CURRENT AFFAIRS JANUARY 2020 05-01 TO 11-01 2020
Important Current Affairs for IAS, SSC, Bank, RRB and Other Government Exams
WITH SYNOPSIS
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APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
06 Jan Karur Vysya Bank MD and CEO P R Seshadri resigns
06 Jan Maharashtra portfolios: Ajit Pawar gets Finance, Anil Deshmukh Home Ministry
07 Jan Jakob Friis Sorensen takes charge as MD of APM Terminals Pipavav
08 Jan Rabindra Nath Mahato elected as Jharkhand Assembly Speaker
08 Jan Two Indian-origin women appointed judges in New York City
08 Jan Sanchez wins Parliament vote to remain Spain PM
08 Jan Austria’s Kurz returns as world’s youngest government head
11 Jan SC stays NCLAT order restoring Cyrus Mistry as Tata Sons' chairman
11 Jan PayU buys PaySense for $185 mn in India's largest fintech acquisition deal
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
06 Jan International Britain's Evans upsets Goffin, but Dimitrov wins at ATP Cup
07 Jan Sports India’s Magesh Chandran wins Hastings International chess title
07 Jan National Department of Justice participates in New Delhi Wold Book Fair to celebrate “Its My Duty”
09 Jan People Justice A.S. Bopanna as ‘Coorg Person of the Year 2019’
09 Jan People Sadio Mane crowned Africa's 2019 Player of the Year
MS Swaminathan and G Muniratnam chosen for Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National 11 Jan People Awards
11 Jan Sports Bopanna & Koolhof duo wins title in ATP Doha
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1. National
GOVERNMENT POLICIES & SCHEMES
05 Jan HRD Minister inaugurates the 28th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair 2020 This year, the theme of the New Delhi World Book Fair 2020 is ‘Gandhi: TheWriters’ Writer’ to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi.
POINTS TO NOTE
The theme is an attempt to give booklovers a glimpse of how Mahatma Gandhi, a great strategic communicator, inspired and influenced generations of writers and how the writers understood and emulated Gandhiji in words. In the specially designed pavilion (inspired by Sabarmati Ashram), with hand-spun materials as wall cladding; there will be an exclusive exhibition of 500 books of 100 publishers on and by Gandhi in different Indian languages, as well as 30 panel discussions, book launches and performances related to the theme. Some of the well-known writers both popular and critically acclaimed like AnirbanGanguly, BhawanaSommaya, Kevin Missal, Madhulika Dutta, Manoshi Sinha Rawal, Sudha Murthy, SumitDuttMajumdar, among others will engage in lively banters with the visitors at Authors’ Corners.
08 Jan GDP growth rate for 2019-20 estimated at 5% as against 6.8% in 2018-19 The decline has been mainly on account of deceleration in manufacturing sector growth
POINTS TO NOTE
This estimate is in line with projections made by the Reserve Bank of India, which had revised GDP growth downwards to 5% for 2019-20 from 6.1% during its October policy. The manufacturing sector is estimated to grow by 2% as compared to a robust growth of 6.9% in 2018-19. Likewise, the growth in the construction sector for the fiscal is expected to see a sharp decline to 3.2% as against a growth of 8.7% in the previous year. He further added that crude prices are expected to go up further, which will put pressure on the fiscal deficit.
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09 Jan Cabinet approves strategic disinvestment of equity shareholding certain central and state PSU's The proposed strategic disinvestment of NINL would unlock resources to be used to finance the social sector/developmental programmes of the Government benefiting the public.
POINTS TO NOTE
NINL is a Joint Venture company, in which four CPSEs namely MMTC, NMDC, BHEL and MECON and 2 State PSUs of Odisha Government, namely IPICOL and OMC are shareholders. It is expected that the successful strategic buyer may bring in new management/technology/investment for the growth of the company and may use innovative methods for the development of the business operations of the company, which may generate more employment opportunities.
09 Jan Cabinet approves ratification of Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement between India and
France The Agreement represents a major milestone in enhancing people-to-people contacts, fostering mobility of students, academics, researchers and skilled professionals and strengthening cooperation on issues related to irregular migration and human trafficking between the two sides.
POINTS TO NOTE
The Agreement is initially valid for a period of seven years, incorporates provision for automatic renewal and a monitoring mechanism through a Joint Working Group. The Agreement is a testimony to India's rapidly expanding multi-faceted relationship with France and symbolizes the increasing trust and confidence between the two sides.
09 Jan Cabinet gave ex-post-facto approval on the Memorandum of Cooperation between India and Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation The memorendum will ensure increase the basket of choice and quality for family planning methods, specially for reversible methods, and increase access amongst younger women.
POINTS TO NOTE
The Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) covers : To reduce maternal, neonatal and child morbidity and mortality, improve key nutrition outcomes, by improving the reach, coverage and quality of essential primary health, immunization and nutrition services. To reduce the burden of select infectious diseases [TB, Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), Lymphatic Filariasis(LF). To strengthen health systems, including aspects such as budget utilization, management and skills of human resources for health, digital health, strengthening supply chains and monitoring systems.
