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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 Current Affairs (08.07.2021)

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1. ♦️Which Ministry is creating to boost cooperative movement?
-  Ministry of Cooperation.

📌The government has created a Ministry of Cooperation to boost the Indian cooperative movement and give a fillip to the indigenous enterprises. India’s first minister of cooperation will also be sworn in once the Union Cabinet reshuffle takes place and the new ministers take the oath of office at the Durbar Hall in President House. yesterday Amit Shah taken this charge for first time.
The new ministry of Cooperation will work to realise the vision of “Sahkar se Samriddhi” and will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework to boost the cooperative movement in the country.
The development will aid the deeping of the cooperatives as true people-based movements with benefits going down to the grassroots. The ministry will be mandated to streamline the processes for the ease of doing business for cooperatives and ultimately aim to broaden and strengthen the multi-state cooperatives.

📌চৰকাৰে ভাৰতীয় সমবায় আন্দোলনক উৎসাহিত কৰিবলৈ আৰু থলুৱা উদ্যোগসমূহক উৎসাহিত কৰিবলৈ সহযোগিতা মন্ত্ৰালয় এটা সৃষ্টি কৰিছে।কেন্দ্ৰীয় কেবিনেট ৰদবদল হোৱাত আৰু নতুন মন্ত্ৰীসকলে ৰাষ্ট্ৰপতি সদনৰ দৰবাৰত শপত গ্ৰহণ কৰাৰ লগে লগে ভাৰতৰ প্ৰথম সহযোগিতা মন্ত্ৰীয়েও শপত গ্ৰহণ কৰে। এই বিভাগৰ দায়িত্ব লাভ কৰা মন্ত্ৰী জন হৈছে গৃহ মন্ত্ৰী অমিত শ্বাহ।
নতুন সহযোগিতা মন্ত্ৰালয়ে "Sahkar se Samriddhi"ৰ দৃষ্টিভংগী উপলব্ধি কৰিবলৈ কাম কৰিব আৰু দেশত সমবায় আন্দোলন বৃদ্ধিৰ বাবে এক পৃথক প্ৰশাসনিক, আইনী আৰু নীতিগত পৰিকাঠামো প্ৰদান কৰিব।
এই উন্নয়নে সমবায়সমূহক প্ৰকৃত জন-আধাৰিত আন্দোলন হিচাপে গভীৰ কৰাত সহায় কৰিব আৰু ইয়াৰ লাভালাভ তৃণমূল পৰ্যায়লৈ নামি যাব।

2. ♦️ What was the original name of actor Dilip Kumar?

-Mohammed Yusuf Khan.

📌Legendary Bollywood actor Mohammed Yusuf Khan, known professionally as Dilip Kumar passed away at 98. He was popularly known as the tragedy king of Bollywood. He was last seen in the 1998 film Qila. He was the first actor to win the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 1954 and won it a total of 8 times. He and Shah Rukh Khan jointly hold the record for most Filmfare trophies.

✔️About Dilip Kumar:

Dilip Kumar was born on 11 December 1922, the Qissa Khawani Bazaar area of Peshawar (present-day Pakistan) to Ayesha Begum and Lala Ghulam Sarwar Khan.
He debuted in films with 1944’s Jwar Bhata, but the film and his work did not garner much attention. It was with 1947’s Jugnu, also starring Noor Jehan, that he clinched his first box office hit.
In 1949, he starred in Andaz with Raj Kapoor and Nargis, and it was that film that made Dilip Kumar a big star.
Dilip Kumar is listed in the Guinness World Records for winning the maximum number of awards by an Indian actor. He is also credited as the first method actor in India.
He was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 and Padma Vibhushan in 2015.

