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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. Name the winner of Styrian Grand Prix 2020 ? a) Lando Norris b) Lewis Hamilton c) Valtteri Bottas d) Max Verstappen e) Sebastian Vettel ▪ Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Styrian Grand Prix 2020, held on 12 July 2020 in Spielberg, Austria. ▪ Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland): Austrian Grand Prix 2020. Sports News ▪ Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes’ – Great Britain) won the 2020 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix ▪ This is his straight second win of the season. ▪ Hungarian Grand Prix 2020 was the third race of the 2020 Formula One World Championship. ▪ Max Verstappen (Dutch-Red Bull) was second, followed by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes- Finland) at third spot Question. Roshni Nadar Malhotra has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the IT services company______. a) HCL Technologies b) Infosys c) Wipro d) Tech Mahendra e) QUALCOMM India ▪ After her father Shiv Nadar, expressed his desire to step down from the position of the Chairman. ▪ Shiv Nadar would continue as managing director and hold the designation of Chief Strategy Officer. Question. What is the rank of India in the 2020 Global Manufacturing Risk Index, issued by US-based property consultant Cushman & Wakefield a) Third b) Fifth c) Ninth d) Second e) Seventh ➢ Most-suitable locations for global manufacturing in terms of cost competitiveness and operating conditions. ▪ China and the United States retain the top two positions respectively in MRI 2020 State in News ➢ Jammu and Kashmir administration announced a life insurance cover of Rs 25 lakh each to all elected members of Panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) of the union territory in case of death due to a terror-related incident. ▪ Lieutenant Governor: GC Murmu. State in News ▪ Andhra Pradesh government has announced Andhra Pradesh Renewable Energy Export Policy, 2020, for export of energy to other states. ▪ Under this policy, the state government shall set up Renewable Energy Power Projects of 120 gigawatts (GWs) in the state. 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