Current Affairs Quiz 25th November 2021 : Daily GK Update Quiz

Exp. Nirmala Sitharaman launched Tejasvini & Hausala schemes and Shikhar & Shikara Schemes in J&K

Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman launched two schemes named ‘Tejasvini & Hausala schemes’ of J&K Bank for girls under 18-35 years of age to start their businesses and ‘Shikhar & Shikara’ schemes of Punjab National Bank (PNB) for development of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

Tejasvini scheme focuses on providing financial assistance of INR 5 lakh to girls between 18-35 years for starting their business. Shikhar scheme focuses on meeting credit requirements up to INR 2 crore for hotel, tour & tourism industry. Shikara scheme will prove credit up to INR 15 lakh for purchase/repair of Shikaras is provided in Kashmir valley.

Aim: to promote entrepreneurship and boost employment in Jammu and Kashmir.

Exp. India & Nepal signed an MoU on Reciprocal Recognition of Covid Vaccination Certificate

India and Nepal have signed an MoU for reciprocal recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certificate to ease the travel of fully vaccinated people of both India and Nepal. This MoU is one of the COVID-19 related cooperation and coordination between India and Nepal.

The MoU between the Health Ministers of India and Nepal was signed by Vinay M Kwatra, Indian Ambassador to Nepal and Secretary, Ministry of health and Population, Government of Nepal at the ministry office, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Exp. GoI, Andhra Pradesh signed an MoU worth $250 million loan with World Bank to improve quality of learning

Government of India, Andhra Pradesh and World Bank has signed the legal agreements for $250 million for a project to improve quality of learning for over 50 lakh students in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Students from all grades and stages of school education will benefit from the project. Beneficiaries are about 40 lakh students (between the age of six and fourteen) in over 45,000 government schools, and over 10 lakh children.

Exp. GoI & ADB signed USD 300 million loan to improve access to healthcare in urban areas

Government of India has signed a loan agreement worth $300 million with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen and improve access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas.

This programme will be implemented in urban areas across 13 states. The project will benefit over 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million from slum areas will benefit from the project.

Exp. BOB Financial Solutions partnered with NPCI for RuPay credit cards

BOB Financial Solutions (BFSL), a subsidiary of Bank of Baroda (BoB) has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch BoB Credit Cards (Easy and Premier variants) on the RuPay platform.

Both Easy and Premier variants of BoB credit cards have been launched on the JCB International network and both cards support global acceptance. These cards come with benefits such as 5X reward points on select merchant categories, fuel surcharge waiver, pre-and post-purchase EMI offers, up to three complimentary add-on credit cards for family members and several exciting merchant offers enabled both by BFSL and NPCI.

Headquarters: Alkapuri, Vadodara, Gujarat

Chairman: Hasmukh Adhia

MD & CEO: Sanjiv Chadha

Exp. CCI approved FedEx India to acquire a stake in Delhivery

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of a minority stake in Delhivery Limited, India’s largest B2B & C2C Logistics Courier Service Provider, by FedEx Express Transportation and Supply Chain Services (India) Private Limited (FedEx India), logistics solutions in India under the American transportation giant FedEx Corp.

CCI has also approved the acquisition of certain operating assets to the domestic business of FedEx India and TNT India Private Limited (TNT India) by Delhivery.

Exp. NPCI Bharat BillPay onboarded Tata Power on ClickPay platform to facilitate automated electricity bill payments

NPCI Bharat BillPay has on-boarded Tata Power on its platform through which customers of Tata Power to pay their monthly electricity bills through ClickPay payment link in a hasslefree and seamless manner.

Tata Power is the first power company which will provide services on the NBBL ClickPay platform.

Exp. Equitas SFB partnered with HDFC Bank to offer co-branded credit cards

Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB) partnered with HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited) Bank to launch its new co-branded credit cards.

Through this partnership, Equitas SFB will utilize the HDFC bank’s reach in the credit card market and also to provide its customers a better banking ecosystem.

The credit card can be availed in two categories. The first category is the ‘Excite Credit Card’ which offers a credit limit from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 lakh and the second category is the ‘Elegance Credit Card’ which offers credit of over Rs 2 lakh.

Exp. JPMorgan Chase named world’s most systemically important bank: Financial Stability Board

JPMorgan Chase has once again been named the world’s most important bank to the health of the wider financial system, according to the 2021 list of Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) released by Financial Stability Board (FSB).

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), made up of regulators from G20 countries, in consultation with Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), published its latest table of the world’s 30 most systemic banks.

Exp. Alexander Zverev has won 2021 ATP Finals title at Turin, Italy

Alexander Zverev (Germany) has won 2021 ATP Finals title, after defeating World No.2 Daniil Medvedev (Russia) by 6-4, 6-4, in the men’s single finals at Turin in Italy.

This is Zverev’s second Nitto ATP Finals title, after winning the first in 2018. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France clinched the men’s double title by defeating Rajeev Ram of US and Joe Salisbury of UK.

Exp. NASA launched world’s 1st DART mission to crash spacecraft into asteroid on SpaceX Rocket

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched world’s first Planetary Defence Mission “Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)” to change the path of an asteroid “Didymos” by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into it with a speed of 24,000 kms per hour.

The mission has a total worth of $325 million and was launched into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Aim: To slightly alter the trajectory of Dimorphos, a ‘moonlet’ around 525 feet (160 metres) wide that circles a much larger asteroid called Didymos (2,500 feet in diameter). The Didymos-Dimorphos pair orbit the Sun together.

Exp. 37th India-Indonesia CORPAT exercise held in Indian Ocean

The 37th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) is being held in the Indian Ocean region from 23-24 November 2021. CORPAT is held twice in a year to ensure safety and security. It was conducted for the first time in 2002.

Indigenously built Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft is participating in the CORPAT. Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin, (376) is participating from Indonesia.

Exp. Maroof Raza authored a book titled “Contested Lands: India, China and the Boundary Dispute”

Former Army Officer Maroof Raza has authored a new book titled “Contested Lands: India, China and the Boundary Dispute”.

The book features the history of India’s boundary making with Tibet and China and analyses the current India-China boundary contestation stemming from interpretations of history in the post-colonial period.

Exp. 25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

The United Nations designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is celebrated worldwide on November 25.

The day is celebrated to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to various forms of violence and the true nature of the issue is often hidden.

Exp. 25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

The United Nations designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is celebrated worldwide on November 25.

The day is celebrated to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to various forms of violence and the true nature of the issue is often hidden.

Theme 2021: “Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!”