DAILY GK: 14 , 15 JAN 2022

 DAILY GK: 14 , 15 JAN 2022

1.       RBI RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT OF OMBUDSMAN SCHEMES, 2020-21

·         The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the Annual Report of the Ombudsman Schemes for 2020-21,  which has been prepared for the 9-month period, i.e., July 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, in alignment with the change in the Financial Year of RBI from ‘July – June’ to ‘April – March’ with effect from July 1, 2020.

·         The Annual Report covers the activities under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006 (BOS), the Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies, 2018 (OSNBFC) and the Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019 (OSDT)

·         The volume of complaints received under all the 3 Ombudsman Schemes increased by 22.27 percent on an annualized basis and stood at 3,03,107.

·         BOS: The complaints received at BOS from July 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, stood at 2,73,204 as compared to 3,08,630 complaints from July 2019 to June 2020.

·         Issues related to ATM (Automated Teller Machine)/ debit cards, mobile/ electronic banking, credit cards, failure to meet commitments, and non-observance of fair practices code were the top-five grounds of complaints received at the Office of Banking Ombudsman (OBO) during July 2020-March 2021.

·         RB-IOS: In November 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS) to integrate and replace the current 3 ombudsman schemes (BOS, OS-NBFC, and OSDT).

 

2.       FORMER WEST INDIES CRICKETER CLIVE LLOYD RECEIVES KNIGHTHOOD

·         The Former West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd received Knighthood from Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge at Windsor Castle, for his services towards the game of cricket.

·         During his captaincy, Cricket West Indies (CWI) holds the record of 27 Test matches without defeat – which included 11 wins in a row.

·         Eoin Morgan awarded with CBE:  On the same day, England’s world cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan was awarded with CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by Prince William for his services towards the game of cricket.

·         The CBE is the highest-ranking Order of the British Empire award, followed by OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) and then MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire).

·         Knighthood: A knighthood is a title that is given to a man by a British king or queen for his achievements or his service to his country.

·         A man who has been given a knighthood can put ‘Sir’ in front of his name instead of ‘ Mr’.

 

3.       S SOMANATH APPOINTED AS NEW ISRO CHAIRMAN

·         The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of rocket scientist S Somanath as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and The Space Secretary, Department of Space (DoS).

·         He will succeed K Sivan, who is set to retire on 14th January 2022.

·         Mr Somanath, will be the 10th Chairman of ISRO.

·         Mr Somanath, the senior space scientist is also taking part in the Gaganyaan – India’s 1st Human spaceflight mission.

·         Mr Somanath, is currently the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) since 2018

·          ISRO Established – 1969,Founder & 1st Chairman – Dr. Vikram Sarabhai (also known as the ‘Father of Indian Space Program’).

 

4.       TASNIM MIR BECOMES THE WORLD NO 1 IN BADMINTON U-19 GIRLS SINGLES

·         Tasnim Mir became the first Indian to grab World no 1 in Under-19 (U-19) Girls Singles category with 10,810 points in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) Junior rankings.

·         She is followed by Mariia Golubeva from Russia and Lucia Rodriguez from Spain.

·         In 2021, she won 3 Junior International Tournaments held in Bulgaria, France and Belgium, which helped her climb up for No.1 position.