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India signs First Loan Agreement with New Development Bank
Mental Healthcare Bill passed in Parliament
RBI says payment systems to remain closed on April 1
Interest rates on small savings schemes cut by 0.1%
Karnataka Bank, SBI Card launch co-branded credit card
i. Karnataka Bank and SBI Card have launched co-branded credit cards for the customers of Karnataka Bank.
ii. Through this alliance, Karnataka Bank and SBI Card will launch two variants of the co-branded credit card named ‘Karnataka Bank Platinum SBI Card’ and ‘Karnataka Bank SimplySAVE SBI Card’.
Sunaina Singh appointed as new Vice-Chancellor of Nalanda University
El Salvador becomes first country in the world to ban metals mining
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson breaks Sunita Williams’ spacewalking record
iii. Ms. Whitson earned a doctorate in biochemistry and served as the first female space station commander in 2008.
India’s S V Sunil named player of the year for 2016 in Asian Hockey Awards
Sachin Tendulkar launches own mobile app
i. Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar launched his Android and iOS app called ‘100MB’. The app has been developed by Pune-based technology firm JetSynthesys.
ii. The app allows users access to their personal social media account within the app and access to exclusive information and interaction with Tendulkar.
Important Takeaways from above GK Update are as follows-
- The 5-day long Festival ‘Namami Brahmaputra’ begins in Assam
- Inaugurated by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee
- Prime Minister of Bhutan is Mr. Tshering Tobgay
- Brahmaputra River is country’s only male river
- India signs First Loan Agreement of US$ 350 Million with New Development Bank for the first time
- The project implementation duration is 5 years
- The Government of Madhya Pradesh and MPRDC are the implementing agencies
- Judiciary capital of Madhya Pradesh is Jabalpur
- New Development Bank (NDB) is headquartered in Shanghai, China
- BRICS countries are members of NDB
- Parliament passed the Mental Healthcare Bill 2016
- punishment for flouting of provisions will attract up to six months in prison or Rs 10,000 fine or both
- The bill was passed by Rajya Sabha in August 2016 and now passed in Lok Sabha too.
- All payment systems will remain closed on April 1
- Electronic fund transfers using payment channels like RTGS and NEFT would remain closed on Saturday
- Sunaina Singh appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Nalanda University
- She has replaced George Yeo
- Nalanda University is located in Nalanda District of Bihar
- It was established in 2014.
- El Salvador has become the first country in the world to ban metals mining
- El Salvador is Central America’s smallest nation
- Capital and largest city of El Salvador is San Salvador
- Salvador Sánchez Cerén is the president of El Salvador
- NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson breaks Sunita Williams’ spacewalking record
- She is making her eighth career spacewalk
- She was the first female space station commander in 2008
- S V Sunil named the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Player of the Year for 2016
- Harmanpreet Singh was named as the Promising Player of the Year
- Karnataka Bank and SBI Card have launched co-branded credit cards for the customers of Karnataka Bank named ‘Karnataka Bank Platinum SBI Card’ and ‘Karnataka Bank SimplySAVE SBI Card’
- Polali Jayarama Bhat is CEO of Karnataka Bank and its Headquarter is in Mangalore
- Vijay Jasuja is CEO of SBI Card and its Headquarter is in Gurgaon.