan app & Theme Song, Wood-
Based Industries Registration Portal
7 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
launched the Amrit Brikshya Andolan web
portal/mobile application, the theme song for
the Amrit Brikshya Andolan and the Wood-
based Industry registration web portal at the
event held at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati.
Assam.
Amrit Brikshya Andolan is a massive tree
plantation drive that aims to plant one crore
commercial saplings across Assam on 17th
September 2023
The Government of Assam aims to plant 3 crore
commercially-viable saplings in 2024 and
increase the target to 5 crore saplings in 2025
Kerala and UN Women organise

‘Trainers of Trainer’ as part of Women-
Friendly Tourism
8 Kerala’s state Responsible Tourism Mission in
collaboration with United Nations Women India
organised the ‘Trainers of Trainer’ programme
under the ‘Women-Friendly Tourism’ project.
The two-day orientation programme for women
was held in Kumarakom, Kottayam, Kerala to
focus the wide range of tourism activities in
which women can play a central role.
The programme engaged a total of 85 women
trainers, who will then train women involved in
tourist initiatives and other services around the
state.
Kerala Govt is Set To Launch

‘Shubhayatra’ for Financial Support to
1st time Overseas Emigrants
9 The Kerala government is about to launch a new
project titled ‘Shubhayatra’, to provide financial
support to first-time overseas emigrants from
Kerala.
The project aims to create a positive and -
productive migration ecosystem by providing
financial assistance of up to Rs. 2 lakhs with a tax
holiday for 6 months
Telangana Assembly Passes TSRTC

Merger Bill After Governor’s Approval
Telangana Transport Minister, P Ajay Kumar,
10 introduced the Bill in the Assembly after
Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan gave her
approval Telangana State Legislative Assembly
passed the Telangana State Road Transport
Corporation (TSRTC) (Absorption of Employees
into Government Service) Bill 2023.
The bill (with effect from 31st July 2023) aims to
merge loss-making TSRTC with Telangana
government and to absorb the employees into
the government service.
Rajasthan government launched Indira

Gandhi Smart Phone Scheme
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has launched the
11 Indira Gandhi Smart Phone Scheme in Jaipur.
Under this scheme, 1.3 crore women in the state
will receive free smartphones with three years of
data.
In the first phase, 40 lakh women will receive
smartphones. More than 400 mobile
distribution camps are being organized across
Rajasthan.
Smartphones will be distributed to girl students
studying in classes 9 to class 12 in government
schools, college students, single women and
widows.
Through DBT Rs 6,800 will be deposited in an e-
wallet for the purchase of the smartphones and
SIM cards.
'Kamar' tribe gets habitat rights in
Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari
The 'Kamar' tribe, a Particularly Vulnerable
12 Tribal Group (PVTG) in the Dhamtari district of
Chhattisgarh, has received habitat rights.
With this move, Chhattisgarh has become the
second state in the country after Madhya
Pradesh to issue such authorization to PVTGs.
This step will benefit the Kamar tribe families
living in 22 colonies of the Magarlod block of the
Dhamtari district.
As of the 2011 India census, they had a
population of 26,630.
Kerala Assembly passes resolution to
rename ‘Kerala’ as ‘Keralam’
The Kerala Legislative Assembly unanimously
passed a resolution urging the Central
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Government to change the name of the state
from ‘Kerala’ to ‘Keralam’.
The resolution said, “The name of our state in
Malayalam is Keralam”.
Assam Govt to organize ‘Khel Maharan’
across state
The Assam government will organize ‘Khel
Maharan’ from November 1 to January 10 to
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identify and nurture sports talents at the
grassroots level.
More than 50 lakh sportspersons will participate
and compete in five sporting disciplines.
CM announced Fuel Surcharge Waiver
for Electricity Consumers in Rajasthan
CM Ashok Gehlot announced a complete waiver
15 of the fuel surcharge for all domestic and
agricultural power consumers in Rajasthan.
It is noted that hereafter, no consumer will be
required to pay the surcharge after using more
than 200 units of electricity.
Previously, the waiver was applicable only to
those who used up to 200 units of electricity per
month.
This would impose an additional cost of Rs 2500
crore. This will be borne by the government of
Rajasthan.
Nagaland’s first Naga Traditional
Cuisine lab launched
Nagaland’s first Naga Traditional Cuisine lab has
16 been launched at Japfü Christian College, under
Kohima district.
MP Cabinet approves Rs 6000 for

farmers under Kisan Kalyan Yojana
Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved the
17 disbursement of 6,000 rupees to eligible
farmers under the Chief Minister’s Kisan Kalyan
Yojana for the financial year 2023-2024.
The Cabinet also decided to give the benefit of
the seventh pay scale to Gram Panchayat
Secretaries. An additional expenditure of 178.88
crore rupees on it will be met from minor
mineral heads.
A resolution passed by the Kerala
Assembly urging the Centre to rename
the state to Keralam
18 The Kerala Legislative Assembly unanimously
passed a resolution urging the Central
Government to change the name of the state
from 'Kerala' to 'Keralam'.
The resolution was moved by CM Pinarayi
Vijayan who stated that the name 'Keralam' is
used in the Malayalam language.
Kerala state will celebrate 'Keraleeyam 2023'
from November 1 to endorse the state's
achievements on a global level.
UP government to build country’s
largest IT Hub in Lucknow
The Uttar Pradesh government will set up the
19 country’s largest IT hub in Lucknow.
The IT hub will be located on 40 acres of land
in the Nadarganj Industrial Area of Amausi on
Kanpur Road.
The IT hub will be divided into three parts,
including IT Park, Business Park and
International Incubation Facility Center.
Telangana launched India’s 1st

Agricultural Data Exchange platform
and ADMF
20 Telangana launched India’s first Agricultural
Data Exchange (ADeX) and Agriculture Data
Management Framework (ADMF) in
Hyderabad, Telangana.
The ADeX has been developed as a Digital -
Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the agriculture sector.
ADeX is a collaboration between the Telangana
Government, the World Economic Forum (WEF),
and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Banglore(Bengaluru, Karnataka).
Gig workers to get insurance cover up

to Rs 4 lakh in Karnataka
The Karnataka government has announced a
21 free accidental and life insurance cover worth Rs
4 lakh, for which it will entirely bear the cost of
the annual premium.
The cover comprises life insurance and
accidental insurance of Rs 2 lakh each.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

inaugurates Multi-Level Flyover in Pune
& launches One Pune Card
22 The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Ministry of
Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)
inaugurated the Rs 865 crore multi-level flyover
built at Chandni Chowk in Pune, Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited
(Maha-Metro) unveiled a multi-purpose “One
Pune Card” for metro travel.
The card can also be used for retail payments
across India.
The first 5,000 passengers will get the card free
of cost and others will have to pay Rs 150 + 18%
tax.
Goa to give free IVF treatment in govt
hospital
Goa has become the first Indian state to offer
23 free In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment.
The inauguration of this service, alongside
assisted reproductive technology (ART) and
intrauterine insemination (IUI), was done by
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at the Goa
Medical College (GMC) in Bambolim.
Gramin Mitra: Goa govt launches Door-

Step Delivery of Digital Scheme for
Rural Goa
24 Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa, launched
Gramin Mitra, the flagship scheme of the
Government of Goa to provide doorstep delivery
of government services across the state
Goa is the first state to offer doorstep delivery of
government services through the Gramin Mitra
Scheme or village-level entrepreneurs.
The scheme will be able to deliver 179 state
government services.
Rs 5,000 honorarium will be paid to the Gramin
Mitras and Citizen Service Centres which deliver
200 and more public services per month.
The government also launched a citizen service
helpline – 14471, enabling people to call and
request services.
Kerala Govt Launches ‘Athidhi Portal’ to
Register Migrant Workers
Kerala government has launched a user-friendly
25 web portal named ‘Athidhi Portal’, for the
registration of migrant workers in Kerala.
The portal will allow the government to address
the grievances against sexual crimes allegedly
committed by migrant workers.
UP’s first e-office system launched in

Kannauj
UP’s Kannauj has become the first district in the
26 state to adopt e-office – the new digital gateway
that cuts on manual handling of files and
documents.
The e-office is a Mission Mode Project (MMP)
under the National e-Governance Plan.
Rajasthan’s free food packet scheme to

benefit 1.10 crore people
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot launched
27 the 'Chief Minister Free Annapurna Food Packet
Scheme' in the state.
Under this scheme, free Annapurna food
packets will be distributed every month to more
than 1.04 crore families in the state.
The scheme is part of the ₹19,000 crore ‘Inflation
Relief Package’, which was announced by the
CM in February during the state budget for
2023-24 to provide relief to the public from
rising prices.
Maharashtra government launched
Bhagwan Birsa Munda Road Scheme
The Maharashtra government has launched the
28 Bhagwan Birsa Munda Road Scheme which
aims to enhance road connectivity in tribal
areas of the 17 districts of the state.
The scheme aims to connect remote tribal areas
to the main roads.
The Maharashtra cabinet also decided to repeal
the 45-year-old Maharashtra Casinos (Control
and Tax) Act, 1976, announcing that the state
will not have casinos in the future.
Delhi LG Launches Blockchain

Technology for Integration into DFSL E-
Forensic App
29 Vinai Kumar Saxena,Delhi Lieutenant Governor
launched Blockchain Technology in the Inter-
Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) for
electronic-forensic application (e-forensic app)
of the Delhi Forensic Science Laboratory (DFSL)
and Delhi Police.
With this, Delhi FSL will be the first institution of
its kind in India to utilize blockchain technology
“for transparent and tamper-proof digital
evidence recording.”
Maharashtra government to organize
“Pro Govinda” League on Janmashtami
The Maharashtra government will host the first-
30 ever Pro Govinda League in Mumbai.
The Pro Govinda League would be held at the
National Sports Club of India at Worli in
Mumbai.
The first prize comprises a whopping Rs 11 lakh,
second Rs 7 lakh, third Rs 5 lakh, and fourth Rs 3
lakh
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
recognized Dahi-Handi as a sport in
Maharashtra in 2022 on the occasion of
Janmashtami.
Guwahati airport becomes first in

northeast to get ‘Digi Yatra’ facility
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI)
31 Airport in Assam’s Guwahati, the biggest airport
in the northeast, launched Digi Yatra for hassle-
free travel.
It is the first airport in the northeast to launch
Digi Yatra. The airport is operated by Adani
Airports.
First ABDM Microsite by National

Health Authority launched in Aizawl
The National Health Authority (NHA) announced
32 100 microsites projects to accelerate the
adoption of the Ayushman Bharat Digital
Mission (ABDM) nationwide.
In India, Mizoram became the first state to
operationalize an ABDM microsite
All healthcare facilities, including the private
clinics and labs, will be made ABDM-enabled
and will offer digital health services.
India’s First Biodiversity village ‘Atlas’

of Mayem released in Goa
Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa, released
33 the “Mayem Biodiversity Atlas”, India’s 1st Village
Atlas during an event held at Mahamaya
Devalaya Mandap Mayem Mayem village
(Bicholim Town) in North Goa district, Goa.
Along with the Atlas, the CM also released a
dedicated website, Poster, and a logo during the
event.
The biodiversity atlas is a document of 250
pages which offers details of the diverse flora
and fauna found in the village of Mayem.
The atlas was prepared based on the People’s
Biodiversity Register (PBR) prepared by the
village Biodiversity Management Committee.
Sakharam Pednekar is the Chairman of the
Biodiversity Management Committee.
UP Launches Manav Sampada Portal to

