Current Affairs November 2021

Niti Aayog, World Bank ready electric vehicles financing push

Niti Aayog and the World Bank are working together to facilitate a program for faster and easier financing of electric vehicles (EV) after high-street banks seemed lukewarm due to a small resale market, higher default probabilities, and significant upfront costs. NITI Aayog and World Bank are setting up a $300-million ‘first loss risk sharing instrument’, with the State Bank of India (SBI) as its […]

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Barclays’ new chief is India-born CS Venkatakrishnan

Mysore-born CS Venkatakrishnan has replaced Jes Staley as Barclays CEO after the latter stepped down. Jes Staley stepped down from Barclays, which is Britain’s third-biggest bank by market value, after a probe into his relationship with financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. As chief risk officer, Venkatakrishnan put in place processes that proved instrumental in

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WHO approves Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for emergency use

Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Bharat Biotech received a shot in the arm as the World Health Organisation (WHO) granted approval to India’s first indigenous Covid vaccine– Covaxin– for emergency use listing (EUL) 18 years and above. This marks a major victory for India’s journey in vaccination against Covid-19. Covaxin is a vaccine, completely ‘made in India’, by Hyderabad-based

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Daily Current Affairs – 5 November 2021 | Gkseries

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Elon Musk’s Starlink registers India unit, plans to focus on rural areas

Elon Musk backed Starlink has registered its business in India. It is planning to launch internet services in the country, as per the company documents filed with the government. Starlink is the satellite internet division of billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX. In India, Starlink plans to “carry on the business of telecommunication services” including satellite broadband internet services, content storage, and streaming, multi-media

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Telangana invited to participate in International Seed Conference

Telangana, in rare recognition, has been invited to participate in a conference which will be held virtually by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). International Seed Conference, is being organized to discuss the development of the seed industry. Representatives, Ministers, scientists, and seed experts from 195 countries would participate in the conference. The initiatives are taken up for transforming Telangana as

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Unmukt Chand becomes the 1st Indian male to sign up for BBL

Former India U-19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand has created history by becoming the first Indian male cricketer to sign a deal with a Big Bash League club. Unmukt will be playing for Melbourne Renegades in Australia’s premier T20 tournament which kicks off on December 5. The 28-year-old, who led India to the Under-19 World Cup

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World Tsunami Awareness Day: 5th November

World Tsunami Awareness Day was observed across the world on 5 November. The day is celebrated to spread awareness among people across the world in matters related to the dangers of tsunami. The annual theme in 2021 years: In 2021, World Tsunami Awareness Day promotes “Sendai Seven Campaign,” target (f), which aims to ‘substantially enhance international cooperation to developing

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ICICI Lombard ties up with Vega Helmets to increase road safety awareness

ICICI Lombard partners with Vega to offer personal accident insurance cover. Customers will get access to a personal accidental policy on every online purchase of Vega Helmet. The personal accident insurance policy will provide individuals with the benefit of accidental death with sum insured of ₹1 lakh. The cover is applicable on a worldwide basis. The

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