Month of June

1. India received maximum FDI from Singapore

- FY23- India received 46 bn but in FY24 it reduced to 44.42
bn
- Singapore invested 11.77bn
- Mauritius stands in second position with 7.97 bn $

2. SEBI launched Sarthi 2.0 Mobile App

3. SEBI imposed penalty on Samco Securities

- Fine imposed for lapses in customer onboarding process

- 2.5 lakh fine

4. Sovereign gold bond

- Rs 27,031 cr of sovereign gold bond purchased in FY24
- Bond bough by investors represented 44.34 tons of gold
during FY23-24
- Scheme was started in November 2015
- Total money raised since 2015 – 72,274 cr

5. RBI and NPCI will expand UPI to 20 countries by FY29

- Currently UPI payments is accepted for merchants (E-
Commerce) payments in France and Nepal
- India’s UPI and UAE’s instant Payment Platform called Aani
were linked

6. 500 note has become 86.5% of currency in circulation by value

- Value of the total currency in circulation as on 31 st March
2024 stood at Rs 34.8 trillion.

7. RBI moves 100 tons of gold from UK to its vaults in India

- India current gold holding stands at 822.1 MT out of which
413.8 ton stored overseas as of March 2024
- According to World Gold Council, RBI bought 19 tons in 2024
- RBI’s overseas Gold Reserve drops to its lowest at 47%
- RBI has 855 tons of gold and currently in india they have
510 tons currently
- They brough another 102 tons from England in Oct

8. SEBI sets up Ad-hoc Committee to review Ownership Economic

structure of clearing corporation
 - Committee will be chaired by Usha Thorat
- SEBI proposes at least 51% of recognised CC paid up equity
share capital be held by one or more stock exchange
- No person resident in India or outside India can hold more
than 5% of paid up equity shares in a cc

9. Adani One and ICICI bank jointly Launched 2 Variant of co-

branded Credit cards
- In collaboration with a card network VISA
- Adani One ICICI Signature Credit card – used in adani
ecosystem then 7% or else 2%
- Platinum card – 3% if spent in adani ecosystem or else 1.5
% reward points.

10. Capital Small Finance Bank announces Bancassurance

Corporate Agency Partnership with ICICI Lombard General
Insurance

11. Federal Bank announces Bancassurance partnership with

Tata AIA life insurance

12. RBI cancels 10 yrs green bond auction for the first time
due to lack of Greenium

- The government plans to issue green bonds worth Rs12000

cr in the first half of current fiscal year 2024-25

13. Moody rating

- India GDP -6.8% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025

14. Zurich Insurance to acquire 70% of Kotak General (RBI

approved)
- Acquisition for 5,560cr

15. PNB Dilutes stake in Canara HSBC insurance company

- 10% stake to be diluted

16. NIPL partners with central bank of peru to introduce upi

like payment system
- Peru going to be the first south American country
- NIPL CEO- Ritesh Shukla
17. NSE launches India 1st EV Index
- Nifty EV and New Age Automotive Index

18. Netherland becomes 3rd largest destination for Indian

export
- Total export 22.36 billion

19. Morgan Stanley 2024 global economic midyear outlook

forecast
- India growth at 6.8% in 2024 , 6.5 in 2025

20. NSO releases provisional estimate of annual GDP for

FY24.
- Real GDP- 173.82 lac cr, 8.2%
- Nominal GDP- 9.6%
- Per capita National Income increased – 1,06,744

21. RBI by monthly review

- Repo Rate -6.5%
- Fixed Reverse Repo Rate- 3.35%
- Standing deposit Facility – 6.25%
- Marginal Standing Facility – 6.75%
- Bank Rate- 6.75%
- Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) – 4.50%
- Statutory liquidity ratio (SLR)- 18%
- RBI Enhances Contingent Reserve Buffer- from 6.0% to 6.5%
( RBI needs to maintain a cash buffer before it transferers
the surplus to the GOI)
- India Forex reserve – 651.51 bn $ as on May31

22. Digital payments intelligence platform

-RBI set up an intelligence platform to counter the problem of
online fraud
- The committee will be under the chairmanship of A.P Hota

23. RBI Hackathon HARBINGER 2024 – Innovation for

transformation
- Theme – Zero Financial Fraud and Being Divyang Friendly
- Prize money 40 lakh

24. Motilal Oswal AMC introduces Nifty India Defence Index

- First defence index
 - Minimum Application amount – Rs500
- Nifty India defence index has seen a Compound annual
growth of 177% and 89.5% over the last 1 year and 3 year

25. PhonePe Partners with Pickme

- To enable UPI payments for Indian tourists in Srilanka

26. Bank of India acquires over 6% stake in CCIL IFSC

27. SBI launches SME Digital Business Loans for MSME sector

- To sanction loan within 45 min

- Waived the requirement for financial statement for loans
upto Rs 50 lakh
- The amount sanctioned is Rs 2030 Cr

28. Muthoot Microfin and SBI to disburse loans to empower

women entrepreneurs
- The loan amount will range from a minimum of Rs 10,000 to
maximum of Rs 3 lakh

29. Ash finance ltd co- partnered with HDFC bank to provide
unsecured business loans to NBFCs
- Unsecured loans ranged from 20lakh to 50 lakh for 12 to 36
month
- Repeat customers can avail loans upto 75 lakh
- Eligibility – MSME must be at least 3 yrs old; annual turnover
between 3 to 100cr ; GST and ITR for past 3 yrs are required

30. World Bank revised India’s GDP growth Projection to 6.6

for FY25
- FY26- 6.7
- FY27- 6.8

31. Pay as you go

- Option in motor vehicle insurance
- Allows you to customise your insurance as ones need

32. Central banking Award

- 11 edition ; London
th

- RBI won Risk Manager of the year award

33. Bank of Maharashtra scheme for NRI
- 4 types of accounts
- Non-resident External a/c – foreign credit earned outside
india to be credited, such funds are also exempted from tax
- Non-resident Ordinary a/c – NRI can manage income earned
in India , like rent etc , however repatriation is limited to 1
million $ per year. Also these are subject to be taxed.
- Foreign currency Non-resident a/c – NRI who seek to invest
in foreign currency. Provides for full repatriation of fund.
- Resident Foreign Currency a/c – NRI who are returning to
India for permanent settlement
- a/c are allowed to maintain funds in their designated foreign
currencies

34. Bank of Maharashtra MAHA DOC scheme

- Financial solution to doctors
- Medical professionals can avail loans up to 25 cr with
repayment period 12 yrs
- Scheme has provisions to provide loans up to 5 cr covered
under credit guarantee fund trust for Micro and small
enterprises.

35. Indian post payments bank Partners with Ria Money

Transfer
- To offer unique remittance service across rural India

36. SabPaisa gets RBI nod to operate as a payment

aggregator

37. UBS securities

- India GDP growth to remain 6.5 to 7% year on year

38. SEBI bags Best Conduct of business Regulator Award in

Asia Pacific
- Award was given by The Asian Banker.
- The theme of the summit was Bridging innovation and
resilience in finance

39. Ajith Kumar KK Named MD& CEO of Dhanlakshmi Bank

40. MD & CEO of Jio Finance

- Hitesh Kumar Sethia

41. Ujjvan small finance bank MD& CEO

- Sanjeev Nautyal
42. Karnataka banks KBL WISE Senior Citizen saving a/c
- KBL WISE stands for Wellness Investment and Saving for
Elderly senior citizen saving a/c
- Discount on locker rental
- Top up upto 10 lakh in health insurance
- Launched by Shri H. Srikrishnan, Managing Director and CEO
of Karnataka Bank

43. ADB 170 Million $ Policy based loan to strengthen

health system in India
- Provided under sub programme called SMART health
- SMART – Strengthened and Measurable actions for resilient
and transformative health system

44. ADB signs USD 50 million Commitment to accelerate

energy transition in asia pacific region
- Fund will be invested in renewable energy
- Sustainable transport

45. Federal Bank collaboration with NPCI

- Federal bank in collaboration launches RuPay Wave Credit
Card with UPI powered Transaction

46. Pension fund regulatory and development authority

(PFRDA) selected NEC Corp India Pvt as System Integrator
- Time period – for 6 yrs
- Chairman of PFRDA – Deepak Mohanty

47. Neo bank Startup Jupiter money receives final approval

from RBI
- The approval is for issuance of PPI
 - 2023 Jupiter in collaboration with Amica Finance , received a
NBFC from RBI to offer direct loans

48. International Financial Corporation (IFC) to finance USD

105million to Brookfields 550MW solar Project in Bikaner,
Rajasthan
- IFC is the private sector arm of World Bank
- MD of IFC – Makhtar Diop
- Headquartered – NewYork

49. RBI cancels the license of Purvanchal Co- operative Bank

- Reason – due to lack of adequate capital and earning
prospect

50. Fitch rating

- Raised India GDP – 7.2%

51. IRDAI approved appointment of chairman of board of

directors of ICICI Prudential life insurance company
- Sandeep Batra

52. The central council for research in ayurvedic science

launches
- PRAGATI 2024
- It is an initiative to shape the future of Ayurveda

53. UNDP and GEF Launches USD 135mil Blue and Green
Island integrated Programme to support Small island
development scheme (SIDS)
- 4th international conference on SIDS held in Antigua and
Barbados
- Theme- charting the course towards resilient prosperity

54. India became the chairman of Colombo process

- It’s a regional consultation process of migrant worker origin
countries from south and south east asia
 - Forum for exchange of best practices on overseas
employment

55. Shinhan Bank receives CCI approval to acquire 11%

stake in HDFC Credila

56. Pakistan Launched a Multi Mission Communication

satellite from XiChang Satellite launch centre in China to
improve internet connectivity

- PakSat-MM1
57. XPOSAT
- Launched by ISRO using PSLV C58 to study black holes

58. India has hosted 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative

Meeting and 26th Committee on Environmental Protection
- Kochi Kerela

59. RBI’s FY24 income rises 17% to Rs 2.75 lakh cr ;

Expenditure declines by 56%
- Net Income – 2.11 Lakh Cr

60. Adani Port signs 30 yrs Concession to Operate CT2 in

Tanzania
- The port is situated at Dar es Salaam Port

61. LIC raises its stake in PI Industries

- From 4.95% to 5%

62. National Milk Day

- 26 November
th

63. International Organisation for Migration released World

Migration Report 2024, What is the remittance value received
by India in 2022
- 111 billion $

64. Which Organisation has recently released the report “

Recipe for a Livable Planet : Achieving Net Zero Emission in the
Agri Food System , which stated that the annual investment
 should increase to USD260 billion a year to halve current
agrifood emission by 2030
- World Bank

65. Which Insurance company has recently introduced

Promise for Growth a unit linked Insurance Plan (ULIP)
- Canara HSBC life insurance

66. Name India’s First Large Language Model for Banking

Financial Services and Insurance sector, developed by Setu in
Collaboration with Sarvam AI
- Sesame
-
67. Which Country has recently signed a 20 yr Agreement
with Adani Green Energy LTD to develop wind power station
- Srilanka

68. Department of Telecom has introduced new mobile

number series for Service and Transactional calls
- 160 series
- It will replace 140 series
-
69. India air force Participates in Red Flag 24-2 exercise
- In Alaska, USA

70. OECD report: Developed Countries Provide USD115.9 Bn

Climate Finance for developing Countries

71. AIBEA launched Exclusive Website “Bank Clinic” to Guide

Retail Customers

- It is a complaint redressal platform guide retail customers

about their rights and remedies.

72. India first UN Women Permanent Representative

- Ruchira Kamboj

73. New President of Iceland

- Halla Tomasdottir

74. Yonex Bonn International 2024 Badminton tournament

- Tanvi Sharma won singles title
 - Held in Germany

75. The Person from Asia who has recently won 35th Goldman
Environmental Prize 2024 also known as Green Nobel Prize
- Alok Shukla

76. Who has been elected as the first women President of

the United Mexican State
- Claudia Sheinbaum
77. Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya
- Established in 2022
- HQ Vadodra, Gujarat

78. 77th World Health Assembly

- Held in Geneva, Switzerland
- Bengaluru based National Institute of Mental and Neuro
Science Bagged Nelson Mandela Award for health promotion
for 2024 by WHO
- Who Organised “Walk the Talk” yoga session event in
Geneva.
- World Yoga day -21 june

79. Axis Bank and Mastercard collaborates to Lunch NFC

Soundbox
- For QR payments

80. China’s Chang’ e-6 Lunar Probe soft landed on Moon’s

Far side.

81. PraVaHa – ISRO Develops CFD software for Aerodynamic

Design and Analysis

82. ESA launched Earthcare to study the role of Clouds and

Aerosols in Earth’s climate

83. Which company has recently Lunched an Unmanned

Combat aerial vehicle – flying wedge defence 200B (FWD-
200B), India’s first indigenous Military grade bomber drone

- Flying wedge defence and aerospace pvt.