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09 Jan Cabinet apprised of information about amendments to the Motor Vehicles(Amendments) Bill, 2019 Amendments will ensure concurrence of the State Governments while formulating National Transport Policy and making schemes for national, multimodal and inter-state transportation of goods and passengers by the Central Government.
POINTS TO NOTE
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is based on the recommendations of the Group of Transport Ministers (GoM) of States constituted by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways to address the issue of road safety and to improve the facilitation of the citizens while dealing with transport departments. The amendments in the Bill mainly focus on issues relating to improving road safety, citizens’ facilitation while dealing with the transport department, strengthening rural transport, last mile connectivity and public transport, automation and computerization and enabling online services
11 Jan Amit Shah inaugurates state-of-the-art portal to tackle cyber crimes The portal will let all cyber crime related complaints be accessed by the law enforcement agencies in the states and union territories to take action as per the law.
POINTS TO NOTE
So far, more than 700 police districts and more than 3,900 police stations have been connected to the portal which is a citizen-centric initiative that will let people report cyber crimes online. The portal can boost the capacity of the law enforcement agencies to investigate cases and will improve the success rate of prosecutions. It also focuses on specific crimes especially those related to finance and social media like stalking, cyber bullying, etc. The portal will improve coordination amongst the law enforcement agencies of different states, districts and police stations for dealing with cyber crimes in a coordinated and effective manner. The home ministry is committed to provide and create an eco system for dealing with cyber crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. It has seven components viz., National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, National Cyber Crime Training Centre, Cyber Crime Ecosystem Management Unit, National Cyber Crime Research and Innovation Centre, National Cyber Crime Forensic Laboratory Ecosystem and Platform for Joint Cyber Crime Investigation Team.
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11 Jan Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 comes into effect from January 10 According to the CAA, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014 facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship.
POINTS TO NOTE
Those who are opposed to the legislation are saying that it is for the first time that India will grant citizenship on the basis of religion which violates the basic tenets of the country's constitution. The government and ruling BJP has been defending the act saying that the minority groups from the three countries have no other option but to come India when they face religious persecution there.
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07 Jan Department of Justice participates in New Delhi Wold Book Fair to celebrate “Its My Duty” In continuation of year long activities being undertaken to create awareness on the Citizens Duties, the Department of Justice, Government of India is participating in New Delhi World Book Fair, 2020 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 04th January, 2020 to 12th January, 2020.
POINTS TO NOTE
The Stall displays “Digital Exhibition” that includes facts relating to Constitution, Constituent Assembly, excerpts of speeches of the founding members of the Constituent Assembly. A “Kiosk” for reading of Preamble has been set up to extol all especially children to read the Preamble and obtain a certificate of reading the Preamble. A quiz competition on “Constitution and Citizens Duties” will be organized for school children on 7th and 9th January, 2020 in the Theme pavilion in World Book Fair, Pragati Maidan with exciting prizes. A Preamble & Fundamental Duties Wall has been placed outside the main hall and another prominent place so that public at large could read the Preamble and Fundamental Duties know more about the Constitution and show their commitment to the Preamble & Fundamental Duties enunciated in the Indian Constitution.
10 Jan Envoys from 16 nations arrive in Kashmir to assess ground situation The foreign envoys, mainly invited from South America, Africa and Asia, held a closed-door interaction with a group of prominent politicians led by Altaf Bukhari, who is fast emerging as the face of the non-National Conference (NC) and non-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) third front.
POINTS TO NOTE
The politicians also called for immediate release of all political leaders and the youth in the Valley. Prominent political faces that met the foreign envoys included Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist’s Ghulam Hassan Mir, PDP’s Noor Muhammad Sheikh, Rafi Mir, Javaid Baigh, Abdul Raheem Rather and Majeed Padder and Congress’s Hilal Shah and Shoaib Lone. No prominent civil society group or trade body met the envoys. An NC spokesman termed the visit a guided tour. The Army hosted the envoys at its headquarters in Badamibagh and apprised them of the current security scenario, including the issue of terrorism, and Pakistan’s attempts to destabilise the situation on the Line of Control (LoC) and the mainland in the Union Territory.
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11 Jan 23rd National Youth Festival-2020 to be organized from 12th to 16th January, 2020 The objective of NYF is to provide a platform to bring the youth of the country together in an attempt to provide them opportunity to showcase their talents in various activities.
POINTS TO NOTE
This blend of diverse socio-cultural milieu proves the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s commitment and belief in ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’. The theme of the 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 is ‘FIT YOUTH FIT INDIA’ in pursuance of the goal of Modi for New India to be a fit India. NYF 2020 would leverage on the knowledge and ideas that Youth of today bring to the table where they are hugely connected and integrated through online and offline communication channels. The National Youth Festival is like a mega National Integration Camp. NYF 2020 would have around 6000 participants (volunteers from NYKS, NSS and local youth) from each State of the country.
