341 kms Purvanchal Expressway inaugurated - Key highlights : Current Affairs November 2021

Key Highlights : Purvanchal Expressway 

• The expressway was developed by “Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA). The construction began on october 2018 and inaugurated in november 17th 2021
• It connects Chand Saray village in Lucknow district with Haydaria village in Ghazipur district on NH-31

• It also comprises of a 3.2 km long airstrip near in Sultanpur district. Prime minister Narendra Modi landed on the expressway in C-130 Hercules to inaugaurate the expressway
• The road can serve as airstrip for all the fighter jets of India. The distance of China is approx 600 km from this place. This could play vital role in case of war
• The highway is 6-lane but can be converted to 8-lane
• This project was announced by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in May 2015 as Lucknow-Azamgarh-Ballia Expressway

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First ever Pod retiring room opend at Mumbai Central station : Current Affairs November 2021

Highlights : First pod retiring room for passanger at Mumbai station 

• Indian Railways has opened the first Pod hotel for passengers at the Mumbai Central station
• Raosaheb Danve, Union minister of state for Railways inaugurated the pod hotel virtually

• Terrif charge - Rs 999 for 12 hours and Rs 1,999 for 24 hours to stay in this pod 
• Facilities to be provided by Railways are locker, TV, WiFi, CCTV security, key-card access to pod, reading lights, mirrors and air conditioning
• Total cost of this project is 230 crores
• The facility has been created on the first floor of the Mumbai railway station

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Pratham NGO grabs Indra Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 : Current Affairs Novemer 2021

Key Highlights : Indra Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 

Pratham NGO won Indra Gandhi Peace Prize 2021

Pratham NGO helps improve education level in India. With focus on high quality education at low cost, it tries to fill gap in education system. 

Milestones achieved by Pratham NGO

1. It was established in 1994, to educate slum children in Mumbai
2. Uses digital technology to to impart education
3. Health awareness campaigns and Covid-19 guidance to children

• Indra Gandhi Peace Award is conferred every year since 1968
• Monetary award of value 25 lakh and citation is given to winner
• Awards can be given to individual or any organization for promoting peace & development

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SIDBI partnered Google to support small-medium business : November 2021 Current Affairs

Key Highlights : SIDBI - Google Partnership to benefit SMBs in India - Current Affairs November 2021

• Google India Pvt Ltd & Small Industries Develeopment Bank of India collaborated to provide financial assistance to MSMEs upto Rs 1 crore at low interest rate. 
• Step has been taken due to impact on pandemic on small and medium businesses of the country. 
• $15 million will be given to the SMBs to help the businesses survive and run.
• Partnering with Google will mark the launch of a paperless journey of SIDBI to its customers, right from on-boarding to the disbursal stage and access of credit to SMBs
• Under this program, women enterpreneurs would be given additional subsidy in interset rate to run business 
• SIDBI was established on April 2, 1990 which is an apex regulatory body that license and regulate the ‘micro, small & medium enterprise and falls under ministry of finance.
• Headquarter - Lucknow

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Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor project : Key Points

Key Points : Uttar Pradesh Industrial Corridor Project - Current Affairs

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid down the foundation stone of UP defence industrial corridor at Jhansi while concluding three-day ‘Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv’ event on 19th november 2021. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated this event on November 17, 2021
• Out of two defense industrial corridor, one is situated in Tamil Nadu and other one in Uttar Pradesh
• A plant for propulsion system for Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (Bharat Dynamics Ltd) will be built at Jhansi
• The major cities of UP that will connected under this corridor are Agra, Jhansi, Lucknow, Aligarh, Chitrakoot, and Kanpur.
• The project will cost around 400 crores at Jhansi

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Global Methane Pledge : 130 countries pledged to cut Methane emission by 30% by 2030 | Current Affairs 2021 | November Month

