Current Affairs - Miscellaneous

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) under the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence and M/s Genpact India Private Limited on 31 August 2023 in New Delhi. The MoU between DGR and Corporates endeavours to bring the corporate companies and Ex-Servicemen on a common platform to generate employment opportunities for the esteemed Ex-Servicemen of the Defence Services. Genpact, a global leader in professional services, would provide meaningful career opportunities for Veterans.

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been rated 'A+' in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023. He is one of three central bank governors to receive this rating, along with Thomas J. Jordan from Switzerland and Nguyen Thi Hong from Vietnam.

Viacom 18 secured the media rights in the 5-year deal for broadcasting India's domestic cricket matches and BCCI-hosted tournaments worth Rs 5,963 crore.

The largest domestically constructed nuclear facility in India, situated in Kakrapar, Gujarat, has a capacity of 700 MW and has initiated operations at its full capacity.

The Vivek Express is the longest train route in India. It covers a distance of 4,154.1 km from Kanyakumari in the south to Dibrugarh in the northeast. The journey takes around 75 hours to complete, passing through eight Indian states: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh.