DAILY GK 5 FEB 2020

DAILY GK 5 FEB 2020

1.    Greenbone Sustainable Resilience data ]

ü According to German cybersecurity firm Greenbone Sustainable Resilience, Maharashtra topped among the Indian states which has been hit by global medical data leak. The analysis was made after data of around 120 million Indian patients were leaked and made freely available on the internet.

ü Maharashtra which topped among Indian states had 3,08,451 data leaks giving access to 6,97,89,685 images.

2.    Bhutan ends free entry for Indian tourists

ü The Government of Bhutan, Thimphu decided to implement a daily fee of Rs.1200 ($17) for “regional tourists” from India, the Maldives, Bangladesh from July 2020. The fee is called SDF “Sustainable Development Fees” inorder to regulate a new tourism policy (tourism facilities, better infrastructure).

3.    RBI hikes Insurance cover on bank deposits

ü Reserve Bank of India has increased the Insurance cover on bank deposits to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh effective from February 4, 2020 with a view to giving protection to depositors.

ü The cover is provided by a wholly owned subsidiary of the RBI, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC).

ü The DICGC does not directly charge any premium from the depositor on this insurance. So Now Banks will pay a premium of 12 paise against 10 paise per Rs 100 deposit.

4.    SKOCH Award

ü Big Bang Boom Solutions Pvt Ltd (BBBS), start-up company in the defence sector was awarded the prestigious SKOCH Award for “Boron Nitrate Based Personal Hybrid Combat Armour ” at New Delhi.
The award is contributed to the best efforts in the area of digital, financial and social inclusion.