📌বলীউডৰ কিংবদন্তী অভিনেতা মহম্মদ ইউছুফ খান, যাক পেছাদাৰীভাৱে দিলীপ কুমাৰ বুলি জনা যায়, ৯৮ বছৰ বয়সত মৃত্যু বৰণ কৰে। তেওঁ বলীউডৰ ট্ৰেজেডী ৰজা হিচাপে জনপ্ৰিয় আছিল। তেওঁক শেষবাৰৰ বাবে ১৯৯৮ চনৰ কিলা চলচ্চিত্ৰত দেখা গৈছিল। তেওঁ ১৯৫৪ চনত শ্ৰেষ্ঠ অভিনেতাৰ ফিল্মফেয়াৰ বঁটা লাভ কৰা প্ৰথম অভিনেতা আছিল আৰু ইয়াক মুঠ ৮ বাৰ জিকিছিল। তেওঁ আৰু শ্বাহৰুখ খানে যুটীয়াভাৱে বেছিভাগ ফিল্মফেয়াৰ ট্ৰফীৰ অভিলেখ দখল কৰিছে।

3. ♦️GOI launched mobile app ‘Matsya Setu’ for which purpose?

- aims to disseminate the latest freshwater aquaculture technologies to the aqua farmers of the country.

📌 Former Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Giriraj Singh has launched the Online Course Mobile App “Matsya Setu”. The app was developed by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar, with the funding support of the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad. The online course app aims to disseminate the latest freshwater aquaculture technologies to the aqua farmers of the country.

📌প্ৰাক্তন কেন্দ্ৰীয় মীন পালন, পশুপালন আৰু দুগ্ধ উৎপাদন মন্ত্ৰী গিৰিৰাজ সিঙে অনলাইন পাঠ্যক্ৰম মোবাইল এপ "মৎস্য সেতু" মুকলি কৰিছিল। এই এপটো হায়দৰাবাদৰ National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) পুঁজিৰ সহায়ত ভূৱনেশ্বৰৰ ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA),ৰ দ্বাৰা বিকশিত কৰা হৈছিল। অনলাইন পাঠ্যক্ৰম এপটোৰ লক্ষ্য হৈছে দেশৰ জলজ পালনকাৰীসকলৰ বাবে শেহতীয়া জলজ পালন প্ৰযুক্তিপ্ৰচাৰ কৰা।

✔️About the app:

📍Matsya Setu app has species-wise/ subject-wise self-learning online course modules, where renowned aquaculture experts explain the basic concepts and practical demonstrations on breeding, seed production and grow-out culture of commercially important fishes like carp, catfish, scampi, murrel, ornamental fish, pearl farming etc.
📍Better Management Practices to be followed in maintaining the soil & water quality, feeding and health management in aquaculture operations were also provided in the course platform.
📍The modules are divided into small video chapters for the convenience of the learners, along with additional learning materials. In order to motivate the learners and provide a lively learning experience, Quiz/Test options were also provided for self-assessment.
📍Upon successful completion of each course module, an e-Certificate can be auto-generated. Farmers can also ask their doubts through the app and get specific advisories from experts.

4. ♦️ Recently Who resigns as IBM president?
-Jim Whitehurst .

📌Jim Whitehurst has announced he is stepping down as the president of IBM. Whitehurst’s resignation is being seen as one of the several management moves IBM announced. The 53-year-old’s exit led to shares of the technological giant falling 4.8 per cent to $139.83, the most in five months. Whitehurst was appointed as IBM’s president last year. This was the first time in decades that the corporation split up the designation of a chief executive officer (CEO) and president.

📌জিম হোৱাইটহাৰ্ষ্টে ঘোষণা কৰিছে যে তেওঁ আইবিএমৰ সভাপতিৰ পদ ত্যাগ কৰিছে। হোৱাইটহাৰ্ষ্টৰ পদত্যাগক আইবিএমে ঘোষণা কৰা কেইবাটাও ব্যৱস্থাপনা পদক্ষেপৰ এটা হিচাপে দেখা গৈছে। 53 বছৰীয়া ব্যক্তিজনৰ প্ৰস্থানৰ ফলত বিয়াগোম প্ৰযুক্তিগত প্ৰতিষ্ঠানটোৰ শ্বেয়াৰ 4.8 শতাংশ হ্ৰাস হৈ 139.83 ডলাৰ হয়, যি পাঁচ মাহত সৰ্বাধিক। হোৱাইটহাৰ্ষ্টক যোৱা বছৰ আইবিএমৰ সভাপতি হিচাপে নিযুক্তকৰা হৈছিল। নিগমে এজন মুখ্য কাৰ্যবাহী বিষয়া (চিইঅ') আৰু সভাপতিৰ পদবী বিভাজন কৰা ঘটনাটো এই দশকৰ ভিতৰতে প্ৰথম বাৰৰ বাবে আছিল ।

✔️Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
📍IBM-International Business Machines Corporation.
📍IBM CEO: Arvind Krishna.
📍IBM Headquarters: Armonk, New York, United States.

