Daily GK Updates - 24th November, 2017

NATIONAL UPDATES

1. World's first 3D Sanskrit film screened at IFFI: The world’s first 3D Sanskrit film 'Anurakthi’ has been screened at International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji in Goa.The story of the movie tells the story of 'Vasudha', a Punjabi danseuse who comes to Kerala to learn Koodiyattam dance from a practitioner called Paramesharwan Chakkiar. The film is directed by Asokan PK.

2. Exclusive 'Rural Livelihood' scheme for Northeast: The “North East Rural Livelihood Project” is launched by the Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Dr Jitendra Singh. The objective of the scheme is to assist over 10,000 Self Help Groups (SHGs) and benefit about three lakh poor households.The scheme is supported by the World Bank and will primarily benefit the tribal and the lower socioeconomic groups, including women, in the North-Eastern Region (NER).

3. First Indian mission to study the Sun: ISRO  plans to launch ‘Aditya-L1’, the first Indian mission to study the Sun, by the year 2019 – 2020. The Aditya-1 mission was conceived as a 400kg class satellite carrying one payload, the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) and was planned to launch in an 800 km low earth orbit.

4. Hill Area Development Committee formed in Bangla: The Bangla government set up a four-member Hill Area Development Committee that will oversee work in the Hills. The Hill Area Development Committee will be headed by Mann Ghising, president of Gorkha National Liberation Front.

5. PMMS Kendra Scheme approved: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved ‘Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra’ scheme for a period 2017-18 to 2019-20. The scheme is part of Umbrella Scheme “Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women” of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development. It aims at empowering rural women through community participation.

OTHER UPDATES

SPORTS

1. Basel will become the first city to jointly host the Badminton and Para-Badminton World Championships in 2019: Basel (Switzerland), will become the first city to jointly host the Badminton and Para Badminton World Championships after it was awarded the 2019 edition of the Para event. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed that the two tournaments will be staged simultaneously for the first time.

BANKING/FINANCE:

1. SBI launches 'YONO' App: Arun Jaitley  launched SBI's unified integrated app ‘YONO’ (You Only Need One). ‘YONO’ is the first digital banking platform which offers customised products to the customer. With the help of this app, any customer can open their bank accounts with SBI in a few minutes, transfer funds, and utilize various other services.

2. Muh Pe Taala campaign launched by Axis Bank: Axis Bank in association with Mumbai Police has launched its latest campaign #MuhPeTaala to promote safe banking. The aim of this campaign is to raise awareness about how to keep oneself safe from falling prey to fraudulent calls asking information such as pin code, CVV, OTP etc. It cautions the viewers that no bank will ever ask for any of these details.

BUSINESS/ECONOMY:

1. Samsung partners with UP govt: Samsung India announced a partnership with Uttar Pradesh State Government for ‘Smart Healthcare Programme’. Under this programme, Samsung India will set-up 20 new smart healthcare centres across Uttar Pradesh to offer affordable and quality healthcare.

2. IKEA opens its first store in India at Hyderabad: The Swedish furnishing retailer IKEA has opened its first store a ‘Hej (Hello) Home’ in Hyderabad. The store will provide some awareness of Ikea products and solutions to its customers. The store will open for business in the next year 2018.