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March 26 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

SPORTS

1.  Vijayveer Sidhu wins silver in ___ rapid fire final in ISSF World Cup?
A) 20m
B) 25m
C) 15m
D) 45m
E) 55m
Answer: B) 25m

• India’s Vijayveer Sidhu settled for the silver medal behind Estonia’s Peeter Olesk in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol final of the ISSF World Cup .

Sanjeev Rajput, Tejaswini Sawant win 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team gold:

• The seasoned Indian duo of Sanjeev Rajput and Tejaswini Sawant won the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team event of the ISSF World Cup here.
• The Indians beat Ukraine’s Serhiy Kulish and Anna Ilina 31-29 in the gold medal match, using their years of experience to good effect to emerge victorious.
• The Indian gold count went up to 11 with their top finish.
• Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Sunidhi Chauhan won the bronze medal after getting the better of USA’s Timothy Sherry and Virginia Thrasher 31-15 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.

Vijayveer – Silver in 25 m rapid fire final in ISSF World Cup

2. Which state team beat Haryana to clinch the 11th Sub-Junior Men’s National Championship hockey title?
A) Mizoram
B) West Bengal
C) Gujarat
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Jharkhand
Answer: E) Jharkhand

• Jharkhand beat Haryana 3-1 via penalty shootout to clinch the 11th Sub-Junior Men’s National Championship hockey title.

Jharkhand
Capital : Ranchi
CM: Hemant Soren
Governor : Draupadi Murmu

Jharkhand – Win 11th Sub-Junior Men’s National Hockey title.

3. Which places are finalised as the venues for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup football tournament to be hosted by India?
(1) Navi Mumbai
(2) Ahmedabad
(3) Bhubaneswar
A) Only (1)
B) Only (2)
C) Only (3)
D) (1) & (2)
E) (1), (2) & (3)
Answer: E) (1), (2) & (3)

• Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar were on Friday finalised as the three venues for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup football tournament to be hosted by India.
• India is hosting the premier continental tournament from January 20 to February 6 next year.
• India is also scheduled to host the next edition of the FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup in 2022.
• The DY Patil Stadium (Navi Mumbai), TransStadia (Ahmedabad) and the Kalinga Stadium (Bhubaneswar) will host the matches.

Navi Mumbai + Ahmedabad + Bhubaneswar – Venues for 2022 Women’s Asian Cup.

OBITUARY

4. Anil Dharker passed away. He was related to which field?
A) Sports
B) Musician
C) Film Maker
D) Actor
E) Journalist
Answer: E) Journalist

• Journalist and author Anil Dharker, founder of Mumbai International Literature Festival and Literature Live! died after a brief illness.
• Over a five-decade-long illustrious career, he had been a columnist and writer, an architect, a member of the advisory committee of the film censor board and more.

Anil Dharker – Noted journalist and author.

5. Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty passed away. He was served as which organisation?
A) ICC
B) NPCI
C) RBI
D) SIDBI
E) SEBI
Answer: C) RBI

• Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty passed away at his Chembur residence in Mumbai due to a heart attack.
• Chakrabarty was the deputy governor of the central bank between June 15, 2009 and April 25, 2014 when he left office three months before to his term ended.
• Before that, he was a distinguished banker, and served as the Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab National Bank (2007-2009), and CMD of Indian Bank (2005-2007).
• He started his career as a banker with the Bank of Baroda where his last assignment was to head the UK operations of the bank between 2001 and 2004.

K C Chakrabarty – Former RBI Deputy Governor.

BANKING AND FINANCE

6. Which Bank and IIFL Securities launch ‘KBLSmart Trade’ can access demat and trading account solution for their capital market needs?
A) IndusInd Bank
B) Karnataka Bank
C) Karur Vyasa Bank
D) ICICI Bank
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: B) Karnataka Bank

• Karnataka Bank and IIFL Securities have introduced ‘KBLSmart Trade’, a facility in which all customers of Karnataka Bank can access IIFL Securities demat and trading account solution for their capital market needs.
• KBL Smart Trade’ is a two-in-one account facility, where the demat and trading account features are clubbed.
• It said the bank will also benefit by way of enriched customer engagement and retention resulting in augmented CASA funds to the bank.

Karnataka Bank:
Hq: Mangaluru,Karnataka
MD and CEO: Mahabaleshwara M.S
Tagline: Your Family Bank across India

Karnataka Bank + IIFL Securities – Launch ‘KBLSmart Trade’.

7. BharatPe launches instant liquidity facility for SME. Under this facility, it would offer collateral-free loans of up to how much amount?
A) Rs. 40 Lakhs
B) Rs. 30 Lakhs
C) Rs. 20 Lakhs
D) Rs. 10 Lakhs
E) Rs. 50 Lakhs
Answer: E) Rs. 50 Lakhs

• With its focus on small and medium enterprises, BharatPe announced the launch of a new lending product that would provide instant liquidity to distributors, wholesalers, traders and dealers.
• Called Distributor to Retailer (D2R) Finance, it would offer collateral-free loans of up to ₹50 lakh for a period of seven days to 30 days.
• The facility is live in 10 cities and has close to 2,000 SME registrations in just one month of launch, it further said, adding that the loan is available at a low interest rate, with zero processing fees and involves minimal paperwork.

