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 XR Startup Program has selected 120 startups and innovators for further consideration.
2.January 28, 2023, is Data Privacy Day
3.Beginning on January 27, markets switched to the T+1 settlement mechanism.
4.The EPFO has started a significant outreach effort in every district in the nation.
5.In Hyderabad, 86-year-old veteran actress and former member of parliament Jamuna died away.
6.To enhance education through artificial intelligence, NITI Aayog, CBSE, Atal Innovation, and Intel teamed up.
7.India and South Africa agreed to transfer 12 cheetahs to the latter.
8.In New Delhi, the third INTERPOL Young Global Police Leaders Program got underway.
9.Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna, two Indian players, placed second in the mixed doubles competition at the Australian Open.
10.The Chhattisgarh government established a monthly stipend for jobless individuals.
11.901 police officers received Police Medals in honour of Republic Day in 2023.
12.National Logistics Portal was launched by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (Marine).
13.Pakistan has been notified by India that the Indus Water Treaty has to be amended.
14.On January 26, 2023, the first iteration of the air defence exercise “Veer Guardian 2023” came to an end in Japan.

Banking Awareness

1.The RBI has added a year to the deadline for banks to renew leases on safe deposit boxes that are already in place.

By the end of 2023, banks must have successfully completed the renewal of all current safe deposit locker agreements. According to the RBI, banks must make sure that by 30 June 2023 and 30 September 2023, respectively, 50% and 75% of their present clients have signed the renewal agreements.
2.The RBI has ordered SBM Bank (India) Ltd to halt all LRS transactions until further instructions.

All residents, including minors, may freely remit up to $250,000 every fiscal year as part of the LRS (April – March). Corporations, partnership businesses, HUFs, Trusts, etc. are not eligible for the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS).
3.The SwipeUP platform has been launched by AU Small Finance Bank.

Credit card customers from any bank may easily receive an enhanced card with the aid of this platform.
4.Lenders sold Jaypee Infratech to NARCL.
5.In a cash-neutral transaction, the Indian government repurchased bonds that were due in 2024 with the RBI.
6.Standard Chartered Bank has named Sarabjit Anand as its Chief Technology and Operations Officer (CTOO).
7.The RBI stated that there will be no limits on foreign investment in the sovereign green bonds issued by the Indian government.
8.A co-lending contract has been struck by Punjab National Bank and Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd.
9.Significant revisions have been made to India’s foreign trade figures for the months of April and November in 2022–2023.
10.The 2023 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) was held in Davos, Switzerland.