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Current Affairs 09 April 2019
RBI issues Minimum Standards for opening a Currency Chest
- The Reserve Bank of India has decided to have the following minimum standards for setting up of a new Currency Chests.
- Minimum area of the strong room/ vault: 1500 sq. ft.
For those situated in hilly/inaccessible places area of the strong room/ vault: at least 600 sq. ft. - Processing capacity of 6,60,000 pieces of banknotes per day. For those situated in the hilly/ inaccessible places, capacity of 2,10,000 pieces of banknotes per day.
- Chest Balance Limit of Rs 10 billion.
- Minimum area of the strong room/ vault: 1500 sq. ft.
- This has been done on the recommendation of Shri D.K. Mohanty Committee. The committee had recommended the opening of large Currency Chests (CCs) with modern facilities and Chest Balance Limit (CBL) of at least ₹ 10 billion.
India again tops world’s remittance receiving nation list in 2018: World Bank
- India has retained its spot as the world’s top remittance receiving nation with Indian diaspora sending back USD 79 billion to India in 2018. This is according to the World Bank’s Migration and Development Report.
- India is followed by, 2nd- China ($67 billion), 3rd- Mexico ($36 billion), 4th-The Philippines ($34 billion) and 5th- Egypt ($29 billion)
- Remittance to India in 2018 increased by more than 14%.
BSE ties up with HDFC Bank to strengthen startups platform
- BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) has signed of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with HDFC Bank to spread awareness about the benefits of listing on BSE Startups platform.
- BSE Startup platform was launched by BSE in December 2018, to list the new-age companies and encourage the entrepreneurs to get listed and thereby making stock market listing attractive for startups in the country and to and raise equity capital for their growth and expansion.
IMF predicts India’s GDP growth at 7.3% in FY20 and 7.5% in FY21
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) has predicted India’s GDP growth rate in 2019-20 at 7.3% and for 2020-21 at 7.5%.
- India’s GDP growth rate in 2018-19 was 7.1% as per IMF.
Guwahati Railway Station Becomes First in Northeast to get ISO Certification
- The Guwahati Railway Station has become the first ever Northeastern railway station to get an ISO certification.
- The certificate got by the Guwahati railway station is called ISO 14001:2015, given by National Green Tribunal (NGT), for “providing passenger amenities in Clean & Green Environment”.
- It is also the first railway station in India to receive ISO certification from NGT.
- ISO-14001 certification is provided for Environment Management System as per international norms which were upgraded in 2015.
- The station is equipped with High-class reserve (VIP) lounge, waiting rooms, AC and non-AC retiring rooms, food courts and sanitation facilities.
- ISO stands for “International Organisation for Standardisation” and is responsible for setting the standard in different areas of activities.
Indo-Singapore Joint Military Exercise “Bold Kurukshetra-2019” Being Held at Babina, Jhansi
- The 12th edition of the India Singapore Bilateral Defence Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2019 is being held at Babina Military Station in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh from April 8-11, 2019.
- The Exercise will help the Contingents of both the participating nations to attain high level of interoperability through mutual understanding and familiarisation with each other’s operational procedures and equipment.
Dream11 becomes India’s first gaming company to be a unicorn
- Dream11 an online gaming firm has received secondary investment by Steadview Capital. With this Dream11’s valuation has become more than $1 billion and hence making it the first Indian gaming company to enter the Unicorn club.
- Dream11 is also the official fantasy cricket partner of IPL 2019. MS Dhoni is the brand ambassador of Dream11
Israel’s 73-year-old Isaak Hayik Makes Guinness Record of Oldest Soccer Player
- A 73-year-old Israeli athlete, Isaak Hayik, has broken the Guinness World Record as the oldest soccer player to play in a professional soccer match.
- Isaak Hayik broke the record after he took part in the match as goalkeeper for the Ironi Or Yehuda soccer club against Maccabi Ramat Gan, on April 5, 2019.
- The previous record holder for the same was held by Robert Carmona of Uruguay in 2015, who at the age of 53 played a professional match with Uruguay’s Pan de Azucar.