BharatPe – Instant liquidity facility for SME

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

8. Goldman Sachs-promoted ReNew Power commissioned a 300-megawatt (MW) wind project in the Kutch district of which state?
A) Mizoram
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttarakhand
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Gujarat
Answer: E) Gujarat

• Goldman Sachs-promoted ReNew Power commissioned a 300-megawatt (MW) wind project in the Kutch district of Gujarat.
• The project was executed by ReNew’s arm, ReNew Wind Energy (AP2), and has a power-purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under wind power project bidding tranche-III.
• With this project, ReNew’s total wind energy capacity in Gujarat increased to 950 MW.
• The project will supply power to districts in Haryana and Odisha at Rs 2.44 per kWh
  ReNew Power has a total installed capacity of 5.4 GW of solar and wind power.
• It also has 4.6 Gw of renewable power capacity under construction.

ReNew Power – Commission 300-MW wind power project in Kutch district of Gujarat.

APPOINTMENTS

9. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?
A) Sakthi Garg
B) Saurbah Garg
C) Sarath Garg
D) Suresh Garg
E) Siva Garg
Answer: B) Saurbah Garg

• Senior bureaucrat Saurbah Garg has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre.
• Garg is at present serving in his cadre state Odisha.
• He is a 1991 batch IAS officer.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Garg as the CEO, UIDAI in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
• Sanjeev Kumar, a 1991 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, has been appointed as the Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI).
• Atish Chandra will be Chairman and Managing Director, Food Corporation of India in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.

Saurabh Garg – UIDAI CEO

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

10. Which country gives $15 million to Palestinians to deal with coronavirus pandemic?
A) Australia
B) India
C) Russia
D) UK
E) USA
Answer: E) USA

• The United States has said it is giving USD 15 million to vulnerable Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a sharp reversal from the Trump administration which cut off almost all aid to the Palestinians.

India, US agree to work constructively to resolve key bilateral trade issues:

• India and the United States have agreed to work constructively to resolve key outstanding bilateral trade issues and to take a comprehensive look at ways to expand the trade relationship, the Biden administration has said.
• United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai discussed the important trade and investment relationship between the two countries during her maiden phone call with her Indian counterpart Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.
• Tai and Goyal agreed to hold the next ministerial-level meeting of the Trade Policy Forum during 2021

United States of America:
Capital: Washington D.C
Currency: US Dollar
President: Joe Biden

US – Give $15 million to Palestinians to deal with coronavirus pandemic.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

11. Which state cabinet approves scheme offering affordable rental housing for urban migrants, poor?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Mizoram
D) West Bengal
E) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: E) Uttar Pradesh

• The Uttar Pradesh government will start a scheme offering affordable rental housing for poor people living in cities and a proposal to this effect was approved by the state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
• Under the Affordable Rental Housing and Complexes (ARHC) scheme, urban migrants/poor labourers, those belonging to economically weaker sections, low income groups including factory workers, educational institutions, people associated with hospitality and students will be the beneficiaries.
• The ARHC scheme has been launched by the government of India through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under ‘self-reliant India’ campaign.
• It will be implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) to promote participation of private/public institutions for construction, operation and maintenance of rental housing complexes for urban migrants/poor.

Uttar Pradesh:
Capital: Lucknow
CM: Yogi Adityanath
Governor: Anandiben Patel

UP cabinet – Scheme offering affordable rental housing for urban migrants, poor.

12. Government sets target to reduce air pollution by 20 to 30 per cent by which year under National Clean Air Programme?
A) 2023
B) 2022
C) 2026
D) 2025
E) 2024
Answer: E) 2024

• Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that the government has set a target to reduce air pollution by 20 to 30 per cent by 2024 under National Clean Air Programme.
• The centre has sanctioned electric buses for 62 cities but it is operational in only 20 cities

Government – Set target to reduce air pollution by 20 to 30 per cent by 2024.

13. Which Minister launches Tribal TB Initiative in pursuit of ‘TB Mukt Bharat’?
A) Home Minister
B) Women & Child Development Minister
C) D & E
D) Health Minister
E) Tribal Affairs Minister
Answer: C) D & E

• In fulfilment of the cherished goal of a “TB Mukt Bharat” envisioned by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched the “Tribal TB Initiative” along with Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs in the presence of Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare.
• A Guidance Note on Joint Action Plan for Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination, a Special Edition of Tribal Ministry’s Publication ‘ALEKH’ on TB, and a document on Tribal Tuberculosis (TB) Initiative was also released at the event.
• Ms. Aarti Ahuja, Additional Secretary, Health; Shri Vikas Sheel, Addl. Secretary, Health; Dr. Naval Jit Kapoor, Jt. Secretary, Tribal Affairs and other senior officials of both the ministries were also present on the occasion.
• Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare also addressed the 7th annual summit of NATHEALTH focusing on ‘Indian Health system expansion in post-COVID era’ through a video conference.

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

Tribal Affairs:
Minister: Arjun munda
Constituency: Khunti, Jharkhand

Dr Harsh Vardhan + Shri Arjun Munda – Tribal TB Initiative in pursuit of ‘TB Mukt Bharat’.

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