Today’s TNA ➢ Download PDF from Description Box 1. MCQs Revision: 12 Question 2. Static GK : 5 Questions 3. BANKING & FINANCE 4. Appointments 5. State in News 6. National News 7. International News 8. Science & Tech 9. SBI PO Special: Muni Bond 10. GDP List Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News

▪ Canada returning Devi Annapurna idol stolen 100 years ago from Kashi

▪ 18th-century idol of Goddess Annapurna was reportedly housed in Canada’s MacKenzie Art Gallery all these years. It was handed over to Ajay Bisaria, ’s high commissioner to Ottawa Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Financial News

▪ Asian Development Bank and the Government of India have signed a USD 132.8 million loan agreement for Meghalaya Power Distribution Sector Improvement Project.

▪ The project aims to strengthen and modernize the distribution network and improve the quality of power supplied to households, industries, and businesses in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. List of Loan approved by ADB 2020

▪ $300 mn (₹2,200 crore) loan to finance inclusive water supply & sanitation infrastructure and services in secondary towns of Rajasthan ▪ 270 Mn (about Rs 1,988 crore) loan for the construction of water supply and integrated storm water and sewage management infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh ▪ $50mn loan to improve operational efficiencies and resource planning and management in West Bengal ▪ USD 132.8 million loan agreement for Meghalaya Power Distribution Sector Improvement Project. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live What is the theme of the World Aids Day 2020 by UNO ? a) On the fast track to end AIDS epidemic b) Communities make the difference c) Ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic: Resilience and Impact d) Global solidarity, resilient HIV services: WHO e) Global solidarity, shared responsibility: UN Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live International News

➢ US Air Quality Index: US Environmental Protection Agency to give people an idea of whether it’s safe to breathe the air.

▪ Lahore, the cultural capital , has been ranked as the world’s most polluted city, according to air pollution data released by the US Air Quality Index (AQI) on 30 November 2020. ▪ Lahore reported a particulate matter (PM) rating of 423. ▪ New stood second with a PM of 229, while Nepal’s capital Kathmandu ranked the third with a PM of 178. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live International News: Appointment

▪ Footwear major Bata Shoe Organization has appointed Sandeep Kataria as the new global Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

▪ Kataria is the first Indian to be appointed to the global role of Bata (Headquarter-Lausanne, Switzerland).

▪ He takes over from Alexis Nasard, who has stepped down after almost five years in the role. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live International News: Appointment

▪ Oscar and Grammy-winning Indian composer AR Rahman has been roped in as ambassador of the (BAFTA) British Academy Film Awards Breakthrough initiative in India.

▪ In 2020, BAFTA will identify and support up to five exceptional talents working in film, games or television in India.

▪ Programme to support new talent, coming up in the film, games and television industries in the UK, China, India and the US and gives them access to unique career development and mentoring opportunities. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News: Appointment

▪ Government of India has appointed Varsha Joshi as the interim Chairperson of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), (NDDB Headquarter: Anand, Gujarat).

▪ Her appointment will be effective from December 1, 2020.

▪ She replaces incumbent Dilip Rath, whose tenure as Chairman of NDDB ended on November 30, 2020. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Financial News

▪ Revenue from Goods and Services Tax (GST) stood at over ₹1.04 lakh crore in November as against ₹1.05 lakh crore collected in the October month.

▪ This is the second straight month in the current fiscal when GST revenue has topped ₹1 lakh crore.

▪ The collection in November 2020 is 1.4 per cent higher than in November 2019 when the GST mop-up was ₹1,03,491 crore.

▪ October 2020: ₹ 1,05,155crore ▪ September 2020: ₹ 95,480 crore ▪ August 2020: ₹ 86,449 crore Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Financial News

▪ S&P growth forecast of negative 9 per cent in fiscal 2020-2021 and 10 per cent in fiscal 2021-2022.

▪ S&P, in its report on Asia Pacific, projected the Indian economy to grow at 10 per cent in the next fiscal (FY21). Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live GDP Projection Complete List

Organization 2020-21 Fitch (-)10.5% HDFC Bank (-)7.5% (Update 24 JULY) RBI forecasted (-)9.5%(Update-9 Oct) Moody (-)8.9%(Update-14 Nov) Asian Development Bank (ADB) (-)9%(Update-15 Sept) World Bank (-)9.6%(Update-6 Oct) World Economic Outlook released by (-)10.3% (Update-13 Oct) IMF FICCI (-)4.5% Organisation for Economic Co- (-)9.9% operation and Development DBS Bank (-)6% (Update 22 July) Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live GDP Projection Complete List

Goldman Sachs (-)10.3% (Update 18 Nov) CRISIL (-)9%(Update 11 Sep) UN (United Nation) 1.2% between (-)0.9 per cent and 1.5 Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) per cent India Ratings & Research (-)11.8% (Update-8 Sep) Economy Survey 2-3% National Council of Applied Economic (-)12.6%(Update-26 Sept) Research (NCAER) Standard & Poor’s (S&P) (-)9% Update-30 Nov) ICRA (-)11% (Update-29 Sept) State Bank of India (SBI) (-)10% (Update-20 August) UBC (Updated 23 March 2020) 4% CARE Ratings (-)8% (Update-14 sept) Normura -6.1% (Update-20 July) UBS -10.5% Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News

▪ First Child-friendly Police Station Launched in Maharashtra’s Pune

▪ The mandate for this arisen out of Juvenile Justice Act 2015, outlines the steps to be taken for the protection of rights of children in need of care & protection.

