Daily Current Affairs 13 March 2024

1.		How much funding has SIDBI secured from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for its Avaana Sustainability Fund (ASF)?

$10 million

$24.5 million

$50 million

$100 million

2.		What did Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurate at NABI?

National Speed Breeding Crop Facility

National Green Energy Research Center

National Cybersecurity Institute

National Robotics Laboratory

3.		What was the retail inflation rate in February 2024?

4.5%

5.09%

6.5%

7.2%

4.		Who was appointed as the new Director General of the Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA)?

Deepak Ballani

Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Mansukh Mandaviya

Naveen Patnaik

5.		What is the primary focus of India's first FutureLABS center inaugurated at C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram?

Aerospace technology

Next-generation chip design and manufacturing

Renewable energy research

Healthcare innovations

6.		Who received the 2024 IAA Golden Compass Award at the 45th IAA World Congress?

Narendra Modi

Droupadi Murmu

Srinivasan Swamy

Deepak Ballani

7.		According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which country topped global arms imports for the period 2019-2023?

China

United States

India

Russia

8.		Which two organizations signed an MoU to improve skills, jobs, and global collaboration?

NASSCOM and TCS

NIELIT and ITI Egypt

ISRO and NASA

BHEL and Siemens

9.		What does the tripartite MoU signed among USOF, Prasar Bharati, and ONDC aim to achieve?

Expand affordable and accessible digital services across urban India

Enhance digital connectivity in the education sector

Promote e-commerce in rural India

Expand affordable and accessible digital services across rural India

10.		Which financial technology company's merger with North East Small Finance Bank has been approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI)?

Paytm

PhonePe

Garagepreneurs Internet Private Limited (GIPL)

Razorpay