GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 1 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App GENERAL AWARENESS CAPSULE FOR RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 Contents MAY 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS ........................................................................................................... 5 • MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS: May 2022 ..................................................................................................5 • Banking Current Affairs............................................................................................................................................. 8 • Economy/Financial/Business Current Affairs ............................................................................................................. 9 • India’s GDP Reports by Different Organization ......................................................................................................... 9 • Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings........................................................................................................10 • New Appointments: National...................................................................................................................................10 • New Appointments: International............................................................................................................................11 • Awards & Recognition..............................................................................................................................................11 • Summits |Events |Festivals (National/International).................................................................................................12 • National Current Affairs ...........................................................................................................................................12 • Current Affairs Related to States in India .................................................................................................................13 • International Current Affairs ....................................................................................................................................14 • Obituaries (National/International) ..........................................................................................................................15 • List/Indexes (Ranks & Reports).................................................................................................................................15 • Important Days (may) ..............................................................................................................................................16 • Books & Authors ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 • Defense Current Affairs............................................................................................................................................ 17 • Sports Current Affairs .............................................................................................................................................. 17 • Science & Technology..............................................................................................................................................18 • Schemes Launched By Union & State Governments ................................................................................................19 • Miscellaneous Current Affairs | One-Liners...............................................................................................................19 APRIL 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS ....................................................................................................... 21 • Most Important Current Affairs April 2022 ...............................................................................................................21 • Banking Current Affairs........................................................................................................................................... 22 • Economy/Financial Current Affairs.......................................................................................................................... 24 • Business Current Affairs .......................................................................................................................................... 24 • India’s GDP Reports by Different Organization ........................................................................................................25 • Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings........................................................................................................25 • New Appointments: National.................................................................................................................................. 26 • New Appointments: International............................................................................................................................27 • Awards & Recognition..............................................................................................................................................27 • Summits |Events |Festivals (National/International)................................................................................................ 28 • Committees in News ............................................................................................................................................... 29 • National Current Affairs .......................................................................................................................................... 29 • Current Affairs Related to States in India .................................................................................................................30
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 2 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App • International Current Affairs ....................................................................................................................................31 • Obituaries (National/International) ..........................................................................................................................32 • List/Indexes (Ranks & Reports).................................................................................................................................32 • Important Days (April)..............................................................................................................................................32 • Books & Authors ......................................................................................................................................................34 • Defense Current Affairs............................................................................................................................................34 • Sports Current Affairs ..............................................................................................................................................35 • Science & Technology..............................................................................................................................................36 • Schemes Launched By Union & State Govt..............................................................................................................36 • Miscellaneous Current Affairs | One-Liners............................................................................................................... 37 MARCH 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS..................................................................................................... 38 • Most Important Current Affairs March 2022.............................................................................................................38 • Banking Current Affairs............................................................................................................................................41 • Economy/Financial Current Affairs.......................................................................................................................... 42 • Business Current Affairs ...........................................................................................................................................43 • India’s GDP Reports by Different Organization ........................................................................................................43 • Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings....................................................................................................... 44 • New Appointments: National.................................................................................................................................. 44 • New Appointments: International............................................................................................................................45 • Awards & Recognition............................................................................................................................................. 46 • Summits |Events |Festivals (National/International)................................................................................................ 46 • National Current Affairs ...........................................................................................................................................47 • Current Affairs Related to States in India ................................................................................................................ 48 • International Current Affairs ................................................................................................................................... 49 • Obituaries (National/International) ..........................................................................................................................50 • List/Indexes (Ranks & Reports).................................................................................................................................50 • Important Days (October to March) .........................................................................................................................51 • Books & Authors ......................................................................................................................................................52 • Defense Current Affairs............................................................................................................................................53 • Sports Current Affairs ..............................................................................................................................................53 • Science & Technology..............................................................................................................................................54 • Schemes Launched By Union & State Govt..............................................................................................................55 • Miscellaneous Current Affairs | One-Liners...............................................................................................................55 FEBRUARY 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS.................................................................................................57 • The Most Important Current Affairs February 2022..................................................................................................57 • Banking Current Affairs............................................................................................................................................59 • Economy/Financial Current Affairs.......................................................................................................................... 60 • Business Current Affairs .......................................................................................................................................... 60 • India’s GDP Reports by Different Organization ....................................................................................................... 60 • Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings....................................................................................................... 60
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 3 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App • New Appointments: National...................................................................................................................................61 • New Appointments: International........................................................................................................................... 62 • Awards & Recognition..............................................................................................................................................63 • Summits |Events |Festivals (National/International).................................................................................................63 • Committees in News ............................................................................................................................................... 64 • National Current Affairs .......................................................................................................................................... 64 • Current Affairs Related to States in India .................................................................................................................65 • International Current Affairs ................................................................................................................................... 66 • Obituaries (National/International) ..........................................................................................................................67 • List/Indexes (Ranks & Reports)................................................................................................................................ 68 • Important Days (October to March) ........................................................................................................................ 69 • Books & Authors ..................................................................................................................................................... 69 • Defense Current Affairs............................................................................................................................................70 • Sports Current Affairs ..............................................................................................................................................70 • Science & Technology..............................................................................................................................................72 • Schemes Launched By Union & State Govt..............................................................................................................72 • Miscellaneous Current Affairs | One-Liners............................................................................................................... 73 JANUARY 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS ................................................................................................. 74 • The Most Important Current Affairs January 2022....................................................................................................74 • BANKING CURRENT AFFAIRS ................................................................................................................................. 77 • Economy/Financial Current Affairs...........................................................................................................................78 • Business Current Affairs ...........................................................................................................................................78 • APPS/PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN JAN 2022........................................................................................................79 • Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings....................................................................................................... 80 • NEW APPOINTMENTS: National ............................................................................................................................ 80 • NEW APPOINTMENTS: International ......................................................................................................................81 • AWARDS & RECOGNITION .....................................................................................................................................81 • Committees in News ................................................................................................................................................83 • National Current Affairs ...........................................................................................................................................83 • Current Affairs Related to States in India ................................................................................................................ 84 • International Current Affairs ................................................................................................................................... 86 • Obituaries (National/International) ..........................................................................................................................87 • List/Indexes (Ranks & Reports)................................................................................................................................ 88 • Important Days (January)........................................................................................................................................ 88 • Books & Authors ..................................................................................................................................................... 89 • Defense Current Affairs........................................................................................................................................... 89 • Sports Current Affairs ............................................................................................................................................. 90 • Science & Technology............................................................................................................................................. 92 • Schemes Launched By Union & State Govt............................................................................................................. 92 • Miscellaneous Current Affairs | One-Liners.............................................................................................................. 92
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 4 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App DECEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS ............................................................................................... 94 • MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS: DECEMBER 2021.................................................................................... 94 • Banking Current Affairs........................................................................................................................................... 98 • Economy/Financial/Business Current Affairs ..........................................................................................................100 • Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings...................................................................................................... 101 • New Appointments: National.................................................................................................................................102 • New Appointments: International..........................................................................................................................104 • Awards & Recognition............................................................................................................................................104 • Summits |Events |Festivals (National/International)...............................................................................................105 • Committees in News ..............................................................................................................................................106 • National Current Affairs .........................................................................................................................................106 • Current Affairs Related to States in India ...............................................................................................................108 • International Current Affairs .................................................................................................................................. 110 • Obituaries (National/International) ........................................................................................................................ 111 • List/Indexes (Ranks & Reports)............................................................................................................................... 112 • Important Days (December 2021) .......................................................................................................................... 113 • Books & Authors ....................................................................................................................................................114 • Defense Current Affairs.......................................................................................................................................... 115 • Sports Current Affairs ............................................................................................................................................116 • Science & Technology............................................................................................................................................ 117 • Miscellaneous Current Affairs | One-Liners............................................................................................................. 118
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 5 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App MAY 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS: May 2022 RBI Monetary Policy: RBI hikes Repo Rate by 40 bps to 4.40 percent All six members of the MPC unanimously voted for a rate hike while maintaining the accommodative stance. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the decision was taken in view of rising inflation, geopolitical tensions, high crude oil prices and shortage of commodities globally, which have impacted the Indian economy. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held between May 2-4, 2022 decided to increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 40 basis points (bps) to 4.40 per cent with immediate effect from 4.00% earlier. RBI also hiked the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to 4.50 per cent effective from May 21, 2022. Consequently, the various rates are as under: • Policy Repo Rate: 4.40% • Fixed reverse repo: 3.35% • Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)= 4.15% • Marginal Standing Facility Rate: 4.65% • Bank Rate: 4.65% • CRR: 4.50% (Effective from May 21, 2022.) • SLR: 18.00% World Food Prize 2022 received by NASA’s Cynthia Rosenzweig A senior research scientist and head of the Climate Impacts Group at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, Cynthia Rosenzweig has received the 2022 World Food Prize from the World Food Prize Foundation. Rosenzweig was selected for the award for her research to understand the relationship between climate and food systems and forecast how both will change in the future. About the World Food Prize: According to the World Food Prize Foundation, the World Food Prize is a prestigious international award conceived as the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture” with a mission to elevate innovations and inspire action to sustainably increase the quality, quantity and availability of food for all. Reward(s): A diploma, a commemorative sculpture and a monetary award of US$ 250,000. World Press Freedom Index 2022: India ranked 150th Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released the 20th World Press Freedom Index 2022, which assesses the state of journalism in 180 countries and territories. Key points of the Index: • India’s ranking in the Index has fallen down to 150th position from last year’s 142nd rank. • The ranking of India’s neighbours, except that of Nepal, has also slid down, with the index placing. Nepal has climbed up by 30 points in the global ranking at 76th position. • Pakistan at 157th position, Sri Lanka 146th, Bangladesh 162nd and Maynmar at 176th position. • Norway (1st) Denmark (2nd), Sweden (3rd) Estonia (4th) and Finland (5th) grabbed the top positions, while North Korea remained at the bottom of the list of the 180 countries and territories. • Russia was placed at 155th position, down from 150th last year, while China climbed up by two positions with the Reporters Without Borders placing it at 175th position. Last year, China was placed at 177th position. Pulitzer Prizes 2022 Announced: Complete List of Winners The 106th class of Pulitzer Prize winners in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music were announced. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University. Here’s the full list of winners in journalism and their awards: • Public Service- The Washington Post for its account of the assault on Washington on January 6, 2021. • Breaking News Reporting -The staff of the Miami Herald for its coverage of the collapse of the Seaside apartment towers in Florida. • Investigative Reporting-Corey G. Johnson, Rebecca Woolington and Eli Murray of the Tampa Bay Times for an expose of highly toxic hazards inside Florida’s only battery recycling plant that forced the implementation of safety measures to adequately protect workers and nearby residents. • Explanatory Reporting-Staff of Quanta Magazine, notably Natalie Wolchover, for reporting on how the Webb Space Telescope works. • Local Reporting-Madison Hopkins of the Better Government Association and Cecilia Reyes of the Chicago Tribune for an examination of Chicago’s long history of failed building and fire safety code enforcement.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 6 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App • National Reporting-The staff of The New York Times for a project that quantified a disturbing pattern of fatal traffic stops by police. • International Reporting-The staff of The New York Times for reporting that exposed the vast civilian tolls of US-led airstrikes, challenging official accounts of American military engagements in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. • Feature Writing-Jennifer Senior of The Atlantic for a portrayal of a family’s reckoning of loss in the 20 years since 9/11. • Commentary-Melinda Henneberger of the Kansas City Star for persuasive columns demanding justice for alleged victims of a retired police detective accused of being a sexual predator. • Criticism-Salamishah Tillet, contributing critic at large for The New York Times, for writing about Black stories in art and popular culture. • Editorial Writing-Lisa Falkenberg, Michael Lindenberger, Joe Holley and Luis Carrasco of the Houston Chronicle for a campaign that, with original reporting, revealed voter suppression tactics, rejected the myth of widespread voter fraud and argued for sensible voting reforms. • Illustrated Reporting and Commentary-Fahmida Azim, Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams and Walt Hickey of Insider for a comic on an Uyghur internment camp. • Breaking News Photography-Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times for raw and urgent images of the US departure from Afghanistan. • Win McNamee, Drew Angerer, Spencer Platt, Samuel Corum and Jon Cherry of Getty Images for comprehensive and consistently riveting photos of the attack on the US capitol. • Feature Photography-Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters for images of Covid’s toll in India. • Audio Reporting-Staffs of Futuro Media and PRX for “Suave” — an immersive profile of a man re-entering society after more than 30 years in prison. Here’s the list for books, drama and music: Fiction :The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family, by Joshua Cohen. Drama:Fat Ham, by James Ijames History:Covered with Night, by Nicole Eustace and Cuba: An American History, by Ada Ferrer Biography:Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South, by the late Winfred Rembert as told to Erin I. Kelly Poetry:frank: sonnets, by Diane Seuss General Nonfiction:Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City, by Andrea Elliott Music:Voiceless Mass, by Raven Chacon Special Awards and Citations The Journalists of Ukraine: The Pulitzer Board awards a special citation to the journalists of Ukraine for their courage, endurance, and commitment to truthful reporting during Vladimir Putin’s ruthless invasion of their country and his propaganda war in Russia. Despite the bombardment, abductions, occupation, and even deaths in their ranks, they have persisted in their effort to provide an accurate picture of a terrible reality, doing honour to Ukraine and to journalists around the world. Lionel Messi topped Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list for 2022 Lionel Messi topped the list of Forbes Highest-Paid Athletes 2022 with a reported income of $130 million, followed by Basketball player, Lebron James with $121.2 million while Cristiano Ronaldo was third with $115 million. Messi had moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021 and Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined Manchester United from Juventus in the same month The top 10 highest earners, collectively brought in $992 million in pre-tax gross earnings over the last year. 1. Lionel Messi: $130 million 2. LeBron James: $121.2 million 3. Cristiano Ronaldo: $115 million 4. Neymar: $95 million 5. Stephen Curry: $92.8 million 6. Kevin Durant: $92.1 million 7. Roger Federer: $90.7 million 8. Canelo Alvarez: $90 million 9. Tom Brady: $83.9 million 10. Giannis Antetokounmpo: $80.9 million 79 th Italian Open 2022: Check the complete list of winners Novak Djokovic became the fifth man in the Open Era to earn 1,000 match wins after defeating Casper Ruud in the semi-finals Here is the list of winners and runner-ups of the Italian Open finals: Category Winner Runner-up Men’s singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) Women’s singles Iga Świątek (Poland) Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) Men’s doubles Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić (Croatia) John Isner (United States) & Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) Women’s doubles Veronika Kudermetova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) & Giuliana Olmos (Mexico)
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 7 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Highlights of the 2021 Summer Deaflympics The 24th edition of 2021 Summer Deaflympics i.e. Caxias 2021, officially called the XXIV Summer Deaflympic Games, was an international multi-sport event held at Festa da Uva, Caxias do Sul, Brazil. The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) is the main governing body responsible for the organisation of the Deaflympics and other World Deaf Championships. Headquarters: Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland Founded: 1924 President: Gustavo de Araújo Perazzolo This is the first time the Games are being held in a Latin American country and not during the summer of the host city (as it is autumn in May in the south of Brazil) and the third time for the Games to be held in the Southern Hemisphere only after 1989 games held in Christchurch in New Zealand and 2005 games in Melbourne, Australia. The event was opened by Michelle Bolsonaro, the First Lady of Brazil. The motto of the 2021 Deaflympics: “Sports comes from the our hearts” The mascot of the Deaflympics is the Ring-tailed Coati – Nino, meaning priceless, worthy of appreciation, cheerful, happy, very lucky, and auspicious. Events and Participation: A total number of 226 events across 18 sports were held with a participation of 2,349 athletes representing 71 nations. Total Medal Tally: Rank Country Total 1 Ukraine 138 (Gold- 62, Silver- 38, Bronze- 38) 2 USA 55 (Gold- 20, Silver- 11, Bronze- 24) 3 Iran 40 (Gold- 14, Silver- 12, Bronze-14) 9 India 17 (Gold- 8, Silver- 1, Bronze- 8) Medals Won by India: Athlete Event Medal Dhanush Srikanth Men’s 10m air rifle Gold Abhinav Deshwal Men’s 10m air pistol Gold Dhanush Srikanth & Priyesha Deshmukh Mixed team 10m air rifle Gold Badminton Team Mixed team badminton Gold Jerlin Jayaratchagan Women’s singles badminton Gold Diksha Dagar Women’s golf Gold Jerlin Jayaratchagan & Abhinav Sharma Mixed doubles badminton Gold Sumit Dahiya Men’s freestyle 97kg Gold Prithvi Sekhar & Dhananjay Dubey Men’s doubles tennis Silver Shourya Saini Men’s 10m air rifle Bronze Vedika Sharma Women’s 10m air pistol Bronze Abhinav Sharma Men’s singles badminton Bronze Prithvi Sekhar Men’s singles tennis Bronze Prithvi Sekhar & Jafreen Shaik Mixed doubles tennis Bronze Virender Singh Men’s freestyle 74kg Bronze Amit Krishan Men’s freestyle 86kg Bronze
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 8 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Banking Current Affairs RBI in news 1. RBI given its nod to Equitas Small Finance Bank and its parent company Equitas Holdings Ltd’s merger plan, subject to certain restrictions 2. RBI imposed a penalty of Rs 59 lakh on the Korean bank, KEB Hana Bank for non-compliance with the certain norms related to ‘interest rate on deposits. 3. RBI said that public sector banks reported over a 51 per cent fall in the amount involved in frauds to Rs 40,295.25 crore during the financial year 2021-22 . As many as 12 PSBs (Public Sector Banks) had reported frauds worth Rs 81,921.54 crore in the preceding fiscal 2020-21, 4. RBI changed the rules for banks to claim the amount of interest subsidies paid to farmers under the short-term crop credit plan via the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) during the previous fiscal year. 5. RBI in its latest report said India was one of the worst-hit nations during the Covid-19 pandemic and that it will take up to 13 years for India to fully recover from the scars of the Covid-19 pandemic. 6. RBI Central Board of Directors met for the 595th time. The Board approved the appointment of Executive Director Dr. Rajiv Ranjan to the Monetary Policy Committee as an ex-officio member. Ranjan replaced Mridul Saggar Public Sector Banks in News 20. Indian bank introduced its digital broking solution – ‘E- Broking’, as a strategic move toward comprehensive digitalisation of its customer products,is now available through the bank’s mobile app, IndOASIS 21. Union bank of india launched an online platform, ‘Trade nxt’, which enables corporate, and MSMEs (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) to transact all cross-border export-import transactions 22. Union Bank of India became the first public sector bank to go live on the Account Aggregator (AA) ecosystem. AAs are licensed by the Reserve Bank of India to enable the flow of data between Financial Information Providers (FIPs) and Financial Information Users (FIUs 23. Indian bank presented a pre-approved personal loan product under Project WAVE 24. Canara bank launched ‘skill loans’ in association with the Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP), Kerala, the government company under the Higher Education Department. Under this facility, the loan is ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh Private Sector Banks in News 27. Hdfc bank introduced 30-minute ‘Xpress Car Loans’, an end-to-end digital new car loan solution for both existing and non-customers. 28. ICICI Bank established a partnership with Santander Bank in the United Kingdom, aimed at making banking easier for businesses operating in both countries. 29. IDBI Bank share purchase agreement with Ageas Insurance International, wherein the bank is looking to sell its remaining stake of 25 %in private sector life insurer Ageas Federal Life Insurance for Rs 580 crore. 30. ICICI Bank launched India’s first ‘open-for-all’ comprehensive digital ecosystem for all Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) on the InstaBIZ app Other Banking Related Current Affairs • PNB MetLife India Insurance Company launched India’s first dental health insurance plan. • World Bank report, India surpassed Mexico as the top remittance receiving country in 2021, pushing China to third place. In 2021, India received remittances totaling more than $89 billion, an increase of 8% above the $82.73 billion received in 2020. • LIC shares began trading on the BSE and NSE at Rs 872 per share, down 8.11 percent from IPO price of Rs 949 per share. Rs 21,000-crore public issuance by LIC over a large six-day subscription window, rather than regular three-day window. • Adani Group acquiring swiss multinational company Holcim’s stake in Indian companies Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC for $10.5 bn (around Rs 81,361 crore), including the open offers. • Ruchi Soya will buy Patanjali Ayurved’s food division for Rs 690 crore. After regulatory permissions, the name of Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd would be changed to Patanjali Foods Ltd. • Tesla Inc excluded from S&P Dow Jones Indices’ widely watched S&P 500 ESG Index, citing issues such as racial discrimination accusations and crashes tied to its autopilot vehicles.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 9 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App • India recorded the highest ever annual FDI inflow of $83.57 billion during FY22. In 2020-21, the inflow stood at $81.97 billion. India is preferred country for foreign investments in the manufacturing sector. FDI equity inflow in manufacturing sectors increased by 76 per cent in 2021-22 ($21.34 billion) compared to 2020-21 ($12.09 billion). • Adani Group’s Adani Sportsline acquired the rights to own and operate a franchise in UAE’s T20 League. Economy/Financial/Business Current Affairs India’s wholesale inflation soared to 15.08% (Provisional) for the month of April 2022 (Y-o-Y) as compared to 10.74% in April 2021. WPI Food Index increased marginally from 8.71% in March 2022 to 8.88% in April 2022. HDFC Life joined the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), demonstrating its commitment to long-term value creation and sustainable growth. India got its 100th unicorn when neobanking fintech portal, “Open”, raised fresh capital to push up its value to over a billion dollars. Bharti Airtel announced Airtel Startup Accelerator Program acquired a 7% investment in cloud-based networking solutions firm Cnergee Technologies. India’s payments system registered the highest number of real-time transactions in the world last year, with 48 billion. India surpassed China, which had 18 billion realtime transactions, and was 6.5 times larger than the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany combined. Goods and services tax (GST) collections hit an all-time high of Rs 1.68 lakh crore in April, indicating strong economic activity despite multiple headwinds and better tax compliance. IRDAI increased insurers’ maximum investment limit in banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) companies from 25% to 30% of their assets. India’s retail inflation surged to 7.79 per cent in April, largely driven by rising fuel and food prices, government data showed.. The previous high was recorded at 8.33 per cent in May 2014. Adani Wilmar Limited became the largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company (FMCG) in India beating Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) L&T Infotech and Mindtree, under Larsen & Toubro Group announced a merger that would create India’s fifth-largest IT services provider known as “LTIMindtree”. It will be led by CEO of Mindtree Mr. Debashis Chatterjee. At Prantij, Gujarat, Nexcharge, a joint venture between India’s Exide Industries Limited and Switzerland’s Leclanché SA, started mass production of lithium-ion battery packs. The plant, which covers six lakh square feet and a 1.5 GWh installed capacity, comprises six totally automated assembly lines and testing facilities. Reliance Industries become the first Indian company to record annual revenue of more than a whopping $100 billion. The company recorded a 22.5% rise in net profit for the quarter ended March 2022. final day of bidding, (LIC) IPO, witnessed 2.95 times greater demand than the shares on sale, generating bids totalling Rs 43,933 crore. According to (NPCI), Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India’s flagship digital payments platform, recorded 5.58 billion(bn) transactions worth Rs 9.83 trillion. Oil giant Saudi Aramco dethroned Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable company, , with a market capitalization of about $2.43 trillion, surpassing that of Apple for the first time since 2020. Bharti AXA Life Insurance, announced the launch of its financial literacy campaign, ‘InspiHE₹– enabling an empowered future, a special effort to propagate financial awareness among women as well as allow people. India’s GDP Reports by Different Organization Name of Organization GDP Growth of India predicted 1. World Bank 8% for FY2022/23 2. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) 7.4% for FY2022/23 3. ADB 7.5% for FY2022/23 4. International Monetary Fund (IMF) 8.2 % F23 5. ICRA (FY23) to 7.2 per cent (FY22) at 8.5%, 6. India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) FY23 to 7-7.2 per cent 7. S & P globa rating 7.3% FY23 8. UN DESA 6.4% 2022-23. 9. Morgan stanley 7.6 %
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 10 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings Air Works, an Indian maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) company, is partnering with the Boeing Company to conduct heavy maintenance checks on three Indian Navy P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft at Air Works, Hosur, Prasar Bharati, signed an MoU with Madagascar’s official ORTM (Office de la Radio et de la Television) for broadcasting cooperation and collaboration. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW)& UNDP signed MoU) under which UNDP will provide technical assistance to Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Kisan Credit Card – Modified Interest Subvention Scheme. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) partnered with the Indian School of Business (ISB) to conduct capacity-building programs for MSDE officials Eight MoUs were signed at the first Incredible India International Cruise Conference in Mumbai. Strategies for developing India as a cruise hub, policy initiatives and port infrastructure, the potential of river cruise tourism, and the role of technology in the post-pandemic world were some of the key issues deliberated at the event.mascot captain cruzo NSE Academy Ltd (NAL), signed agreement with HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd (HDFC AMC) to launch a first-of-its-kind programme, ‘Invest-verse: Ministry of Heavy Industries signed an MoU with National Research Development Corporation for undertaking various activities for smooth implementation of the Scheme for enhancement of competitiveness in the Indian capital goods sector. RBL Bank, Amazon Pay and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a collaboration to offer UPI payments Ministry of Rural Development and Amazon Seller Services have signed a Non-Financial MoU. To enable the Self Help Group entrepreneurs under Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission. New Appointments: National Designation/Post Who is Appointed? Constitutional & Other Posts 1. Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan succeeded Harsh Vardhan Shringla Kwatra 2. advisor to Prime Minister Tarun Kapoor 3. Vice Chief of the Army Staff Baggavalli Somashekar Raju 4. The Union government notified the appointment of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, the chief justice of Gauhati High Court, and Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala, a judge of the Gujarat High Court, as judges of the Supreme Court 5. Secretary , Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Alkesh Kumar Sharma 6. 25th chief election commissioner. Rajiv Kumar , succeeding sushil chandra 7. interim chairman and managing director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), Pushp Kumar Joshi 8. additional charge of Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Sangeeta Singh 9. chairperson , Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Nidhi Chibber 10. Chairman& MD REC Ltd., Ministry of Power. Vivek Kumar Dewangen Rajiv Ranjan and Sitikantha Pattanaik named executive directors by RBI. Rajiv Ranjan was Adviser-in-Charge of the Monetary Policy Department and Secretary to the Monetary Policy Committee before being appointed to executive director. Pattanaik was an adviser at the Department of Economic and Policy Research before being appointed to ED. 11. Board of Directors of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (Indigo) appointed Pieter Elbers as Chief Executive Officer. He will join IndiGo on or before 1 Oct 2022. He succeeds Ronojoy Dutt 12. Bharti Airtel board ,Managing Director & CEO Gopal Vittal 13. MD& CEO, L&T S.N. Subramanyam will replace A.M. Naik as the CEO of the company. 14. Chairman, BSE SS Mundra replace Justice Vikramajit Sen 15. Managing Director of the TVS Motor Company. Sudarshan Venu 16. Chairman, TVS Motor Ralf Speth
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 11 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Designation/Post Who is Appointed? 17. new non-executive chairman of Gram Unnati’s board. Sunil Arora 18. The chief of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Dr Kamal Bawa elected to US National Academy of Sciences. He is also an elected fellow of the Royal Society (London) and the American Philosophical Society. 19. Chairman of Bajaj Finserv Limited, Sanjiv Bajaj assumed the office of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President for the year 2022-23 after replacing the CEO of Tata Steel, TV Narendran. 20. CEO,JioSaavn Sahas Malhotra New Appointments: International Designation/Post Who is Appointed? President/PM/Heads of Countries/Organizations 1. Andy Jassy will officially become the CEO of Amazon on July 5th, would replace Jeff Bezos as CEO 2. Campbell Wilson appointed as the New CEO and MD of Air India. 3. Indian-Origin, Nand Mulchandani appointed as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the first line of defence for the United States. 4. Actress Deepika Padukone become the first-ever Indian brand ambassador of luxury brand Louis Vuitton 5. IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Arvind Krishna elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 6. B Govindarajan as the CEO of Royal Enfield. He will also serve as the Wholetime Director of the Board of Eicher Motors Limited. 7. InterGlobe Aviation announced that Venkataramani Sumantran named chairperson of the IndiGo board. At IndiGo, he will succeed Meleveetil Damodaran 8. Rodrigo Chaves, Costa Rica’s new president, won against former President Jose Maria Figueres 9. John Lee Ka-Chiu confirmed as Hong Kong’s next chief executive. He will replace Carrie Lam 10. The Supreme Council of the Union elected Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, as President of the UAE., replaced Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who died at the age of 73. 11. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Junior, new president of phillipines 12. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country’s next president,of Somalia .He defeated Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (also known as Farmajo 13. Elisabeth Borne was appointed France’s new Prime Minister Awards & Recognition Name of the Award Winner Awards for Literature/Journalism 1. William E. Colby Award 2022 for his military and intelligence writing. Author and journalist, Wesley Morgan 1. Doordarshan has won ENBA Award 2021 for the best in-depth Hindi series for its TV series based on pet care ‘Best Friend Forever’ at the 14th edition of the Exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards (ENBA). The show is aired every Sunday at 7 pm and is also available on the YouTube channel of DD National. 2. Bangla Academy Award Mamata Banerjee book “Kabita Bitan 3. The fifth Romain Rolland Book Prize – 2022 the Bengali translation of the French novel “Meursault, contre- enquête” (The Meursault Investigation). Country’s Highest Honour Given 4. Guruswamy Krishnamoorthy, CEO of Penlon, a world-class British medical technology firm, is likely to receive The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) Award 2022 – Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) recognition from the Queen at Buckingham Palace, London, UK. 5. Chairman of the Piramal Group, Ajay Piramal received an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty The Queen. 6. Cameroon Activist, Cécile Ndjebet won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to preserving forests and improving the lives of people who depend on them
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 12 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Other Awards Conferred 7. Frank Wilczek, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and author, Templeton Prize awarded to individuals whose life’s work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality. 8. Indian Architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi was bestowed with the prestigious Royal Gold Medal 2022. Royal Gold Medal, one of the world’s highest honours for architecture, by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), London, United Kingdom (UK). 9. An innovator from Rajasthan who developed the technology of saving energy in boilers by recycling steam, Subhash Ola won the 1st prize for the Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022 and his enterprise “Geniusenergy Critical Innovation Private Limited” won the Start-up of the Year award. 10. Anna Qabale Duba, a Kenyan nurse stationed at the Marsabit County Referral Hospital, won the inaugural Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award Summits |Events |Festivals (National/International) Name of the Summit/Events Venue Summits Held Nationally 1. Union Minister for MSME Narayan Rane and Minister of State for MSME Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh inaugurated the ‘Enterprise India National Coir Conclave 2022’ under the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” at Coimbatore. 2. Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural session of Jain International Trade Organisation’s ‘JITO Connect 2022. Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) is a global organisation connecting Jains worldwide 3. Prime Minister used video conferencing to address the Utkarsh Samaroh in Bharuch, Gujarat. 4. Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles, presided over the National Startup Advisory Council’s (NSAC) 4th meeting in New Delhi. Summits Held Internationally 8. 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) at Abidjan, a city in Cote d’Ivoire. Theme of COP 15: Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity. 9. Second Global COVID-19 Virtual Summit .summit was co-hosted by the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal. Theme of the summit: Preventing Pandemic Fatigue and Prioritizing Preparedness 10. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 7th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of NDB The meeting was also attended by Governors/Alternate Governors of Brazil, China, Russia, South Africa and the newly joined members Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates (UAE). National Current Affairs Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways developing India’s first indigenous hydrogen-fueled electric vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). Home Minister inaugurates the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) campus in Bengaluru. Information and Broadcasting announced that India will be the official Country of Honour at the upcoming Marche’ Du Film, organized alongside the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, in France Supreme Court of India formed a high-level committee, headed by Judge Pradeep Nandrajog, for recovery of money from the defaulters against whom the National Spot Exchange (NSEL) secured money decrees. NSEL secured decrees and arbitration awards of Rs 3,534 crores against the defaulters. Further, defaulters’ liabilities of Rs 760 crores have already crystallised by the committee appointed by the Bombay High Court. Rs 363 crore allotted for the world’s largest film restoration project under the National Film Heritage Mission. The mission was launched in 2016 with an outlay of 597 crore rupees. It aims at preserving, restoring and digitizing over 5900 short films, documentaries and features Utkarsh Mahotsav organized by Central Sanskrit University in New Delhi. The objective is to promote the Sanskrit language across the country and beyond.The main theme of this Mahotsav is ‘Global Orientation of Sanskrit Studies in the New Educational Era’ The Lokpal of India new address World Trade Centre in south Delhi’s Nauroji Nagar, According to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the administrative Ministry for the Lokpal, the office, which spans two storeys and covers 59,504 square feet, was purchased for Rs 254.88 crore.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 13 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Lok Sabha (LS) Speaker, Om Birla launched the one-of-itskind literary initiative Kalam website of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation (PKF) to support and encourage vernacular literature. The aim of Kalam is to popularize Hindi literature The Ministry of MSME created a Centre for Experimentation, Innovation, and Design for the Khadi Village and Industries Commission (KVIC) with the goal of empowering Khadi Institutions across the country. India unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024 at the meeting of the Executive Board and General Assembly in Manila, Philippines. Commission on Elections, Manila was the current chair of AAEA. The new member of the Executive Board now includes Russia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Taiwan and the Philippines. Succeeding Shariff M.Abas With the excavation of a 5000-year-old jewellery-making factory, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which working in Rakhi Garhi, Haryana, for the past 32 years, produced one of its most significant findings yet. Rakhi Garhi is a village in Haryana’s Hisar district and one of the oldest Indus Valley Civilisation archaeological sites. RailTel, a micro Ratna PSU, launched the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme providing access to its Public WiFi services across 100 train stations in 22 states. President of India conferred 13 Shaurya Chakras which included six posthumous to the personnel of the Indian Armed forces . Army Chief General Manoj Pande was conferred with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) for his distinguished service of exceptional order at a defence investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan. India contributed USD 800,000 to the United Nations(UN) as part of the initiative which aims to enhance public outreach of the organisation in Hindi Home Minister Amit Shah launched the National Cyber Forensic Laboratory’ (NCFL) on the premises of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Hyderabad. The NCFL plans to expedite the resolution of cybercrime cases in the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved the establishment of the NCFL for evidentiary purposes in the CFSL, Hyderabad, in December 2021. National Data & Analytics Platform (NDAP) launched by NITI Aayog .By making data accessible, interoperable, interactive, and available on a user-friendly platform, the platform intends to democratise access to public government data. MoEFCC announced that Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan notified as Rajasthan’s 4th and the 52nd tiger reserve of India. Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) Centre Leh, Extension Centre Kargil and IT Enabled Incubation Centre for Handicraft and Handloom Sector. The Supreme Court used Article 142 of the Constitution to grant AG Perarivalan, a convict in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, extraordinary powers to “do complete justice in any cause or matter pending before it.” Perarivalan was released free by a bench of justices led by L.N. Rao and B.R. Gavai, who took into account his lengthy incarceration. The Union Government announced the formation of the Cotton Council of India under the Chairman veteran cotton man Suresh Bhai Kotak. . National Skill Development Corporation signed a MoU with Hindustan Ports Private Limited. To set up Skill India International Centre at Varanasi. Central Board of Direct Taxes mandated the requirement of PAN/Aadhaar Card for deposit/withdrawal of Rs. 20 lakhs or more. centre released Rs 7,183.42 crore as a revenue deficit grant to 14 states including Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Punjab, Assam and Kerala. This is the 2nd monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant to states. Current Affairs Related to States in India Northern States • Haryana launched the ‘Chaara – Bijaee Yojana’, a scheme launched to provide financial assistance of Rs 10,000 per acre (Upto 10 acres) to farmers cultivating and supplying fodder to Gaushalas (Cowsheds). • Haryana launches the ‘e-Adhigam’ scheme under which nearly 3 lakh students will be receiving tablet computers to aid their online education. The state government planned to provide the gadget to five lakh students. • Haryana launched a Vehicle Movement Tracking System (VMTS) mobile app to track the vehicles carrying sand and other mining material. • Haryana announced that a stadium will be built in Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra’s native village in Panipat • In Ayodhya, a significant crossing will be developed and named for legendary vocalist Bharat Ratna late Lata Mangeshkar. • Uttar Pradesh government will provide free wi-fi facilities at more than 58 thousand places in the villages of the state • A three-member Delimitation Commission redrawing the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir allotted 47 Assembly seats for Kashmir division and 43 for Jammu .the panel, led by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai. Jammu had 37 Assembly constituencies and Kashmir had 46 before the restructure, which increased the overall number of Assembly seats in the Union Territory to 90. • Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker, Rajasthan became the first state in India to reach 10 GW of cumulative largescale solar installations. The state a total installed power capacity of 32.5 GW, with renewables accounting for 55 percent, thermal energy for 43 percent, and nuclear energy accounting for the remaining 2%. Solar is the most common energy source, accounting for roughly 36 percent of total capacity and 64 percent of renewables
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 14 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App • Punjab CM, Bhagwant Mann heard the grievances of the people of the state and issued redressal directions in ‘Lok Milni’, a first-of-its-kind public interaction programme. • The Punjab Cabinet authorised a Rs 1,500 per acre incentive for farmers who grow paddy using the direct seeding of rice technology. A total of Rs 450 crore set aside to provide incentives to farmers who promote the DSR (Direct Seeding of Rice) technique, Eastern States (Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha & West Bengal) • Odisha is planning to create India’s only observatory, which will house data on the state’s indigenous population’s health. • Bihar inaugurated India’s first ethanol plant in Purnia district, Bihar. The plant set up by Eastern India Biofuels Private Limited at a cost of Rs 105 crores. North-Eastern States • Manik Saha is all set to take over as the 12th Chief Minister of Tripura. The decision was taken at a legislature party meeting following the resignation of CM Biplab Kumar Deb. • In Manipur, the Poumai tribe declared that Poumai inhabited areas will be a Drug-Free Zone supporting the State government’s War on Drug campaign. Western States (Goa, Gujarat & Maharashtra) • Maharashtra and Gujarat celebrated their statehood day on 1st May 2022. . • Maharashtra approved the ‘Maharashtra Gene Bank’,To conserve genetic resources in Maharashtra including marine diversity, seeds of local crops, and animal diversity. amount of Rs 172.39 crores will be spent • World Bank approved USD 350 million as financial aid for the Systems Reform Endeavors for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G) project. Central States (Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh) • Chhattisgarh first state in the country to restore the old pension scheme in order to provide assured income to retired employees. • Chhattisgarh, launched ‘Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana’ (Mitaan stands for a friend), which will be implemented on a pilot basis in 14 municipal corporations including the cities like Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur and Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh. Under the Scheme, the residents of Chhattisgarh can avail around 100 public services at their doorstep. • Madhya Pradesh launched the second phase of the Ladli Laxmi scheme to encourage girl children to pursue higher education and make them self-dependent. • PM launched the Madhya Pradesh “Startup Policy and Implementation Plan – 2022” via video conferencing and also address the startup community during the Madhya Pradesh Startup Conclave held in Indore Southern States (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana) • Tamil Nadu is set to become the first state to offer breakfast along with midday meals. This includes the launch of integrated urban health centres within the Corporation and Municipal limits • In a few parts of Kerala, a new virus known as tomato flu detected after the covid-19 pandemic. Almost 80 children in Kollam city of Kerala have diagnosed with tomato flu and it is spreading rapidly. • Kerala is set to launch an Android App ‘Shaili’, aimed at diagnosing and controlling lifestyle diseases among the people in the state of Kerala. The app set up as part of the Nava Kerala Karma plan. • The Kerala government will launch a state-owned overthe-top (OTT) platform named • Telangana announced the extension of insurance coverage to handloom and power loom weavers under the ‘Nethanna Bima’ (Weaver’s Insurance) Scheme. • At Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences (DRILS), Hyderabad, telagana ,multi-industry-supported Flow Chemistry Technology Hub (FCT Hub) launched . International Current Affairs NATO exercise, Defender Europe 2022 (DE22) and Swift Response 2022 (SR22) aimed at building preparedness and interoperability between Allies and partners of the United States (US) and NATO. The inauguration of a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first in North America, was unveiled at a ceremony at the Sanatan Mandir Cultural Centre in Markham, Ontario. State of the World’s Forests 2022 explores the significance of three forest pathways for achieving green recovery and addressing environmental crises such as climate change and biodiversity loss, against the backdrop of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use and 140 countries’ pledge to end forest loss by 2030 and support restoration and sustainable production and consumption. With the launch of a UN-Energy Plan of Action Towards 2025, the UN took a major step towards catalyzing the large-scale action and support needed for the transition to clean, affordable energy for all and net-zero emissions World’s Largest Glass Bottom Bridge was opened in Vietnam. It is called as Vietnam’s Bach Long pedestrian bridge, which is 632m (2,073ft) long and located 150m (492ft) above a huge jungle. It surpasses a 526m Glass Bottom Bridge in Guangdong, China. Another virus, Monkeypox, made an appearance in the United Kingdom. The patient a recent travel history from Nigeria. The Rock, the world’s largest white diamond, was auctioned for 18.6 million Swiss francs ($18.8 million), significantly less than the previous record for such a gem. Christie’s auction house in Geneva sold the 228.31-carat stone, which was larger than a golf ball.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 15 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App South Korea became 1st Asian country join in North Atlantic Treaty Organization Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. United Nations General Assembly unanimously opted for the Czech Republic to replace it on the world organization’s primary human rights council. Indian Government prohibited wheat exports, claiming a threat to food security, partially owing to the conflict in Ukraine and as a blistering heatwave reduced supply and pushed local prices to new highs. The world’s largest suspension bridge opened in Czech Republic. Sky Bridge 721 is the name given to it. The promenade promises both beautiful views of the cloudshrouded Jesenky mountains National Geographic Society installed the "world's highest weather station" on Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 metres to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena. Nepal's Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) said the automatic weather station was installed a few metres below the summit point last week as the snow and ice on the summit are not suitable for fixing equipment. World Health Organization released First Global Report on Infection Prevention and Control. According to the report, 70% of infections can be prevented with good hygiene and other cost-effective practices. Obituaries (National/International) Person Died Profession/Famous In? Politician (National-International) 1. Pandit Sukh Ram Veteran Himachal Pradesh Congress leader 2. Leonid Kravchuk Ex Ukraine president 'Singer/Musician (National-International) 3. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Music composer Actor/Director/Producer (National-International) 4. Author/Journalist/Activist/Painter (NationalInternational) 5. Rajat Kumar Kar Odia literaturer 6. Dr Rama Kant Shukla, Sanskrit scholar Sportsmen/Sportswomen (National-International) 7. Tony Brooks six Formula One Grand Prix ,nicknamed the “Racing Dentist”, United Kingdom 8. Andrew symonds Cricketer, australia 9. Yuri Averbakh chess Others (National-International) List/Indexes (Ranks & Reports) The Times Higher Education (THE) released the 2022 edition of its Impact Rankings. 8 Universities from India are placed in the top 300 universities in the world. Western Sydney University (Australia)[1]; Arizona State University (The US)[2], Western University (Canada). India is the joint fourth most-represented nation across the rankings, with 64 universities featuring in total (the same number as Turkey). in South Asia, India breaks with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham claiming 41st place. Lovely Professional University makes the top 100 at joint 74th place in the overall table. Calcutta University ranked first among all the central and state-aided public universities in the country According to the data released by crypto analytics firm Chainalysis, investors around the world realized total Crypto gains of $162.7 billion in 2021, compared to $32.5 billion in 2020. This is 2nd consecutive data by Chainalysis. Ethereum is the most noteworthy gainer among the crypto assets. The report highlights that Ethereum edged out Bitcoin in total realized gains globally at $76.3 billion to $74.7 billion. However, India ranked lowly at 21st with realized gains of around $1.85 billion while it is topped by the United States with an estimated realized Crypto gain of $49.95 billion. NSO data revealed that the unemployment rate in urban areas slipped from 10.3% to 8.7% between October and December 2021. Work Population Ratio in urban areas for persons of age 15 years and above stood at 43.2% in October-December 2021, up from 42.4% in the same period a year ago. It was 42.3% in July-September 2021. Report of Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles (OICA), India surpassed Germany to become 4th largest vehicle market in the world. The 1st was occupied by China, followed by the US and Japan Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd ranked No. 53 on Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022. Reliance is the top-ranked Indian firm on the list, followed by State Bank of India (105), HDFC Bank (153) and ICICI Bank at No. 204. Berkshire Hathaway took the No. 1 spot for the first time since Forbes started publishing the Global 2000 in 2003, dethroning the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which dropped to No. 2 after nine consecutive years at the top of the list. Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) took the 3 Spot..
