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1. Which of the following States/UT has as the Secretary General of UN for a recently launched the ‘Jahan Vote, ______term. Wahan Vaccination’ program? (a)Filippo Grandi; 7-years (a) Haryana (b)Antonio Guterres; 5-years (b) Gujarat (c)Filippo Grandi; 6-years (c) Ladakh (d)Antonio Guterres; 7-years (d) Kerala (e)Filippo Grandi; 5-years (e) Delhi 7. Which company (in June’21) joined the 2. International Day for the Elimination of World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Sexual Violence in Conflict is observed Partnership for New Work Standards to globally on ______every year. establish a framework for a healthy work (a) 17th June environment? (b) 18th June (a) IBM (c) 19th June (b) Wipro (d) 20th June (c) Microsoft (e) 21th June (d) Infosys 3. Which is the 1st country in the world to (e) Google implement Goods & Service Tax (GST)? 8. In June 2021, SEBI imposed a cumulative (a)USA fine of Rs 15 crore on ______and its (b)Canada senior officials for using high yielding (c)France strategies on 6-debt schemes. (d)Germany (a)Edelweiss Broking Limited (e)Australia (b)Mirae Asset Financial Group 4. Which state government launched 2 New (c)Motilal Oswal Financial Services Schemes – ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila (d)Franklin Templeton Trustee Services Udyami Yojana (MMUY)’ & (e)Invesco PowerShares ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Yojana 9. Which fintech company signed a ‘Lead (MYUY)’ to promote entrepreneurship Generation Agreements’ (in June’21) among women & youth? with 12 financial institutions including (a)Gujarat ICICI Bank, PNB, Deutsche Bank to (b)Odisha provide technology solutions to the (c)Assam financial institutions? (d)Bihar (a) Lendingkart Technologies (e)Karnataka (b) PayPoint India 5. In June 2021, Former F1 Champion (c) Pine Labs india Michael Schumacher recovered from (d) Capital Float coma after 6-years. Which country does (e) MoneyTap india he belong to? 10. More than 1% of the World’s Population (a)Portugal are forcibly displaced as per the finding (b)Argentina of ‘Global Trends: Forced Displacement (c)Germany in 2020 Report’. Name the organisation (d)France that released the report. (e)Italy (a) United Nations High Commissioner 6. In June 2021, the UN General Assembly for Refugees announced the appointment of ______(b) International Organization for Migration
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(c) United Nations Human Rights (a)SBI Council (b)IndusInd Bank (d) International Labour Organization (c)HSBC India (e) United Nations Development (d)Both 1 and 2 Programme (e)All 1, 2 and 3 11. Where did Indian Navy & Japanese Navy recently (in June’21) conduct a joint Naval exercise? (a)Andaman Sea (b)Indian Ocean ANSWER KEYS (c)Pacific Ocean 1 e 9 b (d)Bay of Bengal 2 c 10 a (e)Sea of Japan 3 c 11 b 12. In June 2021,______released “General 4 d 12 d Elections 2019 India An Atlas , which – ” 5 c 13 e consists of statistical analysis of ______6 b 14 b General Election that was held in 2019. (a) NITI Aagyo; 15th 7 b 15 e (b) Election Commission; 21st 8 d (c) NITI Aagyo; 21st (d) Election Commission; 17th (e) NITI Aagyo; 17th 13. Which country signed an MoU with India (in June’21) for enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field of Climate Change and waste management? (a) Sri Lanka (b) Mauritius (c) Indonesia (d) Thailand (e) Bhutan 14. Whose environment conservation concept, Familial Forestry has won the United Nations' Land for Life Award 2021? (a) Anadish Pal (b) Shyam Sundar Jyani (c) Sunita Narain (d) Chandi Prasad Bhatt (e) Pradip Krishen 15. Digital wallet platform Google Pay has expanded its network of bank partners offering cards tokenization on the Google Pay app. The app has added which of the following lenders?
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1. Which country (in June’21) launched the (e) $132 billion 3-member human space mission through 6. Name the Indo-American chemist who ‘Shenzhou 12’ spacecraft? has been honoured with prestigious (a) Japan European Inventor Award 2021. (b) Israel (a) Tahera Qutbuddin (c) South Korea (b) Suresh Mukund (d) Vietnam (c) Nuklu Phom (e) China (d) Shaji N M 2. Annually, 21st June is observed by the (e) Sumita Mitra UN as ‘International Day of the 7. Which of the following country, India has Celebration of the Solstice’ marking the conducted bilateral naval exercise in arrival of Summer Solstice. What Indian Ocean to realize “Free and Open happens during the Summer Solstice? Indo-Pacific (FOIP)? (a)The Sun, Moon & Earth are in Straight (a) Russia Line (b) China (b)The Sun comes directly over the (c) USA Tropic of Capricorn (d) Japan (c)The Sun comes directly over the (e) Germany Equator 8. Who became the first Indian woman to be (d)The Sun comes directly over the appointed as AIBA’s coaches’ committee Tropic of Cancer member? (e) The Sun, Moon & Earth are in (a) Tadang Minu Perpendicular directions (b) Teli Kahi 3. Who was the 1st Woman Chairperson of (c) Dingko Singh NASSCOM? (d) S .Devendro (a) Chitra Ramkrishna (e) Mary Kom (b) Chanda Kochhar 9. In June 2021, ______was elected as the (c) Rekha M. Menon Chief prosecutor of the International (d) Roshni Nadar Criminal Court for a tenure of ____ years. (e) Soma Mondal (a)Karim Khan; 5 4. Which state government has launched (b)K. K. Venugopal; 9 ‘Mukhya Mantri Udyami Yojna’ scheme (c)Tushar Mehta; 5 for all women and youth? (d)Karim Khan; 9 (a) Haryana (e)K. K. Venugopal; 7 (b) Bihar 10. Markets regulator Security and Exchange (c) Rajasthan Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted (d) Assam its four-member Takeover Panel. Who is (e) Andhra Pradesh the chairman of the panel? 5. India is the fifth largest recipient of (a) Darius Khambata inflows in the world and has received (b) N. K. Sodhi ______in Foreign Direct Investment in (c) Thomas Mathew T 2020. (d) N Venkatram (a) $64 billion (e) K Kannan (b) $83 billion 11. Who will be first transgender athlete to (c) $102 billion compete at Olympics? (d) $125 billion (a) Erika Schinegger
