Daily Current Affairs August 13& 14

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August 13& 14| Daily Current Affairs 2022

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs August 13& 14

1. On which date World Organ Donation Day is observed?
A) August 12
B) August 10
C) August 13
D) August 11
E) August 14
Answer: C) August 13

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs August 13& 14

2. Which of the following bank sold distressed KSK Mahanadi loans to Aditya Birla ARC for Rs 1,622 crore?
A) State Bank of India
B) Karnataka Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) Bank of Baroda
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: A) State Bank of India

• State Bank of India sold distressed KSK Mahanadi Power’s ₹3,815-crore outstanding loans to Aditya Birla Asset Reconstruction Co for ₹1,622 crore, a move that would help the bank shore up its earnings in the second quarter, said two people aware of the development.
• This would be the single-largest distressed loan sale on an upfront payment basis by any bank, equating to a recovery of 42% for the bank.

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3. How many crores loans were distributed by Paytm in July?
A) Rs 10000 crores
B) Rs 30000 crores
C) Rs 15000 crores
D) Rs 20000 crores
E) Rs 25000 crores
Answer: E) Rs 25000 crores

• Digital financial services firm One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand, said its loan distribution business reached an annual run rate of Rs 25,000 crore in July.
• The company had reported an annual run rate of around Rs 24,000 crore for the loan distribution business in June.
• Annual run rate gives an estimate of an entity’s future revenue in a year based on the current quarterly or monthly performance.

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4. Which of the following bank launched new deposit scheme as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’?
A) State Bank of India
B) Karnataka Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) Bank of Baroda
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: B) Karnataka Bank

• Karnataka Bank has launched a new term deposit ‘KBL Amrit Samriddhi’ to celebrate 75 years of Independence (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav).
• The interest rate for this 75-week (525 days) term deposit scheme is 6.10 per cent per annum.

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Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs August 13& 14

5. How many crores cleared by finance ministry as one-time settlement for Rurban Mission?
A) Rs 806 crores
B) Rs 808 crores
C) Rs 810 crores
D) Rs 807 crores
E) Rs 809 crores
Answer: D) Rs 807 crores

• The Department of Expenditure has released an additional ₹807 crore as one-time settlement for the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (SPMRM) to pay for all the works that were sanctioned before March 31.
• The department has refused to release any additional amount for work initiated after March 31, as the scheme had been phased out as part of a rationalisation of centrally sponsored schemes.

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs August 13& 14

6. Who among the following became director (operations) at PowerGrid?
A) RK Tyagi
B) PKTyagi
C) AKTyagi
D) JKTyagi
E) MKTyagi
Answer: A) RK Tyagi

• Company: PowerGrid Corporation
• Post: Director (Operation)
• Appointed: RK Tyagi

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs August 13& 14

7. Marina became first South Asian to win Lisbon Triennale Lifetime Achievement Award,she belongs to which of the following country?
A) United States of America
B) Poland
C) Bangladesh
D) Scotland
E) United Kingdom
Answer: C) Bangladesh

• Renowned Bangladeshi architect, researcher and educator Marina Tabassum became the first person from the global south and first south Asian to win the prestigious Lisbon Triennale Millennium bcp Lifetime Achievement Award.
• Announcing the award, the Lisbon Architecture Triennale jury praised Marina Tabassum for presenting an inspiring example of work with local communities that can have a positive impact across the globe even under the most adverse conditions.

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Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs August 13& 14

8. Ministry of Ayush, MeitY signed MoU for digitalisation of Ayush Sector,the MoU was first signed in which year?
A) 2021
B) 2018
C) 2020
D) 2019
E) 2014
Answer: D) 2019

• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for providing technical support to Ministry of Ayush for digitalisation of Ayush Sector under the Ayush Grid project for a period of 3 years.
• This MoU is continuation of the earlier MoU, which was signed in the year 2019.
• Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ayush and Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary MeitY signed MoU on behalf of both the Ministries.
• It was decided that both the Ministry’s will continue to work in collaboration and MeitY along with organizations under MeitY will extend all technical support required for the Ayush Grid project including adoption of emerging technologies.