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 16 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Important Days (may) Date Day & Theme May 1 International Labour Day | International Worker’s Day and May Day World Laughter Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of every May . This year the day is celebrated on 1st May May 2 World Tuna Day May 3 World Press Freedom Day | theme “Journalism under digital siege World Asthma Day observed every year on first Tuesday of may | 3rd of May 2022. |theme :‘Closing Gaps in Asthma Care’ May 4 International Firefighter’s Day May 4 Coal Miners Day May 5 World Portuguese Language Day”. May 5 World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD| theme – Unite for safety: clean your hands, May 6 ‘International No Diet Day 2022’ May 7 World Athletics Day May 8 World Red Cross Day May 8 Thalassemia Day |theme :‘Be Aware.Share.Care: Working with the global community as one to improve thalassemia knowledge Every year during May 8-9, the United Nations marks the Time of Remembrance and reconciliation for those who lost their lives during the Second World War. The day pays tribute to all the victims of the Second World War. May 10 the second International Day of Argania.| theme “The Argan tree, symbol of resilience”. May 11 National Technology Day | theme : “Integrated Approach in Science and technology for sustainable future”. May 12 International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) |UN declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). May 12 International Nurses’ Day | birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, also known as Lady with the Lamp| theme “Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health”. May 14 World Migratory Bird Day is marked twice a year since its inauguration in 2006. International Migratory Bird Day will be celebrated on 14 May and 8 October 2022|theme : light pollution May 16 International Day of Living Together in Peace May 16 International Day of Light | anniversary of 1st successful operation of laser in 1960 by Theodore Maiman. May 16 This year Vesak Day or Buddha Purnima celebrated on 16 May 2022. “Vesak”, the Day of the Full Moon in the month of May,birth and death anniversary of gautam buddha May 16 National Dengue Day May 17 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) May 17 World Hypertension Day May 17 International Day Against hom*ophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia May 18 International Museum Day (IMD) May 18 World AIDS Vaccine Day is also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) May 20 World Bee Day |by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |theme ‘Bee Engaged: Celebrating the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems’. Every year on the third Friday of May, people across the globe observe National Endangered Species Day. This year the day is celebrated on May 20. theme 2022 is “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”. may 20 World Metrology Day(WMD) |theme: Metrology in the Digital Era. May 21 International Tea Day World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. Anti-Terrorism Day |death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 17 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Books & Authors Defense Current Affairs Indian Navy plans to purchase a specialised earth imaging satellite Geo Imaging Satellite-2 (GISAT-2), this fiscal year as part of its modernisation and network-centric combat and communications programme. Defence minister Rajnath Singh launched two made-inIndia warships INS ‘Surat’ and ‘Udaygiri’ at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai. The HANSA-NG 2 seater flying trainer aircraft, designed and developed by CSIR-NAL, passed an in-flight engine relight test at DRDO‘s Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) facility in Challakere. CAPF punarvaas portal for Central Armed Police Forces seeking re-employment after the retirement. Sports Current Affairs Cricket {National Game of: Australia, Bermuda, England, Jamaica No. of Players: 11 Important Terms associated: Arm ball, Beamer, Bottom hand, Bouncer, Cameo, Carrom ball, Chinaman, Flick, Free hit, Glance, Googly, Hat-trick, Hit wicket, Leg bye, Nelson, Night watchman, Pinch hitter, Sweep, Upper Cut.} • Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul of the Lucknow Super Giants put up the best first-wicket stand in the Indian Premier League’s history. Quinton de Kock blasted an unbeaten 140 off 70 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders, while KL Rahul slammed 68 not out to create a new IPL record with their 210-run stand in 20 overs. • BCCI banned journalist Boria Majumdar for two years after an internal inquiry found him guilty of an attempt to “threaten and intimidate” wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha. Football {National Game of: Brazil, Italy, Germany, Israel, Mauritius, Poland No. of Players: 11 Important Terms Associated: Back Pass, Corner Kick, Free Kick, Dribble, Futsal, Header, Kick off, Banana Kick, Toe Poke, Throw-in, Bicycle Kick} • Inter Milan defeated Juventus 4-2 after extra time in the Italian Cup final. • Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 35th Spanish league title after its reserve squad comfortably defeated Espanyol 4-0. • Kerala beat West Bengal 5-4 in the penalty shootout to win the 75th Santosh Trophy 2022 at the Manjeri Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala. Hockey {National Game of: India, Pakistan No. of Players: 11 Important Terms Associated: Advancing, Bully, Center Pass, Dribble, Drive, Flagrant Foul, Flick, Free Hit, Striker, Tackle, Undercutting, Dodge, Drag Flick, Grip, Hacking, Penalty Corner, Wall Pass} Tennis • Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) clinched the men’s singles Madrid Open title 2022 after beating the defending champion Alexander Zverev (Germany). Alcaraz also defeated Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic (world No.1) to reach the final. It is his second Masters 1000 crown after Miami 2022 and his fourth title of the year. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) clinched the women’s singles title to become the first African player to win a WTA 1000 event Grand Prixes • F1 world champion Max Verstappen won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix for Red Bull after defeating the Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc. Name of the Book Author “Leaders, Politicians, Citizens: Fifty Figures Who Influenced India’s Politics” authored by author-journalist Rasheed Kidwai ‘INDO-PAK WAR 1971- Reminiscences of Air Warriors’ a edited by Air Marshal Jagjeet Singh and Group Captain Shailendra Mohan. The Struggle for Police Reforms in India: Ruler’s Police to People’s Police” Prakash Singh Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released the book “Modi@20 Dreams Meet Delivery” in New Delhi. The book presents different facets of the distinct thought process, the pioneering, pro-active approach leadership style of Narendrabhai Modi “A Place Called Home” Preeti Shenoy Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State(MoS), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions released the e-book ‘Civil List – 2022 of IAS officers’ at North Block, Secretariat Building, New Delhi.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 18 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Badminton • In Asia Badminton Championships, India’s P.V. Sindhu won her second Asian bronze medal after a heartbreaking threegame loss to top-seed and defending champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the semifinal in Manila. She had won her first bronze in the Asia Badminton Championships 2014 Gimcheon edition • South Korea defeated China to capture their second Uber Cup title. Korea fought back from behind twice to deny China a record-extending 16th title Boxing/ Wrestling/Weightlifting • 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships was kick-started in Istanbul, Turkey. • Nikhat Zareen won gold Thai Olympian Jutamas Jitpong 5-0 and become the fifth Indian woman to win a World title at the Women’s World Championships, Istanbul. Nikhat thus becomes only the fifth Indian women’s boxer after Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC to win a gold at the World Championships. She is from telagana • Harshada Sharad Garud first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the IWF Junior World Championships in Heraklion, Greece. She won the 45-kilogram weight category with a total of 153 kilograms lifted, including 70 kilograms in Snatch and 83 kilograms in Clean and Jerk. Sports Events |Tournaments Current Affairs • Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launched the mascot ‘Dhakad’ along with the official logo and official jersey of the Fourth Khelo India Youth Games at Panchkula • JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) with 20 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals won the 2nd edition of the Khelo India University Games 2021. Lovely Professional University (LPU) with 17 golds placed second and Punjab University placed third with 15 gold medals. Siva Sridhar emerged as the star swimmer by winning 11 gold. The closing ceremony of KIUG was held at Sri Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, Bengaluru. Veera was the mascot of KIUG 2021. • Asian Games 2022, due to be held in Hangzhou, China in September, postponed to 2023 due to rising COVID-19 cases . The OCA also announced that the third edition of the Asian Youth Games, scheduled to be held in Shantou in December, have cancelled. The World University Games 2021, to be held in Chengdu this year, have also pushed to 2023. Other Sports Current Affairs • Indian archers in Asia Cup 2022 Stage-2 campaign in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq got total of 14 medals – eight golds, four silvers and two bronze. • Indian pistol pairs Esha Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary clinched the mixed team pistol gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.. • India’s Avinash Sable broke a 30-year-old record of Bahadur Prasad in 5000m, setting a new national record with a timing of 13:25.65 at the Sound Running Track meet in San Juan Capistrano, USA. The 27-year-old from Maharashtra broke the old record of 13:29.70 set by Bahadur Prasad in 1992 • Ronnie O’Sullivan (England) won the 2022 World Snooker Championship by defeating Judd Trump (England) at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. • Olympian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur provisionally suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for testing positive for a banned substance stanozolol in her sample, a breach of the World Athletics anti-doping rules. • Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh emerged as champion in the 1st Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2022 chess tournament in Punta Prima. He also won the La Roda tournament and the Menorca Open Science & Technology IIT Bombay partnered with Ministry of Earth Sciences’ India Meteorological Department (IMD) to develop climate solutions for stakeholders at the village, city, and district levels. ISRO will send a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies below its surface, by December 2024 with an orbital manoeuvre planned for a year after that. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signs an MoU with ISRO with goal of upskilling the technical workforce at the Department of Space of ISRO. Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary MSDE, and Shri S. Somanath, Secretary Department of Space/ Chairman ISRO, signed the MoU. Bengaluru-based Bellatrix Aerospace tested an environmentally friendly satellite propulsion system that offers a 20 percent increase in fuel efficiency over hydrazine-dependent fuel systems. .
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 19 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App WEF with the government’s research institute Niti Aayog, is focusing on how to better employ emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and drones to aid farmers, especially small and marginal farmers. ISRO completed the static test of human-rated solid rocket booster (HS200) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota,Andhra Pradesh for its Gaganyaan programme. Narendra Modi launched India’s first 5G testbed, allowing startups and industry players to test and certify their technologies domestically and lessen reliance on foreign facilities. The testbed was built at a cost of approximately Rs 220 crore. Skyroot Aerospace Private Ltd tested its Kalam-100 rocket that will power the Vikram-1 rocket's third stage/engine. Chinese project, named Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES) would be the first space mission specially designed to search for habitable terrestrial planets around nearby Sun-like stars Schemes Launched By Union & State Governments Delhi approved “Delhi Startup Policy” with an aim to create an ecosystem for people to launch startups and provide them with fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, collateral-free loans, and free consultancy from experts, lawyers, and CA. To encourage, facilitate, and support 15,000 startups by 2030. Delhi provided free sewer connections under “Mukhyamantri Muft Sewer Connection Yojana”. 25,000 households located in East Delhi will be provided with free sewer connections SEBI constituted a committee for advising on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) related matters in the securities market. The committee chaired by Navneet Munot, CEO of HDFC Mutual Fund. AIM-PRIME Playbook launched at the Dr. Ambedkar International Center in New Delhi. The AIM-PRIME programme, a national project of the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, is being executed by Venture Center, Pune, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor.. Union Cabinet extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) scheme for another six months, till September 2022,(Phase VI). Department of Telecommunications launched the GatiShakti Sanchar portal, which would streamline the application and approval procedure for right of way (RoW) across the country Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EACPM) recommended that the government implement a guaranteed employment programme for the unemployed in cities and implement a universal basic income (UBI) scheme to eliminate income gaps.. At Plumbex India Exhibition Bharat Tap project was announced, a campaign to produce low-flow fixtures and sanitaryware to help India enter a new era of water conservation and sustainable development. Miscellaneous Current Affairs | One-Liners ‘Miyan Ka Bada’ railway station in the Balotra area of Rajasthan’s Barmer district was renamed “Mahesh Nagar Halt.” On Satyajit Ray’s 101st birthday, Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai will conduct a three-day film festival at various locations across India to screen films by Satyajit Ray. Railway Protection Force (RPF) started “Operation Satark” anti-smuggling campaign wherein 26 cases of transportation of illegal tobacco products were detected with seizure RailTel Corporation of India Ltd had designed and established a “Health Cloud” at Visakhapatnam premises of Andhra Pradesh Med Tech Zone (AMTZThe “Health Cloud” at AMTZ inaugurated by Louise Agersnap, Head of WHO Innovation Hub, WHO-Geneva. National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) receiving India's first semi-high speed train set for Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) at Alstom's Savli plan in Gujarat. Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa climbed Mt Everest, the tallest peak in the world for the 26th time to set a new world record. Priyanka Mohite from Maharashtra’s Satara district become 1st Indian woman to climb five peaks above 8000 metres. IRCTC launched 1st Bharat Gaurav Tourist train, with a stop in Nepal’s Janakpur. around the Ramayana Circuit. Asani cyclone formed over Bay of Bengal, to hit Orissa and Andhra Pradesh .The cyclone named Asani, which in Sri Lankan local language, Sinhalese means “wrath”. Ministry of Tourism, participated in Arabian Travel Market (ATM), Dubai -2022, as part of its Incredible India brand line, displaying India’s tourism potential. It also aims to market India as a “Must See, Must Visit” tourist destination.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 20 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App India’s first EV charging station powered by bio-gas was inaugurated in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Swiggy agreed to buy restaurant technology and dining out platform Dineout from Times Internet. A British climber Kenton Cool scaled the world’s highest mountain for the 16th time becoming the first foreign climber to make the most Mt Everest summits. Kenton also holds a record of the first British mountaineer who climbed Mt Nuptse, Mt Everest and Mt Lhotse in a season in 2013. Last year, Kenton had made it to the top of Mt Lhotse in less than 29 hours after scaling the world’s highest peak. Previously, American climber Dave Hahn climbed Mt Everest 15 times. Nepal’s Prime Minister, Shri Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi conducted visit to Lumbini, Nepal, coinciding with the auspicious event of Vaishakha Buddha Purnima. West Central Railway developed a battery-operated dualmode locomotive named Navdoot. This engine runs on both modes i.e. battery and electricity. Currently, it is being used during the shunting of trains at Jabalpur, Mudwara, and other stations on a trial basis. It received the Best Innovation Award from the Railway Board. Delhi Lieutenant Governor, Anil Baijal submitted his resignation to President citing personal reasons. He was appointed the national capital’s LG in December 2016 after the sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung The wax museum Madame Tussauds is returning to India, located in a Noida mall. On 21st May 1991, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in Tamil Nadu at a poll rally by a woman suicide bomber identified as Dhanu. 14 others including Rajiv Gandhi were killed according to the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination investigation.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 21 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App APRIL 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS Most Important Current Affairs April 2022 Smart Cities Awards 2022 Smart Cities India 2022 Awards are a one-of-a-kind platform that honours, recognises, and encourages individuals, policymakers, businesses, municipalities, government organisations, and associations for their efforts in both urban and rural sectors. 3-day expo comes to a close with Awards Ceremony. Categories Winners Projects Best Green Buildings Project Faridabad Smart City Limited ICCC Building Best Healthcare Initiatives Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited COVID Management through ICCC Best Startup Initiatives Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited B-Nest Foundation Best Water Management Solinas Integrity Private Limited Pipeline Management Project for 24×7 Water Supply City Innovation Ujjain Smart City Limited Digital Center COVID 19- Recovery Innovation Award Jabalpur Smart City Limited Leveraging ICCC against COVID Pandemic Digital City New Town Kolkata Green Smart City Corporation Digital Services in New Town Kolkata Governance and Economy Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City Limited Smart Sarathi Public Private Partnership Initiatives Indore Smart City Development Limited She Kunj Safe City Dehradun Smart City Limited DICCC Smart Energy Project Jabalpur Smart City Limited Smart Light Project Smart Parking Initiatives Indore Smart City Development Limited Two Wheeler MultiLevel Parking Smart Urban Mobility Silvassa Smart City Limited E-Bus Project Smart Waste Disposal and Clean City New Town Kolkata Green Smart City Corporation Integrated Solid Waste Management System in New Town Kolkata Smart City of Year Ujjain Smart City Limited MRIDA Best City Leader of Year Athar Aamir Khan, IAS, CEO, Srinagar Smart City Limited - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gets John F. Kennedy Award John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, for 1st time ever, awarded John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award 2022 to five individuals. award will be presented by Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, USA. These five individuals are: • Ukrainian President: Volodymyr Zelenskyy • United States (US) Representative: Liz Cheney • Michigan Secretary of State: Jocelyn Benson • Arizona Representative: Russell “Rusty” Bowers • Fulton County, Georgia, elections worker: Wandrea “Shaye” Moss About John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award: John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award was created by family of late president John Fitzgerald Kennedy to honour public figures who risk their careers by embracing unpopular positions for greater good, and is named after Kennedy’s 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, ”Profiles in Courage”. Bumrah, Rohit among Wisden's five 'Cricketers of the Year' Wisden Almanack named India captain Rohit Sharma and bowler Jasprit Bumrah among “Five Cricketers of Year ” for 2022. Rohit Sharma amassed 368 runs at an average of 52.57 in four Tests, completing an outstanding tour with a secondinnings 127 at Oval, his 1st Test century away from home. Other winners: • England fast bowler Ollie Robinson, South African women’s player Dane van Niekerk, and New Zealand opener Devon Conway. • Former England captain Joe Root been crowned World’s Leading Cricketer, while South African Lizelle Lee has been named World’s Leading Woman Cricketer, and Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan been named World’s Leading T20 Cricketer. Sir David Attenborough earns UN ‘Champion of the Earth Lifetime Achievement award’ UNEP named Sir David Attenborough, English natural history broadcaster and naturalist, as the recipient of the Champions of the Earth Award 2021 under the Lifetime Achievement category. This award is given to him for his dedication to research, documentation, and advocacy for the protection of nature and its restoration. His well-known documentaries include The Green Planet and A Plastic Ocean. He was knighted twice by Queen Elizabeth II in 1985 and again in 2020. He won 3 Emmy Awards and 8 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 22 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Other Winners of 2021 Champions of the Earth Awards: Category Winners Country Policy Leadership Mia Mottley (Prime Minister, Barbados) Barbados Inspiration And Action Sea Women of Melanesia Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Science And Innovation Dr Gladys KalemaZikusoka Founder and CEO of Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) Uganda Enterpreneurial Vision Maria Kolesnikova Kyrgyz Republic Max Verstappen named Laureus Sportsman of the Year 2022 F1 champion Max Verstappen been named the 2022 Laureus Sportsman of the Year while Jamaican Olympic sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah been named Sportswoman of the Year. The awards recognise the greatest sporting achievements of 2021, one of the highlights of which was the European Championship victory by the Italian Men’s Football Team who won their second Laureus Team of the Year Award as a result. Neeraj chopra was nominated. National Panchayati Raj Day 2022 National Panchayati Raj Day is a national holiday in India that honours the Panchayati Raj system. Every year on April 24th, it is commemorated. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, which was passed in 1992, is also commemorated on this day. The Panchayati Raj system, which is one of the country's oldest governing organisations, governs about 6 lakh communities in India. The day was initially observed in April 2010 to commemorate the decentralisation of power, which is considered one of India's most significant milestones. PANCHAYATI RAJ DAY: IMPORTANCE A committee was formed under the head of Balwantrai Mehta with the goal of bringing about reforms in the central electricity system. The committee suggested a decentralised Panchayati Raj hierarchy, with Gram Panchayats at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and Zila Parishad at the district level, according to the study. Banking Current Affairs RBI in News S.no 1. RBI tightened the rules for NBFCs relating to their large exposures. RBI capped aggregate exposure of NBFCs which are in the upper layer toward one entity at 20% of the capital base. The limit can only be extended by another 5% with the board’s approval. For a particular borrower group, the cap is at 25%, with an additional 10% if exposure is towards infrastructure. 2. Manappuram Finance Limited was fined Rs 17.63 lakh by RBI for failing to comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) and Prepaid Payment Instruments regulations (PPIs). 3. RBI imposes Rs 1.12 crore penalty on Bank of Maharashtra. This penalty been imposed under the provisions of section 47 A (1) (c) read with sections 46 (4) (i) and 51 (1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (the Act), it added. 4. RBI announced that current banks can open digital banking units to provide products & services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in both self-serve & assisted modes. Govt. announced in Union Budget that at least 75 such units will be established in 75 districts. 5. RBI reduced Ways & Means Advances (WMA) for states & union territories to Rs 47,010 crore from Rs 51,560 crores, citing an improvement in economic scenario. WMAs are short-term loans provided by RBI to government to help it deal with any discrepancies between receipts & payments. 6. RBI tightened rules for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) relating to their large exposures. RBI capped aggregate exposure of NBFCs which are in upper layer toward one entity at 20% of capital base. limit can only be extended by another 5% with board’s approval. For a particular borrower group, cap is at 25%, with an additional 10% if exposure is towards infrastructure. 7. Manappuram Finance Limited fined Rs 17.63 lakh by RBI for failing to comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) & Prepaid Payment Instruments regulations (PPIs). 9 RBI delayed deadline for banks to use lockable cassettes in their ATMs that can be swapped during cash replenishment by a year, till March 31, 2023. 10 RBI turned 87 years. RBI Act, 1934 (II of 1934) establishes legal framework for Bank's operations, which began on April 1, 1935. HQ was initially established in Kolkata but was permanently moved to Mumbai in 1937.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 23 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Public Sector Banks in News 1 SBI raised USD 500 million through a three-year syndicated loan facility, via its International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City branch. Through its 1st offshore USD Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) linked syndicated loan 2 Bank of baroda launched “bob World Gold”, a new feature on its bob World mobile banking platform for seniors and the elderly. 3 Bank of Maharashtra selling entire 4% ownership in India SME Asset Reconstruction Company for almost Rs 4 crores. 4 Punjab National Bank Celebrated its 128th Foundation Day on April 12, 2022 | MD & CEO of PNB, Atul Kumar Goel launched a cardless cash withdrawal service & a virtual debit card for its customers. 5 Union Bank of India To buy out 75% stake held jointly by Bank of Baroda (BoB) – 40% & Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) – 35%, in India International Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (IIBM). 6 SBI Signed MoU with Border Security Force (BSF) to provide solutions for financial security to BSF personnel through Central Armed Police Salary Package (CAPSP) Scheme. 7 Union Bank of India Launched its super-app named UnionNXT & digital transformation project SAMBHAV, with an investment outlay of around Rs 1,000 crore for current financial year 2022-23 (FY23). 8 Punjab National Bank Implemented Positive Pay System (PPS) being compulsory for cheque payments worth Rs 10 lakh & above. This is done as a move to protect its customers from any security threats. 9 Bank of India Announced a Rs 109 crores investment in National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL). 10 Central Bank of India Partnered with ID to implement digital KYC, Video KYC & eKYC for its network across India. Aim is to bring seamless onboarding & provide efficient digital facilities to customers across India. Private Sector Banks in News Hdfc ltd. announced the sale of a 10% share in its private equity arm, HDFC Capital Advisors, to an Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) wholly-owned subsidiary for Rs 184 crore Dhanlaxmi Bank For the collection of taxes, signed a MOUwith the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). Kotak Mahindra Bank Launched Kotak FYN, a new enterprise platform designed specifically for Business Banking & Corporate clients. Customers can utilize this to conduct all trade & service transactions. ICICI Bank Signed MoU with GIFT SEZ (Special Economic Zone) that aims to promote GIFT SEZ to Indian & international businesses, particularly in areas of IT, IT-enabled services (ITeS), & financial services. HDFC Bank Limited Adjudged Best Performing Bank in Self Help Group (SHG) Linkage by Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM). ‘Indus Merchant Solutions’, a mobile app for merchants of IndusInd Bank, got Digital CX Awards 2022 for ‘Outstanding Digital CX – SME Payments’. Boards of Directors of HDFC Ltd. & HDFC Bank Ltd. approved a composite scheme for amalgamation of HDFC Investments Ltd. & HDFC Holdings Ltd with & into HDFC Ltd; & HDFC Ltd with & into HDFC Bank, as well as their respective shareholders & creditors. As a result, when scheme takes effect, public shareholders would control 100% of HDFC Bank, while existing HDFC Ltd. shareholders will own 41%. Other Banking Related Current Affairs • Suryoday Small Finance Bank partnered with Kyndryl, an IT infrastructure services provider to drive its technology transformation program. • Airtel Payments Bank partnered with IndusInd Bank to offer fixed deposit (FD) facilities to its customers. A customer can open FD of Rs 500 up to Rs 190,000 on the Airtel Thanks app. • Fino Payments Bank approved minority strategic investment in New Delhi based fintech Paysprint Pvt Ltd of up to 12.19%. • For collection of taxes, Dhanlaxmi Bank signed a MoU with Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) & Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC).
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 24 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Economy/Financial Current Affairs Nexo with Mastercard to launch the world’s 1st “cryptobacked” payment card. WPI based inflation in India in the month of March rose to 14.55% due to an increase in power prices and rising edible oil prices. In March 2021, the WPI-based inflation had stood at 7.89%. World Bank lowered the global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.2%. Earlier this was estimated at 4.1%. SEBI reconstituted advisory committee on leveraging regulatory and technology solutions (ALeRTS). Sunil Bajpai will now lead the seven-member panel NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the International arm of the National Payment Corporation of India announced that BHIM UPI is now live at NEOPAY terminals, across the UAE. HDFC Ltd announced sale of a 10% share in its private equity arm, HDFC Capital Advisors, to an Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) wholly-owned subsidiary for Rs 184 crores. Wholesale price index based inflation in India in month of March rose to 14.55% due to an increase in power prices & rising edible oil prices. Securities & Exchange Board of India’s reconstituted advisory committee on leveraging regulatory & technology solutions (ALeRTS). Sunil Bajpai will now lead seven-member panel replacing Ms. Madhabi Puri Buch Finance ministry decided to keep interest rates unchanged on small savings schemes or post office schemes for Quarter -1 of FY2022-23 (April-June 2022). interest rates on various instruments for April-June 2022 range from 4% to 7.6%. ADB & GoI signed an agreement to provide a $2 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan to Nagaland for design of climate-resilient urban infrastructure Import of gold in India rose by 33.34% to Rs 46.14 billion on account of higher demand in 2021-22. Increase in gold imports contributed to widening of trade deficit to $192.41 billion in 2021-22. Central government exceeded its asset monetization target of 88,000 crore for FY22 & concluded agreements worth 96,000 crore.. Centre set an asset monetisation target of over 1.6 trillion dollars for FY23. Three public sector general insurance businesses – National Insurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited, & United India Insurance Company – their authorised share capital increased by government. This will allow for a capital inflow of Rs. 5,000 crores into these businesses. GST collection totaled Rs 1,42,095 crore, in march breaking previous high of Rs 1,40,986 crore set in January 2022. India’s trade imbalance increased by 87.5% to $192.41 billion in 2021-22, up from $102.63 billion previous year. While total exports hit a new high of $417.81 billion last fiscal year, imports also hit a new high of $610.22 billion, resulting in a $192.41 billion trade deficit. World Bank & AIIB stated Gujarat government’s Mission School of Excellence project, which aims to improve education quality in state, will receive a loan worth Rs 7,500 crore. Exports of agricultural products from India surpassed USD 50 billion mark for 1st time during financial year 2021- 22 (FY22), owing to significant growth in sugar, rice, wheat, & other cereals exports. Note: Agricultural exports rose to USD 50.21 billion in 2021-22, which is 19.92%. Business Current Affairs Paytm became an official digital payments partner for the prime ministers’ museum. It is offering its payment gateway, EDC (Electronic Data Capture) machines and QR code payment options to make way for superfast, convenient and secure transactions. Reliance Industries Limited become the 1st Indian company to hit the Rs 19 lakh crore market valuation mark in intra-day trade. Pencilton, a teen-focused fintech startup, launched PencilKey, a National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) compliant RuPay contactless keychain, in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Transcorp. World Bank approved a USD 47 million projects to support the Government of India's Mission Karmayogi, a national program to build civil service capacity. London-based Cryptocurrency lender, Nexo joined hands with global payments company Mastercard to launch world’s 1st “crypto-backed” payment card. Electronic money firm DiPocket is Nexo’s card issuer. Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd announced debut of Max Life Smart Secure Plus Plan via PhonePe app, a non-linked non-participating individual pure risk premium life insurance plan aimed at digitally savvy customers. Google Pay launched ‘Tap to Pay for UPI’, new functionality to bring seamless convenience of Tap to Pay to Unified Payments Interface (UPI). initiative been launched in collaboration with Pine Labs. HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company launched its VAULT program. It is India’s 1st industry-based digital customer engagement & rewards program. Citigroup announced that Axis Bank will be acquiring Citibank’s India consumer business for an amount of USD 1.6 billion (Rs 12,325 crores) in an all-cash deal. Flipkart Group constituted & launched Flipkart Foundation, a new platform with a focus on development in rural areas & providing equitable access to growth opportunities for women & other disadvantaged communities. It aims to positively influence 20 million lives directly & indirectly in coming decade.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 25 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App HP completed acquisition of Poly for $1.7 billion in all-cash deal worth $3.3 billion. Poly is a manufacturer of office communication. Jio-bp & TVS Motor Company agreed to explore establishment of a comprehensive public EV charging infrastructure in India for electric two-wheelers & threewheelers, building on Jio-developing bp’s network in this field. Infosys & Rolls-Royce opened their joint “aerospace engineering & digital innovation centre’’ in Bengaluru, Karnataka. India’s GDP Reports by Different Organization Name of Organization GDP Growth of India predicted 10.World Bank 8% for FY2022/23 11.Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) 7.4% for FY2022/23 12.ADB 7.5% for FY2022/23 13.International Monetary Fund (IMF) 8.2 % F23 14.ICRA (FY23) to 7.2 per cent (FY22) at 8.5%, 15.India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) FY23 to 7-7.2 per cent Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings IFSCA signed MOU with National Insurance Academy with the goal of creating capacity and establishing a qualified talent pool in the insurance sector in International Financial Services Centres. State of India’s Children: Status and Trends in Multidimensional Child Development jointly developed by NITI Aayog and UNICEF India. Tripura signed MoU with the NIXI-CSC Data Services Centre to develop an international grade Data Centre in the state Power System Operation Corp. Ltd.’s (Posoco) Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre signedMOU with IIT Delhi to encourage research on issues relating to India’s power sector Prasar Bharati signed MoU with Public Broadcaster of Argentina Radio Television Argentina (RTA) for collaboration in the field of broadcasting.. Kerala and Netherlands signed MoU for the ‘Cosmos Malabaricus’ project.study will contribute to a better understanding of Kerala’s history in the 18th century. Netflix India, with Information & Broadcasting Ministry, released a series of short video series under an initiative called ‘Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya’, highlighting the role of women achievers.. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) signed agreement IIT Bombay to jointly pursue research and development work in the Green Hydrogen value chain. Google signed (MoU) with Telangana to provide benefits of digital economy to the youth and women entrepreneurs. Manipur govt. signed MoU with Samsung Data System India Pvt Ltd & Abhitech IT Solutions Pvt Ltd for setting up a world-class “Sports Digital Experience Centre” as a domain of Manipur Olympian Park & Khuman Lampak Sports Complex. IBM India collaborated with Nagaland school education department to introduce digital training for girl students in more than 250 secondary & higher secondary schools across 15 districts of northeastern state. UIDAI signed MoU with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO, Hyderabad for technical collaboration. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) teamed with Microsoft to improve its customer experience. It will integrate cloud computing & artificial intelligence (AI) to help oil & gas business adapt digitally. UNDP & partners of Adaptation Innovation Marketplace (AIM) announced $2.2 million in climate action funding for 22 local innovators from 19 countries, including India. Indian Air Force & IIT Madras signed MoU for technology development & finding indigenous solutions for sustenance of various weapon systems. joint partnership aims to accelerate IAF’s indigenisation efforts India & Australia signed an Economic Cooperation & Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA). It will provide zero-duty access to 96% of India’s exports to Australia. PM Narendra Modi & his Nepalese colleague Sher Bahadur Deuba met in New Delhi. Signed four important agreements. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. & Nepal Oil Corporation Ltd. signed agreements on Nepal becoming 105th member of International Solar Alliance (ISA), technical cooperation in railways, petroleum product delivery, & technical experience sharing in petroleum sector. With a sustained focus on environment, NTPC taken initiative of blending green hydrogen in GGL (Gujarat Gas Limited) Piped Natural Gas (PNG) network at NTPC Kawas. Arya.ag, an integrated grain commerce platform joined United Nations Global Compact India, voluntarily adhering to universal sustainability principles & taking actions to support UN Sustainable Development Goals.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 26 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App New Appointments: National Designation/Post Who is appointed Replacing whom Constitutional & Or Posts 21. Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Manoj Pande 22. Director-General of Military Operations General Manoj Kumar Katiyar 23. Chairman,National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Vijay Sampla 24. Chairman, UPSC Dr Manoj Soni Pradeep joshi 25. Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities Iqbal Singh Lalpura Reappointed 26. Foreign Secretary of India IFS Vinay Mohan Kwatra Harsh Vardhan Shringla 27. Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Manoj Pande incumbent Vice-Chief of Army General MM Naravane 28. chief secretary of Delhi Senior IAS officer Naresh Kumar 29. Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay K sood K VijayRaghavan 30. Director-General Geological Survey of India (GSI) Dr S Raju R. S. Garkhal CEO’S/Chairman of Companies/Organizations/Banks/ Or Appointments 31. RBI approved an extension in tenure of Murli M Natarajan as managing director & chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of DCB Bank for a period of two years. 32. MD, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Vikas Kumar Mangu Singh 33. Chairman & MD (CMD) of Air India Asset Holding (AIAHL) Vikram Dev Dutt 34. India Pulses & Grains Association (IPGA) Bimal Kothari Jitu Bheda 35. Country Head for India Satya Easwaran, wipro 36. MD & CEO ,Digit Insurance Jasleen Kohli Vijay Kumar 37. Director, Forest Research Institute (FRI) Dr Renu Singh 38. Chairman, Payments Council of India Vishwas Patel 39. PharmEasy, a consumer healthcare app Aamir Khan, Brand Ambassador 40. National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH). Vice-Chancellor of Indraprastha University, Mahesh Verma 41. chairman ,Kalyan Jewellers Vinod Rai former Comptroller & Auditor General 42. Vice-Chairperson of Council Standing Committee on Administration & Management of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Aprajita Sharrma 43. Ceo, procter$ gamble india L V Vaidyanathan Madhusudan gopalan 44. Global Peace Ambassador, India International Conclave 2022 Babita Singh, a serial entrepreneur 45. CEO, Aditya Birla Capital Vishakha Mulye 46. Principal scientific advisor Ajay kumar sood K vijayraghvan 47. MD, CEO, shivaluk SFB Anshul Swami 48. Nasscom chairman Krishnan ramanujam,TCS 49. YuWaah in India announced Ashwin Yardi, CEO of Capgemini in India, joined organisation, alongside Yasumasa Kimura, UNICEF Representative, as being the co -chair of the organisation 50. Online lending platform, Indifi Technologies appointed former chairman of SBI, Rajnish Kumar as an advisor. Presently, he sits on the boards of HSBC Asia Pacific, L&T Infotech, Hero MotoCorp and BharatPe 51. MD and CEO, Future Generali India Life Insurance Bruce de Broize 52. chairman of Tata Digital N Chandrasekaran AP Abdullahkutty elected chairperson of the Haj Committee of India.the 1st time, two women have been chosen as its vicechairpersons– Munnawari Begum and Mafuja Khatun.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 27 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App New Appointments: International Designation/Post Who is Appointed? President/PM/Heads of Countries/Organizations 14. Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to become G20 chief coordinator. Appointment is significant as India will assume G20 presidency from Indonesia. 15. United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres appointed Arunabha Ghosh (India) to a High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities. 16. Patrick Achi re-appointed as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast by President Alassane Ouattara 17. Indian-American Navy veteran Shanti Sethi appointed as USA Vice President Kamala Harris’s Defence Adviser. 18. Hungarian PM, Viktor Orban won a fourth successive term in office by a landslide victory 19. United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appointed Dr Ian Fry as world’s 1st independent expert for human rights & climate change. Dr Fry holds dual citizenship of Tuvalu & Australia. 20. Aleksandar Vučić re-elected as President of Serbia. 21. Shehbaz Sharif , Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Chief became new pm of pakistan 22. Robert Golob defeated prime minister Janez Janša in the Slovenia Prime Minister election. 23. French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected Awards & Recognition Name of Award Winner Awards for Literature/Journalism 2. O.Henry prize Bengali author Amar Mitra Book- ‘Gaonburo’- a Bengali short fiction 3. 56th Jnanpith for year 2021 Assam, Nilamani Phookan 4. 57th Jnanpith Award 2022 Novelist Damodar Mauzo 5. Chameli Devi Jain Award (Outstanding Woman Media person) Aarefa Johari (Journalist from Mumbai 6. Saraswati Samman, 2021 Prof Ramdarash Mishra- poems ‘Mein to Yahan Hun’ 7. 2022 World Press Photo of Year award Amber Bracken(Canada) “Kamloops Residential School” 8. Photo Story of Year Prize 2022 Australian photographer Matthew Abbott Country’s Highest Honour Given 9. The former Honorary Consul of Peru , Ardeshir B.K. Dubash received the Order of “Merit in the Diplomatic Service of Peru Jose Gregorio Paz Soldan” 10. International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy, 2021 to Dr Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh individual) category & Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust, Gujarat under institutional category 11. Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik), flagship scheme of Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) been selected for PM Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 under category “Innovation (General) – Central”. Film/Music Awards 12. 2021 AIMA Managing India Awards (AIMA) in multiple categories in Delhi. In the films category, Shoojit Sircar was honoured with the Director Of The Year award for Sardar Udham 13. VP Naidu presented Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship & Sangeet Natak Awards for year 2018 to 43 eminent artists (4 Fellows & 40 awardees). He also presented Fellowships & National Awards of Lalit Kala Akademi for year 2021 to 23 people (3 Fellows & 20 National Awards ).