84. RBI has approved Atanu Chakraborty as part time
Chairman of HDFC bank Ltd

85. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of special

Olympic Asia Pacific Advisory Council

- Mallika Nadda

86. International Labour Organisation and Social Outlook

- Drop in global unemployment rate from 5% to 4.9%
- 183 million people unemployed
- Women face job gaps of 22.8% compared to 15.3% of men
in low income countries
- High income nations have 9.7% for women and 7.3% for
Men
- Globally 45.6 working age women employed as against
69.2% men

87. World Environment Day

- 5 June
th

- HQ- Nairobi
- Theme – Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought
Resilience under the slogan Our Land Our Future. We are
Generation restoration
- Hosted by Saudi Arabia
-
88. Who has been conferred with the prestigious SHAW
prize in the category of Astronomy
- Shrinivas Ramchandra Kulkarni

89. SAW prize for Math Science

- Peter Sarnak

90. SAW prize for life science

- Swee Lay Thein
- Stuart Orkin
91. Which airport has become the first airport in India to
achieve Zero Waste to Landfill accolade from CII-ITC CESD
- Thiruvananthapuram International Airport

92. University of Tokyo inaugurated the worlds highest

observatory “ Atacama Observatory in Chile
93. WSJ lists the highest paid CEOs in USA for 2023, Indian
origin Person become the 2nd highest paid CEO in 2023

- Nikesh Arora

94. Mobile Application for real time Air Quality Index

Monitoring that was launched by S Krishnan, Secretary of MeitY
- Air Parvah

95. SPARSH service centre

- System for pension administration
- MOD MOU with 4 banks
- Bank of india , Central bank of india , Canara bank, Ujjivan
small finance bank

96. Goldman Sachs boots India GDP forecast to 6.9%

97. C-DOT wins UN WSIS 2024 Champion Award

98. New Satellite mission a collaborative endeavour between

ISRO and CNES

- TRISHNA
- Thermal infrared imaging satellite for High resolution
natural resource assessment

99. Ministry of Mines MoU with Central TB Division to

collaborate on Tuberculosis Elimination by 2025

100. UN report on global public debt 2023

- The global public debt stands at 97 trillion dollars.

101. Peru and Slovakia become the 41st and 42nd signatory to
Artemis Accord
-

102. India, South Korea, USA, Japan and EU launches

Biopharmaceutical Alliance
103. Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko becomes the first
person to spend 1000 cumulative days in space

104. Sameer Bansal appointed as MD and CEO of PNB Metlife

105. World Food Safety Day – June 7

- Theme – Food safety prepare for the unexpected

106. Which bank has decided to stop the SMS notification for
UPI transactions below Rs 100
- HDFC bank
-
107. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of
Muthoot Pappachan Group or Muthoot blue
- Shah Rukh Khan
-
108. Philemon Yang, the Prime Minister of Cameron was
elected as the President of 79th session of United Nations
General Assembly

109. Visakhapatnam Port breaks into top 20 rankings in the

world banks container port performance index

- Actual rank is 19th

110. Highlights of RBI’s Bi Monthly MPC meeting

- Repo Rate- 6.5%
- GDP forecast – 7.2
- Policy repo rate – 6.5%
- Fixed Repo Rate- 3.35%
- Standing Deposit Facility – 6.25%
- Marginal Standing Facility- 6.75%
- Bank Rate- 6.75%
- Cash Reserve Ratio- 4.50%
- Statutory Liquidity Ratio- 18%
-
111. India’s Foreign exchange reserve touches 651 bn $
- Forex reserve jumped 4.837 bn $
- Foreign currency assets increased to USD 572.564 bn $
112. Kamal Kishore Soan Assumes Additional Charge as
Director general of Employees State insurance corporation
- ESIC comes under Ministry of Labour

113. Norway Chess 2024

- Magnus Carlsen
114. Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix
- Max Verstappen

115. The beach in India that has been ranked in Trip Advisor’s
Top 10 sustainable beaches in the world
- India’s Radhanagar Beach on Havelock Island (officially
known as Swaraj Beach)

116. World Brain Tumor Day

- 8 June
th

- Theme – Brain Health and Prevention

117. Who has recently sworn in as the new Chief Minister of

Sikkim
- Prem Singh Tamang

118. Sub Lieutenant Anamika Rajeev becomes Indian Navy’s

1 Helicopter Pilot
st

119. India Participated in BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting

hosted in Russia

- The meeting was held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

- Meeting was chaired by Sergey Lavrov
- The Indian delegation was led by Dammu Ravi , Secretary
Economic Relation , ministry of economic affair
-
120. RBI formed Committee under the chairman ship of A.P
Hota to examine the feasibility of Digital Payments Intelligence
Platform to reduce payment fraud risk

121. Vellayan Subbiah Named EY World Entrepreneur of the

year 2024
122. Indian Army launches Integrated Generator Monitoring
Control System.

- Vidyut Rakshak

123. RBI relaxed norms for overseas investment ties for

offshore Funds

124. World Bank Revised India’s growth production to 6.6%

FY25

125. French Open Tennis

- Men’s title – Carlos Alcaraz

- Women’s title – Iga Swiatek
-
126. India’s Foremost Wildlife Biologist and conservation
activist passes away
- A J T Johnsingh

127. Bill Gates Memoir

- Source Code: My Beginning
-
128. UN declares 2025 as International Year of Quantum
Science and Technology

129. Which of the following survey has been launched along

with the Consumer confidence Survey by the RBI to get Inputs
for June 2024 Monetary Policy

- Inflation Expectations Survey of Household

130. In MAY 2024 the NPCI International payments Limited

signed a pact with the central bank of Namibia to develop a
UPI like payment system

131. Chess player who has been recently bestowed with the
international chess federation’s 84th Grandmaster title

- Vaishali Ramesh Babu

132. Personality who has been recently awarded with Whitley
Gold Award 2024 by the Whitley Fund for Nature in London, UK
- Purnima Devi Burman

133. WEF’s Global Gender Gap Index 2024

- India ranks 129th

134. JIMEX maritime exercise

- India and Japan
- INS Shivalik took part

135. International Chamber of Commerce elected

- Harsh Pati Singhania as Vice Chairman
- Philippe Varin – Chairman

136. FICCI announced the appointment of Jyoti Vij as its

Director General

137. India to host 14th FIH Hockey Mens Junior World Cup 2025

138. Renowned Sarod Maestro Rajeev Taranath passed away

139. Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima Dies in Plane Crash

140. Autobiography of Ravichandran Ashwin

- I have the Streets A Kutti Cricket Story

141. Kerela CM Pinarayi Vijayan released “Viswasapoorvam”

Autobiography of Islamic Scholar
- A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar

142. IRDAI new Policy regarding withdrawal of money before

maturation of the insurance policy
- Withdrawal can be done 3 yrs after issuing date
- Policy holderscan withdraw 25% only
- This can be done only 3 times during their policy tenure
- Free look period for reviewing policy term – from 15 to 30
days
- Insurance company will face penalty of Rs 5000 per day if
the insurer has lodged a complaint and the said complaint
 has not been resolved within 30 days and for each passing
day beyond the 30 days the company will be subjected to
penalty of 5000

143. Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina Scheme

- State of Assam
- To promote girls education
- Monetary benefit of 1k for girls studying in 11th , 1.2k for
12th and 2.5k for 4 yrs degree/pg
-
144. India and Dominic Republic signs MOU to enhance
Metrological Capabilities

145. Environment Performance Index

- India ranks 176 out of 180

146. UNHCR report

- Forced displacement rose to 120 million
- 117.3 mil people remain forcefully displaced by the end of
April

147. FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2024

- India’s Divya Deshmukh and Kazakhstan’s Nogerbek
Kazybeg crowned champions
-
148. Karnataka became the first state to give Rs I Cr Accident
Insurance Compensation

149. When was the Ayushman Bharat Diwas 2024 observed in

India to celebrate the success and achievements of the
Ayushman Bharat Scheme

- 30th of April

150. When was the Satellite Technology Day celebrated

- 19 of April
th

- 50th year since launch of Aryabhata

151. Which city has recently announced the construction of

World’s Largest Airport Terminal worth USD 35 bn
 - Dubai, UAE

152. According to the RBI , the credit card spending increased

by 27% in the financial year 2023-2024

153. Which bank has recently partnered with ANQ finance to

Launch Pi and Phi Co branded Credit cards

- Yes Bank

154. Ministry of Jal Shakti launches E-Flow Monitoring system

to monitor river ganga cleanup process

155. IEP’ Global Peace Index 2024

- India Ranks 116th out of 163 countries.

156. India has developed 4% of the Global Antibacterial

Agents

157. RBI has imposed Rs 1.45 Cr Penalty on Central Bank of

India

158. Who won V. Shantaram Life time Achievement Award at

18 MIFF
th

- Wild Life film Maker Shri Subbiah Nallamuthu

159. Who wrote the memoir titled “A Fly on the RBI Wall: An
Insider’s view of the Central Bank”
- Alpana Killawala

160. Who launched her Debut Children’s Book Titled “Ed Finds
A Home”
- Alia Bhatt

161. Who has won the Sagar Samman Varun Award by Ministry
of Port, Shipping and Waterways
- Dhirendra Kumar Sanyal
162. Which Indian Ship has been awarded the On the Spot Unit
Citation 23-24 for anti- piracy operations?
- INS Sharda
163. Indian American who has been awarded the South Asian
Person of the Year Award
- Avantika Vandanapu

164. Who has been awarded the 2023 ACM AM Turing Award
( Nobel Prize of Computing)
- Avi Wigderson

165. Indian Farmer from Maharashtra named Land Hero by

UNCCD
- Siddesh Sakore
- Founder for Agro Ranger
- Aims to prevent desertification

166. British Actor Theo James Appointed as UNHCR ‘s Global

good will ambassador

167. Assam Secretariat becomes India’s first Eco- Friendly

State Government headquarters

- 2.5 Megawatt solar power project

168. Name the company that has received the achievement

award for creating social development and impact at the 15 th
CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2024
- SJVN Ltd

169. Who recently won the WOW World Literary Prize from the
World Organisation of Writers
- Mamta G Sagar
- Kannad poet

170. Waetsila launches World First Large Scale 100%

Hydrogen Ready Engine Power Plant

171. Central Banking Awards 2024

- Risk Manager of the year – RBI

 - Central Bank of the Year- Central Bank of Brazil
- Governor of the Year- Andriy Pyshnyy – Governor of Central
Bank of Ukraine.

172. Nelson Mandela life time achievement award

- Vinod Ganatra (1st Indian)
- Globally renowned Film Maker

173. Ajith Kumar KK Named as MD & CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank

for 3 year

174. Kollam became the first constitution literate district in

india

175. Which state has launched PM Shri Paryatan Vayu Seva as

inter state air service that connects the state’s religious and
tourist spots by air

- Madhya Pradesh

176. Proposal of the Ministry of Home Affair for the National

Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme gets approved
- Financial outlay for the scheme stands at 2254.43 Cr

177. Viability Gap Funding scheme for off shore wind energy
projects with a total outlay of Rs 7453 Cr

178. AAI proposal for the development of the Lal Bahadur

Shastri International Airport in Varanasi – Financial Outlay –
2869.65 Cr

179. Construction of major port at Vadhavan near Dahanu in

Maharashtra with total outlay- Rs 76,220 Cr

180. The union Government has increased the MSP for all the
14 Mandated Kharif Crop

181. Post office Act 2023

- Came into Effect on 18th June

- Repealed British era act of 1898
182. Akhil Gupta named the Chairman of Bharti AXA Life
Insurance
183. Axis Bank Acquires additional stake in Max Life Insurance
for Rs 336 Cr

184. Which international Organisation has unveiled SARAH , a

generative artificial intelligence

- World Health Organisation

185. The report titled India’s Deep Tech Dawn : Forging Ahead
was released by Nasscom – ZINN

186. BIS Introduces two new standards IS 18590 2024 & IS

18606 :2024 to enhance Safety & Quality if EVs in India

187. Institute of Risk Management has licensed SriSri

University, Odisha to set up India’s first and East India’s only
Global Centre for “Enterprise Risk Management

188. India becomes World’s 3rd largest Domestic Airline Market

- It saw a significant increase in its domestic airline capacity

from 7.9 million in April 2014 to 15.6 million in April 2024

189. Nasscom- Zinnov Deep tech start up report

- India ranks 6th amongst the top 9 deep tech ecosystem
globally

190. Atul Kumar Chaudhary has been appointed as Secretary

of TRAI

191. China and France Satellite SVOM launched to Monitor

Gamma Ray

- Space variable object monitor

- Will be launched using Long March 2C Rocket

192. UP to set up World’s 1st Conservation & Breeding Centre

for Asian King Vultures
 - UP to establish Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre in
Maharajganj

193. Name the city which has recently become UNESCO city of
literature
- Kozhikode

194. One week one theme campaign

- Launched by Union minister Jitendra Singh
- Generating employment in MSME, Start ups etc

195. Srinagar named World Craft City

196. Ministry of Commerce initiates India’s 1st ever Pilot

Project for Underground Coal Gasification in Jharkhand

197. ICICI bank has launched Smart Lock to lock and unlock
banking services
- It is first of its kind safety feature on IMobile Pay , the official
banking app of ICICI

198. RBI partners with APIX to host HaRBInger 2024 hackathon

: innovation for transformation
- Theme 1 : Zero financial Frauds
- Theme 2 : Being Divyang friendly