Bring Transparency to Employee
Activities
34 The government of Uttar Pradesh launched the
Manav Sampada portal to ensure transparency
in the work of all the officers and employees of
all 74 departments in the UP government.
Section 5, a new division will be established
within the Personnel department to oversee the
operations and manage the portal.
National Informatics Centre (NIC) will oversee
the security of the portal to ensure cyber safety.
UP govt to set up Vantangiya Village

Training Centers in Gonda
In its ongoing efforts to bring progressive
35 changes in the Vantangiyas community, the
Uttar Pradesh government will set up
‘Vantangiya Village Training Centers’ in the
Gonda district.
The training centres have been established in
the first two Vantangiya villages of the district
under the initiative of District Magistrate Neha
Sharma.
These Vantangiya Village Training Centers have
been established in Ramgarh Vantangiya village
and Maheshpur Vantangiya village of
Nawabganj block.
Assam Govt issues notification banning

plastic water bottles
The Assam Environment and Forest Department
36 has issued a notification banning the use and
production of plastic water bottles below 1000
ml capacity in the state from October 2 this year.
The Assam Environment and Forest Department
has issued a notification, prohibiting the use or
manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, or
sale of plastic water bottles below 1000 ml
capacity in the state from October 2 this year.
Kerala unveils additional books to
include portions deleted by NCERT
The Kerala government has introduced
37 additional textbooks of the State Council for
Educational Research and Training (SCERT)
which incorporate the topics that were recently
deleted from the NCERT textbooks.
TN CM Stalin Launches Expansion of

Breakfast Scheme for all TN govt School
Students
38 Tamil Nadu (TN) Chief Minister (CM), MK Stalin
inaugurated the expansion of the state
governments’ free breakfast scheme to all state-
run primary schools from classes 1 to 5.
With this scheme, TN has now become the first
state in India to provide free breakfast to
students in all government schools.
The scheme was inaugurated at a government
school at Thirukkuvalai in Nagapattinam district,
the birthplace of M Karunanidhi, former CM of
TN and DMK patriarch.
For this initiative, a sum of Rs 404 crore has been
allocated.
Gujarat CM Launches Online Platform
for Panchayati Raj Institutions
Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel
39 launched a software called the Panchayati Raj
Accounting Information System Automation
(PRAISA).
Objective:- To make online payment compulsory
for Panchayati Raj institutions at a state-level
‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’ campaign in Gandhinagar,
Gujarat.
Panchayati Raj institutions & local self-governed
bodies will be handling their financial
transactions worth Rs 34,000 crore in PRAISA to
increase transparency.
Visits, Meetings &
Summits
G-20 EMPOWER Summit started in
GANDHINAGAR Gandhinagar
The G20 EMPOWER Summit took place
in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Union Minister for Women and Child
Development, Smriti Irani inaugurated
the summit.
The theme of the summit is Women-
Led Development: Ensuring sustainable,
inclusive, and equitable global
economic growth.
Om Birla inaugurates the 20th

SHILLONG annual conference
Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla has
inaugurated the 20th annual
conference of the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association, India Region
at Meghalaya Legislative Assembly,
Shillong
India to host World Coffee

BENGALURU Conference in Bengaluru from Sept
25
India is set to host the 5th World Coffee
Conference (WCC) in Bengaluru from
September 25 to 28, where it will
present its diverse coffees to buyers
from over 80 countries.
India would host the WCC for the first
time in Asia.
Tennis player Rohan Bopanna has been
declared as brand ambassador for WCC
2023.
The central theme of the conference is
"Sustainability through Circular
Economy and Regenerative
Agriculture".
3rd G20 Anti-Corruption Working

KOLKATA Group Meeting held in Kolkata
The 3rd and final meeting of G20 Anti-
Corruption Working Group (ACWG)
under India’s Presidency has been held
in Kolkata.
It is chaired by Dr. Jitendra Singh.
The first and second ACWG meetings
were held in Gurugram and Rishikesh
respectively.
Fourth National Conference of the

NEW DELHI ERMED Federation begins
Fourth National Conference of the
Electronic Resources in Medicine
(ERMED) Consortium was inaugurated
in New Delhi.
Global Maritime India Summit 2023
NEW DELHI
to be held in October
Global Maritime India Summit (GMIS)
2023 is slated for October 17 to October
19 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
G20 Digital Economy Working Group

BENGALURU meetings begin in Bengaluru
The 4th G20 Digital Economy Working
Group and Digital Economy Ministerial
meetings will be held in Bengaluru
from August 16th to 19th.
Union Health Minister Mandaviya

GUJARAT inaugurates India MedTech Expo
2023
Union Health Minister Mansukh
Mandaviya inaugurated India’s first
medical technology expo, ‘India
MedTech Expo 2023, in Gandhinagar,
Gujarat.
4th G20 Trade and Investment

KARNATAKA Ministerial Meeting to begin in Jaipur
The 4th G20 Trade and Investment
Ministerial Meeting will be held in
Jaipur on 24 and 25 of August.
The first three Trade and Investment
Working Group meetings were held in
Mumbai, Bangalore, and Kevadia.
LS Speaker inaugurates 9th
UDAIPUR Commonwealth Parliamentary
Conference
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has
inaugurated the ninth Commonwealth
Parliament Association (CPA) India
Region Conference at Udaipur.
The theme of the two-day Conference is
“Strengthening Democracy and Good
Governance in Digital Age”.
National SC-ST Hub Mega Conclave

JHARKHAND inaugurated by Shri Bhanu Pratap
Singh Verma
National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) Conclave
was organized by the Ministry of Micro,
Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) at
Town Hall, Gumla, Jharkhand.
It has been organized to promote
entrepreneurship culture and spread
awareness of the NSSH Scheme and
other Schemes of the Ministry.
20th ASEAN-India Economic

INDONESIA Ministers’ Meeting Held in Semarang,
Indonesia
20th ASEAN (Association of Southeast
Asian Nations)-India Economic
Ministers’ meeting held in Semarang,
Indonesia.
It was co-chaired by the Indian
representative Rajesh Agrawal,
Additional Secretary, Department of
Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and
Industry and Dr. Zulkifli Hasan, Minister
of Trade, Indonesia.
B20 Summit India 2023 commences

DELHI in Delhi
The B20 Summit India 2023
commences in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended
the special session on the 27th of this
month as Chief Guest.
THEME: R.A.I.S.E: Responsible,
Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable,
Equitable Businesses”.
Govt of Canada Hosted 7th Assembly

INDONESIA of the Global Environment Facility
The Government of Canada hosted the
7th Assembly of the Global
Environment Facility (GEF) in Vancouver
Convention Centre, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada
The assembly discussed environmental
solutions under the overarching theme
of “Healthy Planet, Healthy People”.
The 6th GEF Assembly was held in 2018
in Da Nang, Viet Nam.
Current Affairs cracker SHOTS
Appointments of August
Recent Appointment Recent Appointment
Director of the National Assessment and
Prof Ganesan Kannabiran
Accreditation Council
Chairperson of Southern India Regional Council
Divya Abhishek
(SIRC) of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India
CMD of Engineering Projects India Ltd Shivendra Nath
Chairperson of Microfinance Industry Network Udaya Kumar Hebbar
Additional charge of the Department of
Apurva Chandra
Telecommunications
Special agent in FBI Shohini Sinha
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla

President of Qualcomm India Savi Soin
Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal
and Customs
Chairman of Quantum Ecosystems Technology
Vijay Kumar Saraswat
Council of India (QETCI)
Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
Tesla Chief Financial Officer Vaibhav Taneja
33rd Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Justice Subhasis Talapatra
Additional Charge as MD of NHIDCL Mahmood Ahmed
Additional charge as the Director of Serious Fraud

Anuradha Thakur
Investigation Office
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National
Faiz Ahmed Kidwai
Rainfed Area Authority
Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal Justice Prakash Shrivastava
Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of
Neelkanth Mishra
India (UIDAI)
First woman field director of Kaziranga National
Dr. Sonali Ghosh
Park
Appointment in Banking Sector
Governor of the Central Bank of China Pan Gongsheng
Member of Board of Directors of New Development

Thuraiya Hamid Al Hashmi
Bank
MD & CEO of SBI Life Insurance Amit Jhingran
Managing Director of LIC R Doraiswamy
MD and CEO of South Indian Bank PR Seshadri
Ketan Shivji Vikamsey, Mrugank

Madhukar Paranjape, Rajesh
Four Directors of State Bank of India (SBI)
Kumar Dubey and Dharmendra
Singh Shekhawat
Chairman of the Finance Industry Development
Umesh Revankar
Council (FIDC)
Recent Facilities Launched in Banks & Insurance Sector
Bank/ Financial institution Facility
SB NRE (Non-Resident External)

Federal Bank
Eve+
IndiaFirst Life Insurance Guarantee of Life Dreams (G.O.L.D)
Canara Bank Canara Jeevan Dhara
Recent MoU in Banking Sector
BRAND PERSON
To enhance the accessibility of health insurance
Star Health & Standard Chartered
products through the bank’s extensive distribution
Bank
network.
Bajaj Finance & ICICI Lombard
To provide car and two-wheeler insurance plans
General Insurance
To support the payment solutions for the Odisha
Bandhan Bank & Odisha Govt
Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) Ltd.
IIITD Innovation and Incubation To support and scale up the growth of the startup
Centre & YES Bank ecosystem in India.
To introduce an innovative travel proposition for
Axis Bank & Cleartrip
Axis Bank credit cardholders.
To Support Innovation-led Green Hydrogen
IIT Bombay & HSBC
Initiatives
LIC & Saraswat Cooperative Bank To sell LIC Products under Bancassurance
Recent Appointment
Chairman of the Central Board of
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal
Indirect Taxes and Customs
Chairman of Quantum Ecosystems
Vijay Kumar Saraswat
Technology Council of India (QETCI)
Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
Tesla Chief Financial Officer Vaibhav Taneja
33rd Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Justice Subhasis Talapatra
Additional Charge as MD of NHIDCL Mahmood Ahmed
Additional charge as the Director of

Anuradha Thakur
Serious Fraud Investigation Office
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the

Faiz Ahmed Kidwai
National Rainfed Area Authority
Recent Brand ambassador
WCC 2023 Rohan Bopanna
Mission “Omega Sufficient Nation” Suryakumar Yadav
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Rahul Dravid
Tata Capital Shubman Gill
Infosys Rafael Nadal
Indian Oil Sanjeev Kapoor
Liechtenstein Mridul Kumar
Updated GDP List

