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After a year of waiting, RBI grants at least six payment aggregator licences

After over a year of waiting, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted its final approval for at least six payment aggregator licences, thus lifting the ban on entities such as RazorPay and Cashfree Payments for acquiring new merchants.

The final nod for the payment aggregator licence has come for Razorpay, Cashfree Payments, Open Financial, EnKash, Google Pay, payment india

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Sahitya Akademi awards for 2023 announced in 24 Languages.

Nine books of poetry, 6 novels, 5 short story collections, three essays and one literary study have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards this year. Tamil author Rajasekaran has been chosen for his novel Neervazhi Padooum, Telugu writer Patanjali Sastry for his short story collection and Malayalam litterateur EV Ramakrishnan for his literary study Malayala Novelinte Deshakalangal.

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Judge Advocate General Department celebrates 40th Corps Day

The Judge Advocate General (JAG) Department, the judicial and legal wing of the Army responsible for dispensation of justice to all ranks is celebrating its 40th Corps Day today on 21st Dec 2023. It was on this day in 1949 wherein the Bill for the Army Act was introduced in the Parliament.

Being the legal branch of the Indian Army, it deals with military related cases.

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Current Judge Advocate General: Maj Gen Sandeep Kumar

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India Records 112 Deaths in 2022 from Tiger Attacks

The Centre informed that in 2022 a total of 112 deaths took place in the country due to tiger attacks. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav informed that the highest number of deaths is 85 in Maharashtra followed by 11 in Uttar Pradesh. He said during the past five years 302 people died in tiger attacks.

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ISRO Bags Leif Erikson Lunar Prize For Chandrayaan-3 Mission

ISRO awarded the 2023 Leif Erikson Lunar Prize by the Exploration Museum in Iceland's Husavik for its successful Chandrayaan-3 mission.

The award celebrates the first soft-landing of a spacecraft near the lunar south pole and ISRO's indomitable spirit in advancing lunar exploration and contributing to understanding celestial mysteries.

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The Leif Erikson Award is an annual prize given by the Exploration Museum since 2015.

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WHO S-E Asia Director Poonam Khetrapal Singh awarded Bhutan’s National Order of Merit Gold Medal

Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia, and a retired Punjab cadre IAS officer of 1975 batch, has been awarded Bhutan’s prestigious National Order of Merit Gold Medal for her distinguished services to the country.

The King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk honoured Singh at Bhutan’s 116th National Day celebration.

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Net FDI into India touches 21-month high at $5.9 billion in October

The net foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country at $5.9 billion rose to a 21-month high in October 2023, primarily due to strong gross inflows and lower repatriation.

Sequentially, net FDI rose from $1.54 billion in September 2023 and $1.16 billion in October 20222, according to Reserve Bank of India data.

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INS Shivaji Gets Original 'Vir Chakra' Awarded To 1971 War Hero

The Indian Navy's premier technical training establishment, INS Shivaji, has received the original 'Vir Chakra' awarded to late Vice-Admiral Benoy Roy Chowdhury for his gallant actions during the 1971 India-Pakistan war.

The Vir Chakra is an Indian wartime military bravery award presented for acts of gallantry on the battlefield, on land or in air or at sea.

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India's total debt rises to Rs 205 lakh crore in Sep quarter

The country’s total debt, or the total outstanding bonds which are being traded in the market, rose to USD 2.47 trillion (Rs 205 lakh crore) in the September quarter, according to a report.

The total debt amount in the March quarter of the previous fiscal was USD 2.34 trillion (Rs 200 lakh crore).

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The report is a collation of data from the RBI, Clearing Corporation of India, and SEBI.

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Lower house of Indian parliament passes 3 criminal law bills, replacing IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act

The Lok Sabha passed the three crucial bills that will replace a raft of British-era laws after a day-long discussion in the Lower House.

The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita will replace the Indian Penal Code, the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita the Code of Criminal Procedure, and Bharatiya Saksha (Second) Bill the Evidence Act, 1872.

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PMBJP achieves generic medicines sales of Rs 1,000 crore this year

The government said the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) achieved a landmark of selling generic medicines worth Rs 1,000 crore this year.

A total savings of about Rs 5,000 crore was made by people who purchased medicines from the Jan Aushadhi Kendras, which is present in more than 785 districts across the country, an official release said.

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Govt has set a target to open 25,000 Janaushadhi Kendras across India by March 2026.

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Chirag Shetty, Satwik honoured with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award; Mohammed Shami bags Arjuna Award

India's star badminton duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were confirmed as the recipients of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award as the sports ministry confirmed the annual sports awards for 2023.

The Arjuna Award was confirmed for 26 sportspersons, including India pacer Mohammed Shami and archery’s breakout star of 2023 Aditi Gopichand Swami.

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MSME Ministry launches 3 sub-schemes under RAMP programme; makes ZED scheme free for women

MSME Minister Narayan Rane launched three sub-schemes under the ministry’s existing RAMP ((Raising and Accelerating MSME Productivity) programme to encourage the adoption of sustainable technology in business, boost the circular economy and address delayed payments issue.

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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav launches a NITI Aayog report, ‘A Green and Sustainable Growth Agenda for the Global Economy'.

In a collaborative effort, NITI Aayog, in partnership with International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Global Development Network (GDN), published a report, 'A Green and Sustainable Growth Agenda for the Global Economy' based on the proceedings of the G20 international conference held in New Delhi on 28-29 July 2023, featuring 40 leading experts from 14 countries.

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