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(b) Chloe Anderson ANSWER KEYS (c) Heidi Krieger 1 e 9 d (d) Renee Richards 2 d 10 b (e) Laurel Hubbard 3 c 11 e 12. Bharti Airtel and ______have announced 4 b 12 b a strategic partnership for implementing 5 a 13 e 5G network solutions for India. 6 e 14 b (a) HCL (b) Tata Group 7 d 15 b (c) Infosys 8 a (d) Wipro (e) Dell 13. ______named ‘Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes’ at WWF India. (a) Mhd. Iqbal Khan (b) Tanvi Dang (c) Sanjay Sinha (d) Shankar Verma (e) Upasana Kamineni 14. Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is a legal agreement for global Intellectual Property (IP) rights signed among the members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). When did TRIPS come into effect? (a)1st April 2000 (b)1 January 1995 (c)1st July 1981 (d)1st April 1991 (e)1 January 1975 15. Which Indian Navy Ship (INS) was conferred with the ‘Best Ship’ title at the Fleet Awards Function 2021? (a)INS Kamorta (b)INS Sahyadri (c)INS Arihant (d)INS Kalvari (e)INS Tarkash
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1. Instant online purchases up to Rs 5 lakhs (e) Confederation of Indian Industry can be made using the ‘Cardless EMI’ 6. Who has been awarded the prestigious facility of ______has been extended in Central European University (CEU) Open June 2021. Society Prize for 2021? (a) Axis Bank (a) Sharankumar Limbale (b)HDFC Bank (b) Rumana Sinha Sehgal (c) State Bank of India (c) K K Shailaja (d)Federal Bank (d) Guneet Monga (e) ICICI Bank (e) Sumon Chakraborty 2. Which bank recently entered into a 7. With which of the following naval force, bancassurance partnership with SBI India has conducted a joint exercise in General Insurance? Gulf of Aden? (a) Kotak Mahindra Bank (a) ASEAN (b) IDFC First Bank (b) SAARC (c) Karur Vysya Bank (c) SCO (d) IndusInd Bank (d) NATO (e) Federal Bank (e) European Union 3. What is the target year set by Indian 8. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked the government to establish 10,000 Pradhan world’s second fastest women’s. She Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras belongs to______. (PMBJKs)? (a) Jamaica (a) 2022 (b) Republic of Congo (b) 2030 (c) Madagascar (c) 2024 (d) Morocco (d) 2028 (e) Egypt (e) 2026 9. United Nations Public Service Day is 4. Identify the state government that signed observed globally on ______every year. an MoU with Survey of India to (a) 21st June implement SVAMITVA scheme and (b) 22nd June issue property cards to its rural land (c) 23rd June owners. (d) 24th June (a) Uttar Pradesh (e) 25th June (b)Bihar 10. Which of the following ministry has (c) Tamil Nadu launched a nationwide “Jaan Hai To (d)Uttarakhand Jahaan Hai” awareness campaign on (e) Assam Corona vaccination for rural and remote 5. Which organisation launched “Indian areas? Certification of Medical Devices 13485 (a) Ministry of Women and Child PLUS scheme (ICMED 13485 PLUS)” Development the upgraded version of 2016’s ICMED (b) Ministry of Health and Family scheme? Welfare (a) Bureau of Indian Standards (c) Ministry of Home Affairs (b)Indian Council of Medical Research (d) Ministry of Minority (c) International Organization for (e) Ministry of Education Standardization 11. Ministry of Finance has allowed housing (d)Quality Council of India finance companies (HFCs) with asset size
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of over ______to recover the dues using ANSWER KEYS SARFAESI law. (a) Rs. 100 crore 1 e 9 c (b) Rs. 200 crore 2 b 10 d (c) Rs. 300 crore 3 c 11 a (d) Rs. 400 crore 4 e 12 e (e) Rs. 500 crore 5 d 13 b 12. Who has been appointed as the director of 6 c 14 e NIMHANS for five years? 7 e 15 a (a) Sushila Chandrasekar 8 a (b) Pranhita Rao
(c) Sunitha Murthy (d) Anitha .V. Kumar (e) Pratima Murthy 13. Which of the following city of India has emerged as the top five technology centres in the APAC region? (a) Hyderabad (b) Bengaluru (c) Chennai (d) Mumbai (e) Mangalore 14. With which country India has signed MoU for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors? (a) Hawaii (b) New Zealand (c) Sudan (d) Vanuatu (e) Fiji 15. Who was named as the captain of the 16- member Olympic-bound Indian Women’s Hockey Team? (a) Rani Rampal (b) Vandana Katariya (c) Rajani Etimarpu (d) Sunita Lakra (e) Navjot Kaur
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1. Name the author of the book “My Joys (c) Emily Seebohm and Sorrows – as a Mother of a Special (d) Regan Smith Child”. (e) Kaylee McKeown (a) Tanu Arora 7. Which of the following bank has (b) Krishna Saksena launched the Aarogyam healthcare (c) Preeti Gupta business loan to provide enhanced (d) Manish Takkar support to the healthcare sector amid the (e) Sunil Sharma pandemic? 