2 Ministerial Dialogue. 20th edition of India-France Joint Staff talks focused on new initiatives within framework of existing bilateral defence cooperation mechanism, in Paris.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 29 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Committees in News Govt. announced formation of a Semicon India advisory committee,. Minister of Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, will head Committee, with Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), as Vice-Chairperson. National Current Affairs PM unveiled a 108 ft statue of Lord Hanuman ji in Morbi, Gujarat, at Ashram of Bapu Keshvanand ji, This statue is second among four statues being built in four directions across country, as part of ‘Hanumanji Char Dham’ project. 1st Lord Hanuman statue was set up in north, in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla. Other two at rameshwaram and west Bengal. NITI Aayog plans National Data & Analytics Platform (NDAP), which would give government data in a userfriendly manner & encourage data-driven decision-making & research. 1st portable solar rooftop system in India inaugurated at Swaminarayan Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 10 Photovoltaic PV Port system manufactured by New Delhi-based Servotech Power Systems Ltd & designed by German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). To bolster India’s cyber posture, National Security Council Secretariat is holding a National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise (NCX India) for government officials & key sector organisations. Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture Minister, launched National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2022-23 at NASC Complex in New Delhi. Production of pulses & oilseeds will be 269.5 lakh tonnes & 371.5 lakh tonnes, respectively. Horticulture production is expected to reach 3310.5 lakh tonnes in 2020-21 Narendra Modi inaugurated projects worth 22,000 crore rupees at Dahod in Gujarat. Dahod District Southern Area Regional Water Supply Scheme, constructed at Narmada River Basin (Rs 840 crore); Dahod Smart City (Rs 335 crore). Broadcast Seva Portal developed by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting to improve convenience of doing business in broadcast industry. PM Modi stated Umiya Mata Temple, Gujarat’s Junagadh now become a central focus for social consciousness. FAO & Arbor Day Foundation jointly recognised Mumbai & Hyderabad as ‘2021 Tree City of World. number of domestic patent filings at Indian patent office exceeded that of international filings for 1st time in last 11 years. number of patent filings increased from 42,763 in 2014-15 to 66,440 in 2021-22. Amit Shah launched Amrit Samagam, a summit of country’s tourism & cultural ministers, in New Delhi. A 200-bed KK Patel Super Speciality Hospital in Bhuj in Kutch district of Gujarat, established. It built by Shree Kutchi Leva Patel Samaj, Bhuj & is 1st charitable super speciality hospital in Kutch region. Temple 360 is a digital platform where anyone can visit or do darshan of 12 Jyotirlinga & Char Dham from any location, making everyone’s life convenient while also keeping people connected. As part of a month-long pan-India operation on illicit ticketing, Railway Protection Force (RPF) detained 1,459 touts& blocked 366 IRCTC agent IDs& 6,751 personal IDs. ‘Operation Upalabdh’ push was launched Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, mascotto ‘Prakriti’ launched to raise public awareness about small changes that can be made to our lifestyle for a better environment. President Kovind landed in Amsterdam for final leg of his two-nation journey — his 1st visit to Netherlands in 34 years —names a new yellow tulip variety ‘Maitri‘. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports contributed USD 72,124 towards UNESCO Fund for Elimination of Doping in Sport 2022. This is double amount of minimum agreed value. Aadi Bazaars – A Celebration of Spirit of Tribal Culture & Cuisinein Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Narmada district. Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022 started in Arts College Ground, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, Andhra Pradesh by Governor of Andhra Pradesh Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan,. Aangans are put up to represent regional cultures & to showcase traditional Arts & Crafts, with craftsmen setting up stalls to sell their items & demonstrate their excellent skills. Union Minister for Culture, Tourism & DONER, G Kishan Reddy inaugurated three-day North-East festival called ‘Ishan Manthan’ at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in New Delhi. . Surat, Gujarat, features a road created entirely of steel waste, which is one of best instances of sustainable development. ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India collaborated on steel slag road with CSIR) India, Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), & government think tank Niti Aayog. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal inaugurated Indian Jewellery Exposition Centre (IJEX) building in Dubai, UAE, during his visit to Dubai to participate in India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 A museum of all former Prime Ministers, 270 crore project,Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya (Museum of Prime Ministers), built at Teen Murti Estate, in Delhi. Museum will showcase life, times & contribution of all 14 Prime Ministers of India so far, except for collections & works on Jawaharlal Nehru, who a separate Nehru Memorial Museum, which was also his residence.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 30 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App CJI NV Ramana unveiled ‘Fast & Secured Transmission of Electronic Records’ (FASTER), a digital platform that allows supreme court to send interim orders, stay orders, & bail orders via a secure electronic channel. Narendra Modi approved a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees & Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners by 3 per cent to 34%, over existing rate of 31% of Basic Pay/Pension. Hike announced will be effective from January 1, 2022, to compensate for price rise. Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Singh Thakur & Governor of Karnataka, TC Gehlotlaunched logo, jersey, mascot & anthem of Khelo India University Games 2021 (KIUG 2021) at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. theme song been composed by Kannada rapper Chandan Shetty. KIUG 2021 will be held in Karnataka Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under Ministry of Commerce & Industry announced an extension in existing Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 by another six months till September 30, 2022, to ensure policy continuity in external trade. This is fourth extension given to existing FTP policy. WHO launched its Global Centre for Traditional Medicine at a site in Jamnagar, Gujarat To bolster India’s cyber posture, the National Security Council Secretariat is holding a National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise (NCX India) for government officials and key sector organisations Niti Aayog’s Vice Chairperson, Rajiv Kumar resigned. Suman Bery, an economist, the new head of the planning agency. NITI Aayog released a draft battery swapping policy, under which all metropolitan cities with a population above 40 lakh will be prioritized for the development of a battery swapping network under the 1st phase. All major cities such as state capitals, UT headquarters, and cities with populations above 5 lakh will be covered under the second phase. Current Affairs Related to States in India Northern States • Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra Tea will get European Commission Geographical Indication Tag (GI Tag). This tag helps Kangra tea to get an opportunity to enter European market. Kangra tea received Indian GI tag in 2005. • Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami launched an anticorruption mobile app named 1064 Anti-Corruption Mobile App. • Himachal Day is observed on 15th of April in Himachal Pradesh. • Uttarakhand Govt. is set to implement ‘Him Prahari’ Scheme which is meant for ex-servicemen & youngsters. It is seeking cooperation of Union Government to implement scheme in areas bordering Uttarakhand • Haryana launched portal of Mukha Mantri Bagwani Bima Yojana’ with an initial corpus of Rs 10 crore for scheme. Under this, farmers will be compensated for damage caused to their crops due to adverse weather & natural calamities. • ‘School Chalo Abhiyan‘ in order to secure 100% enrollment in elementary & upper primary schools in Uttar Pradesh • Agra, Uttar Pradesh become the 1st city in the country to have vacuum-based sewer systems • Jammu and Kashmir, under the e-governance initiative launched an app ‘Jan Nigrani’, intended to help people lodge their complaints related to various schemes online.. Eastern States (Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha & West Bengal) • Jamtara in Jharkhand become the only district in the country where all gram panchayats have community libraries. North-Eastern States • Rich tributes were paid in Manipurto the valiant sons of the state who made tremendous sacrifices fighting against the British in the battle of Khongjom during the 1891 AngloManipuri War to maintain Manipur’s independence. • Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu, one of biggest festivals of Assam, falls in second week of April every year, marking beginning of harvest period. • Manipur chief minister, N Biren Singh announced that a 165-foot-high Indian national flag, tallest in Northeast, would be hoisted at Indian National Army (INA) headquarters complex in Moirang in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. Western States (Goa, Gujarat & Maharashtra) • Maharashtra inaugurated the tap-in tap-out bus service on the Gateway of India to Churchgate route in across Mumbai easier. Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) is India’s 1st fully digital bus service. • Maharashtra became 1st state to develop a website-based Migration Tracking System (MTS) application to track the movement of migrant workers.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 31 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App • Maharashtra introduced a scheme that allows prisoners to obtain personal loans from banks of up to Rs. 50,000 to help their families improve their living conditions .loans up to 50,000 under scheme at a 7% interest rate. scheme would be implemented in Yerawada Central Jail in Pune, Maharashtra, on a pilot basis. This type of loan is called a “khavti” loan, & benefits approximately 1,055 prisoners. Central States (Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh) • Gangaur festival celebrated in Rajasthan & some parts of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, & West Bengal. women worship Gauri, wife of Lord Shiva • Sarhul is festival of New Year celebrated in state of Jharkhand by tribal communities as part of local Sarna religion. It is celebrated in Hindu month of Chaitra, three days after appearance of new moon. • MP launch Udyam Kranti Yojana. Loans ranging from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 50 lakh would be offered to youth under this scheme for self-employment. Southern States (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana) • Tamil nadu launched a Periyar memorial samathuvapuram at Pilipakuttai in Namagiripettai panchayat union. 100 dwelling units with all basic amenities were built at cost of 2 crores 88 lakh rupees. • birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar (April 14) will be commemorated as ‘Samathuva Naal’ (Equality Day) in tamil nadu. • In a move to provide safe transport to women & girl students, police in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor set up three ‘She Auto’ stands, 1st of its kind in state. These are set up in RTC Bus Stand, Mahila University, & Ruia Hospital in Tirupati. • CM of Andhra Pradesh, inaugurated 13 new districts in state in Tadepalli, Guntur district. As a result, there will be a total of 26 districts in state. • Tamil Nadu launched ‘Kaaval Uthavi’ app. It helps citizens to seek police assistance during any emergency. • Karnataka launched ‘Nandini Ksheera Samridhi Cooperative Bank’. It is a revolutionary initiative, which will provide greater financial strength for milk producers. Karnataka is only state in country to set up an exclusive bank for milk producers. • Karnataka in association with NIMHANS & Niti Ayog launched Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI) in January. Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa appointed as brand ambassador • Karnataka government announced Vinaya Samarasya Yojana as a public awareness campaign against caste prejudice in state’s gramme panchayats. It will be formally launched on April 14, birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. • Karnataka, ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully’ (SAANS) Campaign. launched to ensure early detection and greater awareness of pneumonia in children under the age of five • Tamil Nadu announced that December 18, every year will be observed as Minorities Rights Day at the state level International Current Affairs United Nations report released, pandemic pushed 77 million additional people into severe poverty last year, & many developing nations are unable to recover due to heavy cost of loan repayments — & that was before extra burden of crisis in Ukraine. Indonesia stopped imports of agricultural products from India, citing a failure by New Delhi officials to register laboratories that evaluate food safety & issue certificates of analysis (COA), causing worry among cereal exporters. Tropical Storm Megi wreaked havoc on Philippines, killing at least 167 people in landslides & floods. Hillside avalanches & overflowing rivers wreaked havoc on villages surrounding Baybay city in central Leyte province. Flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Moskva, was being hauled to port when it sank due to stormy waves. 510-crew missile cruiser, which led Russia’s naval attack on Ukraine, was a symbol of country’s military might. Russia had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying a big nuclear payload. named RS-28 Sarmat, dubbed “Satan 2” by NATO. Largest electric cruise ship in world returned back to port in Yichang in central Hubei province, China after travelling up & down Yangtze River for its maiden voyage. This cruise ship been powered by a 7,500-kilowatt-hour massivesized marine battery. Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC is all set to be admitted as seventh member of East African Community (EAC). Ecuador, a South American Country, became 1st country in world to give legal rights to wild animals. WTO revised down its projection for global trade growth (in volume) for 2022 to 3%. Earlier in October 2021, this was estimated at 4.7%. Israel tested laser missile-defence system “Iron Beam” which can destroy any airborne object including drones. China launched a new Earth observation satellite Gaofen3 03 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on board a Long March-4C rocket. India will provide an additional $500 million in financial aid to help the Srilanka island nation buy fuel, and that Bangladesh was willing to postpone $450 million in swap repayments to help Colombo. The USA put India & 6 other countries including China & Russia on its annual 'Priority Watch List' for intellectual property protection & enforcement. Other countries on the watch list include: Argentina, Chile, Indonesia, and Venezuela.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 32 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Obituaries (National/International) Person Died Profession/Famous In? Politician (National-International) 10. Mwai kibaki Ex Kenyan president 11. James dringwell rymbai Ex Meghalaya CM 'Singer/Musician (National-International) 12. Prafulla kar Odia singer and music director Actor/Director/Producer (National-International) 13. Salim ghouse actor 14. Manju singh Presenter and actor 15. Shiv kumar subramanium Screen writer Author / Journalist / Activist / Painter (NationalInternational) 16. Binapani Mohanty writer of Odisha and Padma Shri awardee 17. Richard howard Pulitzer winner Sportsmen/Sportswomen (National-International) 18. Elvera britto Footballer, india Others (National-International) 19. List/Indexes (Ranks & Reports) Extreme poverty rate in India fell from 22.5% in 2011 to 10.2% in 2019 as per World Bank Policy Research Working Paper. This represents a decline of 12.3 percentage points in extreme poverty count between 2011 to 2019 in country. decline in rural areas was much higher than in urban areas. CMD, Serum Institute of India (SII), Dr Cyrus S. Poonawalla topped Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022 with new value of USD 26 billion (up 41%). Cyrus Poonawalla is followed by Thomas Frist Jr & Family of HCA Healthcare, Li Xiting & Xu Hang of Mindray at 2nd position with a net value of USD 19 billion. Dilip Shanghvi & Family, of Sun Pharmaceuticals, is at 5th position with a net worth of USD 18 billion. Uttar Pradesh at 29.58 mt become top producer of vegetables, getting back its 1st position by demoting West Bengal at 28.23 mtto second position. Other top producers of vegetables as per data in current year 2021-22 include Madhya Pradesh at 20.59 mt, Bihar at 17.77 mt & Maharashtra at 16.78 mt. Andhra Pradesh remains top fruit producer. India’s horticulture output is likely to drop marginally by 0.4% to 333.25 mt in 2021–22 from previous year (2020–21) as production of vegetables, spices, & plantation crops is set to decline. Airports Council International (ACI) released list of top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2021. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) topped list with 75.7 million passengers. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is second, followed by Denver International Airport at third spot. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), overall unemployment rate in India fell to 7.6% in March 2022. This rate was 8.10% in February 2022. Haryana recorded highest unemployment rate in March 2022, at 26.7%. It was followed by Rajasthan (25%) & Jammu & Kashmir (25 %), Bihar (14.4%), Tripura (14.1%) & West Bengal (5.6%). Chhattisgarh registered an unemployment rate of 0.6 per cent this March, which is lowest so far. QS Quacquarelli Symonds released 12th edition of QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 (IIT)-Bombay ranked 65th & (IIT)- Delhi ranked 72nd, are only Indian institutes to be featured among top 100 ranks under Engineering & Technology category. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, titled “Trends in World Military Expenditure Report 2021”, India’s military expenditure is the third highest in the world behind the US and China. Military spending in India is amounting to $76.6 billion in 2021 which grew by 0.9% from 2020. Important Days (April) Date Day & me 1 st April Utkal Divas or Utakala Dibasha or Odisha Day . 2 nd April World Autism Awareness Day | Theme: “Inclusive Quality Education for All” 2 nd April International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) |theme: “Stories are wings that help you soar every day.” 4 th April International Day for Mine Awareness & Assistance in Mine Action | Theme: Safe Ground, Safe Steps, Safe Home 5 th April National Maritime Day | Theme: “Sustainable Shipping beyond Covid-19’’. 6 th April International Day of Sport for Development & Peace (IDSDP) | Theme: “Securing a Sustainable & Peaceful Future for All: Contribution of Sport” 5 th April International Day of Conscience 7 th April World Health Day | Theme: ‘Our Planet, Our Health’ 7 th April International Day of Reflection on 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda is commemorated.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 33 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Date Day & me 9 th april Crpf valour day 10th April World Homeopathy Day | Theme in India is ‘People’s Choice For Wellness.’ 11th April World Parkinson’s Day to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease, which is a progressive nervous system disorder. Theme | Integrated Healthcare. 11th April National Safe Motherhood Day 12th April International Day of Human Space Flight | To mark anniversary of 1st human space flight by Yuri Gagarin 13th April International Turban Day | 2022 Turban Day marks 553rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev & festival of Baisakhi. 13th April Indian Army marks Siachen Day | To commemorate courage of Indian Army under “Operation Meghdoot” Ambedkar Jayanti | 14 April | To commemorate birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar. In 2022, we are marking 131st birth anniversary of Babasaheb. 14th April World Chagas Disease Day | To raise public awareness & visibility among people about Chagas Disease | Theme: finding & reporting every case to defeat chagas disease. 13th April Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919. This year we commemorate 103rd anniversary of terror that shook entire country to a standstill. 15th April World Art Day 16th April World Voice Day (WVD) | Theme: ‘Lift your voice’. 16th April Save Elephant Day 18th April World Heritage Day| Theme: “Heritage & Climate”. 19th april World Liver Day 20th april UN Chinese Language Day 21st april World Creativity & Innovation Day | World Creativity & Innovation Week is also observed from April 15-21. | Theme: Collaboration 21st April National Civil Services Day 22nd April World Earth Day, also known as International Mother Earth Day. 23rd April World Book & Copyright Day. 23rd April English Language Day April 24 National Panchayati Raj Day April 25 World Malaria Day |theme: “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives”. April 25 International Delegates Day April 26 World Intellectual Property Day | theme : IP and Youth innovating for a Better Future. April 26 International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day April 28 International Girls in ICT Day is marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April |theme: access and safety. World Immunization Week is celebrated worldwide in the last week of April. WHO celebrated World Immunization Week from April 24 to April 30. theme : “Long Life for All”. April 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work | theme :” Participation And Social Dialogue In Creating A Positive Safety And Health Culture” April 27 World Stationery day is celebrated every year on the last Wednesday of April April 29 International Dance Day April 30 International Jazz |theme :‘A Call for Global Peace and Unity’