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2. International
COMMITTEES & MEETS
10 Jan British MPs approve Brexit deal The Brexit deal covers separation issues such as EU citizens' rights and Britain's financial settlement, and sets out an 11-month transition period in which to agree a wider partnership.
POINTS TO NOTE
Brussels warns the current deadline of December 31 this year is extremely tight, and has given London the option to ask for more time. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it would be basically impossible to agree everything within London's timeframe. In response, Mr. Johnson's office indicated that it could accept a partial trade deal. London did not want the EU's long-standing policy that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed intended to stop one side cherry-picking bits of a deal they like to define the coming negotiations.
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05 Jan Missiles hit Green Zone and Iraq base housing US troops: security sources The Al-Balad base, north of Baghdad, was hit by Katyusha rockets, security sources said
POINTS TO NOTE
The Iraqi military said that one projectile hit inside the zone, while another landed close to the enclave. Iran commander Qasem Soleimani was also killed in the attack and thus more tensions were escalated between both the countries. A pair of Katyusha rockets then hit the Balad airbase north of Baghdad, where American troops are based, security sources and the Iraqi military said. One attack last month killed a U.S. contractor working in northern Iraq, prompting retaliatory American air strikes that killed 25 hardline fighters close to Iran. Tensions have arised on the global level as there is a speculations of war between the countries.
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06 Jan Britain's Evans upsets Goffin, but Dimitrov wins at ATP Cup Evans, egged on in Sydney by his captain and idol Tim Henman, survived a late charge by the Belgium star.
POINTS TO NOTE
The ATP Cup is an international outdoor hard court men's tennis tournament between competing nation. Britain’s Dan Evans scored one of the biggest wins of his career Sunday, upsetting world number 11 David Goffin at the ATP Cup. Britain claimed the tie 2-1 when Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury won the deciding doubles after Cameron Norrie lost in two sets to Belgium’s Steve Darcis. Dimitar Kuzmanov gave Bulgaria a winning start by overcoming Alexander Cozbinov before Dimitrov returned to play doubles with Alexandar Lazarov, falling to Albot and Cozbinov in two sets.
08 Jan Sanchez wins Parliament vote to remain Spain PM He plans to form a minority coalition government with hard-left party Podemos this time around, in what would be the first coalition government in Spain since the country returned to democracy.
POINTS TO NOTE
Last year, Spain held two national elections, in April and in November. Mr. Sánchez’s Socialists won both, but each time without a parliamentary majority. After a slightly weaker result in the November balloting, Mr. Sánchez agreed to form a coalition with Pablo Iglesias, the leader of the smaller and more radical Unidas Podemos party. Mr. Sanchez, who has stayed on as a caretaker premier, won 167 votes in the 350-seat Assembly compared to 165 against, with a decisive 18 abstentions by Catalan and Basque separatist MPs.
09 Jan Iran fires more than a dozen missiles at US forces in Iraq Tehran did not want a war and its strikes "concluded" its response to Friday's killing of Qassem Soleimani, a powerful general whose burial after days of mourning was completed around the time of the missile launches.
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Iranian state television said 80 "American terrorists" had been killed and U.S. helicopters and military equipment damaged. It did not provide evidence of how it obtained that information. Germany, Denmark, Norway and Poland said none of their troops in Iraq were hurt. Britain, which also has personnel in Iraq, condemned the Iranian action. Iraq said its forces did not suffer any casualties. Hours before the Iranian strikes, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the United States should anticipate a response from Iran for the killing of Soleimani, commander of Iran's elite Quds Force, a unit of the Revolutionary Guards.
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11 Jan Sri Lanka to buy 500 buses from India for USD 15 million PM in November announced a financial assistance of USD 450 million to Sri Lanka including USD 50 million to fight terrorism after he held "fruitful" talks with the island nation's newly elected President Rajapaksa.
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In his first overseas tour after taking over the reins of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa travelled to India on a three-day visit. The Cabinet of Ministers has given their consent for procurement of 400 new buses with 50-54 seating capacity and 100 new buses with 32-35 seating capacity utilising USD 15.03 million under the Indian loan grant/scheme.
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3. Regional and State
GOVERNMENT POLICIES & SCHEMES
08 Jan Kerala chief minister to open global investor meet ASCEND 2020 Showcasing 100-plus projects across nine sessions that include six panel discussions, the event will seek to invigorate development in different sectors.
POINTS TO NOTE
Organised by the state’s department of industries, the inaugural session of the event will be presided over by Kerala industry minister Jayarajan. This will be followed by two panel discussions, led by top industrialists. The first, on ‘perspectives of global investors’ will be addressed by M A Yusuff Ali, B Ravi Pillai, Varghese Kurian and J K Menon. Subsequently, K E Moidu, Sabu M Jacob, Abdul Razak, Jose Dominic and K Paul Thomas will speak on ‘perspectives of successful entrepreneurs’.
