Current Affairs 14th March 2020
1. SBI to buy shares worth Rs
7,250 Cr of cash-strapped Yes Bank
- SBI’s
shareholding in Yes Bank will remain within 49 percent of the paid-up capital.
- Per share
price is 10 Rs.
- Growth
rate will continue to be under potential in FY22.
2. DFS secretary Debasish Panda
nominated on central board of RBI
- The
nomination of Panda is effective from March 11, 2020 and until further orders.
- RBI can
have a maximum of four deputy governors.
3. NCRB launches Crime Multi
Agency Centre & National Cybercrime Training Centre
- National
Crime Records Bureau celebrated its 35th Inception Day, on March 12.
- Minister
of State for Home Nityanand Rai launched Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC)
for sharing of information on heinous crime & issues related to inter-state
coordination.
- NCTC- For
quality eLearning services on cybercrime analysis.
4. Thermal Power plants to have
2,43,034 MW capacity by 2021-22
- Minister
of State for Power, New & Renewable Energy = R.K. Singh informed it.
- Plant
Load Factor of Coal based capacity in 2021-22 is 56.5%.
5. Parliament passes amendments
to IBC
- Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020
- That will
help ring-fence successful bidders of insolvent companies from risk of criminal
proceedings for offences committed by previous promoters.
- IBC,
which came into force in 2016, has already amended thrice.
6. GOKADDAL: World’s First
Digital Solutions Exchange Cloud Launched in India
- It is a
one of its kind Solutions Aggregator, Marketplace & Cloud delivery platform
- Focus on
4A’s: Automation, AI, Analytics and Augmentative Technologies.
- GOKADDAL
Technologies is a Dubai based Technology company.
7. Major Port Authorities Bill,
2020 introduced in Lok Sabha
- It seeks
to provide for regulation, operation and planning of Major Ports and to vest
the administration, control and management of such ports upon the Boards of
Major Port Authorities.
- Bill will
replace Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.
8. India shares 2nd position with
China as most promising source of disruptive technologies: KPMG
- Which
includes responses from more than 800 global leaders in the technology
industry.
- Bengaluru
entered in the top 10 rankings of the list.
- Singapore
leaped to the top of this year’s global rankings.
9. WGSHA enters Limca Book of
Records for Indias first Living Culinary Arts Museum
- Welcomgroup
Graduate School of Hotel Management of Manipal Academy of Higher Education
entered the Limca Book of Records for establishing ‘India’s 1st Living Culinary
Arts Museum’ at WGSHA.
- Celebrity
chef Vikas Khanna is the Founder & curator of Museum.
- Did you Know
- The
culinary arts academic block in WGSHA was opened in 2018.
10. India may invoke 123-year-old
law to counter coronavirus
- Section 2
of the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.
- It was enacted
to tackle bubonic plague in the then Bombay state, is meant to contain
dangerous epidemic diseases.
- Disobeying
any regulation is punishable under IPC section 188.
11. India ranks better in Animal
Protection Index 2020, but still needs improvements
- India has
attained a C ranking in the index.
12. Parliament passes Mineral Law
(Amendment) Bill
- Parliament
approved Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
- The bill
envisages curtailing time lag in operationalization of the coal blocks
- even
after their allocation & was needed to ensure uninterrupted coal supplies
to thermal plants and other industries.
- Minister
of Coal and Mines- Pralhad Joshi.
13. UP govt launches schemes for
skill development & employment generation for youths
- Name of
the scheme is ‘Arogya Mitras’ at all primary health centres to inform people
about govt health schemes.
- 3
Schemes- Kaushal Satrang, Yuva Hub & Apprenticeship Scheme.
14. Assam govt to construct 33
stadiums in state under Uttran scheme
- Rs 300 Cr
will be spent to build the stadiums across the state.
- 500
playgrounds are being developed at the state to encourage rural talents.
- State of
the art sports facilities are also being set up.
- Rs 50,000
will be given to 1000 players & 2500 clubs.
15. Union Ministry of Minority
Affairs implements schemes for the 6 centrally notified minority communities in
J&K
- Minority
communities are = 1) Buddhists, 2) Christians, 3) Jains, 4) Muslims, 5) Parsis
& 6) Sikhs.
- USTTAD
(Upgrading the Skills & Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for
Development) was launched in May 2015.
- Hamari
Dharohar- To preserve heritage of minority communities.
16. Mumbai Central Station to be
Renamed After Nana Shankarsheth
- Name will
be as ‘Nana Shankarsheth Mumbai Central Railway Station’.
- Jagannath “Nana” Shankarsheth (1803-1865) was a
Maharashtrian philanthropist and educationist.
- He is
famous for his contribution to Mumbai’s development.
17. Hola Mohalla festival was
celebrated at Anandpur Sahib Punjab
- Hola
Mahalla is an important Indian Sikh festival
- Unlike
festival of Holi, when people playfully throw coloured powders,
- Hola
Mahalla is an occasion for the Sikhs to demonstrate martial skills.
- The fair
is also known for community service.
18. Wings India 2020 began in
Hyderabad
- Wings India 2020 is an International conference and exhibition on the Civil Aviation sector,
- Has begun
on 12 March in Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad.
- The
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India organize the
biennial event along with FICCI.
- Theme =
‘Flying for all’.
19. Tamil Nadu hosted Divya Kala
Shakti for the first time
- Witnessing
the abilities in disabilities a unique cultural’ event at Chennai on 12 March
2020.
- National
Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities hosted the
event.
- Dept of
Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities partnered.
20. ADB to give $200 mn to
companies manufacturing products to combat coronavirus
- $200
million (about Rs 1,480 crore)
- Through
its Supply Chain Finance Program.
- ADB had
given a total of $4 million in February.
21. Rajesh Chaplot honoured with
the Highest Civilian Award of Uganda
- Rajesh
Chaplot is a Distinguished NRI
businessman.
- for his
excellence in the field of Business and Commerce, Social Service and for
fostering better India- Uganda ties.
- He was
the recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman.
22. Tiger Woods to be inducted
into World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021 class
- The hall
of fame is located in St. Augustine, Florida.
- Woods was
among 10 finalists named in March as candidates.
- Woods is
a three-time winner of the career Grand Slam.
