Daily GK 3 Nov 2020

Daily GK 3 Nov 2020

1. INDIA’S FIRST-EVER E-RESOURCE CENTER ‘NYAY KAUSHAL’

•      CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde inaugurated ‘Nyay Kaushal’ – India’s first ever E-resource centre and a virtual court for the Maharashtra Transport and Traffic Department at Judicial Officers Training Institute in Nagpur, Maharashtra.

•      Nyay Kaushal will facilitate electronic-filing of cases in Supreme Court, High Court and district courts across the country.

•      The virtual court will deal with all traffic challan cases from every corner of Maharashtra online.

 

2. GOVT PROVIDED RS 670CR TO RRB

•      Central Government has provided Rs 670 crore to Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in order to raise the Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio (CRAR) of about one-third of the 43 RRBs who are suffering losses especially from north-eastern and eastern regions and need funds to meet regulatory capital requirement of 9%.

•      This infusion would take care of their capital needs till March 31, 2021.

 

3. EMMETT LEAHY AWARD 2020

•      Dr. Dinesh Katre, of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune won the Emmett Leahy Award for 2020.

•      He was honoured with the award for his sustained leadership on the issues of digital stewardship and preservation over the past years

 

4. BOOK-“PANDEMONIUM: THE GREAT INDIAN BANKING TRAGEDY”

•      “Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy” authored by Tamal Bandyopadhyay provides an insider perspective on the forces that are restructuring the banking system in India, Asia’s 3rd largest economy.