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4. Business and Economy
GOVERNMENT POLICIES & SCHEMES
10 Jan Govt ends fuel throughput charges at all airports The decision has been taken to “uphold affordability and sustainability of air passenger and air cargo transportation.
POINTS TO NOTE
Fuel-related charges are charged variously either in three parts as
(a) Airport Operator Charges
(b) Fuel Infrastructure Charges
(c) Into plane Charges
Composite of the three, is generally called Fuel Throughput Charges at the airports, airstrips and helipads across the country. At some airports, fuel supply is provided on open access basis.
Numerous rounds of stakeholder consultations have been held by the ministry in order to rationalise the present mechanisms of invoicing of ATF fuel throughput charges. It was seen inter-alia that the global best practices at airports avoid levying a double charge by way of land rental on fuel suppliers for the use of the land at the airport and a market access or concession fee for providing commercial opportunity.
10 Jan Green nods waived for distilleries planning to hike ethanol production The decision will enable sugar mills to divert more raw material towards producing ethanol this season, helping them fight sugar supply glut and provide more ethanol for blending with petrol without having to wait for green clearances.
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The country’s sugar industry is facing a glut this season, prompting the government to enhance sugar export subsidy and permit mills to use sugar, sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses to produce ethanol, which oil marketing companies can buy. With the use of sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses, the distilleries are able to produce more ethanol with the same quantum of raw material. But a production that’s higher than the nameplate capacity created a new challenge for mills – the need for a new green clearance.
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10 Jan Govt to slash time taken to start new business to 5 days Ten key services, including name reservation, incorporation as well as registration for various taxes such as goods and services tax, will soon be available via two forms instead of multiple individual ones at present.
POINTS TO NOTE
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs will in a month unveil the two new forms ‘Spice Plus’ and ‘Agile Pro’ which will replace six forms currently required to avail of these services. These two forms will provide access to GSTIN, PAN, TAN, ESIC, EPFO, DIN, bank accounts and professional tax. The new forms will be web-based and much easier to use. The Spice Plus (incorporation form) will allow you to apply for name and incorporation in the same form besides other paservices. Businesses will now have to register with the Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) at the time of incorporation. Inclusion of director identification number (DIN) and registration for professional tax along with registrations of permanent account number (PAN), tax deduction and collection account number (TAN) and GST identification number (GSTIN) at the time of incorporation would greatly improve the ease of setting up a business.
MOU'S / AGREEMENTS
07 Jan Amazon India inks long-term deals with Future Group The development comes after Amazon had agreed to buy 49% stake in Future Coupons Ltd that in turn holds stake in Future Retail Ltd (FRL) last year.
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FRL and Amazon India signed two agreements focusing on key categories - grocery and general merchandise, and fashion and footwear. Future Consumer Ltd (FCL) has also inked a long-term agreement with Amazon Retail India Pvt Ltd (ARIPL) for distribution of Future Consumer’s portfolio of brands online. Some of FCL brands include Tasty Treat, Voom, Dreamery, Karmiq, Mother Earth, Kara, CleanMate and others. As part of the partnership, FRL will augment existing store-infrastructure at its retail outlets for facilitating seamless packaging and pickup of products ordered online. FRL and Amazon India have already launched this service across 22 stores.
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08 Jan Hyundai, Uber announce partnership to build flying taxis South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai and US ride-hailing firm Uber announced on Monday an agreement to collaborate on the development of air taxis at CES 2020.
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Under the agreement, Hyundai will be responsible for the manufacture and deployment of the air vehicles, while Uber will provide logistics so that the service can operate, connect drivers - or, in this case, pilots - with passengers and manage the transfer of clients to and from helipads. The air vehicle designed by Hyundai was unveiled as model S-A1, which will be 100 per cent electric, reach speeds of 290 kilometers per hour(180 miles per hour) and travel distances of up to 100 km - that is, it will specialize in short journeys of less than 30 minutes.
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07 Jan Mobile app launched for 7th Economic Census With the use of app, the authorities hope to speed up data collection and evaluation.
POINTS TO NOTE
All households and establishments engaged in non-agricultural economic activities will be documented. One of the aims of the census was the preparation of National Business Register that will be in turn linked with existing databases at the Central and State government levels, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation which is conducting the census. The previous census in 2014 was conducted through the staff of government and aided institutions.
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09 Jan Paytm launches all-in-one QR for merchants, to enable unlimited payments This QR will enable merchants to accept unlimited payments through Paytm Wallet, Rupay Cards and all UPI-based payment apps directly into their bank account at zero per cent fee.
POINTS TO NOTE
Owned by One97 Communications Limited, the mobile wallet company currently enjoys 54 per cent market share of mobile payments for merchants. It also rolled out the QR code into various utility items such as calculators, power banks, clocks and radio, which merchants can use in their shop for daily requirements. The new smart device for payment processing 'soundbox' is one of the QR merchandise that allows the merchants to hear confirmation of payment receipt, which supports all payment modes and multiple languages. The company also introduced a new service 'Paytm Business Khata' that complements the all-in-one QR. Business Khata further empowers Paytm merchant partners to maintain digital ledgers of all their customer transactions including cash and credit.
