DAILY GK: 26 FEB 2022

 

DAILY GK: 26 FEB 2022

1.       WEF AND INDIA’S NIUA COLLABORATE ON SUSTAINABLE CITIES- INDIA PROGRAMME

·         -The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) of India virtually signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a jointly designed Sustainable Cities- India Program during a virtual MoU signing event.

·         -The program aims to enable decarbonisation of Indian cities and reduce emissions across the energy, transport, and the built environment sectors in sustainable and systematic ways.

·         -This initiative is on the lines of India’s commitment to turn net zero by 2070 as a climate mitigation response at COP26 (Conference of the Parties).

·         -World Economic Forum (WEF) Headquarters– Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland.

 

2.       DELHI CABINET APPROVED INDIA’S FIRST’ E-WASTE ECO-PARK

·         -The Delhi Cabinet has approved to set up India’s first of its kind ‘electronic-waste eco-park’. It has also agreed to devise ‘Delhi Film Policy 2022’, as a thrust to promote tourism.

·         -Nearly, 2 lakh tonnes of e-waste is thrown by Delhi every year. This eco-park will recycle, refurbish and dismantle e-waste in a scientific and a safe way.

·         -The Delhi Film Policy 2022 is to promote tourism in Delhi, making the National Capital- a Brand.

·         -The govt. is to create an ‘e-Film Clearance Portal’ and provide an aid of Rs.3 crores for film production. It has also decided to incentivize hiring locals in the cinema industry.

 

3.       GOI TO PROMOTE ‘HEAL BY INDIA’ TO STRENGTHEN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES IN HEALTH SECTOR

·         -The Government of India (GoI) is planning to promote “Heal by India” initiated to strengthen India’s educational institutions in the health sector and to enhance education to produce quality human resources in health, which will support them to become eligible to work globally.

·         -‘Heal by India’ initiative is meant to generate job opportunities across the world for India’s trained professionals in the health sector.

 

4.       USCC-GIPC’S INTERNATIONAL IP INDEX 2022 – INDIA RANKED 43RD

·         -Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC) of United States Chambers of Commerce (USCC) released the 10th edition of International Intellectual Property (IIP) Index, ‘Compete for Tomorrow’(IIP Index 2022). India has ranked 43 out of 55 countries on the 2022 IIP Index.

·         -The Index is topped by the US with 95.48 percent followed by the United Kingdom (UK) with 94.14 percent and third position is occupied by Germany with 92.46 percent.

 

5.       RBI CANCELS COR OF PC FINANCIAL SERVICES OPERATING ‘CASHBEAN’ APP 

·         -The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) canceled the certificate of registration (CoR) issued to PC Financial Services Private Limited,Delhi due to increase in complaints against usurious rate of interest and unfair recovery practices being followed by several digital lenders.

·         -It is the first instance when such regulatory action taken against an entity

·         -It is now debarred from transacting the business of a Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI) under RBI Act, 1934.

 

6.       RAKESH SHARMA REAPPOINTED IDBI BANK

·         -The IDBI Bank reappointed Rakesh Sharma as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD&CEO) of the bank for the term of three years

·         -In 2019, LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) picked up a 51 per cent stake in IDBI Bank and later, in 2020, it reduced to 49.24 per cent. Currently, the government of India and LIC hold 94.71 per cent in the bank.

 

7.       OMBUDSPERSON APP FOR MGNREGA

·         -Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh launched the ‘Ombudsperson App’ for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a step towards e-governance for ensuring transparency and accountability.

·         -The Ombudsperson App has been developed by the ‘Ministry of Rural Development’.

·         -After joining the Ombudsperson, the Registration of Ombudsperson will be done by the State.

At present, the reporting of complaints, passing awards and disposal of complaints are in physical form.

·         -An Ombudsman is an official who is appointed by the Government (private organisation can also have an ombudsman) to investigate an individual’s complaints against a company, financial institutions, businesses, organisation, especially a government department or public entities and attempts to resolve the complaints either by process of mediation or giving recommendations.

·         -In India, The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013 was enacted to establish Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States to perform the functions of Ombudsman in India.

 

8.       2022 RIO OPEN TENNIS

·         -Spain’s Carlos AlcarazGarfia has won the Men’s Singles title at the 2022 Rio Open, defeating Diego Schwartzman of Argentina.

·         -The 2022 Rio Open was held from 14th February to 20th February 2022 at Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.