2. Which of the following Maharatna has (a) State Bank of India won India’s Best Employers among (b) Central Bank of India Nation-Builders 2021? (c) Bank of Baroda (a) ONGC (d) Canara Bank (b) SAIL (e) Punjab National Banks (c) BHEL 8. The renowned software developer and the (d) NTPC creator of the McAfee antivirus software (e) IOCL has passed away. Name that software 3. Who has been adjudged as the “Player of pioneer? the match” at ICC World Test (a) Kim McAfee Championship? (b) Charles McAfee (a) Kyle Jamieson (c) Nick McAfee (b) Virat Kohli (d) John McAfee (c) Ross Taylor (e) Gorge McAfee (d) Rohit Sharma 9. Which bank has launched the ‘Pay Your (e) Tim Southee Contact’ payment feature to enable its 4. ICC World Test Championship final customers to send money using the match was played at ______. beneficiary’s mobile number? (a) Headingley, Leeds (a) Axis Bank (b) Stretford, Manchester (b) Kotak Mahindra Bank (c) Ageas Bowl Stadium, Southampton (c) ICICI Bank (d) Edgbaston, Birmingham (d) HDFC Bank (e) Kennington, London (e) Yes Bank 5. Which of the following state has 10. Name the subsonic cruise missile, which announced a new scheme ‘Ashirbad’ for was recently test-fired by DRDO from an the education, health and maintenance of Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur Covid orphans? in Odisha’s Balasore. (a) Odisha (a) BrahMos (b) Gujarat (b) Nirbhay (c) Maharashtra (c) BrahMos II (d) Uttarakhand (d) Naag (e) West Bengal (e) Agni VI 6. Australian swimmer ______breaks 11. The government of India has signed a $32 the 100-meter backstroke world record at million loans with which organization for the South Australian Aquatic Centre with improving healthcare services in a time of 57.45 seconds. Mizoram? (a) Cate Campbell (a) World bank (b) Leisel Jones (b) Asian Development Bank
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(c) International Monetary fund (d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ANSWER KEYS (e) New Development Bank 1 b 9 b 12. Which Airport has been awarded with 2 d 10 b Airport Council International (ACI) 3 a 11 a Director General’s Roll of Excellence 4 c 12 c honour in Airport Service Quality? 5 a 13 e (a) Indira Gandhi International Airport, 6 e 14 c New Delhi (b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International 7 a 15 d Airport, Mumbai 8 d (c) Cochin International Airport, Cochin (d) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (e) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad 13. UN body has endorsed a multinational project called “Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Coastal Observations, Applications, Services, and Tools (CEOS COAST)”. CEOS COAST Programme is co-led by ______and NOAA, US. (a) NASA (b) CNSA (c) Roscosmos (d) JAXA (e) ISRO 14. Olympic Medallist Karnam Malleswari Appointed First Vice-Chancellor Of Delhi Sports University. Karnam Malleswari is associated with which of the following sport? (a) Sprinting (b) Swimming (c) Weight-Lifting (d) Volleyball (e) Hockey 15. Which of the following country will host the 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER9)? (a) China (b) Sri Lanka (c) Pakistan (d) India (e) Bangladesh
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1. Recently a 1,098-carat diamond has been (d) 72nd discovered by researchers, which is (e) 88th deemed to be the world’s third-largest 7. Who among the following has won the diamond ever found. The diamond has French Grand Prix 2021? been recovered in which country? (a) Lewis Hamilton (a) Mauritius (b) Max Verstappen (b) Zimbabwe (c) Sergio Perez (c) Botswana (d) Charles Leclerc (d) South Africa (e) Daniel Ricciardo (e) Sudan 8. Which of the following city has been 2. Ebrahim Raisi has won the 2021 Iranian named as the most liveable city of India, presidential election of which country in the Ease of Living Index 2020? recently? (a) Bengaluru (a) Ukraine (b) Chennai (b) Qatar (c) Shimla (c) Syria (d) Bhubaneshwar (d) Iran (e) Mumbai (e) Iraq 9. What is the theme of World Refugee Day 3. ‘The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a 2021? Planet in Crisis’ is the latest book by (a) We stand together with refugees which of the following renowned (b) Step With Refugees — Take A Step authors? on World Refugee Day (a) Shankha Ghosh (c) Every Action Counts (b) Krishna Sobti (d) Together we heal, learn and shine (c) Amitav Ghosh (e) Now More Than Ever, We Need to (d) Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri Stand with Refugees (e) Raghuveer Chaudhari 10. Guruprasad Mohapatra, who has passed 4. What is India’s Rank in Sustainable away recently was serving as a top Development Report 2021? bureaucrat in which department of (a) 76 Central Government? (b) 80 (a) Department of Expenditure (c) 84 (b) Department of Industry and Internal (d) 144 Trade (e) 120 (c) Department of Investment and Public 5. What is the theme of International Day of Asset Management Yoga 2021? (d) Directorate General of Foreign Trade (a) Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home (e) Department of Chemical Fertilizers (b) Yoga for well-being 11. Who was named a member of a high- (c) Yoga for Climate Action level Advisory Group formed by the (d) Yoga for Human World Bank and IMF? (e) Yoga for Peace (a) Montek Singh Ahluwalia 6. What is the rank of India in terms of (b) Gita Gopinath Money Deposited in Swiss Banks? (c) TN Chaturvedi (a) 47th (d) Ashok Khemka (b) 60th (e) Smita Sabharwal (c) 51st
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12. Where did Indian Navy conduct a Joint Naval Exercise (in June’21) with ANSWER KEYS European Union Naval Force Somalia 1 c 9 d (EU NAVFOR)? 2 d 10 b (a) South Atlantic Sea 3 c 11 a (b)Gulf of Aden 4 e 12 b (c) Bay of Bengal 5 b 13 c (d)Arabian Sea 6 c 14 e (e) Gulf of Oman 13. Which organisation hosted the 7 b 15 b Conference of BRICS Network 8 c Universities (in June’21) under the theme – “Electric Mobility”? (a) IISc Bangalore (b) IIT Madras (c) IIT Bombay (d) NIT Warangal (e) IIT Roorkee 14. Identify the points that are correctly related to ‘World Investment Report 2021’ A) The report was released by the World Trade Organisation B) India became the 5th Largest recipient of FDI inflow in 2020, while USA remains the top destination for FDI inflow C) In 2020, Japan made the World’s largest FDI outflow (a) All A, B & C (b)Only B & C (c) Only C (d)Only A & C (e) Only B 15. Which state government launched “Ashirbad” scheme to provide financial assistance to Children orphaned in COVID-19? (a) Assam (b) Odisha (c) Bihar (d) Punjab (e) Gujarat