Organisation Forecast
World Bank 6.3% (FY24), 6.3% (CY 23), 6.4% (CY 24)
MOODY’S 5.5% (FY23)
S&P 6% (FY24), 6.9% (FY25), 7.1% (FY 26)
IMF 6.1% (FY24), 6.3% (FY25)
ADB 6.4% (FY24), 6.7% (FY25)
RBI 6.8% (FY23)
India Ratings 6.9% (FY23)
FITCH RATING 6.3% (FY24) , 6.5% (FY25)
FICCI 7% (FY23), 6.4% (FY24)
OECD 7.2% (FY23), 6% (FY24)
CRISIL 8.5% (Q1 FY 24), 6% (FY24), 7.2% (FY23)
NSO 7% (FY23)
UN 6.7% (CY24)
SBI Ecowrap 5.5% (Q4 FY 23), 7.1%(FY 23)
JP Morgan 5.5% (FY24)
Newly appointed PM & President
Hun Manet Prime Minister (PM) of Cambodia
Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine Transitional Prime Minister (PM) of Niger
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
Bernardo Arevalo President of Guatemala
Emmerson Mnangagwa President of Zimbabwe
Awards Winners
AWARD WINNER
Global Education Mentor Awards Prem Prakash
Udyog Ratna Award of Maharashtra Ratan Tata
Innovation Award for Aircraft Project Mohamed Reza Mia
Global Visionary Entrepreneur Award Deepak Shenoy
Diversity in Cinema Award Mrunal Thakur
Global Leader Award Jayesh Saini
Lifetime Achievement Award Subhash Runwal
Empowered Women Icon Award Myra Grover
Harvard University’s coveted George Ledlie

Raj Chetty
Prize
The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Lifetime Achievement Award Shallu Jindal
National Smart City Award 2022 Indore
76 Gallantry awards for Armed Forces and CAPF personnel
Winners of different awards:
AWARD WINNER
Dilip Kumar Das, Inspector, CRPF
Raj Kumar Yadava, Head Constable, CRPF
Kirti Chakra (posthumous)
Bablu Rabha, Constable, CRPF
Sambha Roy, Constable, CRPF
MAJOR NITISH TYAGI
Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry)
MAJOR A RANJITH KUMAR
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER
PANNEERSELVAM VISHNU PRASANNA
Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry)
COMMANDER KAUSTAB BANERJEE
COMMANDER HANISH SINGH KARKI
WING COMMANDER SHIV KUMAR
CHAUHAN
VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY) WING COMMANDER SHREY TOMAR
SQUADRON LEADER GL VINEETH
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT PRADEEP MURUGAN
President’s Tatrakshak Medal IG Manoj Vasant Baadkar
Comdt (JG) Anurag Shukla

Sultan Singh
Tatrakshak Medals DIG Manoj Bhatia
DIG KR Deepak Kumar
Deobrat Kumar Mishra
Recent G20 Meeting
3rd G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group

Kolkata
Meeting
G20 Digital Economy Working Group

Bengaluru
meeting
4th G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial

Jaipur
Meeting
69th National Film Award
CATEGORY NAME OF THE WINNERS
Best Feature Film Rocketry
Best Director Nikhil Mahajan, Godavari
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome

RRR
Entertainment
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National

The Kashmir Files
Integration
Best Actor Allu Arjun, Pushpa
Alia Bhatt, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Kriti

Best Actress
Sanon, Mimi
Best Supporting Actor Pankaj Tripathi, Mimi
Best Supporting Actress Pallavi Joshi, The Kashmir Files
Best Child Artist Bhavin Rabari, Chhello Show
Best Screenplay (Original) Shahi Kabir, Nayattu
Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Utkarshini

Best Screenplay (Adapted)
Vashishtha, Gangubai Kathiawadi
Utkarshini Vashishtha & Prakash Kapadia,

Best Dialogue Writer
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Music Director (Songs) Devi Sri Prasad, Pushpa
Best Music Direction (Background Music) MM Keeravaani, RRR
Best Male Playback Singer Kaala Bhairava, RRR
CATEGORY NAME OF THE WINNERS
Best Female Playback Singer Shreya Ghoshal, Iravin Nizhal
Chandrabose, Konda Polam’s Dham Dham

Best Lyrics
Dham
Best Hindi Film Sardar Udham
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a

Meppadiyan, Vishnu Mohan
Director
Best Film on Social Issues Anunaad – The Resonance
Best Film on Environment

Aavasavyuham
Conservation/Preservation
Best Children’s Film Gandhi and Co
Special Jury Award Shershaah, Vishnuvardhan
Special Jury Award (Non-feature film) Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe, Rekha
Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal: The Incredibly

Best Book on Cinema
Melodious Journey by Rajiv Vijayakar
Best Film Critic Purushothama Charyulu
CATEGORY 1ST 2ND 3RD
National Smart City

Indore Surat Agra
Award
Rajasthan, Uttar
State Award Madhya Pradesh Tamil Nadu
Pradesh
UT Award Chandigarh
Zonal Smart City Award
Eastern Zone Ranchi(Jharkhand), Bhubaneswar(Odisha)
Northeast Zone Kohima(Nagaland),Namchi(Sikkim), Varanasi(Uttar Pradesh),Udaipur (Rajasthan)
Southern Zone Coimbatore(Tamil Nadu), Belagavi(Karnataka)
Western Zone Ahmedabad(Gujarat),Solapur(Maharashtra)
Partner Awards
Industry
Larsen & Toubro Enviro Control Private LC Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd.
(Infrastructure)
L&T Construction- Smart Nippon Electric Company Honeywell Automation India

Industry (MSI)
World Division (NEC) India Limited
Partner
PwC India
Recognition:PMC
Innovation Awards
Hubbali-
Surat(Gujarat): Self
Dharwad(Karnataka): Open Raipur(Chhattisgarh):
Sustaining of Public
Innovative Idea Award Space Upgradation 2 – NalandaParisar (Oxy
gardening Canal Pathway
Nalla Renovation and Reading Zone Library)
(Corridor)
Green Corridor
Indore(Madhya Pradesh):
Surat(Gujarat) Covid 19 Agra(UttarPradesh): Covid 19
Covid Innovation Covid 19 Response
Response Category – Response Category –
Award Category – Multiple
Multiple Initiatives Multiple Initiatives
Initiatives
Project Awards
New Town Kolkata(West

Bengal): Landscape
Redevelopment of
Coimbatore(Tamil Nadu): Indore(Madhya Pradesh): NeemBanani Park and other
Built Environment Model Roads, Restoration Riverfront Development Green Open Spaces.,
and Rejuvenation of Lakes (Stretch 1 from Rambagh Kanpur(UttarPradesh):
Modernisation and
Development of Palika
Sports Stadium
Ahmedabad(Gujarat):
Bhopal(Madhya Pradesh):
Revamping and up keep
Restoration of heritage Thanjavur(Tamil Nadu):
of heritage structure and
Culture buildings near SadarManzil Conservation of Ponds –
development of the
precinct under Heritage Ayyankulam
heritage tourism using
Walk Project
technology
Jabalpur(Madhya Indore(Madhya Pradesh):

Lucknow: Rojgar Training
Economy Pradesh): Incubation Value Capture Financing
Centre
Centre (VCF)
Chandigarh: E-Governance
PimpriChinchwad(Maharas Udaipur(Rajasthan): Smart
Governance Services for Chandigarh
htra): Smart Sarathi app City Application
Smart City
Agra(Uttar Pradesh):
Revenue generation through
ICCC and Carbon emission
Ahmedabad(Gujarat): Surat(Gujarat): Revenue
reduction
ICCC Business Model Traffic Management Generation from different
through ICCC sources through ICCC
Gwalior(Madhya Pradesh):
Intelligent traffic
management system
Sagar(Madhya Pradesh):
Chandigarh: Public Bike New Town Kolkata(West
Intelligent Traffic
Mobility Sharing (PPP) along with Bengal): Promoting Non-
Management System
cycle tracks Motorized Transpor
improving road safety
Ahmedabad(Gujarat): Door-
to-door waste collection
Kakinada(Andhra Pradesh): monitoring
Sanitation Solid Waste Management
Gobardhan Bio-CNG Plant
System Chandigarh: Provision of
SCADA for Solid Waste
Management
Raipur(Chhattisgarh): B.P
Pujari School – Upgradation
of Hindi Medium Schools to
Vadodara(Gujarat):
Agra(UttarPradesh): Smart School of Excellence in
Implementation of
Social Aspects Health Centers (PPP) and English Medium
Hospital Management
Upgradatio
Information System (HMIS)
Thoothukudi(Tamil Nadu):
Smart Classroom and E-
Monitoring
Indore(Madhya Pradesh): Shivamogga(Karnatka):
Air quality improvement Development of Jammu(Jammu and Kashmir):
Urban Environment
and Ahilya Van along with Conservancies in Package- E-auto for old city
Vertical Garden 2
Saraswati and Kahn
Lifeline Project Agra(UttarPradesh):
(SANKALP), Rainwater Proving 24/7 water supply
Rajkot(Gujarat): Rejuvenation
Water Harvesting – “WATER to ABD area along with
of Atal Sarovar
PLUS TO WATER smart water meters and
SURPLUS” and SCADA systems
Rejuvenation of Lakes,
Wells and Stepwells
Books & Authors

BOOKS AUTHORS
Dr. APJM Nasima Maraikayar and
Memories Never Die
scientist Dr. Y. S. Rajan
Monsoon Poet-diplomat Abhay K
Kuch Adhure Shabd Ashutosh Agnihotri
Social media personality and

Too Good To Be True
actor Prajakta Koli
Drunk on Love: The Life, Vision and Songs of Kabir Vipul Rikhi
‘Heritage Trees of Goa’, ‘When Parallel Lines Meet’, Goa Governor PS Sreedharan
and ‘Ente Priya Kavithakal’ Pillai
Union Minister for Information
and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs
Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur
and Chief Minister of Madhya
Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan
World Archery Championships 2023
Indian Medal Winners:
ARCHER EVENT MEDAL
Aditi Gopichand
women’s individual compound Gold
Swami
Women’s Singles An Se Young (South Korea) Gold
Jyothi Surekha
Vennam, Parneet
women’s compound team Gold
Kaur and Aditi
Gopichand Swami
Jyothi Surekha
women’s individual compound Bronze
Vennam
Medal Tally:
RANK COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
1 India 3 0 1 4
Republic of
2 Korea (South 2 0 1 3
Korea)
Germany,
3 Poland, 1 1 0 2
Türkiye
Winners of Australian Badminton Open 2023:

CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER
Men’s Singles Weng Hong Yang (China)

Women’s Singles Beiwen Zhang (United States of America)
Men’s Doubles Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae (South Korea)
Women’s Doubles Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong (South Korea)
Mixed Doubles Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping (China)
Awards of Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting
Championships 2023:
AWARD WINNER
Best Lifter Youth Girls Rustamova Anamjan from Turkmenistan
Best Lifter Youth Boy Delos Santos Prince Keil from Philippines
Best Lifter Junior Women Chen Guan- Ling from Chinese Taipei
Best Lifter Junior Men Do Tu Tung from Vietnam
Best Team Youth Girls India
Best Team Youth Boys Islamic Republic of Iran
Best Team Junior Women Uzbekistan
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

Medal Winners of 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup:
COUNTRY MEDAL
Spain England
England Silver
Sweden Bronze
FIFA Women’s World Cup awards:

COUNTRY MEDAL
Adidas Golden Ball Award Aitana Bonmati (Spain)
Adidas Silver Ball Award Jennifer Hermoso (Spain)
Adidas Bronze Ball Award Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden)

Adidas Golden Boot Award Hinata Miyazawa (Japan)
COUNTRY MEDAL
Adidas Silver Boot Award Kadidiatou Diani (France)
Adidas Bronze Boot Award Alexandra Popp (Germany)
Adidas Golden Glove Award Mary Earps (England)

