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April 3 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

SPORTS

1. 2023 Men’s Boxing World Championships to be held in which country?
A) Iraq
B) Iran
C) Uzbekistan
D) UK
E) USA
Answer: C) Uzbekistan

• The 2023 men’s boxing World Championships will be held in Uzbekistan capital Tashkent.
• International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev confirmed Tashkent as the host city during a visit to Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent – 2023 Men’s Boxing World Championships.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

2. According to ACI Worldwide, Digital Payments in India to grow to 71.7% of all payment transactions by which year?
A) 2022
B) 2021
C) 2025
D) 2023
E) 2024
Answer: C) 2025

• ACI Worldwide released a new report that indicated more than 70.3 billion real-time payments transactions were processed globally in 2020, a surge of 41 per cent compared to the previous year.
• This comes as the Covid-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated trends away from cash and cheques towards greater reliance on real-time and digital payments, according to the report.
• For the study, the company analysed global real-time, account-to-account payment volumes and forecasts across 48 global markets.
• It projected a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for real-time payments of 23.6 percent from 2020 to 2025.
• According to the report, India retained the top spot with 25.5 billion real-time payments transactions, followed by China with 15.7 bn transactions.
• In 2020, the transaction volume share in India stood at 15.6 per cent and 22.9 per cent for instant payments and other electronic payments respectively, while paper-based payments had a considerable share of 61.4 per cent.
• The report speculated that by 2024 the share of real-time payments volume in overall electronic transactions will exceed 50 per cent.
• This will further touch 71.7 per cent by 2025.

Global trend:

• The report noted that mobile wallet adoption rose to a historic high of 46 per cent in 2020, up from 40.6 per cent in 2019 and 18.9 per cent in 2018.
• Countries like Brazil, Mexico, and Malaysia where many people historically relied on cash are now some of the fastest adopters of mobile wallets.
• On a global level, the total number of real-time transactions in 2020 was 70.3 billion, up 41 per cent from 50.0 billion in 2019.

Payment fraud:

• Globally, card-related fraud remains the highest in terms of reported incidents from consumers.
• However, fraud incidents associated with real-time payments were on the rise from 2019 to 2020 as fraudsters tend to target new channels.
• Real-time payments scams that were on the rise include confidence tricks (12.5 per cent rising to 13.7 per cent), Identity theft (6 per cent rising to 11.6 per cent) and digital wallet account hacks (4.4 per cent rising to 6.2 per cent).

ACI Worldwide – Digital Payments in India to grow to 71.7% of all payment transactions by 2025

3. According to ‘Now and Next for the cybersecurity industry’ report, Investment in cybersecurity up 10% to how much amount in 2020?
A) $23 billion
B) $33 billion
C) $43 billion
D) $53 billion
E) $13 billion
Answer: D) $53 billion

• Cybersecurity investment increased significantly compared to other segments in the IT industry in 2020, according to a two-part report, ‘Now and Next for the cybersecurity industry’ by Canalys.
• As per the report, cybersecurity investment grew 10 per cent to $53 billion in 2020.
• However, the threat of data breaches remains significant, According to Canalys estimates, investment in cloud infrastructure services increased 33 per cent in 2020 to $142 billion.
• This is an increase of $45 billion in annual spend as compared to 2019.
• Cloud software services increased over 20 per cent during the same period.
• Organisations must look to also prioritise cybersecurity as the data breach crisis escalated in 2020.
• According to Canalys, more records were compromised in just 12 months than in the previous 15 years combined.
• As per data based on public sources, nearly 30 billion records were compromised within 12-months.

Canalys – Investment in cybersecurity up 10% to $53 billion in 2020.

