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1. Presently there are 12 Public Sector Banks after the merger of 10 Public Sector Banks with 4 large public sector banks on August 30,2019.
2. Eight African Cheetahs were brought from Namibia to Kuno National Park,Madhya Pradesh on 17 September 2022, under Project Cheetah out of which few died.
3. As per Wild life Institute of India on 29th July 2023, there were 3682 Tigers in India.
4. As per Forest Report 2021 : (a) Total Forest &Tree Cover in the Country - 8,09,537 sq km (24.62%)
(b) States with Maximum Mangrove Forest in Decreasing order - West Bengal, Gujrat
(c) States with Highest Forest Area in Decreasing Order - Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh
(d) States with least Forest Area - Haryana, Punjab,Goa
(e) States with highest Forest Cover Percentage - Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
5. Presently there are 25 High Courts in India. 25th High court of India is in Andhra Pradesh which was established in Amravati in 2019.
6. The capital of Mynamar is Nay- Pyi-Taw and it's currency is Qayat ; Parliament is Pyithu Hluttaw; Military Ruler is Min Aung Hlaing.
7. The capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardene Kote and it's currency is Sri Lankan Rupee ; Parliament is called Parliament; president is Ranil Wickremesinghe; PM is Dinesh Gunawardene.
8. The capital of Indonesia is Nusantara and it's currency is Rupiah ; the president is Joko Widodo.
9. Operation Ajay was launched by Indian Government to evacuate Indian Citizens from Israel during the Israel - Hamas war .
10. Operation Ganga was launched by the Government of India to rescue Indian Students trapped in Ukraine due to Russia - Ukraine War.
11. As per Budget 2023-24 Indian Economy is estimated to grow by 7% in the year 2023-24.
12. As per Budget 2023-24 Fiscal Deficit is estimated to be 5.9% of the GDP .
13. As per Budget Estimates 2023-24 total expenditure in 2023-24 is 45.03 lakh crore.
14. Agneepath Yojna was announced on 14 June 2022. Under this, Youth will be recruited in Army ,Navy and Airforce for 4 years & will be called Agniveer. Qualification - 10 th & 12th . Age - 17.5 to 23 Years. On completion of 4 years they will be paid 11.71 lakhs under the Service Fund Package. On completion of service they will be given 10% reservation in CAPF & Assam Rifles. 25% of the Agniveers will be selected permanently on the basis of Merit.
15. PM Vishwakarma Yojna was launched on 17 September 2023 from New Delhi to provide loans at minimum interest rate without guarantee to 30 lakh families of 18 traditional businesses of Craftsmen and Artisans.
16.Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna was launched on 25 August 2014.
17.Make in India was launched on 25 September 2014.
18.PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme was launched on 1February 2019.
19. Digital India Mission was launched on 1st July 2015 to make all Government services available to the public electronically.
20.Noble Prize 2023 for Peace has been given to Narges Mohammadi (Iran) for the fight against oppression of women in Iran and the promotion of Human Rights and Freedom for All.
21. Noble Prize 2023 for Literature has been given to Jon Fosse, Norway for his innovative Plays and Prose which gives voice to the unsayable.
22. 65th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023 for Holistic Health Care has been given to Dr Ravi Kannan,India.
23. Noble Prize 2023 for Medicine has been provided to Katalin Kariko (Hungary) and Drew Weissman (USA) for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccine against COVID 19.
24. In Best Documentary Short Film category,The Elephant Whispers (India) has been awarded 95th Oscar Awards,2023.
25. In the Category of Best Original Song ,Naatu Naatu (Film RRR ,India) has been awarded 95th Oscar Awards 2023.
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