Current Affairs 22nd January 2021 1. NSE: World’s largest derivatives exchange National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.(NSE) has emerged as the world’s largest derivatives exchange in 2020 in terms of the number of contracts traded based on the statistics maintained by the Futures Industry Association (FIA). NSE is ranked 4th…
Current Affair 21st January 2021
Current Affair 21st January 2021 1. D Tripathi invited to watch R Day Parade Gorakhpur’s CBSE Topper – Diyangi Tripathi has been invited to watch the Republic Day Parade 2021 from PM’s box. Divyangi, who topped the district in Class 12 in 2020 by scoring 99.6% is among the other…
Current Affairs 20th January 2021
Current Affairs 20th January 2021 1. JSW Sports signs up Rishabh Pant JSW Sports, the sports arm of the JSW Group conglomerate, has announced the addition of Rishabh Pant to its growing talent management roster. The multi-year association between them will see JSW Sports manage all commercial interests and marketing…
Current Affairs 19th January 2021
Current Affairs 19th January 2021 1. India has the largest diaspora in the world: UN The Indian diaspora is the largest in the world, with 18 million people from the country living outside their homeland in 2020, according to a UN report. The United Arab Emirates, the US, and Saudi…
Current Affairs 18th January 2021
Current Affairs 18th January 2021 1. Alteria Capital invests Rs. 90 cr in BharatPe Alteria Capital has invested close to Rs. 90 crores in payments and alternative lending platform BharatPe, as part of a Rs. 250-cr fund-raising round. BharatPe will use the funds to introduce new credit products to merchants…
Current Affairs 17th January 2021
Current Affairs 17th January 2021 1. Vidur Sharma appointed Covid Testing Advisor Joe Biden has named Indian-American health policy expert Vidur Sharma as Testing Advisor in his COVID-19 Response Team. During the Obama administration, Sharma served as a health policy advisor on the Domestic Policy Council. Among other appointments were…
Current Affairs 16th January 2021
Current Affairs 16th January 2021 1. K Mazumdar-Shaw selected as one of USIBC’s VC US-India Business Council (USIBC) has selected Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw as one of its vice-chairs. US Chamber of Commerce’s USIBC on 14 Jan 2021 announced three vice-chairs to its 2021 Global Board of Directors. The…
Current Affairs 15th January 2021
Current Affairs 15th January 2021 1. Indian Army Day: 15 January Indian Army Day is celebrated every year on 15 January. The year 2021 marks India’s 73rd Army Day. In 1949, on this day, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, General Sir Francis Butcher, was replaced by the then Lieutenant…
Current Affairs 14th January 2021
Current Affairs 14th January 2021 1. Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day: 14 January Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day is observed on 14 January every year. This day is celebrated to honor the services rendered by veterans of the Army. The year 2021 is being commemorated as ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ to…
Current Affairs 13th January 2021
Current Affairs 13th January 2021 1. Japan’s passport most powerful in 2021 Japan has topped the list of being the most powerful passport in the world for the year 2021, according to the latest report by the Henley Passport Index. India ranks 85th in the most powerful passport report with…