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Current Affairs 07 April 2019
Bank of India to sell 25% stake in life insurance JV SUD Life
- Bank of India (BoI) has announced that it will sell 25.05% equity stake in Star Union Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company (SUD Life) at a floor price of Rs. 170.50 per share.
- At the floor price, the sale could earn Rs. 1,106 crore for BOI.
- Star Union Dai-Ichi Life Insurance is a JV between BoI (holds 28.96 per cent), Union Bank of India (holds 25.10 per cent), and Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company ( holds 45.94 per cent)
Priority Sector Lending Certificates volume Rs 3.3 trillion in FY19
- The volume of priority sector lending certificates (PSLCs) increased to Rs 3.3 trillion in FY19. The volume of PSLC in FY18 was Rs 1.9 trillion and in FY17 was Rs 50,000 crore.
- PSLCs are Certificates that enable banks to achieve the priority sector lending target and by purchasing these PDLC instruments in the event of a shortfall.
Emirates Islamic becomes world’s first Islamic bank to launch banking via WhatsApp
- Emirates Islamic a bank in Dubai, UAE has announced the launch of Chat Banking services for customers via WhatsApp. With this, it will become the world’s first Islamic Bank to launch Banking Service via Whatsapp.
Lin Dan and Tai Tzu Ying wins Malaysia Open
The 2019 Malaysia Open Badminton tournament has come to an end. The winners are:
- Men’s Single: Lin Dan (China) defeated Chen Long (China)
- Women’s Single: Tai Tzu-Ying (Taiwan) defeated Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
- Men’s doubles: Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen
- Women’s doubles: Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan
- Mixed doubles: Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong
China Dominates Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament 2019
- The 2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup was the 32nd edition of the table tennis competition held from 5–7 April in Yokohama, Japan.
- The tournament had Men’s singles and women’s singles events only, both of which were dominated by China.
- The top three medallists in each event have been qualified automatically for the 2019 Men’s and Women’s World Cups.
- Winners List
Event Gold Silver Bronze Men’s Singles
Fan Zhendong (China) Ma Long (China) Koki Niwa (Japan) Women’s Singles
Zhu Yuling (China) Chen Meng (China) Kasumi Ishikawa (Japan)
Former South Africa Women all-rounder Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie Passes Away at 25
- Former South Africa Women all rounder, Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie, passed away in a motor-car accident in Stilfontein in North West province of South Africa. She was only 25 years old.
- She represented South Africa in three One-Day Internationals and one T20I in 2013. The medium pacer was even part of South Africa’s 2013 World Cup squad.
World Health Day: April 7
- The World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7 to mark the founding of World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1948.
- The day is marked as global health awareness day and draw worldwide attention to a specific subject of major importance to global health each year.
- Theme for 2019 World Health Day: Universal Health Coverage: : Everyone, Everywhere