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July 1 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. National Doctors’ Day is observed on which date?
A) July 2
B) July 3
C) July 4
D) July 5
E) July 1
Answer: E) July 1

History of Doctors’ Day:

• National Doctors’ Day is celebrated on July 1, in India, to mark the birth and honour the contributions of renowned physician and former West Bengal chief minister Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.
• The first National Doctors’ Day was celebrated in the year 1991.
• He was instrumental in establishing institutions like Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital, Chittaranjan Seva Sadan, among others.
• He was awarded with the Bharat Ratna on February 4, 1961.

CA Day 2021:

• Chartered Accountants'(CA) Day is celebrated on July 1 every year to commemorate the establishment of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), one of the oldest professional institutes in the country.
• Established in 1949 by the Parliament of India, ICAI is the second largest accounting and a statutory body in the world and India’s national professional accounting body.

SPORTS

2. Which company has become the official title Sponsor of the T20I Series between India and Sri Lanka?
A) CoinDCX
B) Vivo
C) Safari
D) Oppo
E) Puma
Answer: A) CoinDCX

• CoinDCX has become the official title Sponsor of the T20I Series between India and Sri Lanka.
• The game of cricket has always been sponsored by iconic brands.
• This is the first time in the history of cricket sponsorship when a crypto assets exchange becomes the title sponsor of a series.
• The T20 Cup sponsorship by a new age fintech startup indicates a change in the Indian economy.

OBITUARY

3. M Prasannan passed away. He was related to which sports?
A) Weightlifting
B) Sprinter
C) Tennis
D) Hockey
E) Football
Answer: E) Football

• Former international footballer M Prasannan passed away in Mumbai.
• He was 73.
• A gifted midfielder of the 1970s, he shared the dressing room with stalwarts of Indian football like Inder Singh and Doraiswamy Natraj.
• He played for Kerala, Maharashtra and Goa in Santosh Trophy National Football Championship.
• Prasannan was part of the Indian team coached by PK Banerjee and captained by Inder Singh in the Merdeka Cup in 1973.
• He scored a goal in the fifth-place playoff which India eventually lost to South Vietnam.

BANKING AND FINANCE

4. Gujarat International Finance Tec-City has collaborated with which organisation to accelerate fintech innovation?
A) Innoviti
B) FSS
C) Infosys
D) Accenture
E) BRTSIF
Answer: E) BRTSIF

5. Which organization providing $4 billion for COVID-19 vaccines to 51 countries?
A) AfDB
B) IMF
C) AIIB
D) ADB
E) World Bank
Answer: E) World Bank

• The $4 billion is supporting COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Comoros, the Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, the Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, São Tomé e Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine, Yemen, and Zambia.

6. Which company partners with SETU to bring seamless WhatsApp Payments to users?
A) Infotech
B) PayU
C) PayPal
D) Cashfree
E) Haptik
Answer: E) Haptik

• Jio Haptik Technologies Limited, one of the world’s largest conversational AI companies and a subsidiary of Reliance Jio Platforms, announced a strategic collaboration with SETU, India’s leading API infrastructure provider to offer a unified WhatsApp payment experience to businesses and users across India.
• With this integration, Haptik & SETU convert WhatsApp into an ultimate all-in-one payment collection and commerce channel for Indian businesses.

7. Which Bank announced the launch of the country’s most comprehensive banking solution for medical doctors?
A) Axis Bank
B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) IndusInd Bank
D) Central Bank of India
E) ICICI Bank
Answer: E) ICICI Bank

• On the occasion of ‘Doctor say private sector lender ICICI Bank announced the launch of the country’s most comprehensive banking solution for medical doctors.
• Named ‘Salute Doctors’, it provides customized banking as well as value-added services for every doctor, beginning from a medical student to a senior medical consultant to an owner of a hospital or a clinic.
• The solutions, which are mostly digital and instant, are designed to take care of the professional, business, lifestyle and wealth banking requirements of doctors and their families.
• The initiative is powered by ICICI STACK, a digital banking platform with nearly 500 services that helps customers of the bank to avail the services digitally and seamlessly.
  ‘Salute Doctors’ provides doctors with an array of innovative services.
• Firstly, it provides a range of premium savings and current accounts for personal and business banking.
• Secondly it is specially curated suit of loan requirements be it for home, automobile, personal, education, medical equipment, setting up clinic or hospital and business.

