Page-27 of Current Affairs - July, 2021

GIS-based India Industrial Land Bank (IILB)- Key Facts

July 10, 2021

According to Ministry of Commerce & Industry, India Industrial Land Bank will achieve pan-India integration by December 2021. Key Points India Industrial Land Bank system (IILB) has been integrated with industry-based GIS systems of 17 states. System was integrated so ..

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Federal Bank CEO re-appointed

July 10, 2021

Federal Bank shareholders have approved the motion of re-appointment of Shyam Srinivasan as managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of the federal bank. Highlights He has been re-appointed CEO for a period of three years, which will come into ..

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NASA’s ICESat-2 discovers Antarctic Meltwater Lakes

July 10, 2021

American Space Agency, NASA’s ICESat-2 discovered Antarctic Meltwater Lakes recently. Background Glaciologist Helen Amanda Fricker had made an astonishing discovery in 2007 and found that, a whole hidden network of interconnected lake is found beneath thick Antarctic ice-shelves. She found ..

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China: Giant pandas are vulnerable, not endangered now

July 10, 2021

Chinese conservation officials have announced that, Chinese giant Panda is no longer an endangered species. Key Facts Status of giant panda has been updated to “vulnerable”. There are now 1,800 giant pandas living in wild. Number increased due to the ..

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India & Russia to hold 2+2 dialogue

July 10, 2021

External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar recently held productive talks with the Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. Both sides reviewed the progress on broad-ranging cooperation between both the nations on nuclear, space, energy and defence sectors. Highlights Both leaders discussed global and ..

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WWF-UNEP report on Human-wildlife coexistence

July 10, 2021

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) recently released its report titled “A future for all – the need for human-wildlife coexistence”. Key findings of Report As per report, human-animal conflict is one of the main ..

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India-UK First Financial Markets Dialogue

July 10, 2021

UK-India Financial Markets Dialogue (FMD) held first virtual meeting on July 8, 2021 in order to strengthen bilateral financial connections. UK-India Financial Markets Dialogue ·Government-to-government conversations took place during Dialogue in a bid to increase cooperation on four major themes: 1.   ..

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Himalayan yaks set to be insured

July 10, 2021

National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh has partnered with National Insurance Company Ltd. to insure high-altitude yak. What are the concerns? High-altitude yaks are feeling the climate change heat in Himalayan belt. Climate change and ..

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RBI asks banks to stop Libor soon

July 10, 2021

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued an advisory to banks and other financial institutions to be prepared for year-end transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor). Transition from Libor Global transition from Libor became necessary because banks were manipulating rate ..

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UP to launch new policy on population control for 2021-30

July 10, 2021

Uttar Pradesh government is set to release its new policy on population control for 2021-30. It will be released on July 11, on the occasion of World Population Day. Highlights Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath urged for community-centric ..

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