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Monday, March 8, 2021

Current Affairs 8th March 2021 | Important events of the day | For Exam Preparation and Knowledge

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 Over 81% account holders are women; Stand Up India Scheme

  • Several schemes were passed by the Ministry of Finance in past 7 years, these schemes comprise of several special provision that empowers the women.
  • Stand Up India is one of them.Under Stand Up India Scheme 81% of the account holders are women.These schemes have financially empowered the women to lead a better life and fulfil their dreams.

Stand Up India Scheme

The Stand Up India scheme was launched on April 5, 2016, it was launched in order to promote the entrepreneurship at the grass root level for the empowerment of the economy and the creation of jobs. It seeks to give the institutional credit structure to reach out to undeserved sectors of people such as Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe and Women Entrepreneurs and seek to enable them to participate in the economic growth of the country. As on February 26, 2021, it has more than 81% of the account sanctioned to the women entrepreneurs.


Australia suspends Defence Cooperation with Myanmar

  • The Australian government has suspended its defence cooperation with Myanmar and has decided to redirect the humanitarian aid which Australia was providing to the government of Myanmar.
  • The decision was taken by the government of Australia on March 7, 2021, following the military takeover of the government of Myanmar and detention of the Australian citizen
  • Earlier in February, the military regime in Myanmar has announced the establishment of a new state Administrative council in which out of 11 members the eight members are from the military itself

Google’s Women Day gift

  • On the occasion of International Women Day, Google has launched a new web platform ‘women will’.
  • In order for the rural women to become entrepreneurs, this platform will provide its support to 1 million rural women in India.
  • Features: It will help the rural woman with its accelerator programmes, business tutorials and mentorship.
  • The ‘Women Will’ web portal can be accessed in both English and Hindi. The programme aims at offering guidance to the aspiring women in villages to turn their interests or a hobby into business. In the beginning Google will work with 2,000 Saathis in order to help women turn in to entrepreneurs.

Internet Saathi Programme

The Saathi programme was launched by Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai in the year 2015, this programme had the goal to provide digital literacy training to women across villages.

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Friday, February 12, 2021

West Bengal Current Affairs for Upcoming Exams in 2021 | Very Very Important Quastions

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West Bengal current Affairs 2020-21, for upcoming exams. Top selected questions with answers

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1. West Bengal first deep sea port to come up at?

  1. Kulpi
  2. Farakka
  3. Sagar
  4. Tajpur

2. "Pathashree abhiyan" launched by Mamata Banerjee is associated with?

  1. Healthcare and sanitation
  2. Rural empowerment
  3. Road repair
  4. Educational development

3. Swasthya Sathi scheme launched by chief minister Mamata Banerjee provides insurance coverage of?

  1. 2 lakh
  2. 5 lakh
  3. 3.5 lakh
  4. 10 lakh

4. Recently "Soumitra chatterjee" passed away with which field she was associated?

  1. Sports
  2. Cinema
  3. Literature
  4. Music

5. Asian development Bank approved ____ amount to improve West Bengal digital platform on public finance reform.

  1. 25 million dollar
  2. 50 million dollar
  3. 85 million dollar
  4. 120 million dollar

6. West Bengal government launched "karma dharma scheme" under which

  1. 10000 boats would be given to fisherman
  2. 50000 new shops to be given to economically poor section
  3. 2 lakh youth will get motorbike for small business
  4. 100 new market hub to opened by government

7. Indian coast guard ship "kanaklata Barua" was commissioned at?

  1. Kolkata
  2. Haldia
  3. Tajpur
  4. Digha

8. World largest solar tree installed at?

  1. Bardhaman
  2. Kharagpur
  3. Durgapur
  4. Kolkata

9. Which state won WSIS prize 2020?

  1. West Bengal
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Karnataka
  4. Bihar

10. Indian Railway launched its 1st “Restaurant on wheels” at ____ station. 

  1. Kharagpur
  2. Asansol
  3. Sealdah
  4. Siliguri

11. ___ & Eastern Railways partnered to set up Kiosk at Sealdah railway station.

