12 Important Current Affairs For 3rd January 2024

The Reserve Bank of India proposes new guidelines allowing financially robust banks to increase shareholder dividends to 50% of profits, up from the previous 40% limit.

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India formally joins the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), a multinational effort to construct the world's largest radio telescope spanning one square kilometer.

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Scientists identify three new frog species from the Namdapha-Kamlang protected area near the Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh.

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The Indian and UAE armies initiate their inaugural joint military training exercise, 'Desert Cyclone,' in Rajasthan on January 2.

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The Union Cabinet grants retrospective approval to the Migration and Mobility Agreement between India and Italy.

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The number of beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme decreases by over 20%, from 10.47 crore in April-July 2022 to 8.12 crore.

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A financial benefit of Rs 6000 per year, in three equal installments every four months, is transferred to farmers' families across the country through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

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The Pegasus spyware sparks a renewed debate on privacy and security, with reports from Amnesty International indicating its use in targeting the phones of two prominent Indian journalists, prompting inquiries into potential government involvement.

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The Ministry of Mines, Government of India, via state-owned Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL), enters a draft exploration and development agreement with Argentinian miner CAMYEN.

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Researchers from the University of Szeged in Hungary reveal new insights into Huntington's disease using fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) as a model organism.

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The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) confirms that India faces no tsunami threat despite a 7.5 magnitude earthquake near Honshu, Japan.

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The Defence Minister of India inaugurates the Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.

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