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 34 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Books & Authors Defense Current Affairs Exercise KRIPAN SHAKTI, an Integrated Fire Power exercise conducted by Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps at Teesta Field Firing Ranges (TFFR), near Siliguri, West Bengal. In New Delhi, Army Commanders’ Conference, an apex level biannual event, commenced. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) kicked off 8th edition of two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise, ‘NATPOLREXVIII’, off Mormugao harbour, Goa. Indian Navy launched sixth & last submarine of French Scorpene-class under Project 75, at Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. submarine been named ‘Vagsheer’. 20th Naval Exercise between Indian Navy & French Navy named ‘VARUNA’ is being conducted in Arabian Sea Chief of Army Staff, gave prestigious President’s Colours to two battalions of Dogra Regiment, namely 20 DOGRA & 21 DOGRA. Ministry of Defence formally placed an order with Goa Shipyard Limited for 8 fast patrol vessels for Indian Coast Guard. DRDO & Indian Army flight-tested a new version of Pinaka rocket system at Pokhran firing ranges. These included Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) & Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket systems. A team of scientists from DRDO, Indian Army & Indian Air Force (IAF) jointly conducted successful flight test of indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ at high-altitude ranges. Two Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters Mark-III were inducted into Indian Coast Guard (ICG). These choppers were ninth & tenth in a series of 16 ALH. Amit Shah inaugurated Seema Darshan Project at Nadabet on Indo-Pak border in Banaskantha District of Gujarat. It is launched with aim to provide an opportunity for citizen to observe life & work of BSF personnel on our border. Name of Book Author “Boy Who Wrote a Constitution: A play for Children on Human Rights “Vanishing of Subhash Bose”, “Gandhi, Ambedkar, & Four-Legged Scorpion”, & “Aurangzeb”. Rajesh Talwar Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW), Narendra Singh Tomar released a book titled “Indian Agriculture towards 2030: Pathways for Enhancing Farmers’ Income, Nutritional Security & Sustainable Food & Farm Systems”, at an event organized by NITI Aayog & Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations. ‘Hear Yourself’ Prem Rawat Crunch Time: Narendra Modi’s National Security Crises Dr Sreeram Chauliahas Queen of Fire Devika Rangachari Birsa Munda – Janjatiya Nayak Prof. Alok Chakrawal Decoding Indian Babudom Ashwini Shrivastava “Maverick Effect” Harish Mehta Tiger of Drass: Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 23, Kargil Hero Meena Nayyar, Mother of Captain Anuj Nayyar & Himmat Singh Shekhawat, a part of Rashtriya Riders In history of International Booker Prize, novel ‘Tomb of Sand’, authored by Geetanjali Shree, become 1st Hindi language work of fiction to be shortlisted for prestigious literary prize. Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings with BCCI Vinod Rai “Chinese Spies: From Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping” Roger Faligot My Research Works On Sikh History & Philosophy” Abinash Mahapatra “The Magic of Mangalajodi” Avinash Khemka
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 35 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Indian Air Force organised a conclave at Air Force Station, Hakimpet to commemorate 60 years of glorious service by Chetak Helicopter in IAF. It was inaugurated by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. 9th Edition of India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise held at Special Forces Training School, Bakloh (HP). DRDO flight tested “Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet” (SFDR) booster at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off coast of Odisha. It an extremely high projected range of 350 km. A national seminar on Logistics Management ‘LOGISEM VAYU – 2022’ inaugurated by Chief of the Air Staff Vivek Ram Chaudhari Hindustan Aeronautics Limited & Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) entered into an MoU to convert civil passenger aircraft to Multi Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) aircraft in India. Sports Current Affairs Cricket {National Game of: Australia, Bermuda, England, Jamaica No. of Players: 11 Important Terms associated: Arm ball, Beamer, Bottom hand, Bouncer, Cameo, Carrom ball, Chinaman, Flick, Free hit, Glance, Googly, Hat-trick, Hit wicket, Leg bye, Nelson, Night watchman, Pinch hitter, Sweep, Upper Cut.} New Zealand pacer (fast bowler) Hamish Bennett, announced his retirement West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard announced his retirement from international cricket. Rajasthan Royals all-rounder, Ravichandran Ashwin became 1st player in IPL history to get retired out during high-octane clash against Lucknow Super Giants. Jay Shah, BCCI secretary, appointed to ICC Cricket Committee as a Member Board Representative, while Mahela Jayawardene reappointed as Past Player Representative. India is ready to host Street Child Cricket World Cup in 2023. New Zealand pacer (fast bowler) Hamish Bennett, announced his retirement from his 17-year-old cricket career West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard announced his retirement Important Terms associated: Arm ball, Beamer, Bottom hand, Bouncer, Cameo, Carrom ball, Chinaman, Flick, Free hit, Glance, Googly, Hat-trick, Hit wicket, Leg bye, Nelson, Night watchman, Pinch hitter, Sweep, Upper Cut.} Al Rihla – Official Match Ball for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 been revealed by Adidas. It is Adidas’ 14th World Cup ball, & it is designed to accommodate fastest game speeds possible, since it flies quicker in flight than any other World Cup ball. Football {National Game of: Brazil, Italy, Germany, Israel, Mauritius, Poland No. of Players: 11 Important Terms Associated: Back Pass, Corner Kick, Free Kick, Dribble, Futsal, Header, Kick off, Banana Kick, Toe Poke, Throw-in, Bicycle Kick} Grand Prixes Formula One champion Max Verstappen (Red BullNetherlands) won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in Italy Badminton Indian shuttler Mithun Manjunath won silver in Men’s Singles at Orléans Masters 2022 held in Orleans, France. Boxing/ Wrestling/Weightlifting 35th Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Indian wrestlers secured a total of 17 medals, that includes (1-Gold, 5-Silver, and 11-Bronze medals). Gold Medalist: Ravi Kumar Dahiyais in the men’s 57kg freestyle category, beating Kazakhstan’s Rakhat Kalzhan Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament 2022 in phu*ket India won 10 medals, including three golds, four silvers, & three bronze. Sports Events |Tournaments Current Affairs second-seeded Indian duo Dipika Pallikal Karthik & Saurav Ghosal won mixed double title at 2022 WSF World Doubles Squash championship at Glasglow, Scotland. 1st Khelo India National Ranking Women Archery held in Tata Archery Academy, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Commonwealth Games will be held in Victoria in 2026 including Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat, & Gippsland, Australia each with its own athletes’ village. Top Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash won men’s 200m butterfly gold at Danish Open swimming meet in Copenhagen, Denmark. 2 nd edition of Khelo India University Games to be held in tech capital Bengaluru will have its own mobile application. A brainchild of Department of Youth Empowerment & Sports (DYES) & hosts Jain Deemed-to-be University, unique ‘Khelo India Uni Games 2021’ mobile app promises to be a one-stop-shop for all information Meghalaya is all set to host 83rd National Table Tennis Championship 2022 scheduled at SAI Indoor Training Centre, NEHU in Shillong. Other Sports Current Affairs R Pragganandhaa won prestigious Reykjavik Open chess tournament in Reykjavik, Iceland. Tamil Nadu defeated defending champion Punjab to win men's title in 71st Senior National Basketball Championship. formidable Indian Railways team won women's title. Riya Jadon won DGC Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship, following a close fight with older sister Lavanya Jadon.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 36 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh clinched 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In Kohima, Darshan Singh of Services & Varsha Devi of Railways finally defended their men’s & women’s titles in National Cross Country Championships by winning their 10 Km events Sajan Prakash won the men’s 200m butterfly gold at the Danish Open swimming meet in Copenhagen, Denmark Andrey Rublev (Russian) defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) to win his third title in the Serbia Open. Haryana emerged as the champions of the 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship by defeating Tamil Nadu Indian GrandmasterDommaraju Gukesh clinched the 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Science & Technology The launch of the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) program with the aim of creating Microprocessors for the country’s and the world’s future and to achieve industry-grade commercial silicon and design for the next generation of microprocessors by the month of December 2023. IIT Madras unveiled India’s 1st Polycentric Prosthetic Knee, which seeks to improve conditions for thousands above amputees. ‘Kadam,‘ a polycentric knee for above Knee Prosthesis created in collaboration with Society for Biomedical Technology (SBMT) & Mobility India, & is also a ‘Made in India’ product. As per report of NASA’s Orbital Debris Program Office’s Orbital Debris Quarterly News, there are 25,182 pieces of space debris larger than 10 cm in lower earth orbits near 2,000 kilometres of planet’s surface. India is responsible for only 114 space debris items, whereas United States 5,126 space debris objects in Earth’s orbit. A study led by experts from IISc, Bengaluru, discovered that microplastics & other contaminants may be causing growth abnormalities & skeletal deformities in fish in Cauvery river. IIT Guwahati partnered with NTPC Limited to design & develop a highly energy-efficient plant to capture carbon dioxide(CO2) from power plants. Pixxel, a space data startup, launched its 1st fully operational satellite, TD-2, on SpaceX’s Transporter-4 mission. Astronomers discovered an identical twin of Jupiter dubbed as K2-2016-BLG-0005Lb, Which a similar mass & is at a similar location (420 million miles away) from its star as Jupiter is from our Sun (462 million miles away). Microsoft launched a new digital & inclusive platform for startup founders in India called as ‘Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub’ in India, will support startup founders in India at every stage of their startup journey. This platform will offer over USD 300,000 worth of benefits & credits to startups, Schemes Launched By Union & State Govt. Narendra Modi, extended Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) scheme for another six months, till September 2022, in order to show care & compassion towards underprivileged & vulnerable parts of society (Phase VI). So far, government spent over Rs. 2.60 lakh crore, with another Rs. 80,000 crore set to be invested bringing total expenditure under PM-GKAY to roughly Rs. 3.40 lakh crore. Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), launched ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ programme in an additional 126 cities across 14 States/UTs. It was launched in 125 cities in Phase 1 in 2021, covering around 35 lakh street vendors & their families. They have been given insurance benefits under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeeban Jyoti Yojana, & 2.7 lakh pension benefits under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana, among other things. National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), a pan-India online trading portal completed six years on, launched with an aim to join physical wholesale markets & mandis of States/UTs to facilitate electronic trading of agricultural goods. e-NAM is completely funded by Central Government. Delhi government set up Hobby Hubs for government schools in Delhi after school hours to promote extracurricular activities. Stand-Up India scheme completed its six years on 5th April 2022. Under Stand-Up India Scheme, over 30,160 crore rupees have been sanctioned to more than 1 lakh 33 thousand 995 accounts since launch of Scheme. Government of India’s Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) launched a pilot project in Uttarakhand to implement One Health Framework through One Health Support Unit. main goal is to create a national One Health roadmap based on lessons learned during pilot project’s deployment.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 37 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Union Cabinet approved continuation of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) until March 2023. AIM's stated goals include developing 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs), 101 Atal Incubation Centres (AICs), & sponsoring 200 entrepreneurs through Atal New India Challenges, as per statement. A total budgeted expenditure of Rs 2,000 crore plus will be incurred in establishment & support of beneficiaries. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, or PMMY, is celebrating its seventh anniversary. Since inception of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, more than 34 crore 42 lakh loans worth 18.60 lakh crore rupees. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana provided wings to millions of people who have seen their hopes & aspirations realised, as well as a sense of self-worth & independence, thanks to Yojana PMMY. Miscellaneous Current Affairs | One-Liners India’s first-ever radio channel for visually impaired, named ‘Radio Aksh’ launched in Nagpur, Maharashtra by The Blind Relief Association Nagpur (TBRAN) and Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham) Leh taken the 1st step in building an IT sector. SS Khandare, the Additional Director General of Police for Ladakh, opened Ethosh Digital’s 1st IT Training and Services centre in Leh. Biliti Electric Inc (Biliti), based in California, United States of America, to establish the world’s largest electric threewheeler manufacturing facility in Telangana. Guadalajara, Mexico was named World Book Capital for the year 2022 by the Director-General of UNESCO. Ministry of Culture, India entered the Guinness Book of World Records by simultaneously waving 78,220 flags at the ‘Veer Kunwar Singh Vijayotsav’ programme in Bhojpur, Bihar Deepika Padukone grace Cannes Film Festival as a member of the jury, this year. The jury for the 75th edition of the film festival is headed by French actor Vincent Lindon, who won Best Actor at Cannes in 2015. IndiGo becomes the 1st airline in Asia to land its aircraft using indigenous navigation system GAGAN. India becomes the third country in world to have its own SBAS system after USA and Japan. Jammu and Kashmir, Samba district of Jammu division become 1stdistrict in India to cover 100% of households under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY)- SEHAT scheme. Ministry of Civil Aviation organized a mega event- Yog Prabha at Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi. South-Central Railway introduced “One Station, One Product” campaign at six main stations across its six divisions. President Kovind inaugurated Madhavpur Ghed Fair, at Madhavpur Ghed, Porbandar in Gujarat. It is organised by Government of Gujarat in association with Ministry of Culture to celebrate sacred union of Lord Krishna & Rukmini. Tata Group will launch Neu, its much-anticipated super app. In Ladakh, a community museum opened in Gya – Sasoma villages of Leh district to preserve & promote region’s rich cultural history. National Commission for Women launched an AntiHuman Trafficking Cellto improve effectiveness in tackling cases of human trafficking, raising awareness among women & girls Bhima Bhoi Chair at Delhi University & Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh authorised by University Grants Commission. Bhima Bhoi was a saint, poet, & philosopher from Odisha. BRO Director General Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary announced that Border Roads Organisation will build world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass, at 16,580 feet, to connect Himachal Pradesh & Ladakh. India’s first-ever radio channel for visually impaired, named ‘Radio Aksh’ launched in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Blind Relief Association Nagpur (TBRAN) & Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham) building it. Channel will be available on various internet radio platforms for free. SS Khandare, Additional Director General of Police for Ladakh opened Ethosh Digital’s 1st IT Training & Services centre in Leh. Biliti Electric Inc (Biliti), based in California, USA, announced to establish world’s largest electric threewheeler manufacturing facility in Telangana to produce 18000 Electric Vehicles (EV) per year. Konkan Railway accomplishes ‘Mission 100% Electrification. Indian Railways is on a mission mode to electrify its entire Broad Gauge network to provide environment friendly, green & clean mode of transport to its people under ‘Mission 100% Electrification – Moving towards net Zero Carbon Emission’ plan (2015). 1st forest fire was recorded in Chandrapur district, Maharastra third hottest place in entire world. fire was witnessed in area of Irai dam.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 38 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App MARCH 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS Most Important Current Affairs March 2022 94th Oscars Awards 2022 : full list of winners 94th Academy Awards returned to Dolby theatre in Hollywood as top films were honoured by Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. show was hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer & Wanda Sykes. Netflix’s Power of Dog leads race with 12 nominations. Indian documentary Writing With Fire is also nominated for Best Documentary (Feature). List of winners • Best Actor in a Leading Role: Will Smith, “King Richard” • Best Actress in a Leading Role: Jessica Chastain ( Eyes of Tammy Faye) • Best Picture: CODA • Best International Feature Film: Drive My Car • Documentary Short Subject: Queen of Basketball • Best Directing: Jane Campion ( Power of Dog) • Best Visual Effects: Dune • Best Original Song: “No Time To Die” from “No Time to Die,” music & lyric by Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell 75th BAFTA Award 2022 75th edition of British Academy Film Awards, also known as BAFTA Award held at Royal Albert Hall in London. ceremony was hosted by actress & comedian Rebel Wilson. film that received maximum nominations was Dune, with 11 nominations. film that received maximum number of awards was Dune as well with 5 awards. List of Winners. Category Winners Best Film Power of Dog Best Director Jane Campion, Power of Dog Best Actress in Leading Role Joanna Scanlan, After Love Best Actor in Leading Role Will Smith, King Richard Outstanding British Film Belfast Original Score Dune, Hans Zimmer Shreyas Iyer & Amelia Kerr named ICC Players of Month for February 2022 International Cricket Council (ICC) India’s star all-format batter Shreyas Iyer & White Ferns all-rounder Amelia Kerr were voted ICC Players of Month for February 2022. Miss World 2021: Poland’s Karolina Bielawska crowned Karolina Bielawska from Poland won title of Miss World 2021. She was crowned by 2019 Miss World Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica. Indian-American Shree Saini from United States bagged first runner-up title, followed by Olivia Yace from Cote d'Ivoire. 70th edition of Miss World international beauty pageant was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Femina Miss India World 2020 Manasa Varanasi represented India at Miss World 2021 made it in top 13. Hurun Global Rich List 2022: Elon Musk Tops SpaceX & Tesla founder Elon Musk bagged top position on 2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List, with a total net worth of $205 billion. Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos ranked second with $188 billion in net worth. From India, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani was only Indian to feature in top 10 list of 2022 Hurun Global Rich List’ to emerge as India’s as well as Asia’s richest man. Ambani occupied ninth rank globally with a net worth of $103 billion. Overall 3,381 billionaires from 2,557 companies & 69 countries were ranked in 2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List. 215 billionaires were from India, which included 58 new additions. India emerged as third-largest billionaire producing nation in world. TOP Billionaires List: Rank Name Company Wealth Value 1 Elon Musk Tesla USD 205 billion(bn) 2 Jeff Bezos Amazon USD 188 bn 3 Bernard Arnault LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton USD 153 bn 9. Mukesh Ambani Reliance Industries Limited USD 103 bn
