eco Flashcards

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________ has signed a historic Ship Building Agreement for the first Make in India
Project for construction of First ___ Series ___ Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger of _______ Cubic Meter capacity at ______ Shipyard Limited

A

Dredging Corporation of India has signed a historic Ship Building Agreement for the first Make in India
Project for construction of First Beagle Series 12 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger of 12000 Cubic Meter
capacity at Cochin Shipyard Limited

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2
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DCI
ESTB-
HQ-

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1976

VISHAKAPATNAM

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Former finance secretary________ took charge as the new chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai)

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Former finance secretary Debasish Panda took charge as the new chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai)

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IRDAI
HQ
EST

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HYD
1999
HQ SHIFTED FROM DELHI IN 2001

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5
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India’s equity market share

top 5

A

3 trillion

US china japan hong kong india

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India extended a_______ credit facility to Sri Lanka which is in the midst of a severe economic crisis
triggered by a shortage of foreign exchange. The ―short term concessional loan facility will be provided by State Bank of India, under an agreement signed between the two governments during the visit of Sri Lankan Finance Minister______.
With this, Delhi has provided a total financial assistance of _______billion to Sri
Lanka since January.

A

India extended a $1 billion credit facility to Sri Lanka which is in the midst of a severe economic crisis
triggered by a shortage of foreign exchange. The ―short term concessional loan facility‖ will be provided by
State Bank of India, under an agreement signed between the two governments during the visit of Sri Lankan
Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar were present at the signing.
 The assistance is to enable Sri Lanka to import food, other essential commodities and medicines from
India, and was described by an Indian official as a ―humanitarian measure to help the Sri Lankan people
during a difficult time‖. With this, Delhi has provided a total financial assistance of $2.4 billion to Sri
Lanka since January, but this will only partially help mitigate the country‘s economic meltdown.

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______, India‘s crypto investing app becomes the fintech partner of the world‘s first Metaverse Holi
on _____ Metaverse.

A

CoinSwitch, India‘s crypto investing app becomes the fintech partner of the world‘s first Metaverse Holi
on Yug Metaverse.

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India will issue at least _________in sovereign green bonds. The World Bank is a major issuer of green bonds. It has issued ______ such bonds since
______, worth a combined _______ billion.

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India will issue at least 240 billion rupees ($3.3 billion) in sovereign green bonds. The World Bank is a major issuer of green bonds. It has issued 164 such bonds since 2008, worth a combined $14.4 billion.

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9
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State-owned hydropower giant ______ has signed a pact with__________ to form a joint venture to set up ______-megawatt floating solar power projects in _____ (largest floating power plant of india)

A

State-owned hydropower giant NHPC has signed a pact with Green Energy Development Corporation of
Odisha to form a joint venture to set up 500-megawatt floating solar power projects in Odisha

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10
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nhpc
founded-
hq-

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nhpc
founded- 1975
hq- faridabad

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______ Minister, ______ has launched the ‗Donate-a-Pension‘campaign under _________scheme.
Age group-
donation-
benefits

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Union Labour and Employment Minister, Bhupender Yadav has launched the ‗Donate-a-Pension‘
campaign under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) scheme
Age group- 18 to 40
donation- 660 to 2400
benefits- 3000 per month assured pension after 60

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_____ launches UPI123pay and 24x7 helpline_____ for digital payments in ______. Digisaathi also launched by _______

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RBI launches UPI123pay and 24x7 helpline digisaathi for digital payments in Mumbai.
NPCI

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India gets its first-ever woman underground mine manager. ________ & _________
became the first Indian women to work in an underground mine at __________

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India gets its first-ever woman underground mine manager. Sandhya Rasakatla & Yogeshwari Rane
became the first Indian women to work in an underground mine at Hindustan Zinc,

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Samsung opens first all-women mobile store in India IN __________

A

Ahemdabad

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______ launches ______, the country‘s first Virtual Citizen, a World‘s first. Related to _______ sector

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Malta launches Marija, the country‘s first Virtual Citizen, a World‘s first. Tourism sector

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16
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________ becomes first big American bank to leave Russia

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Goldman Sachs becomes first big American bank to leave Russia

17
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There are a total of ______– post offices in India, out of which ____________post offices, or ___ percent of them have already been brought under the CBS. This will not only help the existing post office savings account holders but also encourage new individuals to open up a savings account with ease.

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There are a total of 1,58,526 post offices in India, out of which 1, 52,514 post offices, or 96 percent of them have already been brought under the CBS. This will not only help the existing post office savings account holders but also encourage new individuals to open up a savings account with ease.

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India Post is a government operated postal system in India, which is under the jurisdiction of _______________, Ministry of Communications of the Government of India. Generally called ―the Post Office‖ in India, it is the most widely distributed postal system in the world. _____________ had taken initiative under East India Company to start the Postal Service in the country in ______. It was initially established under the name ―Company Mail‖. It was later modified into a service under the Crown in _____ by Lord Dalhousie. Dalhousie introduced uniform postage rates (universal service) and helped to pass the India Post Office Act _____

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India Post is a government operated postal system in India, which is under the jurisdiction of Department of Post, Ministry of Communications of the Government of India. Generally called ―the Post Office‖ in India, it is the most widely distributed postal system in the world. Warren Hastings had taken initiative under East India Company to start the Postal Service in the country in 1766. It was initially established under the name ―Company Mail‖. It was later modified into a service under the Crown in 1854 by Lord Dalhousie. Dalhousie introduced uniform postage rates (universal service) and helped to pass the India Post Office Act 1854

19
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_____ launches World‘s First Index Family Focused on Carbon Removal

A

Nasdaq launches World‘s First Index Family Focused on Carbon Removal

20
Q

Varnika,‘ the Ink Manufacturing Unit of Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL), opened at ?

A

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