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January 21 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. How many states are celebrated statehood day on January 21?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 6
Answer: B) 3

• Meghalaya, Manipur & Tripura celebrate their statehood day on January 21.

Statehood day – January 21.

SPORTS

2. Which player has decided to retire from franchise cricket?
A) Sir Don Bradman
B) Virat Kohli
C) MS Dhoni
D) Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah
E) Lasith Malinga
Answer: E) Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga – Retire from franchise cricket.

RANKING

3. Which country topped in the list of 2021 Military Strength Ranking by independent defense analytics website Global Firepower?
A) USA
B) UK
C) Iran
D) Iraq
E) UAE
Answer: A) USA

Total countries – 138

BANKING AND FINANCE

4. The Reserve Bank imposed a penalty of how much amount on Standard Chartered Bank-India for delays in reporting of frauds to it?
A) Rs. 1 crore
B) Rs. 4 crore
C) Rs. 3 crore
D) Rs. 2 crore
E) Rs. 5 crore
Answer: D) Rs. 2 crore

RBI imposes Rs 2 crore penalty on Standard Chartered Bank:

• The Reserve Bank on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on Standard Chartered Bank-India for delays in reporting of frauds to it.
• The monetary penalty has been imposed on the bank for non-compliance with certain directions contained in the ‘Reserve Bank of India (Frauds – Classification and Reporting by commercial banks and select FIs) Directions 2016’.

SEBI slaps Rs 1 cr fine on HDFC Bank in BRH Wealth Kreators case:

• SEBI imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on HDFC Bank for invoking securities pledged by stock broker BRH Wealth Kreators in viola.
• In addition, the bank has been directed to transfer Rs 158.68 crore along with 7 per cent interest per annum into an escrow account till the issue of settlement of clients’ securities is reconciled.

Reserve Bank of India:
Act: Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Governor– Shaktikanta Das
Deputy Governors– 4 (Bibhu Prasad Kanungo, Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, M. Rajeshwar Rao)

Standard Chartered Bank:
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
CEO: Bill Winters

RBI – Penalty of Rs 2 crore on Standard Chartered Bank-India for delays in reporting of frauds to it.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

5. WE HUB partners with Western Digital to launch accelerator programme for women entrepreneurs. Who is the CEO of WE HUB?
A) Deepthi Ravula
B) Sudha Ravula
C) Geetha Ravula
D) Gobi Ravula
E) Ramya Ravula
Answer: A) Deepthi Ravula

• WE HUB, an exclusive incubator for women entrepreneurs, has signed an agreement with data infrastructure provider the US-based Western Digital to launch an Acceleration Programme – Technology for Women Entrepreneurs.
• The programme is customised for women-led technology start-ups in India. Besides making them investment-ready, it helps them scale up their operations by giving them access to investors in India and abroad.

WE HUB + Western Digital = Launch accelerator programme for women entrepreneurs.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

6. Which state approved ‘Kishori Suchita Abhiyan’ scheme to provide free sanitary napkins to all girls from class sixth to twelfth?
A) Tripura
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Nagaland
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Haryana
Answer: A) Tripura

• Tripura government has announced an ambitious scheme to ensure menstrual hygiene for the girls studying in Classes VI to XII.
• Under the scheme–Kishori Suchita Abhiyan–the state will provide over 1.68 lakh free sanitary napkins every month to the adolescent girls.
• The scheme will be rolled out from next month through National Health Mission (NHM) and it will continue till March 2023.
• Besides the girl students of 4940 government schools, beneficiaries of another thousand private and government-aided schools will be covered under the scheme to benefit to all the sections.
• This will involve an investment of Rs 3,61,63,248 from the state’s exchequer during a period of three years.

Tripura:
Capital : Agartala
CM : Biplab Kumar Deb
Governor : Ramesh Bais

Tripura – Approve proposal to provide free sanitary napkins to schoolgirls.

7. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd successfully test fired a Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from the Hawk-i aircraft off the coast of Odisha. What is the range of this Weapon?
A) 50 Km
B) 100 Km
C) 150 Km
D) 200 Km
E) 250 Km
Answer: B) 100 Km

• In a boost to the indigenous Hawk-i programme, defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) successfully test fired a Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from the Hawk-i aircraft off the coast of Odisha.
• The indigenous stand-off weapon has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Research Centre Imarat (RCI). It is the first smart weapon fired from an Indian Hawk-Mk132.
• The SAAW is an aircraft launched, advanced, precision strike weapon of 125kg category used to attack and destroy enemy airfield assets such as radars, bunkers, taxi tracks, runways within a range of 100 kms.
• SAAW has been earlier successfully test fired from Jaguar aircraft.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited:
Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Chairman & MD : R Madhavan

HAL – Test fire a SAAW from the Hawk-i aircraft off the coast of Odisha.

8. Which state launched Mobile Dispensing Units/ Door to door Delivery Vehicles in the state?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Nagaland
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Haryana
Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh

• In Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy flagged off Mobile Dispensing Units/ Door to door Delivery Vehicles in Vijayawada.
• As many as 9,260 of such vehicles will supply ration with quality rice at the door steps of ration card beneficiaries across the state.

Andhra Pradesh:
Capital : Visakhapatnam (executivE) , Amaravati (legislativE) , Kurnool (judicial)
CM: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Governor : Biswa Bhushan Harichandan

Jagan Mohan Reddy – Mobile Dispensing Units/ Door to door Delivery Vehicles in Vijayawada.

9. Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated which Edition of “MASCRADE 2021”- Movement against Smuggled & Counterfeit Trade organised by FICCI?
A) 9
B) 7
C) 6
D) 3
E) 5
Answer: B) 7

• Dr. Harsh Vardhan,Union Minister of Health and Family welfare inaugurated the 7th Edition of “MASCRADE 2021”- Movement against Smuggled & Counterfeit Trade organised by FICCI Cascade.
• In his address, the Union Health Ministerexpressed pleasure that the 7th edition of MASCRADE will deliberate and discuss actionable, innovative policy solutions that can reverse the rising tide of counterfeit, smuggled and spurious products.
• The aim of MASCRADE 2021 is to foster a healthy discussion on newer and practical strategies to mitigate the challenges of counterfeiting and smuggling especially in a post COVID era.
• Chief among them should be a focus on generating awareness.
• The COVID 19 pandemic has placed unprecedented demands on our health system. Health care providers are reinventing existing delivery models to bring healthcare closer to the patient.
• Justice Retd. ShManmohanSarin, Hon’ble Former Chief Justice, High Court of J&K, Mr KunioMikuriyaSecretary General, World Customs Organisation, ShUday Shankar President, FICCI and others were present at the event.

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

Dr Harsh Vardhan – the 7th Edition of MASCRADE 2021 organized by FICCI.

10. Which Minister unveiled IEC Campaign to address the emerging issue of vaccine hesitancy in some sections of population in the country?
A) Home Minister
B) Health and Family Welfare Minister
C) Coal & Mines Minister
D) Women & Child Development Minister
E) External Affairs Minister
Answer: B) Health and Family Welfare Minister

• Dr. Harsh Vardhan,Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today unveiled IEC Campaign to address the emerging issue of vaccine hesitancy in some sections of population in the country in presence of Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog.
• The world’s largest immunisation exercise against COVID-19 was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 16th January 2021.
• More than 8 lakh healthcare workers have been vaccinated till 7 am on 21st Jan 2021.
• Shri Rajesh Bhushan,Union Health Secretary, Ms. Vandana Gurnani,Addl. Secretary and MD, NHM, Shri Manohar Agnani, Addl. Secretary (Health), Dr. Sunil Kumar, DGHS, MoHFW and other senior officials were present at the event.
  Dr. Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR, Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, Dr N N Mathur, Director LHMC, Dr. S. V. Arya, MS, Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. Rana A. K. Singh, MS, RML Hospital and representatives of development partners like BMGF, UNICEF and WHO attended the event virtually.

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

Dr Harsh Vardhan – IEC Campaign to address Vaccine Hesitancy.

11. The Telangana government announced how much per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and educational institutions?
A) 20
B) 19
C) 15
D) 10
E) 11
Answer: D) 10

• The Telangana government announced 10 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and educational institutions.
• As of now 50 per cent reservation for the weaker sections is in force in the state. With an additional 10 per cent quota for the EWS, the total percentage of reservation will rise to 60.

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

Telangana – 10% quota for economically weaker sections in jobs and education.

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