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5. ♦️Who is the “Brand Ambassador” of Khadi Prakritk Paint?
-Nitin Gadkari .

The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways & MSME, Nitin Gadkari, virtually inaugurated India’s first and only paint made from cow dung, under the brand name ‘Khadi Prakritk Paint’. In addition to this, the minister also declared himself as the “Brand Ambassador” of paint, to promote it across the country and encourage young entrepreneurs to take up the manufacturing of cow dung paint.

The Khadi Prakritk Paint automated manufacturing plant has been set up on the campus of Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI), Jaipur, which is a unit of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).

📌কেন্দ্ৰীয় পথ পৰিবহণ আৰু ঘাইপথ আৰু MSME মন্ত্ৰী নীতিন গাডকাৰীয়ে 'খাদী প্ৰাকৃতিক পেইণ্ট' নামৰ ব্ৰেণ্ডটোৰ অধীনত গৰুৰ গোবৰৰ পৰা তৈয়াৰ কৰা ভাৰতৰ প্ৰথম আৰু একমাত্ৰ চিত্ৰখন উদ্বোধন কৰে।
ইয়াৰ উপৰিও, সমগ্ৰ দেশতে ইয়াৰ প্ৰচাৰ কৰিবলৈ আৰু যুৱ উদ্যোগীসকলক গোবৰৰ ৰং নিৰ্মাণ কৰিবলৈ উৎসাহিত কৰিবলৈমন্ত্ৰীগৰাকীয়ে  চিত্ৰখনৰ লগতে অনুষ্ঠানটোৰ "ব্ৰেণ্ড এম্বেচেডৰ" হিচাপে নিজকে ঘোষণা কৰে।খাদী প্ৰাকৃতিক পেইণ্ট স্বয়ংক্ৰিয় নিৰ্মাণ কাৰখানাটো কুমাৰাপ্পা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় হস্তনিৰ্মিত কাগজ প্ৰতিষ্ঠান (Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI)), জয়পুৰৰ চৌহদত স্থাপন কৰা হৈছে, যি হৈছে খাদী আৰু গাওঁ উদ্যোগ আয়োগৰ (KVIC) এক গোট।

6.♦️ Who sets up 9-member panel to curb Digital Monopolies?
-Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

📌The Central Government has formed a nine-member panel for the development of an Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), designed to curb digital monopolies. This ONDC project is initiated by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and will be implemented by the Quality Council of India (QCI).

The nine-member committee of ONDC will advise the Government of India on measures needed to digitise the entire value chain, standardise operations, promote inclusion of suppliers, derive efficiencies in logistics and enhance value for consumers, among other things.
📌কেন্দ্ৰীয় চৰকাৰে ডিজিটেল বাণিজ্যৰ  মুক্ত নেটৱৰ্ক (ONDC) বিকাশৰ বাবে ন জনীয়া পেনেল গঠন কৰিছে, যাক ডিজিটেল বাণিজ্যিক একচেটিয়া কৰ্তৃত্ব নিয়ন্ত্ৰণ ৰখাৰ বাবে প্ৰস্তুত কৰা হৈছে। এই ONDC প্ৰকল্পটো বাণিজ্য আৰু উদ্যোগ মন্ত্ৰালয়ৰ অধীনত উদ্যোগ আৰু আভ্যন্তৰীণ বাণিজ্য বিভাগে (DPIIT) আৰম্ভ কৰিছে আৰু ইয়াক ভাৰতীয় মানদণ্ড পৰিষদে (QCI) ৰূপায়ণ কৰিব।
ONDC-ৰ ন জনীয়া সমিতিয়ে সমগ্ৰ মূল্য শৃংখলাটো ডিজিটাইজ কৰা, কাৰ্যক্ষম কৰা, যোগানকৰ্তাসকলক অন্তৰ্ভুক্ত কৰা, লজিষ্টিকত দক্ষতা আহৰণ কৰা আৰু অন্যান্য বিষয়ৰ লগতে গ্ৰাহকসকলৰ বাবে মূল্য বৃদ্ধি কৰাৰ বাবে প্ৰয়োজনীয় ব্যৱস্থাৰ বিষয়ে ভাৰত চৰকাৰক পৰামৰ্শ দিব।