FIFA Best Young Player Award Salma Paralluelo (Spain)
FIFA Fair Play Award presented by
Japan
McDonald’s
Visa Player of the Match (Finals) Olga Carmona (Spain)
16th IOAA List of Indian Winners:

WINNER MEDAL
Rajdeep Mishra from Kota, Rajasthan Gold
Koduru Tejeswar from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Gold
Md. Sahil Akhtar from Kolkata, West Bengal Gold
Akarsh Raj Sahay from Nagpur, Maharashtra Gold
Sainavaneet Mukund from Bangalore, Karnataka Silver
Winners of BWF World Championships 2023:

CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER
Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Men’s Singles
(Thailand)
An Se Young
Women’s Singles
(South Korea)
Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae
Men’s Doubles
(South Korea)
Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan
Women’s Doubles
(China)
Seo Seung Jae and
Mixed Doubles Chae Yu Jung
(South Korea)
Recent Exercise
EXERCISE NAME HELD BETWEEN HELD AT
FALCON Shield-
China and the United Arab Emirates China’s Xinjiang
2023
Zayed Talwar India & UAE Dubai
Tarang Shakti Indian Air Force

Indian Navy, United States Navy, Japan
East Coast of Australia
27th Malabar Maritime Self Defence Force and the Royal
off Sydney
Australian Navy
United States of America (USA), Saudi Cairo (West) Air Base,

BRIGHT STAR-23
Arabia, Greece, and Qatar Egypt
Recent Ranking & Index:

Fortune Global 500 list of 2023
RANK UNIVERSITY COUNTRY REVENUE (IN USD)
1 Walmart USA 611.3 billion
2 Saudi Aramco UAE 603.7 billion
3 State Grid China 530 billion
4 Amazon USA 514 billion
5 China National Petroleum China 483.1 billion
Top 5 Indian Companies:

RANK COMPANY NAME GLOBAL RANK
1 Reliance Industries 88
2 Indian Oil Corporation 94
3 Life Insurance Corporation of India 107
4 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation 158
5 Bharat Petroleum 233
Recently launched apps & Portals:
APP/PORTAL LAUNCHED BY
Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Society (ULLAS)
e-CARe (e-Clearance for Afterlife Remains)
Health Minister Mandaviya
portal
Rajmargyatra National Highways Authority of India
Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra

Bhartiya Vastra evam Shilpa Kosh
Modi
SuSwagatam Supreme Court of India
Kushvinder Vohra, Chairman of the

FloodWatch
Central Water Commission
Tele-Law – 2.0 Tele-Law – 2.0
EoIBh-Connect Indian Mission in Bahrain
Exporters in world merchandise trade, 2022:

Value
Rank Exporters Share (%)
( in USD Billion)
1 China 3594 14.4
2 USA 2065 8.3
3 Germany 1655 6.6
18 India 453 1.8
50 Iran 73 0.3
Importers in world merchandise trade, 2022
Value
( in USD Billion)
1 USA 3376 13.2
2 China 2716 10.6
3 Germany 1571 6.1
9 India 723 2.8
50 Colombia 77 0.3
Exporters in world trade in commercial services, 2022

Value
( in USD Billion)
1 USA 900 12.8
2 United Kingdom 492 7.0
3 China 422 6.0
7 India 309 4.4
40 Saudi Arabia 31 0.4
Importers in world trade in commercial services, 2022

Value
( in USD Billion)
1 USA 671 10.3
2 China 461 7.1
3 Germany 458 7.0
9 India 246 3.8
40 Kuwait 26 0.4
List of Important Days of August
DATE Day Name Theme 2023
Cloves Syndrome
-
3rd August Awareness Day
National Watermelon Day -
International Clouded Clouded Leopards: Guardians of the
Leopard Day Forest
4th August Assistance Dog Day -
International Beer Day -
78th Hiroshima Day -

6 August
National Friendship Day -
7 August National Handloom Day -
Quit India Movement Day -
8 August International Allyship Day -
International Cat Day -
9 August Nagasaki Day -
International Day of the

Indigenous Youth as Agents of
World’s Indigenous
Change for Self-determination
Peoples
World Lion Day -
10 August World Biofuel Day -
7th Foundation Day -
11 August UN’s World Steelpan Day -
“Green Skills for Youth: Towards a

12 August International Youth Day
Sustainable World”
World Elephant Day -
World Organ Donation Step up to volunteer; need more
Day organ donors to fill the lacunae
13 August
International Lefthanders
Left-Handers in Sports.
Day
Youm-e-Azadi (Pakistan
-
Independence Day)
14 August
Partition Horrors
-
Remembrance Day
India’s 77th Independence
15 August Nation First, Always First
Day
Parsi New Year or Navroz -

16 August
Bennington Battle Day -
World Humanitarian Day -

19 August
World Photography Day LANDSCAPES
World Mosquito Day -
20 August Sadbhavna Diwas -
Indian Akshay Urja Day -
International Day of
Remembrance and Legacy: Finding Hope and Building a
Tribute to the Victims of Peaceful Future.
21 August Terrorism
World Senior Citizens Day -
International Day
Commemorating the
22 August Victims of Acts of Violence -
Based on Religion or
Belief
International Day for the Fighting slavery's legacy of
23 August Remembrance of the Slave racism through transformative
Trade and its Abolition education
European Day of
Remembrance for Victims -
of Stalinism and Nazism
National Space Day -
Seeds of Change: Innovative

20 to 24 August World Water Week Solutions for a Water-Wise
World
26 August International Dog Day -
27 August International Lottery Day The Power of Dreams
National Sports Day -

