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February 16 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

SPORTS

1. India will not participate in ISSF World Cup in which country owing to 14-day quarantine?
A) Japan
B) Iran
C) Iraq
D) New Zealand
E) South Korea
Answer: E) South Korea

• India will not take part in the ISSF World Cup in Changwon in April because of
  South Korea’s mandatory two-week quarantine rules, which will come in the way of the shooters’ training.
• The tournament, recognised by the International Shooting Sport Federation, is scheduled to be held in the Korean city from April 16 to 27.
• The tournament in Korea is a combined World Cup with shooters from rifle, pistol and shotgun competing for top honours.
• India is also scheduled to host a combined World Cup from March 18 to 29, at the national capital’s Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.
• Before that, there is a shotgun World Cup slated in Cairo from February 22 to March 5.
• The Indian shooters were also to join their counterparts from other countries for the National Test Event in Tokyo from April 25 to 30, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Japanese capital is set to host the Olympics in July-August this year.
• Meanwhile, the NRAI has released the dates for the 64th National Championships, which will be starting from April 10 across venues.
• The rifle events will be held at Bhopal from April 14-29, pistol competition in Delhi from April 11-29 and shotgun event from April 10-24 at the same venue.

India – Will not participate in ISSF World Cup in South Korea owing to 14-day quarantine.

OBITUARY

2. Raymond Levesque passed away. He was related to which country?
A) Iran
B) UAE
C) Canada
D) UK
E) USA
Answer: C) Canada

• Canadian singer-songwriter Raymond Levesque, whose 1956 classic “Quand les hommes vivront d’amour” was an international hit, has died.
• His best-known work remains the pacifist hymn “Quand les hommes vivront d’amour” (“When Men Live by Love”), which was written partly in reaction to the Algerian war that France was waging at the time, and which has been covered by a variety of Canadian and French singers including Celine Dion and Eddie Constantine.

Canada:
Capital: Ottawa
Currency: Canadian Dollar

Raymond Levesque – Canadian singer.

3. Justice M Rama Jois passed away. He served as Governor of which state?
A) Bihar
B) Jharkhand
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) A & B
E) A, B & C
Answer: D) A & B

• Eminent jurist and former Governor of Bihar and Jharkhand, Justice (Retd) M Rama Jois, passed away.
• Mandagadde Rama Jois, who was born in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district, had also served as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
• He was also a former Rajya Sabha member.
• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said his book ‘The Legal and Constitutional History of India’ is a treatise.

M Rama Jois – Eminent jurist, former Governor and ex-Chief Justice of HC.

BANKING AND FINANCE

4. Which card company has partnered with Razorpay to drive digital payments acceptance by small businesses and start-ups in the country?
A) Capital One
B) American Express
C) Rupay
D) Visa
E) Mastercard
Answer: E) Mastercard

• Global payments solution major Mastercard has partnered with fintech player Razorpay to drive digital payments acceptance by small businesses and start-ups in the country.
• The partnership will empower Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in digitizing their operations, maintaining business continuity in the challenging environment and preparing for the future beyond cash.
• This partnership will help digital adoption and equip millions of businesses, especially in tier 2 and 3 cities, with industry-leading technologies that will help ensure business resilience

Mastercard:
Founded: 16 December 1966
Headquarters: Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States
CEO: Michael Miebach

Razorpay:
Founded: 2013
Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
CEO: Harshil Mathur

Mastercard + Razorpay – Drive digital payments for small businesses.

APPOINTMENTS

5. Who is appointed as Executive Secretary of The UN Capital Development Fund?
A) Sudha Sinha
B) Ramya Sinha
C) Preeti Sinha
D) Priya Sinha
E) Suga Sinha
Answer: C) Preeti Sinha

• The UN Capital Development Fund has appointed Indian-origin investment and development banker Preeti Sinha as its Executive Secretary, whose focus will be on providing micro-finance assistance to women, youth, small and medium-sized enterprises in under-served communities.
• Sinha commenced her tenure as UNCDF Executive Secretary, the highest leadership rank in the institution.
• Established in 1966, the New York – headquarted organisation provides micro-finance access to Least Developed Countries (LDCs), with the mandate to unlock the full potential of public and private finance.

UNCDF:
Abbreviation: UN Capital Development Fund
Headquarters: New York, USA
Founded: 1966
Executive Secretary – Preeti Sinha

Preeti Sinha – Lead United Nations Capital Development Fund.

AWARDS

6. Which Institution won Genome Valley Excellence Award for 2021 for its breakthrough, pioneering research, development and commercialisation of vaccines including Covaxin?
A) Bharat Biotech
B) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
C) Cipla Ltd
D) Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd
E) Divis Laboratories Ltd
Answer: A) Bharat Biotech

• BioAsia, a biotechnology and life sciences forum organised by the Telangana governement, has announced that the Genome Valley Excellence Award for 2021 will be given to Bharat Biotech International for its breakthrough, pioneering research, development and commercialisation of vaccines including Covaxin.