8. Which Bank launches dedicated counters for Current Account customers?
A) State Bank of India
B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) IndusInd Bank
D) Central Bank of India
E) ICICI Bank
Answer: A) State Bank of India

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

9. Which company announced the launch of Shopsy, an app that will enable Indians to start their online businesses without any investment?
A) Microsoft
B) Amazon
C) Flipkart
D) Apple
E) Google
Answer: C) Flipkart

AWARDS

10. Emilio Flores Marquez from which country has become the world’s oldest living man at an age of 112 years and 326 days old?
A) USA
B) Puerto Rico
C) Israel
D) Iceland
E) Costa Rica
Answer: B) Puerto Rico

• Emilio Flores Marquez from Puerto Rico has become the world’s oldest living man at an age of 112 years and 326 days old, Guinness World Records announced.
• The previous oldest living man was recognised by Guinness World Records as Romania’s Dumitru Comănescu, who died on June 27, 2020, at the age of 111 years 219 days.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

11. Spacex has launched how many satellites as part of the firm’s second in-house “ride-share” mission from Florida?
A) 28
B) 38
C) 48
D) 58
E) 88
Answer: E) 88

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

12. Who launched the Crop Insurance Awareness Campaign for Fasal Bima Yojana during the Crop Insurance Week?
A) Dr Harsh Vardhan
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer: E) Narendra Singh Tomar

13. Which state launched the first-of-its-kind ‘Demand Side Management-AC Scheme’ in the state for the domestic consumers of urban and rural areas to promote energy saving?
A) Mizoram
B) West Bengal
C) Haryana
D) Karnataka
E) Jharkhand
Answer: C) Haryana

• The Haryana government rolled out a scheme under which energy-efficient air conditioners (ACs) will be available to buyers at discount.
• Power Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala launched the first-of-its-kind ‘Demand Side Management-AC Scheme’ in the state for the domestic consumers of urban and rural areas to promote energy saving.
• Under this, a subsidy of Rs 2,000 will be given on buying a new AC in urban areas and Rs 4,000 on replacement of the old AC.
• Similarly, in rural areas, a subsidy of Rs 4,000 will be given for buying a new AC and Rs 8,000 on replacement of old AC.

14. The Union Cabinet approved extension of last date of registration under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) by how many months?
A) 9
B) 8
C) 6
D) 4
E) 3
Answer: A) 9

• The Union Cabinet approved extension of last date of registration under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) by nine months till March 31, 2022, which would boost fresh hiring amid the pandemic.
• This scheme is being implemented through the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) to reduce financial burden of the employers of various sectors and to encourage them to hire more workers.
• The ABRY was announced as one of the measures under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 package to boost the economy and increase employment generation in the formal sector during post-pandemic recovery phase.

15. Which state launches ‘Mukhyamantri Shehri Nikay Swamitva Yojana’ portal?
A) Mizoram
B) West Bengal
C) Haryana
D) Karnataka
E) Jharkhand
Answer: C) Haryana

• Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar after giving relief to those owning houses and shops of Municipality on lease or rent basis for the past 20 years by announcing ownership rights for all such owners launched Mukhyamantri Shehri Nikay SVAMITVA Yojana Portal www.ulb.shops.ulbharyana.gov.in inviting applications from the eligible beneficiaries.
• The Chief Minister further informed that under this scheme, if someone has constructed more than the floor or area of the allotted building of the Municipality, then he will have to deposit an additional amount that is Rs. 1000 as per the additional constructed area.

16. Who releases Report on UDISE 2019-20 for School Education?
A) Dr Harsh Vardhan
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Answer: E) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’

• Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ released the Report on United Information System for Education Plus (UDISE) 2019-20 for School Education in India.
• As per the report, Gross Enrolment Ratio at all levels of school education has improved in 2019-20 compared to 2018-19.
• Pupil-Teacher Ratio has also improved at all levels of school education.
• Enrolment of girls from primary to higher secondary has increased substantially by over 14 lakh in 2019-20 as compared to 2018-19.

17. CBSE introduces Financial Literacy Textbook for Class 6 students curated by which organisation?
A) CII
B) NPCI
C) SIDBI
D) SEBI
E) RBI
Answer: B) NPCI

• Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduced a Financial Literacy Textbook for students of Class VI. As per the release, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has curated the book.
• This book will be used for a newly introduced elective subject ‘Financial Literacy’.
• It will enable students to have an understanding of basic financial concepts at a preliminary stage of their education.
• The textbook covers Banking, Security, Digital Payments such as UPI, Cards, Wallets, and more.
• It entails the origin of banking, the transition from coins to paper money, types of banks and major operations and services carried out by banks.

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