29 August
International Day against
-
Nuclear Tests
Small Industry Day -
International Whale Shark

30 August -
Day
Sanskrit Diwas -
Static Awareness
MONTHLY
ORGANISATIONS
About International Cricket Council GOVERNMENT ENTITY
ESTD - 1909
HQ - Dubai, United Arab Emirates About Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
CEO - Geoff Allardice Customs (CBIC):
About UNESCO Founded - 1964 under the statute the Central
Founded - 16 November 1945 Boards of Revenue Act, 1963
HQ - Paris, France HQ - New Delhi
Director-General - Audrey Azoulay Chairman - Sanjay Kumar Agarwal
About United Nation Food and Agriculture About National Rainfed Area Authority
Organization: (NRAA):
Founded - 1945 Founded - 3rd November 2006
HQ - Rome, Italy HQ - New Delhi
Director-General - QU Dongyu About Serious Fraud Investigation Office
About UNDP (SFIO):
Founded - 1965 Founded - 2015
HQ - New York, United States of America HQ - New Delhi
Administrator - Achim Steiner About Unique Identification Authority of India
About BRICS Founded - 2016
Founded - 2006 HQ - New Delhi
HQ - Shanghai, China About Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures
Members - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Limited
Africa Established in - 2010
About Asian Development Bank HQ - Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded - 1966 About Indian Space Research Organization
HQ - Manila, Philippines ESTD - 15 August 1969
President - Masatsugu Asakawa HQ - Bangalore, Karnataka
About International Union for Conservation of Chairman - S Somanath
Nature About the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Founded - 1948 Union Minister - Anurag Singh Thakur
HQ - Gland, Switzerland Minister of State - Nisith Pramanik
Director General - Bruno Oberle About Competition Commission of India
About FIDE Founded - 2003
Founded - 1924 HQ - New Delhi
HQ - Lausanne, Switzerland Chairman - Ravneet Kaur
President - Arkady Dvorkovich About GAIL India
Founded - 1984
HQ - New Delhi
Chairman & MD - Sandeep Kumar Gupta
About TRAI About Inland Waterways Authority of India
ESTD - 1997 Founded - 1986
HQ - New Delhi HQ - Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Chairperson - PD Vaghela Parent Ministry - Ministry of Ports, Shipping &
About All India Football Federation Waterways
Founded - 1937 Chairman - Sanjay Bandopadhyaya
HQ - New Delhi About National Health Authority
President - Kalyan Chaubey HQ - New Delhi
About NHPC CEO - S. Gopalakrishnan
Founded - 1975 About Ministry of Finance:
HQ - Faridabad, Haryana Union Minister - Nirmala Sitharaman
MD & CEO - Rajeev Kumar Vishnoi Minister of State - Pankaj Chaudhary; Dr.
About ONGC Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad
Founded - 14th August 1956 About Centre for Development of Advanced
HQ - New Delhi Computing (CDAC):
Chairman & CEO - Arun Kumar Singh ESTD - 1988
About BPCL HQ - Pune, Maharashtra
Founded - 1956 Director General - Magesh Ethirajan
Founded - 1952 About DGCA:
HQ - Mumbai HQ - New Delhi
Chairman & MD - G Krishnakumar Parent agency - Ministry of Civil Aviation
About Bureau of Indian Standards Deputy Ministers responsible - V.K. Singh
Founded - 1986 About India Meteorological Department
HQ - New Delhi Founded - 1875
Director General - Pramod Kumar Tiwari HQ - New Delhi
About NHPC Director General - Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
Founded - 1975 About National Highways Authority of India
HQ - Faridabad, Haryana (NHAI)
MD & CEO - Rajeev Kumar Vishnoi Founded - 1995
About NLC India HQ - New Delhi
Founded - 1956 Chairman - Santosh Kumar Yadav
HQ - Neyveli, Tamil Nadu About Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Director - Suresh Chandra Suman Union Minister - Raj Kumar Singh
About All-India Council for Technical Minister of State - Bhagwanth Khuba
Education About Coal Ministry
Founded - 1945 Union Minister - Pralhad Joshi
HQ - New Delhi Ministry of State - Raosaheb Patil Danve
Chairman - T. G. Sitharam About Ministry of Railways:
About IREDA Union Minister - Ashwini Vaishnaw
Founded - 1987 Ministry of State - Raosaheb Patil Danve,
HQ - New Delhi Darshana Jardosh
Chairman and Managing Director - Pradip
Kumar Das
About Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI):
(About Fourth Partner Energy
Founded - 1963
Founded - 2010
HQ - New Delhi
HQ - Hyderabad, Telangana
Director General - Praveen Sood
Executive Director - Saif Dhorajiwala
About Ministry of Electronics and Information
About Dhaksha Unmanned Systems
Technology
Founded - 2019
Union Minister - Ashwini Vaishnaw
HQ - Chennai
Minister of State - Rajeev Chandrasekhar
MD & CEO - Ramanathan Narayanan
About Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
About Bastar Railway Private Limited (BRPL):
Union Minister - Raj Kumar Singh
Founded - 2016
Minister of State - Bhagwanth Khuba
Joint Venture of - NMDC Limited, IRCON
About Centre for Development of Telematics
International Ltd, Steel Authority of India Ltd
Founded - 1984
and Chhattisgarh Mineral Development
HQ - New Delhi
Corporation Ltd
CEO - Rajkumar Upadhyay
About Space Exploration Technologies
About Ministry of Education
Corporation
Union Minister - Dharmendra Pradhan
HQ - California, United States of America
Minister of State - Annpurna Devi, Dr. Subhas
CEO - Elon Musk
Sarkar
About Indian Oil Corporation
About Ministry of Jal Shakti
Founded - 1959
Union Minister - Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
HQ - New Delhi
Minister of State - Prahlad Singh Patel &
Chairman - Srikant Madhav Vaidya
Bishweswar Tudu
About Hindustan Shipyard Limited
COMPANIES Founded - 1941
HQ - Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
About AgniKul Cosmos Private Limited: Chairman & MD - Hemant Khatri
Founded - 2017 About RITES Limited
HQ - Chennai, Tamil Nadu Founded - 1974
MD & CEO - Srinath Ravichandran HQ - Gurgaon
About Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Chairman & MD - Rahul Mithal
Foundation - 1956 About IndiGo
HQ - New Delhi Founded -2006
Chairman & MD - Nalin Shinghal HQ - Gurugram
About GAIL India CEO - Pieter Elbers
Founded - 1984 About Infosys:
HQ - New Delhi Founded - 1981
Chairman & MD - Sandeep Kumar Gupta HQ - Bengaluru, Karnataka
About Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Md & CEO - Salil Parekh
Engineers About Larsen & Toubro Limited
Founded - 1934 HQ - Mumbai, Maharashtra
HQ - Kolkata, West Bengal CMD -Sekharipuram Narayanan Subrahmanyan
Chairman & MD - Commodore (Retd) P R Hari
About Small Industries Development Bank of
FINANCE India
About Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) Mutual Founded - 1990
Fund: HQ - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Founded - 1989 Chairman & Managing Director -
HQ - Mumbai Sivasubramanian Ramann
MD & CEO - T. S. Ramakrishnan Indian Bank:
About New Development Bank Founded - 1907
Founded - 2015 HQ - Chennai
HQ - Shanghai, China MD & CEO - Shanti Lal Jain
Members - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Tagline - Your Own Bank
Africa (BRICS) State Bank of India:
President Nationalised in - 01 July 1955
Dilma Rousseff HQ - Mumbai, Maharashtra
About Finance Industry Development Council Chairman - Dinesh Kumar Khara
Founded - 2004 HDFC Bank:
HQ - Mumbai, Maharashtra ESTD - August 1994
About Power Finance Corporation HQ - Mumbai
Founded - 1986 Md & CEO - Sashidhar Jagdishan
HQ - New Delhi Tagline - We Understand Your World
Chairman & MD - Parminder Chopra About IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company
About IRDAI: Founded - 2008
Founded - 2000 HQ - Mumbai
HQ - Hyderabad, Telangana MD & CEO - Vishakha RM
Chairman - Debasish Panda Axis Bank:
About NongHyup Bank Founded
Founded - 2012 1993 (begun operations in 1994)
HQ - Seoul, South Korea HQ - Mumbai, Maharashtra
About Fino Payments Bank MD & CEO - Amitabh Chaudhry
Incorporated on - 2017 Tagline - Badhti ka Naam Zindagi
HQ - Navi Mumbai About NABARD
CEO & MD - Rishi Gupta Founded - 12 July 1982
Tagline - Qadar Aapki Mehnat Ki HQ - Mumbai
About Asian Development Bank Chairman - K V Shaji
Formed - 19 December 1966 About Mastercard
HQ - Manila, Philippines Founded - 1966
Members - 68 HQ - New York, U.S.
President - Masatsugu Asakawa MD & CEO - Michael Miebach
About Paytm: About Bajaj Finance Limited (BFL):
HQ - Noida, Uttar Pradesh Founded - 1987
MD & CEO - Vijay Shekhar Sharma HQ - Pune, Maharashtra
Chairman-Sanjiv Bajaj
About Star Health & Allied Insurance
About ESAF Small Finance Bank
Founded
ESTD - 2017
2006
HQ - Thrissur, Kerala
HQ
MD & CEO - Kadambelil Paul Thomas
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Tagline - Joy Of Banking
MD & CEO
About YES Bank
Anand Roy
Founded - 2004
Indian Banks’ Association (IBA):
HQ - Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded - 1946
MD & CEO - Prashant Kumar
HQ - Mumbai
Tagline - Experience our Expertise
President - Atul Kumar Goel
About Bank Of Maharashtra
CEO - Sunil Mehta
ESTD - 16 September 1935
About Standard Chartered Bank(SCB) India:
HQ - Pune, Maharashtra
Founded - 1969
CEO & MD - A S Rajeev
HQ - Mumbai, Maharashtra
Tagline - One Family One Bank
MD & CEO - Zarin Daruwala
About PFRDA:
RBI:
Founded - 2003
ESTD - 1 April 1935
HQ - New Delhi
HQ - Mumbai
Chairperson - Deepak Mohanty
Governor - Shaktikanta Das
About Asian Development Bank
Deputy Governors - T. Rabi Sankar, M.
Formed - 19 December 1966
Rajeshwar Rao, Dr. M. D. Patra, Swaminathan
HQ - Manila, Philippines
Jankiraman
Members - 68
About AU Small Finance Bank
President - Masatsugu Asakawa
Founded - 2010
About Canara Bank
HQ - New Delhi
Founded - 1906
MD & CEO - Anubrata Biswas
HQ - Bangalore, Karnataka
About Airtel Payments Bank
MD & CEO - K. Satyanarayana Raju
Founded - 1812
Tagline - Together we can
HQ - NewYork, United States of America
About Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)
Global head - Tasnim Ghiawadwala
Founded - 2022
SEBI:
HQ - Bengaluru, Karnataka
Estd - April 12, 1988
CEO - Rajesh Bansal
HQ - Mumbai
About IndusInd Bank Limited
Chairman - Madhabi Puri Buch
Founded - 1994
About Exim Bank of India:
HQ - Mumbai
Founded - 1982
MD & CEO - Sumant Kathpalia
HQ - Mumbai
Tagline - We Make You Feel Richer
Managing Director - Harsha Bangari
About Indian Bank
About Bandhan Bank
Founded - 15 August 1907
Founded - 2015
HQ - Chennai
HQ - Kolkata
MD & CEO - Shanti Lal Jain
MD & CEO - Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
Tagline - Your Own Bank
Tagline - Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai
About HDFC Asset Management Company About Vietnam:
Founded - 2001 Capital - Hanoi
HQ - Mumbai Currency - Vietnamese dong
MD & CEO - Navneet Munot PM - Pham Minh Chinh
About SBI Life Insurance About Germany
Founded - March 2001 Capital - Berlin
HQ - Mumbai Currency - Euro
MD & CEO - Mahesh Kumar Sharma Prime Minister - Frank-Walter Steinmeier
About International Finance Corporation About France
HQ - Washington, D.C. Capital - Paris
Managing Director - Makhtar Diop Currency - Euro
About HDFC Bank President - Emmanuel Macron
ESTD - August 1994 About Niger:
HQ - Mumbai Capital - Niamey
Md & CEO - Sashidhar Jagdishan Currency - West African CFA franc
Tagline - We Understand Your World About Guatemala:
About Muthoot Fincorp Capital - Guatemala City
HQ Currency - Guatemalan Quetzal
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala About Zimbabwe:
MD & CEO Capital - Harare
Shaji Varghese Currency - Zimbabwe Dollar
About Frontier Markets: Russia:
Founded - 2011 Capital - Moscow
HQ - Jaipur, Rajasthan Currency - Russian Ruble
CEO - Ajaita Shah President - Vladimir Putin
About DBS Bank PM - Mikhail Mishustin
Founded - 16 July 1968 About Iraq:
HQ - Singapore Capital - Baghdad
CEO - Piyush Gupta Currency - Iraqi Dinar
About Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Prime Minister - Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani
Founded - 2017 About Israel:
HQ - Bengaluru, Karnataka Capital - Jerusalem
MD & CEO - Ittira Davis Currency - New Israeli Shekel
Tagline - Build a Better life President - Isaac Herzog
Pm - Benjamin Netanyahu
NATIONS About Sri Lanka:
About Tuvalu: Capital - Sri Jayawardenepura kotte
Capital - Funafuti Currency - Sri Lankan Rupee
Currency - Tuvaluan dollar President - Ranil Wickremesinghe
PM -Kausea Natano About Moldova:
About Bhutan Capital - Chisinau
Capital - Thimphu Currency - Moldovan Leu
Currency - Ngultrum Prime minister - Dorin Recean
PM - Lotay Tshering President - Maia Sandu
STATES
About Nepal: About Jharkhand
Capital - Kathmandu Capital - Ranchi
Currency - Nepalese Rupee CM - Hemant Soren
Prime Minister - Pushpa Kamal Dahal Governor - C. P. Radhakrishnan
‘Prachanda’ Uttar Pradesh:
President - Ramchandra Paudel Capital - Lucknow
CM - Yogi Adityanath
About Indonesia: Governor - Anandiben Patel
Capital - Jakarta About Mizoram
Currency - Indonesian Rupiah Capital - Aizawl
President - Joko Widodo CM - Zoramthanga
Governor - Hari Babu Kambhampati
About Australia Madhya Pradesh:
Capital - Canberra Capital - Bhopal
Currency - Australian Dollar CM - Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Prime Minister - Anthony Albanese Governor - Mangubhai C. Patel
About Delhi
About Suriname CM - Arvind Kejriwal
Capital - Paramaribo Lt Governor - Vinai Kumar Saxena
Currency - Suriname Dollar Assam:
President - Chan Santokhi Capital - Dispur
CM - Himanta Biswa Sarma
About Trinidad and Tobago Governor - Gulab Chand Kataria
Capital - Port of Spain About Nagaland
Currency - Trinidad & Tobago Dollar Capital - Kohima
Prime Minister - Keith Christopher Rowley CM - Neiphiu Rio
Governor - La. Ganesan
About Philippines: Kerala:
Capital - Manila Capital - Thiruvananthapuram
Currency - Philippine peso Cm - Pinarayi Vijayan
President - Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Governor - Arif Mohammad Khan
Ladakh:
About Finland Capital - Leh
Capital - Helsinki Lt Governor - B. D. Mishra
Currency - Euro Rajasthan
Prime Minister - Petteri Orpo Capital - Jaipur
CM - Shri Ashok Gehlot
About Bahrain Governor - Kalraj Mishra
Capital - Manama Telangana
Currency - Bahraini Dinar Capital - Hyderabad
Prime Minister - Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa CM - K Chandrashekar Rao
Governor - Tamilisai Soundararajan
Chhattisgarh PROGRAMMES
Capital - Raipur
About Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana:
Cm - Bhupesh Baghel
Launched on - 28th August 2014
Governor - BiswabhusanHarichandan
Also Known as - National Mission for Financial
Inclusion
Maharashtra
Objective - To provide universal access to
Capital - Mumbai
banking facilities to people.
CM - Eknath Shinde
Benefit - Under this scheme, Rupay Debit card
Governor - Ramesh Bais
and Accident Insurance Cover of Rs.1 lakh
(enhanced to Rs 2 lakhs to new PMJDY
Tamilnadu:
accounts opened after 28.8.2018) is provided to
Capital - Chennai
account holders.
CM - Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin
Governor - R. N. Ravi
About National Mission for Clean Ganga
Launched in - 2011 under the Societies
Uttar Pradesh
Registration Act 1860
Capital - Lucknow
Objective - To reduce pollution and ensure
CM - Yogi Adityanath
rejuvenation of the Ganga.
Governor - Anandiben Patel
Director General - G Asok Kumar
Karnataka
About PM-KUSUM
Capital - Bangalore
Launched in - March 2019
CM - Basavraj Bommai
Objective - Supports the farmers financially to
Governor - Thawar Chand Gehlot
install solar irrigation pumps for cultivation.
Benefit - Farmers will get a 60% subsidy to set
Odisha
up tube wells and pump sets individually.
Capital - Bhubaneswar
CM - Naveen Patnaik
About Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
Governor - Ganeshi Lal
Launched in - February 2023
Objective - To transform and revitalize 1,309
Goa
railway stations across India by enhancing the
Capital - Panaji
overall passenger experience and making them
CM - Pramod Sawant
world-class travel hubs.
Governor - S. Sreedharan Pillai
About Atal Pension Yojana