  1. Google
  2. Amul
  3. Amazon
  4. PayTM
Answers
1. 4
2. 3
3. 2
4. 2
5. 2
6. 3
7. 1
8. 3
9. 2
10. 3

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Saturday, February 6, 2021

February Current Affairs 2021 | Week 1 | Weekly current affairs quiz | Important quaestions for upcoming exams with FREE PDF

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February 2021- week 1 Current affairs quiz questions for all upcoming examinations of 2021

Weekly current affair quiz (Answers at the bottom)

1) Who will succeed as CEO of Amazon after Jeff bezos?

  1. Andy Jassy
  2. Keith B. Alexander 
  3. Rosalind G. Brewer
  4. Jamie S. Daniel

2) 13th edition of aero India show began at?

  1. Bengaluru
  2. New Delhi
  3. Jaisalmer
  4. Jalandhar

3) What is the name of first ever rocket to run on biofuel?

  1. Stardust
  2. Stardust 1
  3. Space X3
  4. Sputnik 11

4) At which place metro new project will be implemented first?

  1. Lucknow
  2. Kochi
  3. Nashik
  4. Patna

5) World Bank and Bangladesh signed a deal worth USD 500 million for?

  1. Waterway transportation
  2. Road and digital connectivity
  3. Rural infrastructure
  4. Telecommunication and 5G

6) Which among the following state announced farm loan waiver worth rupees 12,110 crore?

  1. Punjab
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Bihar

7) What is India's rank in democracy index 2020?

  1. 27th
  2. 53rd
  3. 71st
  4. 20th

8) Indo-US to conduct joint military exercise called Yudh Abhyas. Which edition it will be?

  1. 14th
  2. 16th
  3. 18th
  4. 20th

9) kaliveli wetland is to be declared as bird sanctuary. Where it is located?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Kerala
  3. Tripura
  4. Goa

10) Cyber challenge 2020-21 launched by?

  1. NCRB
  2. Delhi police
  3. IIM Kolkata
  4. KPMG

11) Where does India rank in Asia Pacific personalised health index 2020?

  1. 5th
  2. 2nd
  3. 11th
  4. 10th

12) First metro to sanitize coaches using UV rays is?

  1. Lucknow Metro
  2. Mumbai metro
  3. Bengaluru metro
  4. Kolkata metro

13) Newly elected CEO of Ayushman Bharat scheme is?

  1. Indu Bhushan
  2. Mohit chandrasekhara
  3. R.S Sharma
  4. Jigyasu Gaur

14) Which state top in India's justice report 2020?

  1. Goa
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Maharashtra
Answers
1) 1
2) 1
3) 2
4) 3
5) 2
6) 2
7) 2
8) 2
9) 1
10) 1
11) 4
12) 1
13) 3
14) 4

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Sunday, January 31, 2021

January 2021 Month Current Affairs | Monthly current Affairs for competitive exams | करंट अफेयर्स जनवरी 2021

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January Current Affairs 2021 (करंट अफेयर्स जनवरी 2021) for All India competitive exams

January 2021 current affairs in short


Airtel became 1st telecom operator to run 5G network in India

  • Bharti Airtel became the first telecom operator of India to successfully run the 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city. 
  • Airtel demonstrated fifth-generation network in the 1,800 MHz band over its existing spectrum 
Jay Shah appointed as president of Asian Cricket council
  • The Asian Cricket Council is Asia's regional cricket administrative body. 
  • It was established to promote  cricket as a sport in Asia.
  • Established in year 1983

Reliance Jio ranked 5th strongest brand globally
  • Country that topped the list - WeChat
  • Jio is followed by Coca-Cola & Ferrari
  • Ranking is done based on relative strength
Space X created history by launching 143 satellite in single go
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX has created a new record by launching 143 satellites into space on January 24, 2021
  • The aerospace company, has also beaten the record of the Indian Space Research Organisation- ISRO of launching 104 satellites in February 2017 in single go.
  • Musk’s SpaceX aims at providing near-global broadband internet coverage all over the world by 2021
Khelo India Zanskar Winter sports organized in Laddakh
  • Named over Zanskar river in Laddakh
  • Sports activity like snow trekking, Ice hockey, Ice climbing and Snow sculpture were organized.
Shagun-Gift” insurance policy launched by State Bank Of India General Insurance
  • The insured can gift his/her insurance to anyone 
  • The age of receiver sould be between 18-65 years
Karnataka topped the list in "India Innovation Index" 2020
  • Delhi topped in terms of Unions Territoy 
  • Himachal Pradesh topped in Hilly states followed by Uttarakhand and Manipur

Bhawana Kanth became 1st woman fighter pilot to participate in Republic Day parade 2021

First fighter women pilot of India



  • She is also the 1st women fighter pilot of Indian airforce
  • Bhawana Kanth along with Mohana Singh and Avani Chaturvedi, was inducted in IAF in 2016  
  • She was part of the mock-ups of LAC- Light Combat Aircraft, the Sukhoi-30 fighter plane, and light combat helicopter.