09 Jan In biggest equity-raising exercise, Airtel launches $2-bn share sale The equity offering comes within months of Bharti Airtel raising Rs 25,000 crore from shareholders through a rights issue, making the combined exercise of Rs 40,000 crore the biggest ever equity raising by any Indian corporate within a financial year.
POINTS TO NOTE
Bharti Airtel has raised about Rs 65,000 crore through fresh share sale or equity issuances since April 2014. The company’s balance sheet also suggests that it made fresh borrowings worth around Rs 10,000 crore during the six months ending September 2019. This makes Bharti Airtel one of the biggest fund raiser in the past five years, which has otherwise been a tepid period for capital mop-up by corporate India. The fresh equity issue and the resulting rise in its equity base and networth also allowed Bharti Airtel to easily absorb the AGR liability and maintain key balance sheet ratios such as debt to equity and debt to ebitda ratio within reasonable limits, raising investors’ confidence in the stock. Bharti Airtel reported debt to equity ratio of around 1.8x at the end of September, against Vodafone Idea’s 4x. Analysts expect Bharti Airtel leverage ratio to improve to around 1.55x after the fundraising.
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10 Jan China opens oil and gas exploration to foreign firms Foreign firms registered in China with net assets of not less than 300 million yuan ($43 million) will be eligible to obtain oil and gas mining rights.
POINTS TO NOTE
The change takes place from May 1 and also applies to domestic companies. In the past, international companies could only enter the industry by working with Chinese firms, such as state-owned enterprises. The country’s oil and gas market has been dominated by state players such as the China National Petroleum Company and China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec). Permits for mineral resources mining will be valid for five years. Each extension period is five years as well. When firms apply for a renewal of exploration rights, their area of exploration will be cut by 25 percent.
11 Jan Sachin Bansal buys DHFL Gen Insurance from WGC The transaction is seen as a distress sale for WGC, which used to run bankrupt home financier Dewan Housing Finance.
POINTS TO NOTE
Bansal’s bet on the insurance firm is part of his broader ambition in financial services industry, and comes on the back of multiple investments he has made to bulk up his portfolio of firms in the sector. The deal has been routed through Navi Technologies, formerly BAC Acquisitions which Bansal had founded along with IIT-Delhi batchmate Ankit Agarwal after selling stake in Flipkart in 2018. Bansal’s move to step into the insurance sector comes on the back of Navi Technologies acquiring a majority stake in Chaitanya Rural Intermediation Development Services, which runs a microfinance platform. After his departure from Flipkart, he began focussing on financing through debt in the past year, backing startups like Bounce, Vogo and a host of financial services companies such as Altico Capital and IndoStar Finance.
11 Jan SC stays NCLAT order restoring Cyrus Mistry as Tata Sons' chairman Tata Sons Private Ltd (TSPL) challenged the December 18 decision of NCLAT that gave a big relief to Cyrus Investment Pvt Ltd and Mistry, restoring him as the executive chairman of TSPL.
POINTS TO NOTE
The top court also ordered that the Tatas will not exercise power under Article 25 of the Company Law for pushing out shares of minority holders in the company. The Mistry's side wanted to place a note about interim arrangement which was not accepted by the bench. TSPL, formerly known as Tata Sons Limited, had sought setting aside of the judgment in toto "of NCLAT, alleging it was "completely inconsistent with the annals of corporate law" and reflected "non-appreciation of facts", which was "untenable in law".
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11 Jan PayU buys PaySense for $185 mn in India's largest fintech acquisition deal PaySense founder Prashanth Ranganathan will lead PayU’s credit business in India as the CEO of the new entity.
POINTS TO NOTE
PayU will merge it with its credit business LazyPay to build a full-stack digital lending platform in the country. Naspers-backed PayU will also pump in $200 million in the new enterprise in the form of equity capital of which $65 million will be immediately invested, while the rest will be infused in the next two years. PaySense, which provides instant loan of up to Rs 5 lakh has over five million registered customers with loan disbursement of over Rs 1,100 crore. A Boston Consulting Group estimates that because of these developments, India’s digital lending market will become a $1 trillion opportunity in the next five years. Several fintech startups such as Capital Float, LendingKart and NeoGrowth are changing the way consumer secures loans.
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5. Banking Awareness
GOVERNMENT POLICIES & SCHEMES
05 Jan Indian Overseas Bank receives Rs 4,360-cr capital infusion from govt It has received the amount as contribution of the government in preferential allotment of equity shares during the financial year 2019-20 as government's investment.
POINTS TO NOTE
Indian Overseas Bank is under the Prompt Corrective Action framework of the Reserve Bank of India. The Prompt Corrective Action framework comes into force when banks breach the three key regulatory points namely capital to risk weighted assets ratio, net non-performing assets and return on assets.
