DAILY GK 24 APRIL 2019
1. THE
AUTHORISED CAPITAL OF ALLAHABAD BANK RAISED TO RS. 8000 CRORE BY THE GOVERNMENT
✔The
central government has increased the authorized capital of state-owned
Allahabad Bank from Rs. 3,000 crore to Rs. 8,000 crore after consultation with
the Reserve Bank of India.
✔This
move by the central government has enabled Allahabad bank to raise further fund
up to a maximum ceiling of Rs. 8,000 crore.
2. DEPOSITS
IN JAN DHAN ACCOUNTS ARE SET TO CROSS RS 1 LAKH CRORE MARK
✔The
total deposits in Jan Dhan Account are set to cross Rs 1 lakh crore soon. The
scheme was launched on 28th August 2014 by the Modi-government with an aim to
provide universal access to banking facilities to all households.
✔The
total balance in the Jan Dhan accounts was at Rs 97,665.66 and the total number
of Jan Dhan accounts crossed 35.39 crores. Also, more than 27.89 crores account
holders have been issued the Rupay debit cards.
✔Recently,
the government increased the accident insurance cover to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1
lakh for new accounts opened after 28th August 2018 and the overdraft limit was
also doubled to Rs 10,000.
3. STANFORD
STUDY REVEALED THAT GLOBAL WARMING SHRANK INDIAN ECONOMY BY 31 PERCENT
✔Stanford
study shows how earth’s temperature changes have increased inequalities which
resulted in the shrinking of the Indian economy by 31 percent due to global
warming. The study published in the journal titled ‘Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences’.
✔The
study revealed that since the 1960s the concentrations of greenhouse gases have
increased in earth’s atmosphere which has benefited cooler countries like
Norway and Sweden and harmed economic growth of warmer countries like India and
Nigeria.
4. SWACCHTA
PAKHWADA AWARDS 2019 AWARDED TO ALL INDIA RADIO, PUBLICATION DIVISION &
CHILDREN’S FILM SOCIETY OF INDIA
✔Three
organizations All India Radio, Publication Division and Children’s Film Society
of India conferred Swacchta Pakhwada Award 2019. The award was given by Amit
Khare, Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
✔The
award was received by Director General of All India Radio F. Sheheryar and
Director General (News) Ms. Ira Joshi on behalf of All India Radio.
5. RATING
AGENCY ICRA PROJECTS 7-7.5 GW SOLAR POWER CAPACITY ADDITION IN 2019-20
✔Rating agency ICRA has
estimated 7-7.5 GW solar power capacity addition in 2019-20, which includes 1
GW of rooftop solar based on tendering and awards of projects in the last 12-15
months.
✔By
contrast, solar capacity addition is estimated to have remained subdued at
around 6 GW to 6.5 GW 2018-19 due to weak trend in award of solar projects in
the year 2017.
