Daily GK 1, 2 Nov 2020

 Daily GK 1, 2 Nov 2020

1. BEST GOVERNED STATES & UNION TERRITORY

•      Kerala emerged as the Best Governed State in the Large States Category, Goa emerged as the Best Governed State in Small States Category, Chandigarh emerged as the Best Governed Union Territory based on Governance in the 5th edition of Public Affairs Index 2020 (PAI 2020) released by Public Affairs Centre (PAC).

 

2. INDIAN RAILWAYS LAUNCHES ‘MERI SAHELI’ INITIATIVE

•      Indian Railways launched the ‘Meri Saheli’ initiative to ensure safety of women passengers on trains across all zones.

•      Under the initiative, women passengers will be provided safety and security during their entire journey, i.e., from originating station till destination station.

•      Meri Saheli is an initiative of Railway Protection Force (RPF).

 

3. DEADLINE EXTENDED UNDER VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME

•      Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Government of India has notified extension of payment deadline for direct tax legacy dispute resolution scheme (Vivad Se Vishwas) from 31st December, 2020 to 31st March 2021.

•      Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020 was enacted on 17th March, 2020 to settle tax disputes between individuals and the income tax department.

 

4. NABARD SANCTIONED RS 8504.30 LAKH TO GOA

•      National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned loans worth Rs 8504.30 Lakh under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to the Government of Goa for the latter’s various Social Infrastructure Projects.

 

 5. ‘PROJECT PARIVARTAN’

•      Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a contract worth INR 400 Crore for a period of 9 years with Tech Mahindra for implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to support its ‘Project Parivarta’.

•      Tech Mahindra will play a role in transformation and modernisation of ERP system as an implementation and support partner to enable HAL streamline and standardise its business processes across the organisation.