NEFT in 2005 and RTGS in 2004

NEFT in 2005 and RTGS in 2004

Small- Investment < Rs 10 crore and Turnover < Rs 50 crore

NEFT in 2005 and RTGS in 2004

Senior bureaucrat and former Corporate Affairs Secretary, Injeti Srinivas has been appointed as the first chairman of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) with effect from 6th July 2020, for a period of three years.

The Consumer Protection Act,2019 has come in to force with effect from 20 July 2020. The new Consumer Protection Act 2019 replaces more than three decades old Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has announced the launch of an innovative contest ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’, on the 27 July 2020 to mark the 5th death anniversary of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

 The National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched a loyalty platform named ‘nth Rewards’. Here nth represents “infinite possibilities”.

Laura Marsh, England national women cricket team off-spinner, has announced her retirement from all forms of cricket.

Considering the shutdown of schools due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the state government of Maharashtra has tied up with technology giant Google to launch online education project for the students in the state. Under the tie-up, students and teachers will get access to Google Classroom and G Suite for Education to provide solutions to support remote learning. Maharashtra is the first state in the country to introduce such a project.

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Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, the Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has constituted the five-member expert committee to redefine the role of the DRDO for the current and futuristic defence and battlefield scenarios. The committee will be headed by professor V. Ramagopal Rao, Director of IIT, Delhi.

The GTAM initiative will also help the Government of India to achieve its target of 175 GW RE Capacity by 2022.

The 35th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC 35), was held from 01 – 04 September 2020, in virtual format under the Chair of the Host Country, Bhutan. The Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Parshottam Rupala represented India in the conference..

Tamil Nadu has become the first state in India to launch policies on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity policies.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will implement the “’Technology Vision for Cyber Security’ for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) – 2020-2023” to enhance the IT security system of Urban Co-operative banking to prevent, detect, respond to and recover from cyber-attacks. RBI will achieve this objective using its five-pillared strategic approach ‘GUARD’. 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched a book titled ‘A bouquet of flowers’ written by Dr. Krishna Saksena.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced a financial aid of  USD 1.9 million for India to support vulnerable populations like informal sector workers whose livelihoods have been disrupted due to COVID-19.

 “Ganga Avalokan”, the first museum on River Ganga, located at Chandi Ghat, Haridwar. The museum will showcase the culture, biodiversity and rejuvenation activities done in Ganga river.

The Foreign ministers of all four Quad countries – the United States, Japan, India and Australia – met on 6th October 2020 in Tokyo, Japan to hold bilateral discussions over “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) initiative amid coronavirus pandemic.

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix, held on 11 October 2020  at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany.

Veteran economist and bureaucrat, and the current Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, NK Singh launched his autobiography, “Portraits Of Power: Half A Century of Being at Ringside” in a virtual event on 19 October 2020.

Earlier in 2020, RBI had constituted a Committee (under the Chairmanship of Prof Deepak Phatak) to review the current system of Quick Response (QR) Codes in India and suggest measures for moving towards interoperable QR Codes.

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde and Justice DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court, jointly inaugurated India’s first-ever E-resource centre and virtual court called “Nyay Kaushal” at Judicial Officers Training Institute in Nagpur.

Indian-origin New Zealand politician Priyanca Radhakrishnan has created history by becoming the first Indian-Kiwi woman to become a minister in New Zealand.

Noted Malayalam filmmaker Hariharan has been selected for the prestigious JC Daniel Award for 2019.

The Australia-India Water Centre (AIWC) has been inaugurated virtually through a Webinar recently to promote water-related research, teaching, and training between the two countries. The Water Centre will be led by University of Western Sydney from Australia and IIT Guwahati from India.

Total stimulus under AatmaNirbhar Bharat 3.0: Rs 2.65 Lakh crore

The first solar power-enabled Textile Mill in Asia is set to be set up in Parbhani district, Maharashtra.Spread across 30 acres of land, the Jai Bhawani women’s cooperative textile mill, will be first in Asia that will operate entirely on solar power.

In India, November 26 is celebrated as National Milk Day, since 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Vindhyachal region in Uttar Pradesh on 22 November 2020 via video conference.

Footwear major Bata Shoe Organization has appointed Sandeep Kataria as the new global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 30 November 2020, with immediate effect. Kataria is the first Indian to be appointed to the global role of Bata (Headquarter-Lausanne, Switzerland).

Bangladesh has signed its first Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bhutan, which will allow duty free access to a range of goods between the two countries and hence boost bilateral trade between them. This is the first PTA signed by Bangladesh with any country in the world since its independence in 1971.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has partnered with Skylotech India (Skylo), a global machine connectivity solutions company. to launch satellite-based narrow band-Internet of things (NB-IoT)

During the 2020 COM, France was inducted as the 23rd member state of IORA.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released the 16th edition of the Global Risks Report, since its inception in 2006.

The base period for RBI-DPI is March 2018. This means that the DPI score for March 2018 is set at 100. RBI has calculated the DPI for March 2019 and March 2020 at 153.47 and 207.84 respectively, indicating appreciable growth.

Justice Pankaj Mithal has been appointed as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of the Common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh in Jammu on January 04, 2021

The 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica was flagged off on January 05, 2021, from Mormugao Port, Goa onboard chartered ice-class vessel MV Vasiliy Golovnin.

In women’s cricketers Australia’s Ellyse Perry clinched the award in all three categories , ICC Women’s Player of the Decade, ODI Player of the Decade and T20I Player of the Decade award.