"SAKSHAM" campaign launched by petrolium ministry

  • To educate people about the advantages of clean energy
  • To convince and motivate people to adopt clean energy

2022 Women's Asia cup to be held in India

  • This was announced by the Asian Football Confederation on January 28, 2021. 
  • 25 matches being played over 18 days. 
  • 12 teams will participate in tournament as compared to 8 teams in previous edition.

World Bank & India signed USD 500 million deal to improve school education in India

  • Deal signed on January 29, 2021 under STARS Programme
  • The programme will be implemented in six states. They are Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan.
  • The STARS programme is built on the long partnership between India and the World Bank for strengthening public school education in India.

Zhong Shanshan became Asia's richest business man overtaking Mukesh Ambani 

  • With USD77.8 billion Shanshan him the 11th-richest person in world
  • After acquiring Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise public in April and Nongfu Spring, a maker of bottled water, which became one of Hong Kong’s hottest listings he achieved this feet. 
  • He is known as "Lone Wolf" in china and doesnot have any political background

Shinzo Abe honoured with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan award in public affairs

  • The award is conferred for major achievements in the field of Public Affairs.
  • Shinzo Abe is former Prime Minister of Japan
  • It is the second-highest civilian award in India

China become the world’s top destination for new foreign direct investment in 2020

  • China overtook USA in becoming the top destination for FDI in 2020
  • With quick rebounce from pandamic and positive economy growth attracted investors attention.
  • China's growth rate in FY 2020 is 3.4%
UAE approved the establishment of an embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel?
  • Israel also officially opened its embassy in Abu Dhabi on January 24, 2021 
  • Israel and UAE announced that they had agreed to normalize ties under the Abraham Accords that were signed at the White House in a US-brokered peace agreement on September 15.
India pleadged USD 150,000 for UN Peace building fund
  • India's permanent representative to the United Nations is TS Tirumurti
  • It is a United Nations intergovernmental advisory body of both the General Assembly and the Security Council that supports peace efforts in conflict affected countries.
  • The PBC consists of a 31-member organizational committee formed in year  On October 11, 2006
Arjun Munda, Tribal Affairs Minister  to be honoured with SKOCH Challenger Award
  • The award is to honour the tribal affair minister for various initiative relating to e-governance like paperless office and monitoring is completely data driven. 
  • IT-led initiatives and other transformational initiatives that are leading to outcome-based performance improvement.
  • SKOCH Challenger Awards, instituted in 2003, salute people, projects and institutions that went the extra mile to make India a better nation.
Indian Army day observed on 15th January 2021
  • History  - On January 15, 1949  Lt Gen K M Carriappa took over as the commander-in-chief of the Indian Army from the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, General Francis Butcher.
  • General Manoj Mukund Naravane is present chief of Army Staff
  • Indian Army is 2nd largest army in the world after Chinese army followed by USA

Shramshakti Digital Data Solution was Launched by tribal ministry

  • The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Goa Government jointly
  • It is a national migration support portal designed to make the national as well as state-level programmes for migrant workers to run smoothly.
  • Government of Goa also launched "Shram-Saathi" a training manual for migrant workers.
Long- Ops project launched by Japan & UK
  • Objective - To dismantle old nuclear facilities that were damaged by the tsunami and earthquake
  • The project will use remote robotic arms, so it is called the "LongOps Project
  • Scientist from Japan & Britain will work on this project
Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav initiative launched in Goa
  • Through this initiative Cleanliness activities are administered in Ibrampur, Veling and Parra villages in Goa.
  • Objective: Provide farmers with necessary information, knowledge and advice on a daily basis through adoption villages
  • It is flagship program of Prime Minister of India launched in 2015
G Kishan Reddy committee set up for Laddakh
  • To guard the language, culture and land of Ladakh 
  • To ensure citizen participation within the development of the Union Territory
  • The committee is going to be chaired by the Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy
World Hindi Day observed on 10th January
  • Since 2006, this day has been celebrated across the globe. 
  • It is 5th most spoken language in the world
  • 43 core people speak Hindi across world