199. S&P global rating retained India’s growth to 6.8% FY25

- FY24 – 8.2%
- FY26- 6.9

200. Anuj Tyagi Appointed as MD and CEO of HDFC Ergo

General Insurance

201. Spanish Grand Pixx F1 title

- Max Verstappen
-
202. Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais released a Book
titled Gateways to the Sea : Historic Ports and Docks of
Mumbai Region.
203. World Vitiligo Day 2024
- 25 June
th

- United by Skin

204. Italy hosted 50th G7 summit

- Borgo Egnazia, Apulia Italy

205. Insillion enables Royal Sundaram General Insurance to

integrate with IRCTC to transform travel insurance delivery

206. Muthoot Microfin Secured corporate license from IRDAI

- License to provide insurance products to its customers while

increasing its income and earnings

207. India’s FY current account deficit has declined to 0.7% of

GDP (23.2 bn USD) from 2% in FY23 (67bn USD)
- Also records surplus of 0.6% in Q4

208. Foreign portfolio investors inflow stood at USD 44.1 bn in

FY24, FDI Inflow recorded at USD 9.8 bn
- FPIs net inflow was USD 11.4 bn in 4th quarter of FY24 while
FDI inflow stood at USD 2 bn 4th Quarter of FY24
-
209. ISRO successfully conducts Pushpak reusable launch
vehicle 3rd consecutive landing experiment

210. Frank Duckworth , Co-inventor of DLS Method ( Used in

Cricket) , passed away

211. According to data released by Ministry of Road transport

and highways in 2024 , a total of 12,349 km of National
highways were constructed in the financial year 2023-24

212. According to Global Forest Watch monitoring project data

released in April 2024, India has lost 2.33 million hectare of
tree cover
213. Name the new digital investment platform launched by
the HDFC bank to bring wealth services to all Indians and
simplify investment process

- SmartWealth

214. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders receives Navratna Status

- Central Electronics Limited , a PSU under the department of
Scientific and Industrial Research , Ministry of Science and
technology has received Mini Ratna category 1 .
-
215. Ministry of Education launches National campaign on
ToFEI
- ToFEI- Tobacco Free Educational Institute

216. SEBI constituted 15 member Working group to review

derivative trading norms
- Headed by G Padmavanti

217. Punjab and Sindh Bank signs MOU with Indian Army for
Salary Accounts
- Provides the serving personnel, veterans and trainees with
personal accident insurance cover up to 1 Cr and an air
accidental cover of Rs 1.2 cr
- PSB have also introduced Pink debit Card specifically for
women

218. Filpkart launches new UPI App to offer financial services

- Super.Money App

219. India’s external debt rises to USD 39.7 bn year on year to

USD 663.8bn
- The external debt to GDP ratio decreased from 19% to
18.7%

220. Garden reach ship builders and Engineers ltd has signed
an agreement with Germany based Casten Rehder
Schiffsmakler und Reederei GmbH & Co to build Multi purpose
vessels
- The cost of the project is USD 54 million
221. K-Pop group SEVENTEEN appointed UNESCO’s first ever
goodwill Ambassador for youth.

222. Deputy CM of Bihar Samrat Chaudhary appointed as

Convener of Reconstituted GST rate rationalisation Panel

223. Naveen Chandra Jha has been appointed as New MD &

CEO of SBI General Insurance

224. NASA launches NOAA’s 4th and final Weather Satellite

- Name = “GOES-U”
- NOAA = National Oceanography and Atmospheric
Administration

225. South India’s first Leopard Safari Launched in Karnataka

- The safari is in Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru

226. RBI introduces Revised SAARC Currency Swap Framework

for 2024-27

- As per the framework, a separate Indian Rupee Swap

window has been introduced worth Rs 250 bn to provide
various concessions for swap support in INR
- RBI will continue to provide swap arrangement in USD and
Euro through a separate USD/Euro Swap window worth USD
2 bn

227. ADB & Aadhar housing finance ltd (AHFL) sign USD 60
million deal to offer Housing loans to low-income Women in
India

228. Mindspace becomes first Indian REIT to secure Rs 650 Cr

sustainability- linked bonds from International Finance
Corporation.

229. RBI authorizes Hitachi Payment Services to work as an

Online Payment Aggregator

230. Government Monetised Assets worth Rs 1.56 lakh Cr

under the national monetisation plan in FY24
 - Launched in the year 2021
- The cumulative monetisation potential of the Central
government’s brownfield infrastructure assets have been
estimated at Rs 6 lakh Cr over a 4 year period, i.e FY22 to
FY 25
231. Growth of India’s Digital Payment System
- UPI registered 14 billion transactions in May 2024, saw a
growth of nearly 50% on Y-o-Y basis.
- Number of transactions increased by 5.5% (UPI)
- IMPS registered 557.7 million transactions in May 2024, saw
a growth of 11.2% on Y-o-Y basis. The number of
transactions increased marginally by 1.3%

232. Arundhati Roy Won PEN Pinter Prize 2024 award for her
unflinching writing.

233. NATO has appointed Dutch PM Mark Rutte as Next

Secretary General

234. Bank of Baroda has appointed Sumit Nagal as its Brand

Endorser

235. Indian Bullion and Jewellers Association has reconstituted

its governing board

- Prithviraj Kothari appointed President

- Aksha Mohit Kamboj appointed Vice President

236. Union Minster Shivraj Singh Chauhan launches Web Portal

for Faster Bank Settlement under Agriculture Infrastructure
Fund (AIF)
- This will automate the process
- Timely settlement of claims within a day and ensure
transparency
- AIF was launched by PM in 2020 to develop post harvest
management infrastructure to reduce losses
- As of June total of 72000 Cr has been invested with Rs
43000 Cr already sanctioned for 67871 projects
- Total of Rs 1lakh Cr will be funded through banks and
financial institution up to 2025-26
237. Union Minister launches MSME team Initiative &
Yashasvini Campaign to boost Online Trading of MSMEs
- MSME team initiative launched under the World Bank
supported Raising and Accelerating MSME Production
(RAMP)
- The outlay is Rs 277.35 Cr
- Yashasvini Campaign is an awareness campaign which
focuses on formalising women owned micro enterprises in
tier 2 and tier 3 cities.

238. Krisha Katha

- Blog site which will serve as a digital platform to display the
voice of Indian farmer

239. RBI has raised Ways and Means Advances (WMA) limit for
state and UT by 28% to Rs 60,118 Cr

240. RBI has imposed Rs 29.6 Lakh on HSBC for Card rule
violation

241. RBI has launched an exclusive 2hr window called

Finquiry for fintechs to visit the Fintech department of the RBI
in Mumbai, Maharashtra

- Object is to boots communication and understanding

242. HDFC life launched “ Bridge the Gap” Campaign to

Enhance Life Insurance Awareness

243. Tata group secured the top position as most valuable

Indian brand

244. Sanjana Thakur has won the overall commonwealth short

story prize 2024

245. Global peace index

- India ranks 116

246. Which Bank has recently signed an agreement to provide

financial support of over Rs 850 Cr for urban Infrastructure
 projects in Mumbai with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority
- KFW Bank

Month July
1. Advanced Geoportals Bhuvan Panchayat & NDEM 5.0
- Rural Land Record
- NDEM- National Database for Emergency Management
- NDEM- The purpose is for Disaster Management

2. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved

proposal worth Rs 860 .35Cr for West Bengal under the SBM-U
2.0 to bolster waste management infrastructure across urban
areas.

3. Bornean Elephants are classified as endangered on the IUCN

Red List

4. World Bank has Approved USD 1.5bn to support India’s Low-

Carbon Energy Sector.

5. SEBI has raised the Basic Service Demat Account limit to Rs 10

Lakh to boost Retail Investor Participation in Stock Market

6. SEBI has increased the stock’s Median Quarter Sigma Order

size over the last 6 months, on a rolling basis, from minimum
of Rs25 lakh to at least 75 lakh

7. Bandhan Bank has launched new service for online collection

of Direct Taxes

8. Adani Defence and Thales Group inks pact to Manufacture

70mm rockets in India

9. Bank of India has won the Atal Pension yojna annual Award for
FY2023-24 by PFRDA

10. Portugal’s Antonio Costa elected as the new President of

the European council
11. The book – Manoj Bajpayee : The Definitive Biography -
Authored by journalist Piyush Pandey

12. Award given to Palestinian journalist covering Gaza on

the occasion of UN World Press Freedom Day 2024

- UNESCO/ Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

13. The World Bank released its report titled “ Migration and
Development Brief”. What is the remittance value received by
India in 2023
- 120Bn$

14. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementations

launches eSankhyiki Portal for enhanced user experience and
ease of Data access

15. 6th and Final FATF Plenary held in Singapore

16. Union Bank has launched “ Union Premier” Branches for

High Value Customers in Rural and Semi Urban (RUSU) Market

17. LT. General Upendra Dwivedi Takes charge as 30th Chief

of the Army Staff

18. Japan launches Advanced Land Observation Satellite

(ALOS-4) named DAICH-4 using their H3 launch vehicle

19. India develops and certifies New Explosive “SEBEX 2”

with TNT Equivalence of 2.01

20. F1 Mercedes George Russell wins 2024 Austrian Grand

Prix

21. Sujata Saunik becomes Maharashtra’s first Women Chief

Secretary

22. Hemis Tseschu Festival commences in Ladakh

23. Which regulatory body has recently launched SCORES

2.0 to strengthen complaint resolution
 - SEBI

24. Prime Minister Addressed the opening ceremony of

RBI@90 in Mumbai, organised to mark the 90 yrs of the
establishment of Reserve Bank of India. To commemorate the
occasion, a coin of 90 rupee was launched. The weight of the
coin is
- 40gms

25. According to Worldline India Digital Payment Report H2

2023 released in April 2024, the UPI transaction volume in the
second half of 2023 increased by 56% to 65.77 Bn $

26. Which Bank has launched a healthcare lone product ,

HEAL to cover hospitalization expense beyond insurance Limits

- Canara Bank

27. Who has been appointed aas 27th Chairman of SBI by the
Financial Services Institution Bureau
- Challan Sreenivasulu Setty

28. RBI joins Project Nexus to enable Instant Cross – Border

Retail Payments
- Project nexus launched by Bank of International Settlement
to provide for a mechanism to connect international retail
payment system

29. SBI has launched MSME- Sahaj , web based digital

Business loans Solutions for MSME invoice Financing

30. DBS Bank has partnered with RXIL to offer Pre- Shipment
Financing for MSME on RBIs TReDS

- TReDS- Trade receivable electronic discounting system

31. New Chairman of SBI

- CS Setty

32. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of LIC

- Siddhartha Mohanty
33. NIRMAN Portal
- Nobel initiative for rewarding mains aspirants of UPSC exam
- To provide support of 1 lakh to eligible candidate of UPSC

34. IMF releases AI Preparedness Index

- India Ranked 72nd

35. ` ICICI bank launches Sapphiro Forex Card for Indian

Students

36. Axis Bank and Primal Capital and Housing Finance

Limited have entered into a co- lending partnership focusing
on MSME and Home Loans Segments

37. Dick Schoof sworn in as prime minister of Netherland

38. NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme

- Andhra Pradesh
- Monthly pension for elderly people, widows, fishermen etc
from 3000- 4000
- Disability pension of 3000-6000

39. MP Launches Lokpath Mobile App to fix Road Problems in

7 days

40. Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh inks a river linking

Project worth 72000 Cr

- The purpose is to provide drinking and industrial water in 13

districts of eastern Rajasthan, Malwa and Chambal regions
of MP

41. Ministry of housing and urban affairs have extended the

smart city project till March 2025

42. Hungry took the presidency of EU from Belgium for 6

months

- The motto of hungry ‘s EU Presidency is Make Europe Great

Again
43. Japan has issued new Yen Bank Notes with 3D Hologram
technology to fight counterfeiting

44. NABARD partners with online PSB loans Limited to

Digitalize Jan Suraksha Scheme for RRBs

45. Gujarat Government has signed MoUs with IBM, Microsoft

& Nasscom to enhance AI Capabilities

46. Indian Army has inducted its first ever Indigenous chip
based 4G mobile base station called Sajuadri

47. Vishwanath Anand won the 10th Leon Masters title

48. In which country did External Affairs Minister unveil the

virtual plaque to mark the formal commissioning of the
Maritime rescue coordination centre built with USD 6 million
grant from india

- Srilanka

49. Panasonic Life solution pvt partnered with SBI to provide

financing to its solar customers

50. India AI mission programme

- Budged allocated – 10,371.92 cr/1.25 USD billion

51. NITI aayog launches Sampoornata Abhiyan

- Campaign for development of Aspirational Disctrict& Block

52. SBI 69th Foundation Day

- 1st July

53. ADB and ENGIE group sign a loan agreement to build 400
MW solar power Plant in Gujarat
- Surendranagar, Gujarat

54. LIC launches Agency Transformation Initiative “Jeevan

Samarth”
55. ICICI Lombard launches “ELEVATE”, AI -Powered Health
Insurance Plan

56. India Bulls Housing Finance has been renamed as

Samman Capital

57. BSF and SBI Partnered for “Grow with the Trees” drive in
Srinagar

58. Bandhan Bank has appointed Ratan Kumar Kesh as

their interim MD and CEO

59. Indian Army to induct light tank named Zoravar

60. Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix

61. Who has been appointed as the Chef-de-Mission for the

Indian Contingent at the Paris 2024

- Gagan Narang

62. RBI has released India KLEMS data

- (K) Capital, (L) Labour, (E) Energy, (M) Material, (S) Services
- Employment provisionally grew at 6%
- RBI data shows that employment in India increased by 4.67
Cr ( from 46.7 million to 64.33 million)

