DAILY GK: 21 NOV 2020
1. PM TSHERING E-LAUNCHED RUPAY
CARD PHASE-II
• Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering
jointly E-Launched RuPay card Phase-II which will allow Bhutanese Card Holders
to access RuPay Network in India.
• A MoU was Signed between India and Bhutan
for Cooperation in the Space Sector to instill the Knowledge of Space, Science
and Technology in children.
2. MANUFACTURING OF SPECIALISED
TANK AMMUNITION
• For the First Time, Indian Army has given
Project Sanction Order to Private Firm OshoCorp Global for development and
supply of Specialised Ammunition for its
Main Battle Tanks T-72 and T-90.
• The Project’s cost is over INR 2, 300
Crores and it has a potential for Future Domestic and Export Orders.
3. “MY STAMP ON CHHATH PUJA”
• Ravi Shankar Prasad released a “My Stamp
on Chhath Puja”.
• He also released a Special cover on the
theme ‘Chhath – A symbol of Simplicity and Cleanliness’.
• My Stamp is a new concept initiated by the
Department of Posts where Common Persons or Corporate Organisations can now book
orders and get Personalised Photographs or images of a Postage Stamp.
4. 2020 GLOBAL BRIBERY RISK MATRIX
BY TRACE
• A Global List of measuring Business
Bribery risks “The 2020 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix” was released by an
Anti-Bribery standard setting Organisation TRACE featuring 194 Countries,
Territories, and Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Regions.
• In accordance with the Matrix, India is at
77th position with a total risk score of 45 as compared to the 78th position in
2019 with a score of 48.
• The list has been topped by Denmark for
lowest Bribery risk which is followed by Norway and Finland.
5. WORLD BANK SIGNS A $120 MILLION
AGREEMENT WITH MEGHALAYA
• The Government of India, the Government of
Meghalaya and the World Bank (WB) signed
a $120-million Meghalaya Integrated Transport Project(MITP) to improve and Modernize
the Transport Sector of Meghalaya.
