Daily GK Current Affairs viable of 24th July 2021

Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 24th July 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 24th July 2021. covering the following news headlines: Tokyo 2020, Ngangom Bala Devi, ARMEX-21, UN Tax Committee, Max Bupa Health Insurance, Aaykar Diwas, UNESCAP.

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Here current affairs have been categorized which is as follows:

• State News
• Banking News
• Business News
• Awards News
• Sports News
• Important Days
• Obituaries News
• Miscellaneous News

State News

1. UNESCO: Historic Urban Landscape project launched for Gwalior, Orchha

• The cities of Orchha and Gwalior in the state of Madhya Pradesh have been selected by UNESCO under its ‘Historic Urban Landscape Project’. This project was started in the year 2011.
• The UNESCO Historic Urban Landscape Project for the cities of Orchha and Gwalior was launched by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan through video conferencing.
• Six cities of South Asia, including the Indian cities of Varanasi and Ajmer, are already involved in this project. Gwalior and Orchha have been included as the 7th and 8th cities of South Asia.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan;
• Governor: Anandiben Patel.

Banking News

2. RBI allows loans up to Rs 5 cr to other banks’ directors

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has changed the rules for lending to directors and relatives of directors of other banks.
• As per the amendments, the central bank has allowed banks to extend personal loans up to ₹5 crore to directors and relatives of directors of banks other than spouses without the approval of the board. The earlier limit for such loans was ₹ 25 lakh.
• The regulations apply to directors, including the Chairman/Managing Director, of other banks, any firm in which they are interested as a partner or guarantor, or any company in which they hold substantial interest or is interested as a director or as a guarantor.
• Personal loans refer to loans given to individuals and consist of consumer credit, education loans, loans given for the creation or enhancement of immovable assets like houses, and loans given for investment in financial assets, such as shares, debentures, etc.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• RBI 25th Governor: Shaktikant Das;
• Headquarters: Mumbai; Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata.

Business News

3. Max Bupa Health Insurance rebrands itself as Niva Bupa

• The standalone health insurer Max Bupa Health Insurance has rebranded itself as ‘Niva Bupa Health Insurance.
• This development comes after the company’s promoter, Max India, which owned 51 per cent of the insurer sold its stake to True North in February 2019 for Rs 510 crore.
• With the entry of private equity firm True North, it was decided that the use of the “Max” brand will be phased out over a period of two years and replaced with a suitable name, to create a new brand identity. Niva Bupa targets to become a Rs 2,500 crore company by FY 2021-22.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Max Bupa Health Insurance CEO: Krishnan Ramachandran;
• Max Bupa Health Insurance Headquarters: New Delhi, India;
• Max Bupa Health Insurance Founded: 2008.

Awards News

4. Ngangom Bala Devi named AIFF ‘Women’s Footballer of the Year’ 2020-21

• Indian Women’s National Team Forward, Ngangom Bala Devi has been named as the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21. Bala currently plays for Rangers Women’s FC in Scotland.
• She made her debut for the team in February 2020 and created history as she scored her first competitive goal for the side in December last year. She is the first Indian woman footballer to sign a professional contract with an overseas club in Europe.
• Bala was a part of the Manipur U19 team that took part in the Under-19 Women’s Championship in Assam in 2002, where she was declared the best player. She has also represented the Manipur Senior Women’s Football Team in the India women’s football championship.

Sports News

5. Tokyo 2020: Mirabai Chanu wins Silver in weightlifting

• Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal and became the first Indian to win an Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games in the women’s 49kg category.
• China’s Zhihui Hou won the gold medal in the women’s 49kg lift at the Tokyo Olympics by lifting a total of 210kg, while Indonesia’s Windi Kentika Ayesha won the bronze.
• Chanu managed to lift a total of 202 kg in the women’s 49kg category to become the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. A new Olympic record was registered by Mirabai Chanu with a successful lift of 115kg in clean and jerk.

Important Days

6. Aaykar Diwas (Income Tax Day) celebrated by CBDT on 24th July

• The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) celebrated the 161st Income Tax Day (also known as Income Tax Day) on 24 July 2021.
• In India, Income Tax Day is celebrated every year on 24 July, as income tax was first introduced in India by Sir James Wilson on 24 July 1980.
• The purpose of this tax was to compensate for the losses incurred by the British regime during the first war of independence against British Rule in 1857. July 24 was first celebrated as Income Tax day in 2010.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Central Board of Direct Taxes chairman: Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra;
• Central Board of Direct Taxes Established: 1924;
• Central Board of Direct Taxes Headquarters: New Delhi.

Obituaries News

7. India’s oldest student Bhageerathi Amma passes away at 107

• Bhagirathi Amma, the oldest woman to appear for the equivalent examination in India, has passed away due to age-related ailments. She was 107 years old.
• Hailing from Kollam district of Kerala, Amma decided to continue her education at the age of 105.
• Amma left formal education at the age of nine in the third grade. Centenary was honored with the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar by the Central Government for her exceptional contribution towards women empowerment.

Miscellaneous News

8. World’s first 3D-printed steel bridge opened in Amsterdam

• The world’s first 3D printed steel bridge has been opened to the public in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• It was developed by MX3D, a Dutch robotics company, in collaboration with a consortium of experts, and represents a major milestone for 3D-printing technology.
• After four years of development, the bridge was unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. It was founded on one of the oldest canals in the city center of Amsterdam – the Oudezijds Echterbergwal.
• The 12-metre-tall steel structure will be a ‘living laboratory’ that will capture and transmit data on its health in real time to show how it changes over its lifetime.
• The length of the bridge is about 40 feet. It is a 6 ton stainless steel structure.
• The Smart Sensor Network was designed and installed by a team from the Alan Turing Institute.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Netherlands Capital: Amsterdam; 
• Currency: Euro.

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