6th January 2023

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UPI Processes Record 7.82 bn Transactions in December, ends 2022 on a High.

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed a record 7.82 billion transactions in December, worth a total of INR 12.82tn ($174.6bn). This represents an increase of 7.12% in volume and 7.73% in value compared to November. On a year-on-year basis, volume and value increased by 71% and 55% respectively

• In 2022, UPI processed over 74 billion transactions worth INR 125.94tn. In 2021, it processed 38 billion transactions worth INR 71.54tn.
• This represents a YoY increase of 90% in volume and 76% in value.
• UPI reached 1 billion transactions in October 2019, 2 billion in October 2020, and 3 billion in January 

The volume of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions touched a record 7.82 billion in December 2022, amounting to ______.

BCCI Announced Yo-Yo Test and Dexa to be a Part of India Selection Criteria.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Yo-Yo Test and Dexa will be a part of the selection criteria. BCCI has also discussed the player’s availability, workload management, and fitness parameters in the team review meeting along with the roadmap of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. ICC Cricket World Cup is scheduled in October and November, and it is to be hosted by India.

Recently, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recommended Dexa as a selection criteria. What is Dexa?

PM Modi Inaugurated Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation (SPM-NIWAS) at Joka in Kolkata via video conferencing. SPM-NIWAS has been set up with a budget of Rs 100 crore, on 8.72 acres of land at Joka, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata, West Bengal.

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) aims to bridge the knowledge and capacity-building gap in the field of public health engineering, sanitation & hygiene, through short, medium, and long-term courses which are not just related to engineering but also cover aspects of management, health, accounting, law, and public policies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation in ________.

CRPF celebrated Jashn-e-Chillai-Kalan’ with students in Srinagar.

On the occasion of Chillai Kalan in the Kashmir Valley, 44 Bn CRPF organized a function “Jashn – e – Chillai Kalan” on 26/12/2022 at HMT Complex, Zainakote, Srinagar. During this competition, 54 participants (including 12 Female participants) from Schools/colleges & other educational institutions were present along with their guardians & teachers. All the participants were awarded with appreciation certificates, prizes and the winners and runner ups of each event were awarded with the trophies. Further winners and runner ups from each event will be nominated for grand competition that is to be organized subsequently. Rishi Raj Sahay, Commandant 44 Bn, CRPF inaugurated the event.

Which armed force has celebrated ‘Jashn-e-Chillai-Kalan’ with students in Srinagar?

Former IAS Kaki Madhava Rao Authored a New Book “Breaking Barriers”

Former IAS officer Kaki Madhava Rao has authored a new book titled “Breaking Barriers: the Story of a Dalit Chief Secretary” which addresses the details about the dynamics of civil services at the ground level and also fills the gap in the knowledge about micro policies and governance. The book is published by Emesco Books Private Limited. K Madhava Rao is a 1962 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, who retired as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh (AP). He was born in Pedamaddali village of Krishna district, AP in 1939. He also served in the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) as a Director and as a member of a sub-committee, the Board for Financial Supervision.

Name the author of the book “Breaking Barriers: the Story of a Dalit Chief Secretary”.

Election Commission Launches ‘Mission-929’ to Take Voter Turnout in Tripura to over 90%.

The Election Commission (EC) is focusing on 929 polling booths across Tripura, setting a target of 92 per cent voter turnout in the assembly. These booths recorded a voter turnout of less than 89 per cent, which was the average across 3,328 booths in the 2018 assembly polls. The EC is also working on ‘Mission Zero Poll Violence’ to make the assembly elections peaceful.

Election Commission’s launches ‘Mission-929’ to take voter turnout in _______ to over 90.

Croatia Adopts Euro and Entered Europe’s Borderless Zone.

Croatia has switched to the euro and entered Europe’s passport-free zone – two important milestones for the country after joining the European Union (EU) nearly a decade ago. At midnight, the Balkan nation bid farewell to its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the eurozone. It is now the 27th nation in the Schengen zone, the world’s largest passport-free travel area, which enables more than 400 million people to move freely around its members.

Which country has switched to the euro and entered Europe’s passport-free zone – two important milestones for the country after joining the European Union (EU) nearly a decade ago?

Coffee Export From India Rose Almost 2% to 4 Lakh tonne.

Coffee shipments from India, Asia’s third-largest producer and exporter, rose 1.66 per cent to 4 lakh tonne in 2022 on rise in instant coffee exports and re-exports. Exports stood at 3.93 lakh tonne in 2021. In value terms, coffee export was higher at Rs 8,762.47 crore in 2022 as against Rs 6,984.67 crore in the previous year. India ships both Robusta and Arabica varieties, besides instant coffee.

According to the Coffee Board of India, the total export of coffee from India rose by how much percent to 4 lakh tonnes in 2022?

India’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.30% in Dec 2022.

Unemployment rate in India rose to 8.30 per cent in December 2022, the highest in 16 months, according to data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). It was 8 per cent in the month of November. While urban unemployment rose to 10.09 per cent in December, from 8.96 per cent in November, rural unemployment moved to 7.44% from 7.55%, the data revealed.

India’s unemployment rate in December 2022 has been increased to a 16-month high at how much percent from 8% in November 2022?

108th Indian Science Congress inaugurated by PM Modi.

Through video conferencing, Indian Science Congress’s 108th edition was officially inaugrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. RashtrasantTukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University is hosting the five-day 108th session of ISC as it commemorates itscentennial.

He emphasised the nation’s expanding energy requirements and urged the scientific community to develop any advances in the area that would help the nation

Who has inaugurated the 108th Indian Science Congress through video conferencing?