Page-9 of Current Affairs - December, 2022

Urban-20 (U20) Event to be Hosted by Ahmedabad Under India’s G20 Presidency

December 23, 2022

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is organizing the Urban 20 (U20) event during India’s G20 presidency from December 01, 2022 to November 30, 2023. The U20 provides a platform for cities from G20 countries to discuss important issues ..

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Recent Rewilding of Endangered Asian Giant Tortoises

December 23, 2022

In an effort to conserve one of the largest tortoise species in mainland Asia, ten captive-bred Asian Giant Tortoises (Manouria emys) were recently released into Ntangki National Park in Peren district, India. The rewilding process was carried out with the ..

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Lion@47: Vision for Amrutkal : New Plan for Conservation of Asiatic Lions

December 23, 2022

The central government has unveiled a plan for the conservation of Asiatic lions in Gir, a region in Gujarat. Titled “Lion@47: Vision for Amrutkal,” the plan is part of Project Lion and aims to secure and restore habitats to manage ..

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Karnataka Startup Policy 2022

December 23, 2022

Karnataka’s government has introduced a new startup policy (2022-27) aiming to add around 10,000 startups to the state’s business ecosystem in the next five years, with a focus on high-growth startups. The policy, which was introduced on 22nd December 2022, ..

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FIT Rank for MSMEs

December 23, 2022

TransUnion CIBIL and Online PSB Loans Limited (OPL), under the mentorship of SIDBI, collaborated to launch the FIT Rank for MSMEs. What is FIT Rank? FIT Rank is a comprehensive ranking model that leverages the information obtained from GST, bank ..

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India’s First Green Steel

December 23, 2022

India-based Kalyani Group has launched India’s first “green” steel brand called Kalyani Ferresta. What is green steel? When steel is manufactured without using fossil fuels, it is known as green steel. It is manufactured using low-carbon energy sources like hydrogen, ..

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