Facts

• As per report published by IPCC, when global temprature rises by1 degree, half of it attributed by methane.
• Methane is major pollutant and has ability to rise global warming 80 times more than carbon dioxide
• Various sources of methane are combustion of oil & natural resources, agricultural activities, waste water treatment & mining activities

Key Highlights of Global Methen Pledge at COP 26

• Led by US and EU and complemented by 100+ nations to reduce the emission level of methane by these countries by 30% from existing levels (taking 2020 as reference)
• These 100 countries contribute to 2/3 of total methane emission
• India, Russia & China were not the part of pledge (These 3 countries are big emitters of methane) 
• International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) was also instituted at G-20 summit which is action focused initiative by UNEP to check methane emission

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India now ahead of China in financial inclusion metrices - Says RBI : Short Reports and stats | Current Affairs 2021|इकोनॉमी न्यूज़

Financial inclusion means businesses and individuals have access to useful, relevent and affordable financial products and services to meet their financial needs

Important highlights

• Mobile & Internet banking transaction in India increased from 183 per 1000 people to 13,615 per 1000 customer in 2020 as per RBI
• Number of bank branches in per 100000 people is higher than China, Germany and South Africa. In 2020, there were 14.7 branched per 1,00,000 people as compared to 13.6 branches per 1,00,000 people
• Banking corrospondents (Individuals engaged by bank to source financial offering to customer where banking services or barnches are not available) has incresed from 34,100+ in 2010 to 12,40,000+ by end of December 2020
• Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) aims to provide financial inclusion across nation by ensuring people's access to financial services like deposit, remittances, insurance pension and other financial services in affordable manner
•  Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 15^thAugust 2014 announced PMJDY and was launced on 28th August 2014.
• Over 430 million accounts have been opend under PMJDY till 18th August 2021 making it  biggest financial inclusion initiative in the world

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ECONOMICS & FINANCE Current Affairs October - November 2021 | Most Important Questions

Emergency COVID Response Package (ECRP) of 1544 crore approved by Delhi Government

• Delhi cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approved 1544.24 Cr fund to enhance testing labs, manage covid care centers, procurement of medical supplies, add additional healthcare workers and improve healthcare facilities
• The step was taken to be prepared for expected 3rd wave of covid
• Cost break down is as followes
• Rs 415 Crores for COVID-19 Testing & Labs facilities
• Rs 445 Crores for procurement of medical supplies
• Rs 280 crore for improving Health Facilities
• Rs 125 Crores have been allocated for Covid Care Centres

India & Bhutan to have 7 additional trade entry-exit points 

• In 2020-21, the trade between India and Bhutan stood at USD 1,083 million which was more than double as compared to 2014-15 (~ USD 480 bilion)
• The additional 5 trade entry-exit points identified are as follows

1. Nagarkata Land Customs Station without commodity restriction
2. Agartala Land Customs Station
3. Pandu port at Guwahati Steamerghat. It is subject to cross border control at Dhubri
4. Jogighopa port. This port is also subject to cross border control at Dhubri.
5. Asian Highway 48 that connects Torsha Tea Garden in India with Ahllay in Bhutan. This highway acts as an additional route corresponding to the Land Customs Station at Kamardwisa, Jaigaon and Birpara

India Post Payment Bank & _______ singned MoU for offering home loan to customers

• HDFC Bank
• IPPB has 4.7 crore customers and with new partnership HDFC will be able to provide its house loan facility to unserved areas. IPPB has wide network of 650+ banches including rural areas where loan facility was absent.
• IPPB will source the loan whereas rest like handling credit, legal processes, approval and disbursement will be taken care by HDFC

Asian Development Bank (ADB) & GOI entered into loan agreement for urban mobility of Mizoram

• ADB & GOI entered into $4.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan urban mobility by identifying high-priority urban transport investments in Aizawl
• PRF supports the development of long-term solutions for improve urban mobility by identifying high-priority urban transport investments in Aizawl

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November first Week Current Affairs 2021 | Important National Current Affairs for competitive Exams | Short Notes Current Affairs

PM inaugurated the Samadhi of Adi Shankaracharya and unveiled the statue of Adi Shankaracharya at?

