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India’s central bank, Reserve Bank of India approves two voluntary urban co-operative bank amalgamations

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Reserve Bank of India forms working group to review trading and settlement timings of regulated markets                      

Reserve Bank of India Announces One-Year Deferral for Liquidity Coverage Ratio and Project Financing Guidelines

What Is the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)?

Reserve Bank of India Introduces Exclusive “bank.in” Domain to Combat Digital Banking Fraud

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Gold demand in India sees 5% rise at 802.8 tonnes in 2024, 2025 projection at 700-800 tonnes: World Gold Council

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Indian digital payments and financial services company, PhonePe exits Account Aggregator business citing an inability to onboard a sufficient number of financial information providers

What is an Account Aggregator?

About PhonePe:

Non-Bank Brokers Allowed to Trade Government Securities on Negotiated Dealing System – Order Matching (NDS-OM) Platform: Reserve Bank of India

What is NDS-OM?

Indian fintech company, Infibeam’s Rediff.com secures National Payments Corporation of India license to offer Unified Payments Interface services

What is a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP)?

Key Developments:

What is a Payment System Provider?

About Axis Bank:

About Infibeam Avenues:

General Insurance Corporation of India Strengthens Global Presence with United Kingdom Subsidiary Initiative

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Current Operations:

About General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re):

Bay of Bengal Initiative on Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Youth Summit 2025 to Strengthen Regional Cooperation in Gujarat

Significance of BIMSTEC Youth Summit 2025

Key Sessions & Initiatives

Cultural & Technological Exposure for Delegates

Participants will visit key Indian landmarks showcasing history, sustainability, and innovation, including:

Location	Significance
Dandi Kutir	India’s largest museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi.
Sabarmati Ashram	Symbol of Gandhi’s non-violence movement.
Sabarmati Riverfront	Urban sustainability project promoting green infrastructure.
GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City)	India’s first smart city and a global hub for financial technology.

Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approves extension and restructuring of ‘Skill India Programme (SIP)’ till 2026 with an outlay of ₹8,800 crore for 2022-23 to 2025-26

Key Features of the Skill India Programme

Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approves three-year extension of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) till March 31, 2028

Key Objectives of NCSK’s Extension

Functions of the NCSK

The NCSK is responsible for several key functions to support Safai Karamcharis, including:

Functions Under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (MS Act 2013)

Under the MS Act 2013, the NCSK is also tasked with:

Background of the Commission

Kerala to borrow Rs 2424.28 Crore from World Bank for ‘Health System Improvement Program’

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Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre and National Book Trust sign Memorandum of Understanding at World Book Fair 2025 to promote Indian Sign Language, under DEPwD, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Key Objectives of the MoU

Significance of the Initiative

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

Marcus Stoinis Announces Retirement from One Day International Cricket

Key Highlights

ODI Career Overview

Matches	Runs	Batting Avg.	Top Score	Wickets	Bowling Avg.
71	1,495	26.69	146 vs NZ (2017, Auckland)	48	43.12

Recent Performances & Decisions

RECENT NEWS

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers Crowned Hockey India League 2024-25 Champions

Key Highlights

Top Scorers

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers

Hyderabad Toofans

International Cricket Council Unveils Champions Trophy 2025 Anthem ‘Jeeto Baazi Khel Ke’

‘Jeeto Baazi Khel Ke’ – Capturing the Spirit of Cricket

The official anthem of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 embodies the passion, energy, and global love for cricket.

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – Tournament Details

Key Tournament Dates

RECENT NEWS

About ICC

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

World Pulses Day: 10th February

International Epilepsy Day: 10th February

• Epilepsy is one of the world’s oldest-known medical conditions, with records dating back to the beginning of recorded history.
• Of course, back then, it was treated as a spiritual condition.
• In 2000 B.C., an ancient Mesopotamian text described a person who underwent an exorcism under the influence of a moon god.
• Ancient Babylonians attributed seizures to possession by evil spirits.
• The ancient Greeks also considered epilepsy to be spiritual possession, but they associated it with genius and divine interventions.

National Deworming Day: 10th February

• National Deworming Day 2025 is observed on the 10th of February
• Worms can create long-term health issues in children and interfere with their health, education, and overall well-being, even if their effects might not be visible immediately.
• Without knowing, children can carry worms for a long time and the only visible symptoms might be their hindered physical and mental health.
• It was therefore deemed necessary to treat all children despite not appearing sick and the observation of national deworming day came into being.
• According to a report by the World Health Organisation, around 241 million children in India, all between the ages of 1 and 14 years are at risk of parasitic intestinal worms.
• The Presence of these parasitic worms also known as Soil- Transmitted Helminths (STH)
• National Deworming Day was launched first on 10th February 2015.

Daily CA One- Liner: February 9 & 10

• The BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative on Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Youth Summit 2025 will take place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from 7 to 11 February 2025
• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the continuation and restructuring of the Skill India Programme (SIP) until 2026 with an outlay of 8,800 crore from 2022-23 to 2025-26
• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the extension of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) tenure for three years, extending it beyond 03.2025 until 31.03.2028
• An MoU was signed between the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, and the National Book Trust (NBT) at the World Book Fair 2025
• Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has retired from ODIs, ruling himself out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
• Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers defeated Hyderabad Toofans 4-3 in a thrilling Men’s Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 final, held at Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela.
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially launched the theme song for the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, titled ‘Jeeto Baazi Khel Ke’, performed by renowned Pakistani singer Atif Aslam.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved two voluntary amalgamations in the urban co-operative bank (UCB) sector:
  • The Citizen Co-operative Bank (Vasco-De-Gama, Goa) → Merging with TJSB Sahakari Bank (Thane, Maharashtra).
  • Pune Commercial Co-operative Bank (Satara, Maharashtra) → Merging with Pimpri Chinchwad Sahakari Bank (Pune, Maharashtra).
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed a working group led by Executive Director Radha Shyam Ratho to review trading and settlement timings of financial markets regulated by the RBI, with a report due by April 30, 2025.
• RBI deferred implementation of Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) and project financing norms by a year, new deadline: March 31, 2026.
• RBI launched an exclusive internet domain ‘bank.in’ for registered banks to enhance cybersecurity and prevent phishing scams and another dedicated domain, ‘fin.in’, to secure the broader financial sector.
• Gold investments in India surged by 60% in 2024, reaching $18 billion (~₹1.5 lakh crore), compared to 2023, according to a report.
• PhonePe Group announced its decision to exit the Account Aggregator business and instead collaborate with other account aggregators in the market.
• RBI allows SEBI-registered non-bank brokers to access NDS-OM (Negotiated Dealing System – Order Matching) for secondary market transactions in government securities.
• Infibeam Avenues has achieved a significant milestone through its subsidiary, com, which has secured a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) license from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for its digital payment platform, RediffPay.
• GIC Re, the state-controlled reinsurer, has received in-principle approval from its board to establish a wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom.
• The Kerala government approved the Kerala Health System Improvement Programmeby availing a loan of Rs 2,424.28 crore from the World Bank.
• World Pulses Day 2025 is observed on the 10th of February
• International Epilepsy Day 2025 is observed on the 10th of February
• National Deworming Day 2025 is observed on the 10th of February