Gujarat:
Launched in - 9 May 2015
Capital - Gandhinagar
Eligibility - APY is open to all bank account
CM - Bhupendra Patel
holders in the age group of 18 to 40 years who
Governor - Acharya Devvrat
are not income tax payers and the
contributions differ, based on the pension
amount chosen.
Benefits - Subscribers would receive the
guaranteed minimum monthly pension of Rs.
1000 or Rs. 2000 or Rs. 3000 or Rs. 4000 or Rs.
5000 after the age of 60 years, based on the
contributions made by the subscriber after
joining the scheme.
About Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana:

Launched on - 28th August 2014
Also Known as - National Mission for Financial
Inclusion
Objective - To provide universal access to
banking facilities to people.
Benefit - Under this scheme, Rupay Debit card
and Accident Insurance Cover of Rs.1 lakh
(enhanced to Rs 2 lakhs to new PMJDY
accounts opened after 28.8.2018) is provided to
account holders.
Overdraft - An overdraft (OD) facility up to Rs
10,000 to eligible account holders is available.
About Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM):

Launched on - August 2019
Objective - To provide tap water connection to
all rural households.
Achievement - The coverage of tap water
connections increased from 3.23 crore (17%)
households in 2019 to 12.79 crore (65.81%)
households in August 2023.
Current Affairs practice MCQs
Q1. Max Life Insurance Company Ltd (Max
Life) has been appointed as the “Lead 1.Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman,
Insurer” for which state in India by the Ministry of Finance, initiated the trading on
Insurance Regulatory and Development Limited Purpose Clearing Corporation
Authority of India (IRDAI)? (LPCC) mechanism called AMC Repo
Clearing Limited (ARCL), during an event
[A] Uttar Pradesh
organized by SEBI in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
[B] Madhya Pradesh
2.She also inaugurated the Corporate Debt
[C] Himachal Pradesh
Market Development Fund (CDMDF).
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
During its launch, ARCL successfully
[E] Uttarakhand
conducted its first transaction, with a total
traded value of Rs 840 crore.
Q2. RITES Limited signed a MoU with which
Finance Corporation to explore possibilities [A] Only one
of mutual collaboration in the railway eco- [B] Only two
system and the transport infrastructure [C] All the three
sector? [D] None
[A] Mahindra & Mahindra Financial
Services Limited Q5. Which Payments Bank approved the
[B] Indian Railway Finance Corporation proposal for the transition of the Bank into
[C] Tata Capital Financial Services Limited a Small Finance Bank (SFB) license?
[D] Muthoot Finance Ltd [A] Fino Payments Bank
[E] None of these [B] Paytm Payments Bank
[C] Jio Payments Bank
Q3. Which Payments Bank approved the [D] Airtel Payments Bank
proposal for the transition of the Bank into a [E] India Post Payments Bank
Small Finance Bank (SFB) license?
[A] Fino Payments Bank Q6. Which Refinery company has become
[B] Paytm Payments Bank the largest PSU-refinery (single location) in
[C] Jio Payments Bank India for 2022-23?
[D] Airtel Payments Bank [A] Mangalore Refinery and
[E] India Post Payments Bank Petrochemicals Limited
[B] Vadinar Refinery
Q4. Union Finance Minister Nirmala [C] Bangalore Refinery and
Sitharaman launches trading on Limited Petrochemicals Limited
Purpose Clearing Corporation.
[D] Jamnagar Refinery
Consider the following statements:
[E] None of these
Q7. Torneo del Centenario 2023. Q10. Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla has
Consider the following statements: inaugurated the 20th annual conference of
the Commonwealth Parliamentary
1.Indian women’s hockey team defeated the Association, India Region at Which place? /
host Spain at the three-nation Torneo del
[A] Gandhinagar
Centenario 2023 (100th Anniversary Spanish
[B] New Delhi
Hockey Federation – International
Tournament) by winning the title in Terrassa,
[C] Shillong
Barcelona, Spain. [D] Pune
2.The Indian women’s team was led by the [E] Chennai
goalkeeper Savita Punia. Q11. World Wide Web Day is celebrated
3.The Indian men’s hockey team defeated
every year on which day?
England by securing third place and the
bronze medal in the four-nation Torneo del
[A] 1 August
Centenario 2023 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain. [B] 2 August
[C] 3 August
How many of the above statements are [D] 31 July
correct? [E] 30 July
[A] Only one Q12.The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST)
[B] Only two revenue collected in July 2023 was how
[C] All the three much crore which is slightly higher than
[D] None the collections in July 2022?
[A] Rs 1,65,105 crore

Q8. world Lung Cancer Day is observed on [B] Rs 1,65,155 crore
which day each year? [C] Rs 1,65,501 crore
[A] July 29 [D] Rs 1,56,105 crore
[B] July 30 [E] Rs 1,65,505 crore
[C] July 31
Q13. The Directorate General of Training
[D] August 1
(DGT) under the Ministry of Skill
[E] August 2
Development and Entrepreneurship
(MSDE) is partnering with which company
Q9. Which General Insurance company has
to provide students enrolled in DGT
been appointed as the “Lead Insurer” for
institutions with valuable self-paced online
Delhi by the Insurance Regulatory and
learning programs at no cost?
Development Authority of India (IRDAI)?
[A] Alibaba Cloud
[A] United India Insurance
[B] Microsoft Azure
[B] HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
[C] Google Cloud Platform
[C] Liberty General Insurance
[D]Amazon Web Services
[D] SBI General Insurance
[E] None of these
[E] ICICI Lombard
Q14. Project Tiger merges with Project
[A] 65%
Elephant.
[B] 60%
Consider the following statements:
[C] 63%
1.Project Tiger and Project Elephant, two
[D] 69%
significant conservation initiatives in India,
[E] 70%
have been merged under a new division called
'Project Tiger and Elephant Division' by the Q18. All India Football Federation signed an
Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and MoU with which organization to promote
Climate Change. football at the grassroots level?
2.The Ministry of Environment and Forests [A] National Sports University Society
initiated Project Elephant in 1992. [B] Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education
The Government of India introduced Project Society
Tiger on April 1, 1973. [C] Swarnim Gujarat Sports University
How many of the above statements are [D] Subrata Mondal Sports Education Society
correct?
[E] None of these
[A] Only one
Q19. The e-CARe (e-Clearance for Afterlife
[B] Only two
Remains) portal has been launched by
[C] All the three
which minister?
[D] None
[A] Sarbananda Sonowal
Q15. Who has been given additional charge [B] Narayan Rane
of the Department of Telecommunications [C] Ram Chandra Prasad
(DoT)? [D] Mandaviya
[A] Dr Mohamed Reza Mia [E] Jyotiraditya Scindia
[B] Udaya Kumar Hebbar Q20. Swiss impact investor responsAbility
[C] Manoj Kumar Nambiar Investments AG signed a funding deal of how
[D] Apurva Chandra much amount with Non-Banking Financial
[E] K. Rajaraman Company (NBFC) Electronica Finance to
promote green financing in India in line with
Q16. World FinTech Day is annually observed
its sustainability goal?
across the globe on which day?
[A] USD 14 million
[A] 1 August [B] USD 12 million
[B] 2 August [C] USD 13 million
[C] 3 August [D] USD 16 million
[D] 4 August [E] USD 15 million
[E] 5 August
Q21. Indian Railway Institute of Signal
Q17. The number of financial frauds in India, Engineering and Telecommunications
including those reported for ATMs, grew by (IRISET) has signed a MoU with which
how much percent in 2022 as compared to Indian Institute of Technology to establish
2021? the India 5G testbed at IRISET in
Secunderabad, Telangana?
[A] IIT Kharagpur Q24. Microfinance Industry Network (MFIN)
[B] IIT Bombay elected ___(i)___as Chairperson and
[C] IIT Kanpur ___(ii)___ as the Vice Chairperson in its 14th
[D] IIT Guwahati Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Delhi.
[E] IIT Madras
(i) (ii)
Q22. Bajaj Finance Limited (BFL) has
partnered with which General Insurance A K. Rajaraman Apurva Chandra
company along with other partners to
provide car and two-wheeler insurance Udaya Kumar Manoj Kumar
B
plans on the platform Bajaj Finance Hebbar Nambiar
Insurance Mall? Dr Mohamed Reza
C Apurva Chandra
[A] Future Generali India Insurance Co Mia
Ltd Manoj Kumar Udaya Kumar
[B] ICICI Lombard General Insurance D
Nambiar Hebbar
Co. Ltd.
[C] Cholamandalam MS General E None of these
Insurance Co Ltd
[D]Kotak Mahindra General Insurance
Q25. A book titled "Memories Never Die"
Company Limited
has been released by ___(i)___ and author
[E] IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Co.
by ___(ii)___.
Ltd.
Q23. Government of India (GoI) appointed (i) (ii)

___(i)___ as the Chairman of the Central APJM Nasima
Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) A Amit Shah
Maraikayar
and he succeeds ___(ii)___ who
APJM Nasima
superannuated on 31st July 2023.
B Amit Shah Maraikayar & Y. S.
(i) (ii) Rajan
APJM Nasima
Vijay Kumar C Y. S. Rajan Maraikayar & Amit
A Vivek Johri
Saraswat Shah
Sanjay Kumar
B Vivek Johri D Amit Shah Y. S. Rajan
Agarwal
Vijay Kumar Udaya Kumar E None of these
C
Saraswat Hebbar
Sanjay Kumar
D Vivek Johri Q26. National Security and Defence
Agarwal
Services think tank has signed a MoU with
E None of these a company.
1.The United Services Institution of India Q29. Which Small Finance Bank became
(USI), the country’s oldest and prestigious the first bank in India to offer 24X7 for 365
National Security and Defence Services days video banking facility to all the
think tank, has signed a MoU with Power customers for free of cost?
Conversion Technologies (PCTI). [A] Au Small Finance Bank Limited
2.Objective:- For the inaugural Military [B] Capital Small Finance Bank Limited
Heritage Guided Tour at Hussainiwala in [C] Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited
Firozpur district, Punjab. [D] Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited
3.An additional MoU was signed between [E] Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited
PCTI and Common Service Centres (CSC) for
the local support and accessibility for these Q30. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim
heritage sites and it will be facilitated Bank of India) launched its subsidiary-
through CSC – special purpose vehicle (SPV) India Exim Finserve IFSC Private Limited
(Exim Finserve) at which place?
How many of the above statements are [A] Chennai
correct? [B] Gandhinagar
[A] Only one [C] Mumbai
[B] Only two [D] Patna
[C] All the three [E] Hyderabad
[D] None
Q31. The Military Junta of the Republic of
Q27. India won an award in which category Niger appointed which person as a
of Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting transitional Prime Minister (PM) of Niger?
Championships 2023? [A] Kyriakos Mitsotakis
[A] Best Lifter Youth Boy [B] Daouda Malam Wanké
[B] Best Lifter Junior Women [C] Mahamadou Danda
[C] Best Lifter Junior Men [D] Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine
[D] Best Team Youth Girls [E] Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou
[E] Best Team Youth Boys
Q32. The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)
Q28. International Cat Day is observed on constituted a sectoral committee to frame the
which day? / अंतर्राष्ट्रीय बिल्ली दिवस किस दिन मनाया unique regulatory landscape and address
जाता है? challenges faced by how many member banks
[A] August 5 operating within the Gujarat International
[B] August 6 Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar,
[C] August 7 Gujarat?
[D] August 8 [A] 24
[E] August 9 [B] 26
[C] 28
[D] 22
[E] 20
Q33. Axis Bank to raise stake in Max Life. amount of Rs 2,04,668 crore in written-off
Which of the following statements is/are loans, including corporate loans, since April
correct? 2014 and up to March, 2023.
Net write-off loans by private sector banks
1.Axis Bank Limited announced to raise its was 73,703 crore in FY 2022-23.
stake in Max Life Insurance Company [A] Both 1 and 2
Limited to 16.22% from 9.99% by infusing [B] Only 2
Rs 1,621 crore (USD 194.6 million) through a [C] Only 3
preferential allotment of shares. [D] Both 1 and 3
2.Currently, Max Financial holds an 86% in [E] All 1,2,3
Max Life.
On completion of the proposed capital Q36. The 2nd edition of India Startup
infusion, Max Financials’ shareholding will Festival (ISF) 2023 is being organized at
[A] Both 1 and 2 which place?
[B] Only 2 [A] Mumbai
[C] Only 3 [B] New Delhi
[D] Both 1 and 3 [C] Chennai
[E] All 1,2,3 [D] Hyderabad
[E] Bengaluru
Q34. Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) and its
green hydrogen joint venture partners viz. Q37. India bagged how many medals at the
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and World Cadet Wrestling Championship 2023
ReNew Power, will invest upto how much in Istanbul, Turkey?
USD in their green hydrogen businesses [A] 8
over next three to five years? [B] 9
[A] USD 3.5 billion [C] 10
[B] USD 2 billion [D] 11
[C] USD 3 billion [E] 12
[D] USD 4 billion
[E] USD 4.5 billion Q38. India bagged how many medals at the
World Cadet Wrestling Championship 2023
Q35. Banks wrote off ₹14.56 lakh crores in Istanbul, Turkey?
non-performing assets between FY15 and
[A] 8
FY23.
[B] 9
Which of the following statements is/are
[C] 10
correct?
[D] 11
[E] 12
1.Out of these, nearly half (₹7,40,968 crore/
₹7.40 lakh crore) were related to large
industries and services.
2.The SCBs have recovered an aggregate
Q39. SEBI approved a Capital Management to Q42. India has signed an MoU with which
Launch MF business. country for the construction of three
1.Singapore-based Geode Capital additional submarines under the P75
Management PTE Ltd has been granted program?
approval from the Securities and Exchange [A] Spain
Board of India (SEBI) to launch a Mutual Fund
[B] France
(MF) business
[C] Switzerland
2.Once launched, Helios Mutual Fund will
[D] Germany
become the 46th entity to enter into the MF
[E] Paris
industry with an Asset Under Management
(AUM) of Rs.46-lakh crore.
Q43. The Supreme Court of India is set to
3.Zerodha Broking Ltd and Old Bridge Capital
constitute an all-women committee of 3
Management Pvt Ltd are the 2 entities
awaiting SEBI’s final nod for a MF license.
former High Court judges led by which
How many of the above statements are person to oversee the relief rehabilitation
correct? and rebuilding measures in Manipur?
[A] Sujata Manohar
[A] Only one
[B] Gita Mittal
[B] Only two
[C] Gyan Sudha Misra
[C] All the three
[D] Ruma Pal
[D] None
[E] Ranjana Desai
Q40. The Technology Development Board
(TDB) has entered into an agreement with Q44. Chakr Innovation Pvt Ltd, a Gurugram
which ICU Ventilators in India to the based technology start-up focused on
commercialisation of digitally enabled environmental sustainability and pollution
advanced universal Intensive Care Unit reduction solutions, secured substantial
(ICU) ventilators? funding of how much crore from the
[A] Ashta Tech Automation Pvt Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)?
[B] Ace Robotics Private Limited [A] Rs.14 crores
[C] Noccarc Robotics Private [B] Rs.18 crores
[D] Alternative Gadgets Solution Pvt Ltdilips [C] Rs.17 crores
[E] None of these [D] Rs.15 crores
[E] Rs.16 crores
Q41. The Ministry of Railways has granted in-
principle approval for the closure of which
company? Q45. ___(i)___ has been appointed as the
[A] Vishal Nirmiti Private Limited new Chief Financial Officer of Elon Musk-
[B] Sarna Infrastructure Private Limited owned carmaker Tesla and he
[C] Ramkrishna Engineering Private Limited succeeds___(ii)___, who has left the
[D] Bastar Railway Private Limited position after 13 years with the company.
[E] None of these
Q48. Centre has appointed ___(i)___,
(i) (ii)
Executive Director of Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC) as Managing
A Kaizad Bharucha Jayesh Saini Director of the insurance behemoth and he
will replace ___(ii)___.
B Vaibhav Taneja Zachary Kirkhorn
C Zachary Kirkhorn Jayesh Saini Signed with Objective
A Myra Grover Ipe Mini
D Zachary Kirkhorn Vaibhav Taneja
E None of these B R Doraiswamy Ipe Mini
C Sat Pal Bhano Abhijit Chakravorty

Q46. NHPC Ltd signed a Memorandum of D Ipe Mini R Doraiswamy
Understanding (MoU) with which
E None of these
organization to provide basic infrastructure
facilities to the organization?
Q49. Who has been awarded the
[A] Reliance Industries Limited
Prestigious ‘Women Icon Award’ for her
[B] Tata Consultancy Services Limited
contributions to the society in the domain
[C] HDFC Bank Limited
of Mental Wellness?
[D] Hindustan Unilever Limited
[E] Universal Health Foundation [A] Myra Grover
[B] R Doraiswamy
Q47. Parshottam Rupala launches ‘A-HELP’ [C] Sat Pal Bhano
Programme. [D] Ipe Mini
[E] Gaurav Grover
1.The Union Minister for Animal Husbandry and
Dairying, Parshottam Rupala has unveiled the Q50. Who has been honored with the
‘A-HELP’ (Accredited Agent for Health and Bharat Gaurav Samman by the House of
Extension of Livestock Production) programme Lords, UK Parliament?
in Gujarat. [A] Myra Grover
2.It aims to empower women by engaging [B] R Doraiswamy
them as trained agents who contribute
[C] Sat Pal Bhano
significantly to disease control, artificial
[D] Ipe Mini
insemination under the Rashtriya Gokul
[E] Gaurav Grover
Mission (RGM).
It was launched under the Pashudhan Jagrati
Q51. Which stock broker in India has
Abhiyaan.
received final approval from Securities and
[A] Both 1 and 2
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch an
[B] Only 2
Asset Management Company (AMC)?
[C] Only 3
[D] Both 1 and 3
[E] All 1,2,3
[A] Sharekhan [A] Film director
[B] TradeSmart [B] Flute Player
[C] Zerodha [C] Author
[D] Upstox [D] Poet
[E] India Infoline [E] None of these
Q52. Indian IT services company, Infosys

