Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 3rd August 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 3rd August 2021. covering the following news headlines: Indian Bank, Biotech-PRIDE, Tokyo Olympics 2020, Dukandar Overdraft Scheme, Armenia, SIM Binding, NISAR Satellite.
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:
- International News
- National News
- State News
- Banking News
- Sports News
International News
- Myanmar Military Chief appointed as interim Prime Minister
- The head of the Myanmar Army, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has taken over as the interim Prime Minister of the country. He is also the chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC), which is performing government duties in Myanmar after the February 01, 2021 coup that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling party.
- The SAC has been reformed as the caretaker government of Myanmar to perform the duties of the country rapidly, easily and effectively.
- Min Aung Hlaing is also been the commander-in-chief of Defence Services of Myanmar since March 2011. Hlaing has pledged to hold elections by 2023.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Myanmar Capital: Naypyitaw;
- Myanmar Currency: Kyat.
- Nikol Pashinyan Re-appointed as PM of Armenia
- Nikol Pashinyan has been reappointed as the Prime Minister of Armenia by President Armen Sarkissian on August 02, 2021.
- Pashinyan, leader of the Civil Contract Party, won a majority of seats in the parliamentary elections held in June 2021. Pashinyan, 46, was first appointed as the prime minister in 2018.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Armenia Capital: Yerevan;
- Currency: Armenian dram.
National News
- Union Minister of Science & Technology releases “Biotech-PRIDE”
- The Union Ministry for Science & Technology has released “Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines”.
- The Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines have been developed by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). The guidelines are aimed at providing a well-defined framework and guiding principle to facilitate and enable sharing and exchange of biological knowledge, information and data.
- The guidelines will be implemented through the Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC). The exchange of information will help in promoting research and innovation in different research groups across the country.
- These guidelines do not deal with the generation of biological data but are an enabling mechanism to share and exchange information and knowledge generated as per the existing laws, rules, regulations and guidelines of the country.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Union Minister for Science & Technology: Jitendra Singh.
State News
- Bhubaneswar becomes first Indian city to vaccinate 100% against COVID-19
- Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian city to receive 100% COVID-19 vaccination. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) had launched a massive vaccination campaign against COVID-19. The credit for this milestone goes to BMC, which runs 55 centers for vaccines all the time.
- BMC has a record of around nine lakh people who are above 18 years of age in the city. Which includes around 31 thousand healthcare workers, 33 thousand front-line workers. 5 lakh 17 thousand people are in the age group of 18 to 44 years. Three lakh twenty-five thousand people are above 45 years of age.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Chief Minister of Odisha: Naveen Patnaik
- Governor is Ganeshi Lal.
Banking News
- SBI launches ‘SIM Binding’ feature for YONO
- India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a new and advanced security feature called ‘SIM Binding’ for its YONO and YONO Lite apps to protect customers from various digital frauds.
- Under the new SIM binding feature, the YONO and YONO Lite apps will work only on devices whose mobile number’s SIM is registered with the bank.
- The main aim of the new version of the platform is to provide enhanced security to customers and help them with a convenient and safe online banking experience.
- SBI customers will have to update their mobile app, to get access to the new version of YONO and YONO Lite with enhanced security features.
- The users will need to complete the one-time registration process on these apps, where the bank will verify the SIM of the registered mobile number with the lender.
- Customers must register themselves with the device which has the SIM of the registered contact number.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- SBI Chairperson: Dinesh Kumar Khara.
- SBI Headquarters: Mumbai.
- SBI Founded: 1 July 1955.
- HDFC Bank launches ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’
- HDFC Bank in partnership with CSC SPV announced the launch of an overdraft facility for small retailers. Known as ‘Dukander Overdraft Scheme’. The purpose of this scheme of HDFC Bank is to help shopkeepers and merchants to overcome the shortage of cash.
- According to the bank, retailers working for at least three years are eligible for this scheme by providing six months bank statement from any bank.
- HDFC Bank will approve an overdraft limit from a minimum of Rs.50,000 to a maximum of Rs.10 lakhs based on the statements. Importantly, HDFC Bank won’t seek collateral security, business financials, and income tax returns from retailers who apply for the scheme.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Headquarters of HDFC Bank: Mumbai, Maharashtra;
- MD and CEO of HDFC Bank: Sashidhar Jagdishan;
- The tagline of HDFC Bank: We understand your world.
- RBI imposes penalty of Rs 50.35 lakh on Janalaxmi Co-operative Bank
- The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs.50.35 lakh on Janalakshmi Sahakari Bank, Nashik for non-compliance of certain regulatory requirements.
- The penalty has been imposed on Janalakshmi Sahakari Bank for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks with other Banks’ and ‘Subscription of Credit Information Companies (CICs)’.
- A statutory inspection conducted by RBI with reference to the bank’s financial position as on March 31, 2019, and the inspection report pertaining thereto, and examination of all related correspondence revealed non-compliance with the directions.
Sports News
- US clinches CONCACAF Gold Cup in football
- United States clinched an exhilarating 1-0 extra-time win over defending champion Mexico to claim a seventh CONCACAF Gold Cup. Just three minutes were left in extra time when the US defender head-butted a cross by Kellyn Acosta past Mexican goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera.
- This was the American team’s first Gold Cup title since 2017 and avenged a defeat to Mexico in 2019 final. Mexico’s Hector Herrera was the Tournament’s Best Player. US Matt Turner, who recorded five clean sheets, was voted Best Goalkeeper. Almoez Ali of Qatar received the Top Scorer Award.
- Alexander Zverev wins gold in men’s singles tennis at Tokyo Olympics 2020
- Germany’s Alexander Zverev defeated Karen Khachanov of Russia 6-3 6-1 to win the men’s singles gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. He became the first German man to win a singles Olympic gold.
- The 24-year-old, who has yet to win a Grand Slam title, was in fine form to become the first German man to win a singles Olympic gold in the one hour and 19-minute express event.
- Zverev became only the second German to win Olympic singles gold, matching Steffi Graf’s achievement at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
- Italy’s Marcell Jacobs wins men’s 100m gold at Tokyo Olympics 2020
- Italy’s Lamont Marcel Jacobs traversed a field of unusual suspects to claim a shocking Olympic gold in the men’s 100 meters, breaking retired Jamaican star Usain Bolt’s 13-year hold on the blue-riband event.
- American Fred Carey took the silver in a personal best of 9.84, with Canada’s Andre de Grasse repeating his 2016 bronze in 9.89, which was also a new best.
- Elaine Thompson-Herrah led the Jamaican sweep in the women’s 100 meters at the Tokyo Summer Games, capturing gold in an Olympic-record time of 10.61 seconds. Thompson-Hera’s time was also the second-fastest women’s 100 ever.
- Veteran teammate Shelley-Ann Fraser-Price took the silver in 10.74 seconds, while Jamaica’s Sherrika Jackson also finished third in 10.76 seconds. Tehna Daniels of America was seventh in 11.02.
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