4. Innovative Eco-Care has commissioned a 120 tonne-per-day (tpd) municipal waste-to-energy project in which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Manipur
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Telangana
Answer: B) Manipur

• Ahmedabad – based Innovative Eco-Care has commissioned a 120 tonne-per-day (tpd) municipal waste-to-energy project in Imphal, Manipur.
• The processed solid waste will generate 2.4 megawatts of electricity, which will be supplied to the grid on commercial terms.
• The company has developed technology to utilise mixed municipal solid waste (MSW) to generate power, light diesel oil and compost.
• It will produce around 10 tonnes of compost and 3,000 kg of light diesel oil
• The plant was recently inaugurated in Lamdeng, Imphal.
• Manipur designed and executed a tripartite agreement between MAHUD (Municipal Administration, Housing & Urban Development), Department of Power, Manipur and IEC-TSL Ingenious Energy LLP, Ahmedabad.

Innovative Eco-Care – 2.4-MW waste-to-energy unit goes onstream in Imphal.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

5. ‘Agriculture in India: Contemporary Challenges – in the Context of Doubling Farmers Income’ is authored by whom?
A) Dr. Dhanush Kanda
B) Dr. Mahesh Kanda
C) Dr. Mohan Kanda
D) Dr. Megan Kanda
E) Dr. Manoj Kanda
Answer: C) Dr. Mohan Kanda

• Venkaiah Naidu is Releasing the book ‘Agriculture in India: Contemporary Challenges – in the Context of Doubling Farmers Income’ authored by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary, Dr. Mohan Kanda.

Vice President Releases Book ‘Suparipalana’ By Retired Civil Servant Dr Shailendra Joshi:

• The Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu Releases the book ‘Suparipalana’, the Telugu translation of “Echo T Calling: Towards People-Centric Governance”, written by former Telangana Chief Secretary, Shri S K Joshi

‘Agriculture in India: Contemporary Challenges – in the Context of Doubling Farmers Income’ – authored by Dr. Mohan Kanda – Released by Venkaiah Naidu.

APPOINTMENTS

6. Who is appointed as Brand Ambassador of Digit Insurance?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Jasprit Bumrah
D) Ravichandran Ashwin ·
E) Ravindra Jadeja
Answer: A) Virat Kohli

Brand Ambassadors

Name	Organisation
Virat Kholi	Vize
Smriti Mandhana	‘Eva’ savings account Of Equitas Small Finance Bank

 

Virat Kohli – Brand Ambassador of Digit Insurance.

7. Eduard Heger is appointed as Prime Minister of which country?
A) Iraq
B) Iran
C) Slovakia
D) UK
E) USA
Answer: C) Slovakia

Slovakia:
Capital: Bratislava
President: Zuzana Čaputová
Currency: Euro

Eduard Heger – Prime Minister of Slovakia.

AWARDS

8. Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has been conferred the ‘Kalinga Ratna’ award for the year 2021. He is Governor of which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Nagaland
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Telangana
Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh

• Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has been conferred the ‘Kalinga Ratna’ award for the year 2021.
• The award instituted by Sarala Sahitya Sansad was presented to Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan by M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India, during the 600th Birth Anniversary of Adikabi Sarala Das and 40th Annual Celebrations of Sarala Sahitya Sansad during the programme held at Sarala Bhawan in Cuttack, 02.04.21.
• The Kalinga Ratna award carried a silver statue of Goddess Saraswati and a copper plaque.

Biswabhusan Harichandan – Andhra Pradesh Governor receives Kalinga Ratna award.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

9. Fourth batch of three Rafale fighter jets land in India from which country?
A) UAE
B) Iran
C) USA
D) UK
E) France
Answer: E) France

• The fourth batch of three Rafale fighter jets landed in India after flying non-stop from Istres Air Base France, in a further boost to the strike capability of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
• The second batch of three Rafale jets arrived in India on November 3, while the third batch of another three jets joined the IAF on January 27.
• The first Rafale squadron is based in Ambala air force station.