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Saturday, January 30, 2021

100 Economics MCQ current Affairs 2020 with PDF | PART- 1 | For Government exams UPSC Prelims, SSC, IBPS, RRB, PSC & MBA enterance Exams

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TOP 100 CURRENT AFFAIRS (ECONOMICS) 2020 for all competitive exam in India. These are most important and selected question for quick revision just a day before exam. It is effective for all Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC-Prelims, MBA entrance and State commission Exams

 PDF at the bottom


One Liner questions

India's first lithium refinery came up in the state of

Gujarat

                                                              

What amount did India receive for green national highway corridor?

$500 million


January 2021 current Affairs - Click here

 

British petroleum and _____ announced to start gas production from R cluster.

Reliance industries limited

 

what amount did world Bank approved for DRIP - 2 project?

$250 million

 

Government of India launched a pamphlet related to farmers. What is its name?

Putting farmers first

 

107-year-old Billimora-Waghai rail line to be scrapped by Indian railway. In which state it is situated?


Gujarat


Banking & Economics Current Affairs - Last 6 months

 

Recently Nitin Gadkari inaugurated bridge over sone (Son) river. What is its name?

Koilwar bridge

 

Union cabinet approved capital infusion of ____ into NIIF.

Rs 6000 crore

 

Who among the following launched project "kirana"?

MasterCard

 

World economic forum selected 4 Indian cities to roadmap for smart cities. Which among the following is not one of them?

Bengaluru

 

First solar powered textile mill in Asia to come up in?

Parbhani District Maharashtra

 

What amount it India contribute to Asian response fund?

$1 million

 

Union government approved rupees 1810 crore for Luhri hydropower project. Where it is located?


Himachal Pradesh

GK Question for competitive Exam - Easy Explanation

 

Indian oil joined hands with ___ for hydrogen generation technology.

IISC

 

Which state became first to fix MSP for vegetables?

Kerala

 

Rupesh festive carnival launched by

NPCI

 

DST - IIEST solar PV hub inaugurated at?

Shibpur, WB

 

Which country will establish "water attaché" in India

Israel

 

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What amount has been allocated for project star aided by world Bank?

5718 crores

 

"Positive pay system" introduced by?

RBI

 

How many plastic parks are to be set up by central government?

10

 

India's first private jet terminal opened at which place?

New Delhi

 

According to world gold council, what is India's rank in terms of gold reserve?

11th

 

What was the theme of G20 2020?

Realizing opportunities of 21st century for all

 

Which country is set up Gandhi citizenship education prize?

Portugal

 

2020 Economics & Finance current affairs - click here


Which country hosted 46th G7 summit?

United States

 

ICICI Lombard acquired which among the following general insurance?

Bharti Axa general insurance

 

Which company will acquire 74% track in Mumbai international airport?

Adani group

 

Who among the following acquired 24.1 9% is stack in dish TV?

Yes Bank

 

TVS motors acquired Britain's iconic sporting motorcycle brand named?

Norton

 

Shaukevi hydro power project in Georgia is a joint venture with Norway's clean energy invest and international Finance corporation along with ____

Tata power

 

“Avalokana” software launched by state government of?

Karnataka

 

“Operation twist” is launched by?

RBI

 

Who has been appointed as chairman of national Institute of public finance and policy?

Urjit Patel

 

Which among the following organization approved $3000000 to India to fight covid-19?

Asian Development Bank

 

Central government decided to sell how much stake in Hindustan aeronautics limited?

15%

 

SEBI tied up with which among the following company to revamp its communication system?

Wipro/Airtel

 

How many sectors were identified for loan restructuring under Kamath committee?

26

 

 

"Make Small Strong” campaign launched by?

Google India

 

Airport authority of India signed a MoU with ____ to promote usage of electric vehicles and set up solar plant at airport managed by AAI.

NVVN (NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam)

 

Which among the following signed bilateral MoU with Astana Finance Services Authority for mutual corporation technical assistance?

SEBI

 

Which among the following banks launched "CASA" campaign?

Karnataka Bank

 

Which state topped the ranking in startup ecosystem?

Gujarat

 

“Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana” is associated with?

Fisheries

 

ADB and India signed a deal for Delhi Meerut RRTS corridor for the amount of?

