DAILY GK: 9,10 APRIL 2010
1. 92%
OF TARGET ACHIEVED IN 1ST PHASE OF PMAY-G
• The
Ministry of Rural Development has stated that 92% of targets have been
completed in the 1st Phase of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G)
scheme i.e from 2016-17 to 2018-19.
• A Target
of 1 Crore houses was set for completion in the 1st phase of the Scheme (from
2016-17 to 2018-19).
• The
minimum size of a house under the scheme is 25 Square metre (increased from 20
Sq. Mt)
2.TRIBAL
HEALTH COLLABORATIVE – ‘ANAMAYA’
• Dr Harsh
Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare along with Arjun Munda,
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs virtually launched ‘Anamaya’, the Tribal
Health Collaborative.
• Piramal
Foundation & Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
3.MARITIME
EXERCISE ‘LA PEROUSE’ HELD IN INDIAN OCEAN
• Navies
of India & Three other QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) Countries
namely US, Japan and Australia participated in the Multilateral French Maritime
Exercise ‘La Perouse’.
• The
Exercise took place in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region and was led by the
French Navy.
4.
MEETING OF BRICS FM & CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS
• India
hosted a 2021 Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
virtually from New Delhi.
• Smt.
Nirmala Sitharaman and Shaktikanta Das Chaired this meeting.
• India
held the Chairmanship of BRICS for 2021 under the theme “BRICS@15: Intra BRICS
Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus “and also hosted the
13th BRICS Summit 2021.
• BRICS is
celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2021.
5.
FIRST FULLY ELECTRIFIED INDIAN RAILWAYS ZONE
• The
electrification of the West Central Railways(WCR) was completed and WCR became
the first fully electrified Indian railway zone.
• WCR
became the 1st of the 18 railway zones to achieve 100% electrification.
• The
government ensures that the entire rail network will be fully electrified by
December 2023 and the entire rail network will run on renewable energy by 2030.
6.INDIA’S
MILITARY FARMS CLOSED AFTER 132 YEARS OF SERVICE
• India’s
Military farms that supplied hygienic cow milk to the armed forces continuously
for the last 132 years with 25,000 MT of hay yearly was formally closed in
April 2021.
• This has
been recommended for years, as they can enhance combat capability and rebalance
defence expenditure of the armed forces.
• This is
also caused by the open market milk procurement & corruption in the farms.
• The 1st
military farm was set-up under British-India, on February 1, 1889 at Allahabad.
7.RBI
EXTENDED RTGS AND NEFT MONEY TRANSFER FACILITIES
• RBI
extended the membership of Centralised Payment Systems (CPSs) facilities such
as National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real-Time Gross Settlement
(RTGS) to non-bank payment system operators.
• Until
now, only banks were allowed to use RTGS and NEFT payments facilities.
• RBI
HAS DOUBLED THE PAYMENTS BANK’S DEPOSIT LIMIT TO RS. 2 LAKHS
• RBI
increased the existing maximum end of day balance (limit of funds that the
account holders can keep until the end of the day) per customer of payment
banks from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh to support MSMEs, unorganised entities, other
small businesses and to improve the interoperability of Prepaid Payment
Instruments (PPIs) to full-KYC (Know Your Customer).
• RBI
HAS INCREASED THE PSL LOAN LIMITS
• RBI has
enhanced the loan limits under Priority Sector Lending(PSL) for banks’ lending
against Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (NWRs) / electronic Negotiable Warehouse
Receipts (eNWRs) from 50 lakhs to 75 lakhs per borrower.
• RBI has
mandated all scheduled commercial banks and foreign banks to set aside 40% of
their Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANDC) for lending to these sectors.
• Regional
rural banks, co-operative banks and small finance banks have to allocate 75% of
ANDC to PSL.
8.OUHOUMOUDOU
MAHAMADOU APPOINTED AS NEW PM OF NIGER
• Newly
elected President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, appointed Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou,
former Minister & the Chief of Staff of former President Mahamadou Issoufou
as the New PM of his Cabinet.
• Niger is
a land-locked country in West Africa, named after one of Africa’s longest
rivers, ‘Niger River’.
9.400TH
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF GURU TEGH BAHADUR JI
• PM
Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the High-Level Committee to commemorate
the 400th Birth Anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur through video conferencing.
• The High
Level Committee was constituted by the Centre on 24th October last year, to
approve policies, plans and programs related to the commemoration of the birth
anniversary.
• It has
70 members including the Prime Minister as Chairman.
10.
INDIA CONTRIBUTES USD 500,000 TO UN COUNTER-TERRORISM FUND
• T.S.
Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Secretary to the United Nations (UN) stated that
India has contributed an additional USD 500, 000 (~ INR 3.7 Crores) to the
United Nations Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism. With this, India’s total
contribution to the UN Counter-Terrorism fund stands at around USD 1.05
Million.
• The UN
Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism was established by the Secretary-General in
2009 under DPA (Department of Political Affairs).
11.
MUKTIJODDHA SCHOLARSHIP TO 2000 BANGLADESHI STUDENTS
• The
Government of India announced scholarships to 2000 Bangladeshi students, the
direct descendants of Muktijoddha or Liberation War-fighters of Bangladesh
under the new Muktijoddha Scholarship scheme.
12.
ARWU RANKING 2020
• According
to the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020 (ARWU 2020 also known as
Shanghai Ranking) released by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, the Indian
Institute of Science (IISc Bangalore) was ranked as the best Higher Education
Institute in India, while Calcutta University was ranked as the best University
in India.
• At the
Global Level, Harvard University (USA) was ranked as the Best University
followed by Stanford University (USA) & the University of Cambridge (United
Kingdom).
13.
HIGHEST CONTRIBUTION THROUGH SMALL SAVINGS SCHEMES
• National
Savings Institute under the Ministry of Finance, announced West Bengal as the
largest contributor to the Small Savings Schemes with Rs. 90,000 crore
contribution during 2017-18.
• Over the
years, West Bengal is the highest contributor to the schemes, with 12-15% of
India’s total contribution.
• It is
followed by Uttar Pradesh, with a gross collection of Rs 69,660.70 in 2017-18.
• Small
Savings Schemes are Central govt. Schemes, where funds are collected through
the National Small Savings Fund (NSSF) providing a Higher rate of Interest
& Tax benefits.
14.1ST
INDIAN WOMAN SAILOR TO QUALIFY FOR OLYMPICS
• Nethra
Kumanan became the 1st Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics under
the laser radial category.
• She will
be the 10th Indian to qualify for a sailing event in the Olympics.
• She
secured the place through her performance at the Mussanah Open Championship, a
qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