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1. Which state government appointed Esther (e) Switzerland Duflo, Raghuram Rajan, Arvind 6. Identify the country that signed an MoU Subramanian as members of its (in June’21) with India to set-up a Joint “Economic advisory council to the Chief Working Group for enhancing Minister”? cooperation in the field of Agriculture? (a) Maharashtra (a) Israel (b)Punjab (b)Norway (c) Tamil Nadu (c) Seychelles (d)West Bengal (d)Mauritius (e) Kerala (e) Fiji 2. Who (in June’21) created a new World 7. Which company signed a contract (in Record in Swimming 100-meter June’21) with the Ministry of Defence for backstroke? indigenously developing 2-Pollution (a) Kaylee McKeown Control Vessels for Indian Coast Guards? (b)Emily Seebohm (a) Cochin Shipyard (c) Ariarne Titmus (b) Mishra Dhatu Nigam (d)Regan Smith (c) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & (e) Minna Atherton Engineers 3. Kevin O’Brien, the record holder of (d) Goa Shipyard fastest century ever in 50-over World Cup (e) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Cricket retired from International Cricket 8. SBI General Insurance has entered into a in June 2021. Which country does he bancassurance tie-up with which bank? belong to? (a) Yes Bank (a) England (b) IDBI Bank (b) Australia (c) Axis Bank (c) Ireland (d) Dhanlaxmi Bank (d) West Indies (e) IDFC First Bank (e) South Africa 9. Moody’s has projected India growth 4. India is the ______largest source of FDI forecast for 2021 at ______. for the United Kingdom in 2020, while (a) 8.5% ______remains as the Top source, as (b) 9.6% per the Inward Investment Statistics for (c) 10.3% 2020-21 released by the UK. (d) 11.2% (a) 3rd; China (e) 12.4% (b) 2nd; USA 10. Who has been roped in as brand (c) 3rd; Japan ambassador of OnePlus wearables? (d) 2nd; China (a) Ajinkya Rahane (e) 3rd; USA (b) Rohit Sharma 5. Which country will host the 9th Asian (c) Ravindra Jadeja Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER9) (d) Jasprit Bumrah of the International Energy Forum (IEF) (e) Virat Kohli in 2022? 11. Which of the following team has crowned (a) India the first ICC World Test Championship (b) UAE title? (c) Saudi Arabia (a) India (d) Qatar (b) New Zealand
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(c) Australia (d) England (e) Pakistan 12. ______tops inaugural list of EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century. (a) Bill Gates & Melinda French Gates (b) Azim Premji (c) Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (d) Henry Wellcome (e) Warren Buffett 13. Which of the following state recently launched the ‘Agricultural Diversification Scheme-2021’? (a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh (e) Punjab 14. Where is the world’s first ever genetically modified rubber planted? (a) Karnataka (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Tripura (e) Assam 15. Which of the following state recently named Raghuram Rajan as part of a five- member Economic Advisory Council for the state? (a) Goa (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka (e) Andhra Pradesh
ANSWER KEYS 1 c 9 b 2 a 10 d 3 c 11 b 4 b 12 c 5 a 13 a 6 e 14 e 7 d 15 c 8 e
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NATIONAL Union Govt introduces ‘green tariff’ policy The union government is working on a green tariff policy that will help electricity distribution companies (discoms) supply electricity generated from clean energy projects at a cheaper rate as compared to‘ power from’ conventional fuel sources such as coal. This was announced by power and new and renewable energy minister Raj Kumar Singh who said the government was in the process of formulating a set of rules and guidelines to enable such a mechanism. Once the mechanism is in place, discoms can exclusively buy green electricity and supply it at green tariff , which will be the weighted average tariff of green energy that the consumer will pay. This comes ‘in the backdrop’ of India s solar and wind power tariffs hitting an all-time low of 1.99 per unit and Rs.2.43 per unit respectively. India is running the world s largest’ clean energy programme to achieve 175 gigawatt(GW) of renewable capacity, including 100GW of solar power by 2022. Union Cabinet approved merger ’ of Central Railside Warehouse Company Ltd with Central Warehousing Corporation Taking another step towards implementing the direction of Minimum Government Maximum Governance given by Prime Minister, promoting ease of doing business and bringing private sector efficiencies in Public Sector Undertakings,“ the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister” Shri Narendra Modi has approved to merge and transfer all assets, liabilities, rights and obligations of Central Rail side Warehouse Company Limited (CRWC), a Mini-Ratna Category-II Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956‘ in 2007 with its holding enterprise Central’ Warehousing Corporation (CWC). The merger will unify similar functions of both the companies (i.e., warehousing, handling,‘ transportation) through’ a single administration to promote efficiency, optimum capacity utilization, transparency, accountability, ensure financial savings and leverage railway siding for new warehousing capacities.