63. EXIM bank inked USD 2.5 mn LoC Agreement with

Guyana
- Purpose – for installing solar plant at Cheddi Jagan
International Airport in Timehri , Guyana

64. Star health insurance has partnered with Himachal

Pradesh State Cooperative Bank to enhance health insurance
penetration in India

65. Tata Asset Management Private Limited Launches India’s

first tourism Index Mutual Fund

66. HCL tech Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra Awarded

highest civilian award of France
67. RBI approves Reappointment of Govind Singh as MD &
CEO of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

68. Rajasthan becomes the 1st state to adopt a road safety

action plan for 10 yrs

69. Digital Nagarik & AR-VR skills

- Karnataka launches Cyber Security Awareness Programme

70. WHO launches MeDevIS
- A global Platform for Medical Devices Information
-
71. PNB introduces Safety Ring to Enhance Security for
Internet and Mobile banking Users

72. ICICI Prudential MF has introduced India’s first Exchange

Traded Fund focused on the Oil and gas Sector named ICICI
Prudential Nifty Oil & Gas ETF

73. RBI cancels Certificate of Registration (CoR) of Star

Finserv India & Polytex India Due to Irregular lending pattern

- Both are NBFCs

74. Ageas Federal Life Insurance launches “Golden Year

Pension Plan” for secure Retirement
- It is a unit linked individual pension plan (ULIP), where
returns depend on the performance of the Blue Chip Pension
Fund
- Early age of 18-35

75. Moody keeps India economic growth forecast to 6.8 for

2024

76. Turkey launches 1st home grown communication satellite

named TURKSAT-6A

77. Gautam Gambhir appointed Indian Cricket Head Coach

78. Who has been appointed as the principal advisor at the

Union Ministry of Health and Family welfare for national
tuberculosis elimination programme
 - Soumya Swaminathan

79. India generated 125 million Jobs between FY14 and FY23
as per SBI report

80. India and Taiwan ink landmark Mutual Recognition

Agreement (MRA) for Organic Products

81. Thazhakara (Alappizha) has becomes the 1 st Gram

panchayat in Kerela and one of the first in Kerela to update and
publish the 2nd volume of comprehensive PBR

- Kerela was the first India state to publish People’s

Biodiversity Register or PBR

82. According to the World Altas of Desertification , 75% of

the soil has already degraded, affecting 3.2 billion people
- In india 32% land is degraded 25% is undergoing
desertification

83. Muthoot finance selected for FATF Mutual Evaluation

report

84. RBI’s Financial Inclusion Index increases to 64.2% inFY24

85. BNP Paribas & Mistral AI signed a Agreement covering all

Mistral AI models

- BNP is an European Bank

86. 16th finance commission constituted 5 member advisory

council
- Poonam Gupta named as its convenor

87. Adani Group Announced as Principal Sponsor for Indian

Team at 2024 Paris Olympics

88. Which organisation has recently secured green loan

worth 31.96 billion Japanese yen/ 200 mn USD from Deutsche
Bank AG, Gujarat International finance tec-city branch in
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
 - REC ltd

89. Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian to

receive Russian highest civilian award

90. NIPL and QNB signs pact to launch QR code Based UPI
payments across Qatar

91. PNB signed MOU with SAIL to offer loans to employees of

SAIL

92. Greenko Group gets NaBFID sanction for Rs 6200Cr to

Prepay Dollar Bonds

93. Arun Bansal has been appointed as the MD & CEO of

Paytm Payments Bank

94. Maharashtra launches Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin

Scheme for women

- Provide 1500 per month to ever women beneficiaries

- Age -21 to 65
- Bank balance below 2lakh 30 thousand

95. Tata Power Launches Ghar Ghar Solar Initiative in UP

- Household can avail maximum subsidy of Rs 1,08,000,
comprising central government subsidy of Rs78,000 and
state government subsidy of 30,000 for 3kW

96. Canara bank approved to sell a 14.50% stake in Canara

HSBC life insurance company through IPO

97. Which portal has been integrated with the Ayushman

Bharat Digital Mission to create an integrated digital health
infrastructure across India

- eSwasthya Dham Portal

98. Thane – Borivali Twin Tunnel Project with project outlay of

16,600 Cr
99. Goregaon Mulund Link Road Project – 6300 Cr

100. PM launched in Mumbai , Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya

Prashiksha Yojna internship Scheme for unemployed youth –
5,600Cr

101. Ministry of Home Affairs declared June 25 as Samvidhan

Hatya Diwas

102. Niti Aayog SDG index

- Kerela tops and Bihar places at the bottom

103. 6 lane Controlled access road in Goa

- Cost outlay – Rs1183Cr

104. Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary launches Skill India

Digital Hub or SIDH portal under MSDE

105. Government of India has capped the Interest Equalisation

at Rs 1.66Cr per Import export code (IEC) for July to August
2024

106. Exercise Pitch Black

- Held in Australia

107. Jio Finance services gets RBI nod to become Core

Investment Company

108. Bajaj Finserv Asset Management limited has launched

Bajaj Finserv Savings +

- A new financial product for retail investor seeking return on

their idle savings
- The liquid funds returned 7.17% between July 2023 and June
2024

109. Prince Harry receives Pat Tillman Award 2024 for Service
at ESPYS

110. K. P. Oli took oath as new PM of Nepal

111. Who has been elected as the new PM of Solomon Island

- Jeremiah Manele

112. Who has been appointed as the co chair of alliance of

CEO Climate leaders in the World
- Sumanth Sinha

113. Niti Aayog launches GearShift Challenge to accelerate

Zero Emission Truck Adoption in India

114. NE-RACE Portal

- Operates as a unique farm to business marketplace

facilitating price negotiation, bookings and real time product
- Promotes North East India as a reliable partner in
International agriculture value chain

115. UN World Population Prospect 2024

- India’s Population to peak at 1.7 billion in 2062

116. SEBI has introduced new rules for passive Mutual funds
scheme to reduce sponsor bias
- Investment Limit for passive mutual funds- Passive MF are
restricted to invest more than 25% of their net assets in
listed securities of companies belonging to the sponsor
group
- For equity oriented Exchange trade funds and Index funds ,
35% can be invested

117. NABARD has launched Rs 750 Cr Agri-SURE fund to boost

Agri Startup
- Fund Manager – NABVENTURES ltd
- Initial Corpus of Rs750 Cr with Rs 250Cr each from NABARD
and MoA&FW and Rs 250 Cr from other Institution
- Fund will operate for 10 yrs extendable by 2yrs

118. Branch X becomes India’s 1st NeoBank to Launch ONDC

loans for Financial Institution
- ONDC- Open network for digital commerce
119. Who has been re elected as the President of European
Parliament
- Roberta Metsola

120. ICAR launches One Scientist One Product to enhance

target-oriented research in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

121. Srijan Portal

- Launched by Ministry of Defence

- Portal used to offer defence items for indigenisation

122. Internation Financia Corporation will assist BBVA

Colombia in setting eligibility criteria and reporting indicators
for biodiversity projects and enhancing technical capabilities.
- IT also issued USD 50 mil Blue Bond with IFC structurer and
investor to finance fresh water and coastal ecosystem
conservation

123. GOI has released 1st Tranche of USD 2.5 million to UNRWA
for Palestine refugees .

124. Axis Bank completed Migration of CitiBank Credi

Customer to its platform .

125. IMF raised India’s GDP growth forecast to 7% and

maintain global growth at 3.2%

126. Indian Space scientists awarded at COSPAR 2024

- Prahlad Agarwal
- Anil Bhardwaj

127. Indian Champions beat Pakistan to win world

championship of legends 2024

128. Saudi Arabia to Host first Olympic Esports games in 2025

129. Who has been recently elected as the President of

Rwanda
 - Paul Kagame

130. PSA Prof Ajay Kumar Sood launches report on e-mobility

R&D Roadmap for India to achieve zero emission

131. RBI has approved BrickWork Rating for Bank Risk

Weighting claims

- BWR can rate bank loans up to Rs250Cr

132. BoB , BoM, SBI has launched Deposit Scheme to fund

Credit Demand
- Bank of Baroda has launched its special scheme – BOB
Monsoon dhamka deposit scheme
- Providing interest rate pf 7.25% for 399 days and 7.15% for
333 days
- Applicable for retain deposit less than 3 Cr
- Bank of Maharashtra launches a special scheme with 4
buckets for deposits up to 10Cr

133. Asian development Bank has approved 240.5 million USD

loan for Rooftop Solar System in India
- Will support PM’s Surya Ghar Muft bigli programme

134. Ireland replaced Mauritius to secure the 4th spot on

preferred FPI destination list
- Mauritius registered an AUC of 4.39 trillion
- Ireland registered AUC of 4.41 trillion rupees

135. BTS Jin Becomes first ever K Pop Idol to carry 2024 Paris
Olympic Game torch

136. Which company has recently received the NPCI certificate

to operate as UPI based infrastructure provider for Banks and
Fintech

- TechFini

137. GST meeting

- 5% rate on Aircraft parts, components, tool kits etc
- All milk cans -12%
- Carton Boxes - from 18% , reduced to 12%
 - Solar cookers- 12%
- Parts of Poultry Keeping machine – 12%
- All kinds of sprinklers – 12%

138. NITI aayog report on Electronic Market

- Total value – USD 4.3 trillion
- India share – USD 25 billion , India demand – 4% of global
demand
- Government Target- USD 500Billion by FY30

139. Asia first pre clinic network facility

- India

140. India 1st overseas Jan Aushadi kendra located

- Mauritius

141. SEBI recognised BSE ltd as IAASB and RAASB

- IAASB and RAASB – Supervisory body for research analyst
and investment advisor
- Qualification – 15 yrs of existence
- Min networth of 200cr
- Manage investor service in at least 20 cities

142. LIC and IDFC first bank to enhance Bancassurance

- Aim is to provide insurance for all by 2047

143. FICCI forecast

- India GDP- 7%
- CPI inflation- 4.5%

144. Garden reach Ship Builders and Engineers have signed Rs

840 Cr deal with National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research
for Ocean Research Vessel

145. India WPI Inflation rate rose to 3.36% in June

146. ESAP small finance Bank has received RBI approval for re
appointment of K Paul Thomas as MD and CEO

147. Haryana Government has approved IT Saksham Yuva

Scheme to provide 5000 Jobs in first Phrase
148. Maharashtra government has launched Ladka Bhau Job
training & Stipend Scheme for youth

- Aims to provide monthly financial support during on job

training
- For 12th – 8000, for Diploma- 8000 and for Bachelor – 10,000

149. RBI announced the interest rate of 8% on Floating rate

saving Bond 2034

150. The Reserve Bank of India established a committee

headed by Sunil Mehta to review the fee structure for white
label ATMs-

- White label ATMs – ATMs managed Non Bank companies

151. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affair organised

Utkrishtata ke Ore Badhte Kadam event to honours PRAISE &
SPARK award winner under PM SAVNidhi
- PM SVANidhi – Steert vendor Atama Nirbhar nidhi Scheme
(PRAISE AWARD comes under this scheme)
- Praise – For loan performance
- Best performing lending Institution – Canara Bank

152. Union Home Minister has launched national Narcotics

Helpline called MANAS ( No. 1933)

153. ArkaFincap & Central Bank of India entered into a co-

lending partnership agreement to offer MSME loans

154. HSBC Appoints George Elhedery as its net CEO

155. Gaofen 11 – Earth Observatory satellite by China

156. Gujarat launches Shramik Basera Scheme

- Affordable Housing for Construction worker

157. UP government has launched Upvan Yojna & Heritage

tree adoption scheme to improve green cover
158. Meghalaya government launched its own OTT platform
called hello Meghalaya

- It became 2nd state after kerela – name of kerela ott- CSpace

159. Which country has recently launched the Climate Finance

Action Fund to support green projects in developing countries
and help to maintain the 1.5 degree temperature

160. India and Bhutan approves 61 projects worth Rs 4958 Cr

161. AAI signed a MOU with Rajasthan government for

development of greenfield Airport at Kota

162. Indian renewable energy development agency announced

investment of Rs 290 Cr in a 900 MW hydroelectric power
project in Nepal

163. UN designated International Moon Day is celebrated

annually on July 20 to commemorate the anniversary of the
first human landing on moon with Apollo 11

- The theme – Illuminaring the shadows

164. Uttarakhand becomes first state to launch GEP Index for

environment
- GEP- Gross Environment Product

165. Theme of 8th Indian mobile Congress

- The future is now

166. NFDC and Netflix India sign MOU to launch “ The

Voicebox”, upskilling program for Indian voice over artist

167. Tata AIA ranked 6th globally in Global MDRT ranking 2024

168. IndusInd Bank and Inspire Institute of sports collaborates

to launch ‘Wrestle for glory’ CSR program

169. European Space Agency introduces Ramses , a mission to

study Asteroid Apophis
170. Assam has launched Amrit Brikshya Andolan 2.0 App for
Massive tree Plantation