• Kedarnath
• PM Modi also reviewed other infastructural developmental activity going at Kedarnath.
• 2013 flood at Kedarnath destroyed many devotional sites in and around the region. GOI took step to renovate and reconstruct the damaged area. Adi Shankaracharya statue was also unveiled at Kedarnath. 
• Adi Shankaracharya founded 4 mathas in East, West, North & South of India and is said to re-unite hinduism. He preached Advaita Vedanta

Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana launched by?

• Delhi Government
• With this scheme, students from SC, ST, OBC, EBC who are economically backward and good in studies will be provided with free coaching, students will also be provided travel stipend amount of Rs 2,500 by Delhi government.
• Coaching will be given at 46 coaching centers for competitive exams like UPSC, state govt and central govt jobs
• This scheme was launched in 2018 for SC & ST students.

One Sun, One World, One Grid’ for improving viability of solar power

• On 2nd November PM Modi called for "One Sun, One World, One Grid" solution to tackle challenges related to solar power
• In addition to this, ISRO will provide a calculator that will measure solar energy potential of any region
• There will be 3 phase under OSOWOG

1. It will involve interconnectivity within the Asian continent
2. Africa will be added in 2nd phase
3. Global interaction in 3rd phase

National Ayurveda celebrated on?

• November 2nd
• Theme for 2021 “Ayurveda for Poshana (Nutrition)”
• This day celebrated since 2016 each year on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras

Dairy Sahakar Scheme launched

• Scheme was launched at Anand, Gujarat with the objective of doubling farmer’s income working in dairy industry
• Total investment budget of Rs 5000 crore
• Scheme was launched during a ceremony of 75th Foundation Year of Amul

The first tour of Shri Ramayan Yatra train started from which city?

• New Delhi
• 17 days long train tour will cover significant locations covering life of Lord Ram
• Train departed on 7th November from Safdarjang railway station

The world leader who got prestigious Padma Vibhushan 2021for contribution in the field of public affairs

• Shinzo Abe (former PM of Japan)
• Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award of India after the Bharat Ratna
• Some of the other winners are

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October 2021 Current Affairs | in-shorts | October 2021 current affairs

South Korea indigenously built space rocket. What is the name given to it?

• Nuri 
• Payload capacity -1. 5 tons
• The rocket was launched from Naro Space Center, South Korea
• It is a three-stage rocket and is powered by five rocket engines
• However, the mission failed as it was unsuccessful in deployment of test satellite in orbit. Next scheduled attempt will take place in May 2022. On successful deployment, S.Korea will become 10th nation to send satellite made indigenously by nation

Name 3 countries that has been added to Global terror financing watchdog, Financial action task force (FATF)?

• Turkey, Mali, Jordan
• Pakistan has not been blacklisted but has been retained in “Grey List of Countries”
• In June 2021, FATF put Pakistan on its ‘Grey List’ as it failed to check money laundering, that lead to terror financing since then, Pak has not met all the FATF guidelines
• This will put Pakistan in difficult situation to get any financial aid from World Bank, ADB and IMF for developmental activities
• FATF asked Pakistan to investigate and prosecute UN-designated terror terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar

Barbados elected first ever president. What is his name?

• Sandra Mason, who is the current governor-general of the island country
• Barbados was headed by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, prior to this change
• Barbados came under the rule of British in the year 1625. It has been referred as “Little England” since then
• Capital – Bridgetown
• Area – 432 sq. km
• Sandra Mason will resume office on Nov 30th 2021. 55 years ago, Barbados became independent nation, but was headed by Britain since then

What is India’s rank in Global Food Security Index 2021?