BANKING AND ECONOMIC SBM Bank and Paisabazaar jointly Launched – Step Up Credit Card com, India s largest lending marketplace and Credit Score platform, and SBM Bank India, the youngest universal Bank, announced the launch of Step Up Credit Card a credit builder’ product designed for consumers with limited access to formal credit, due to ineligible credit score. – A key part of Paisabazaar s long-term growth strategy is building neo-lending products with partners, to meet specific consumer need gaps. These innovative products’ would drive inclusiveness, by enabling underserved segments to access credit and over the long-term, strengthen the lending ecosystem. The Step Up Credit Card, built in partnership with SBM Bank India, is the first product to be launched under Paisabazaar s neo-lending strategy. RBI Imposes Rs.23 Lakh penalty on 3 cooperative banks The RBI imposed penalties of Rs’ 23 lakh on three cooperative banks, including Mogaveera Co-operative Bank Limited, Mumbai, for contravention of various norms. A penalty of Rs 12 lakh has been imposed on Mogaveera Co-operative Bank Limited, Rs 10 lakh on Indapur Urban Cooperative Bank, and Rs 1 lakh on The BaramatiSahakari Bank Limited, Baramati. Regarding Mogaveera Co-operative Bank, the RBI stated the inspection reportof the bank, based on its financial position as on March 31, 2019, revealed that it had not
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fully transferred unclaimed deposits to Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund and had not conducted annual review of inoperative accounts. On Indapur Urban Cooperative Bank, the RBI stated inspection report of the bank, based on its financial position as on March 31, 2019, revealed that it had not adhered to the aggregate ceiling on unsecured advances, and did not have process for periodical review of risk categorization of accounts.
STATE GOVT NEWS World’s 1st GM rubber sapling planted in Assam World s First GM Rupper Developed at the Kerala-based Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), the sapling was planted by Rubber Board chairman and executive director’ KN Raghavan at the board s farm in Sarutari near Guwahati. The GM rubber plant, the first of its kind developed exclusively for the northeast, is expected to thrive in the climatic conditions’ of the region. The plant, which has additional copies of gene MnSOD (manganese containing superoxide dismutase) in it, is expected to revolutionize natural rubber production in India. The plant was developed at the Kerala-based Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) after years of research at its biotechnology laboratory and is expected to grow under the climatic condition of the northeast. KN Raghavan, Chairman and Executive Director of the Rubber Board stated that the genetically modified rubber plant, the first of its kind developed exclusively for this region, is expected to grow well under the climatic conditions of the mountainous northeastern region. Maharashtra cabinet gave nod to Amendments for Protection of “Heritage Trees” An amendment to the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975 to bring in the concept of heritage trees was approved in a meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet. It is expected to come into force by way of ordinance.“ ” The Cabinet also green-lighted the formation of the Maharashtra Tree Authority, which will take all decisions regarding protection of trees. It will have responsibility related to protection and conservation of trees, including heritage trees . The Act will focus on increasing tree cover in urban areas. “ ” “ INTERNATIONAL NSG signed MOU with RRU With focus on a dual mission, the National Security Guard (NSG) and the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation and collaboration aimed at strengthening the core competencies of the NSG, which are counter-terrorism, counter-IEDs, and anti-hijacking. DG NSG M A Ganapathy and Prof (Dr) Bimal N Patel, Vice-Chancellor RRU signed the MoU at the Manesar campus of NSG. The MoU also aims to contribute to capacity-building and providing assistance to Indian start-ups focused on security by helping them to understand the specific requirements and the problem statements formulated by NSG for design and research projects. SPORTS 2021 Tokyo Olympics : Manpreet Singh & Rani Rampal named captains of Indian hockey teams
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India s men s and women s hockey teams will be captained by Manpreet Singh and Indian forward Rani Rampal respectively at next month s Tokyo Olympics. 2021 ’Tokyo’ Olympics will ’begin in July 2021. For Both teams, two vice-captains were also appointed’ namely Deep Grace Ekka and Savita. Both teams are composed of 16 members each. About Rani Rampal : Under Rani s captaincy, the Indian team has achieved winning the Asia Cup in 2017, a silver medal at the Asian Games in 2018, silver at the 2018 Asian Champions Trophy as well as winning’ the FIH Series Final in 2019.
OBITURIES Pritzker Prize Laureate Gottfried Bohm Passes Away Gottfried Böhm, the first German architect to be awarded the Pritzker Prize, has passed away. He was 101. About Gottfried Böhm : Born in 1920 near Frankfurt, Germany. Böhm, was the eighth winner of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize, was widely known for his concrete churches that were largely built in Germany.
MISCELLANEOUS HDFC Bank to buy stake worth over ₹1,906 cr in ERGO General Insurance & Borderless Softtech HDFC Bank has given its approval to 3,55,67,724 crore shares in group firm HDFC 906 crore from the parent company Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC). ERGO General Insurance Company for over ₹1, The aggregate consideration for purchase of 3,55,67,724 shares of HDFC ERGO is The board of directors of HDFC Bank has approved equity shares of ₹10 each. CEO: Sashidhar Jagdishan ₹1,906.43Headquarters: crore, Mumbai i.e. ₹536 per share. Founded: August 1994 Founder of the Tata Group Jamsetji Tata tops inaugural list of Top Philanthropists of the Century Founder of the Tata Group, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata ($102.4 billion) has topped the EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century. The list prepared by EdelGive Foundation and Hurun Report. Tata is the only Indian in the top 10 list. The other Indian among the top 50 is Azim Premji, former chairman of Wipro, he is ranked 12th. Bill Gates & Melinda French Gates ($74.6 billion) ranked second position followed by Henry Wellcome ($56.7 billion), Howard Hughes ($38.6 billion) and Warren Buffett ($37.4 billion). MoD & Goa Shipyard Ltd signs contract for construction of two Pollution Control Vessels for Indian Coast Guard On June 22, 2021, The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the construction of two Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at a cost of about Rs 583 crore.