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Environment and Energy- Daily Current Affairs August 13& 14

9. How many more wetlands added to Ramsar sites?
A) 15
B) 11
C) 13
D) 16
E) 17
Answer: B) 11

• India has added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites covering an area of 13 lakh 26 thousand 677 Hectare in the country in the 75th year of Independence.
• Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change said, the 11 new sites include, four in Tamil Nadu, three in Odisha, two in Jammu and Kashmir and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
• India is one of the Contracting Parties to Ramsar Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971.
• India signed it on 1st February 1982.
• During 1982 to 2013, a total of 26 sites were added to the list of Ramsar sites, however, during 2014 to 2022, the country has added 49 new wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites.
• During this year itself, a total of 28 sites have been declared as Ramsar sites.
• Based on the date of designation mentioned on Ramsar Certificate, the number is 19 for 2022 and 14 for 2021.
• Tamil Nadu has maximum number of Ramsar sites which is 14, followed by Uttar Pradesh which has 10 numbers of Ramsar sites.

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs August 13& 14

10. Which of the following country became first country to ensure access to free period products?
A) United States of America
B) Poland
C) Bangladesh
D) Scotland
E) United Kingdom
Answer:D) Scotland

• Scotland become the first country in the world to ensure universal access to free period products following the passing of landmark legislation in 2020.
• Councils and education providers will be legally required to make period products available free of charge to anyone who needs them, the Scottish government.

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11. In which of the following countryINS Satpura will conduct 75-lap ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Run’?
A) United States of America
B) Poland
C) Bangladesh
D) Scotland
E) United Kingdom
Answer: A) United States of America

• Dedicated to 75 stalwarts of India’s Freedom Struggle as a remembrance of their sacrifices for the nation, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Satpura will conduct a 75-lap “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Run” at San Diego US Navy Base on August 15.
• Indian Naval Warship INS Satpura arrived at San Diego Harbour North American Continent on August 13 as part of commemorative visits undertaken by the Indian Navy’s ships across six continents, three oceans, and six different time zones.
• The ship hoist the Indian Tricolour in the presence of the Indian diaspora and distinguished local dignitaries in North American Continent on the historic 75th Independence Day at about 10,000 nautical miles away from her base port.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs August 13&14

12. Govt will bring model by-laws to govern all Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies,who among the following is the cooperation minister?
A) Shri Anurag Thakur
B) Shri Arjun Munda
C) Shri Rajnath Singh
D) Shri Piyush Goyal
E) Shri Amit Shah
Answer: E) Shri Amit Shah

• Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has said that the government will bring model by-laws to govern all Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) in the country.
• He said, the sick and defunct PACS should be revived or taken for liquidation.
• Mr Shah was addressing a national conference on rural cooperative banks organised by the Ministry of Cooperation and the National Federation of State Cooperative Banks (NAFSCOB) at Vignan Bhavan in New Delhi.
• Describing the PACS as pillars of the cooperative movement, Mr Shah called for strengthening of the PACS by diversifying them into various other activities.
• The PACS will not be viable with agriculture lending alone, they should diversify their business.
• Mr Shah stressed the need to establish more than 2 lakh new PACS across the country to achieve the target of providing agri-finance worth 10 lakh crore rupees through cooperatives.
• He asked senior officials of State Cooperative Banks (SCBs) and District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) to set a five-year goal in this regard.
• The rural cooperative banks have played a significant role in connecting rural India with the country’s economy.

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13. How many years have been completedby Jal Jeevan Mission?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 3
D) 5
E) 1
Answer: C) 3

• Jal Jeevan Mission completed 3 years, as on 10 August 2022, out of total 19.32 crore rural households in the country, 9,99,43,358 (52.20%) households have the provision of tap water supply in their homes.

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14. Chenab Rail Bridge in J&K got Golden Joint, it is built at an height of ____ m above Chenab river?
A) 359 m
B) 357 m
C) 358 m
D) 354 m
E) 356 m
Answer: A) 359 m

• In Jammu and Kashmir, the world’s highest rail bridge over the Chenab River in the Kouri area of Reasi district achieved another milestone when the overarch deck of the bridge was completed with a golden joint.
• The golden joint shall now pave the way for engineers to lay tracks on the bridge.
• With tracks over it, Kashmir will be linked with the rest of India via rail network for the first time since Independence.
• An elated Surender Mahi, chief administrative officer of the USBRL Konkan Railways said, engineers faced several challenges but at last gifted engineering marvel to the people of India.

