Daily BeePedia

6th January 2023

INDEX
RBI, Banking and Economy ___________________________________________ 3

SEBI and Financial Awareness _________________________________________

NABARD and Agriculture ___________________________________________

National __________________________________________________________ 3

International _____________________________________________________

States____________________________________________________________ 4

Reports and Indexes _______________________________________________ 4

Science and Technology ___________________________________________

Defence __________________________________________________________

Events ___________________________________________________________ 5

Awards & Rewards ___________________________________________________

Appointments _____________________________________________________

Important Days ___________________________________________________ 6

Obituaries_________________________________________________________

Books ___________________________________________________________

Sports ___________________________________________________________ 6

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Memory check 5th February 2023

Q.1: Which country extended a state of emergency recently as some people were killed in devastating forest
fires in the country?
A. Chile
B. Argentina
C. Brazil
D. Ghana
E. Sudan

Q.2: HAL’s Helicopter Factory is going to be set up in?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
E. Rajasthan

Q.3: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team was founded in?
A. 2001
B. 2002
C. 2003
D. 2004
E. 2005

Q.4)NASA and _____ have entered into a partnership that will see the development of new artificial
intelligence (AI) foundation models to help analyze geospatial satellite data.
A.IBM
B.HCL Technologies
C.Intel
D.Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.
E.None of these

Q.5)The Government of India has disbursed over ______ to Indian Farmers and their families under PM-
KISAN till now.
A.Rs.3.12 lakh crore
B.Rs.2.55 lakh crore
C.Rs.2.24 lakh crore
D.Rs.1.47 lakh crore
E.None of these

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RBI, Banking and Economy

Funding for electric vehicle sector up 117% in 2022, at $1.6 billion

 India’s electric vehicles (EV) market is the third-largest in terms of number of companies, next only to
the US and China, and the fourth-highest funded market in this space.
 The Budget exemption for Customs duty on capital goods and machinery for manufacture of EV
batteries, and the duty cut on lithium batteries from 21 per cent to 13 per cent will lower prices and
boost investment in the industry.
 The total funding in this segment has increased by 117 per cent, from $766mn in 2021 to $1.66bn in
2022.

5.2 lakh CSCs, 1.5 lakh India Post Offices being trained to support last-mile sellers, buyers on GeM:
Govt

 According to the information provided by the government, over 5.2 lakh Common Service Centers
[CSC] and around 1.5 lakh India Post offices across the country are being trained to boost the adoption
of the public procurement portal Government eMarketplace (GeM).
 GeM has signed a memorandum of understanding with Common Service Centre e-Governance
Services India (CSC-SPV) and the Department of Post for the advocacy, outreach, mobilization, and
capacity-building of last-mile government buyers, sellers and service providers in public
procurement through the GeM portal.
Learn Along:
The Government e-Market (GeM) portal is designed to facilitate online purchases of goods and services by
ministries/departments and entities belonging to the central and state governments to better ensure transparency in
public procurement system.

CSC is the government’s multiple-services-single-point model for providing facilities including essential public utility
services, social welfare schemes, healthcare, financial, etc., at a single geographical location while CSC e-
Governance Services India Limited is the SPV company incorporated in 2009 by the government to oversee
implementation of the CSC model.

NATIONAL
Tourism minister G Kishan Reddy launched Visit India Year – 2023 initiative, logo

 Minister of Tourism G Kishan Reddy launched the Visit India Year – 2023 initiative and also unveiled
its logo in New Delhi for promoting tourism in the country.
 More than one lakh foreign delegates will visit India this year and they will be showcased entire gamut
of India’s culture, including monuments and festivals.

Azad Engineering is India's first supplier of parts for nuclear turbines

 Azad Engineering Private Limited, a Hyderabad-based market leader in precision engineering, has
been approved as the first Indian company to supply critical rotating parts for nuclear turbines.

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 The company has delivered its first set of critical parts. These will now be assembled on nuclear turbines
manufactured in Belfort, France.
 Azad Engineering has signed a long-term supply agreement with General Electric (GE) Steam
Power for the supply of nuclear turbineparts.