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These Special Role ships will be indigenously designed and will be developed & built by GSL. The acquisition is under Buy Indian Indigenously Designed Developed & Manufactured (Buy Indian-IDDM) , the highest priority category for defence capital procurements. ‘ APPOINTMENT’ NEWS Airtel appointed Amrita Padda as Chief People Officer Bharti Airtel has appointed Amrita Padda as Chief People Officer to lead the company s people strategy as the company transforms into a digital services provider according to a company announcement. ’ Padda joins the company from October 1 this year and will report to Gopal VIttal, managing director and CEO, Bharti Airtel. Padda has work experience of over two decades with Hindustan Unilever, where she has handled the entire spectrum of Human Resources roles. Bharti Airtel Limited, also known as Airtel, is an Indian multinational telecommunications services company based in New Delhi, India. It operates in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa, as well as the Channel Islands. Tata Motors CEO and Managing Director Guenter Butschek to step down Tata Motors, in a regulatory filing made after trading hours, stated that Guenter Butschek would be stepping down from his role as CEO & MD from 30 June 2021. Butschek had informed the company about his desire to relocate to Germany at the end of the contract for personal reasons. Pursuant to this, Girish Wagh is being appointed as the executive director to the board of Tata Motors from 1 July 2021. Girish Wagh as an additional director shall hold office upto the date of the ensuing annual general meeting (AGM) of the company and a proposal for his appointment as an executive director of the company would be placed for the approval of the members at the ensuing AGM of the company. Karnam Malleswari to be appointed as first Vice-Chancellor of Delhi Sports University The Delhi government appointed former Olympic medalist weightlifter Karnam Malleswari as the first Vice Chancellor of Sports University stated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal mentioned he met Malleswari and had a detailed discussion with her regarding the same. Delhi Sports University is starting. Our very huge dream has come true. He noted that he was extremely proud to say that Olympic medalist Karnam Malleswari“ will be the first Vice Chancellor. The Lt Governor, who is also Chancellor of Delhi Sports University, is pleased to appoint the Padmashri awardee as first Vice Chancellor of the university . Former“ West Indies captain Darren Sammy appointed as member of CWI Board of Directors ” Two-time T20 World Cup-winning former West Indies captain Darren Sammy has been appointed as an independent non-member director of the CWI board. The decision was taken by the Cricket West Indies Board during a meeting held on June 17. Sammy, who led West Indies to two back-to-back T20 titles in 2012 and 2016, is one of the three appointments of Independent Directors approved at the meeting to serve for the next two-years. He joins Trinidadian Attorney Debra Coryat-Patton and Jamaican Surgeon and University Administrator, Akshai Mansingh, who were both re-appointed to serve a second term. 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-750015 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web :www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] 4
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ONE LINER The union government is working on a green tariff policy that will help electricity distribution companies (discoms) supply electricity generated from clean energy projects at a cheaper rate as compared to‘ power from’ conventional fuel sources such as coal. Union Cabinet approved merger of Central Railside Warehouse Company Ltd with Central Warehousing Corporation World s First GM Rupper Developed at the Kerala-based Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), the sapling was planted by Rubber Board chairman and executive director’ KN Raghavan at the board s farm in Sarutari near Guwahati. An amendment to the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975 to bring in the concept’ of heritage trees was approved in a meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-Indian“ Green Building” Council has launched the IGBC Green High-Speed Rail Rating System during an exclusive session with the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). Indian utility Tata Power has partnered with sister company and automobile manufacturing firm Tata Motors to develop India s largest behind-the-meter solar energy carport. Moody s Investors Service slashed India s growth projection’ to 9.6 per cent for 2021 calendar year, from its earlier estimate of 13.9 per cent, and said faster vaccination progress’ will be paramount in restricting’ economic losses to June quarter. com, India s largest lending marketplace and Credit Score platform, and SBM Bank India, the youngest universal Bank, announced the launch of Step Up Credit Card a credit builder’ product designed for consumers with limited access to formal credit, due to ineligible credit score. – The RBI imposed penalties of Rs 23 lakh on three cooperative banks, including Mogaveera Co-operative Bank Limited, Mumbai, for contravention of various norms. Bharti Airtel has appointed Amrita Padda as Chief People Officer to lead the company s people strategy as the company transforms into a digital services provider according to a company announcement. ’ Tata Motors, in a regulatory filing made after trading hours, stated that Guenter Butschek would be stepping down from his role as CEO & MD from 30 June 2021. The Delhi government appointed former Olympic medalist weightlifter Karnam Malleswari as the first Vice Chancellor of Sports University stated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Two-time T20 World Cup-winning former West Indies captain Darren Sammy has been appointed as an independent non-member director of the CWI board. The National Security Guard (NSG) and the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation and collaboration aimed at strengthening the core competencies of the NSG, which are counter-terrorism, counter-IEDs, and anti-hijacking. HDFC Bank has given its approval to 3,55,67,724 crore shares in group firm HDFC
Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC). FounderERGO General of the InsuranceTata Group, Company Jamsetji forNusserwanji over ₹1,906 Tata crore ($102.4 from billion) the parent has topped company the EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century. The list prepared by EdelGive Foundation and Hurun Report. On June 22, 2021, The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the construction of two Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at a cost of about Rs 583 crore.
