1) Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has been chosen to be honoured with Chhattisgarh Veerni Award. She will be awarded at the inaugural edition of the awards.
The honour comes as the sprinter prepares herself for Tokyo Olympics.
The award has been established to recognize Indian women in various fields.
Chhattisgarh :-
Bhorumdeo Temple
Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
Achanakmar Tiger Reserve
Indravati Tiger Reserve
Guru Ghasidas Tiger Reserve
2) Country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) and the umbrella body of retail and digital payments National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) join hands to launch a dedicated campaign to focus on deepening the reach of UPI transactions across all sections of the population.
State Bank of India :-
Founded – 1 July 1955
Headquarters – Mumbai,
Maharashtra
Chairman – Dinesh Kumar Khara
National Payments Corporation of India :-
Headquarters – Mumbai
Founded – 2008
3) Prince Philip, the lifelong companion of Queen Elizabeth II and the longest-serving consort in British history, died at the age of 99
4) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has sanctioned 14 Projects of 127.93 km length at a cost of 670.7 crore for the state of Jharkhand.
Recent News :-
The Jharkhand government has launched the “SAAMAR Campaign” which stands for “Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anaemia Reduction” campaign recently.
The campaign was launched to tackle the malnutrition in Jharkhand.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways :-
Headquarters :- Parivahan Bhavan, New Delhi
Founded :- July 1942
Nitin Gadkari (Union Minister), Mansukh L. Mandaviya (Minister of State)
5) The Reserve Bank of India has revised its inflation-forecasting model to better capture how fiscal and monetary policy interact with real-economy elements.
👉The adjustments incorporate fiscal-monetary dynamics, India’s unique and often chaotic fuel pricing regime, and exchange-rate fluctuations and their impact on balance of payments.
Reserve Bank of India:-
Headquarters:- Mumbai, Maharashtra,
Established:- 1 April 1935, 1934 Act.
First Governor – Sir Osborne Smith
First Indian Governor – Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
Governor:- Shaktikanta Das
6) The Rajasthan government approved a proposal to give relaxation in the maximum age limit to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) similar to other reserved classes for appointment to state services.
Rajasthan:-
CM – Ashok Gehlot
Governor – Kalraj Mishra
Amber Palace
Hawa Mahal
Ranthambore National Park
City Palace
Keoladeo Ghana National Park
Sariska National Park.
Kumbhalgarh Fort
7) A port city in eastern China has launched an ambitious plan to build the country’s fifth rocket launch site, under a longer-term goal to ramp up space infrastructure to meet the demands of an expected boom in commercial missions.
8) A provision for financial support up to Rs.20 lakh under the Umbrella Scheme of Rastriya Arogya Nidhi is proposed for treatment of those rare diseases that require a one-time treatment.
9) New Zealand temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, for about two weeks following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving from the South Asian country.
10) IT services major Wipro Limited on Wednesday said it has appointed former Walmart executive Subha Tatavarti as its Chief Technology Officer.
11) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 484-million loan to improve transport connectivity and road maintenance in the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in Tamil Nadu.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) :-
President – Masatsugu Asakawa
Formation – 19 December 1966
Headquarters – Manila, Philippines
12) Army Chief General M M Naravane, has proceeded on a five day visit to Bangladesh.
👉 The General’s visit comes in the midst of Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations which marks the 50 years of the liberation of Bangladesh.
Ministry of Defence :-
Headquarters – New Delhi
Founded – 15 August 1947
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) :- General Manoj Mukund Naravane
Chief of the Navy Staff – Admiral Karambir Singh
Chief Of The Air Force Staff – Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
13) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched the Tribal Health Collaborative ‘Anamaya’ through a video conference.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Founded :- 1976
HeadQuarter – New Delhi
Minister of Health and Family Welfare – Harsh Vardhan
14) Union ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship or MSDE will organise the first regional workshop to understand provisions of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0 or PMKVY 3.0 and to effectively implement the scheme in the North East Region (NER) at Gangtok.
The workshop is aimed at learning from the best practices and understanding the challenges related to PMKVY 3.0 and to build a detailed understanding on the use of the Skill India Portal.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE):-
Minister :- Mahendra Nath Pandey
Founded :- 9 November 2014
Headquarters :- New Delhi
15) Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the Hindi translation of the book ‘Odisha Itihaas’, written by Utkal Keshari Harekrushna Mahtab at the Ambedkar International Center.
The event marking the release of the Hindi version has been organised by the Harekrushna Mahtab Foundation.
Recent News :-
Odisha state government has proposed a second biosphere reserve in the southern part of the state at Mahendragiri. It is a mountain in the Gajapati district of the state.
Odisha CM – Naveen Patnaik
Governor – Ganeshi Lal
Similipal Tiger Reserve
Satkosia Tiger Reserve
Bhitarkanika Mangroves
Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