• 71st with overall score is 57.2 points
• Ranking was done for 113 countries
• China has been ranked way ahead of India at 34th
• Ireland, Austria, Finland, the UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, the US and France shared the top rank

Which 4 countries is forming QUAD

• US, UAE, Israel & India
• They 4 countries ready to build by Abraham Accords. Abraham Accords are a joint statement between Israel, the US and the UAE. It was signed on August 13, 2020. The accords have been named after Abraham, emphasizing the shared belief between Judaism and Islam. 
• It is first ever normalization relation between Israel and Arab country

“Mera Ghar Mere Naam” scheme launched in?

• Launched in Punjab
• Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi launched on 17th October 2021
• Drone survey was conducted by revenue department to map the residential properties
• Property card/sandas will be given to provide ownership rights

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September week 4 (26th - 30th September 2021) CURRENT AFFAIRS | Weekly Current Affairs | वीकली करेंट अफेयर्स 2021

Right Livelihood Award 2021 given to?

• Delhi-based environmental organisation “Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE)” for empowering vulnarable section of society by protecting their environmental resources
• LIFE was founded in 2005 and helped in proctecting environment by stopping constructions that were threat to environment.
• Other winners of the award are

1. Marthe Wandou - Cameroonian women rights activist 
2. Vladimir Slivyak - Environmental activist from Russia
3. Freda Huson - Canada

• Alternate name “Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize”
• Right Livelihood Award was established by Ole von Uexkull for supporting people solving global problems
• Prize money of 1 million Swedish crowns is awarded

World Maritime Day was observed on?

• September 30th 
• World Maritime Day was first observed in 1978
• Theme for World Maritime Day 2021 - “Seafarers: At the Core of Shipping’s Future”
• Objective of world Maritime day - maritime security, maritime safety and shipping 

What is Akash Prime?

• New version of Akash Missile which is medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system
• The Missile has been equipped with an indigenous active RF (radio frequency) seeker to hit target with accuracy.
• Developed by DRDO

World Tourism day was observed on?

• September 27th 
• World Tourism Day was first observed in 1980
• As per UNO,tourism industry dipped by 85% in year 2020-2021 as compared to previous year
• Theme for World Tourism Day 2021- ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’

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India becomes 2nd largest trade partner of UAE.

India-UAE trade relationship strengthens. Here are some key highlights 

Key points

• With 38.5 billion dirham business in first half of 2021, India became 2nd biggest trade partner of UAE after China. China business in first half of 2021 stood at 86.7 billion dirhams.
• Trade between the two countries have increased by 74.5% YOY basis.
• Gold, telecom, diamond and jewellery category topped the list in trade. Gold alone accounts over 19% contribution.
• Other countries apart from India and China which are top 5 trade partner of UAE are USA, Saudi Arab and Switzerland.

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Economics Current Affairs August & September 2021 | अर्थव्यवस्था करेंट अफेयर्स 2021 | One-Liner

Top economics & Finance current affairs for month of August & September 2021 for Quick revision. Important for competitive exams

India’s first emergency landing facility built on national highway ___.

• NH 925A
• 3 km air strip constructed in Barmer, Rajasthan which is just 40km away from Pakistan border.
• This is initiative under Bharatmala project and similar air strips would be constructed at 12 loactions in India for emergency landing and airforce operation during war
• Aircrafts  like Sukhoi, Globemaster, Jaguar, Mig can land and take off from here

India signed $112 million loan for water supply infrastructure in state of?

• Jharkhand
• To provide clean water to BPL and economically vulnarable people region 
• Water treatment plant to be established to achieve the objective

“Kisan Store” launched by?

• Amazon
• Kisan Store is online platform where SMB's would be able to sell their products to farmers. Products like seed, fertilizers and small equipments can be sold to farmers through Kisan store
• Free home delivery available

Among the following, which country are newly inducted member of New Development bank?

• Uruguay
• Bangladesh
• UAE

PayU acquired digital payment provider ___ for $ 4.7 billion

• Billdesk

Recently India overtook which country to become 2nd most attractive manufacturing hub?