$500 million

 

Vodafone and Idea launched integrated brand identity called?

V!

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Friday, November 27, 2020

List of CEO's of National Bank of India | Updated November 2020 | Banking and Finance Awareness

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List of Chief Executive Officer of all National Banks of India. This is updated list and will be very helpful for banking examination and interviews like IBPS, ICICI, sbi etc. These can also helpful in all India competitive examinations.  

India Bank CEO list updated 2020
Indian National Bank CEO's List


Bank

 Chief Executive Officer

State Banks of India

Dinesh Kumar Khara

Bank of Baroda

Sanjiv Chadha

Bank of India

Atanu Kumar Das

Bank of Maharashtra

Shri A.S Rajeev

Canara Bank

Lingam Venkat Prabhakar

Central Bank of India

Shri Pallav Mahapatra

Indian Bank

Ms. Padmaja Chunduru

Indian Overseas Bank

Partha Pratim Sengupta

Punjab And Sind Bank

S Krishnan

Punjab National Bank

S.S. Mallikarujuna Rao

UCO Bank

Mr. Atul Kumar Goel

Union Bank of India

 Shri Rajkiran Rai G

 

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Current Affairs November 2020 | NOTES, PDF, VIDEO | All Important Events with bullet points | 3 in 1 | EXAM FOCUS Channel

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Top selected current affairs of November 2020 for competitive exams and interviews (PDF at bottom of page)


India’s first seaplane service in Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the country’s first seaplane service between the Statue of Unity (Sardar Patel statue) near Kevadiya in Gujarat’s Narmada district and Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad.

  • The 19-seater seaplane will be operated by SpiceJet
  • Can accommodate 12 passengers and tickets will cost Rs 4,800 per person
  • There will be four flights a day between Ahmedabad and Kevadia (4 arrivals - 4 departures)
NATO to set Space center in Germany

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance in Ramstein in Germany, in preparation of Chinese treats. It will also help in weather forecast, communication among NATO nation, security and vigilance on enemies. 
  • Number of NATO countries - 30 
  • Founded - April 4th, 1949
  • Headquarters - Brussels, Belgium
"KAPILA kalam" program launced by Union education ministry

KAPILA stands for Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness campaign. Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has virtually launched the campaign ‘KAPILA’, on 15th October 2020 on the occasion of 89th birth anniversary celebration of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
  • To create awareness on importance of patenting an invention.
  • Ministry has decided to celebrate the week from 15 to 23 October as ‘Intellectual Property Literacy Week.
SERB Power scheme to support woman scientists

SERB-POWER stands for Science and Engineering Research Board – Promoting Opportunities For Women in Exploratory Research. It is launched by union minister of Science & Tech Harsh Vardhan.
Scheme will facilitate two categories of research
  • SERB – POWER Fellowship - This scheme will encourage emerging and eminent women researchers for the individual-centric and competitive mode of research funding.
  • SERB – POWER Research Grants - Reward outstanding women researchers and innovators working in Indian academic institutions and R&D laboratories, holding Ph.D.degree in any branch of science and engineering.
  • SERB is a statutory body under the Department of Science and Technology, GOI, established by an Act of the Parliament of India in 2009 (SERB ACT,2008).

China's new space mission - Became 3rd nation after USA, Russia to do so
  • China has successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft to the moon on November 24, 2020, to collect samples and bring them back to Earth.
  • It is named after the ancient Chinese Goddess of the moon, Chang’e-5.
  • Launched by China from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the Southern Province of Hainan
  • Spacecraft has been was launched by a Long March-5 rocket at 4.30 am (Beijing Time).
  • China also plans on retrieving the samples from Mars by 2030
G20 Summit in 2023 will be hosted by India
  • G20 announced on November 22, 2020 that India will now host the Group of 20 Summit in 2023
  • Next meetings in Italy in 2021, Indonesia in 2022, India in 2023 and Brazil in 2024
  • The focus of 2020s summit, which mostly took place virtually was the Coronavirus pandemic
  • The leaders of G20 also extended support to the Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing policy responses detailed in the paper of Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) on COVID-19 pandemic.