France:
Capital: Paris
Currency: Euro

France – Fourth batch of three Rafale fighter jets land in India.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

10. Which Minister participated in the 17th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Ministerial Meeting?
A) Women & Child Development Minister
B) Finance Minister
C) Health Minister
D) Home Minister
E) External Affairs Minister
Answer: E) External Affairs Minister

• External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar participated in the 17th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Ministerial Meeting.
• The meeting, chaired by Sri Lanka, was held virtually with the participation of all BIMSTEC Member States.
• He highlighted the progress achieved in sectors where India is the lead country viz Counter-Terrorism & Trans-National Crime, Transport & Communication, Tourism, and Environmental & Disaster Management and other activities undertaken by India to deepen BIMSTEC cooperation.
• The meeting endorsed the BIMSTEC Master Plan for Transport Connectivity for adoption at the next BIMSTEC Summit and three MoUs / Agreements for signing at the next BIMSTEC Summit, namely the BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, MoU on Mutual Cooperation between Diplomatic Academies/Training Institutions of BIMSTEC Member States; and Memorandum of Association on the Establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility (TTF) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

External Affairs:
Minister: Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Constituency: Rajya Sabha MP, Gujarat

Dr S Jaishankar – The 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting.

11. India’s biggest floating solar power plant to be set up at Ramagundam in which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Nagaland
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Telangana
Answer: E) Telangana

• India’s biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW will be set up at Ramagundam in Telangana.
• The project expected to be opened in May, is being set up at Ramagundam thermal power plant reservoir.
• The solar project is commissioned by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
• The project, which is estimated to cost around 423 crore rupees, will have 4.5 lakh photovoltaic panels.
• The solar panels will cover 450-acre area of the reservoir and can be expanded in the future.
• NTPC’s efforts to set up floating solar power projects is aimed at reducing its carbon footprints and accelerate its green energy production to 30 per cent of its capacity.
• The world’s largest solar power plant with 600 MW capacity is being set up on Omkareshwar Dam on Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh.
• The project costing 3,000 crore rupees is expected to start power generation only by 2022-23.

Telangana:
Capital: Hyderabad
CM: K. Chandrashekar Rao
Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan

Ramagundam in Telangana – India’s biggest floating solar power plant.

12. Which railway becomes first fully electrified Indian Railways zone?
A) North-eastern Railway
B) North Central Railway
C) East Central Railway
D) West Central Railway
E) South Central Railway
Answer: D) West Central Railway

• Indian Railway’s West Central Railway zone gets fully electrified! On 30 March 2021, after CCRS Inspection and Commissioning of electrification of Kota – Chittaurgarh railway section (Srinagar – Jalindri) in the state of Rajasthan, West Central Railways has become the first fully electrified railway zone in the country.
• The zonal railway now boasts 3012 Route Km electrified network.

West Central Railway – First fully electrified Indian Railways zone.

13. Which Minister approves National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021?
A) Women & Child Development Minister
B) Finance Minister
C) Health Minister
D) Home Minister
E) External Affairs Minister
Answer: C) Health Minister

• Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Health & Family Welfare Minister approved the “National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021” on 30th March 2021.
• The policy document has been uploaded on the website of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
• For quite some time different stake holders have been demanding for a comprehensive policy for prevention and management of rare diseases.
• The field of rare diseases is very complex and heterogeneous and prevention, treatment and management of rare diseases has multiple challenges.
• Early diagnosis of rare diseases is a major challenge owing to a variety of factors that include lack of awareness among primary care physicians, lack of adequate screening and diagnostic facilities etc.
• The Rare Diseases Policy aims to lower the high cost of treatment for rare diseases with increased focus on indigenous research with the help of a National Consortium to be set up with Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare as convenor.
• A provision for financial support up to Rs. 20 lakhs under the Umbrella Scheme of Rastriya Arogya Nidhi is proposed for treatment, of those rare diseases that require a one-time treatment (diseases listed under Group 1 in the rare disease policy).
• Beneficiaries for such financial assistance would not be limited to BPL families, but the benefit will be extended to about 40% of the population, who are eligible under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.

Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology; and Earth Sciences:
Minister: Dr Harsh Vardhan
Constituency: Chandni Chowk, Delhi

Union Health Minister – National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021.

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