Latest Current Affairs 2021 For Bank(Current Affairs)/All Govt Competitive Exams, That may be Asked in Forthcoming Exams Part2 in 2021
(1) The fighter jets of India and France
country organise an exercise named
‘SKYROS’
The Rafale fighter jets of India and
France are set to carry out wargames
named SKYROS in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
The exercise is to be organised in
the third week of January next year. This would be the first major wargame of
the Indian Air Force involving the Rafale fighters which were inducted into the
service in August 2020.
(2) Digital Ocean is the name of the application launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, for ocean data management.
Indian National Centre for Ocean
Information Services (INCOIS),
an autonomous body under the
Ministry of Earth Sciences
(MoES), has launched a web-based
application for ocean data
management.
Named ‘Digital Ocean’, the platform aims to share information on marine data and forecast services. The platform provides data for several sectors like research institutions, academic community, maritime industry and the public.
(3) CSIR research body has organized the National Metrology Conclave 2021.
The National Metrology Conclave 2021
has been organized by the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research-
National Physical Laboratory
(CSIR-NPL), New Delhi.
This research organization has entered its 75th year of inception. The theme of the function was ‘Metrology for the Inclusive Growth of the Nation’. The inaugural function was attended by the Prime Minster of India via video conferencing.
(4) Indian Railways completed the
trial runs of new Vistadome tourist
coaches, manufactured by Integral
Coach Factory,
Chennai unit
Indian Railways has successfully
completed the180kmph trial run
of the new Vistadome tourist
coaches.
The luxurious coaches were
manufactured by the Integral
Coach Factory in Chennai.
The Vistadome coaches
have
see-through glass rooftops and
wide windows offering
panoramic view.
At
present, there are 13 Vistadome
coaches that are operational
(5) Kerala southern state assembly
has passed resolution
against
Centre’s Farm laws.
The Kerala state Assembly has
recently passed a
resolution urging
the Central Government to scrap
the recent farm laws.
The Kerala state Assembly has
recently
passed a resolution urging the Central Government to scrap the recent
farm
laws.
The resolution was passed unanimously
with the support of the Opposition party,
the United Democratic Front (UDF)
also.
The Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
presented the resolution in the House
which convened for a special session
to discuss on the laws.
(6) Zhong Shanshan, who replaced
Mukesh Ambani as
Asia’s richest
person, is from China country.
As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zhong
Shanshan’s net worth rose to USD 70.9 billion making him the richest man in
Asia above both Mukesh Ambani and China’s Jack Ma.
Zhong Shanshan is the founder of ‘Nongfu Spring’,
the largest beverage company in China. He is also the owner of the Chinese
pharmaceutical giant ‘Wantai’.
(7) Suneet Sharma has been
appointed as the new Railway
Board Chairman and CEO.
Former General Manager of the Eastern
Railway,
Suneet Sharma has been
appointed as the new Chairman &
Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
Railway Board
(Ministry of Railways).
He will also serve as the ex-officio
Principal Secretary to Government
of India.
After the completion of the term
of incumbent chief V K Yadav,
the appointments committee of
the Cabinet has approved
Suneet Sharma as the new Chairman
& CEO.
(8) China has completed a railway line linking the
Tibetan cities of Lhasa and Nyingchi, near the border of Arunachal Pradesh
Indian state.
As per media reports, China has recently
completed the track-laying work for a railway line which links the cities of
Lhasa and Nyingchi in Tibet.
The cities are close to the Indian border in
Arunachal Pradesh. This Sichuan-Tibet Railway is the second railway into Tibet,
which starts from the capital of Sichuan Province, Chengdu and enters Tibet.
(9) Interconnect usage charges is the expansion of ‘IUC’, which was recently seen in the news recently.
As per the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the Interconnect usage charges (IUC) has been made zero from January 1, 2021.
IUC is the charge paid by a telecom company, for every call made from its network to different service providers. Prior to this move, the telecom company has been paying 6 paise per minute as the IUC.
(10) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
is to provide USD
231-million loan
for electricity generation in Assam
state.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
and the Government of India signed
a loan agreement recently.
As per the agreement, the ADB will
provide a USD
231-million loan to
improve electricity generation capacity
in Assam by
construction of a 120- (MW) hydroelectric power plant.
The proposed
hydroelectric project is a
project over Kopili river.
(11) January 4 is World Braille Day observed every
year, across the world.
World Braille Day is observed annually on 4
January, after it was established by the UN General Assembly in December 2018.
The date also marks the birth anniversary of Louis
Braille, who invented the system for reading and writing, used by people who
are visually impaired. This year, the UN highlights the importance of the
universal touch-based communication system.
(12) Angamaly-Azhutha Sabari rail project, which was
making news recently, is to be constructed in Kerala state.
The Union Cabinet approved to use funds from the
Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), for the Angamaly-Azhutha
Sabari rail project.
The Railways will undertake the construction and
maintenance of the project, while development of station will be through
public-private partnership and a special purpose vehicle. The income will be
shared between the State Government of Kerala and the Railways after deducting
the expenses.
(13) Brazil country has defaulted on BRICS bank (New
Development Bank) agreement.
The Ministry of Economy of Brazil has announced
that it had defaulted on its capital instalment to the New Development Bank
(NDB).
When the bloc was started by Brazil, Russia,
India, China and South Africa in 2015, Brazil agreed to contribute in
capitalising the bank in 7 instalments. Now, the country has defaulted two
outstanding instalments totalling USD 350 million.
(14) R Kaushik is the author of the
book titled
‘India’s 71-Year Test: The
Journey to Triumph in Australia’,
which was released recently.
The head coach of Indian cricket team
and former
India all-rounder Ravi
Shastri launched a book titled
‘India’s 71-Year Test:
The Journey
to Triumph in Australia’.
The book is authored by the cricket
journalist R
Kaushik and it is an
initiative of Bradman Museum.
It describes the first 12
tours of
India to Australia.
It also includes over 200 rare pictures
from the
Bradman Museum.
A portrait of former Indian captain
Sunil Gavaskar was unveiled
at the Sydney Ground.
(15) In the Spectrum Auction beginning this March, the
airwaves of 4G type of spectrum are to be sold.
As per the notification from the Department of
Telecommunications (DoT), the Government will start bidding for the next round
of spectrum auction from March 1.
During the auction, airwaves of the 4G spectrum in
seven bands ranging from 700 MHz to 2500 MHz, worth Rs 3.92 lakh crore will be
auctioned. Leading Telecom companies including Reliance Jio and Airtel are
expected to take part.