▪ Objectives of the 'child-friendly police station' include creating a set-up on the police premises that promises to provide a curative and preventive approach at rehabilitating children in need. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News

▪ State Bank of India (SBI), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and JCB International have announced the launch of ‘SBI RuPay JCB Platinum Contactless Debit Card’.

▪ This Card has been launched on the RuPay network by SBI in association with JCB.

▪ Customers can perform contact & contactless payments with this. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Books and Author

▪ A booklet titled ‘PM Modi and his Government’s special relationship with Sikhs’ was released on 30 November 2020, on the occasion of birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. ▪ The booklet was jointly inaugurated by the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar and Union Minister for Civil Aviation and Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri. ▪ It has been produced by Bureau of Outreach Communication under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and is released in three languages Hindi, Punjabi and English. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Books and Author

▪ Entrepreneur Hari Khemka’s autobiography ‘On the Move: My Journey as a Relentless Entrepreneur’ traces his journey from a 19-year-old novice businessman to the owner of ‘CP Plus’, the youngest brand to be counted among the top four surveillance brands in the world and among the top two brands in Asia.

▪ The book, published by Harper Collins India Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live International News

▪ First coal-based power plant of Arab Gulf country is being developed in Saih Shuaib, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

▪ The 2,400MW Hassyan clean coal power station will be built at an estimated cost of $ 3.4 billion. The project will comprise four units of 600MW each, which are expected to start operations in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively.

▪ Capital: Abu Dhabi ▪ Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham ▪ President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live International News

▪ Singapore Becomes First Country to Approve Sales of Lab-Created Meat

▪ Eat Just Inc., a maker of meat & egg substitutes, is approved to sell its laboratory-created chicken in Singapore, which becomes the first government to allow the sale of cultured meat.

▪ It is created from animal cells without the slaughter of any chickens. Bonds and Debentures

L&T Finance Ltd L&T Finance Ltd

Name of Investor: Monu Sharma Name of Investor: Sonu Sharma

Type : Fixed Rate Type : Non-Convertible

Face Value: 5 Lakh Face Value: 5 Lakh Term: 1 Year Rate: 8.5 % Term: 1 Year

• Debt instrument is backed by Rate: 9.75 % the property of L&T, situated in sector 3 Anand Vihar New Delhi Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News

▪ Rs 200 cr Lucknow Municipal Corporation Bonds list successfully on the BSE

▪ The bond issue proceeds will be used for infrastructure projects in Lucknow.

▪ The total issue of Rs 100 crore (including green shoe option of up to Rs 100 crore) attracted considerable investor interest and received bids totalling to Rs 450 crore.

▪ It closed at a coupon rate of 8.5 percent for a 10-year bond Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live SBI Special

▪ A municipal bond or muni bond is a debt instrument issued by municipal corporations or associated bodies in India.

▪ Such bonds come with a maturity period of three years, whereby municipal corporations provide returns on these bonds either from property and professional tax collected or from revenues generated from specific projects or both.

➢ Types of Municipal Bonds in India

1. General Obligation Bonds 2. Revenue Bonds Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live

Static GK 5 Question Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Q.1 Suryadhar lake is situated in which state ? a) Jammu and Kashmir b) Madhya Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Uttarakhand e) Kerala Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Q.2 Ranakpur Jain temple” is located in which part of India? a) Tamil Nadu b) Maharashtra c) Chandigarh d) Rajasthan e) None of these Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Q.3 The “Eisenhower Trophy” is associated with which sports? a) Golf b) Lawn Tennis c) Hockey d) Car Racing e) Tennis

2022 Paris, France Singapore Canceled due 2020 originally to COVID-19 Hong Kong pandemic Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Q.4 Which Indian prime minister is also known as the “Man of Peace” ?

A) B) Narendra Modi C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Lal Bahadur Shastri E) Rajiv Gandhi

• Slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Q.5 In which state is the “Guru Shikhar Peak” located? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Chandigarh d) Rajasthan e) Punjab

▪ Guru Shikhar, a peak in the Arbuda Mountains of Rajasthan, is the highest point of the Aravalli Range. It rises to an elevation of 1,722 metres. ▪ It is 15 km from Mount Abu and a road from there leads almost to the top of the mountain