18-19.12.22 Daily [Uttar Pradesh] UPPSC Current Affairs

Uttar Pradesh Affairs

CM gives away essential devices to divyangjans

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that assistive devices ensured that divyangjans led a normal lifestyle.

While attending the Atal Health Fair-3 Seva hi Sarkar on the occasion of the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the chief minister interacted with the divyangjans and distributed artificial limbs and tricycles, wheelchairs and other essential devices to them.

For the last three years, the Atal Health Fair has been held. In the first fair more than 7,500, in the second more than 10,500 and this time in two days, thousands of people availed health benefits in the fair.

At the conclusion of the two-day fair, the chief minister met the specially-abled children, distributed them essential equipment including blankets, tricycles, wheel chairs.

National and International Affairs

Forex Reserves at $562.9 bn; Fall by $70 bn in 2022

Indias Foreign Exchange reservesfell by $70.1 billion in 2022, data released by theReserve Bank Of India (RBI)shows. The forex reserves stood at $562.9 billion in the week ended December 30. The decline in theforex reservesis partly due to theRBIinterventionin the currency markets to stave off volatility and partly on account of depreciation of other major currencies held by the central bank. The RBI net sold $33.42 billion till September,Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharamansaid. The RBI holds major currencies includingpound sterling, yen and euroin its reserves, which are expressed in US dollar terms.

According to a survey by Avtar, a company that specializes in workplace inclusion,Chennaiis Indias top city for womens employment. Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Mumbai are the next best cities for womens employment.

According to criteria that support an ecosystem that is favourable for womens EMPLOYMENT, the research ranks 111 cities.

The remaining Top 10 cities for womens employment are Ahmedabad, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, Coimbatore, and Madurai; each has a Population of over a million people.

In another group of cities with a population under one million, Tiruchirappalli, Vellore, Erode, Salem, Tirupur, , Shimla, Mangalore (officially Mangaluru), Thiruvananthapuram, and Belagavi are the top 10 cities.

The top five state Averages in the nation were achieved by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Himachal Pradesh.

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