✔️Members of the panel include:

📍Nandan Nilekani, non-executive Chairman Infosys;
📍RS Sharma, CEO of National Health Authority;
📍Adil Zainulbhai, Chairman of QCI;
📍Anjali Bansal, Founder and Chairperson of Avaana Capital;
📍Arvind Gupta, Co-founder and head of Digital India Foundation;
📍Dilip Asbe, MD & CEO of National Payments Corporation of India;
📍Suresh Sethi, MD and CEO of NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd;
📍Praveen Khandelwal, General Secretary of Confederation of All India Traders;
📍Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO of the Retailers Association of India.

7.♦️ Recently Who is appointed as CEO of crowd-sourced navigation app ‘Waze’?
-Neha Parikh .

📌Indian-American, Neha Parikh, has been appointed as the CEO of Waze, a crowd-sourced GPS navigation app and a subsidiary of tech giant Google. The 41-year-old Neha replaces Noam Bardin, who stepped down as the CEO in November 2020, after leading the Israeli company for 12 years. The Waze app can give out directions in 56 different languages. The app was founded in Israel in 2008. It was acquired by Google in 2013 for around USD 1.1 billion (110 crores).
📌ভাৰতীয়-আমেৰিকান নেহা পাৰিখক ৱাজৰ মুখ্য কাৰ্যবাহী বিষয়া হিচাপে নিযুক্তি দিয়া হৈছে, যি হৈছে এক ক্ৰাউড-উৎসৰ জিপিএছ নেভিগেশ্বন এপ আৰু বৃহৎ প্ৰযুক্তি গুগলৰ সহায়ক সংস্থা। ৪১ বছৰীয়া নেহাই ১২ বছৰ ধৰি ইজৰাইলী কোম্পানীৰ নেতৃত্ব দিয়াৰ পিছত ২০২০ চনৰ নৱেম্বৰত চিইঅ'ৰ পদ ত্যাগ কৰা ন'ম বাৰদিনৰ স্থান লয়। ৱাজ এপটোৱে ৫৬ টা বিভিন্ন ভাষাত নিৰ্দেশনা দিব পাৰে। এপটো ২০০৮ চনত ইজৰাইলত প্ৰতিষ্ঠা কৰা হৈছিল। ইয়াক ২০১৩ চনত গুগলে প্ৰায় ১.১ বিলিয়ন আমেৰিকান ডলাৰ (১১০ কোটি)ত অধিগ্ৰহণ কৰিছিল।

8. ♦️GST collection dips below Rs 1 lakh crore in June.জুন মাহত জিএছটি সংগ্ৰহ ১ লাখ কোটি টকাৰ তললৈ হ্ৰাস পাইছে।

📌GST collection dipped below Rs 1 lakh crore in June after staying above that mark for eight consecutive months. Centre mopped up Rs 92,849 crore GST for the month of June of which CGST is Rs 16,424 crore, SGST is Rs 20,397 crore, IGST is Rs 49,079 crore (including Rs 25,762 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 6,949 crore (including Rs 809 crore collected on import of goods.
With eased relaxations following improvement in the overall Covid-19 situation in the country, the government expects GST revenues to rise from July 2021 onwards.

📌একেৰাহে আঠ মাহ এটা নিদিষ্ট সীমাৰ ওপৰত থকাৰ পিছত জুনত জিএছটি সংগ্ৰহ ১ লাখ কোটি টকাৰ তললৈ হ্ৰাস পাইছে। কেন্দ্ৰই জুন মাহৰ বাবে ৯২,৮৪৯ কোটি টকাৰ জিএছটি বৃদ্ধি কৰিছে যাৰ ভিতৰত চিজিএছটি হৈছে ১৬,৪২৪ কোটি টকা, এছজিএছটি হৈছে ২০,৩৯৭ কোটি টকা, আইজিএছটি হৈছে ৪৯,০৭৯ কোটি টকা (সামগ্ৰী আমদানিৰ ওপৰত সংগ্ৰহ কৰা ২৫,৭৬২ কোটি টকা সহ) আৰু উপকৰ হৈছে ৬,৯৪৯ কোটি টকা (সংগ্ৰহ কৰা ৮০ কোটি টকাৰ সামগ্ৰী সহ)।
দেশৰ সামগ্ৰিক কোভিড-19 পৰিস্থিতিৰ উন্নতিৰ পিছত শিথিলতাৰ সৈতে, চৰকাৰে আশা কৰিছে যে জুলাই 2021-ৰ পৰা জিএছটি ৰাজহ বৃদ্ধি পাব।

✔️List of GST Collection previous months

📍May 2021: Rs 1,02,709 crore
📍April 2021: Rs 1.41 lakh crore(All time Highest)
📍March 2021: Rs. 1.24 lakh crore
📍Feb 2021: Rs 1,13,143 crore
📍January 2021: Rs 1,19,847 crore

9. ♦️Who was the director of popular film "Superman"?
-Richard Donner.

📌Superman’ director Richard Donner passes away.

📌Ace filmmaker Richard Donner, best known for helming the original ‘Superman’ film, ‘Lethal Weapon’ film series and ‘The Goonies’, has passed away. The 91-year-old filmmaker was at the forefront of some of the most popular genres in the history of mainstream cinema: the superhero movie, the horror flick, the buddy cop romps.
The legend got his first big directing break with the 1976 cult classic horror film ‘The Omen’, which solidified his foothold in the industry and led to his next major studio film, ‘Superman’ (also the original) that paved the path for countless other flicks, including ‘Goonies’, and all of the ‘Lethal Weapon’ movie series, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.

10. ♦️ Paytm launches ‘Postpaid Mini’ to provide?
-small-ticket instant loans.

📌Paytm has announced the launch of Postpaid Mini, small-ticket loans that will give users the flexibility to access loans ranging from Rs 250 – Rs 1,000, in partnership with Aditya Birla Finance Ltd. The product is an extension of its Buy Now, Pay Later service, driving affordability amongst those new to credit. These small ticket instant loans will give flexibility to users and also help manage their household expenses to maintain liquidity during the ongoing Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

📌পেটিএমে পোষ্টপেইড মিনি, সৰু-টিকট ঋণ মুকলি কৰাৰ কথা ঘোষণা কৰিছে যিয়ে ব্যৱহাৰকাৰীসকলক আদিত্য বিৰলা ফাইনেন্স লিমিটেডৰ অংশীদাৰীত্বত 250-1,000 টকাৰ পৰা ঋণ প্ৰাপ্ত কৰাৰ নমনীয়তা প্ৰদান কৰিব। সামগ্ৰীটো হৈছে ইয়াৰ বাই নাও, পে লেটাৰ সেৱাৰ এক সম্প্ৰসাৰণ, যি ক্ৰেডিটৰ বাবে নতুন সকলৰ মাজত সামৰ্থ্য বৃদ্ধি কৰে। এই সৰু টিকট তাৎক্ষণিক ঋণবোৰে ব্যৱহাৰকাৰীসকলক নমনীয়তা প্ৰদান কৰিব আৰু চলিত কৰোনাভাইৰাছ (কোভিড-19) মহামাৰীৰ সময়ত তৰলতা বজাই ৰখাৰ বাবে তেওঁলোকৰ ঘৰুৱা ব্যয় নিয়ন্ত্ৰণ কৰাত সহায় কৰিব।


✔️With this service:

📍Paytm Postpaid is offering a period of up to 30 days for repayment of loans at 0 per cent interest.
📍There are no annual fees or activation charges, only a minimal convenience fee. With the launch of Postpaid Mini, the company will offer access to loans ranging from Rs 250 to Rs 1000, in addition to Paytm Postpaid’s instant credit of up to Rs 60,000.
This could help users pay for their monthly expenses, including mobile and direct to home (DTH) recharges, gas cylinder booking, electricity and water bills, shop on Paytm Mall and more.

