DAILY GK: 01 SEP 2021

 DAILY GK: 01 SEP 2021

1.1ST LADAKH NOMADIC FESTIVAL INAUGURATED

•      Lieutenant Governor(LG) Radha Krishna (RK) Mathur inaugurated a 2 day ‘ Ladakh Nomadic Festival’ in the region of Changthang at Korzok Phu, Ladakh.The event was organised by Ladakh Cultural Academy in association with the Department of Tourism.

•      He admired the exquisite product – Pashmina,for which Changthang people are known around the world.

 

2.UNSC ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON AFGHANISTAN

•      United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the 15-Nation body has adopted a strong resolution on Afghanistan under India’s Presidency.

•      China & Russia abstained from voting on the resolution.

•      The resolution demands not to use Afghan territory to threaten or attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists, or to plan or to finance terrorist acts.

•      Also PM Narendra Modi has constituted a high-level group comprising External Affairs Minister (EAM) Jaishankar, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval & Other Senior officials to monitor the ground situation in Afghanistan with a focus on India’s Immediate priorities.

 

3.PHONE PE – RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM RBI TO OPERATED AA

•      PhonePe Account Aggregator Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the PhonePe Group, received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an Account Aggregator (AA) to share financial information.

•      PhonePe has also received an insurance ‘broking licence’ from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

 

4.NIGERIA’S CENTRAL BANK LAUNCH ITS OWN CRYPTOCURRENCY ‘ENAIRA’

•      Nigeria’s Central Bank announced the partnership with Bitt Inc, the global fintech company, as a technical partner for the launch of its own cryptocurrency ‘eNaira’ by the end of 2021.

•      The e-naira will act as a wallet and enable the customers to save their existing funds in their bank account.

•      Also in March 2021, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) issued the ‘DCash’ which became the world’s 1st retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to be publicly issued within a formal currency union.

 

5.ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING SOLUTION AT LIC

•      IDBI Intech Limited, a technology-led business transformation organisation, has implemented its AML (Anti Money Laundering) solution at Life Insurance Corporation of India(LIC), an Indian statutory insurance and investment corporation.

•      IDBI Intech Ltd offers various specialised solutions in the banking, financial services and Insurance(BFSI) sector.

 

6.4TH INDIAN COMPANY TO REACH 100 BILLION USD USD M-CAP

•      Infosys became the 4th Indian company and 2nd Indian software company after Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to cross the 100 billion USD mark in terms of market capitalization(m-cap).

•      TCS, Reliance Industries and HDFC bank are other Indian companies that have crossed the 100 billion mark in terms of m-cap.

 

7.NEW BSF DIRECTOR GENERAL

•      The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet(ACC) appointed Pankaj Kumar Singh as the Director General(DG) of Border Security Force(BSF).

•      He will take charge after the retirement of ITBP DG S. S. Deswal, who is holding additional charge as DG of BSF.

•      Also Sanjay Arora, IPS officer from Tamil Nadu cadre was appointed as the new Chief of ITBP(Indo Tibetan Border Force).

•      He would succeed SS Deswal.

 

8.SARBANANDA SONOWAL LAUNCHES Y BREAK APP

•      Union Minister of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy (AYUSH), Sarbananda Sonowal has launched Mobile Appplication–Y Break App from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi as part of week long activities & campaigns to commemorate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ from August 30th to September 5th.

•      The mobile application has been developed by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi.

 

9.NOISIEL INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN, 2021

•      Indian Grand Master (GM) Iniyan.P has won the 6th Noisiel International Chess Open, 2021.

•      The tournament was held in Noisiel, France.

•      He was born in September 2002 at Erode, Tamil Nadu.

•      He is the 61st GM of India.

•      Note: GrandMaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the World Chess Organisation FIDE (World Chess Federation Internationale).

 

10.‘MY PAD MY RIGHT’ PROJECT LAUNCHED IN TRIPURA

•      Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance has launched the “My Pad My Right” (MPMR) project, at Killa Village, Gomati District, Tripura on the concluding day of her 2-day visit to Tripura.

•      MPMR project is an initiative of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and NABFOUNDATION, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NABARD to install low cost sanitary pad making machines in more than 700 districts.

 

11.INDIA’S 1ST AIR FORCE HERITAGE CENTER

•      The Chandigarh Administration has signed an Agreed In Principle (AIP) with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to establish the Air Force Heritage Center in the Government Press Building, Chandigarh.

•      This is India’s 1st Air Force heritage center.