- Plans to plant 3 crore sapling

171. Name the Neobanking platform that has recently secured

an NBFC license from RBI
- Fi

172. The international financial services centres authority

permitted foreign portfolio investors to issue – Derivative
instruments with Indian Securities in GIFT-IFSC

173. Which bank has recently partnered with paytm to provide

Point of sale solutions and electronic data capture devices or
card machines to the bank and its merchant network

- Axis Bank

174. Centre has recently granted nod for Parandur site to

develop Chennai’s second airport

175. As per FAO report India has gained 2.66 lakh hectares of
forest area annually from 2010 to 2020

- Global forest cover is about 4.1 billion hectare or 31% of the

land area
- Global mangrove area was recorded to be 14.8 million hec
- Nerely 420 million hec of land was converted to land use
between 1990-2020

176. Bank of Baroda launched generative AI- powered VRM

and new payment app
- VRM- Virtual relationship manager
- BOBipay
-
177. Green Climate Fund has approved 215.6 million for Small
Industrial development Bank of India to help MSMEs adopt
lower emission
- This loan by GCF is part of a former funding approval of usd
1 billion for 17 projects across 35 developing countries
 - SDBI will also create a corpus of USD 1 billion for FMAP by
contributing 800 Million

178. RBI sells 406 million USD (Rs 34 billion) Indian bonds as
Index Inclusion boosts inflows
- This was done to absorb excess cash in the banking system
- This follows india recent inclusion in JPMOrgan Chase&Co
government bond Index Emerging Markets in June
179. TerraPay partners with Swift for global account to wallet
payments

180. Abhinav Bindra awarded Olympic Order by IOC

181. Which country has joined the convention on the

protection and use of transboundary watercourse and
international lakes

- Zimbabwe

182. ADB approves USD 200 million loan to expand Metro Rail
network & Urban Mobility in Nagpur

183. Cashfree payments receives payment aggregator- cross

broder license from RBI

184. RBI cancels the license of Uravakonda Co- Operative town

bank due to inadequate capital

185. IOA named BPCL as the principal sponsor for 4 years

186. The international Olympic Committee has elected French

alps, France as the host of XXVI Olympic and paralympic winter
games 2023

187. Hindustan Zinc ltd launches EcoZen , asia first low carbon
green zinc

188. India’s 500th community radio station ‘Apna Radio 90.0FM

at IIMC, Aizwal

189. DGFT enhanced the EPCG scheme to boost efficiency and

competitiveness
190. Yuva Aapda Mitra Scheme

- Outlay of 470.50 Cr from NDRF

- It will be implemented in 315 disaster prone districts for
training of 1300 trained aapda mitra volunteers

191. EMPS 2024 extended by 2 months with enhanced outlay

of Rs 778 cr

192. Rashtrapati Bhavan Durbar hall and Ashok hall renamed

- Durbar hall – Ganatantra Mandap

- Ashok hall – Ashok Mandap

193. Ministry of Ports Shipping and waterways have approved

India’s first integrated agri- export facility project at Mumbai’s
Jawaharlal Nehru Port

194. RBI Introduced New Prompt corrective action for Urban

cooperative Banks

- As per the new frame work capital, asset quality and

profitability will be the key areas for monitoring the financial
health of the UCBs
- Removes the limit of Rs 25000 on capital expenditure
restriction

195. EQT private capital Asia exist RBL bank, sells Entire
7.89% stake for Rs 1091 Cr

196. Team of International astronomers including IIT Kanpur

professor discover a giant Exo Planet orbiting a Sun like
structure

- It has been named Epsilon Indi Ab

197. Which Bank has recently launched PIXEL, India’s first

virtual credit card powered by VISA
- HDFC
-
198. Which country has received budgetary support if USD 50
million from India in the form of rollover of the Treasury Bill for
another year
- Maldives

199. Name the multinational peacekeeping exercise that was

recently participated by the Indian Army in Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia
- Khaan Quest 2024

200. Government launched Vaccination portal for pregnant

women and children
- U-win Portal
- Launched by ministry of housing and urban affair

201. Aditiya Birla Group launched Rs5000 Cr Jewellery

Business Brand “ Indriya”

202. According to the Data published by Global Trade Research

Initiative, which country was the largest trading partner of
India with USD 118.4 Billion dollar in two way commerce in
FY24

- China

203. Bhilai solar plant is set to install the 15 MW floating solar

project at its Maroda 1 reservoir in Chattisgarh

204. As per Periodic Labour Force Survey by Ministry of

Statistics , India’s Urban Unemployment Rate in Current
Weekly Status terms for person aged 15 yrs and above is

- 6.7%

205. According to provisional payroll data released by

Employees Provident Fund Organisation , formal job creation
increased by 11.4% in 2023-2024 to 15.4 million

206. SEBI virtual assistant

- SEVA
207. Department of Post launches Rs5 commemorative
postage stamp to mark 25th anniversary of Kargil Diwas

208. NIIT institute of Finance Banking and Insurance has

announced “ Ace Banker Programme” in collaboration with
HDFC

209. Ultra tech has signed agreement with India Cement ltd to
Buy Additional 32.72% stake for Rs 3954 Cr

210. Name the personality who was selected as India’s Flag

Bearer for the 2024 Paris Olympic

August

1. With which organisation did the ministry of defence recently

sign a MoU to facilitate capital market access to MSMEs
- National Stock Exchange

2. Recently the ministry of earth science celebrated its 18 th

foundation day on 27th July 2024, at its headquarters in Prithvi
Bhavan, New Delhi

3. With which Organisation did the Innovation for Defence

Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO)
recently sign a MoU for the Launch of Medical Innovations and
Research Advancement (MIRA)

- Armed forces medical services

4. The Ministry of Power has recently inaugurated the National

Feeder Monitoring System (NFMS) control centre on REC Ltd
55th foundation day at
- Gurugram , Haryana

5. The Ministry of State for Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship launched an enhanced “ Model Skill Loan
Scheme” with an increased maximum loan limit
- 7.5 lakh from 1.5 lakh
6. Which bank has recently signed a USD 200 million loan
agreement with GOI to enhance solid waste management
system and sanitation in 100 cities across 8 states in India
- Asian Development Bank
- The loan agreement is part of Swatch Bharat Mission 2.0

7. Which organisation reported the increase in the Digital

Payments Index(RBI-DPI) to 445.5 at the end of March 2024,
reflecting a 12.6% year on year growth
- RBI
8. Which organisation has recently achieved the unicorn status
after it raised around 120million USD
- Rapido

9. Which institute has been recently granted Special Consultative

status by the UN Economic and social council
- Kalinga Institute of Technology

10. Name the Portal recently launched by the Union Ministry

of Education for Managing the apprenticeship lifecycle
activities
- NATS 2.0

11. With which state, did the Ministry of Defence signed a

MoU to establish three advanced testing facilities for
Mechanical & Material, Communication, and Unmanned Areal
Systems under the defence testing infrastructure scheme
- Uttar Pradesh
- The DITS was launched with a outlay of Rs 400 Cr

12. In which city hosted the first STI Conclave on ‘Traditional

Knowledge for sustainable Livelihood’ from 29th to 31st July
2024
- New Delhi

13. India was recently elected as Vice Chair of the Indo

Pacific Economic framework
- Supply Chain Council

14. Which Organisation has recently issued its first ever

joint ministerial declaration to enhance the taxation of ultra-
high net worth Individual
 - G20 or group of 20
- Brazil proposed a minimum of 2%

15. Which company has recently received the composite

insurance booking license from IRDAI
- Insurance Dekho

16. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of UPSC

- Preeti Sudan

17. Who has been recently elected as the President of the

United Nations Economic and Social Council
- Robert Keith Rae

18. World FinTech Day is annually observed on

- August 1

19. Recently the SEBI Chairman Madhabi Puri Buch launched

India’s first website for passive funds at
- National Stock Exchange

20. With which country did India recently sign the

Technology Security Initiative to boost economic growth and
strengthen the collaboration between the two countries
- United Kingdom

21. Recently Ministry of Ayush and the World Health

Organisation signed a donor agreement to support the
operations of the WHO global traditional Medicine centres at
Jamnagar, Gujarat
- 85 million

22. Which country has recently become an associate

member of the Caribbean community (CARICOM)
- Curacao

23. Which bank has recently become the first private sector
bank to launch the Rupay credit card with both UPI and
National common Mobility Card features
- RBL Bank
24. Which bank has recently partnered with the SWIFT to
launch an AI driven pilot to help combat payments fraud
occurring in cross border payments
- Axis Bank

25. Which fintech company recently launched India’s First

Near field communication Card (NFC) sound box, integrating
NFC payment with Mobile QR payment technology
- Paytm

26. Which country is set to build the world first nuclear power
plant based in molten thorium salt
- China

27. Which ministry has recently launched the version 4.0

Price Monitoring System Mobile Application
- Ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution

- The government has allocated Rs 10,000 Cr under the price

stabilisation fund in the union budget

28. The GOI and the World Bank has recently signed an
agreement to construct the green national highway corridors
project
- USD 500 million

29. Which entities has recently received ‘Fit & Proper’

certificate from RBI for the acquisition of the Industrial
Development Bank of India ltd
- Emirates NBD Bank & Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

30. Which Indian firm has recently partnered with Vested

Finance Inc to offer access to global Investing for Indians and
NRIs
- HDFC Securities Ltd

31. The RBI granted what kind of license to 3 merchant

payment companies namely IndiaIdeas.com ltd, Amazon Pay
pvt, Adyen India Technologies PVt
- Payment Aggregator – Cross Border
32. Who has been re-Appointed as MD & CEO of Unity Small
finance Bank
- Inderjit Camotra

33. Who has been recently elected as the 67th President of

ICMAI
- B.B Nayak

34. Which country is set to host 2025 Mens Asia Cup cricket
tournament
- India

35. Recently India extended two line of credit to Vietnam to

strengthening its maritime security during Indian visit of
Vietnam’s PM
- 300 Million line of credit

36. According to recent notification from GOI, Central Public

sector enterprises , Public sector banks and financial
institutions are required to increase their public shareholding
to at least
- 25%

37. Which state has recently become the first state in India
to implement a Disaster Risk Transfer Parametric Solution by
signing a MoU with SBI general insurance
- Nagaland

38. Which institute has recently partnered with the Industrial

Development Bank of India Ltd to establish the cybersecurity
lab
- IIT Madras

39. Who has recently assumed the Additional Charge as the

Director General of the Border Security Force
- Daljit Singh Chawdhary

40. Who is the author of the book titled ‘India @100’

Envisioning Tomorrow’s Economic Powerhouse
- K V Subramanian
41. Which country has recently signed a MoU with India to
enhance cooperation in the sports field
- Saint Kitts and Nevis

42. Recently the GOI declared Adichunchanagiri as a

peacock Sanctury
- Karnataka

43. Which Bank has recently approved the proposal to raise

up to Rs 25,000cr through the issue of Tier 1 and Tier 2 bonds
in the current fiscal year 2024-25
- SBI

44. Which bank has recently launched a programme titled

“Kisan Ka Samman” to empower the farmers who exhibited
exceptional financial discipline in their dealing with banks
- Jammu and Kashmir Bank

45. Who has been recently appointed as the ambassador of

South Africa’s premier T20 cricket league
- Dinesh Karthik

46. Which organisation has recently launched its first batch

of 18 satellite for the low earth orbit communications
megaconstellation named “Qianfan”
- Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology

47. India’s first Multinational air exercise that recently began

at the Sulur Air base in Coimbatore, TN
- Tarang Shakti 2024

48. Which programme has recently launched the ‘Million

Designers, Billion Dreams’ initiative in collaboration with leap
designs
- Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National rural livelihood
mission

49. Recently the RBI has issued Master Directions on

treatment of wilful defaulters and large defaulters to scrutinize
all NPAs accounts that have outstanding amounts of
- 25 lakh and above
50. Which organisation has recently entered into a
bancassurance partnership with HSBC India for the distribution
of non-life insurance products
- SBI general insurance company

51. Which company has recently partnered with development

financial institution for raising long term debt funds to promote
its EVs portfolio
- Muthoot Capital services Ltd

52. Which company has recently signed a JV agreement with

coal india to set up a Coal to Synthetic Natural gas project in
WB
- Gail India Ltd

53. Name the Chinese American physicist who became the

2 youngest scientise to receive the Nobel Prize for Physics in
nd

1957, passed away in August

- Tsung Dao Lee

54. Name the large scale strike corps exercise conducted by

the Indian Army in UT Ladakh
- Parvat Prahaar

55. Which bank has recently unveiled its golden circle

programme for Senior Citizen
- DBS bank
- Senior citizen can earn competitive interest rates of up to
7% on savings account balances above Rs 4 lakh
- This programme also offers cyber insurance coverage of up
to Rs 1 Lakh

56. Which company has recently received the certificate of

Registration from the RBI for NBFC investment and credit
company
- L&T Finance ltd

57. What was the RBI’s Rank in the sovereign Wealth Fund
Institute ‘s top 100 largest central banking ranking by total
assets in the world in 2024
- 12th
 - With a current total asset if USD 839 Billion
- RBI registered a balance sheet growth of 11.08% year on
year growth to Rs 70.47 trillion

58. Which bank has recently partnered with Setu, owned by

Pine Labs to introduce India’s first UPI focused payments
platform named ‘UPI-Setu
- Axis Bank