06 Jan Simple ITR-1 income tax return form not for those paying ₹1 lakh in electricity bill, owning house
jointly The government, which usually notifies forms for filing income tax returns by individuals in April every year, on January 3 notified tax return forms for assessment year 2020-21
POINTS TO NOTE
There will be changes in income tax return filing forms, individual taxpayers owning house property in joint ownership and those who have paid ₹1 lakh in electricity bills in a year or incurred ₹2 lakh expense on foreign travel cannot file their annual income return using the simple ITR-1 form. According to the notification, two major changes in the ITR forms have been effected. First, an individual taxpayer cannot file return either in ITR-1 or ITR4 if he is a joint-owner in house property. Secondly, ITR-1 form is not valid for those individuals who have deposited more than ₹1 crore in bank account or have incurred ₹2 lakh or ₹1 lakh on foreign travel or electricity respectively. An individual who “owns a house property in joint ownership with two or more persons” is required to furnish a return of income.
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06 Jan Claims worth Rs 4,800 cr admitted from fixed deposit holders of DHFL Following an NCLT order dated December 3, Subramaniakumar, through a public notice, had asked all the creditors including fixed depositors to submit their claims by December 17
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DHFL, the third-largest pure-play mortgage player, is the first NBFC/HFC to face the corporate insolvency resolution process. The Reserve Bank-appointed administrator of beleaguered Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) has admitted close to Rs 4,800 crore of claims submitted by fixed deposit holders of the company. Among the financial creditors, the country's largest lender, State Bank of India, including SBI Singapore, submitted the highest claim of Rs 10,082.90 crore. However, claim which has been admitted from SBI and SBI Singapore is Rs 7,131.31 crore and Rs 2,951.59 crore is under verification. An overseas subsidiary of SBI- SBI (Mauritius) Ltd has also claimed payment of Rs 97.58 crore from the mortgage lender. The central bank has also appointed a three-member committee- consisting of IDFC First Bank non-executive chairman, Rajiv Lall; ICICI Prudential Life Insurance managing director and CEO N S Kanan and Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) N S Venkatesh, to advise the company's administrator in the resolution process.
07 Jan Equitas SFB waives non-maintenance fees for savings accounts Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. (SFB) has waived non-maintenance charges on all savings accounts with effect from January 1, 2020.
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Equitas SFB offers interest rates up to 7.5% per annum on savings deposits, up to 8.25% per annum on fixed deposits and 0.60% extra for senior citizens on all deposits. Further, premature closure and partial withdrawal is permitted for senior citizens.
09 Jan SBI announces 'residential builder finance with buyer guarantee' scheme Under this scheme, the SBI will issue a guarantee for completion of select residential projects to customers which have availed home loans from it.
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Under RBBG, the guarantee would be given by the bank till the project gets the occupation certificate (OC). This product will improve the confidence of the home buyers and increase the velocity of sales of residential units. SBI has tied up with city-based real estate developer Sunteck Realty for its three ongoing projects in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
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11 Jan All debit cards may get merchant discount rate waiver The government is keen to ensure acceptance of digital payment systems and is looking that various options.
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The official said there has been a clamour from payments systems and banks for the government absorbing the MDR charges, but there is no thinking to take it up. Banks are duty bound to provide for payment infrastructure keeping in view of the saving they will make on account of reduced expenditure on cash management. From January 1, MDR charges on payments via electronic modes Ru-Pay powered debit cards, UPI and UPI QR codes have been waived off. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has also notified a fine of Rs 5,000 per day for businesses with a turnover of over Rs 50 crore if they fail to offer digital means of payments.
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6. Science, Technology and Environment
GOVERNMENT POLICIES & SCHEMES
09 Jan Cabinet approves MoU between India and UK for Enabling Energy Self Sufficiency for Indian Railways The objective of the programme is to support structural reforms and the integration of renewable energy into the electricity grid.
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The MoU signed by Ministry of Railways with the following understanding: - The Parties agree on the scope of activities to be undertaken as a part of the endeavor for enabling energy efficiency and energy self-sufficiency for the Indian Railways. Each Participant will, subject to the laws, rules, regulations and national policies fromtime to time in force governing the subject matter in their respective countries, endeavour to take necessary steps to enable energy efficiency and energy self-sufficiency for Indian Railways. The Participants will coordinate the activities, as appropriate, under this MoU. Nothing in this MoU will be construed to prejudice existing or future arrangements for cooperation between the participants. The termination of this MoU will not affect the implementation of ongoing projects and / or programmes which have been agreed before the date of the termination of this MoU.
09 Jan Cabinet approves MoU between India and Sweden on cooperation in Polar Science The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has been apprised of the Agreement on cooperation in polar science between Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), India and Ministry of Education and Research, Sweden.
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India and Sweden are both signatories to the Antarctic Treaty and to the Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection. Sweden as one of the eight "Arctic States" is one of the Member State in the Arctic Council whereas India has the Observer Status in the Arctic Council. Sweden has a vigorous scientific program in the Polar Regions, both in Arctic and Antarctic. India likewise, has sustained scientific research programs in both the Polar Regions as well as in the oceanic realm.
