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✅GST Collection for Previous Months 👉January 2023 – 1,55,922 crore 👉February 2023 – 1,49,577 crore 👉March 2023 – 1,60,122 crore 👉April 2023 – 1,87,035 crore 👉May 2023 – 1,57,090 crore 👉June 2023 – 1,61,497 crore 👉July 2023 – 1,65,105 crore 👉August 2023 – 1,59,069 crore 👉September – 1,62,712 crore

RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Sarvodaya Sahakari Bank Limited, Modasa, Gujarat https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=56482

RBI imposes monetary penalty on Maninagar Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=56481

RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Janata Co-operative Bank Ltd., Godhra, Dist. Panchmahal, Gujarat https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=56480

🏆 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2023✅ 🔷 Drew Weissman ( USA) 🔷 Katalin Karikó (Hungarian -American) ♦️For their work in mRNA vaccines 🥰 Medicine Nobel 2023 awarded to Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman for their work in mRNA vaccines 🟢 Nobel Prize in Medicine 🔶 First awarded : 1901 🔶 Reward : 10 million  🔶 Presented by : Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet ♦️Emil von Behring awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1901 for his work on serum therapy ♦️Har Gobind Khorana first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine 1968

✅ 3 October to 9 October : Sankalp Saptah ( संकल्प सप्ताह) 🧑‍🏫 Sankalp Saptah is a unique week-long initiative initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, set to commence on September 30, 2023, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. 👩‍🏫 This program is closely aligned with the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP), which was launched by the PM on January 7, 2023, with the goal of enhancing governance and improving the quality of life in 500 Aspirational Blocks spanning 329 districts across India. 👨‍💻 The initial six days will focus on themes: 1. Sampoorna Swasthya 2. Suposhit Pariwaar 3. Swachhta 4. Krishi 5. Shiksha 6. Samridhi Diwas 📢PM Modi in News✅ 🔷Inaugurated ‘International Lawyers’ Conference 2023’ in New Delhi 🔶PM laid foundation stone for Lord Shiva-themed Stadium in Varanasi, UP 🔷Laid foundation of Sant Ravidas temple in Madhya Pradesh 🔶PM Modi launched ‘Bhartiya Vastra Evam Shilp Kosh’ E-Portal 🔷PM Modi launched “Urea Gold” in Rajasthan

✅Economic Freedom Index :- 1 • Singapore. 2 • Hong Kong. 3 • Switzerland. 4 • New Zealand. 5 • United States. 6 • Ireland. 7 • Denmark. 8 • Australia. 9 • United Kingdom. 10 • Canada. ♦️India's Rank In 2022 - 86th. ♦️India's Rank In 2023 - 87th. 🔥Total Countries - 165 ◾️Last Rank - Venezuela. 🥳 Report Released By - Fraser Institute, Canada.       

📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 👉03 October 2023👈 1) The Nobel Prize 2023 in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. 2) Avinash Sable became the first Indian man to secure a gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase event in the Asian Games 2023 held in Hangzhou, China. 3) Dr. Dinesh Dasa, an eminent scholar with a rich background in forestry and public service, recently took the oath of office and secrecy as a Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). 4) In a significant milestone for Jammu and Kashmir under the Swachh Bharat Mission, all of its 6,650 villages have been declared open defecation-free plus model. ▪️Jammu and Kashmir :- ➨L. Governor of J&K - Manoj Sinha ➨Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary ➨Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary ➨Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary ➨Dachigam National Park ➨Salim Ali National Park ➨Annual Youth Festival "Sonzal-2022" 5) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) retained its top position as India’s most valuable brand for the second consecutive year with a brand value of USD 43 billion. 6) Tajinderpal Singh Toor from India clinched the gold medal in the men's shot put event, becoming the fourth Indian shot put athlete in history to successfully defend his Asian Games gold. 7) Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan took over as the 28th Director General Border Roads (DGBR). ➨ He assumed the charge following the superannuation of Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry. 8) The world's highest motorable road at 19024 ft Umling La scored another world record by successfully hosting the world's highest international fashion runway under “Vibrant Ladakh Festival”, in which international models from 14 countries participated. 9) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a 15-point ‘winter action plan’ to deal with air pollution in the national capital during winter. 10) India's Prithviraj Tondaiman, Kynan Chenai, and Zoravar Singh Sandhu broke 29-year-old Asian Games record in men's trap shooting to win gold medal. ➨The Indian trio of shooters was followed by Kuwait, which captured the silver medal with 359 points. 11) KN Shanth Kumar of The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd has been appointed as Chairman of the Press Trust of India's Board of Directors for a one-year term. 12) Malayalam actor-politician Suresh Gopi has been elected as the new Chairman of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) in Kolkata. 13) The Centre extended the tenure of senior bureaucrat Piyush Goyal as the chief executive officer of National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID). ➨A 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Nagaland cadre, Goyal was appointed to the post in August 2022. 14) Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier have won the 2023 Nobel Prize physics for "experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter".

