Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 13th July 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 13th July 2021. covering the following news headlines: Bangabandhu Chair, two-child policy, ICC Player of the Month Award, BKS Literary Award, 2022 Khelo India Youth Games.
Daily Current Affairs update are incorporated with the important news that made the current affairs headlines for competitive exams. Daily Current Affairs Update is the complete box of the important news that held all day long. One should have complete knowledge about banking terms, current affairs news, etc.
Here current affairs have been categorized which is as follows:
- National News
- State News
- Awards News
- Sports News
- Miscellaneous News
National News
- ICCR will set up the ‘Bangabandhu Chair’ at the Delhi University
- The University of Delhi will have a ‘Bangabandhu Chair’ to promote a better understanding of development in Bangladesh. An MoU was signed between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the University of Delhi in Dhaka for the establishment of this Chair in the University of Delhi.
- The Chair will focus on the common heritage of the two countries and subjects like Anthropology, Buddhist Studies, Geography, History, Modern Indian languages including Bangla, Music, Fine Arts, Political Science, International relations and Sociology.
- The chair will be set up to honor Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the country’s liberation war, as well as India’s diplomatic ties with Dhaka.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Prime Minister of Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina;
- Capital: Dhaka;
- Currency: Taka.
- President of Bangladesh: Abdul Hamid.
- Rail Cargo movement between India and Nepal gets a big boost
- India and Nepal have signed a Letter of Exchange (LOE) to amend the 2004 India-Nepal Rail Service Agreement (RSA). The amended agreement allows all authorized cargo train operators to use the Indian railway network to carry containers and other goods to Nepal – both between India and Nepal or from Indian ports between third countries to Nepal.
- The authorized cargo train operators include public and private container trains Operators, automobile freight train operators, special freight train operators, or any other operator authorized by Indian Railways.
- It will allow market forces (such as consumers and buyers) to come up in the rail freight segment in Nepal and is likely to increase efficiency and cost- competitiveness.
- It will reduce transportation costs for automobiles and certain other products whose carriage takes place in special wagons and will boost rail cargo movement between the two countries.
- This agreement is another milestone in India’s efforts to enhance regional connectivity under “Neighbourhood First”.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Prime minister of Nepal: KP Sharma Oli;
- President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari.
- Capital of Nepal: Kathmandu;
- Currency: Nepalese rupee.
State News
- UP population draft bill proposes two-child policy
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched a population policy aimed at encouraging couples who do not have more than two children. Stating that population control is related to awareness among masses and poverty, Adityanath said the population policy 2021-2030 has taken care of every community.
- Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh said that Uttar Pradesh has a target of stability by 2050 and the government is trying to bring down the population growth rate to 2.1 percent.
- The UP Law Commission, which prepared the Population Control Bill, said the policy would be voluntary and no one would be forced to follow any rule.
- However, if any person decides to on his or her own to not have more than two babies, they will be eligible for government schemes., while those who do not follow the policy will face restrictions in government jobs, availing ration, and other benefits.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- UP Capital: Lucknow;
- UP Governor: Anandiben Patel;
- UP Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath.
- Assam to create new department for indigenous faith and culture
- The Assam cabinet has announced the creation of an independent department to protect and preserve the “faith, culture and traditions of the tribals and indigenous communities” of the state.
- The new department will ensure that the indigenous population of the state is provided with necessary assistance while preserving their faith and traditions.
- Indigenous tribes such as the Bodos, Rabhas, Mishings, along with others have their own religious beliefs and unique traditions, which so far have not received the support necessary for their preservation.
- The cabinet, during the meeting, agreed that financial and administrative reforms were necessary to ensure speedy implementation of various schemes floated by the government. It decided that departmental committees, headed by commissioners, will be entitled to give its nod for projects worth ₹ 2 crores and below.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Assam Governor: Jagdish Mukhi;
- Assam Chief Minister: Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Awards News
- Journalist N N Pillai honoured with BKS Literary Award
- Journalist and playwright Omcheri N N Pillai has been selected for the 2021 Bahrain Karelia Samaj (BKS) Literature Prize. BKS President PV Radhakrishna Pillai, General Secretary Varghese Karakal and Literary Wing Secretary Firoz Thiruvathara announced the award.
- The jury was chaired by novelist M Mukundan. Literary critic Dr KS Ravikumar, author and Kerala Chief Secretary Dr VP Joy and Radhakrishna Pillai were part of the jury. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs 50,000 and a citation acknowledging the achievement.
- The award ceremony will be held later in Delhi. “His enormous contributions as a whole to Malayalam language and literature are remarkable, which ultimately led to this award.
- Sophie Ecclestone, Devon Conway win ICC Player of the Month Award
- England Left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone has been named as ICC Women Player of the Month for June. She is the second English female to win the title after Tammy Beaumont, who was awarded the title in February 2021.
- In Men’s category, New Zealand opener Devon Conway has bagged ICC Player of the Month for June. He became the first New Zealand player to win the award after an astounding first month in Test cricket.
Sports News
- Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo wins Golden Boot in EURO 2020
- Portugal captain and modern-day great Cristiano Ronaldo won the Euro 2020 Golden Boot after finishing as the top scorer in the tournament.
- Despite playing just four games, Ronaldo took top honors as he scored five goals.
- Czech Republic’s Patrik Schick also ended the tournament with five goals but the award went to Ronaldo via the tie-breaker of assists.
- 2022 Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Haryana
- The state government of Haryana will organize Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in February 2022.
- The sports show was earlier scheduled to be held from November 21 to December 5, 2021, but has been shifted due to the possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and keeping in mind that the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 will be held under is. -18 category.
- Around 8,500 players will participate in the event of which 5,072 will be athletes, including 2,400 females and 2,672 males.
- Euro 2020 Final: Italy beat England on penalties
- The European Championship final pits England and Italy against each other. Italy won 3-2 on penalties. Italy, one of the most decorated teams in the world, has ended a few years of trophy drought.
- England, on the other hand, we are in unknown territory. They haven’t even reached the final since 1966. Italy has reached the final twice in recent years – in 2000 and 2012 – while England have not yet reached a close. Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has been named the player of the UEFA Euro 2020.
Miscellaneous News
- In a first, Himalayan yaks to be insured
- National Research Center on Yak (NRCY) in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh has tied up with National Insurance Company Limited to insure Himalayan Yak.
- The insurance policy will protect yak owners from risks arising out of weather calamities, diseases, transit accidents, surgical operations and strikes or riots.
- Yak owners must mark their yak earmarks and provide proper details to insure their animals.
- The Himalayan yak is a long-haired domestic animal found in the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, Myanmar, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia.
- The total population of yak in India is about 58,000.
- The largest population of yak is in the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. It is followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal and Uttarakhand.
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