59. Who has been recently appointed as the chairman of the

SBI
- C.S Shetty

60. Who has been recently appointed as the Prime Minister

of Tunisia
- Kamel Madouri

61. Name the self- regulatory body that was recently

established by the Indian gold sector for the first time
- Indian Association for Gold Excellence and Standards

62. According to the World Trade Organisation report titled “

World Trade Statistical review 2023” What was India’s Rank in
global agriculture exports in 2023, with an export value of USD
51 Billion
- 8th

63. In August GOI relaxed the Long Term Capital Gains rules
for real estate, allowing property owners to choose between a
20% tax rate with indexation benefits or a reduced 12.5% tax
rate without Indexation

64. Who has been recently appointed as the MD and CEO of

Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd

- Praveena Rai

65. Which organisation has recently secured a long term

loan of 25.5 billion Japanese yen from the Japan bank for
international cooperation to finance the 300.3 MW wind energy
project of Ostro Kannada Power Private Ltd in Karnataka
- Power Finance Corporation Limited
66. Which state has recently launched India’s first round the
clock grain ATM ‘ Annapurti’ in partnership with UN World Food
Programme
- Odisha

67. Which institute has recently signed a MoU with the World
Health Organisation to enhance medical device production in
india
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science

68. Which airline has recently been named as the best

airline in India/South Asia 2024 at the Skytrax ‘s World Airline
Awards 2024
- Vistara

69. Which company has recently received India’s 1 st Small

and Medium Real Estate Investment Trust license from the SEBI
- Property Shares

70. Which Bank has recently signed an MoU with Jakson

Engineers Ltd to promote solar energy adoption across India
- SBI

71. Which company has recently collaborated with Singapore

based Zero Error System Pvt to Enhance its On-Board
Computer subsystem for upcoming satellite mission
- Dhruva space private limited

72. Which country’s small business administrative has

recently signed a MoU with India to promote cooperation on
small and medium sized enterprise
- USA

73. The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has recently

granted approval for the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd to
invest an additional equity capital of up to 10,501 Cr in ONGC
Petro additions Limited.

74. Which organisation released the Global Employment

Trends for Youth 2024 report, highlighting that the Global Youth
 Unemployment Rate in 2023 decreased to 13% representing a
15-year low

- International Labour Organisation

75. Which country accounts for the highest Foreign Portfolio

Investment in India for the Fiscal Year 2023-24, with 3,457
registered FPIs
- USA
- By March the AUC of FPI increased by 42.8% to Rs 69.5 lakh
Cr

76. Who is the chairperson of the 10 member expert

committee that was recently constituted by the reserve bank
of India to benchmark its statistics with global standards
- Michael Debabrata Patra

77. Who will be the CEO of the newly incorporated NPCI BHIM
services ltd
- Lalitha Nataraj

78. Which Indian Airport has recently received the Pollution

Control Waste Recycling Excellence Award by the Greentech
Foundation
- Thiruvananthapuram International Airport

79. Which institute was ranked first in the overall category

according to the 9th edition of India Ranking 2024 based on the
NIRF ranking
- IIT Madras

80. According to the newly introduced Offshore Areas

Minerals Trust Rules, 2024, the production leaseholders of
Offshore mines must contribute 10% of their royalty to the
trust

81. The rural Fintech Startup that has recently received the
NBFC license

- Jai Kisan
82. Name the long range glide bomb that recently underwent
a successful maiden flight test conducted by the DRDO
- Gaurav

83. Name the ISRO’s launch vehicle carrying the Earth

Observations Satellite.
- Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D3)

84. Which government recently (Aug) signed MoU with the

Indian government to introduce the UPI
- Maldives

85. Which organisation recently signed an MoU with the

India Metrological Department to improve access to weather
information for climate- vulnerable communities across India
- Reliance Foundation

86. Which Indian company is ranked 70th in the Forbes Cloud

100 2024 list
- Razorpay

87. Which bank has recently introduced a special edition of

Vijay Fixed Deposit to celebrate India’s 78th Independence Day
- RBL Bank

88. Who has recently appointed as the Permanent

Representative of India to the UN
- Parvathaneni Harish

89. Who has recently taken charge as the DG Employees’

State Insurance Corporation
- Ashok Kumar Singh

90. Which Country successfully launched its first low Earth

Orbit Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite
- UAE

91. Which Organisation has partnered with the common

wealth Scientific and Industrial Research organisation to launch
the Climate Smart Agritech cohort of the India- Aus Rapid
Innovation and Startup Expansion (RISE) Accelerator
Programme
 - Atal Innovation Mission

92. Which company has recently partnered with the Ministry

of ConsumerAffair, Food and Public Distribution and Small
Industrial Development Bank to Transform fair price shops into
jan poshan kendra
- Udaan
- The pilot has been launched across 60 selected FPSs from
Rajasthan, UP, Telangana, Gujarat

93. North Eastern Handicraft and Handloom development

corporation ltd secured Oeko-Tex certification for its
- Eri Silk

94. Which country has recently collaborated with BRICS

partners to launch a Centre for Industrial Competences in
cooperation with the UN Industrial development Organisation
- UAE

95. Which organisation has recently launched a new UPI

Circle feature on its UPI platform to enable the primary UPI
account holders to delegate payment responsibility to trusted
secondary users
- NPCI
96. Which Bank has recently issued the USD 225 Million
worth of Amazon Reforestation linked outcome bond with a 9
year maturity period
- Internation Bank for Reconstruction and development
- The issues has a minimum guaranteed annual return of
1.745% and up to 4.362%

97. Who has been recently awarded national geoscience

award 2023 for lifetime achievement
- Dhiraj Mohan Banerjee

98. Who has been recently appointed as the secretary

general of Indian Ocean Rim association
- Sanjiv Ranjan

99. Which organisation has recently released an annual

report stating that India’s overall tele- density increased form
 84.51% at the end of March 2023 to 85.69% at the end of
March 2024
- TRAI
- Internet Subscribers – 88.1 cr to 95.4Cr ; 8.30% growth ;
adding 7.3 cr subscribers
- Broadband – 84.6Cr - 92.4Cr ; 9.15% growth; 7.8 Cr
subscribers

100. According to RBI overseas Indians have deposited in NRI

deposit schemes
- Nearly 4 Billion USD (3.95 billion)
- Decrease in outward remittance scheme -6.9 billion USD
from 9.1 bil USD ( decrease of 24.39%)
- Foreign currency non resident deposit has increased from
1.12 billion USD to 1.68 Billion USD
- Non resident external deposit saw a increase of inflows from
USD 489 million to1.53 billion USD
- Overall Remittance decreased around 44% y-o-y

101. Which bank has recently received RBIs Approval to set up

a wholly owned subsidiary to undertake the asset management
business of mutual funds
- IndusInd Bank

102. Which bank has recently partnered with Aditiya Birla

Finance Limited to launch a co-branded credit card powered by
Visa and RuPay
- Au Small Finance Bank

103. Which company has recently launched its ITFS platform

‘M1NXT’ in Gift city
- Mynd IFSC Private Limited

104. Which Housing finance firm has recently launched ‘Griha

Rakshak’ home loan scheme for the Indian Armed Forces
- LIC Housing Finance Limited
- Offers upto 2 Cr loan at 8.4% annual rate

105. Which Bank has recently secured a Rs 5000 cr loan deal

with SAIL at a 7.49% interest rate for a 5 year period
- BOB
 -
106. Which country received approval from India in August
2024 for an additional export of 251 MW of power from 12
Hydro projects
- Nepal

107. Which company has recently become the 5th Indian Start
up to achieve unicorn status in 2024
- Ather

108. Which ministry has recently launched a Building and

Other Construction Workers Management Information System
Portal
- Ministry of labour and employment

109. Which bank has recently launched the Neo for Merchants
mobile app in partnership with Visa and Mintoak
- Axis Bank

110. Which payment firm has recently partnered with Volt

Money to facilitate Loans Against Mutual Funds to its merchant
partners
- BharatPe

111. Which Indian Company has recently signed an MoU with

Srilanka’s LTL Holding Limited for the supply of LNG to LTL dual
fuelled power plants in Colombo
- Petronet LNG Limited

112. Who has been recently rated A+ for the 2nd consecutive
year in the Central Banker Report Cards 2024 by the Global
Finance magazine
- Shaktikanta Das

113. Who has been recently appointed as the President

Designate of the National Association of Software and Service
Companies (NASSCOM) succeeding Debjani Ghosh, whose term
ends in November 2024
- Rajesh Nambiar
114. Who has been recently appointed as the Interim
Chairman of the Airports Authority of India as an additional
charge
- M Suresh

115. Name SpaceX’s 1st human spaceflight mission which is

set to fly over the earth’s polar regions for the 1 st time
- Fram2

116. Which institute has recently in partnership with Guhan

Industries and Manufacturing Solutions, developed India’s first
abrasive waterjet machine to cut combustible materials
without generating heat
- IIT Madras

117. Which country has recently partnered with the National

Mission for Clean Ganga and the IIT BHU to launch a smart
laboratory on clean rivers project in Varanasi
- Denmark

118. Which Bank has recently introduced a new saving

account product “Avni” for women empowerment
- Bandhan Bank

119. Which bank has recently signed a USD 500 million loan
agreement with India for the ‘Maharashtra Tertiary Care and
Medical Education Sector Development Program
- Asian Development Bank

120. Which insurance company has recently launched a new

term insurance product named ‘ Sampoorna Raksha Promise’
- Tata AIA Insurance Company Limited
- Promise product offers instant payout of Rs3 lakh on death
claim intimation

121. Which are the 5 districts created in Ladakh

- Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang

122. Which organisation has recently introduced Unified

Lending Interface to facilitate seamless credit card access
- RBI
123. Which organisation has recently signed an MoU with the
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority to fund up to Rs 45000 cr for
various infrastructure projects
- Rural Electrification corporation Ltd

124. Which bank has been awarded with Best Small Finances
Bank award at the 2nd ICC Emerging Asian Banking conclave
- Jana Small Finance Bank

125. Former WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swamynathan

released the autobiography of Kalpana Sankar titled “The
scientist entrepreneur : Empowering millions of Womens”

126. Which year Jal Jeevan Mission was launched by PM

- 2019

127. With which organisation did the Ministry of Rural

Development sign an MoU to optimise the utilisation of the
community investment fund
- MicroSave Consulting

128. Which Bank has recently entered into a co-lending

partnership with Newtap Finance Private Ltd to offer financial
solutions to creditworthy individuals on creed
- Yes Bank

129. Which online payment gateway has partnered with

Amazon Pay Later to offer instant digital credit to Indian
Shoppers
- PayU

130. Which state has replaced UP in attracting bank funds for

projects in the state in the financial year 2023-2024
- Gujarat

131. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and CEO of

the Railway board
- Satish Kumar
132. According to recently launched vehicle scrapping policy ,
state governments will offer a concession on motor vehicle tax
up to 25% for Non – transport vehicles

133. What is the approximate amount of grant each start up

receives under the Grant for research & Entrepreneurship
across Aspiring Innovators in Textile (GREAT) scheme

- 50 lakh

134. Which organisation/Bank has recently introduced two new

transformative digital payment solution namely Bharat Billpay
system for business and UPI circles
- NPCI

135. Which organisation has been recently recognised as the

1 Self- regulating Organisation in the Fintech sector by RBI
st

- Fintech association for consumer empowerment (FACE)

136. Which Ministry has launched the She-Box portal for

registering and monitoring complaints of sexual harassment of
women in workplace
- Ministry of Women and Chid Development

137. Which Organisation has recently received the

international organisations for standardization certification, the
global benchmark for environment management system
- RailTel Corporation of India Ltd

138. Which insurance company has recently become the first

Indian company to start operating in Gift city
- IndiaFirst Life Insurance company

139. Who has been recently appointed as the chairman of

Indian Oil Corporation Limited as add Charge
- Satish Kumar Vaduguri

140. 2nd Indian Nuclear powered Ballistic submarine

- INS Arighat

141. Who has topped the Indian rich list 2024

- Gautam Adani

September

1. Which organisation has recently released a report titled

“Pathways and Strategies for Accelerating Growth in Edible
Oils towards the goal of Atmanirbharbharat, outlining the
strategic interventions to domestic oil production of India by
43.5 million tones for self sufficiency
- NITI Aayog
- Overall the strategic intervention proposed by the report
can help to achieve the projected edible oil supplies of 36.2
million tones and 70.2 MT by 2030
-

2. Which central public sector enterprise has been granted the

Navratna status
- Central Electronics Limited
- Railtel Corporation Limited – Reported a turnover of 2,622 cr
and a profit of 246 Cr
- Solar Energy corporation of India- turnover- 13035 cr , profit
Rs 436 Cr
- NHPC – Turnover of 8405 cr, profit of Rs 3744 Cr
- Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam – Turnover 2,833 cr, profit, Rs 908 cr

3. Which organisation has recently signed an MoU with Visa Inc

to upskill youth in tourism- relevant skills
- Tourism and Hospitality skill council
- 3 year partnership is worth 1 million dollar
- Tourism sector is a significant contributor to Indian economy
, accounting for over 231 billion $ in GDP and employing 42
million people in 2023

