DAILY GK 14 SEPT 2024
1. JAN SUNWAI PORTAL TO RESOLVE
EXPORTERS ISSUE
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Union Minister for Commerce and Industry
Piyush Goyal, launched the ‘Jan Sunwai portal’, which is an online platform of the Department of commerce,
designed to streamline communication
between stakeholders and authorities.
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Another Portal also launched along with
this by Export Trade Guarantee
Corporation (ECGC), This portal will allow MSME sectors to avail 90% insurance cover for credit limit up to Rs 80
crore.
2. UPI USERS CAN NOW SEND 5 LAKH FOR
SOME TRANSACTIONS
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The
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has increased the
transaction limits for tax payments using UPI (Unified Payment Interface), by
allowing people to send 5 lakh in a single transaction.
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Acquiring entities must ensure that the classification of their merchants within
MCC-9311 strictly adheres to the tax payments only.
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Earlier,
the transaction limit for UPI was Rs 1 lakh except for
certain categories of payments which have higher transaction limits.
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The
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an initiative taken by the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) and Indian Bank’s
Association (IBA) to operate the retail payments and settlement systems in
India.
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This organization was founded in the year 2008 under the Payment and Settlement Systems
Act, 2007.
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Unified
Payments Interface (UPI) is a system that powers multiple
bank accounts into a single mobile application (of any participating bank),
merging several banking features, seamless fund routing & merchant payments
into one hood.
3. INDIA’S FOREIGN KITTY JUMPS TO FRESH
TIME HIGH AT 689.24BN
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced
that India’s forex reserves jumped USD 5.248 billion to a new all-time high of
USD 689.235 billion till 6th September, 2024.
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Forex
reserves or foreign exchange reserves are assets that are held
by a nation’s central bank or monetary authority.
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It is generally held in reserve currencies, usually the US Dollar and to a lesser
degree the Euro, Japanese Yen, and Pound Sterling.
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They
are used to back liabilities on their own issued
currency, support the exchange rate and set monetary policy.
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If
the value of the Rupee decreases due to an increase in the demand of the
foreign currency, then RBI sells the dollar in the Indian
money market so that depreciation of the Indian currency can be checked.
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Components
of India’s foreign exchange reserves :
Ø Foreign currency assets (FCAs) These
are maintained in currencies like the US dollar, euro, pound sterling,
Australian dollar and Japanese yen.
Ø Gold
Ø SDR (Special Drawing Rights): This is
the reserve currency with the IMF. (The SDR is an international reserve asset. The
SDR is not a currency, but its value is based on a basket of five currencies
like the US dollar, the euro, the Chinese renminbi, the Japanese yen, and the
British pound sterling.)
Ø RTP (Reserve Tranche Position): This
is the reserve capital with the IMF. (Each member of the IMF
is assigned a quota (membership fee). A country’s Reserve Tranche Position
(RTP) is the difference between the IMF’s holdings of that country’s currency
and the country’s IMF-designated quota.)
4.
AYUSHMAN BHARAT HEALTH
COVERAGE TO ALL SENIOR CITIZENS AGED 70 AND ABOVE
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In a significant step towards enhancing
healthcare access for the elderly, the Union Cabinet has approved the
expansion of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
(AB-PMJAY) to cover all senior citizens aged 70
years or above.
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This move is set to benefit
approximately 45 million families, encompassing
around 60 million senior citizens, providing them
with free health insurance coverage of Rs5 lakh on a
family basis.
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This initiative will be implemented with a
budgetary outlay of Rs3,437 crore.
5. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLEAN AIR FOR
BLUE SKIES 2024 – SEPTEMBER 7
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The United Nations (UN’s) International
Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is annually observed across the
world on 7 September to raise awareness about the
importance of clean air for a sustainable future.
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The
2024 theme of International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is,
“Invest in #CleanAirNow.”
6. WORLD PHYSIOTHERAPY DAY
2024 – SEPTEMBER 8
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World Physiotherapy Day (WPTD) also
known as World Physical Therapy Day is
annually observed across the globe on September 8
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The theme of World Physical Therapy Day 2024
is “Low Back Pain and the Role of Physiotherapy in its Management
and Prevention”.
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World Physiotherapy is a global body representing over 600,000
physiotherapists from member organisations in 128 countries/territories.
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Headquarters – London, United Kingdom (UK)
7.
UNGA DECLARES JULY 6 AS ‘WORLD RURAL DEVELOPMENT DAY’
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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
at its 78th session, unanimously adopted a draft resolution (A/78/L.84/Rev.2)
in September 2024, proclaiming 6th July of
every year as “World Rural Development Day” (WRDD).
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The first-ever United
Nations (UN’s) World Rural Development Day will be observed on 6
July, 2025.
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The resolution was initiated by Bangladesh and
supported by a core group of countries comprising India, Nepal, Peru, the
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, etc.
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United Nations General Assembly (UNGA):President– Dennis Francis
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Headquarters– New York, the United States of America (USA)
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Established– 1945
8. WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY 2024 –
SEPTEMBER 10
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World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is
annually observed across the globe on September 10 to
spread awareness about suicide prevention, reduce stigma and help people.
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The triennial theme for World Suicide Prevention Day for
the term 2024-2026 is ‘Changing the
Narrative on Suicide’ with the call to action ‘Start
the Conversation’.
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The International Association for Suicide Prevention
(IASP):Headquarters – Washington
9. HINDI DIWAS -14 SEPTEMBER
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Hindi Diwas, observed annually on
September 14th, stands as a testament to India’s rich linguistic diversity and
cultural heritage.
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This day marks the adoption of Hindi as an official language of the Indian
federal government, a decision made by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
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Article
343 (1) of the Constitution
explicitly states that “the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script.