✔️Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

📍Paytm HQ: Noida, Uttar Pradesh;
📍Paytm Founder & CEO: Vijay Shekhar Sharma;
📍Paytm Founded: 2009.

11. ♦️ Recently which Air Transport win World’s Airline of the Year Award?
-Korean Air .

📌Korean Air has been announced the winner of one of the most prestigious honours in the aviation industry: Air Transport World’s (ATW) 2021 Airline of the Year. This year’s award is even more meaningful to Korean Air, as the global industry has been suffering from the unprecedented crisis caused by COVID-19.

The company’s excellent leadership, its ability to remain operationally profitable through the industry’s worst-ever crisis, its strong commitment to health safety customer service excellence, and its remarkable relationship with employees.” The judges also noted the airline’s “transformational strategic deal to incorporate Asiana and create a larger, more global flagship carrier. Korean Air plans to continue to strengthen its position in the global aviation industry and aims to become one of the world’s top 10 airlines after successfully acquiring and integrating Asiana Airlines.

📌কোৰিয়ান এয়াৰক বিমান উদ্যোগৰ অন্যতম সন্মানীয় সন্মানৰ বিজয়ী হিচাপে ঘোষণা কৰা হৈছে: এয়াৰ ট্ৰান্সপোৰ্ট ৱৰ্ল্ডৰ (এটিডব্লিউ) 2021 এয়াৰলাইন অফ দা ইয়েৰ। এই বছৰৰ বঁটা কোৰিয়ান এয়াৰৰ বাবে আৰু অধিক অৰ্থপূৰ্ণ, কিয়নো বিশ্বব্যাপী উদ্যোগটো কোভিড-19-ৰ ফলত সৃষ্টি হোৱা অভূতপূৰ্ব সংকটত ভুগি আছে।
কোম্পানীৰ উৎকৃষ্ট নেতৃত্ব, উদ্যোগটোৰ আটাইতকৈ বেয়া সংকটৰ জৰিয়তে কাৰ্যকৰীভাৱে লাভজনক হৈ থকাৰ সামৰ্থ্য, স্বাস্থ্য সুৰক্ষা গ্ৰাহক সেৱাৰ উৎকৰ্ষতাৰ প্ৰতি ইয়াৰ দৃঢ় প্ৰতিশ্ৰুতি, আৰু কৰ্মচাৰীসকলৰ সৈতে ইয়াৰ উল্লেখনীয় সম্পৰ্ক।" বিচাৰকসকলে এছিয়ানাক অন্তৰ্ভুক্ত কৰিবলৈ আৰু এক বৃহত্তৰ, অধিক গোলকীয় ফ্লেগশ্বিপ কেৰিয়াৰ সৃষ্টি কৰিবলৈ এয়াৰলাইনৰ "পৰিৱৰ্তনশীল কৌশলগত চুক্তি"ৰ কথাও উল্লেখ কৰে।
কোৰিয়ান এয়াৰে বিশ্বব্যাপী বিমান উদ্যোগত নিজৰ স্থিতি শক্তিশালী কৰা অব্যাহত ৰখাৰ পৰিকল্পনা কৰিছে আৰু এছিয়ানা এয়াৰলাইনছ সফলতাৰে অধিগ্ৰহণ আৰু একত্ৰিত কৰাৰ পিছত বিশ্বৰ শীৰ্ষ ১০ টা এয়াৰলাইনৰ ভিতৰত এটা হোৱাৰ লক্ষ্য ৰাখিছে।

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