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15. Who among the following launched India’s first saline water lantern?
A) Shri Anurag Thakur
B) Dr Jitendra Singh
C) Shri Rajnath Singh
D) Shri Piyush Goyal
E) Shri Amit Shah
Answer: B) Dr Jitendra Singh

• The Minister of State for Science and Technology launched the ‘‘first-of-its kind lantern named Roshini” during a visit to SAGAR ANVESHIKA, a coastal research vessel operated and used by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai.
• Dr Jitendra Singh has launched India’s first Saline Water Lantern which uses sea water as the electrolyte between specially designed electrodes to power the LED lamps.

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16. In next how many years West Bengal has potential to earn Rs 20000 crore from seafood export?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 3
D) 5
E) 1
Answer: D) 5

• West Bengal has the potential to earn Rs 18000 crore to Rs 20000 crore from seafood exports in the next five years and the state government’s recent ban on the use of 20 antibiotics in shrimp aquaculture will go a long way in boosting revenue from the sector, an official of seafood exporters body.

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17. How many percent of total pilot strength in country is women?
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 5%
D) 25%
E) 10%
Answer: A) 15%

• Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that 15% of total pilot strength in the country is women, while other countries have only 5% strength.
• With this, India tops the list of most female commercial pilots in the world.
• According to Government data dated December 6, 2021, out of 17,726 registered pilots in India, 2,764 pilots are women.

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18. Who among the following launched SMILE-75 Initiative to make cities/town begging-free?
A) Shri Anurag Thakur
B) Dr Jitendra Singh
C) Dr Virender Kumar
D) Shri Piyush Goyal
E) Shri Amit Shah
Answer: C) Dr Virender Kumar

• In the spirit of Azadika Amrit Mahotsav, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India, has identified 75 Municipal Corporations to implement comprehensive rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of begging under “SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise” named as “SMILE-75 Initiative”.
• The “SMILE-75 Initiative” launched today by Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar at a Shelter Home (Rain Basera) near Nizammudin Metro Station in New Delhi.
• The identified 75 Municipal Corporations, experts from the field of beggary and eminent NGOs will participate in this nationwide launch through online and offline mode.
• Under the SMILE-75 initiative, seventyfive (75) Municipal Corporations in collaboration with NGOs and other stakeholders will cover several comprehensive welfare measures for persons who are engaged in the act of begging with focus extensively on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counselling, awareness, education, skill development, economic linkages and convergence with other Government welfare programmes etc
• The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has allocated a total budget of Rs.100 crore for the SMILE project for coming years till 2025-26.
• The objective of SMILE- 75 is to make our cities/town and municipal areas begging-free and make a strategy for comprehensive rehabilitation of the persons engaged in the act of begging through the coordinated action of various stakeholders.
• The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment understands the important role of Local Urban Bodies, Civil Society Organisations/Non-Government Organisations to address this persisting social issue with concerted efforts.
• The Government of India has recognised the persisting problem of destitution and beggary and formulated a comprehensive scheme of SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) which includes a sub-scheme of comprehensive rehabilitation for persons engaged in begging which covers identification, rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counselling, and education, skill development for decent job and selfemployment/entrepreneurship.

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19. In which year Kolkata will host India International Seafood Show?
A) 2026
B) 2024
C) 2025
D) 2027
E) 2023
Answer: E) 2023

• India’s tremendous strides in the seafood sector will be exhibited in all its facets as the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), in association with the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI), will hold the 23rd edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) in Kolkata from February 15-17,2023.
• MPEDA Chairman Dr K N Raghavan said the biennial showpiece event in the seafood sector, to be held at the sprawling Biswa Bangala Mela Prangan in Kolkata, will provide an ideal platform for interaction between Indian exporters and overseas importers of the country’s marine products.

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