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Weekly One Liners Updates
8-14th August 2020
Dear readers,
Weekly One Liners Updates is a collection of important news and events that occurred in the second week (8-14th) of
August 2020
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Banking & Financial Awareness
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➢ The Agreement was signed through exchange between Saroj Khuntia, General Manager of EXIM Bank and Adriano
Isaias Ubisse, National Directorate of Treasury, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Mozambique
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44 million
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Life Insurance Corporation of India(LIC) has acquired 4
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➢ With this acquisition, the hold of LIC in YES Bank has increased from 0
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98%(125 crore
shares)
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➢ In addition to this, IFC has also committed an additional USD 10 million for direct co-investments
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➢ Through this partnership, SBM Bank India will be the licensed banking partner for InstaReM and gain access to
United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong
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➢ This platform enables users to earn ‘nth’ (denoting infinite possibilities) points through various bank transactions
and redeem them instantly on various products, such as e-vouchers, donations, hotel and flight bookings
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➢ The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will conduct various activities such as seminars and awareness programmes on
price-risk management for bullion traders and jewellers
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➢ It is an effort to digitise and empower a large number of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
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gradeup
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➢ After SIB completes the relevant formalities and receives final approval from the regulators the subsidiary will
commence its operations
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➢ His other famous songs composed by Muthusami include ‘Mapilai vandar’ and ‘Chinna Chinna nadai nadandu’ etc
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➢ With a 50-year career in poetry, Indori, an Urdu scholar of great repute, was one of the biggest mushaira (poetry
symposiums) stars in the country and someone who fearlessly called a spade a spade
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Renowned personality GK Menon passed away, recently he was a veteran ________ Journalist
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➢ He was manager of the 1952-53 Bombay University team which won the Rohinton Baria Trophy by beating Delhi in
the final at Bengaluru
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➢ Popular Malayalam poet and film and drama lyricist Chunnakara Ramankutty passed away at a private hospital in
Thiruvananthapuram
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Important Days

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➢ The day is being observed to raise awareness of the needs of indigenous peoples
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➢ The World Biofuel Day is observed every year to aware about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to
conventional fossil fuels
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➢ This day is celebrated to recognize the efforts put in by the youth for the betterment of society
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gradeup
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➢ This day is celebrated to recognize the efforts put in by the youth for the betterment of society
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➢ The day focuses on bringing the world together to help elephants and also inform people and organisations about
the threat that an elephant faces
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Since then, it is observed annually and this
day is dedicated to the huge animal protection and preservation
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The World Organ Donation Day is observed globally every year on ________13th August
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➢ Most celebrations of this holiday occur at the local level, through events organized by schools, natural history or
science museums, zoos, national parks, conservation NGOs etc
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New Appointments
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➢ His tenure as the chairman of the UPSC will be till April 4, 2022
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➢ The two other members are Y G Parande, retired Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs member and Gautam
Ray, retired chief commissioner of custom and central excise
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Who has been appointed as new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PNB Housing Finance
Limited _________ Hardayal Prasad
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➢ Prasad is experienced in banking, international operations at SBI and SBI Cards and Payment Services (SBI Card)
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Who took oath as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ______ Mahinda Rajapaksa
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➢ Prior to this, Mahinda Rajapaksa was first elected prime minister in 2004 and again appointed for brief periods in
2018 and 2019
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Alexander Lukashenko has won the presidential election in which of the following country _______ Belarus
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23 per cent of the vote at
the country’s presidential election
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9 per cent of the vote
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Who has been appointed as the Executive Chairman of Financial Services Platform, Capital India Finance Limited (CIFL)
________ Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
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Bhanwala is a PhD holder and did his Post Graduation degree in Management from Indian Institute of
Management (IIM), Ahmedabad
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➢ His appointment was confirmed by President of Peru, Martin Vizcarra
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The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Government Palace
in Lima
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Who has been has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritania ________ Mohamed Ould Bilal
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➢ Mohamed Ould Bilal is a veteran public administrator and has served as the head of the country’s national water
agency, a presidential aide and a cabinet minister
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Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
(ICRIER) ________ Pramod Bhasin
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He will replace Isher Judge Ahluwalia, who has
stepped down due to health reasons
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➢ She will continue as chairperson emeritus, a position specially created to honour her exceptional contributions to
the Council
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Who has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Indiabulls Housing Finance (IBH) ________ Subhash Sheoratan
Mundra
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➢ He has stepped down to take charge as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Indiabulls Ventures Ltd, a subsidiary
company of IBHFL
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Who has been selected as the next chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) by the Public Enterprises Selection
Board (PESB) ________ Soma Mondal
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➢ Mondal had taken over as Director (Commercial) of SAIL in September 2018
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Important News – India
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➢ The event was inaugurated by the PM Narendra Modi
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➢ Under the agreement IIT Delhi will work with NHAI to develop advanced analytics based on Artificial Intelligence,
prepare simulation models, enhance data storage and retrieval capacities to strengthen data-driven decision
making
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National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) joined hands with which Global digital skills training provider to support
the continuity of digital skilling of the Indian workforce _______ Simplilearn
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➢ The official launch of the platform will be on the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
(IDAFLW) which will be observed on 29th September 2020
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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has signed an agreement with which of the following organizations
for collaborative research and information dissemination in the area of food and nutrition _______ Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR)
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➢ The collaboration between these two premier institutions of India will contribute in fulfilling the vision of New
Food System 2050
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The global conference on “Reimagining and Transforming the University: Confluence of Ideas during and Beyond the
COVID-19 Disruption” was hosted by which Indian university ________ O
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Jindal Global University (JGU)
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➢ The conference provided a platform to discuss to reimagine and transform the idea of university that will impact
the lives of the students, academics and nations all across the globe
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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will open the Silk Training cum Production Center in which of the
following states ________ Arunachal Pradesh
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Machinery like handlooms, Charkha, Silk
reeling machines and warping drums would be installed in the training cum production Center
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➢ The Union Minister of Textiles and Women & Child Development, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani launched a website portal,
‘My Handloom’ for the individual weavers and organization on the occasion of the 6th National Handloom Day on
7th August, 2020, virtually
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Which organizat

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