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UPI: 6 billion transactions in July 2022

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) recently released data on Unified Payments Interface (UPI). According to this, UPI crossed more than 6 billion transactions in July 2022. It...

August 2, 2022

What is a ‘Negative leap second’?

On July 29, 2022, Planet Earth made rotation on its axis in less than 24 hours. Reports are suggesting that, it is spinning faster. On July 29, it...

August 2, 2022

PM Modi to meet President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold talks with Maldives’ President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on August 2, 2022 in New Delhi. During the talks, both the leaders...

August 2, 2022

US CHIPS Bill to boost semiconductor production

On July 28, 2022, the US House of Representatives passed the CHIPS and Science Bill. CHIPS bill stands for “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors”. The CHIPS bill...

August 2, 2022

Daily Current Affairs Quiz : August 2, 2022

1. Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)? [A] Ashish Chauhan[B] K V Kamath[C] Urjit Patel[D] Arundhati Bhatacharya Show...

August 2, 2022

Chile’s New Constitution- Highlights

Chileans are set to vote on a new constitution, that seeks to bring the most sweeping changes in country since the end of dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet military....

August 2, 2022

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 2, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 2, 2022 INDIA – Parliament passes bill to ban funding of weapons of mass destruction – Parliament passes...

August 2, 2022

Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – August 01, 2022 [Mock Test]

1. With reference to the Kudumbashree initiative, consider the following statements: It was launched in Karnataka in the late 1990s. It is an innovative model for poverty eradication...

August 1, 2022

CoWIN repurposed for Universal Immunisation Program

The Covid-19 vaccination platform Co-WIN is set to be repurposed for Universal Immunisation program as well as blood donation. This announcement was made by CoWin Chief & Chief...

August 1, 2022

MIT: Ultrasound Adhesives for Imaging Organs

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a postage stamp-sized device. This device can create live, high-resolution images. This device can be affixed to the skin...

August 1, 2022

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