4. Which country has recently signed a MoU with the CAG to

enhance bilateral cooperation and exchange expertise in the
field of Public sector auditing
- Saudi Arabia
5. Which organisation or bank has recently launched a
“Scheme for trading and settlement of Sovereign Green
Bonds in the International Financial Services Centre in India
- RBI

6. Which bank recently launched “GIGA” a comprehensive

financial suite designed specifically for gig workers and
freelancers
- HDFC
- The GIGA Business Debit Card provides accelerated cash
back and personal accidental death cover upto Rs10 lakh
- Flexible savings account , Gig Workers can maintain a
quarterly balance of Rs10,000 in metro/urban areas and
Rs5000 in semi- urban /rural areas

7. Paytm receives MoF approval for downstream investment

into PPSL

8. Goa Shipyard Ltd has launched India first pollution control

vessel

- Samudra Pratap

9. Which shipping firm has recently signed a MoU with the

National highways infrastructure development corporation
ltd for supply of double lane class 70 modular steel and
bailey brides
- Garden reach ship builders

10. Who has been reappointed as the MD and CEO of the

central Depository Services Limited
- Nehal Vora

11. Who has been recently appointed as DG of CISF

- Rajwinder Singh Bhatti

12. Which Airline has recently received FDI approval from GOI
for the proposed merger of Vistara with Air India
- Singapore Airline
- After merger the SIA which previously held 49% stake in
Vistara , will acquire a 25.1% stake in the merged entity
- Tata group will have the remaining 74.9% stake

13. Name the project that was recently launched by Indian

Army to provide support and services to defence
pensioners, veterans, and their families
- Naman
- Project Naman focuses on the implementation of the system
for pension administration Raksha (SPARSH) , a digital
pension system that streamlines pension- related processes
for defence pensioners

14. Ministry of Youth Affairs has launched the RESET

Programme on the occasion of National Sports day
- Retired Sportperson’s Empowerment Training (RESET)
Programme
- Aims to cover athlete aged 20-50

15. Which country did India sign the working plan on

cooperation in the field of emergency management for
2025-2026
- Russia

16. Which organisation has adopted a framework document

on climate and sustainable development in its climate
agenda in modern conditions forum held in Russia
- BRICS

17. Which ministry has recently issued 6 new regulations

that are related to investors in the Public Provident fund,
Sukanya Samridhi yojana and Small saving scheme
- Ministry of Finance

18. Which Bank has recently fined Rs 2.68Cr by RBI got

contravention of certain provisions including on opening of
current accounts, interest rate on deposit and fraud
classification
- UCO Bank
19. Which organisation has recently signed an airframer
contract with SAFHAL helicopters Engines Pvt to develop an
supply a helicopter engine named Aravalli
- HAL

20. Which organisation has recently signed an MoU with the

United World Wrestling to develop wrestling in India
- Inspire Institute of Sports

21. Odisha launches PM-USHA programme to strengthen

higher education
- Under the initiative the central government will provide Rs
500Cr for development of Infrastructure of higher education
in the state

22. Which organisation has recently released 100 million

USD for critical underfunding of emergencies across 10
countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Middle East
- United Nations

23. In August 2024, The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal

signed a contract with Transrail lighting Limited of India to
construct an 18km cross border electricity transmission line
- 12.36 million USD

24. According to SEBI revised guidelines, the average daily

delivery value or ADDV of stocks in the cash market in the
previous 6 months must be a minimum of
- 35 crore
- SEBI has increased the Market Wide Position Limit from
500cr to 1500 cr

25. Which insurance company has launched USD dominated

life insurance solutions for NRIs at its newly opened offshore
branch at GIFT city
- Tata AIA life insurance company ltd

26. According to NSO quarterly estimate India GDP was

estimated to be for the 1st Quarter of 2024-25
- 6.7%
27. Who has been recently awarded with Olympic Order in
Gold for his support to 2024 Paris Olympic
- Emmanuel Macron

28. What was the outlay of the Agri Fund for Start ups and
Rural Entreprises (AgriSURE) that was recently launched by
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- 750 Cr

29. Which state has emerged as the Number 1 performing

state under the 1 lakh Cr Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
scheme
- Madhya Pradesh

30. Which month was celebrated as the ‘Rashtriya Poshan

Maah 2024 or Nutrition Month 24 by the ministry of women
and child development
- September

31. Which Fintech company recently launched Indias first

multi branded credit card in partnership with Rupay and Yes
Bank ltd
- POPtech Growth Pvt

32. According to the World Banks recently released India

Development Update , India’s GDP was estimated to be
- 7%

33. Who was recently appointed as the MD of NADARD

consultancy services
- Y Haragopal

34. Which bank has recently launched two innovative digital

solutions , UPI- ATM and Bharat Connect for Business at
global fintech fest 2024
- Axis Bank

35. Which Organisation has recently signed an MoU with

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Laboratory for
Innovation , Venturing and Entrepreneurship to drive
innovation, research and support for financial technology
start ups
- Reserve Bank Innovation Hub

36. Which insurance company has launched India’s first

Braille insurance policy named Special Care Gold designed
to provide the needs of persons with disability
- Star health and allied insurance company ltd

37. Name the block chain technology stack that was recently
launched by ministry of electronics and information
technology to provide Blockchain as a service (BaaS) with
geographically distributed infrastructure
- Vishvasya

38. Name India’s first Fashion Forecasting initiative that was

recently launched by the Union Minister Giriraj Singh
- VisioNxt
- He also launched the India’s first ever fashion trend Book –
Paridhi 24 x 25

39. Who is the chairperson of the recently formed 22-

member advisory committee by the SEBI to streamline the
rules for listing obligation and disclosure
- Rama Subramaniam Gandhi

40. Which Mutual fund company launched India’s first Nifty

500 Momentum 50 Index Fund
- Motilal Oswald Mutual Fund

41. BharatPe partners with Unity Bank to launch Third party

applications for easier digital payments
- The collaboration will materialise in the creation of an UPI
called TPAP for easier digital payments

42. Which organisation has recently introduced India’s first

Android Based cash recycling Machine (CRM) automated
teller machine in collaboration with NPCI
- Hitachi Payments services pvt

43. Michel Barnier appointed as New Prime Minister of

France
44. Which initiative was recently launched by PM with an
outlay of Rs 27 cr in Surat, Gujarat to focus on water
conservation and community participation

- Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari

45. Which state has registered the highest growth in GDP

among 10 largest states in Financial Year 2023-2024
- Telangana

46. Which organisation has recently organised the two day

first International Solar alliance festival 2024
- International solar alliance

47. Which country has recently authorised to become a new

member of the BRICS New Development Bank
- Algeria

48. Which organisation has recently announced the

establishment of a multi- donor trust fund partnered with
ISA
- Multilateral Investment Guarentee Agency

49. Which organisation has recently launched an online tool

‘Daava Soochak’ that allows depositors to track the status of
their claims by entering their registered mobile number
- Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation, wholly
owned subsidiary of RBI

50. Who was the first Indian to be elected as the President of

the Olympic Council of Asia in September 2024
- Raja Randhir Singh

51. Name the India’s 1st space station which will be launched
by 2028 by ISRO
- Bharatiya Antariksha Station

52. Name the new treatment regime for Multi Drug

Resistant- Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) that was recently approved
by Ministry of Health and family welfare
- BPaLM
53. Which Indian Bank has recently become the first to join
the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
- Union Bank of India

54. Who has been re elected as the president of Algeria

- A. Tebboune

55. Who has been appointed as the finance secretary to MOF

- Tuhin Kanta Pandey

56. Who has won the Mens singles title at US Open

- Jannik Sinner

57. Which year the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojna

scheme was launched
- 2019
- Provides social security to all landholding small and
marginal farmers
- Will receive fixed monthly pension of 3000 upon attainment
of 60 yrs of age

58. Which bank has recently launched MTS RuPay National

Common Mobility Card Prepaid Card
- SBI
- SBI has launched two other offerings namely 1. NCMC
Prepaid Card, 2. OneView Mobile Application

59. Which country has become 101th nation to join

International Solar Alliance
- Nepal

60. Which organisation has introduced “ Partnership for

Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR) , a multi
institutional initiative to boost research in Higher Education
Institute
- Anusandhan National Research Foundation

61. Which Small finance bank has recently partnered with

United India Insurance Company to offer a wide range of
general insurance solutions to its customers
- AU small finance bank
62. Name the E- Platform that was recently launched by the
Ministry of Commerce and Industry to enhance international
trade opportunities for Indian exporters
- Trade Connect

63. In which state India’s first silicon carbide manufacturing

facility is to be built
- Odisha

64. Which country was recently selected to be part of

NASA’s USD 476 million commercial SmallSat Data
Acquisition Program on Ramp-1 Multiple Award
- Pixxel

65. India won 29 medals in Paris 2024 Paraolympic and

secured a rank of 18th

66. The UN international day for South South cooperation is

annually celebrated on

- 12th September

67. The Olympic council of Asia has added Yogaasana as a

demonstrative sport in the 2026 Asian Olympic games
scheduled to be held in Japan

68. Mausam :- an initiative of GOI with outlay of 2000Cr to

revolutionize India’s Climate forecasting

69. PM-eBus Sewa scheme – outlay of 3435.33Cr- for

procurement of 38000 electric busses

70. PM gram sarak yojna IV – outlay of 70,125Cr – provide for

62,500 km of all weather roads

71. Which city has hosted international conference on green

hydrogen

- New Delhi

72. In which year Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojna

was launched
- 2020

73. The RBI has reported that small savings plans grew by
13.8% from February 2024, reaching 18.1 lakh Crore
- Sukanya samridhi yojna saw 41% growth 1lakh Cr in Feb
2024
- Senior Citizen Saving scheme showed 28% growth to 1.7
lakh cr feb 2024
- SMY was launched in2015

74. Space X mission led by billioner Jared Isaacman ,

completed World’s first private space walk
- Polaris Dawn

75. Which company has recently received final authorization

from RBI to function as an Online Payment Aggregator
- PayGlocal Technologies Private ltd

76. Which institute has been notified as Public Financial

Institution by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs under s.2 of
Companies Act
- National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development

77. Which city hosted the India Defence Aviation Exposition

(IDAX24)
- Jodhpur

78. The RBI clarified that OCI cardholders are now eligible
for Education loans from Indian Banks as long as they are
residing in India

79. Name the Portal that was launched by Ministry of

Commerce and Industries to boost India’s start up
ecosystem

- BHASKER
- Bharat Startup Knowledge Access Registry

80. GST council reduced the GST rate on cancer drug to

- 5% from 12%
81. What is the new name of the Andaman and Nicobar
Island’s Capital, Port Blair
- Sri Vijay Puram

82. Which country launched BRICS literature forum

- Russia
- Theme- World Literature in the new reality. Dialogue and
tradition, natural values and culture

83. According to WB report titled “ Unlocking the power of

healthy Longevity” how many lives could be saved in low-
and Middle Income countries by investing in healthy
longevity
- 150 million

84. Which country has become 6th Indian start up to become

unicorn in 2024
- Moneyview

85. Name the Indian origin author who won the Singapore
Literature Prize 2024 english fiction short story ‘Nine Yard
Sares’
- Prasanthi Ram

86. The online platform that was launched by Ministry of

Commerce and Industries to facilitate a direct and
transparent channel to address trade and industry related
issues
- Jan Sunwai

87. Which company has recured Rs7.2 billion (43.2 million

dollar) funding from ADB and AIIB for electric bus expansion
in India
- JBM ecolife mobility private limited

88. Which Bank has launched the generative AI powered

Virtual relationship Manager ‘Aditi’
- Bank of Baroda

89. Which payment group has partnered with liquid group to

enable Indian Travelers to make UPI Payment at various
merchants in Singapore
- PhonePe

90. Which Indian airport has ranked 24th in the recently

released OAGs megahub airport
- IGI airport delhi

91. Which bank has partnered with Paisabazar to launch its

Paisa Save credit card
- Yes Bank

92. Which online Market place has introduced India’s First

Travel Service marketplace on Open Network for Digital
Commerce network
- MakemyTrip
-
93. Which country has won the Asian Championship trophy
2024 in china
- India

94. Name the scheme that was launched by the Ministry of

Finance which is a saving cum pension scheme for Minors
- NPS Vatsalya

95. Which organisation has received the approval to take

over Mahi Banswara project in Rajasthan to construct
nuclear Power Plant in India
- Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd

96. Which aerospace company has recently launched ‘

Project 200’ an innovation satellite designed to operate at
an Ultra- low Earth Orbit
- Bellatrix aerospace pvt

97. Which bank has recently launched two new credit cards
‘Ashva and Mayura’ under premium credit card segment
- IDFC first bank

98. Which bank has recently sanctioned a loan facility of Rs

10,050 cr to Damodar Valley Corporation to develop an Ultra
Super Critical Thermal Power Project in Koderma, Jharkhand
- SBI
99. Which city BEML plant is set to produce India’s first high
speed 250km bullet trail to serve the Mumbai-Ahmedabad
rail
- Bengaluru

100. State Election Commission has successfully carried out a

paperless voting process for the first time in India during its
panchayat by election
- Madhya Pradesh

101. Which company has recently collaborated with Tata

Electronics Private Limited to launch India’s first
domestically produced semiconductor chip by 2026
- TCS

