TODAY ON February 2, 2023
GK News Highlights

Highlights:  

  1. Union Budget 2023 | Census funding slashed; NATGRID’s budget doubled
  2. Cooperatives that start manufacturing activities before March 31, 2024, to benefit from lower tax rate of 15%
  3. FM proposes national digital library to promote ‘culture of reading’
  4. Gold jumps ₹1,090; Silver zooms ₹1,947 amid strong global cues
  5. Budget 2023 | Maturity proceeds of life insurance policies with annual premium of over ₹5 lakh to be taxed: Finance Minister
  6. Budget 2023 | ₹15k crore to be spent on tribal groups development mission over next 3 years
  7. Centre will recruit 38,800 teachers, support staff for EMRSs in next three years: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
  8. “Budget will lay strong foundation for developed India”: Prime Minister
  9. Budget 2023 | No separate mention of disinvestment proceeds
  10. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2023-24.
  11. Budget 2023 | Income tax rejig signals BJP’s return to core middle class support base close to 2024
  12. Budget 2023 | Govt to borrow record ₹15.4 lakh crore in FY24 to bridge revenue gap
  13. Budget 2023 | Defence sector gets lion’s share
  14. Budget 2023 | Income tax rebate limit increased to ₹7 lakh; Railways accorded highest-ever capital outlay
  15. Budget 2023 | Govt raises agriculture credit target by 11% to ₹20 lakh crore for FY24
  16. Budget 2023 | Govt announces 50 more waterdromes, heliports but nominal hike in allocation for RCS
  17. Budget 2023 | Fiscal deficit to be brought down to below 4.5% by 2025-26: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
  18. Budget 2023| Nirmala Sitharaman announces new, one-time savings scheme for women
  19. Budget 2023 | Government extends support measures for start-ups
  20. Budget 2023 | Income tax slabs revamped; rebate limit increased to ₹7 lakh under new tax regime
  21. The government said that a capital outlay of ₹2.4 lakh crore has been provided for railways, which is highest-ever allocation since 2013-14.
  22. Budget 2023 | Record allocation of ₹2.4 lakh crore for Railways
  23. India opened 90% of airspace for flying drones in 400 ft: Economic Survey
  24. The government said that a capital outlay of ₹2.4 lakh crore has been provided for Railways, which is highest-ever allocation since 2013-14. 
  25. Budget 2023 | Highest-ever capital outlay of ₹2.4 lakh crore for Railways
  26. Budget 2023 | India has made significant progress in many SDGs: Finance Minister
  27. Budget 2023 | Centre made cash transfer of ₹2.2 lakh crore under PM-KISAN scheme: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
  28. Budget 2023 | KYC process to be simplified, DigiLocker will be ‘one stop shop’ for updating details: FM Sitharaman
  29. Budget 2023 | Finance Minister pitches for 100% switch to mechanised sewer cleaning in all cities and towns
  30. Budget 2023 | Finance Minister announces PM-VIKAS package for artisans and craftspeople
  31. Budget 2023 | PM Awas Yojana enhanced by 66% to ₹79,000 crore
  32. Budget 2023 | FM Sitharaman announces ₹5300 crore grant for Upper Bhadra Irrigation Project in poll-bound Karnataka
  33. Budget 2023 | Government to launch mission to eliminate Sickle Cell Anaemia by 2047
  34. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2023-24 in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi.
  35. Budget 2023 | Provided free foodgrains to 80 crore poor people, no one went hungry during pandemic: Sitharaman
  36. Budget 2023 | Nirmala Sitharaman announces fund to encourage agri-startups
  37. Budget 2023 | BJP plans nationwide campaign on Union Budget to highlight pro-people measures
  38. PayPal to slash 2,000 jobs in latest tech company cost-cutting
  39. Mahindra’s XUV400 crosses 10,000 mark for bookings
  40. The separator-reheater, MSR-1000- 1, meant for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project’s Unit 5, at a production facility in Russia
  41. Vessel assembly for Kudankulam reactor tested successfully in Russia
  42. ICICI Lombard has been directed to pay ₹4.5 lakh with 8% interest to the person who bought medical insurance from the company.
  43. Consumer court directs ICICI Lombard to pay ₹4.5 lakh to man whose claim was rejected
  44. Even foreigners are entitled to invoke Domestic Violence Act before Indian courts: Madras High Court
  45. Two Polish tourists die, 19 rescued after avalanche hits ski slopes in Gulmarg
  46. The Dell launches Alienware Aurora R15 desktop in India supports up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU.
  47. Dell launches Alienware Aurora R15 desktop in India
  48. Pakistani Taliban militants attack police station in Pakistan's Punjab province
  49. Meta testing “members only worlds” in Horizon Worlds VR experience
  50. Mukesh Ambani overtakes Gautam Adani to become richest Indian in the world
  51. New Vande Bharat trains from Mumbai to undergo trials in ghat sections before launch
  52. Jet fuel price hiked 4%; petrol, diesel price unchanged
  53. Visa delay forces Australian opener Usman Khawaja to miss his flight to India

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