{"id":6389,"date":"2023-01-21T11:28:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T05:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/?p=6389"},"modified":"2023-01-22T14:51:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T09:21:16","slug":"20-january-2023-current-affairs-banking-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infipark.com\/articles\/20-january-2023-current-affairs-banking-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"20 January 2023 | Current Affairs & Banking Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
All IBPS, SSC, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Current Affairs <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1<\/td>
The Indian Army hosted a ‘Sainya Ranakshetram 2.0’<\/strong> training and seminar on Cyber-security Threats.<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>
The IPA <\/strong>and RIS <\/strong>inked an agreement to establish the Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity.<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>
Prime Minister Modi launched a number of development initiatives in Karnataka’s Yadagiri district.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>
David Crosby, <\/strong>the late rock singer, died at the age of 81.<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>
India produced a record 5,000 lakh metric tonnes of sugarcane<\/strong> during the sugar season 2021-22.<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>
In the midst of anti-corruption accusations, Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc <\/strong>resigned.<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>
A rare orange bat was spotted in Bastar’s Kanger Valley National Park, Chhattisgarh.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>
The Tourism Ministry will conduct the first Global Tourism Investors’ Summit in April 2023 in New Delhi.<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>
India is ranked fourth in the Global Firepower Index.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>
The government introduced a new technological system for monitoring air quality.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>
Bahrain’s ISA award was granted to Nepali ophthalmologist Dr Sanduk Ruit <\/strong>for humanitarian efforts.<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>
On January 18, the NGO Pratham<\/strong> issued the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2022.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>
An Indo-Russian joint venture has started producing Kalashnikov AK-203<\/strong> assault weapons.<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>
Nilamani Phookan, <\/strong>a well-known Assamese poet, has died.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Banking Awareness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1.<\/td>
The government has doubled the fee charged to facilitators who assist start-ups in applying for patents, trademarks, or designs.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2.<\/td>
The ESAF Small Finance Bank<\/strong> has been awarded the Inclusive Finance India Award 2022.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
3.<\/td>
The Reserve Bank of India publishes a report titled “What Drives Startup Fundraising in India”<\/strong> in its January monthly bulletin.<\/td><\/tr>
4.<\/td>
South Indian Bank has entered into an agreement with Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL).<\/td><\/tr>
5.<\/td>
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank received the ‘Best Small Bank Award’<\/strong> in the ‘Best Banks Survey for the Year 2022’.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
6.<\/td>
The RBI has accorded Paytm Payments Bank final clearance to function as Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU).<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
7.<\/td>
Ernst & Young (EY) has produced a paper, ‘India@100: Realising the Potential of a $26-trillion Economy’.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
8.<\/td>
In the fourth quarter of 2022, global venture capital (VC)<\/strong> investment fell for the fourth consecutive quarter.<\/td><\/tr>
9.<\/td>
According to the RBI research, pension provision by state governments and UTs with legislature grew by more than 34% between FY20 and FY23.<\/td><\/tr>
10.<\/td>
The National Startup Award 2022 went to KBCols Sciences <\/strong>and Hygienity Solutions.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n