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09 Jan Cabinet approves agreement between India and Mongolia for Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for
Peaceful and Civilian Purposes The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for an Agreement between Government of the Republic of India and Government of Mongolia on Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful and Civilian Purposes.
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The Agreement would lead to set up a Joint Working Group, drawing members from DOS/ISRO and Communications and Information Technology Authority of the Government of Mongolia, which will further work out the plan of action including the time-frame and the means of implementing this Agreement. The financial arrangements to cover expenses for the co-operative activities undertaken within the framework of this Agreement will be jointly decided by the respective Participants on a case-by-case basis subject to the availability of funds. Cooperation with and the Government of Mongolia through this Agreement would lead to develop a joint activity in the field of application of space technologies for the benefit of humanity.
OTHERS
07 Jan Jakob Friis Sorensen takes charge as MD of APM Terminals Pipavav Sorensen has been a part of AP Moller Maersk Group since 1987 starting at the internal A P Moller Shipping School in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jakob Friis Sorensen has taken charge as its Managing Director as notified by APM Terminals Pipavav. Sorensen holds an MBA degree from Henley Management College, the UK and has attended several executive management courses at IMD, Lausanne, Penn State University in the US. APM Terminals Pipavav is one of India's leading gateway port for containers, Ro/Ro (passenger cars), liquid bulk and dry bulk cargoes serving customers in Gujarat with road and rail networks to India's hinterland and northwest. APM Terminals Pipavav is India's first public private partnership (PPP) port in India and is a part of the APM Terminals global terminal network.
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07 Jan Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launches website on grant of permission for aerial
photography/remote sensing survey Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched Ministry of Defence (MoD) No Objection Certificate (NOC) web portal www.modnoc.ncog.gov.in for undertaking aerial survey with the final permission of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), here today.
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The portal will be used by various vendors engaged by State Governments/Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous bodies in seeking NOC from MoD. MoD will be able to considerably reduce the time usually taken in issuing NOC. Among other benefits, this initiative will help in speeding up developmental projects undertaken by various agencies. Further, this will also ensure expeditious disposal of applications for carrying out aerial survey, besides bringing in more transparency and accuracy. Defence Secretary also requested DGCA to issue suitable notification to all concerned so that the applicants/vendors could submit their applications online on the newly developed web portal of MoD. To facilitate the applicants/vendors, an e-book has also been uploaded on the above web portal.
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8. Sports
05 Jan Government gives consent to IOA for hosting Commonwealth shooting and archery events The IOA had withdrawn its threat to boycott the Birmingham Commonwealth Games over shooting’s omission and decided to submit a formal proposal to host a shooting championships, where the medals won will be counted in the tally of the 2022 edition.
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IOA had written a letter to Commonwealth Games Federation President Dame Louis Martin, outlining the cost of hosting shooting and archery events. The IOA also asked CGF to consider the cost and operational complexity of the proposals. The IOA also informed CGF its decision to bid for hosting of 2026 or 2030 Commonwealth Games in India.
07 Jan India’s Magesh Chandran wins Hastings International chess title G.A. Stany took the sixth place with 6.5 points while India’s woman Grand Master R. Vaishali obtained six points to finish 10th
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India’s P. Magesh Chandran remained unbeaten in nine rounds to win the title in the 95th edition of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Congress in Hastings, England. Chandran had become a GM in 2006 and moved to the U.S. for higher studies at the University of Texas.
09 Jan Weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur banned for 4 years for doping Her sample had presence of prohibited substance namely Di-hydroxy-LGD-4033, Selective Androgen Receptor Modulations, and Ostarine.
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Earlier in December, 2017 Commonwealth Championships silver medallist weightlifter Seema was also slapped with a four-year ban for doping. Seema had finished sixth in the women’s 75kg competition at the Gold Coast CWG. Arjuna Award winner and Olympian Satheesha Rai was also stripped of his 2002 CWG gold medal after he tested positive for a banned substance. He had won two gold and one bronze medal at the Games.
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11 Jan Bopanna & Koolhof duo wins title in ATP Doha The duo defeated Luke Bambridge and Santiago Gonzalez 3-6, 6-2, [10-6] to win the first doubles title of the season.
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Rohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career-high ranking was world No. 213 in 2007 and his career-high ranking in doubles was world No. 3 on 22 July 2013. He has been a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002. In 2010, he finished as a runner-up in doubles at the US Open, partnering with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. He won the 2017 French Open mixed-doubles title with Gabriela Dabrowski becoming the fourth Indian player to win a Grand Slam title.
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9. People
APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
06 Jan Karur Vysya Bank MD and CEO P R Seshadri resigns P R Seshadri, managing director and CEO of Karur Vysya Bank, resigned from the position citing personal reasons
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Seshadri will continue to function till the end of this financial year 2019-20. On standalone basis, Karur Vysya Bank reported a 24.4% decline in net profit to Rs 63.33 crore on a 11.2% rise in total income to Rs 1815.24 crore in Q2 September 2019 over Q2 September 2018.