Bharat Biotech International Limited:
Headquarters: Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded: 1996
Executive director: Dr. V Krishna Mohan

Bharat Biotech – Get Genome Valley Excellence Award.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

7. Tamil Nadu announced its new Industrial Policy 2021 with an aim to garner investments worth about Rs 10 trillion by which year?
A) 2022
B) 2023
C) 2024
D) 2025
E) 2027
Answer: D) 2025

• Tamil Nadu announced its new Industrial Policy 2021 with an aim to garner investments worth about Rs 10 trillion by 2025.
• The Policy also aims to raise the contribution of the manufacturing sector to
  30 per cent of the State’s economy by 2030.

MSME policy:

• The Chief Minister also unveiled a new MSME Policy to make Tamil Nadu the most vibrant ecosystem for MSMEs/start-ups.
• The policy has set a target of attracting new investments worth ₹2-lakh crore by 2025 and create additional employment opportunities for 20 lakh people.

28 MoUs worth ₹28,053 crore:

• Tamil Nadu signed 28 MoUs worth ₹28,053 crore for various projects that will create employment for 68,775 persons.
• These projects were announced earlier, including the ₹4,684-crore Tata Electronics’ project in Krishnagiri to make mechanical enclosures for mobiles phones.
• Five MoUs were under the Structured Package of Assistance. They are Tata – ₹4,684 crore (employment of 18,250); Sun Edison – ₹1,423 crore (1,907 persons); Pegatron – ₹1,100 crore (14,079 persons); TI India – ₹525 crore (1,813 persons) and BASF –
  ₹345 crore (235 persons).
• The other major projects for which MoUs were signed include ELEST – ₹7,948 crore (8,081 persons); AG&P – ₹2,430 crore (7,000 persons); Netmagic/NTT – ₹1,377 crore (100 persons); Nordex Acciona – ₹1,200 crore (3,000 persons); TVS Tyres – ₹1,000 crore (1,000 persons); Valeo – ₹830 crore (2,400 persons); Grasim – ₹750 crore (300 persons) and Ampere – ₹700 crore (1,459 persons).
• Palaniswami also laid the foundation stones for six industrial estates of TANSIDCO in various districts, which would generate about 13,300 jobs, and for four new industrial parks of SIPCOT at Manapparai, Maanallur, Oragadam and Dharmapuri.
• The state aims to attract investment of Rs 27,000 crore in automobile, electric vehicles manufacturing, food processing.

Tamil Nadu:
Capital : Chennai
CM: Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Governor: Banwarilal Purohit

Tamil Nadu – New industrial policy, targets Rs 10 trn investments.

8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a statue of warrior king Suheldev of Shravasti in which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Uttarakhand
E) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: E) Uttar Pradesh

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a statue of warrior king Suheldev of Shravasti.
• He also unveiled through video conferencing programmes for beautification of Shravasti, Chittora Lake and Bahraich on the occasion.
• The projects will focus on the development of various tourist amenities including a cafeteria, guest house and a children’s park.
• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was present at the event.
• King Suheldev, an icon of the Rajbhar community, had defeated and killed the Ghaznavid general Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud in a battle on the banks of the Chittora lake in Bahraich in 1033.

Prime Minister, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space and All important policy issues and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister:
Minister: Narendra Modi
Constituency: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Narendra Modi – Foundation stone for warrior king Suheldev’s statue in Bahraich.

9. Who laid the foundation stone of the country’s largest hockey stadium in Odisha?
A) Amit Shah
B) Ramnath Kovind
C) Nirmala Sitharaman
D) Narendra Modi
E) Naveen Patnaik
Answer: E) Naveen Patnaik

• Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone of the country’s largest hockey stadium in the steel city here during his one-day visit to Sundargarh district.
• The stadium will be named after noted freedom fighter Birsa Munda and will jointly host the mens Hockey World Cup- 2023 along with the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
• The chief minister also laid the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 5,000 crore, including the stadium.

Odisha:
Capital: Bhubaneswar
Chief Minister – Naveen Patnaik
Governor – Ganeshi Lal

Odisha CM – Foundation stone of country’s largest hockey stadium in Rourkela.

10. Who launched an e-Chhawani portal that will provide municipal services online to residents of 62 cantonment boards across the country?
A) Amit Shah
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Nirmala Sitharaman
D) Narendra Modi
E) Naveen Patnaik
Answer: B) Rajnath Singh

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched an e-Chhawani portal that will provide municipal services online to residents of 62 cantonment boards across the country.
• At the launch event, Singh said, “With the help of this portal, the people would be able to get government documents made such as trade license and apply for services such as water connectivity”.
• The portal is not a solution to all the problems but it is an effective and important step towards good governance.

Ministry of Defence:
Minister: Rajnath Singh
Constituency: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Rajnath Singh – Portal to provide municipal services online to residents of cantonment boards.

11. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses Directors of Central Board of RBI. This meeting is which edition?
A) 583th
B) 584th
C) 585th
D) 586th
E) 587th
Answer: E) 587th

• Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the Directors of Central Board of Reserve Bank of India.
• She explained the thinking behind Union Budget 2021-22 and priorities of the Government.
• During the discussion, board members made various suggestions for consideration of the government.
• The 587th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India was held under the Chairmanship of Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, through video conferencing.
• The Board reviewed the current economic situation, global and domestic challenges and various areas of operations of the Reserve Bank including ways for the strengthening of Grievance Redress Mechanism in Banks.

