Current Affairs For (11 September, 2021)

How many merchant bankers have been appointed by the Government to manage the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of LIC?

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Answers With Explanation : (C) The government of India has appointed 10 merchant bankers for managing the Initial Public Offering of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The IPO of LIC is likely to be launched in the January-March quarter of 2022.

Bank of Baroda has launched its digital banking platform under which name to bring all banking services under one roof?

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Answers With Explanation : (D) Bank of Baroda has announced the launch of its digital banking platform named ‘bob World’. The aim of the platform is to provide all banking services under one roof.

Which institution has topped the overall category ranking of the NIRF India Rankings 2021?

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Answers With Explanation : (A) IIT Madras has topped the overall category ranking of the NIRF India Rankings 2021.

Which day has been observed as the World Suicide Prevention Day annually globally?

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Answers With Explanation : (C) International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) observes World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) on 10 September every year. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness around the globe that suicide can be prevented.

Name the MD & CEO of the IDFC First Bank, who has been re-appointed to the post by RBI for further three years.

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Answers With Explanation : (D) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted its approval for re-appointment of V. Vaidyanathan as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (‘MD & CEO’) of the IDFC First Bank.

BHEL has set up India’s first-ever indigenously designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant in which city?

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Answers With Explanation : (B) The first-ever, indigenously designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant, in India has been inaugurated at BHEL R&D centre at Hyderabad. The project was funded by the Department of Science and Technology, which provided a Rs 10 crore grant, at the initiative of NITI Aayog, PMO-India and the Ministry of Coal.

Which financial body has approved USD 112 million loan recently to improve water supply infrastructure in Jharkhand?

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Answers With Explanation : (A) Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a USD 112 million loan to develop water supply infrastructure and strengthen capacities of urban local bodies (ULBs) for improved service delivery in four towns in the state of Jharkhand.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently approved how much amount of loan as additional financing to scale up the improvement of rural connectivity in Maharashtra?

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Answers With Explanation : (D) The government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 300 million loan as additional financing to scale up the improvement of rural connectivity to help boost the rural economy in the state of Maharashtra.

India’s 1st Emergency Landing Facility on National Highway has been inaugurated in which state?

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Answers With Explanation : (D) Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh and Union Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Emergency Landing Facility on a National Highway in Rajasthan.

The Golden Rock Railway Workshop (GOC), Tiruchchirappalli has bagged 22nd National Award for Excellence in Energy Management from_____________.

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Answers With Explanation : (C) The Golden Rock Railway Workshop (GOC), Tiruchchirappalli has bagged 22nd National Award for Excellence in Energy Management from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for having adopted and implemented various energy conservation measures.

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