STATES
Amit Shah Laid Foundation For ₹ 450 Crore Nano Urea Plant In Jharkhand

 Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of a ₹ 450-crore nano urea plant and township
of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) in Jharkhand's Deoghar.
 This will be India's fifth nano urea plant. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's first nano
urea plant in Gujarat in 2022.
 Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JIADA) has allotted 20 acres of land to IFFCO
for the complex in Jasidih area in Deoghar district.
Learn Along:
About Jharkhand
Capital: Ranchi Chief minister: Hemant Soren Governor: Shri Ramesh Bais

REPORTS AND INDEXES

Nearly 8.50 lakh loan guarantees approved for micro, small units in FY23 till December- CGTMSE

 The government’s Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS), which facilitates collateral-free credit flow to
micro and small enterprises under Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
(CGTMSE), has approved 8.43 lakh loan guarantees involving Rs 71,843 crore during the nine-month
period (April-December) of the current fiscal, surpassing the entire FY22 and FY21 figures.
 Moreover, 8.35 lakh guarantees amounting to Rs 36,899 crore were approved in FY21 followed by
7.17 lakh guarantees involving Rs 56,171 crore approved in FY22.
Learn Along:
The Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) was launched by the
Government of India to make available collateral-free credit to the micro and small enterprise sector. Both the
existing and the new enterprises are eligible to be covered under the scheme.

Rs 3.60 lakh crore ECLGS loans sanctioned to MSMEs, others till December 2022: MSME Ministry

 The government’s flagship credit support scheme of Rs 5 lakh crore for MSMEs, the Emergency
Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) has sanctioned or issued 1,19,27,348 loans (borrowers)
involving Rs 3,60,539 crore as of December 31, 2022, as per data from the National Credit
Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) which provides guarantee coverage to member lending
institutions under the scheme.
 Small businesses were sanctioned maximum credit of Rs 90,846 crore across 5.51 lakh loans.

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 In comparison, micro enterprises were sanctioned Rs 84,031 crore in credit even as the loan volume
was 19 times higher at 1.05 crore.
 States with the highest number of ECLGS loans sanctioned in FY23 till December-end were Andhra
Pradesh (1.90 lakh), Uttar Pradesh (91,908), Rajasthan (50,055), Maharashtra (45,269), and Tamil
Nadu (Rs 43,312).
Learn Along:
National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Headquarters: Mumbai CMD: Sivasubramanian Ramann

ECLGS was rolled out in May 2020 as part of the Centre’s Aatmanirbhar package in response to the Covid-19 crisis.
The objective was to support small businesses struggling to meet their operational liabilities due to the imposition of
a nationwide lockdown.

Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSME’s) are entities that are involved in production, manufacturing and
processing of goods and commodities. The concept of MSME was first introduced by the government of India
through the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006.
Micro Investment less than Rs. 1 crore or Turnover less than Rs. 5 crore
Small Investment less than Rs. 10 crore or Turnover up to Rs. 50 crore
Medium Investment less than Rs. 50 crore or Turnover up to Rs. 250 crore

EVENTS
India to be theme country at 2025 Madrid International Book Fair

 India will be invited as the focal country at the Madrid International Book Fair in 2025.
 Spain is the theme country at the 46th International Kolkata Book Fair.
 A football dictionary of Spanish to Bengali will be launched at the Kolkata Book Fair, containing
terms and phrases used in the Spanish league.
Learn Along:
About International Kolkata Book Fair
 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the 46th International Kolkata Book Fair at Salt
Lake here on January 30.
 The book fair, one of the biggest in eastern India. Is being held from January 31 to February 12 at the Central
Park Mela ground.

PM to inaugurate India Energy Week

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India Energy Week (IEW) 2023 at Bengaluru.
 It is Being held from 6th to 8th February & is aimed to showcase India's rising prowess as an energy
transition powerhouse.
 Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Tumakuru Industrial Township.

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IMPORTANT DAYS

SPORTS
Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid resigned

 Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid resigned from his position.
 Reid was appointed India coach in April 2019, led the team to a historic bronze medal finish at the
Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
 The 58-year-old Australian submitted his resignation to Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey, a day after
the conclusion of the World Cup in Bhubaneswar, where Germany beat Belgium in a penalty shoot-out to
emerge as champions.

Answer key to Memory check

Q:1- A Q:2- B Q:3- D Q:4- A Q:5- D

Sources of the News:

The Hindu,The Indian Express,Business Standard, The Financial Express ,PIB, etc.

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