DAILY GK UPDATES - 22ND JULY, 2015
NATIONAL UPDATES:
I. Union Government
launched SurakshitKhadyaAbhiyan: Union Minister
of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan launched the
SurakshitKhadyaAbhiyan, a country wide campaign to create mass awareness and
capacity building for safe and hygienic food.
II. DD Kisan ropes in
Amitabh Bachchan for Rs. 6.31 crore.
III. NRIs can invest in NPS:
PFRDA: Non-resident Indians (NRIs) can invest
in National Pension System (NPS) to get a social security cover. While RBI has communicated
to PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority) about NRIs being
eligible to make such investments, the government will shortly come out with a
clarification on Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) guidelines to
facilitate non-resident Indians to invest in NPS.
IV. Pipavav Defence inks
pact with Russian firm Zvyozdochka to refit submarines: Anil
Ambani-led Reliance Group’s Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering (PDOE)
inked a multi-crore agreement with the Russian firm to refit submarines. The
pact was inked in lines with the Make in India campaign. With this, Reliance
Group became the 1st private sector Indian company to refit submarines
in India.
V.
Ananth Narayanan
appointed as CEO of Myntra.
VI. NDRI (National Dairy
Research Institute), Karnal (Haryana), scientists developed technique to
decrease cholesterol level in Ghee.
VII. State Government of
Manipur constituted a 5-member committee headed by State Law Minister T.
Debendra Singh to draft bill for the protection of indigenous people of the
state.
VIII. Supreme Court rejected
curative petition of Mumbai serial bomb blasts convict YakubMemon: Curative
petition is meant to ensure natural justice and to prevent abuse of process
after review petition is rejected. The 1993 Mumbai blast accused had applied
for curative petition after his review petition was rejected earlier by the SC
upholding the death sentence to him. He is to be hanged to death on 30TH
July 2015. He has filed a mercy petition in front of the President.
IX. Supreme Court rejected
Union Government’s review plea seeking OBC status for Jats.
X.
New Fish species named
Puntius Dolichopterus discovered in Kerala.
XI. PM Modi to launch 4
ICAR schemes: Farmer First, Student Ready, ARYA,
MeraGaonMeraGaurav schemes will be lauched in Patna on 25th July on
the 87th foundation day of Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR).
XII. NABARD launched
initiative to digitise SHGs: It has launched a
project named ‘Eshakti’ for digitisation of all Self Help Groups.
XIII. Government gives final
approval to set up 13 mega food parks during the current 5-year plan period.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
I. India, Singapore sign
key agreement to boost maritime cooperation: Both
the countries signed an agreement on sharing white-shipping information to
enhance maritime cooperation between the two navies as visiting Navy chief
Admiral R K Dhowan held talks with top defence officials in Singapore.
II.
Hisao Tanaka resigned
as CEO and President of Toshiba.
III. World’s 1st
100% Green Airport: Galapagos Ecological,
located on Ecuador’s Baltra Island, is officially now the world’s 1st
solely renewable energy powered airport. It is also known as Seymour Airport.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
I. Union
Government extended Interest Subvention Scheme to Public Sector Banks, Private
sector commercial banks, rural regional banks, cooperative banks and NABARD to
ensure availability of crop loans of up to 3 lakh rupees to farmers at 7% per
annum.
SPORTS:
II. Zach Johnson of United States has won
the prestigious British Open Golf title for 2015.
AWARDS:
III. Naomi Klein wins 2015 American Book
Award:
Noted Canadian Author Naomi Klein has won the 36th edition of
American Book Award 2015 for her environmental work ‘This Changes Everything:
Capitalism Vs Climate’ publish in 2014.
OBITUARIES:
IV. Noted Hollywood actor O. Pooley passed away.
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