• USA
• Chine holds number 1 position

A 25MW floating solar PV project by NTPC commissioned in?

• Visakhapatnam

Bengaluru metro will get loan from ____ for expansion its project?

• World bank

What amount has been allocated for GatiShakti initiative?

• 100 lakh crore

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September Current Affairs 2021 | Important Questions with Short notes

World’s highest EV charging station was opened at?

• Kaza, Himachal Pradesh
• Kaza Town is the sub-divisional headquarters of Spiti Valley in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh
• All the products including chargers of this station are made in India
• The EV charging station was opened on September 23, 2021

The Indian startup hub that made to Top 30 global tech hubs as per International start-up hubs ranking 2021?

• Bangaluru - 23rd rank
• Other hubs of India include Delhi - 36th rank
• Mumbai has been ranked 1st position in the Emerging Ecosystems ranking
• The ranking was given for leading 140 stratup hubs in world based on factors like performance, connectedness and talent
• As of August 2021, India has 24 unicorn startups

Recently, one of India's neighbour seek $100 million loan from IMF for procuring COVID vaccine. Name that country.

• Srilanka
• Country is using mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech in collaboration with American company Pfizer
• 50% of appox 21 million population of Srilanka has got vaccination till date

Recently 2 more Indian beaches got prestigious Internation blue flag cerification. Name them.

• Kovalam in Tamil Nadu & Eden in Puducherry
• Beaches certified with Blue Flag certification are considered as the cleanest beaches in the world. 
• Blue flag certification programme was launched in year 1985 in France and is provided by non-profit organisation called “Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE)"
• other beaches of India are

1. Ghoghla in Diu
2. Kasarkod & Padubidri in Karnataka
3. Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh
4. Golden in Odisha
5. Radhanagar in Andaman & Nicobar
6. Shivrajpur in Gujarat 

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JULY 2021 Current Affairs Inshorts | जुलाई करेंट अफेयर्स 2021 | Daily, Monthly GK Update, Questions, PDF

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched ‘the RBI Retail Direct’ scheme

• One-stop solution to facilitate investment in Government Securities (G-Secs) by individual investors
• The bond-buying window was opened to increase retail participation in G-Secs
• This will reduce eliminate the need of Intermediatries like banks, mutual fund companies

COVIHOME: Develped by IIT Hyderabad as affordable COVID-19 testing kit

• It is India’s First Rapid Electronic and Artificial Intelligence-powered COVID-19 testing kit
• Test kit can produce results within 30 minutes for symptomatic as well as asymptomatic patients
• Each of test kit costs about Rs 400 as of today and will reduce the price to Rs 300 when mass production will take place.

What is the theme of “World Youth Skills” day 2021?

• Reimagining Youth skills post pandemic
• Celebrated every year on 15th July

Second Indian-born women to fly into space on July 11, 2021?

• Sirisha Bandla
• The flight duration was 1 hour.
• She belongs to Telangana state.

The 1st m-RNA vaccine to get emergency use license in India?

• Spikevax
• It is 4th vaccine approved by India.
• It will be sold by Cipla Company in India
• Effectiveness of vaccine is 94%

The 5th India state and 125th global state to join the “Under2coalition”?

• Maharashtra
• Under2Coalition - state and regional governments committed to ambitious climate action in line with the Paris Agreement.

ATISIS recently launched by?

• ATISIS -Assam Tea Industries Special Incentives Scheme
• Assam
• 3% subsidy to be provided by govenment on working capital

Which country hosted G-20 finance ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) meet in July 2021?

• Venice
• G-20 countries contribute to major economies activities, trade and business and GDP of world.
• Talks were held on minimum teriff prices, creation of better, resilient and connected supply chain, transport system. 

“PRASAD” scheme launched by?

• Tourism ministry 
• National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejenuvation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (Prasad)

Which country passed “Uyghur forced labour prevention act”?

