DAILY GK: 24 APRIL 2021
1.PBOC
REPORT DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH
• According
to a report by People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s Central Bank, India’s
Demographic Advantage (% of Younger Population) will overtake China’s
Demographic Advantage by 2035.
• The
reason for the fall in China’s Demographic Advantage is due to its strict Birth
policies, which has created the problems of ageing population and a declining
work-force.
• India
has one of the youngest populations in an ageing world.
• Around
90% of its population are under the age of 60, out of which ~ 35% is under 19
years old.
2.ASIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2021
• The
Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2021 took place in Boao, South
China’s Hainan Province.
• Theme
– A World in Change : Join Hands to Strengthen Global Governance and Advance
Belt and Road Cooperation.
• Participants
– Around 2500 participants from 60 countries participated in the event.
• Asian
Leaders such as Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea, Joko Widodo, President
of Indonesia, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka & Sheikh Hasina,
Prime Minister of Bangladesh virtually participated in the meeting.
• Report
released – During the meeting,an annual report on Asian Economy was released.
• Boao
Forum for Asia (BFA) is a Non-Profit Organisation formed in 2001.
• It
was initiated by 25 Asian countries & Australia (increased to 28 in 2006).
• India
is also a member of BFA.
3.NDB
ISSUED USD 1.5 BILLION BENCHMARK BOND
• New
Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South
Africa) issued a USD 1.5 billion benchmark bond with 5 years of maturity.
• This
is the 3rd USD benchmark bond offering of NDB in the international markets.
• Purpose:
NDB will use the total earnings of the Bond for financing sustainable
development activities and to provide COVID-19 Emergency Program Loans to the
member countries (BRICS).
4.WORLD’S
1ST QR ON CARD PROGRAM TO SUPPORT SMES
• The
Mastercard and Bank of Baroda Financial Solutions (BFSL), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Bank of Baroda came together to launch World’s 1st QR on Card
Program, ‘ConQR’ – a Mastercard QR on Card solution to simplify digital
payments of Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
5.RBI
CANCELLED THE LICENCE OF BHAGYODAYA FRIENDS UCB
• The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the license of Bhagyodaya Friends
Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Maharashtra in April 2021, as the bank doesn’t
have adequate capital to fund its depositors in full and as it did not comply
with the various provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
• Restriction:
After the license has been cancelled, the bank is prohibited from acceptance of
deposits and repayment of deposits.
• Paying
the depositors (as per the provisions of the DICGC Act, 1961)
6.NELSON
MANDELA WORLD HUMANITARIAN AWARD 2021
• Rumana
Sinha Sehgal, Software engineer turned entrepreneur from Hyderabad, Telangana,
won the Nelson Mandela World Humanitarian Award 2021 by the Diplomatic Mission
Global Peace.
• She
was virtually awarded for her contribution to the field of developing innovative
and functional green products by recycling varied materials and non
biodegradable materials.
7.FIRST
INDIAN WOMAN TO SCALE MT ANNAPURNA
• A
28-year-old Priyanka Mohite from Maharashtra becomes the first Indian woman to
scale Mt Annapurna(8,091 metres), the 10th highest mountain peak in the world.
• She
also climbed the world’s highest peak Mount Everest (8,849 metres) in 2013,
Mount Lhotse (8,516 metres) in 2018, Mount Makalu (8,485 metres) and also Mount
Kilimanjaro (5,895 metres) in 2016.
• Annapurna
is a massif in the Himalayas located in Nepal.
8.1ST
WOMAN CHAIRPERSON OF NASSCOM
• Accenture
India’s Chairperson and Senior Managing Director Rekha Menon has been appointed
as the Chairman of IT industrial body ,National Association of Software and
Services Companies(NASSCOM) for 2021-22.
• Krishnan
Ramanujan,President and Head of Business & Technology Services,
• Tata
Consultancy Services(TCS) has been appointed as the Vice Chairperson for
2021-22.
9.PART-TIME
CHAIRMAN OF HDFC BANK
• As
per the information received from HDFC bank , the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)
has approved the appointment of Atanu Chakraborty as the part-time Chairman of
the bank.
• He
has been appointed for a period of 3 years with effect from May 5 ,2021 or the
date of his taking charge ,whichever is later.
10.ROSCOSMOS
TO LAUNCH ITS OWN SPACE STATION BY 2025
• Roscosmos,
the Space Agency of Russia is set to launch its own Space Station in 2025.
• Roscosmos’s
work on the first module of the new space station is in progress.
• The
space module is being assembled by the Energia corporation with the cost
estimation of 5 billion USD.
• This
is associated with Moscow’s consideration of withdrawing from the International
Space Station(ISS)programme as its agreement with the international partners
expires in 2024.
11.1ST
SET OF LIGHT BULLETPROOF VEHICLES TO IAF
• Hinduja
Group owned Ashok Leyland delivered the first batch of Light BulletProof
Vehicles (LBPV) to the Indian Air Force (IAF).
• The
LBPVs have been developed using ‘Transfer of Technology’ from Lockheed Martin
to Ashok Leyland.
12.WORLD
BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY 2021
• World
Book and Copyright Day is annually observed across the globe on 23rd April to
promote the benefits of reading, publishing and copyright.
• The
annual observance of the world book and copyright day is organised by the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
13. ‘COVID EMERGENCY LOAN SCHEME’
• Haryana
Government has launched the ‘Haryana COVID Emergency Loan Scheme’ for new and
old entrepreneurs supplying medicines, oxygen and other medical facilities to
COVID-19 patients in the state.
• It
has allocated a fund of INR 500 Crore for this purpose.
• The
interest on the loan taken by the bank will be borne by the State government
for one year.
• The
Haryana government also approved the ‘HARIHAR’ (Homeless Abandoned and
Surrendered Children Rehabilitation Initiative Haryana) policy.
