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AD60 to Avail 60% Discount @ 1599/- Use Code AD60 To avail 60% Discount Starting From 13th July 2020 or Before Question. Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav has announced that Indian Railways has set the target to connect the capital cities of all the North-Eastern states of India to the rail network by ______. a) 2023 b) 2024 c) 2026 d) 2028 e) 2030 Question. Government of India aims to increase public health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by ______. a) 2027 b) 2030 c) 2022 d) 2025 e) 2021 ➢ In a meeting with the 15th Finance Commission, the Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, highlighted that the government aims at gradually increasing the public health expenditure to 2.5 per cent of the nation's GDP by the year 2025. Question. Which among the following company has appointed Ashwini Kumar Tewari as its MD & CEO? a) ICICI Prudential b) HDFC AMC c) SBI Cards d) Punjab National Bank e) Bajaj Holdings Question. On whose name did the Rajya Sabha secretariat recently launched a Financial Assistance scheme for Group C Employees ? a) Sushma Swaraj b) Manohar Parrikar c) Ananth Kumar d) Arun Jaitley e) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Economy News ➢ As per the research report of India Ratings and Research, Centre’s fiscal deficit is estimated to increase to 7.6% in FY21 ➢ Targeted at 3.5 percent in 2020-21 ➢ The report projects India’s Gross Domestic Product(GDP) to contract by 5.3% in FY21. ➢ Ind-Ra is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Fitch Group. ➢ HQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra ➢ MD & CEO: Rohit karan Sawhney Economy ➢ Moody: - 3.1 % ➢ India Ratings & Research: -5.3 % ➢ ICRA: - 9.5 % ➢ Goldman Sachs: -5 % ➢ ADB: -4 % ➢ UN: 1.2 % ➢ World Bank: - 3.2 % ➢ IMF: -4.5 % ➢ CII: -0.9% and 1.5% ➢ UBS Group: -0.4 % ➢ Nomura: -5.2% ➢ Standard & Poor’s: - 5 % ➢ SBI: -6.8% ➢ Fitch: -5% ➢ Barclays : 0% ➢ RBI: - 1.5% National News ➢ Mobile Application of Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) was virtually launched by Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs from New Delhi ➢ In order to bring paper-less Microcredit facility for street vendors at their doorsteps and also to give impetus to the implementation strategy of the Scheme. ➢ The vendors can avail a working capital loan of upto Rs 10,000 National News ▪ Madhya Pradesh has emerged on top in implementing the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi-PM SwaNidhi scheme. ▪ The scheme is valid until March 2022 and will provide total liquidity of Rs 5,000 crore ▪ Loan will be repayable in monthly instalments in the tenure of one year ▪ On timely repayment of the amount, beneficiaries will be able to get working capital of maximum 20 thousand Rupees in the next year. ▪ On timely/early repayment of the loan, interest subsidy at 7 % per annum will be provided National News ▪ Union Environment and Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar hailed the KURMA mobile application as a unique tool for tracking and reporting Indian turtles. ▪ It was launched on 23rd May 2020 on the occasion of World Turtle Day. ▪ The citizen science initiative aims at conservation of turtles and tortoises. ▪ Developed by the Indian Turtle Conservation Action Network (ITCAN) in collaboration with the Turtle Survival Alliance-India and Wildlife Conservation Society-India. National News ➢ Indian Navy Conducts Drills In The Andaman Nicobar Islands To Be Battle-Ready ▪ In a subtle message to China, Indian Navy conducted drill near the Andaman & Nicobar Islands with several warships, destroyers, frigates and submarines taking part in the exercise. ▪ This exercise was led by eastern naval fleet Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan. ➢ Admiral Karambir Singh – 24th Chief of Naval Staff ➢ Lieutenant Governor– Devendra Kumar Joshi National News ➢ India Business Council will host the 2020 India Ideas Summit on July 22nd. ➢ The Summit convenes business and government leaders for discussions on the future of the U.S.-India Partnership and the trends shaping globalization, trade and investment, and the future of work in the COVID-era and beyond. ▪ The Summit will feature a high-powered line up of both public and private sector speakers. ▪ Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will deliver the keynote addresses. ▪ External Affairs minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will address the summit. National News ➢ The 11-day campaign by the Income Tax Dept will focus on taxpayers who are either non-filers or have discrepancies in their returns for the FY 2018-19. ▪ It aims to facilitate taxpayers to online validate their transaction information available with IT Dept. ▪ Union Budget 2019 has introduced Section 194N for deduction of tax at source (TDS) on cash withdrawals exceeding Rs 1 crore to discourage cash payments. ▪ CBDT Chairman Pramod Chandra Mody Question. Which state Police has launched ‘CybHER’, Virtual Awareness Campaign to Tackle Cyber Crime against Women & Children? a) Karnataka b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamil Nadu d) Kerala e) Telangana ▪ Telangana Director-General of Police, Mahender Reddy has launched an online cyber awareness campaign “CybHER”- Making cyberspace safe for Women and Children. Question. Reserve Bank of India has approved the reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as the MD & CEO of _______ till September 22, 2021. a) Yes Bank b) City Union Bank c) Karur Vyas Bank d) Federal Bank e) Axis Bank ▪ Srinivasan’s term as MD & CEO of the bank was to end on September 23, 2020. ▪ Kerala-based private sector lender, Federal Bank Question. Who has won the Austrian Grand Prix 2020. a) Lewis Hamilton b) Carlos Sainz Jr. c) Valtteri Bottas d) Charles Leclerc e) McLaren’s Lando ➢ This was the first race of 2020 Formula One season and was held on 5th July 2020. ▪ Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) ▪ Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari while McLaren’s Lando Norris came third. Question. 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