• USA
• USA banned import of goods produced from Xinxiang provice of China in line with genocide and forced labour of Uyghur people in China.

Recently South African president charged for corruption and was prisoned. What is his name?

• Jacob Zuma
• He was president from 2009-2019
• Present president - Cyril Ramaphosa

Which Indian Organization won UNDP Equator Prize 2021?

• Snehakunja Trust
• Aadhamalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer company Limited
• Award prize $10,000 each would be given to each.
• Award ceremony would be held in October.

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List of new Cabinet Ministers of India 2021: 7 Promoted Miniters & Newly Elected Ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi rewamped the cabinet on 7 July 2021. The move was to promote the ministers who did exemplery work in their respective fields and induct new members in place of those whose performance was not satisfactory. 12 ministers had to resign for their incapacity to fulfill the promises. A total of 43 MPs took oath as Ministers in Rashtrapati Bhavan of which Seven Ministers of State were promoted including Hardeep Singh Puri, Mansukh Mandaviya, Anurag Thakur, G Kishan Reddy, Paroshottam Rupala, Kiren Rijiju, and Raj Kumar Singh.

List of Ministers who resigned in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

• Health Minister  - Harsh Vardhan, 
• Education Minister - Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, 
• Labour Minister - Santosh Gangwar, 
• Minister for Law and Electronics and IT - Ravi Shankar Prasad, 
• Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change - Prakash Javadekar

7 Ministers promoted with their new responsibility

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri	Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Shri Kiren Rijiju	Ministry of Law and Justice
Mansukh Mandaviya	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Chemical Fertilizers
Anurag Thakur	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
G Kishan Reddy	Ministry of Culture       Ministry of Tourism       Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Paroshottam Rupala	Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Raj Kumar Singh	Ministry of Power Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

List of Ministers who sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

1- Narayan Rane  (Cabinet Minister)

2- Sarbananda Sonowal  (Cabinet Minister)

3- Dr. Virendra Kumar  (Cabinet Minister)

4- Jyotiraditya Scindia  (Cabinet Minister)

5- Ram Chandra Prasad (Cabinet Minister)

6- Ashwini Vaishnav  (Cabinet Minister)

7- Pashu Pati Kumar  (Cabinet Minister)

8- Kiren Rijiju (Cabinet Minister)

9- Raj Kumar Singh (Cabinet Minister)

10- Hardeep Singh Puri  (Cabinet Minister)

11- Mansukh Mandaviya  (Cabinet Minister)

12- Bhupender Yadav  (Cabinet Minister)

13- Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala (Cabinet Minister)

14- G Kishen Reddy (Cabinet Minister)

15- Anurag Thakur (Cabinet Minister)

16- Pankaj Choudhary (Minister of State)

17- Anupriya Singh Patel (Minister of State)

18- Satya Pal Singh Baghel (Minister of State)

19- Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Minister of State)

20- Shobha Karandlaje (Minister of State)

21- Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma (Minister of State)

22- Darshana Vikram Jardosh (Minister of State)

23- Meenakshi Lekhi (Minister of State)

24- Annapurna Devi (Minister of State)

25- A Narayanaswamy (Minister of State)

26- Kaushal Kishore (Minister of State)

27- Ajay Bhatt (Minister of State)

28- BL Verma (Minister of State)

29- Ajay Kumar (Minister of State)

30- Chauhan Devusinh (Minister of State)

31- Bhagwanth Khuba (Minister of State)

32- Kapil Moreshwar Patil (Minister of State)

33- Pratima Bhoumik (Minister of State)

34- Subhas Sarkar (Minister of State)

35- Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad (Minister of State)

36- Rajkumar Ranjan Singh (Minister of State)

37- Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar (Minister of State)

38- Bishweswar Tudu (Minister of State)

39- Shantanu Thakur (Minister of State)

40- Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai (Minister of State)

41- John Barla (Minister of State)

42- Dr L Murugan (Minister of State)

43- Nisith Pramanik (Minister of State)

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Economics & Banking current affairs (April, May, June 2021) |Selected Questions for exams

Oneliner Economics & Banking Current Affairs 2021 

India forex reserve crossed ___ for the first time.

