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CURRENT AFFAIRS (09.07.2021)

CURRENT AFFAIRS (09.07.2021)

 

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1. ♦ Recently, Government includes Retail and Wholesale Trade in which sector?
-MSME sector.


📌Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has decided to include Retail and Wholesale trade as MSMEs but only for the limited purpose of Priority Sector Lending. This means that these segments of businesses can now take loans under the Priority Sector Lending arrangement under the MSME category. According to the Retailers Association of India (RAI), this will give retail micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) the support they need to survive, revive and thrive.

These Retail and Wholesale traders can now register on Udyam Registration Portal. It is a portal by the Government of India for the registration of MSMEs.

 

The registration will be allowed under three categories:

📍Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles.

📍Wholesale trade except for motor vehicles and motorcycles.

📍Retail trade except for motor vehicles and motorcycles.

 

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2. ♦ Razorpay partners with whom to launch ‘MandateHQ’?
-with Mastercard .




📌Razorpay has partnered with Mastercard to launch ‘MandateHQ’. It is a payment interface that will help card-issuing banks to enable recurring payments for their customers. It must be noted that the Reserve Bank of India had issued a framework for processing e-mandates on recurring online transactions. The product by Razorpay is a step in this direction.

📌About the MandateHQ:

The MandateHQ solution can be fully integrated with any bank within seven days. Razorpay’s Mandate HQ is an API-based plug-n-play solution that reduces the go-live time for any card issuing bank that wishes to enable recurring payments for its customers. MandateHQ will also enable businesses, especially subscription-based businesses, to get access to a wider customer base, who use debit cards, as recurring payments were mostly supported via credit cards previously.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

📍Razorpay Founded: 2013;

📍Razorpay CEO: Harshil Mathur (May 2014–);

📍Razorpay Headquarters location: Bengaluru;

📍Mastercard Headquarters: New York, United States.

📍Mastercard President: Michael Miebach.

 

3. ♦ Olympic gold-winning legend Keshav Datt related with which game , who recenrly passes away?
-Hockey


📌Olympic gold-winning hockey legend Keshav Datt passes away

Two-time Olympic gold medallist in hockey, Keshav Datt passed away. He was part of India’s historic feat at the 1948 Olympics where they beat home team Britain 4-0 at the Wembley Stadium in London to win the first gold post Independence.

Before the 1948 Olympics, Datt had toured East Africa under the leadership of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand in 1947. An integral part of the Indian team, Datt also captained the Mohun Bagan hockey squad from 1951-1953 and again in 1957-1958.

 

4. ♦Recently who takes charge as Director General of All India Radio ?
- N Venudhar Reddy.

 


📌N Venudhar Reddy, an Indian Information Service, IIS Officer of 1988 batch took charge as Director General of All India Radio. Currently Working as Principal DG of News Services Division, All India Radio, he was given additional charge of AIR, upon the approval of the Appointments Committee of the cabinet. All India Radio, officially known since 1957 as Akashvani.

Reddy brings with him vast experience in media planning and management, administration and newsgathering. He has also served in various capacities earlier with All India Radio News and Doordarshan News.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

📍All India Radio Founded: 1936;

📍All India Radio Headquarters: Sansad Marg, New Delhi.

 

5. ♦Inaugurates War Memorial of Capt Gurjinder Singh Suri ?
-Indian Army

 


📌On the occasion of the birthday of Captain Gurjinder Singh Suri, who died during the operation “Birsa Munda” in 1999, the Indian Army inaugurated a war memorial in memory of Captain in Gulmarg near the Line of Control (LOC). Lieutenant Colonel (Col), Tej Prakash Singh Suri (Retd), father of Captain Gurjinder Singh Suri, MVC (Posthumous) was also present on the occasion. Gurjinder Singh Suri was later awarded Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous).

About the Operation Birsa Munda:

📍Operation Birsa Munda was a punitive raid conducted against a Pakistani post by a Bihar battalion of the Indian Army, in the month of November 1999. This was the time when Operation Vijay had drawn to a close, but the Line of Control was still active with sporadic incidents of trans Line of Control violence. In a swift and meticulously planned operation, the entire Pakistani post was destroyed, killing 17 Pakistani soldiers.

 

 

6. ♦Who will be host 2022 women’s Asian Cup?
- Mumbai, Pune.



📌 Women’s Asian Cup in India will be held in Mumbai and Pune after the Asian Football Confederation dropped Bhubaneswar and Ahemdabad as venues to minimise the travelling time for participants and ensure an “optimum environment” for a bio-secure bubble. The Mumbai Football Arena at the Andheri Sports Complex and the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune have been chosen as the new venues.