Finance and Corporate Affairs:
Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman
Constituency: Rajya Sabha MP, Karnataka

Nirmala Sitharaman – Directors of Central Board of RBI.

12. Who has launched a Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan under Jal Jeevan Mission- Urban?
A) Hardeep Singh Puri
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Nirmala Sitharaman
D) Narendra Modi
E) Naveen Patnaik
Answer: A) Hardeep Singh Puri

• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched a Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan under Jal Jeevan Mission- Urban, JJM-U.
• Secretary Housing and Urban Affairs Durga Shanker Mishra informed that it will be conducted in cities to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater and mapping of water bodies with respect to quantity and quality of water through a challenge process.
• He said, as a first step, the Ministry has decided to launch the Survekshan in 10 cities- Agra, Badlapur, Bhubaneswar, Churu, Kochi, Madurai, Patiala, Rohtak, Surat and Tumkur.
• Jal Jeevan Mission Urban is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply to all households through functional taps in all 4,378 statutory towns in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal – 6.
• The total outlay proposed for JJM (U) is 2 lakh 87 thousand crore rupees which includes 10 thousand crore rupees for continuing financial support to AMRUT Mission.

Housing and Urban Affairs, Civil Aviation:
Minister: Hardeep Singh Puri
Constitency: Rajaya sabha MP, Uttar Pradesh

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs – Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan.

13. Govt to set up unit named _________ to tackle mobile phone loan frauds, unsolicited calls?
A) Digital Interest Unit
B) Digital Intelligent Unit
C) Digital Intelligence Unit
D) Digital Faceless Unit
E) Digital Import Unit
Answer: C) Digital Intelligence Unit

• The government will take strict action against telemarketers and individuals harassing telecom subscribers.
• For effective handling of unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) and also financial frauds through misuse of telecom resources, a web/mobile application and SMS-based system will be developed for redressal.
• The main function of DIU will be to coordinate with various financial institutions and telecom service providers in investigating any fraudulent activity involving telecom resources.
• At License Service Area level, Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management and Consumer Protection (TAFCOP) system will also be created.
• This will enable telecom subscribers to lodge their complaints related to matters involving UCC including messages and calls.

Government – Set up Digital Intelligence Unit to tackle mobile phone loan frauds, unsolicited calls.

14. Who has inaugurated the first route and terminal buildings of Kochi Water Metro to connect the islands around the city using state-of-the-art boats?
A) Pinarayi Vijayan
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Nirmala Sitharaman
D) Narendra Modi
E) Naveen Patnaik
Answer: A) Pinarayi Vijayan

• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated the first route and terminal buildings of Kochi Water Metro, a project to connect the islands around the city using state-of-the-art boats.
• The route from Vyttila, one of the busiest traffic hubs in the city, to Kakkanad, the IT hub, was inaugurated by the Chief Minister through video-conferencing.
• The 520 km long first phase of the national waterways dedicated to the nation.
• The inauguration of the eco-friendly mode marks the beginning of a new chapter in infrastructure development.
• In these past 5 years, the State has made a quantum leap in mobility and transportation sectors.

Panamkutty Bridge:

• The Kerala CM also opened the Panamkutty Bridge, also known as Petta Bridge, for traffic and launched the Integrated Urban Regeneration and Water Transport System (IURWT) project.
• The opening of the bridge will enable a hassle-free journey between Petta junction and SN junction.
• The total length of the bridge is 250 metre, of which around 70 metre is over the Poorna river.
• It was constructed as a part of Kochi Metro’s preparatory works for the phase one extension from Petta to Thrippunithura.
• IURWT project has been envisioned to renew and rejuvenate six major canals of 34 km in Kochi.

Kerala:
Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
CM: Pinarayi Vijayan
Governor: Arif Mohammed Khan

Kerala CM – Launch the Vyttila-Kakkanad route through video conferencing.

15. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation of the first skill university of eastern India in Darrang district with a financial outlay of how much amount?
A) ₹1,000 crore
B) ₹5,000 crore
C) ₹4,000 crore
D) ₹3,000 crore
E) ₹2,000 crore
Answer: A) ₹1,000 crore

• Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation of the first skill university of eastern India in Darrang district, aimed at imparting training to over
  10,000 students in 12 disciplines.
• The varsity would be built with a financial outlay of ₹1,000 crore.
• It is expected to be completed by 2026, and will have understandings with countries like Germany, Taiwan, South Korea, Israel, Japan, England.
• He said the Act East Policy has created a “sea of opportunities for students to prepare themselves to reap the dividends of the world”.
• Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary termed the day as historic, as the process has been initiated for setting up the third skill university in India.

Assam:
Capital: Dispur
CM: Sarbananda Sonowal
Governor: Jagdish Mukhi

Assam CM Sonowal – Foundation of first skill university of eastern India.

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