All IBPS, SSC, SBI, CHSL, State Level Exams Require Current Affairs: For candidates studying for banking and insurance exams or any other exam, the part on current affairs is crucial. The general awareness component of the bank exams includes a question on Banking awareness & Current Affairs.
Current Affairs
| 1. | The 660 MW North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project’s first unit has successfully completed its trial operation. |
| 2. | Two kids in Kerala’s Ernakulam district have Norovirus infections. |
| 3. | Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launched 18 national highway projects in Madhya Pradesh’s Orchha. |
| 4. | The Monpa tribe’s three-day Torgya celebration is held at Tawang Monastery. |
| 5. | An MoU was inked by the Ayush Ministry and the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). |
| 6. | On January 24, 2023, Uttar Pradesh commemorated its 73rd founding anniversary. |
| 7. | On January 24, PM spoke with 11 Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar winners. |
| 8. | Gandhinagar, Gujarat will host a three-day B20 (Business 20) India meeting from January 22–24, 2023. |
| 9. | Vikram Dev Dutt will take over as DGCA’s next director general. |
| 10. | The Lunglei Fire Station in Mizoram and the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority have been chosen to receive the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar in 2023. |
| 11. | The BSF conducted the “Ops Alert” exercise in advance of Republic Day. |
| 12. | The USA has started a new endeavour to shorten the wait for visas. |
| 13. | Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane opened the National SC-ST Hub Conclave in Mumbai. |
| 14. | By 2025, the Himachal Pradesh government hopes to create the state the nation’s first “Green Energy State.” |
Banking Awareness
| 1. | Gandhinagar, Gujarat will host the B20 (Business 20) India Meet for three days from January 22–24, 2023. |
| 2. | In December 2022, the point-to-point inflation rate based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL was 6.38% and 6.6%, respectively. |
| 3. | The SBI General Insurance Company and the Doers NGO have partnered. |
| 4. | The Bombay High Court invalidated the RBI’s decision to write down the 8,300 crore AT-1 bonds of the YES Bank. |
| 5. | According to research conducted by SBI’s Economic Research Department (ERD), incentives offered by ECLGS have contributed to an increase in the flow of credit to MSMEs. |
| 6. | To quadruple insurance coverage in India within five years, a 50,000 crore investment is required per year. |
| 7. | The Keralan district of Wayanad is the first district in India to offer fundamental papers to all indigenous people. |
| 8. | Hyderabad, Telangana will house a Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) (C4IR). |
| 9. | A one-time concession for sustaining the EPCG scheme’s average export obligation was announced. |
| 10. | All 40% of Commercial Indo Bank LLC (CIBL), Moscow, was transferred by Canara Bank to SBI. |
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