World tennis No.1 Ashleigh Barty announces retirement at the age of 25

World tennis No.1 Ashleigh Barty announces retirement at the age of 25

Australian female tennis player Ashleigh Barty has announced retirement from tennis at the age of 25 years.
She has won three Grand Slam singles titles — the French Open in 2019, Wimbledon in 2021 and the Australian Open 2022.
Apart from playing tennis,…

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OECD projects India’s GDP for FY23 at 8.1% and for FY24 at 5.5%

OECD projects India’s GDP for FY23 at 8.1% and for FY24 at 5.5%

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has projected the India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) as below:

For 2022-23 (FY23)= 8.1%
For 2023-24 (FY24)= 5.5%

The GDP was released in Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India of OECD…

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Nagaland becomes first paperless Assembly by implementing National e-Vidhan Application programme

Nagaland becomes first paperless Assembly by implementing National e-Vidhan Application programme

Nagaland has become the first State Assembly in the country to implement the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme to become completely paperless.
The Nagaland Assembly Secretariat has attached a tablet or e-book on each table in the 60 members’ assembly amid the ongoing Budget…

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Ministry of Jal Shakti launches Sujlam 2.0 Campaign

Ministry of Jal Shakti launches Sujlam 2.0 Campaign

Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the Sujalam 2.0 campaign for greywater management on the occasion of World Water Day, 2022 (22 March 2022). It was launched by Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Theme: The theme for this year for Sujalam 2.0 campaign…

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Kotak, Axis Bank acquire 7.84% stake each in ONDC

Kotak, Axis acquire 7.84% stake each in ONDC

Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank have acquired 7.84% stake each in Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
Before this, SBI (7.84%) and PNB  (9.5%) have also acquired a stake in ONDC.
ONDC was incorporated in India on December 30, 2021. It aims for creating an open…

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Book titled “Unfilled Barrels: India’s oil story” authored by Richa Mishra to be out soon

Book titled “Unfilled Barrels: India’s oil story” authored by Richa Mishra to be out soon

Book titled “Unfilled Barrels: India’s oil story” authored by Richa Mishra will be released on March 28, 2022.
Richa Mishra is a journalist with The Hindu BusinessLine. 
The book highlights the key role played by Keshav Dev Malaviya, who was…

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Pushkar Singh Dhami takes oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for second term

Pushkar Singh Dhami takes oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for second term

Pushkar Singh Dhami of BJP took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for the second term on March 23, 2022.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Parade Ground in Dehradun, which was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit…

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Former President of Bangladesh, Shahabuddin Ahmed, passes away

Former President of Bangladesh, Shahabuddin Ahmed, passes away

The former president of Bangladesh and chief justice Shahabuddin Ahmed has passed away. He was 92.
He served as the President of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001.
Apart from this, he was the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1990 to 1995.
Bangladesh capital: Dhaka; Currency: Bangladeshi taka

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Kerala Becomes First State To Introduce Carbon-Neutral Farming

Kerala Becomes First State To Introduce Carbon-Neutral Farming

Kerala is all set to become the first in the country to introduce Carbon-neutral farming for better soil health.
For this, the State government has set aside Rs. 6 crores in the 2022-23 Budget.
In the first phase, carbon-neutral farming will be implemented in 13 farms under…

https://gk.byscoop.com/kerala-becomes-first-state-to-introduce-carbon-neutral-farming/

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: 24 March

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: 24 March

World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year on 24 March to create awareness among the public about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease.
The theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2022 is ‘Invest to End TB. Save Lives’.
It was on this day in…

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International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims: 24 March

International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims: 24 March

United Nations has recognised March 24 to be observed as the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims every year.
The day…

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Former Chief Justice of India R C Lahoti passes away at 81

Former Chief Justice of India R C Lahoti passes away at 81

Former Chief Justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti passed away at the age of 81 years.
Justice Lahoti was appointed as the 35th chief justice of India on June 1, 2004. He retired on November 1, 2005.

Points to remember:

Profession of Ramesh…

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Govt sets Rs 1-trillion infrastructure lending target for DFI for 2022-23

Govt sets Rs 1-trillion infrastructure lending target for DFI for 2022-23

Central Government has set a target of about Rs 1 trillion for the National Bank for Financial Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) for sanctioning loans to the infrastructure sector in the next financial year i.e 2022-23.
NaBFID is a government-backed Development Finance Instit­ut­ion (DFI) and…

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Pralay Mondal appointed as interim MD and CEO of CSB Bank

Pralay Mondal appointed as interim MD and CEO of CSB Bank

The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Pralay Mondal as the interim Managing Director and CEO of CSB Bank. Presently he is the Managing Director at CSB Bank. 
The post of MD and CEO at CSB Bank was lying vacant after…

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Chile’s Mario Marcel wins the Governor of the year award 2022

Chile’s Mario Marcel wins the Governor of the year award 2022

Mario Marcel, the Governor of the Central Bank of Chile, has won the Governor of the year award at the Central Banking Awards 2022.
Banco Central de Chile is the name of the central bank of Chile.

Points to remember:

Who has won the…

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American Mathematician Dennis P. Sullivan wins 2022 Abel Prize

American Mathematician Dennis P. Sullivan wins 2022 Abel Prize

The Abel prize for the year 2022 has been awarded to American Mathematician Dennis Parnell Sullivan.
Mr Dennis has been awarded “For his groundbreaking contributions to topology in its broadest sense, and in particular its algebraic, geometric and dynamical aspects.”

About Abel Prize

Abel Prize is…

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