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Ruskin Bond authored a new book titled It s a Wonderful Life. The Book is Published by Aleph Book Company. India s men s and women s hockey teams ’ will be captained by Manpreet Singh and Indian forward Rani Rampal respectively at next month s Tokyo Olympics. Gottfried’ Böhm,’ the first ’ German architect to be awarded the Pritzker Prize, has passed away. ’
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NATIONAL Central Govt employees can claim HBA benefit With an aim to help central government employees who want to construct their own house, the center is offering House Building Advance (HBA) benefits to all central government servants (CGS). The basic interest rate charged on this HBA is 7.9 percent and the benefit will remain available till 31st March 2022. Keeping 7th pay commission pay matrix and 7th CPC approval provisions in focus, the center has already updated the HBA guidelines for the central government servants. About House Building Advance The Central Government employees, who wish to construct their own home, can avail the House Building Advance (HBA). The HBA amount for expansion of the house is capped at Rs.10 lakh or 34 months of basic pay or cost of the expansion of the house or amount according to repaying capacity, whichever is the least. MoTA and NCERT jointly initiates NISHTHA Capacity Building Programme MoTA and NCERT join hands for NISHTHA Capacity Building Programme. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), recently collaborated on a joint mission for the NISHTHA capacity-building programme for Eklavya school teachers and principals. Under the programme, teachers and principals from 120 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) from 3 States (Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh) participated in the first batch of the programme. NISHTHA stands for National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement. NISHTHA is a capacity-building programme for improving’ the quality of’ school education through integrated teacher training. India Organize BRICS Green Hydrogen Summit Under the Ministry of Power, NTPC Limited, organised a two-day workshop on Green Hydrogen. The event will be anchored by India s state-run power major NTPC. The online event will be held through a video conference from June 22, 2021 to 23, 2021. ’ Experts from Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) countries participated. In addition to that, the Central government also launched a National Hydrogen Mission this year. BANKING AND ECONOMIC S&P Global Ratings cut India’s FY 22 GDP Growth Forecast to 9.5% S&P Global Ratings cut India s growth forecast for the current fiscal to 9.5 percent, from 11 percent earlier, and warned of risk to the outlook from further waves of COVID pandemic. ’ The agency lowered the growth outlook, saying that a severe second COVID-19 outbreak in April and May led to lockdowns imposed by states and sharp contraction in economic activity. S&P forecast growth of 9.5 per cent this fiscal year from our March forecast of 11 per cent . SBI Card“ and Fabindia jointly launched Co-Branded Contactless Credit Card SBI Card” has joined hands with lifestyle retail chain Fabindia by launching contactless co-branded credit cards to cater to the premium segment customers.
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SBI Card mentioned The new co-branded contactless credit card combines the best in class rewards points on retail spends with the value back on varied spending categories, thus addressing overall spending needs of premium cardholders. The card is designed with curated benefits and privileges to offer a rewarding shopping experience to its premium customers. The card comes in two variants Fabindia SBI Card SELECT and Fabindia SBI Card. Kotak Mahindra Bank introduces ‘Pay Your Contact’ service Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL)has– announced the launch of Pay Your Contact an innovative feature on KMBL s mobile banking app that uses the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform and allows customers to send money ‘or make payments’ to any of their contacts across ’ all payment apps simply by entering the beneficiary s mobile number. With Pay Your Contact , KMBL customers no longer need to remember or obtain the’ bank account number or IFSC code or remember UPI IDs to send money or make payments.‘ ’ The Pay Your Contact feature is interoperable across all payment apps and is available on both Android and iOS. ‘ ’ STATE GOVT NEWS Union Minister Nitin Gadkari laid foundation stones of several road projects in Himachal Pradesh Union minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones of road projects worth Rs 6,155 crore in Himachal Pradesh through video conferencing from Manali in Kullu district. The projects included the 39-km-long Parwanoo-Solan section of the NH-22, constructed at a cost of Rs 1,303 crore. On this occasion, Gadkari stated roads are prerequisite for the overall development of any nation. Better roads in Himachal Pradesh will go a long way in tourism promotion, he added. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur mentioned that the state has a road network of 40,000 kilometres but a lot more needs to be done. PM Modi to launch Bengaluru Suburban railway project: Karnataka CM Karnataka CM announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would lay the foundation stone for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail project within the next three months. Special train from Bengaluru Cantonment station to Heelalige station to inspect two doubling projects and the Suburban Rail Project, the CM stated that the Centre had given the green signal to go in for external borrowings to the tune of Rs 7,400 crore for the Rs 15767 crore project. The project is being implemented by K-RIDE (Karnataka Rail Infrastructure Development Enterprises), a special purpose vehicle jointly set up by the state and Centre. Both will share 20 percent each of the project cost and the rest would be through borrowings. DAY AND DATES Day of the Seafarer – Observed on June 25 25 June of each year is the Day of the Seafarer , recognizing the invaluable contribution seafarers make to international trade and the world economy, often at great personal cost to themselves“ and their families. ” The theme for 2021 Day of the Seafarer Seafarers: at the core of shipping s future .
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The theme seeks to increase the visibility of seafarers by drawing attention to the invaluable role they play now and will continue to play in the future. This year the“ campaign for Day of Seafarer calls for a fair future for seafarers. World Vitiligo Day – Observed on June 25 The World Vitiligo Day, observed on June 25, is an“ initiative aimed to build” global awareness about vitiligo. The theme for 2021 is Embracing Life with Vitiligo . Another key theme for 2021 Patients with vitiligo have the same COVID experience as anybody else and should“ not fear vaccination . ” Vitiligo occurs in 1-2% of the –population“ worldwide; a loss of color in the skin creating a variety of patterns on the skin from loss of pigment” for the Prime Minister s Yoga Awards (PMYA). SPORTS ’ Sports Minister launched India’s Olympic theme song ‘Lakshya Tera Samne Hai’ On June 23, 2021, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launched India s Official Olympic Theme Song Lakshya Tera Samne Hai for the Summer Games in July-August. Mohit Chauhan has composed and sung the song. ’ The event‘ was organised by ‘ Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and attended by its President, Secretary General, Deputy Chef De Mission, Sports Secretary and DG Sports Authority of India (SAI). The Games will open on July 23 and over 100 Indian athletes have qualified for the event so far. OBITURIES Benigno Aquino, Former Philippine President Passes Away On June 24, 2021, Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino Passed away. He was 61. About Benigno Aquino : Benigno Aquino also Known as PNoy & Noynoy. He was born in 1960, in Manila, Philippines. He served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. He was the son of politician Benigno Aquino Jr. and President Corazon Aquino. In the Aquino family, he was a fourth-generation politician.
