DAILY GK: 14 , 15 JAN 2022
1.
RBI RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT OF OMBUDSMAN SCHEMES, 2020-21
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The Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) released the Annual Report of the Ombudsman Schemes for
2020-21, which has been prepared for the 9-month period, i.e., July 1,
2020, to March 31, 2021, in alignment with the change in the Financial Year of
RBI from ‘July – June’ to ‘April – March’ with effect from July 1, 2020.
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The
Annual Report covers the activities under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006
(BOS), the Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies, 2018 (OSNBFC)
and the Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019 (OSDT)
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The
volume of complaints received under all the 3 Ombudsman Schemes increased by
22.27 percent on an annualized basis and stood at 3,03,107.
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BOS: The
complaints received at BOS from July 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, stood at
2,73,204 as compared to 3,08,630 complaints from July 2019 to June 2020.
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Issues related to ATM (Automated Teller Machine)/ debit cards, mobile/ electronic
banking, credit cards, failure to meet commitments, and non-observance of fair
practices code were the top-five grounds of complaints received at the Office
of Banking Ombudsman (OBO) during July 2020-March 2021.
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RB-IOS: In
November 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Reserve Bank – Integrated
Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS) to integrate and replace the current 3 ombudsman
schemes (BOS, OS-NBFC, and OSDT).
2.
FORMER WEST INDIES CRICKETER CLIVE LLOYD RECEIVES KNIGHTHOOD
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The
Former West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd received Knighthood from Prince William,
the Duke of Cambridge at Windsor Castle, for his services towards the game of
cricket.
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During
his captaincy, Cricket West Indies (CWI) holds the record of 27 Test matches
without defeat – which included 11 wins in a row.
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Eoin Morgan awarded with CBE: On the same day, England’s world cup-winning captain
Eoin Morgan was awarded with CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
by Prince William for his services towards the game of cricket.
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The
CBE is the highest-ranking Order of the British Empire award, followed by OBE
(Officer of the Order of the British Empire) and then MBE (Member of the Order
of the British Empire).
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Knighthood: A
knighthood is a title that is given to a man by a British king or queen for his
achievements or his service to his country.
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A man
who has been given a knighthood can put ‘Sir’ in front of his name instead of ‘
Mr’.
3.
S SOMANATH APPOINTED AS NEW ISRO CHAIRMAN
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The
Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of rocket
scientist S Somanath as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) and The Space Secretary, Department of Space (DoS).
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He
will succeed K Sivan, who is set to retire on 14th January 2022.
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Mr
Somanath, will be the 10th Chairman of ISRO.
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Mr
Somanath, the senior space scientist is also taking part in the Gaganyaan –
India’s 1st Human spaceflight mission.
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Mr
Somanath, is currently the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) since 2018
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ISRO Established –
1969,Founder & 1st
Chairman – Dr. Vikram Sarabhai (also known as the ‘Father of Indian Space
Program’).
4.
TASNIM MIR BECOMES THE WORLD NO 1 IN BADMINTON U-19 GIRLS
SINGLES
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Tasnim
Mir became the first Indian to grab World no 1 in Under-19 (U-19) Girls Singles
category with 10,810 points in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF)
Junior rankings.
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She is
followed by Mariia Golubeva from Russia and Lucia Rodriguez from Spain.
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In
2021, she won 3 Junior International Tournaments held in Bulgaria, France and
Belgium, which helped her climb up for No.1 position.