World's 1st bank with million twitter followers
  • RBI, the apex bank of India became 1st bank to get 1 M twitter follower on its official handle.
  • Shaktikanda Das, RBI Governor congratulated his mates on this occasion. He also has a separate Twitter Handle with 1.37 lakh followers
  • Next meetings in Italy in 2021, Indonesia in 2022, India in 2023 and Brazil in 2024
  • The focus of 2020s summit, which mostly took place virtually was the Coronavirus pandemic
Top 5 banks with twitter followers


India-Singapore joint maritime exercise update : SIMBEX 2020
  • 27th edition of India - Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise (SIMBEX-20) from November 23-25, 2020 
  • Location: Andaman sea
  • The exercise is regularly conducted between the two navies since 1994 to boost navy capabilities, war preparation, anti-terror operation and mutual sharing of tactics and war readiness. 
  • SIMBEX-20 will witness participation from INS Rana, corvettes Kamorta and Karmuk from the Indian side
Asia's 1st ever solar power textile mill to be established in Maharastra
  • Location - Parbhani district, Maharashtra
  • Many women in the region will get direct and indirect employment on commission of project. 
  • The Jai Bhawani Women cooperative textile mill is spread across 30 acres of land. It will majorly process cotton to cloth.
  • Cost of the project will be Rs 100 crore

31st district of karnataka confirmed : Will be carved out from Ballari
  • Name - Vijayanagara, named after the capital of the historic Vijayanagara empire
  • 6 out of 11 talluks from Ballari will be carved out for Vijayanagara
  • The Jai Bhawani Women cooperative textile mill is spread across 30 acres of land. It will majorly process cotton to cloth.
  • Chief minister BS Yediyurappa agreed to the proposal of Anand singh (MLA and Forest minister of Karnataka) who played crucial role in establishing BJP government back in Karnataka
  • Proposal will be approved by cabinet by next meeting
Rs 234.68 crores approved under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana by government
  • It was introduced in 2016 as SAMPADA, 
  • Later in 2017, it was renamed as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
  • There are seven components included in the scheme are
  1. Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters
  2. Mega food parks
  3. Clusters, Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure
  4. Human resource and institutions
  5. Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure
  6. Creation and Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities
  7. Infrastructure for agro-processing clusters
  • On November 24, 2020, the Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar approved food processing projects of Rs 234.68 crores
  • As per National Food Processing Policy, India aims to boost investment in the food processing sector by six times by 2035.
120 million USD to modernize transport sector : India and World Bank signed  in the state of Meghalaya
  • Total roads connectivity of 300 km proposed (all-weather and resilient).  
  • Plan is to organize Meghalaya as major hub for export and Import and transport to countries like Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. 
  • It will also help in security and military movement in case of emergency.
  • The project is expected to generate direct employment of 8 million person days
  • It will also boost “Restart Meghalaya Mission”
  • The speed of development activities in the North East Region was increased by GoI after the standoff with China in Siliguri Corridor. Due to present government higher focus on North-East, the developmental activities in Norh -East India has increased.
  • In 2018, Rs 1.9 lakh crores were sanctioned to build 14,000 km of roads in the North East region.
World's strongest super typhoon struck Philippines
  • Name - Goni (Typhoon Rollyin in Philippines)
  • The Typhoon Goni has attained its maximum speed of 310 km per hour
  • The typhoon is expected to damage more than 928,000 hectares of land
  • Corn farm damaged upto 58,431 hectares.
  • 347,000 people have been evacuated
  • Typhoons with speed more than 194kmph are called super strong typhoons
Cyclone Nivar struck south India : Update
  • Name Nivar given by Iran
  • Region affected  - Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
  • Wind Speed - 120 kmph - 145 kmph
India's AI supercomputer "PARAM SIDDHI" ranked 63 among top 500 super computers. 
  • Param Siddhi is a high-performance computing-artificial intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer that was established at C-DAC under the National Supercomputing Mission
  • Developed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Department of Science and Technology.
  • Speed - 5.267 petaflops which has now got credits of non-distributed supercomputer system
  • China has maximum number of super computers followed by US, Japan, France, and Germany
"The Promised Land" book written by former US president Barack Obama released
  • It is the first of the two volumes that Obama had written during his tenure as President (2009-2017)
  • He was 1st African-American president of USA
  • Highlights of book
  1. Mention of Ramayana and Mahabharata in his book.
  2. killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011
  3. Fascinations about Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Iraq war and many more
 book is to be translated in several foreign languages such as Chinese, Polish, German, Hungarian, Hebrew, French and many more

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