✅Some Important State Government Scheme :- ♦️Laghu Udyog Yojana : Rajasthan. ♦️Anna Bhagya Scheme : Karnataka. ♦️Loktantra Senani : Uttrakhand. ♦️Jagananna Amma Vodi : Andhra Pradesh. ♦️Nayi Pahal : Goa. ♦️Mukta : Odisha. ♦️EKAMRA Project : Odisha. ♦️Mo Jungle Jami Yojna : Odisha. ♦️Palanhar Yojna : Rajasthan. ♦️Samarth Sakshi Yojna : Rajasthan. ♦️Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha : Odisha. ♦️Ama Gaon Ama Bikash : Odisha. ♦️Ama Pokhari : Odisha. ♦️Anya Bhagya : Karnataka. ♦️Shakti : Karnataka. ♦️Grah Jyoti : Karnataka. ♦️Grah Laxmi : Telangana. ♦️Ladli Behna Yojna : Madhya Pradesh. ♦️Krishak Byaj Maafi Yojna : Madhya Pradesh. ♦️Nand Baba Milk Mission Scheme : Uttar Pradesh. ♦️Tiffin Pe Charcha : Uttar Pradesh. ♦️Learn & Earn : Madhya Pradesh. ♦️Chief Minister's Residential Land Rights Scheme : Madhya Pradesh. ♦️Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozogar : Uttar Pradesh. ♦️Pengal Pathukaaptu Thittam : Tamil Nadu. ♦️Antyodaya Shram Suraksha Accident Insurance : Gujarat. ♦️Panchayat Level Drugs Shop : Jharkhand. ♦️Dalit Bandhu : Telangana. ♦️Teacher Interface for Excellence Program : Rajasthan. ♦️Sukh Ashrya : Himachal Pradesh. ♦️Himcare Scheme : Himachal Pradesh. ♦️Sashakt Mahila Rin Yojna : Himachal Pradesh. ♦️Gramin Awas Nyay Yojana : Chhattisgarh. ♦️Mission Shakti Scooter Yojna : Odisha. ♦️Mukhyamantri Khet Suraksha Yojna : Uttar Pradesh. ♦️Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai : Tamil Nadu. ♦️Sauni Yojna : Gujarat. ♦️Vassippu lyyakam Programme : Tamil Nadu. ♦️Shubhayatra Scheme : Kerala. ♦️Madhu Babu Pension : Odisha. ♦️Indira Gandhi Smart Phone : Rajasthan. ♦️Sugar Free Scheme : New Delhi. ♦️Didi Library : Bihar.

📢Recent Appointment✅ 👉Advisor to PM Modi – Amit Khare (reappointment) 👉CEO of Penguin Random House – Nihar Malviya (replace Marcus Dohle) 👉Chairman of Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) – Dhananjay Joshi (replace Akhil Gupta) 👉Vice Chairman of Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) – Sandeep Girotra 👉1st Woman Army Surgeon in Para Commando – Payal Chhabra 👉Chairman of Media Research Users Council India – Shailesh Gupta 👉Vice Chairman of Media Research Users Council India – Shashank Srivastava 👉President of Intel India – Gokul Subramaniam (replace Nivruti Rai) 👉Chairman of Tata Advanced Systems – Banmali Agarwal 👉Secretary of Dept. of Biotechnology – Rajesh S Gokhale 👉President of Intel India – Gokul Subramaniam (replace Nivruti Rai) 👉Chairman of Tata Advanced Systems – Banmali Agarwal 👉Secretary of Dept. of Biotechnology – Rajesh S Gokhale 👉Advisor to PM Modi – Amit Khare (reappointment) 👉CEO of Penguin Random House – Nihar Malviya (replace Marcus Dohle)

