Daily GK Current Affairs viable of 23rd December 2021

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Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 23rd December 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 23rd December 2021 covering the following news headlines: WADA report, NITI Aayog, BWF World Championships 2021, UN Women’s Award, Indian National Farmer’s Day, T-Setu.

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States News
Business News
Banking News
Awards News
Sports News
Important Days

States News

Odisha CM inaugurated Odisha’s longest bridge ‘T-Setu’ in Cuttack

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the state’s longest bridge ‘T-Setu’ over Mahanadi river in Cuttack district of Odisha. In the shape of ‘T’ in English alphabet, the bridge was constructed at a cost of Rs 111 crore.
The 4 km long bridge connecting Gopinathpur in Baramba, Baideshwar in Banki to Singhnath Peeth in Cuttack will reduce the distance between Baramba and Banki Baideshwar by about 45 km.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Odisha Capital: Bhubaneswar;
Odisha Governor: Ganeshi Lal;
Odisha Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik.

Jharkhand Assembly passes Bill to prevent mob violence, lynching

The Jharkhand Assembly has passed the Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021, which aims to provide “effective protection” of constitutional rights and prevent mob violence in the state.
After incorporating an amendment, the Bill was passed and sent to the Governor for his assent. Once notified, Jharkhand will become the fourth state after West Bengal, Rajasthan and Manipur to bring in such a law.

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Chief Minister of Jharkhand: Hemant Soren;
Governor: Ramesh Bais.

Business News

IOCL acquired 4.93% stake in Indian Gas Exchange

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has announced that it has acquired a 4.93 per cent equity share in Indian Gas Exchange Limited – the country’s first automated national level gas exchange.
The Board of Indian Oil at its meeting held on 20 December 2021 has accorded approval for the acquisition of 36,93,750 equity shares of the face value of Rs. 10/- each equivalent to 4.93 per cent of the share capital in Indian Gas Exchange Limited (IGX).
The acquisition of an equity stake in IGX is a strategic opportunity for the country’s top oil refiner to become part of India’s natural gas market. IGX is a subsidiary of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX).
Indian Gas Exchange is the country’s first automated national level gas exchange, that ensures transparent price discovery in natural gas and facilitates the growth of natural gas in India’s energy basket.

Mastercard and Google Pay tie-up for tokenisation for card-based payments

Mastercard and Google announced a tokenization method that enables Google Pay users to securely transact using their Mastercard credit cards and debit cards.
With this collaboration, Google Pay Android users can scan and pay at all Bharat QR-enabled merchants, tap-and-pay, and conduct in-app transactions through their MasterCard debit and credit cards.
For a convenient registration, users will have to do a one-time setup by entering their card details and their OTP to add their card on the Google Pay app.
Mastercard said this initiative is an extension of Mastercard’s long-standing collaboration with Google and will go a long way towards enabling India’s digital economy.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Mastercard Founded: 16 December 1966;
Mastercard Headquarters: New York, United States;
Mastercard CEO: Michael Miebach;
Mastercard Executive Chairman: Ajay Banga.

Banking News

Bank of Baroda grabbed top spot in Digital Payments

Bank of Baroda has announced it has won the #1 position in overall digital transactions amongst large banks for FY20-21. The bank showed the exceptional growth of digital payment transactions achievement and was felicitated by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India at the Digital Payments Utsav.
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Independence of India, MeitY is celebrating “Digital Payments Utsav”. As a part of the celebration, the Bank of Baroda has been conferred with 5 DigiDhan awards for FY 2019-20 & 2020-21 in various categories. BoB has been conferred with five DigiDhan awards for FY 2019-20 & 2020-21 in various categories.

State Bank of India acquired minority stake in JSW Cement for INR 100 crore

State Bank of India(SBI) acquired a minority stake (less than 50 per cent) in JSW Cement Limited for an investment of INR 100 crore through Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS).
The SBI is working as a strategic investor at JSW Cement and has invested in the company through CCPS. The conversion of such CCPS into common equity of the company will be linked to the JSW Cement’s business performance and valuation at the time of the proposed initial public offering.
The SBI transaction with JSW Cement comes close on the heels of the Rs 1,500 crore investments made by two global private equity investors, Apollo Global Management Inc. (through its investment entity in Singapore) and Synergy Metals Investments Holding Ltd earlier this year.

Awards News

Divya Hegde won UN Women’s Award for Leadership Commitment 2021

Divya Hegde, an Indian climate action entrepreneur from Udupi, Karnataka, has won the United Nations Women’s Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia–Pacific Women’s Empowerment Principles Awards ceremony.
She has been recognized for her continued efforts in advancing gender equality through climate action efforts with her organization, Beru Environmental Services.

Sports News

BWF World Championships 2021: Loh Kean Yew won Men’s singles

The 2021 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships (officially known as TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021), an annual tournament was held between 12 December 2021 and 19 December 2021 in Huelva, Spain.
Singapore’s Loh Keen Yu won the men’s singles title and Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi won the women’s singles title of the BWF World Championship 2021.

Important Days

Indian National Farmer’s Day : 23 December

Farmers Day or National Farmers Day is celebrated across the country on 23 December to commemorate the birth anniversary of the fifth Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh.
He brought farmer friendly policies and worked towards the welfare of farmers. He was the fifth Prime Minister of India and served the country as Prime Minister from 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980.
In 2001, the government of India declared December 23, the day Chaudhary Charan Singh was born, to be celebrated as National Farmers’ Day and for all the right reasons. Chaudhary Charan Singh breathed his last on January 14, 1980.

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