MISCELLANEOUS IAF & Indian Navy begin 2-day passage exercise with US Carrier Strike Group in Indian Ocean On June 23, 2021, Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy commenced two-day Passage exercise. The exercise will be held two days, June 23, 2021 and June 24, 2021. It is the joint operational passage exercise with the US Navy Carrier Strike Group in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). It will be carried out south of Thiruvananthapuram, on the western seaboard. Aim of the Exercise : To strengthen the bilateral relationship and cooperation by demonstrating the ability to integrate and coordinate comprehensively in maritime operations. As part of the exercise, Sukhois, Jaguars, IAF refuelling aircraft and warships and maritime patrol aircraft of the Navy will participate in the exercise. INS Kochi and Teg, along with P8I and MiG-29K aircraft will participate in a Passage Exercise with US Navy CSG Ronald Reagan. 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable Hosted by India in 2022 ‘ ’ 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-750015 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web :www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] 3
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On June 22, 2021, the International Energy Forum (IEF) informed India that it has agreed to host the 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER9) in 2022. It will take forward the understandings reached in the previous meeting in Abu Dhabi during 2018. The Summit was co-hosted by India. The Summit Focusing on global energy security in the age of change. About International Energy Forum : The International Energy Forum (IEF) is the world s largest energy organisation with 71 member countries, accounting for 90% of the global energy market. The Forum holds energy dialogue promotes energy’ security, market stability and transparency in the transition to a sustainable and inclusive future.
APPOINTMENT NEWS Mastercard appoints Nikhil Sahni as Country Corporate Officer in India Global payments technology major Mastercard announced the appointment of Nikhil Sahni as the new Division President, South Asia and Country Corporate Officer, India. Sahni replaces Porush Singh, who will be relocating to Singapore and will assume a new role within the company. He will oversee Mastercard s operations, and position the company s extensive suite of products, solutions and services across the sub-continent, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives’ and Bhutan, in addition to India. ’ Nikhil has nearly 25 years of experience in strategy, investment banking, corporate, commercial, SME, retail, branch, and government banking. Odisha state govt appointed 41 Honorary Wildlife Wardens The State government appointed 41 Honorary Wildlife Wardens (HWWs) across all the districts as per the provision of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. They have been appointed for a period of two years till June 2023. Wildlife conservationist Aditya Chandra Panda along with Pradeep Kumar Sahoo has been appointed as the HWWs for Angul district. Snake Helpline general secretary Subhendu Mallik is the new HWW for Khurda district. Apart from Mallik, Speak for Animal founder Kusal Biswas and Jyotirmaya Barik will also serve as HWWs of Khurda. Pradipta Kabi, Akshay Kumar Mohanty and Bibekananda Pattnaik have been appointed as the HWWs for Mayurbhanj district, while Sibaram Sahoo and Hrudananda Naik will look into Sambalpur district. Suresh Chandra Tripathy will be the HWW for Cuttack, while Bijay Kumar Dash and Surya Narayan Lenka would look into Dhenkanal and Kendrapara respectively. The appointments were delayed for around a year as terms of the HWWs appointment in the State had expired in July 2020.
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government servants (CGS). The basic interest rate charged on this HBA is 9 percent and the benefit will remain available till 31st March 2022. MoTA and NCERT join hands for NISHTHA Capacity Building Programme. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), recently collaborated on a joint mission for the NISHTHA capacity- building programme for Eklavya school teachers and principals. Union minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones of road projects worth Rs 6,155 crore in Himachal Pradesh through video conferencing from Manali in Kullu district. The projects included the 39-km-long Parwanoo-Solan section of the NH-22, constructed at a cost of Rs 1,303 crore. Karnataka CM announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would lay the foundation stone for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail project within the next three months. S&P Global Ratings cut India s growth forecast for the current fiscal to 5 percent, from 11 percent earlier, and warned of risk to the outlook from further waves of COVID pandemic. ’ SBI Card has joined hands with lifestyle retail chain Fabindia by launching contactless co-branded credit cards to cater to the premium segment customers. Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL)has announced the launch of Pay Your Contact an innovative feature on KMBL s mobile banking app that uses the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform and allows customers to send money ‘or make payments’ to any of their contacts across ’ all payment apps simply by entering the beneficiary s mobile number. The State government appointed 41 Honorary Wildlife Wardens (HWWs) across all’ the districts as per the provision of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. They have been appointed for a period of two years till June 2023. Global payments technology major Mastercard announced the appointment of Nikhil Sahni as the new Division President, South Asia and Country Corporate Officer, India. On June 23, 2021, Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy commenced two-day Passage exercise. The exercise will be held two days, June 23, 2021 and June 24, 2021. It is the joint operational passage exercise with the US Navy Carrier Strike Group in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). On June 22, 2021, the International Energy Forum (IEF) informed India that it has agreed to host the 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER9) in 2022. Under the Ministry of Power, NTPC Limited, organised a two-day workshop on Green Hydrogen. The event will be anchored by India s state-run power major NTPC. The online event will be held through a video conference from June 22, 2021 to 23, 2021. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras, has ’ launched a Centre for Research on Start-Ups and Risk Financing (CREST). Out of 46 countries, India ranked 31 in the Reuters Institute‘ Digital News Report, 2021. Finland had the highest’ levels of overall trust in news (65%) while the US had the lowest levels of trust (29%). On June 23, 2021, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launched India s Official Olympic Theme Song Lakshya Tera Samne Hai for the Summer Games in July-August. Mohit Chauhan has composed and sung the song. The event was organis’ ed by Indian Olympic Association‘ (IOA). ‘ On June 24, 2021, Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino Passed away.
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