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 39 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Knight Frank: India ranks 3rd in billionaire population globally India is ranked 3rd in terms of most number of billionaires’ population globally in 2021, as per Knight Frank’s latest edition of Wealth Report 2022. number of ultra-high-net-worth-individuals (UHNWIs) in India increased by 11% YoY in 2021 to 145 billionaires, highest percentage growth in Asia Pacific (APAC) region. UHNWIs are individuals with net assets of US$ 30m or more (Rs 226 crore). list has been topped by United States (748) & China (554) respectively. Indian City-wise: Bengaluru recorded highest growth in number of UHNWIs in 2021 at 17.1% to 352 billionaires. It was followed by Delhi (12.4% to 210) & Mumbai (9% to 1596) in 2021. Top 5 countries with most number of billionaires in 2021: Billionaires 2021 United States 748 China 554 India 145 Germany 136 Russia 121 President Kovind Confers National Water Awards 2022 President Ram Nath Kovind has presented 3rd National Water Awards in New Delhi. A total of 57 National Water Awards for 2022 have been conferred to states, organizations & ors in 11 different categories. In Best State category: • Uttar Pradesh has been awarded first prize, followed by Rajasthan & Tamil Nadu. In Best District category: • 'Best District' awards for north zone was bagged by Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) & Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab); • For south zone, it was Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) & Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh); • For east zone, East Champaran (Bihar) & Godda (Jharkhand) won award; • Indore (Madhya Pradesh) & Vadodara (Gujarat) & Banswara (Rajasthan) won awards in west zone. • Goalpara (Assam) & Siang (Arunachal Pradesh) won awards for norast zone. In “Best Institution/RWA/Religious organization for Campus usage” Category • Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Jammu • IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat • Indian Oil Corporation Limited Faridabad In “Best Industry” Category • Trident (Textile) Ltd., Punjab • Steel Authority of India Ltd., New Delhi In “Best Industry for Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities” Category • HAL, Bengaluru, Karnataka • Dharampal Satyapal Ltd., Noida, Uttar Pradesh President Kovind Presents ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ for 2020 & 2021 President Kovind conferred ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ for years 2020 & 2021, on occasion of International Women’s Day. Overall 29 women have been conferred award for years 2020 & 2021 in recognition of ir outstanding & exceptional work towards empowerment of women, especially vulnerable & marginalised. Freedom of World 2022 report: India ranked ‘partly free’ For second consecutive year, India termed as ‘partly free’ country in terms of democracy & free society. report titled “Freedom in World 2022 – Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule” by Freedom House, a US-based NGO that ‘assesses political rights & civil liberties. India scored 66 out of 100 in 2022. country had scored 67 in 2021. India was a free country till 2020 when its score was 71. In Internet freedom: • India scored a mere 49, same score as that of Uganda. • Sixty-nine countries are currently not free worldwide. This makes situation worse than in 1973 when only 63 countries were not free. • an increase in free countries from 82 to 85, compared to 2021. In this category, Finland, Sweden & Norway have achieved a perfect 100, besides New Zealand, Canada, Uruguay, Nerlands, Luxembourg, Ireland & Denmark. Key points of reports • In 2022, 85 countries were termed as free, 56 as partly free & 69 as not free. • Freedom in World 2022 evaluated state of freedom in 195 countries & 15 territories during calendar year 2021. India finishes at top in 2022 ISSF World Cup India taken first place in medal standings atISSF World Cup 2022 in Cairo, organised by International Shooting Sport Federation. By winning a total of seven medals, Indian team took first place in medals tally, with four gold, two silver, & one bronze. Norway took second place in medals tally with six medals (three gold, one silver, & two bronze). France came in third place with three gold medals out of a total of twenty.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 40 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App KEY POINTS: • On final day of ISSF World Cup 2022 in Cairo, Egypt, Indian shooters took home two medals. • Rhythm Sangwan & Anish Bhanwala won 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team gold medal match. • India won third World Cup gold in women’s 25m pistol team event final. In gold medal match, Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh, & Rhythm Sangwan won medals. • Esha Singh won women’s 10m air pistol team event in addition to silver she had earned in women’s 10m air pistol individual event, making this her second gold & third medal of World Cup. • Saurabh Chaudhary won India’s first gold medal in Men’s 10m Air Pistol event. Six Indian Airports named ACI World's ASQ Awards 2021 From India, six airports have found a place among ‘Best Airport by Size & Region’, by Airports Council International (ACI), in its Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey .Airports adjudged among Asia Pacific region in different categories based on annual passenger traffic. six Indian airports include: Category – Over 40 million passengers per year • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai (5th consecutive year) • Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi (4th consecutive year) Category – 15 to 25 million passengers per year • Rajiv Gandhi International airport, Hyderabad Category – 5 to 15 million passengers per year • Cochin International Airport, Cochin • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad Category – 2 to 5 million passengers per year • Chandigarh Airport, Chandigarh Neeraj Chopra wins Sportsman of Year award: Sportstar Aces 2022 Tokyo Olympic gold medallist, Neeraj Chopra -‘Sportstar of Year (Male)’ award at 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards. Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who claimed silver medal at Tokyo Olympics, received ‘Sportstar of Year (Female)’ award. Or awardees in list: • Lovlina Borgohain (Sportswoman of Year, Individual Sports),boxer • Avani Lekhara (Parathlete of Year, Female), shooting • Savita (Sportswoman of Year, Team Sports), & Rupinder Pal Singh (Sportsman of Year, Team Sports). • Arif Khan wins Special Recognition Award at Sportstar Aces 2022.- alpine skier • Former Indian hockey team captain Ajit Pal Singh was conferred ‘Lifetime Achievement award. UN World Happiness Report 2022: India Ranks 136th India improved its rank by three spots to acquire 136th position in United Nations’ World Happiness Report for year 2022, which ranked 146 countries. In 2021, India’s rank was 139. It is published by United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, since 2012, to rank countries by how happy citizens perceive themselves to be. Finland topped Report, for fifth continuous year. Afghanistan ranked as unhappiest country in world, at 146th position. Top 5 countries of 2022 World Happiness Report: Rank Country 1 Finland 2 Denmark 3 Iceland 4 Switzerland 5 Netherlands Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs’ Day Observed On 23rd March Every year, Nation was observed on March 23rd as Martyrs Day (Shaheed Diwas or Sarvodaya Day). day was observed to pay tribute to death anniversary of freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, & Shivaram Rajguru, who laid it lives for freedom of India. Also, 30 January is observed as Martyr’s Day or Shaheed Diwas in memory of Mahatma Gandhi. Virat Kohli tops in Duff & Phelps Celebrity Brand Valuation Report 2021 As per Celebrity Brand Valuation Report 2021 (7th Edition) titled “Digital Acceleration 2.0.” released by Duff & Phelps (Now Kroll), Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli was ranked as most valued celebrity for 5th consecutive time in 2021. Top 5 most valued celebrities: Rank Name Brand Value (In Millions) 1 Virat Kohli USD 185.7 2 Ranveer Singh USD 158.3 3 Akshay Kumar USD 139.6 4 Alia Bhatt USD 68.1 5 MS Dhoni USD 61.2
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 41 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Banking Current Affairs RBI in News S.no 1. RBI has cancelled license of Sarjeraodada Naik Shirala Sahakari Bank, Sangli, Maharashtra, as it did not have adequate capital & earning prospects. bank is not complying with various sections of Banking Regulation Act, 1949. 2. RBI has launched two initiatives related to digital payments. One is UPI123pay- which provides a UPI payment facility on feature phones & second is “DigiSaathi” which is a 24×7 Helpline for Digital Payments. 3. RBI has launched a booklet named “BE(A)WARE” which features common modus operandi used by fraudsters & precautions to be taken while carrying out various financial transactions 4. With aim of expanding export shipments, RBI extended interest equalisation scheme for pre & post-shipment rupee loans for MSME exporters through March 2024. ‘Interest Equalisation Scheme for pre & post-shipment Rupee Export Credit’ provides a subsidy to exporters. 5. National Bank for Financing Infrastructure & Development (NaBFID) will be regulated & supervised by it as an All India Financial Institution (AIFI) under RBI Act, 1934. NaBFID will be regulated & supervised by RBI as an AIFI under Sections 45L & 45N of RBI Act, 1934. 6. RBI released framework for geo-tagging of payment system touchpoints. framework is part of central bank's focus for deepening digital payments & providing inclusive access to all citizens of country. Geo-tagging of payment system touchpoints will enable proper monitoring of availability of payment acceptance infrastructure like Points of Sale (PoS) terminals, Quick Response (QR) codes, etc. 7. RBI stopped Paytm Payments Bank from accepting new customers because it broke laws by allowing data to transit to servers in or countries & failing to properly aunticate its consumers. annual inspections by RBI discovered that company’s servers were sharing information with China-based organisations that indirectly held an interest in Paytm Payments Bank. Existing users’ PPBL savings, fixed deposits with linked banks, & balances in Paytm Wallet, FASTag or Wallet Card, & UPI services are all safe & working, according to company. 8. LivQuik, a prepaid payment instrument (PPI) issuer, that it has achieved full interoperability for its Prepaid Payment Instruments, as mandated by RBI. it is first PPI issuer to achieve full interoperability 9. RBI has instructed regulated entities (REs) lending to microfinance sector to ensure that loans are collateral-free & not secured by a lien on borrower’s deposit account. Also, repayment obligations are capped, & that re is no prepayment penalty. This is for scheduled commercial banks, small financing banks, NBFC-MFIs, & NBFC-Investment & Credit Companies, includes se clauses. 10. RBI cancelled license of People’s Co-operative Bank Limited, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh due to lack adequate capital & earning prospects under provisions of Section 11(1) & Section 22 (3) (d) – under Section 56 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – ‘Act to apply to co-operative societies subject to modifications’. 11. Shaktikanta Das, Governor of RBI inaugurated Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) on March 24, 2022 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. RBI has set up RBIH with an initial capital contribution of Rs. 100 crore 12. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) has set up an Ink Manufacturing Unit named “Varnika” at Mysuru, Karnataka, with an annual ink manufacturing capacity of 1,500 MT to enhance security of banknotes. BRBNMPL) a wholly-owned subsidiary of RBI. Earlier india use to import inc=k from Switzerland. 13. Shaktikanta Das has laid foundation stone for establishment of a Learning & Development Centre (LDC) of Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) in Mysuru, Karnataka 14 RBI chosen Intellect Design Arena Limited, a fintech firm to implement upgraded version of ‘Cloud-Native Intellect Quantum Core Banking solution’ to power next stage of ir digital transformation agenda 15 Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan, co-founder & former co-Chairman, Infosys, was earlier appointed as RBIH 1st Chairman by RBI . Public Sector Banks in News 1 Bank of Maharashtra “Project Banksakhi” in Odisha in collaboration with Mahagram & Sunivesh India Finance Services Pvt. Ltd. for Online Bank Account opening. 2 SBI Innovation, Incubation, & Acceleration Centre (IIAC) at Hyderabad, Telangana which will be operational in six to nine months of on-boarding a consultant 3 Bank of India Rs 109 crore investment in National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL). Bank's stake in NARCL will be nine per cent.
2, i.e. two days after actual buy/selling of stock. Central Depository Services (India) having more than six crores (i. e. equivalent to 60 million) active Demat accounts. Goods & Services Tax (GST) collection crossed Rs 1.30-lakh crores mark for fifth time in February 2022 (SEBI) has raised investment limit for retail investors applying in public debt securities issuance via universal payments interface (UPI) mechanism to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 2 lakh . National Payments Corporation of India NPCI decided to increase per transaction limit for UPI-based applications supported by blocked amount ASBA initial public offering. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a Rs 1.42 lakh crore budget for union territory of Jammu & Kashmir for fiscal year 2022-23, Sitharaman tabledUnion Territory’s additional demands for fiscal year 2021-22, totaling Rs 18,860.32 crore Bloomberg’s data on Market capitalization, for 1st time India is ranked 5th with an overall market capitalization of USD 3.21 trillion. US topped with market cap of USD 47.32 trillion, followed by China (USD 11.52 trillion), Japan (USD 6 trillion) & Hong Kong (USD 5.55 trillion). FinMapp, granted a licence under National Pension Scheme by (PFRDA). It has also obtained a registration certificate as a corporate agent from Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (Irdai). government has extended deadline for companies to convert debt financing into equity shares by up to 10 years, a measure that is likely to provide comfort to emerging enterprises dealing with impact of Covid-19 pandemic. Previously, convertible notes may be converted into equity shares for up to five years after initial convertible note was issued. Ashneer Grover, co-founder & (MD) of BharatPe, resigned as MD & director of board of BharatPe. Ashneer Grover, who owns a 9.5% stake worth Rs 1915 crore in BharatPe, will continue as single largest individual shareholder of company. BharatPe became 19th Indian startup to become a unicorn in 2021. Star Health & Allied Insurance Company Limited, launched “Star Women Care Insurance Policy”. It is a woman-centric comprehensive health cover specially designed to protect healthcare needs of women at every stage of lives HDFC Mutual Fund launched a women-led financial empowerment initiative ‘LaxmiForLaxmi’ which will connect women investors to a woman financial expert
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 43 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Business Current Affairs MeitY Startup Hub & Google have a cohort of 100 early to mid-stage Indian startups as a part of Appscale Academy programme. Adani Green Energy Ltd subsidiary Adani Renewable Energy Holding Fifteen Limited has obtained (LOA) to build a 150-megawatt solar power plant. For a period of 25 years, fixed rate for this project capacity is $2.34/kWh. Tata Motors launched showroom on wheels named ‘Anubhav,’ to target rural customers by increasing reach in rural areas & providing with a doorstep car buying experience. Hero MotoCorp has unveiled a new brand “Vida”, (Vida means life) for its emerging mobility solutions & upcoming electric vehicles and also a $100 million Global Sustainability Fund that will help company to nurture more than 10,000 entrepreneurs on ESG solutions. Paytm, partnership with Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to provide consumers with digital ticketing services via Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM) installed at railway stations across country through QR codes Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) opened Jio World Centre,India’s largest & most prestigious multi-faceted destination at Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla complex Larsen & Toubro (L&T) established L&T-SuFin ecommerce platform, first complete e-commerce platform for industrial products & services sold to or businesses. IIFL Securities Limited (Formerly India Infoline Limited) launched ‘OneUp’, India’s first primary markets investment platform. Investment can be made in initial public offerings (IPOs), non-convertible debentures (NCDs) & sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) etc. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India,has become country’s largest coal producer. produced 157 million tonnes of coal. Razorpay, a fintech unicorn, purchased of IZealiant Technologies, a renowned Fintech business that provides banks with payments technology solutions. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ ,with UltraCash Technologies Pvt. Ltd. to provide BharatGas customers with a voice-based digital payment option for booking LPG cylinders. Customers who do not have access to a smartphone or internet can use this feature to book cylinders & pay via ‘UPI 123PAY’ system. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) designed “UPI Lite – On-Device wallet” (“UPI Lite”) functionality for UPI users for small value transactions. About 75% of total volume of retail transactions (including cash) in India are below Rs 100 transaction value. 50% of total UPI transactions are having a transaction value of up to Rs 200/- . To easily process such small value transactions, NPCI has launched this facility of “UPI Lite”. PhonePe, a digital payments & financial services company, has acquired GigIndia, a network for independent micro-entrepreneurs based in Pune. Multiplex companies INOX Leisure Ltd & PVR Ltd have merger of its two companies. Inox will have a 16.66% stake in new firm & PVR will have a 10.62% stake. company will be known as PVR Inox Limited. Ajay Bijli will be Managing Director of PVR Inox Limited, Sanjeev Kumar - executive director & Pavan Kumar Jain - non-executive chairman of consolidated board. SIDBI, MoU with Government of Meghalaya's Meghalaya Infrastructure Development & Finance Corporation Ltd. [MiDFC] to develop state's MSME ecosystem. Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd has debut of Max Life Smart Secure Plus Plan via PhonePe app, a non-linked nonparticipating individual pure risk premium life insurance plan aimed at digitally savvy customers. India’s GDP Reports by Different Organization Name of Organization GDP Growth of India predicted 16. National Statistical Office (NSO) FY21 | -6.6% | FY22 | 8.9% 17. Moody’s Fy22- 9.1% | Fy23- 5.4% 18. Fitch ratings Fy22- 8.5% | Fy21: 8.7% 19. Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) 5.5% in FY24 20. CRISIL 7.8% for fiscal year 2023 21. UN Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) 4.6 percent for 2022 22. Icra FY23 to 7.2% 23. India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) FY23 to 7-7.2 %
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 44 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings MoU signed between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) & Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) to accomplish green energy targets & Government of India’s efforts towards a carbon-neutral economy. ‘Building AI Readiness among Young Innovators’, by Department of Science & Technology (DST), in partnership with Intel India, program aims to build digital readiness among students from classes 6 to 10, enrolled under DST’s INSPIRE-Awards MANAK scheme. Government of India signed Host Country Agreement (HCA) with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU in New Delhi. Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU at New Delhi will serve South Asian countries comprising of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka & India. Flipkart & Google Cloud formed a multi-year strategic agreement to assist Flipkart accelerate its innovation & cloud strategy,which will help it achieve its goal of enrolling India’s next 200 million buyers & lakhs of vendors.. IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) & RBI Innovation Hub (RBIH), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RBI, inked a MoU to collaborate in establishing ecosystem needed to support & expand fintech businesses in India.. ground-breaking ceremony for a new facility of Helicopter Engines MRO Pvt Limited (HE-MRO), a joint venture of HAL & Safran, a French aerospace firm, was held at Sattari in Goa.. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) signs MoU with GRSE for construction of 27 double-lane class 70 modular bridges in border areas. NMDC Ltd signed MoU for drone-based mineral research with IIT Kharagpur. NMDC is increasingly dependent on technical innovation & digitisation of its exploration & mining database IIT Madras builds a new interdisciplinary water management & policy centre known as ‘AquaMAP’ to address India’s water issues. Centre will build scalable models employing novel technology to provide smart solutions for water concerns. IIT Madras with TCS to offer a web-based, user-friendly programme on “Industrial AI,” aimed at upskilling employees & incorporating AI applications to industrial concerns. IIM Ahmedabad’s Centre for Digital Transformation launched a retail tech consortium, with intentions to partner with a number of retail & technology companies in India. Consortium, wiill strive to improve collaboration among retail technology firms in country. Ola signed an agreement to acquire neo bank Avail Finance which provides financial services to blue-collared workforce & has over 6 million users. Airports Authority of India agreement with Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited for joint, indigenous development of systems for air traffic management & surface movement of aircraft at airports in country which were hirto being imported. WHO & Government of India signed a MOU to create Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India Assam & Meghalaya agreed to resolve its five-decade-long border dispute in six of 12 contested places that have frequently sparked tensions between two states, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailing decision as a "historic day for North east." Chief Ministers of Assam & Meghalaya, Himanta Biswa Sarma & Conrad Sangma, respectively, inked agreement in presence of Shah. New Appointments: National Designation/Post Who is Appointed? Constitutional & Or Posts 1. Adviser, Ministry of Defence Lt. Gen. Vinod G. Khandare (retd.) 2. Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel, Chief Justice of Delhi High Court CEO’S/Chairman of Companies/Organizations/Banks/ Or Appointments 3. Former State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar joined international strategic advisory board of data & analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet. 4. Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ,chairman Former ICICI Banker, Madhabi Puri Buch, replacing Ajay Tyagi 5. National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bengaluru Chairman of UGC. Professor Bhushan Patwardhan (Position vacant after Prof Jagadish Kumar appointed as chairman of UGC) 6. Deputy Managing Director (DMD), State Bank of India (SBI) Nitin Chugh, former Ujjivan Small Finance Bank CEO, 7. Whole-time member (WTM) of SEBI Ashwani Bhatia