06 Jan Maharashtra portfolios: Ajit Pawar gets Finance, Anil Deshmukh Home Ministry Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari approved the allocation of portfolios as proposed by the chief minister.
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Chief Minister Thackeray and six of his council members - two each from the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress - took oath on November 28. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar has got the finance and planning department while his party colleague Anil Deshmukh is the new Home minister of the State Besides, first-time Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray, who is the son of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, has been given charge of the environment, tourism and protocol department Senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat has got the revenue ministry.
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08 Jan Rabindra Nath Mahato elected as Jharkhand Assembly Speaker All the newly-elected MLAs in the 81-member House were administered oath by pro-term Speaker Stephen Marandi.
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Mahato was first elected in 2005 from Nala seat but lost the subsequent elections before winning it again in the 2014 and 2019 polls. The JMM-Congress-RJD alliance won 47 seats while the BJP could bag only 25 seats in the Assembly elections which were held in five phases.
08 Jan Two Indian-origin women appointed judges in New York City Judge Archana Rao has been appointed to the Criminal Court while Judge Deepa Ambekar was reappointed to the Civil Court in New York.
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Ms. Rao was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in January 2019 and has been serving in Criminal Court. Prior to her appointment, she served with the New York County District Attorney’s Office for 17 years, most recently as the Bureau Chief of the Financial Frauds Bureau. Ms. Ambekar was first appointed as an Interim Civil Court Judge in May 2018 and has been serving in Criminal Court. Ms. Ambekar also served as a Staff Attorney with the Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defence Division.
08 Jan Austria’s Kurz returns as world’s youngest government head Kurz has become the chancellor of the Alpine country’s first government to include the Greens, an arrangement called “exotic” and “unlikely” by Austrian media.
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Vowing to “protect the climate and the borders”, the 33-year-old has become chancellor of the Alpine country’s first government to include the Greens, an arrangement called “exotic” and “unlikely” by Austrian media. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen reminded the new government that “citizens have great expectations of you,” adding that “trust must be rebuilt”.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
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09 Jan Justice A.S. Bopanna as ‘Coorg Person of the Year 2019’ The release said other nominations received included Fulbright scholar Sowmya Dechamma and Devika Carriapa, winner of Bal Sahitya award for 2019.
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The winners of the Coorg Person title included Kaveri Nambisan, Air Marshal K.C. Cariappa, environmentalist, cricketer Robin Uthappa, tennis player Rohan Bopanna, squash champion Joshna Chinappa, athlete M.R. Poovamma, cartoonist Nala Ponnappa, and badminton player Ashwini Ponnappa. The concept took shape in 2005 to develop role models for the people of Kodagu. The selection was made on the basis of a poll conducted through a website.
09 Jan Sadio Mane crowned Africa's 2019 Player of the Year He scored 34 goals and produced 12 assists in 61 appearances in 2019, according to CAF statistics.
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Mane was up against his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian who won the award the last two years, and Algerian Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City. The award for the youth category was given to Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi of Borussia Dortmund. Female awardees included Nigerian Asisat Oshoala, who won the African Women’s Player of the Year prize for the fourth time. The Egyptian Football Association also won the Federation of the Year award. The CAF Team of the Year featured Salah, Mane and Aubameyang as well as Mahrez and Ajax duo Andre Onana and Hakim Ziyech.
11 Jan MS Swaminathan and G Muniratnam chosen for Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Awards The National Award for Excellence was instituted by the Muppavarapu Foundation, while the one for Social Service was launched by the Swarna Bharat Trust.
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Prof. M.S. Swaminathan was awarded for his distinguished contributions to the field of agriculture while Dr G Muniratnam, was awarded for his extraordinary contribution in improving quality of people’s lives through social service. A plant geneticist by training, Professor Swaminathan's contributions to the agricultural renaissance of India have led to his being widely referred to as the scientific leader of the green revolution movement. Dr Muniratnam is Founder Secretary of Tirupati -based Rashtriya Seva Samiti and an exemplary social worker. He dedicated his life to the cause of transforming rural India by empowering people.
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OBITUARY
05 Jan Freedom fighter Bhim Chandra Jana dies at 107 Bhim Chandra Jana was arrested for the first time in 1930 at the age of 17 while opposing the use of foreign goods
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Centenarian freedom fighter Bhim Chandra Jana has died of old age-related ailments in West Bengal's Howrah district. He was known as ‘Nanu’ to other freedom fighters of Bengal. Jana was awarded by the Government of India after Independence and was an vowed Gandhian all his life.
OTHERS
11 Jan Rani Rampal nominated for ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ This will be the 6th edition of the WGA initiative that recognises and honours an athlete or a team for their outstanding performance or for their social commitment or particularly fair behaviour.
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Rani was instrumental in India qualifying for the first time in back-to-back Olympic Games. This will be the 6th edition of the WGA initiative that recognises and honours an athlete or a team for their outstanding performance or for their social commitment or particularly fair behaviour.
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