$500 Billion 

Which organization approved $500 million to help boost MSME in India?

World Bank

Which state topped & got last position in Niti Aayog sustainable development goals (SDG)?

Kerala , Bihar

“Ghar Ghar Ration” program launched by?

IDBI Bank

2nd Bank at global level to offer “SWIFT gpi Instant” is?

ICICI Bank

Which among the following launched “Digigold”?

Airtel Payment Bank

First mutual fund company to cross 5 lakh crore AAUM?

SBI Mutual Funds

India extended $100 million Line of Credit to?

Sri Lanka

First country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender is?

El Salvador

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June 2021 Top Current Affairs with In shorts | Very Important Questions for competitive Examinations | Monthly Current Affairs

Economics & Banking Current Affair video of April, May, June 2021 (selected questions). You can also watch this video on EXAM FOCUS YouTube channel

June 2021 Top Current Affairs

Which company acquired Medlife to create India’s largest online pharmacy?

• Pharmeasy
• combined entity set to serve 2 million customers a month
• The deal values the stake of Medlife shareholders at $250 million.

Which state governmemt  launched ‘Ankur’ scheme?

• Madhya Pradesh
• Under ‘Ankur’ under which citizens will be awarded for planting trees during monsoon.

• Citizens taking part in this initiative will be given the Pranvayu Award, to ensure public participation in the programme.
• Participants will have to upload a picture while planting the sapling and then upload another photograph after taking care of the sapling for 30 days.
• Citizens can participate in the tree plantation drive by registering themselves on the Vayudoot app,

What amount has been approved by Government of India to Chhattisgarh under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2021. 

• Rs 445 Crores.
• Chhattisgarh government has prepared an extensive roadmap to achieve 100% Functional Tap Water Connection (FHTC) by year 2023-24.
• Chhattisgarh has been facing issue of rapid ground water depletion and chemical contamination of Arsenic, Fluoride, Iron, etc

India has pledged how much amount for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation?

• USD 15 million
• He announced this during the Global Vaccine Summit hosted by the United Kingdom (UK) on June 4, 2020.

Which nation has ended its relationship with the World Health Organisation?

• USA
• The US President in a live speech Pointed and accused China of having total control over WHO despite paying only USD40 million a year whereas USA pays 10 times more $450 a year. 

ADB will give $2.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan for road upgradation in state of?

• Sikkim
• Major district oad will be upgradrd to boost economic activities in state.
• Sikkim faces regular land slides and natures heat as such road upgradation is necessary.
• North East state road development program was launched in 2011 which was funded by ABD.

The green gold collection is associated with?

• A bamboo market place.
• It is a dedicated window on Government e-Marketplace (Ge-M) portal for bamboo products.
• It is created under National Bamboo Mission. 
• People can buy bamboo products from trusted buyers. 

Name the 6th National park of Assam?

• In addition to 5 national parks namely 

1. Kaziranga National Park
2. Manas National Park,
3. Nameri National Park,
4. Orang National Park and
5. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

• Raimona reserve forest in Kokrajhar district has been upgraded to sixth national park of Assam.
• Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced it. The forest comes under Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) across the border with Bhutan spread across 422 square km.

Which state is planning to create Oxi-van (forest) of 80 acre?

• Haryana.
• It is to come up in Karnal district.
• It was announced on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5, 2021

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Current Affairs In shorts : 31st May | MCQ with explanation |UPSC, SSC, PSC preparation

 

RBI imposed what amount as panalty on the HDFC Bank for violating regulatory compliance in regards to Banking Regulation Act, 1949 related to the auto loan portfolio of the bank?