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 45 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Designation/Post Who is Appointed? 8. MD & CEO, TCS Rajesh Gopinathan 9. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) extended tenure of its incumbent President Jay Shah for a period of one year. Jay Shah is Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) since 2019. 10. Managing Director & CEO of CSB Bank. . Pralay Monda 11. Director, Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun. Dr Renu Singh 12. President, Badminton Association of India (BAI) Himanta Biswa Sarma (Re-elected) 13. Chairman, Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) IPG Mediabrands India CEO Shashi Sinha (Replaced Punit Goenka) 14. Chairman & Managing Director, ILFS. CS Rajan, succeeding Uday Kotak 15. Chairman , Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI). Debasish Panda 16. CEO & MD of Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited. Prabha Narasimhan 17. Chairman , National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) Ajay Bhushan Pandey 18. Chairman & Managing Director ,Oil India Limited (OIL). Ranjit Rath (replaced Sushil Chandra Mishra) 19. Chairman ,Air India N Chandrasekaran 20. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has a five-year extension for its MD & CEO, Tapan Singhel. . 21. CEO, Yash Raj Films (YRF) Akshaye Widhani 22. LIC Mutual Fund Managing Director & CEO TS Ramakrishnan succeed Dinesh Pangtey 23. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways Sanjiv Kapoor 24. Bharti AXA Life Insurance ,Brand Ambassador. VidyaBalan promoting #DoSmartThing New Appointments: International Designation/Post Who is Appointed? President/PM/Heads of Countries/Organizations 1. Junaid Kamal Ahmad, World Bank’s India Director, Vice President of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) . Junaid Ahmad is Country Director for World Bank in India 2. T Raja Kumar, a Singaporean, president of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) replaced Dr Marcus Pleyer of Germany. 3. Lupin Limited signed Mary Kom as brand ambassador for Shakti campaign aimed at awareness of heart diseases among women. 4. Gilbert Houngbo from Togo, Director-General of International Labour Organization (ILO).. 5. FedEx , Chief Executive Officer - Indian American Raj Subramaniam. 6. Swiss International Air Lines AG (SWISS or Swiss Air Lines) & its parent company, Lufthansa Group have partnered with Switzerland based solar fuels start-up, Synhelion SA (Synhelion) to use its solar aviation fuel. Swiss International Airlines will become first airline to use solar aviation fuel (“sun-to-liquid” fuel) to help power its flights. SWISS will become first customer of solar kerosene in 2023. 7. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres appointed Jayati Ghosh as a member of UN’s newly established Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism. 8. Hisashi Takeuchi (from Japan) appointed as MD & CEO Maruti Suzuki for a period of three years 9. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw,( Biocon & Biocon Biologics), elected as a fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) in Scotland 10. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) approved an extension of Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg . 11. Hungarian parliament has elected Katalin Novak, as EU member’s first-ever female president 12. Yoon Suk-yeol - South Korean President . Yoon Suk-yeol will succeed incumbent President Moon Jae-in. 13. Serdar Berdimuhamedow - President of Turkmenistan. Berdimuhamedow succeeds Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 46 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Awards & Recognition Name of Award Winner Awards for Literature/Journalism 1. Boltzmann Medal for Statistical Physics Deepak Dhar , shares medal with John J Hoefield (Princeton University). 2. International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award Rizwana Hasan , Bangladeshi environmental lawyer 3. Pritzker architecture prize 2022 Francis kéré ( first black architect) 4. Abel Prize for year Dennis Parnell Sullivan. 5. Padma Bhushan award Devendra Jhajharia -first para-athlete 6. Governor of year award at Central Banking Awards Mario Marcel, Central Bank of Chile, 7. Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert, usa Country’s Highest Honour Given 8. Film/Music Awards 9. Deepika Padukone one of awardees of TIME100 Impact Awards 2022for her work in mental health struggles & raising awareness, through her LiveLoveLaugh Foundation. Other Awards Conferred 10. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) awarded ‘Special Jury Award’ at 7th India Industry Water Conclave & 9th edition of FICCI Water Awards. 11. National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd Country’s largest Iron Ore producer, a CPSE under Ministry of Steel received 1st prize in Ispat Rajbhasha Award & Ispat Rajbhasha Prerna Award 12. Jammu & Kashmir Bank (J&K Bank) with “National Award for Outstanding Performance for FY 2020-21” in recognition of its best performance in Self-Help Group Bank Linkage. . 13. Axis Bank awarded IFR Asia’s Asian Bank of Year, for its breadth of coverage & depth of expertise in Asian investment banking space. also won ‘Best DCM House in India’ Award 14. Morgan Stanley honoured Bank of year award at IFR Asia Award 2021 & JSW Group has been awarded with Issuer of year award. 15. Professor Narayan Pradhan- 31st GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for his outstanding contribution in field of material sciences. 16. Suresh Raina has been awarded prestigious ‘Sports Icon’ award at Maldives Sports Awards 2022. 17. Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) of NITI Aayog organised 5th edition of Women Transforming India Awards. 18. Weightlifter, Mirabai Chanu- BBC Indian Sportswoman of Year award, BBC Emerging Player award to Shafali Verma cricketer 19. Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) won ‘Covid champion’ award at Wings India 2022. Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru won two ‘Best Airport’ under General Category & ‘Aviation Innovation’ Award Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) won ‘Aviation Sustainability & Environment’ award Summits |Events |Festivals (National/International) Name of Summit/Events Venue Summits Held Nationally 1. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), with Department of Science & Technology (DST), GoI hosted 28th edition of DST – CII Technology Summit . Singapore is Partner Country for this year’s Technology Summit. 2. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Chemicals & Fertilizers has inaugurated seminar on “Industry Connect 2022”: Industry & Academia Synergy. . 3. IIT Madras & National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, jointly conducted OCEANS 2022 Conference & Exposition, 4. India Global Forum’s (IGF) annual summit in Bengaluru, Karnataka 5. 3rd edition of National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) has been organised jointly by Lok Sabha Secretariat & Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi 6. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA) & FICCI are jointly organizing ‘WINGS INDIA 2022’ at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad. theme : India@75: New Horizon for Aviation Industry. 7. Gulf Countries’ Investment Summit at SKICC, Srinagar ,aimed at providing a platform for foreign business delegates to explore a host of investment opportunities in UT of Jammu & Kashmir.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 47 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App 8. 73rd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) | theme ‘Bridging minds … Connecting generations’ Summits Held Internationally 9. German government holded virtual meeting of G7 agriculture ministers to explore implications of conflict between Russia & Ukraine on global food security 10. Election Management Bodies (EMBs) from approximately 32 countries & four international organisations, Election Commission of India (ECI) convened virtual International Election Visitors Programme (IEVP) 2022 11. 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) with topic Geosciences: Basic Science for a Sustainable Future. IGC is a collaboration between Ministries of Mines & Earth Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, & Science Academies of Bangladesh, Nepal, & Sri Lanka. 12. Narendra Modi participated in 5th BIMSTEC Summit through virtual mode. Summit chaired by Sri year 2022 marks 25th year of BIMSTEC. theme -“Towards a Resilient Region, Prosperous Economies, Healthy People”. National Current Affairs GOI launched evacuation mission- Operation Ganga to evacuate Indian nationals from Ukraine due to RussiaUkraine tension. Ministry of Education launched campaign ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie’. aim is to promote Bhasha Sangam mobile app. Shri Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated ‘Arogya Vanam’ at President’s Estate, (Rashtrapati Bhavan) . objective of this Arogya Vanam is to promote importance of Ayurvedic plants & it effects on human body.. MoWCD & NIMHANS Bengaluru launched ‘Stree Manoraksha Project’ on Wednesday with goal of improving women’s mental health in India. project would concentrate on increasing ability of OSC (One-Stop Center) off1icials Marine fisheries sector wealth would be showcase by ‘Sagar Parikrama’. India has 8,118-kilometre coastline spanning nine states & four Union Territories H-Jaigarh Energy’s Terminal in Maharashtra has received India’s first floating storage & regasification unit (FSRU). FSRU Höegh Giant arrived at Jaigarh Terminal in Maharashtra after sailing from Keppel Shipyard in Singapore. This will be India’s first FSRU-based LNG receiving terminal. Narendra Modi inaugurated Pune Metro Rail Project ,built at a total cost of INR 11,420 Crore with total length of 33.2 km & 30 stations Narendra Modi unveiled a tall statue of great Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Pune. Statue made up of 1,850 kg of gunmetal & is about 9.5-feet tall. Ministry of Culture & Ministry of Textiles program “Jharokha-Compendium of Indian handicraft/ handloom, art & culture.First event organized in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh at Rani Kamlapati Railway Station, India`s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built in Bodh Gaya. Built by Buddha International Welfare Mission, statue will be 100 feet long & 30 feet high. Lord Buddha is in sleeping posture in statue Narendra Modi inaugurated Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) at Lavad village near Gandhinagar, Asansol Division of Indian Railways has commissioned private siding of Maithan Power Limited at Thaparnagar, Jharkhand under Gati Shakti plan Maharashtra has to set up country’s first medical city named as ‘Indrayani Medicity’ in khed taluka Pune. Project is estimated to attract investment worth over Rs. 10,000 crore. Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti organisation established by Ambassador of Peace, Eminent Jainacharya Dr Lokeshji will establish India’s first World Peace Center in Gurugram, Haryana. First Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) launched in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It is promoted by a not-for-profit foundation set up by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, with a seed capital of Rs. 230 crore Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated world’s most advanced technology-developed Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Toyota Mirai at New Delhi. Narendra Modi inaugurated Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata on occasion of Shaheed Diwas. Government has set a target of building 220 new airports by 2025 Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports with Youth Services & Sports department, Himachal Pradesh govt set to build India’s first-ever SAI National Centre of Excellence to train athletes in Mountain Terrain Biking & Bicycle Motocross in Shimla.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 48 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Smriti Irani inaugurated ten-day mega Red Fort Festival, ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ at Red Fort in Delhi. ministry has collaborated with Dalmia Bharat Group (DBG) to organise event as DBG has adopted Red Fort as its Monument Mitra. Union Ministry for Environment, Forest & Climate Change has designated 5th of October to be celebrated as National Dolphin Day every year as a historic step in creating awareness for conservation of Dolphins, beginning from 2022. Granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi ‘Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni’ inaugurated web portal ‘Modi Story’. Union Minister for Culture, Tourism & DONER, G Kishan Reddy has inaugurated North-East festival called ‘Ishan Manthan’ at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in New Delhi. . Surat, Gujarat, features a road created entirely of steel waste, which is one of best instances of sustainable development. ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India collaborated on steel slag road with Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) India, Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), & government think tank Niti Aayog. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal has inaugurated Indian Jewellery Exposition Centre (IJEX) building in Dubai, UAE, during his visit to Dubai to participate in India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020. Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has slashed interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.10% for 2021-22. Current Affairs Related to States in India Northern States Rajasthan, state government has a ‘Camel Protection & Development Policy’ in its budget 2022-23. Haryana government has Matrushakti Udaymita Scheme to provide support to women entrepreneurs, on International Women’s Day. Haryana started ‘Sushma Swaraj Award’ for women for significant achievements or contribution in different walks of life in international & national spheres. Bhagwant Mann sworn in as 18th chief minister of Punjab at Khatkar Kalan, ancestral village of Bhagat Singh in presence of Governor Banwarilal Purohit. Pushkar Singh Dhami taken oath as 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He will take over reins of state for second time in a row. Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh administered him oath at Parade Ground in Dehradun. Yogi Adityanath takes oath as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for his second term in office. Governor Anandiben Patel administered oath of office & secrecy to Adityanath at Lucknow’s Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium. Keshav Prasad Maurya & Brajesh Pathak also took oath as Deputy Chief Ministers in new government. Delhi Cabinet has approved setting up India’s first of its kind electronic-waste eco-park. It has also agreed to devise ‘Delhi Film Policy 2022’, as a thrust to promote tourism. Eastern States (Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha & West Bengal) According to National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5, Odisha became top state in list of full immunizations in India with 90.5% coverage under Mission Indradhanush West Bengal celebrated ‘Dol Utsav’ or ‘Dol Jatra’ or Dol Purnima, & Basanta Utsav. festival of colours, marking onset of spring season. festival is dedicated to Lord Krishna & Radha & celebrated on full moon day. Bihar Diwas 2022 marks 110th anniversary of state’s founding. North-Eastern States Assam government has extended Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in state for six more months. . Sikkim, program ‘Aama Yojana, a scheme for helping nonworking mors & ‘Bahini Scheme’ benefitting girl students Tripura Government special scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan Prakalpa’ for tea workers. N Biren Singh took oath as Chief Minister of Manipur for a second time. Ruling BJP party contested all 60 seats in Manipur Assembly& won 32 seats. Nongthombam (N) Biren Singh started his career as a footballer, later journalism Nagaland became first State Assembly to implement National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme to become completely paperless. Western States (Goa, Gujarat & Maharashtra) Pramod Sawant took oath as Chief Minister of Goa for second term. Sawant won 20 seats in 40-member Goa Assembly. Southern States (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana) first ambulance for street animals has been launched in Chennai, Tamil Nadu started by Blue Cross of India in collaboration with international animal welfare organization “Four Paw”. Telangana became top-performing state in India with a population over one crore in terms of growth rate of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices by Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M K Stalin has inaugurated India’s largest floating solar power plant constructed at a cost of Rs 150.4 crores at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu to provide clean energy Karnataka has launched ‘Women@Work’ program to provide five lakh jobs within 2026 to women with necessary employable skills. Tamilnadu Petroproducts Ltd. is world’s first linear alkylbenzene (LAB) manufacturing company to be certified by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 49 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Power minister inaugurated Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) & Innovation Park at SGKC’s Manesar headquarters . India’s First Digital Water Bank, ‘AQVERIUM’ launched in Bengaluru, Karnataka It is formed by AquaKraft Group Ventures. Mumbai, Maharashtra set framework to ‘zero out carbon emissions by 2050’ & became first city in South Asia to set such a target. Mumbai’s target is 20 years ahead of India’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2070. Targets also include a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 & 44% reduction by 2040. Survey Settlement & Land Records (SSLR) unit of Karnataka’s revenue department is ensuring easy availability of original land records through an app called Dishaank. Kerala become first state to introduce carbon-neutral farming methods in selected locations, for which government has set aside Rs 6 crore. State Seed Farm at Aluva to a carbon-neutral farm. In second phase, model carbon-neutral farms will be developed in all 140 Assembly constituencies. International Current Affairs Russian invasion to Ukraine, Russia destroyed largest plane in world called “Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane”. New Development Bank (NDB) become first multilateral agency to open office in Gujarat International Finance Tech City International Olympic Committee has stripped Russian President Vladimir Putin of Olympic Order. International Olympic Committee urged sports federations & organisers to exclude Russian & Belarusian athletes & officials from international events following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Japan & India have renewed Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) size of which is up to USD 75 billion. BSA is a twoway arrangement where both authorities can swap ir local currencies in exchange for US Dollar. China’s second Long March 8 rocket launched carrying a domestic record 22 satellites for a range of commercial Chinese space companies.. Canada, U.S.A. & its European allies have come to a conclusion to remove key Russian banks from Interbank messaging system (IMS) of SWIFT. This is a very big step that will cut off country from much of worldwide financial system. Global System for Mobile Communications Association(GSMA) organised 2022 Mobile World Congress (MWC), which took place in Barcelona, Spain. focus on 5G & maximizing its potential for benefiting countries & economies Study in India (SII) 2022 meeting inaugurated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. event organised by High Commission of India was inaugurated by Education Minister of Bangladesh Dr Dipu Moni & High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami. Financial Action Task Force (FATF), retained Pakistan in grey list & asked country to work on money laundering investigations & prosecutions. FATF also added United Arab Emirates (UAE) to its grey watchlist. Russia has become most sanctioned country in world, due to its invasion on Ukraine, according to site Castellum.AI. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully launched a military satellite, Noor-2, into orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometres (311 miles) from earth. IMF has approved $1.4 billion in emergency support for Ukraine to finance expenditures & shore up balance of payments. Indian government has issued a USD 1 billion (LoC) for Sri Lanka to aid in import of food, necessary products, & medication President Biden United States—along with G7, European Union, & NATO—will revoke Russia’s Most Favored Nation (MFN) trade status. In US, “most favoured nation” status is also known as permanent normal trade relations (PNTR). Only North Korea & Cuba do not enjoy “most favoured nation” status from US. Bangladesh tops list in South Asia in terms of women on board of listed companies, says a study conducted by International Finance Corporation (IFC) & Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle’ has been unveiled in Madagascar to mark Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has organised massive military drill ‘Cold Response 2022’ in Norway. Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014, following Ukraine’s Dignity Revolution, & was initially focused on international recognition of Crimea & parts of Donbas as part of Ukraine. Kuwaitreached temperature of 53.2 degrees Celsius (127.7 degrees Fahrenheit), making it among hottest places on earth World Bank (IBRD) issued Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) to support of South Africa’s efforts to conserve endangered species of Black Rhino. It is a five-year $150 million Sustainable Development Bond. It includes a potential performance payment from Global Environment Facility (GEF). Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela sworn in for a second term after his ruling Labour Party won 2022 general election in a landslide victory. He was administered oath of office by President George Vella.
GA Capsule for RBI Grade B & ECGC PO Exam 2022 50 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App Obituaries (National/International) Person Died Profession/Famous In? Politician (National-International) 20. Rafiq Tarar Veteran politician, former Supreme Court judge, & President of Pakistan 21. Rupiah banda former President of Zambia,. 22. Kumudben Manishankar Joshi former Governor of Andhra Pradesh. 23. Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga former Prime Minister of Mali 24. Shahabuddin Ahmed former President of Bangladesh 25. Bhim Bahadur Gurung 3rd Chief Minister of Sikkim,. 'Singer/Musician (National-International) 26. Actor/Director/Producer (National-International) 27. Alan Ladd Junior Oscar-winning producer Author/Journalist/Activist/Painter (National-International) 28. Jaiprakash Chouksey Film critic, writer . Sportsmen/Sportswomen (National-International) 29. Sonny Ramadhin cricketer 30. Shane Warne Legendary Australia spinner. 31. Rodney William Marsh Former Australia cricketer (wicketkeeper), 32. Scott Hall wrestler 33. Miguel Van Damme Veteran Belgian footballer, Others (National-International) 34. General Sunith Francis Rodrigues Former Chief of Indian Army 35. Eugene Newman Parker American Astrophysicist, 36. Ramesh Chandra Lahoti Former Chief Justice of India 37. Stephen Wilhite creator of Graphics Interchange Format (GIF). List/Indexes (Ranks & Reports) Extreme climatic conditions are threatening food security in South Asia with escalated floods & droughts making India & Pakistan most vulnerable to climate change, cautioned latest IPCC report released. If emissions are not dramatically reduced, ‘wet bulb’ temperatures in India, which measure both heat & humidity, will exceed 31 degrees Celsius, which is fatal for humans. NITI Aayog developing National Gender Index. India ranked at 120th position in Sustainable Development Report 2021 or Sustainable Development Index 2021. India has a score of 60.07/100. Last year India’s rank was 117. Index has been topped by Finland. Democracy Report released by V-Dem Institute at Sweden’s University of Gonburg, titled ‘Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation Changing Nature?’. It classifies India as an electoral autocracy ranking it 93rd on LDI, out of 179 countries. Top 5 LDI Countries: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Costa Rica & New Zealand. Andhra Pradesh has retained its number one spot in SKOCH State of Governance rankings for second consecutive year. 2nd rank bagged by West Bengal & Odisha (3), Gujarat (4) & Maharashtra(5). London & Partners analysis of Dealroom. co-investment data, India is second-largest global venture capital investment hub for digital shopping companies, growing by a whopping 175% from $8 billion in 2020 to $22 billion in 2021. Us topped Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released Trends in International Arms Transfer, 2021 report, India & Saudi Arabia emerged as largest importers of arms between 2017-21. Both two countries accounted for 11% of all global arms sales. Egypt (5.7%), Australia (5.4%) & China (4.8%) were next three largest importers respectively in top 5. RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RailTel), has ranked 124th in 8th Edition Fortune India Next 500 (2022 edition) of top midsize companies operating in India. It is only PSU of Government of India (GoI) on list.