Q56. Bennington Battle Day is observed
has bagged how much billion dollar deal
annually on which day?
from Liberty Global to build and scale the
[A] August 14
entertainment and connectivity platforms
[B] August 15
of the digital communications firm?
[C] August 16
[A] $2.5 billion
[D] August 17
[B] $1.64 billion
[E] August 18
[C] $2.10 billion
[D] $1.46 billion
Q57. ADB Supports ECD & Maternal Mental
[E] $1.5 billion
Health.
Q53. The 4th G20 Digital Economy Working Consider the following statements:
Group and Digital Economy Ministerial
meetings will be held in which place from 1.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
August 16th to 19th? approved a USD 40.5 million loan for an
[A] Hampi integrated project focussing on Early
[B] Gurugram Childhood Development (ECD) and
[C] Gandhinagar Maternal Mental Health in Meghalaya.
[D] Kolkata 2.The Government of Meghalaya is
[E] Bengaluru contributing USD 12.57 million to the
project.
Q54. Steven Finn has announced his
3.The project is initiated to strengthen
retirement from all forms of cricket. He
home-based childcare for children aged 0–
belongs to which country?
1.5 years and center-based childcare for
[A] New Zealand
those aged 1.5–6 years.
[B] Zimbabwe
[C] Sri Lanka
How many of the above statements are
[D] England
correct?
[E] Australia
[A] Only one
Q55. ice-president of Samata Parishad, Hari
[B] Only two
Narke passed away at the age of 70 in
[C] All the three
Mumbai. Who was he?
[D] None
Q58. Which Bank launched Jeevan Dhara, a Signed with Objective
unique savings bank account designed for
A Pavan Malviya R P Kashyap
pensioners and those who are planning for
retirement, including all the employees Faiz Ahmed
B Dr. Ashok Dalwai
who retired on a voluntary basis or Kidwai
standard retirement procedures? C R P Kashyap Faiz Ahmed Kidwai
[A] Bank of India D Dr. Ashok Dalwai Pavan Malviya
[B] Canara Bank
E None of these
[C] Corporation Bank
[D] Citi Union Bank
[E] HDFC Bank Q.62. Who has been given additional
charge as the Director of Serious Fraud
Q59. The Union Cabinet approved Investigation Office (SFIO)?
extension of Digital India programme with [A] Faiz Ahmed Kidwai
an outlay of how many crores? [B] R P Kashyap
[C] Mahmood Ahmed
[A] Rs 15,803 crore
[D] Ashok Dalwai
[B] Rs 14,903 crore
[E] Anuradha Thakur
[C] Rs 15,303 crore
[D] Rs 14,903 crore
Q.63. Who has been given additional charge
[E] Rs 14,309 crore
as the Managing Director (MD) of National
Highways and Infrastructure Development
Q60.DGCA forms a 4-Member Committee
Corporation Limited (NHIDCL)?
to Ensure Gender Equality in Civil Aviation
Sector. Which among these is not one of [A] Faiz Ahmed Kidwai
them? [B] R P Kashyap
[C] Mahmood Ahmed
[A] R P Kashyap [D] Ashok Dalwai
[B] Ashok Dalwai [E] Anuradha Thakur
[C] Survita Saxena
[D] Pavan Malviya Q.64. Which state government is set to
[E] Kavita Singh establish India’s first Common Testing
Centre for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
Q61. ___(i)___ has been appointed as the (drones) under the Defence Testing
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS)?
National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) on
[A] Telangana
an additional charge basis and he succeeds
[B] Tamil Nadu
___(ii)___.
[C] Kerala
[D] Maharashtra
[E] Punjab
Q.65. In which year the Nehru Memorial Q69. Indian IT services company ___(i)___
Museum and Library was established? has launched a centre of excellence on
[A] 1964 generative artificial intelligence in
[B] 1965 partnership with the Indian Institute of
[C] 1966 Technology, ___(i)___ .
[D] 1967
Signed with Objective
[E] 1968
A Infosys Bombay
Q66. The Advertising Standards Council of
B Wipro Delhi
India (ASCI) announced that it is
mandatory to all finfluencers or finance C HCL Technologies Kharagpur
influencers working in the banking,
D Pune Pavan Malviya
financial services, and insurance (BFSI)
sector offering investment advice to be E None of these
registered with which regulatory body?
Q70. RBI advised banks and finance
[A] Insurance Regulatory and Development companies to reset Floating Interest Rate
Authority on Equated Monthly Instalments (EMI) for
[B] Securities and Exchange Board of India select personal loans in response to rising
[C] Small Industries Development Bank Of interest rates through the new rules with
India effective from which date?
[D] Reserve Bank Of India [A] October 31, 2023
[E] None of these [B] March 31, 2024
[C] December 31, 2023
Q67. ‘Iris’ mobile banking application was
[D] January 1, 2024
launched by which bank?
[A] ICICI Bank [E] None of these
[B] IDFC Bank Q71. RBI releases guidelines for IDF-NBFC.
[C] UCO Bank /he following pair is/are matched correctly
[D] Yes Bank according to the above statement?
[E] HDFC Bank
Topic About
Q68. Which bank became the First Public IDF-NBFCs must
Sector Bank (PSB) to extend the facility of maintain a Net
Capital
execution of on-line locker agreement A Owned Fund (NOF)
Requirements
through Digital Document Execution (DDE) of at least Rs 250
Platform of National E-Governance Services crore.
Limited (NeSL)? IDF-NBFCs can issue
[A] Indian Overseas Bank rupee or dollar
[B] Bandhan Bank denominated bonds
B Fundraising
[C] Bank of India with a minimum
[D] Canara Bank maturity of five
[E] Indian Bank years.
Single Q74. Which Bank launched its Unified
borrower/party Payments Interface (UPI) Interoperable
C Exposure Limits Digital Rupee mobile application, called
exposure limited to
30% of Tier 1 capital. the “Canara Digital Rupee app”, as a part of
the Reserve Bank of India’s Central Bank
[A] Only A
Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot project?
[B] Both B and C
[A] Only A
[C] Both A and B
[B] Both B and C
[D] Only B
[C] Both A and B
[E] All A,B,C
[D] Only B
Q72. Bank credit growth to MSMEs [E] All A,B,C
decelerates in Q1FY24.
Consider the following statements: Q75. The State Bank of India (SBI) has
appointed four directors to the central
1.Credit to medium industries grew by board of the bank. Who among these is not
13.2% in June compared to 47.8% in June one of them?
2022. [A] Ketan Shivji Vikamsey
2.Micro and small industries experienced a [B] Mrugank Madhukar Paranjape
13% credit growth in June compared to [C] Rajesh Kumar Dubey
27.2% in June 2022. [D] Dharmendra Singh Shekhawat
3.Gross bank credit outstanding to medium [E] Amit Jhingran
industries at Q1FY24 end was Rs 2,63,440 Q76.Which Life Insurance became the first
crore up from Rs 2,32,776 crore in June private life insurance company in India to
2022. provide 24X7 inbound contact centers via
toll-free number 18002679090 to address
How many of the above statements are before and after purchase queries?
correct? [A] Life Insurance Corporation of India
[A] Only one [B] HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd
[B] Only two [C] Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
[C] All the three [D] SBI Life Insurance
[D] None [E] None of these
Q73. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Q77.RITES Ltd has signed a MoU with which
Garden, located at the foothills of the company to construct a railway siding at
beautiful Zabarwan Range, earned Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, in support of
recognition in the World Book of Records NHPC’s 2,880 megawatts, Dibang Multi-
with how much million flowers? Purpose Project development?
[A] 1.5 million [A] REC
[B] 1.8 million [B] BNHPC Limited
[C] 1.1 million [C] NEEPCO
[D] 2.5 million [D] THDC India Limited
[E] 2.2 million [E] PFC
Q78.NTCA approved Dholpur-Karauli Tiger 2.FPIs with over 50% of Indian equity
Reserve of Rajasthan as a Tiger Reserve of Assets Under Management (AUM) in a
India. single corporate group get 10 days to
Which of the following statements is/are reduce holdings, followed by further
correct? ownership disclosures.
1.National Tiger Conservation Authority 3.FPIs with equity AUM exceeding Rs
(NTCA) which operates under the Ministry 25,000 crore have 90 days to reduce
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change holdings.
of the Government of India, has approved
the Karauli-Sarmathura-Dholpur sanctuary How many of the above statements are
in Rajasthan as 54th Dholpur-Karauli Tiger correct?
Reserve of India under Project Tiger. [A] Only one
2.It becomes the 4th Tiger reserve of [B] Only two
Rajasthan and 54th Tiger Reserve of India. [C] All the three
The number of tigers in Rajasthan has [D] None
increased from 32 in 2006 to 88 in 2022.
[A] Both 1 and 2 Q81. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
[B] Only 2 sanctioned the Scheme of Voluntary
[C] Only 3 Amalgamation of Twin Cities Co-operative
[D] Both 1 and 3 Urban Bank Limited with which Co-
[E] All 1,2,3 operative Urban Bank?
[A] Khamgaon Co-operative Urban Bank
Q79. BRICS Nations Agree to Launch New Limited
University Ranking System. Which among [B] Bharat Co-operative Urban Bank Limited
these is not one of the members of BRICS? [C] Nagar Co-operative Urban Bank Limited
[A] Australia [D] Sangli Co-operative Urban Bank Limited
[B] Brazil [E] Kranti Co-operative Urban Bank Limited
[C] Russia
[D] China Q82. Vaccine manufacturer Indian
[E] India Immunologicals Limited (IIL) expects to
commercially launch its dengue fever
Q80. SEBI Issues Disclosure Norms for FPIs vaccine by which year?
Holding High Indian Equity AUM. [A] 2025
Consider the following statements: [B] 2017
[C] 2026
1.Securities and Exchange Board of India [D] 2018
(SEBI) mandated additional disclosures [E] 2024
from Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) that
have concentrated holding in a single
company or a group firm w.e.f. December 1,
2023.
Q83. The 27th edition of naval Exercise Q86. Which Indian Institute of Technology
MALABAR 2023 was held at which place has partnered with HSBC to pursue
between the Indian Navy, United States technological advancements towards
Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force making green hydrogen production more
and the Royal Australian Navy? efficient, cost-effective, and scalable?
[A] West Coast of Australia off Sydney [A] IIT Bombay
[B] Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia [B] IIT Kharagpur
[C] China’s Xinjiang [C] IIT Madras
[D] East Coast of Australia off Sydney [D] IIT Kanpur
[E] Dubai [E] IIT Roorkee
Q84. The winners of the 69th National Film Q87. Droupadi Murmu, The President of
Awards (2023) were announced. India, released a postage stamp in memory
Which of the following pair is/are matched of which person at Rashtrapati Bhavan
correctly according to the above Cultural Centre in New Delhi?
statement? [A] Dadi Prakashmani
[B] Dadi Hirdaya Mohini
Category Name of the winners
[C] Dadi Ratan Mohini
A Best Feature Film Rocketry [D] Dadi Ishu
Nikhil Mahajan, [E] Dadi Nirmala
B Best Director
Godavari
Q88. The Brahma Kumaris was founded by
Yash, K.G.F: Chapter
C Best Actor Prajapita Brahma in which year?
2
[A] A.1938
[A] Only A
[B] B.1935
[B] Both B and C
[C] C.1937
[C] Both A and B
[D] D. 1936
[D] Only B
[E] 1940
[E] All A,B,C
Q89. Which state government has issued a

Q85. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
notification banning the use and
sanctioned the Scheme of Voluntary
production of plastic water bottles below
Amalgamation of Akola Merchant Co-
1000 ml capacity in the state from October
operative Bank Limited with which Co-
2 this year?
operative Bank?
[A] Jharkhand
[A] Saraswat Co-operative Bank
[B] Odisha
[B] Cosmos Co-operative Bank
[C] Tamil Nadu
[C] Jalgaon Peoples Co-operative Bank
[D] Assam
[D] Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank
[E] Gujrat
[E] Bharat Co-operative Bank
Q90. Who is the author of the book “Sabka Q95. Nitin Gadkari Launched World’s 1st BS
Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas”? 6 Stage II ‘Electrified Flex Fuel Vehicle”.
[A] Shivraj Singh Consider the following statements:
[B] Anurag Thakur
[C] Both Shivraj Singh and Anurag Thakur 1.It is a variant of Toyota’s Innova,
[D] Vipul Rikhi developed by Toyota Kirloskar Motor
[E] None of these Private Limited.
2.This launch is in line with India’s target to
Q91. Who was the first recipient of Sahitya increase ethanol blending in petrol by 20%
Akademi award for English poetry (1981)? by 2025-2026.
[A] Jayanta Mahapatra 3.India shifted to BS VI vehicular emission
[B] Manoj Kumar Goswami norms by 1st April 2019 from BS IV.
[C] Maya Anil Kharangate
[D] Anuradha Roy How many of the above statements are
[E] None of these correct?
[A] Only one
Q92. In which year National Small Industry [B] Only two
Day was declared? [C] All the three
[A] 2000 [D] None
[B] 2001
[C] 1998
[D] 2002 Q96. Which city has got the Zonal Smart
[E] 2003 City Award from the Eastern Zone?
[A] A. Ranchi
Q93. Which bank has launched ‘Infinity
[B] B.Durgapur
Savings Account’, a first-of-its-kind fully
[C] C.Kolkata
Digital fixed fee-based savings account
[D] D.Cuttack
with no paperwork or branch visits?
[E] Jamshedpur
[A] Axis Bank
[B] IDBI Bank
[C] HDFC Bank Q97. Who will become the first woman
[D] ICICI Bank field director of Kaziranga National Park
[E] IDFC Bank (KNP)?
[A] Anuradha Thakur
Q94. Which Small Finance Bank set a world
[B] Sonali Ghosh
record for Pookalam?
[C] Gauri Shinde
[A] Capital Small Finance Bank
[D] Reema Kagti
[B] Au Small Finance Bank
[E] Nandita Das
[C] Fincare Small Finance Bank
[D] North East Small Finance Bank
[E] Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Q98. Which government-owned power
generation equipment manufacturer has
manufactured India’s first set of Indigenous
Catalysts for Selective Catalyst Reactors
(SCR) for limiting oxides of nitrogen (NOx)?
[A] Bharat Coking Coal

[B] Bharat Earth Movers
[C] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[D] Bharat Electronics Limited
[E] Bharat Dynamics
Answers
1 A 19 D 37 D 55 C 73 A 91 A
2 B 20 E 38 B 56 C 74 C 92 B
3 A 21 E 39 C 57 B 75 E 93 A
4 B 22 B 40 D 58 B 76 D 94 E
5 A 23 B 41 D 59 D 77 B 95 B
6 A 24 B 42 D 60 B 78 D 96 A
7 B 25 B 43 B 61 B 79 A 97 C
8 D 26 C 44 B 62 E 80 B 98 -
9 C 27 D 45 B 63 C 81 E 99 -
10 C 28 D 46 E 64 B 82 C
11 A 29 A 47 E 65 A 83 D
12 A 30 B 48 B 66 B 84 C
13 D 31 D 49 A 67 D 85 C
14 C 32 B 50 E 68 E 86 A
15 D 33 A 51 C 69 B 87 A
16 A 34 D 52 B 70 C 88 D
17 A 35 A 53 E 71 B 89 D
18 B 36 E 54 D 72 B 90 C
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