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• Arvind Panagariya has appointed as Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, Constituted by the Government of India.
• Karnataka Government has signed a LOI with Foxconn to set up two additional projects with an estimated investment outlay of Rs. 5000 crore
• Brazil's Association of Vegetable Oil Industries, ABIOVE has signed an MOU with the Solvent Extractors Association of India(SEA) for supply of soybean oil to India
• DRDO - Defense Research and Development Organisation.
• The DRDO celebrated it's 66th Foundation Day or Raising Day on 1st January 2024.
• ICC - International Cricket Council.
• The ICC has unveiled the logo for the upcoming T20 World cup in Men's and Women's cricket next year i.e. 2024. The men's event is set to take place from June 4 to June 30, 2024 in the West Indies and USA.
• NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Artemis II Mission - NASA's second manned moon landing mission which aims at sending humans back to the Moon.
• NASA has selected three companies to build spacecraft that will carry astronauts back to the moon by 2025 under its Artemis program.
• SBIFML - SBI Funds Management Limited
• In Oct 2023, SBIFML received the RBI's approval to acquire up to a 9.99% paid-up share capital in IndusInd Bank.
• SBI General Insurance Company Ltd (SGICL) - Subsidiary of State Bank of India (SBI)
• The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the Digital India Scheme for a period of five years till 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs. 14903 crore
• Digital India Programme was launched on July 1, 2015, as part of the Government’s flagship programme “Make in India”
• Chief Justice of India(CJI) DY Chandrachud inaugurated 'Mitti Cafe' within the Supreme Court premises, promoting inclusivity for individuals with disabilities.
• Union Bank of India has collaborated with

  Accenture to design and develop a scalable and secure enterprise data lake platform to boost it's operational efficiency.
• Meira Chand has been awarded Singapore's Highest Arts Award 'Cultural Medallion'.
• 'Nagri Dubraaj Rice' has received the Geographical Indication(GI) Tag. It's belongs to Chhattisgarh.
• Sri Lanka's former cricket player, Kumar Sangakkara, has been named the new chair of the MCC World Cricket Committee.
• The first-ever International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation (ICCA) will be held at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi from March 30 - April 1, 2023.
• Marylebone Cricket Club - MCC
• The RBI has proposed enhancing the limit of UPI transactions undertaken for medical or healthcare and educational services from Rs. 1 lakh to 5 lakh per transaction.
• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is leading the initiative for the introduction of Digital India Act 2023(DIA).
• the Quick Estimated of Index of Industrial Production(IIP) are released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation on the 12th of every month. The current base year of IIP is 2011-2012.
• Climate change expert Professor 'Saleemul Huq' has passed away, he was a resident of Bangladesh.
• For subscribing to an issue, ASAB is an application that has the authority to block money in the bank account(Savings Account and Current Account without Overdraft Facility). ASAB - Applications Supported by Blocked Amount.
• In December 2023, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers has delivered the largest survey vessel built in India, INS Sandhayak to the Indian Navy/
• Anubrata Biswas is the current MD and CEO of 'Airtel Payment Bank'
• Moody's Investor Services(MIS) has retained India's economic growth at 6.7% for calendar year 2023.
• India's first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant will be commissioned into the navy on September 2, 2023.
• Government of India has launched the "National Digital Library" project under the Ministry of Education.
• Ayush Shetty has won the bronze medal at the BWF(Badminton World Federation) World Junior Championships 2023 held in Spokane, USA.
• R. Kaushik co authored, along with W.V. Raman, the book titled "The Lords of the Wankhede - Tales Between Two Titles' in October 2023.
• India's Finance Minister 'Nirmala Sitharaman' ranked 32nd in the Forbes 'World's 100 Most Powerful Women' list 2023.
• Recently, Adani Group was investigated by the Securities Exchange Board of India(SEBI) in relation to the fund called Gulf Asia Trade & Investment Fund.
• On October 1, 2009, the 3rd Battalion of the Naga Regiment, known as 3 Naga was established.
• As per the RBI's Guideline, to set up a small finance bank, the initial minimum paid-up voting capital/ net worth should be Rs. 200 Crore.
• In December 2023, 'Lalduhoma' takes oath as the chief minister of Mizoram
• "Hayley Matthews" has won the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for October 2023. She is from West Indies cricket team