The decision was taken after considering the existing challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and as part of efforts to minimise the travelling time for teams and officials between the venues, whilst ensuring the optimum environment to implement the biomedical bubble for the benefit of all stakeholders.

 

7. ♦  Recently who is awarded prestigious Humboldt Research Award?
-Kaushik Basu


📌 Indian economist Kaushik Basu has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award for Economics. The award was conferred on him by Professor Dr Hans-Bernd Schäfer of Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. A former chief economist of the World Bank, Basu is currently a professor of Economics at Cornell University. He also served as the Government of India’s chief economic advisor from 2009 to 2012. Basu is also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India.

What is Humboldt Research Award?

📍The prestigious award is sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and awarded to as many as 100 recipients each year.

📍The Humboldt Research Award honours scientists and economists from across the world for their work. The award entails prize money of 60,000 euros and an offer to carry out research project at a scientific institution in Germany for up to 12 months.

 

8. ♦Who launches India’s first UPI-based cashless parking?
-DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation)

 


📌 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has launched India’s first FASTag or Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based parking facility to reduce the time for entry and payment. The facility was launched at the Kashmere Gate metro station. As part of the Multi-Model Integration (MMI) initiative, dedicated Intermediate Public Transport (IPT) lanes for autos, taxis and r-Rickshaws were also inaugurated at the station.

 

Facilities provided:

📍The facility can accommodate 55 four-wheelers and 174 two-wheelers. The entry and exit and payment of 4-wheelers can be done through the FASTag.

📍The parking fee will be deducted through FASTag, which will reduce the time for entry and payment. Only the vehicles with FASTag will be allowed to park in this facility.

📍The entry for 2-wheelers can be done only by swiping the DMRC smart card.

📍The smart card swipe is used only for registering the time of entry and exit and fare calculation and no money will be deducted from the card.

📍The parking fee can be paid via UPI apps by scanning the QR Code.


9.♦ Name of the president of Haiti, who was assassinated at his home few says ago?
- Jovenel Moise .



📌 Haiti President, Jovenel Moise was assassinated and his wife wounded in an attack at their home, the interim prime minister announced an act that risks further destabilizing the Caribbean nation beset by gang violence and political volatility. The president faced steep opposition from swathes of the population that deemed his mandate illegitimate, and he churned through a series of seven prime ministers in four years. Most recently, Joseph was supposed to be replaced this week after only three months in the post.

Moise, a former entrepreneur who set up a string of businesses in the north of the country, where he hails from, burst onto the political stage in 2017 with a message of re-building the impoverished nation. He campaigned on populist pledges, as all candidates in Haiti do, but he kept up the rhetoric even after he was elected in February 2017.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

📍Haiti Capital: Port-au-Prince;

📍Haiti Currency: Haitian gourde;

📍Haiti Continent: North America.


10. ♦ “Vidya Balan firing range” - ?



📌 Indian Army names firing range after Vidya Balan.The Indian Army has named one of its firing ranges in Kashmir after Bollywood actress Vidya Balan. The Vidya Balan firing range is situated at Gulmarg in the Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir. The decision was taken in recognition of her contribution to Indian cinema. Earlier in the year, the actress and her husband Siddharth Roy Kapoor had attended the Gulmarg Winter Festival organised by the Indian Army.

 

11. ♦Veteran Congress leader Virbhadra Singh passed away on July 8, 2021. He had served as the Chief Minister of which state for six terms?
-Himachal Pradesh



📌 Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Congress leader Virbhadra Singh passed away in the early hours of July 8, 2021, after battling a prolonged illness. He was 87. The veteran leader was a nine-time MLA, a five-time Member of Parliament and had served as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for six terms.


12. Who is the new Health Minister of India?
-Mansukh Mandaviya


📌 Mansukh Mandaviya has taken charge as India's new Health Minister, replacing Dr Harsh Vardhan. He is among the seven ministers who got elevated to the Union Cabinet on July 7, 2021. Mansukh Mandaviya will take charge of the clubbed Ministry of Health and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.


13. Apna Dal Chief Anupriya Singh Patel has received which Ministry portfolio?
📌 MoS in Ministry of Commerce and Industry



Apna Dal President Anupriya Patel took charge as Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on July 7, 2021 as a part of the major cabinet reshuffle and expansion. She was earlier serving as the Minister of State in the Union Health Ministry from 2016 to 2019.






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