Daily GK Updates - 21st January, 2017

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. India's biggest aircraft carrier ship INS Vikramaditya first to have ATM onboard: The largest warship of the Indian Navy, INS Vikramditya, will be equipped with its own dedicated ATM. It will cater to over two thousand naval personnel deployed on the aircraft carrier.India's largest public sector bank State Bank of India is providing the Navy the services for the ATM which will be on the satellite link. A currency chest will also be provided to keep running the ATM.

2. Bihar: Govt to launch NashaMukt campaign to make state addiction-free: Bihar: Govt to launch NashaMukt campaign to make state addiction-free make the state addidction-free. Over two crore people are likely to participate in human chains formed across the state on the occasion. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said ‘nashamukti’ in Bihar will herald a new era in the state as no one will be permitted to use intoxicating substance and tobacco products.

3. PM Modi addresses Combined Commanders Conference at Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Combined Commanders Conference (CCC) at Dehradun in Uttarakhand . The day-long conference, to be hosted at the Indian Military Academy, will be attended by all Army commanders and their equivalents from the Air Force and the Navy. This will be the first CCC for the three military chiefs since taking over as head of their services last year (2016).

4. Tamil Nadu: Govt to promulgate ordinance to conduct Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu government will be promulgating an ordinance to conduct Jallikattu and Chief Minister O Paneerselvam has appealed to youngsters and all organizations to call off their protest as jallikattu.Prime Minister provide full support of central government in efforts made by Tamil Nadu to conduct jallikattu.

5. Shri Kalraj Mishra Inaugurates Workshop on MSME Cooperation among IORA: Union Minister of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Shri Kalraj Mishra inaugurated a Workshop on MSME Cooperation amongst Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Member countries in New Delhi.The Ministry of MSME finalised the MoU on MSME Cooperation with Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) member countries.This finalized MoU will be signed at an appropriate forum soon. The MoU will come into effect after 5 countries signs it.

6. Over 3.81 lakh Winners of Rs 61 cr in NITI Aayog’s Lucky Draw Scheme:According to a statement by NITI Aayog, till date over 3.81 lakh consumers and 21,000 merchants have been declared as the winner of the NITI Aayog’s lucky draw schemes namely Lucky GrahakYojana (LGY) for consumers and Digi-DhanVyaparYojana (DVY) for merchants.

  

7. Dharamsala declared the second capital of Himachal Pradesh: Dharamsala town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh has been declared as the second capital city of the state by the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. Dharamshala is located about 250 km from the state capital Shimla and has a unique significance and history of its own. It is of special value to the lower areas of the state comprising Kangra, Chamba, Hamirpur and Una districts.

8. ISKCON’s Govardhan eco village bags UN award: ISKCON’s Govardhan eco village in Thane district has been conferred with the UNWTO Award for Innovation in the category of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) at the annual United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism at Madrid in Spain. Govardhan eco village become the first village in India has recognized by UN in the NGO sector.ISKCON'sGovardhan eco village bags UN award.The village received this honour for its initiative of eco-tourism as a catalyst for rural development.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Donald Trump sworn in as 45th US President: Mr Donald Trump has taken over as the 45th President of the United States, he took over the reins from Barack Obama 20 January 2017 Mr Trump, 70, took the oath of office in front of about 8 lakh people who braved chilly weather to gather on the National Mall in the center of the capital to celebrate the occasion.He was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice John Roberts. Donald John Trump is an American businessman, television personality, politician, and the 45th President of the United States.

2. WEF, UCSB partner to protect world's $2.5 trn ocean economy:The World Economic Forum and the UCSB's Marine Science Institute have announced a partnership to improve health of world's oceans and maritime resources. The new partnership aims to protect world's USD 2.5 trillion ocean economy.This partnership will harness the potential of public-private cooperation and the fourth industrial revolution to help the international community meet the ocean sustainable development goal.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:                                 

1. Co-operative banks can't accept deposits under PMGKY: Govt:Government has clarified that Co-operative Banks are not authorised to accept deposits under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme (PMGKDS). The scheme allows assessees to disclose previously unaccounted and undeclared income under its ambit. The PMGKDS permits voluntary declarations of previously undisclosed income with an effective tax rate of 50% and requireassessees to deposit a further 25% of such wealth into a four-year interest-free deposit.The scheme was launched on 17th of last month and will remain open for declarations upto 31st March this year.

2. Kerala Gramin Bank to propagate financial literacy among school children: Aimed at propagating financial literacy among school children, Kerala Gramin Bank has conceived a novel programme called FI@School.

3. RBI imposes Rs 75 lakh penalty on Bombay Mercantile Cooperative Bank.