Current Affairs 04th March 2020
1. Tasnim Mir, Mansi Singh win bronze at Yonex Dutch Junior International
- It is a Badminton
event at the Yonex Dutch Junior International 2020.
- It was
the 1st time India won two bronze medals in girls’ singles at this BWF Junior
Int’l Grand Prix tournament.
- The event
held at Haarlem, Netherlands.
2. Oppo launches ‘Kash’ mutual fund platform, offers SIPs from ₹100
- that
offers users to invest in mutual funds, along with free credit reports,
personal loans up to two lakh, business loans up to ₹2 crore and screen
insurance.
- Vice
President of OPPO : Sumit Walia
3. RBL Bank, Zomato and Mastercard partner to launch co-branded credit cards
- It will
help the online food delivery platform further cement its position in India.
- Vishwavir
Ahuja,Managing Director & CEO of RBL Bank.
4. Fitch Solutions cuts India’s economic growth forecast to 4.9% for FY20
- John
Knowles Fitch, Fitch Group founder.
5. Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri to step down; Pekka Lundmark to take over
- He will
be replaced by Pekka Lundmark, the outgoing CEO of Fortum Oyj.
- He will
leave his current position on Aug. 31.
- “Nokia”
is derived from the town Nokia & the Nokianvirta River.
6. RBI receives ₹1.71 trillion in Long-term repo operation (LTRO)
- The RBI
will conduct another LTRO for three-year tenor worth ₹25,000 crore on March 9.
- Shaktikanta
Das, 25th governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
7. OECD lowers India’s FY21 GDP growth to 5.1% on coronavirus concerns
- OECD = Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development .
8. Raghav Chadha appointed Delhi Jal Board vice chairman
- Raghav
Chadha is the first time MLA as vice-chairman of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
- He
represents the Rajendra Nagar Assembly constituency.
- Delhi Jal
Board ,CEO: Vijay Kumar
9. NABARD, IIT Mandi sign MoU to develop farmer friendly tech
- IIT Mandi
will get Rs 35 lakh
- For setting
up Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.
- National
Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
10. Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch dies at 84
- He took
GE’s revenue from under $30 billion when he took over in 1981 to $130 billion
by 2000.
- Larry
Culp, General Electric chairman and CEO.
11. Digit launches coronavirus insurance product
- Digit is
a online insurance company,
- Product t
can be sold through its partner program, as two fresh cases were disclosed in
India.
- It allows
a person to insure for as little as Rs 25,000 and as much as Rs 2 lakhs.
- Digit
Insurance Headquartered at : Bengaluru, India
12 World Wildlife Day : 3rd March
- Theme =
“Sustaining all life on Earth”.
- Sustainable
Development Goal 15 focuses on halting biodiversity.
13. 3rd March: World Hearing Day
- WHO
observes World Hearing Day on 3 March each year
- to raise
awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and
hearing care across the world.
- Theme of
2020 day is- “Hearing for life, don’t let hearing loss limit you”.
- WHO also
organizes an annual World Hearing Day seminar.
