1. Mastercard, US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and US Agency for International Development (USAID) have established a $ 100 million credit center to promote and encourage small businesses in the country __________ HDFC Bank.
Note: ➢ This aims to encourage and encourage small businesses in the country to operate digitally, while helping Indian businesses, especially those of women, to recover from the economic consequences of the epidemic.
➢ HDFC Bank will reach out to existing customers to make at least 50 percent of this credit facility available to new small business borrowers, with the goal of at least 50% of that facility being used to lend to women entrepreneurs.
➢ Mastercard will provide skills training and education to small business owners in terms of their digital signage options through existing partnerships with the Indian Industry Association and the Association of All Indian Traders. 2. Which technology company has announced the launch of the ‘Unnati program’ to help equip engineering students in India with industry-related data skills ________ Intel.
Note: ➢ The chip maker plans to set up an Intel Unnati Data Centric Labs 100 next year.
➢ The idea is to integrate academics and industry to address the skills gap in modern technology.
➢ With a focus on technology implementation, the Intel Unnati Program strives to expand access to the technical infrastructure of educational institutions at all levels. 3. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has approved Rs 608 crore to the Government of India (GoI) for various infrastructure projects in the rural areas of _______ Assam.
Note: ➢ Infrastructure projects include 52 rural roads, 21 rural bridges, 19 flood protection projects and 32 land conservation projects across the region under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) - XXVII.
➢ Upon completion of the projects, it is estimated that 17 rural lakhs in 900 cities will directly benefit. 4. Which fintech company has partnered with Flipkart Wholesale, a Flipkart Group e-commerce firm to provide Embedded 'Buy Now, Pay Later' (BNPL) offering Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) ________ Rupifi .
New Appointments
1. Who is appointed Chief Executive Officer (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the credit rating agency ICRA ___________ Ramnath Krishnan. Note: ➢ Prior to this, he served as President of Standards and as Chief Executive Officer of ICRA.
➢ Joined ICRA in July 2020.
➢ He replaced N Sivaraman, who resigned immediately for personal reasons.
➢ Gurgaon-based ICRA is a unit of the international rating agency Moody’s Corporation. 2. Who was nominated for the 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award for Excellence in Foraminiferal Research ________ Rajiv Nigam.
Note: ➢ You are the first Indian citizen to be nominated for a prestigious award.
➢ She has been selected for her lifelong contribution to the field of foreminifera (microfossil) research.
➢ You will receive an award at Cushman Reception during the 2022 Geological Society of America conference in Denver, Colorado, USA 3. Former Chennai Port Trust Chairman _________ Sunil Paliwal.
Note: ➢ You are currently holding the position of Chairman and Managing Director, Kamarajar Port Ltd.
➢ He has also served as the executive director of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. 4. Appointed as a product ambassador for FloBiz, neobank for Indian Small to Medium size Businesses (SMBs) for its flagship product myBillBook ________ Manoj Bajpayee. Note: ➢ You will be promoting the ‘‘ Business Ko Le Seriously ’campaign to mark the value of digital solutions. FloBiz will be releasing ad films featuring Manoj Bajpayee as an entrepreneur.
➢ The campaign is hosted by Tilt Brand Solutions.
➢ Bill Book is a GST registered business software where invoices are one of the core business functions. 5. Who will be the chairperson of the Reformed Council with seven members who provide financial advice to the Prime Minister ________ Bibek Debroy.
Note: ➢ Government re-establishes EAC-PM for two years under B Debroy
➢ EAC-PM is an independent organization, founded in September 2017 for a period of two years. 6. Under whose jurisdiction the Supreme Court has appointed a 3-member independent expert to investigate allegations of Israeli spyware use Pegasus in targeted surveillance in India ________ R.V. Raveendra
Note: ➢ A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana affirmed that in a democratically governed country, indiscriminate screening is not permitted unless there are adequate security measures in accordance with the law enshrined in the Constitution.
➢ Former high court judge R V Raveendran, 75, will oversee an investigation by a team of experts whose members are experts in Internet security and digital forensics.
7. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of J&K Bank __________ Baldev Prakash.
Note: ➢ The Reserve Bank of India has a detailed letter dated October 26, 2021 approving the appointment of Prakash as MD & CEO of the Bank for a period of three years from the date of administration or April 10, 2022, whichever is earlier
➢ The state lender will notify you separately with the appointment of Baldev Prakash as MD & CEO by his board and the exact date of his charge.
➢ Prakash has more than 30 years of banking experience in various roles at small and large branches at SBI.
8. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Bank for Infrastructure Development and Development (NaBFID) _________ KV Kamath.
Note: ➢ In March this year, Parliament passed the NaBFID bill which paves the way for the construction of a DFI that will finance long-term infrastructure projects in the country.
➢ DFI will be wholly owned by the government, but part of it will be reduced to 26%.
➢ The Union budget has allocated R20,000 for DFI, which is expected to create a borrowing portfolio of at least R5 trillion in about three years.
9. Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been re-elected President for a second term in ________ Uzbekistan.
Note: ➢ You won 80.1% of the total vote.
➢ He took over the presidency in 2016 following the death of President Islam Karimovt.n.ov.
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