102. Which state has recently topped the 6th edition of state
food safety Index developed by the food safety
- Kerela

103. Which bank/financial institution has recently invested

USD 34 (Rs240cr) million loan in iBUS Network and
Infrastructure Private Limited for gobal expression
- International Financial Corporation

104. S&P Global Rating has recently retained India’s GDP

forecast at
- 6.8%

105. Name the Movie that was recently entered into the 97 th
Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- Laapata Ladies

106. Name the rocket that was recently launched by China

from a sea platform in the waters near the city of Haiyang to
place eight satellites into planned orbit
- Jielong -3

107. Name the space capsule which landed in Kazakhstan with

Roscosmos cosmonauts from international space station
- Soyuz MS-25
108. Name the exercise that was recently organised by the
National Disaster Management Authority and the Southern
Command of the Indian Army
- AIKYA

109. Which state has recently started a Rs530 cr water supply

project funded by ADB to improve drinking water
infrastructure
- Tripura

110. Which PSB partnered with EasemyTrip to launch India’s

first co-branded travel debit card
- Bank of Baroda

111. Moodys projection for India

- 7.1%

112. New PM of Srilanka

- Harini Amarasuriya

113. Which state/UT has the highest unemployment rate

among youths as per the recent report of “Periodic Labour
Force Survey of NSSO
- Lakshadweep

114. Which organisation has recently launched Unified

Logistics Interface Platform Hackathon 2.0 to foster
innovation and develop digital solution to tackle challenges
in the logistics industry
- NICDC logistics data services limited

115. Name the first schedule airline to launch from UP that has
recently received the No Objection Certification from
Ministry of Civil Aviation
- Shankh Air

116. Where was India’s largest blast furnace recently

commissioned by Tata steel
- Kalinganagar, Odisha
 117. Who has become the first women fighter pilot to join the
Indian Airforce 18 flying bullet squadron
- Mohana Singh

118. Which Insurance company has recently launched a

comprehensive health insurance plan “ Health Super top –
up policy
- SBI general insurance company

119. Axis Bank and Master Card has collaborated to launch

Mybiz , a Business credit card designed for sole proprietors
and SME business owners

October
1. Which Caribbean country became the first to adopt UPI
- Trinidad and Tobago

2. Which Bank has recently launched the Multi Currency World

Travel Card (MCWTC) which allows users to load and manage
multiple currency in one card
- Punjab National Bank

3. Which tribal community has got habitat rights in Odisha under

the forest rights act,2006
- Mankidia

4. Global renewable energy investors meet and expo (RE-Invest)

was held in Gandhinagar
- The total investment committed was to the tune of 32.45
lakh cr

5. India extends 50 million budgetary support for Maldives for

another year

6. Which country has topped in global innovation index 2024

- Switzerland
7. Which Bank has recently launched Sugam Rinn Bhugtan Yojna
(SUGAM Scheme) One time settlement
- IDBI Bank
- Targeted at non performing retail loans
- 10 lakh- 10cr

8. Which Bank/org has provided a loan worth 31673.79 Cr to

Mumbai metropolitan development authority
- Power finance corporation

9. Which company has developed the recently launched Single

Window IT(SWIT) Platform
- Dev Information technology

10. With which country India has signed 12 MOU for High
Impact community development project
- Nepal
- Grant Assistance of 47.4 cr

11. According to the RBI the dominance of fossil fuel in

India’s electricity generation will end by
- 2030

12. Who has been awarded the 2024 SASTRA Ramanujan

Prize
- Alexander Dunn
13. According to annual survey of Industries, total
employment in manufacturing Industries rose by 7.5% in 2022-
23
- Rose to 1.85 cr

14. The organisation in india to join Utilities for net zero

alliance
- Adani green energy ltd

15. Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan

- Outlay 79,156 cr

16. Which state has signed MOU with REC ltd for financial
support of Rs 3 Lakh Cr
- Rajasthan
17. Which financial institution has announced to invest over
USD272 million to support India’s economic growth
- US International development finance corporation

18. PSMC (Taiwan) entered into definitive agreement with

Tata electronics pvt to build India’s first AI enabled greenfield
Fab in Dholera
- Total investment – 91000cr or 11 billion USD

19. CM-SATH scheme

- Tripura
- Provide financial support to students for higher education
- 60,000 ( 5000 per month) to 200 students

20. PM internship programme

- 1.25 lakh internship
- Financial assistance of Rs60,000 Cr

21. India and ASEAN trade

- Trade reached 100.7 billion usd
- Indian FDI- 5.6billion usd

22. Which state has received a loan of USD 162 million from
ADB to enhance tourism development
- Himachal Pradesh

23. SEBI has reduced the trading lot size for privately placed
infrastructure investment trusts to 25 lakh from 1 crore

24. New Savings Bank account that was launched by Bank of

Baroda for its High end customers

- Master stroke

25. Which bank has partnered with Phonepe to offer instant

credit on UPI to its pre approved customers
- ICICI
- Upto 2 lakh credit with 45 days repayment period

26. Which organisation has recently secured its largest ever

foreign currency term loan of USD 1.265 billion
 - Power Finance corporation of India

27. Which NBFC has received in principle approval from

SEBI to establish a Mutual Fund business
- Jio Financial Services and Black Rock

28. Which state in India has becomes the first state to

implement new administrative structure called Co- District
- Assam

29. Name the organisation that has approved Lunar Polar

Exploration Mission (Lupex) , India’s 5th Lunar Mission
- National Space Commission

30. In which Year was Ratan Tata awarded Padma Vibhushan

- 2008

31. Which Bank has partnered with the International

Financial Corporation to provide loan worth USD 500 million to
help develop Blue finance
- Axis Bank

32. Who won the Nobel Prize 2024 for literature

- Han Kang

33. The IPS officer from India who won 2024 IACP 40 under
40 award
- Pritpal Kaur

34. Which Airport has recently won the Platinum Award

under the facility category at the Society of Energy Engineers
and Managers award in New Delhi
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

35. Which state government launched the Green Plus

scheme, a groundbreaking initiative to conserve and protect
natural forest
- Meghalaya

36. Vivriti Capital limited (NBFC) raised 25 million USD ,

senior secured debt facility from ADB to lend towards its
climate finance initiatives
37. Which country has recently been declared free from
trachoma, a contagious bacterial infection by WHO

- India

38. In which state, India’s First Modern Gaushala with Bio

Compressed Natural Gas Plant was recently inaugurated by PM
- Madhya Pradesh

39. What is the position of India at the Global Hunger Index

2024
- 105th

40. Which bank has approved in principal loan of Rs15000 Cr

to AP for their New Capital in collaboration with ADB
- Word Bank

41. Name the organisation that has recently received the

White Label Automated ATM license from RBI
- Electronic Payment and Services Ltd

42. Which bank has partnered by Makemy Trip to launch a

premium co branded credit card for travellers
- ICICI

43. Which NBFC has partnered with google to offer personal

loan through google pay
- Aditya Birla Finance ltd

44. Which company has recently acquired 43% of paid up

capital share of its subsidiary firm for Rs 1282
- JM finance ltd

45. Which airline has recently awarded the title of Asia’s

leading Airline Inflight Entertainment 2024
- Air India

46. Which countries government bonds will be included in

FTSE Russell’s Emerging Markets Government Bond Index
- India
47. Niti Ayog has increased the Asset Monetisation target
for 2024-2025 to - Rs 1.9 trillion /23000cr

48. Garuda Aerospace as Brand Ambassador

- MS dhoni

49. Which payment card service has recently launched the ‘

Tokenized Asset Platform’ to help bank issue stablecoins and
other fiat- backed tokens internationally
- Visa

50. The WTO has recently reduced its projection of world

merchandise growth to 3% in 2025

51. Which state has launched India’s first state level cyber
command and control centre

- Maharashtra

52. Which insurance company has signed MOU with Indian

Navy to provide Life insurance solutions to its civilian personal
- Bajaj Allianz life insurance

53. Which organisation has raised its shareholding in Bank of

Maharashtra from 4.05% to 7.10% following QIP
- LIC

54. Which organisation has recently released the report “ the

all India rural financial inclusion survey from 2021-2022
- NABARD

55. Which central Public Sector Enterprise has recently

upgraded as the 14th Maharatna by Ministry of Finance
- HAL
- Becomes 14th Maharatna
- It can now make invest 15% of its networth and 5000cr in
foreign venture without the approval of the government

56. Which sanctuary has been recently declared as the 8 th

Tiger Reserve of MP
- Ratapani wildlife sanctuary
57. Name the fund that was recently launched by Tata Asset
Management Company to track the performance of selected
companies from the Nifty 500 indexs
- Tata Nifty Capital Markets Index Fund

58. Which country has recently been awarded the Mahatma

Gandhi Award 2024 under CSR
- Jk Tyre & Industries

59. Which policy was recently launched by the Ministry of

Road transport & highways to enhance the convenience of
travelling on National Highways
- Humsafar Policy

60. Which country has received the first ever rupee

denominated Line of Credit worth Rs 487.60 cr from the GOI for
financing of a water pipeline replacement project
- Maurities

61. Name the recently launched spacecraft by NASA to study

Jupiter and its moon Europa
- Europa Clipper

62. The World Health Organisation has recently secured 1

billionUSD in pledge for 2025-2028 budget during a fundraising
event in Berlin, Germany

63. The RBI has approved the merger of Tata Motors Finance
ltd with Tata Capital to create India’s 12th largest NBFC

64. India has pledged over 300 millionUSD to support the

WHO ‘s core programme from 2025-2028

65. Which Organisation has recently partnered with DUBAI

based Sibia Tech to market and sell made in India UAVs across
Middle east

- Skyber Aerospace pvt

66. The GOI has recently extended the Samarth Scheme for
two years with budget allocation of 495cr till
- 2026

67. According to the Wordline’s report “ India Digital

Payment Report for 1H 2024 the total number of UPI
transactions increased
- 78.97 billion

68. Which country is the largest source of FDI in India

according to the report ‘ Census on foreign liabilities and
assets of Indian investment entities by RBI
- USA

69. Which state in collaboration with ADB has recently

initiated a project ‘ Sustainable Wetland and Integrated
Fisheries Transformation (SWIFT) to restore 129 wetlands in
the state
- Assam
- Budget 796.88 cr

70. Who has won the title of the 2024 Wadim Rosenstein
Chess Master Cup in UK
- Arjun Erigaisi

71. Which scheme has completed 8 yrs of implementation

on 21 Oct 2024
st

- Regional connectivity mission UDDAN

- Launched in 2016

72. Which Payment organisation has recently received

approval form RBI to set up a Prepaid Payment Instrument
service
- Piramal Payment Service

73. Who has been appointed as the new President of

Indonesia
- Prabowo Subianto
74. New India assurance company supported by global
reinsurer Atradius has introduced the first of its kind trade
finance insurance policy from
- Gift city

75. LIC reduces 1st year agent payout to 28% after surrender
value Revision
- Reduced from 35%-28%
- W/o bonus from 25%-20%
- New surrender policy came into effect from 1st Oct
- Increased the commission for renewal premium from 5%-
7.5%
- Minimum sum assured on the revised policies has been
raised from 1 lakh to 2 lakh

76. WHO centre of excellence for traditional medicines

- Jamnagar, Gujarat
- 250 million USD

77. ICC womens T20 world cup

- New Zealand

78. Agri Reach

- AI powered app designed to enhance the efficiency of post
harvest credit and storages services for bank
- Agri reach has significantly reduced post-harvest losses
from 10%to 0.5%
79. Indian Army launches Multi- target detonation device
- Agniastra

80. Former Indian Westler unveils Memoir

- Witness

81. Scam say baccho campaign launched by

- GOI and Meta

82. New Chairman of World Steel

- T V Narendra

83. GOI sold 5% stake worth Rs 2026 cr in which PSU

- Cochin Shipyard ltd
84. Singapore based Incorp Global pvt ltd
- First firm in gift city to receive BATF license

85. Economic Freedom of the World report

- Top position – Hong Kong
- India – 84th

86. Egypt declared Malaria free by WHO

87. Citi group partners with Master Card to facilitate cross

border payments

- Master Card Move

88. Chairperson of NCW

- Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar

89. James web telescope discovers Carbon Dioxide and

Hydrogen peroxide in Pluto moon
- Charon

90. Indian Overseas Bank launches Mahila Saksham scheme

- To empowering individual women self help group members
in entrepreneurship activity
- Avail loans of 75000 to 10 lakh
- Repayment tenure is 60 months/20 quarterly instalments
including moratorium period of 12 months

91. RBI widens access to its NDS-OM electric trading platform

- Negotiated dealing system order matching
- Issued this direction u/s 45W of RBI act

92. Bank of Baroda introduces BoB utsav deposit scheme

- 400 period term deposit scheme
- Interest rate of 7.30% for the general public and 7.80 for
Senior citizen and 7.90 for people aged 80 yrs or above and
7.95 for non callable deposit.
-
93. PM launches Bharatvakya
- Biography of classical music written by Bharat Balvalli
 94. IRDAI extended the implementation deadline of IFRS 17
to FY27
- International financial reporting standard regulation to FY27

November
1. Israel joins ADB
- 69th member and 20th non regional member

2. Shakarov Prize
- Marie Corina and Edmund Gonzalez

3. INS Abhay
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders
- Anti Submarine ship

4.