A) Rs 5 crore
B) Rs 10 crore
C) Rs 15 crore
D) Rs 20 crore

• Ans - 10 crores

Name the Chief of the RAW, whose tenure has been extended by the government for one year till June 2022?

A) Ravindra Kaushik
B) Mohanlal Bhaskar
C) Saraswathi Rajamani
D) Samant Kumar Goel

• Ans - Samant Kumar Goel
• Extended to June 30, 2022

Name the scheme launched by central government for young authors?

A) Hunar
B) Sahiyta Darpan
C) Yuva
D) Disha

• YUVA - Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors.
• The ministry of education has launched the scheme to mentor the young and talented authors.
• It will be implemented by National Book Trust under ministry of education. Authors will be motivated to write and portray their work on unsung heros, freedom fighters, places of importance that lost its charm, and such topics.
• A total of 75 authors will be selected and monthly stipend 9f Rs 50,000 will be paid. They will also interact with famous authors of the world.

Which state celebrates its statehood on 30th May?

A) Goa
B) Sikkim
C) Jharkhand
D) Odisha

• Goa got its statehood on 30th May 1987. G
• Goa became free from Portuguese in 1961 and was made UT under 12th amendment act.
• Current CM - Pramod Sawant

The 3rd vessel out of 5 petrol vessel under make in India, commissioned in Indian Coast Guard is named as?

A) Manthan
B) Abhay
C) Sajag
D) Param

• Sajag
• It is capable of carrying 4 boats and a helicopter. It will empower Indian Coastguard in better patroling, search and rescue operations.
• Sajag is also loaded with advanced weapons, sensors and devices.
• Indian Coastguard HQ - Delhi

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Current Affairs in Short: 28 May 2021 | Top Current Affairs 28 May 2021 | For UPSC, PSC, SSC | आज के करेंट अफेयर्स

Current Affairs daily update May 28th 2021 : Top 5 News

2-DG will be sold at Rs 990 per sachet by Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL)

• 2DG is a glucose based drug which is jointly developed by DRDO and Dr Reddy's Lab. The drug was approved by government earlier this month for emergency use.
• It is currently being produced by Dr. Reddy's Laboratory. 
• The drug was found effective in curtailing the spread of disease in patient and helps in reduced external oxygen dependency in the test conducted.
• The company will provide the medicine to Centre and state government at a discounted price. 2-DG will be sold at Rs 990 per sachet.

Apollo hospitals confirmed rolling out Russian vaccine "Sputnik V" at Rs 1,195 per dose.

• The authority confirmed that the hospital chain would rollout the vaccine across its hospitals in India from June second week at an estimated price of Rs 1,195 per dose.
• Price distribution - Rs 995 for the vaccine and Rs 200 would be administration charges. 
• According to reports, the vaccine will be prioritized for health workers, corporate employees and potentially risky people. 

Kerala’s to launch Smart Kitchen Scheme

• The State Government of Kerala under Pinarayi Vijayan launched smart kitchen scheme by 10th June 2021
• The step taken to reduce workload from women in household while working in kitchen.
• Under this scheme government will give loan to refurbish the kitchen and make it smart at low interest rate.

2021 Princess of Asturias Award given to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen.

• Princess of Asturias Award is Spain's top award and is organized annully. The award is given by the Princess of Asturias Foundation in Spain to individuals, entities or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, and public affairs
• Amartya Sen got the award in social sciences category.
• The award comprises a cash prize of 50,000 Euros along with a Joan Miro sculpture.

World Hunger Day observed on 28 May

• It is observed since 2011
• objective - To raise awareness about more than 822 million people living with severe hunger situation worldwide.
• India is ranked 94 out of 107 nations in the Global Hunger Index 2020.

SeHAT OPD portal lauched by government

• Full form - ‘Services e-Health Assistance & Tele-consultation (SeHAT)
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the SeHAT OPD through video confrencing.
• The objective of this portal is to provide telemedicine services to the serving Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families. 
• The portel was under trial since 2020 August and finally rolled out now. 

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