✅ASIA CUP WINNERS LIST (1984 - PRESENT) Edition. Year. Winners. Host 1. 1984. INDIA. UAE 2. 1986. SRI LANKA. SL 3. 1988. INDIA. BAN 4. 1990-91 INDIA. IND 5. 1995. INDIA. UAE 6. 1997. SRI LANKA. SL 7. 2000. PAKISTAN. BAN 8. 2004. SRI LANKA. SL 9. 2008. SRI LANKA. PAK 10. 2010. INDIA. SL 11. 2012. PAKISTAN. BAN 12. 2014. SRI LANKA BAN 13. 2016. INDIA. BAN 14. 2018. INDIA. UAE 15. 2022. SRI LANKA UAE 16. 2023. INDIA PAK/SL ✅MOST WINS IN ASIA CUP 1. INDIA. : 8 times 2. SRI LANKA : 6 times 3. PAKISTAN. : 2 times

📢Recent Appointment 👉DG of Railway Protection Force – Manoj Yadava (replace Sanjay Chander) 👉DG of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) – Rakesh Pal (25th) 👉Special Director of CBI – Ajay Bhatnagar 👉Additional Director of CBI – Anurag 👉Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) – Ravi Sinha (replace Samant Kumar Goel) 👉Director general of the Border Security Force (BSF) – Nitin Agarwal

📣Recent Appointment 👉Director (Finance) of Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) – Joshit Ranjan Sikidar 👉MD & CEO Tata Steel – TV Narendran (reappointment) 👉Chief Operations Manager of Central Railway – Shyam Sunder Gupta (replace Mukul Jain) 👉Secretary of the Department of Telecommunications – Neeraj Mittal (replace K Rajaraman) 👉Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology – S Krishnan (replace Alkesh Kumar Sharma)

📣Recent Appointment in Banking & Insurance Sector 👉MD & CEO of ICICI Bank – Sandeep Bakshi (reappointment for 3 year) 👉Managing Director of SBI – Vinay M. Tonse (recommended) 👉Interim MD & CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank – Dipak Gupta (replace Uday Kotak) 👉Chairman of Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) – Umesh Revankar 👉SEBI whole-time members – Kamlesh Varshneym & Amarjeet Singh (SK Mohanty & Ananta Barua)

📢Recent MoU in Banking Sector 👉NABARD partners with UNDP to boost data-driven innovations 👉IREDA signed MoU with the Union Bank of India and Bank of Baroda to co-finance renewable energy (RE) projects. 👉Mastercard partners with KredX to Make B2B Payments Rewarding for Vendors 👉Indian Bank partners with OneCard to launch mobile-first, premium credit card 👉REC signs USD 100 million Loan Agreement with EXIM Bank

📣Recently India signed MoUs with others countries 👉India and Saudi Arabia sign Agreement on Cooperation in Energy Sector 👉India and New Zealand signs a MoU to boost cooperation in civil aviation 👉India signs MoU with Trinidad and Tobago on sharing INDIA STACK 👉India and Laos sign MOUs for five quick impact projects in education, health, water facility, and IT. 👉India & Argentina signs MoU for bilateral exchange of young researchers 👉India & Sri Lanka sign MoU on cooperation in field of renewable energy

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📢Recent Facilities Launched in Banking & Insurance Sector✅ 👉SBI Life Insurance launches its very first ‘LifeVerse Studio’ on Meta 👉ICICI Prudential Life Insurance launches ICICI Pru GIFT Pro income plan 👉Mastercard launches ALT ID solution for enhanced online payments 👉SBI introduces UPI interoperability in Digital Rupee 👉Paytm launches new ‘Soundbox’ that enables card payments

📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 15 September 2023 1) President Droupadi Murmu of India inaugurated the 'National e-Vidhan Application' (NeVA) and delivered an inspiring address to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in Gandhinagar. ▪️Gujarat:- ➨CM - Bhupendra Patel ➨Nageshwar Temple ➨Somnath Temple ➠ Marine( Gulf of Kachchh) WLS ➠Nal Sarovar Bird Santuary ➠ Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant ➠ Narayan Sarovar wildlife sanctuary ➠ Sardar Sarovar Hydro Electric Power Plant ➠Porbandar Lake wildlife sanctuary 2) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav announced the awards of Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2023 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. ➨ Under the first category (million plus population) Indore ranked first followed by Agra and Thane. ➨In second category (3-10 lakhs population), Amravati secured first rank followed by Moradabad and Guntur. 3) India's U-16 team won the SAFF U-16 Championship by beating Bangladesh 2-0 in the title clash. ➨ Bharat Lairenjam found the net in the 8th minute, while Levis Zangminlun sealed the victory with a 74th-minute strike. 4) Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB), the headhunter for directors of state-owned banks and financial institutions, recommended Vinay M Tonse for the post of Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI). ➨The post fell vacant after the appointment of Swaminathan Janakiraman as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank. 5) In Table Tennis, Indian men's team finished with a bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2023 following a semi-final defeat to Chinese Taipei in Pyeongchang, the Republic of Korea. 6) American teenager Coco Gauff earned a historic victory at the US Open 2023. ➨ Gauff claimed her maiden Grand Slam title at the Flushing Meadows. ➨ With this victory, she became the youngest American player to win the US Open title since Serena Williams in 1999. 7) The Association of Investment Bankers of India has appointed Mahavir Lunawat, Managing Director of Pantomath Capital Advisors, as its Chairman for two years. 8) Indian Railways' Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) Vadodara has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to strengthen the Indian aviation sector. 9) The Reserve Bank of India has approved the reappointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as Managing Director and CEO of the private sector ICICI BANK for three years. ➨The reappointment of Bakhshi will be effective from October 4, 2023, till October 3, 2026. 10) Indian archer Prathamesh Jawkar narrowly missed out on a gold in the men's compound event and settled for a silver medal at the Archery World Cup Final 2023 in Hermosillo, Mexico. 11) Dr Ashwani Kumar, Senior Principal Scientist at Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, has been awarded the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for the year 2022 in the field of Biological Sciences. 12) The Ministry of Mines has concluded its Special Campaign 2.0, aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and cleanliness across its various departments. 13) President of India Draupadi Murmu launched the nationwide health initiative 'Ayushman Bhava' through online mode. The President also inaugurated the 'Ayushman Portal' on the occasion. 14) The Madhya Pradesh cabinet approved a law for compensation for mob lynching victims and ratified a bunch of big-ticket promises to women ahead of elections - including homes for those who don't qualify for PM Awas scheme. ▪️Madhya Pradesh :- Gandhi Sagar Dam Bargi Dam Bansagar Dam Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary Omkareshwar Dam Madikheda Dam Indira Sagar Dam Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve

🏛 CPI & WPI 2023 :- #UPDATED_12th_SEPTEMBER 🔥 Consumer Price Index (CPI) is released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation. 🔘Consumer Price Index (CPI) :- 🔶 August : 6.83% 🔷July : 7.44%[15-month high] 🔶June : 4.81% [Rise 1st time in 5 month] 🔷May : 4.25% [25 Month Low] 🔶April : 4.7% [18 Month Low] 🔷March : 5.66 [15 Month Low] 🔶February : 6.44% 🔷January : 6.52% [3Month Low] 🔍India's consumer price index (CPI) inflation surged sharply to a 15-month high peak of 7.44 per cent in July 2023. 🔥 Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is published by the Office of Economic Advisor (Ministry of Commerce & Industry). 🔘Wholesale Price Index (WPI) :- 🔷July : (-)1.36% 🔶June : (-)4.12 🔷May : (-)3.48% 🔶 April : (-)0.92% 🔷 March : 1.34% [29 Month Low] 🔶February : 3.85%. [25 Month Low] 🔷January : 4.73% [24 Months low]