Daily GK Update: 27th April 2021
1. Rafael Nadal wins 12th Barcelona Open Tennis Title
- Rafael Nadal has won 12th Barcelona Open Title in Longest ATP Match of 2021 after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas by 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 7-5.
- He secured his first title of the year and 87th of his career.
- He will return to second position in the ATP rankings by climbing back above Daniil Medvedev after his marathon 3-hour 38-minute win.
- Nadal’s 12 Barcelona victories are second only to his 13 Roland Garros trophies.
Banking & Finance
2. RBI caps tenure of Private Banks MD & CEO at 15 years
- RBI has capped the tenure of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of commercial banks to 15 years for the same incumbent
- It will also be applicable to whole time directors (WTD)
- Revised instructions will be applicable to all Private Sector Banks including Small Finance Banks (SFBs) and wholly owned subsidiaries of Foreign Banks
- It will not be applicable to foreign banks operating as branches in India
- Upper age limit for MD, CEO, WTDs: 70 years
Banking & Finance
3. RBI issues guidelines for appointment of statutory auditors of banks, NBFCs
- RBI has issued guidelines for appointment of statutory auditors of banks (Commercial Banks excluding RRBs, UCBs) and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), including housing finance companies
- It will be applicable for financial year 2021-22 and onwards.
- It will provide necessary instructions for appointment of SCAs/SAs.
- Exception: Non-deposit taking NBFCs with asset size below Rs 1,000 crore have the option to continue with their extant procedure.
National & International Appointments
4. Arun Raste named as MD & CEO of NCDEX for 5 years
- Arun Raste has been named as the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) for 5 years.
- SEBI has given approval for his appointment
- He is currently associated with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as an Executive Director.
- Prior to NDDB, he has worked with organisations like IDFC First Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, NABARD, etc
- NCDEX: leading agricultural commodity exchange in india
Defense
5. Indian Army initiates Ladakh Ignited Minds project
- Indian Army has initiated project Ladakh Ignited Minds: A Centre of Excellence and Wellness, to provide better educational opportunities for Ladakhi students
- On behalf of Indian Army, Fire and Fury Corps has signed MoUs with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and National Integrity and Educational Development Organization (NIEDO)
- Aim: Providing better training facilities to disadvantaged students to give them opportunity to study in niche educational institutes.
Science & Technology
6. CSIR-CMERI indigenously developed Oxygen enrichment technology
- Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI), Durgapur in collaboration with MSME-DI has indigenously developed Oxygen enrichment technology, effective for treating COVID-19 patients.
- This unit can even deliver up to 70 LPM at a purity of around 30%.
- CSIR-CMERI is a public engineering research and development institution
- This institute is the only national level research institute in the field of mechanical engineering in India, founded in 1958
Honours & Awards
7. Rumana Sinha Sehgal bags ‘Nelson Mandela World Humanitarian Award 2021’
- Rumana Sinha Sehgal has bagged the prestigious ‘Nelson Mandela World Humanitarian Award 2021’ by the Diplomatic Mission Global Peace.
- She is also the recipient of the Nationwide Award -under 50- Business Leader 2021 for social entrepreneurship by Business Mint.
- She also received the ‘International Influencer of the year 2021’ in January 2021
- She was also crowned the ‘Mrs Universe Successful 2018’.
Obituaries
8. Former Maruti Suzuki MD Jagdish Khattar passes away
- Former Managing Director of Maruti Suzuki, Jagdish Khattar (79 years) passed away, following a cardiac arrest
- He is credited for establishing Maruti as India’s largest car company and served at Maruti Suzuki India Limited from 1993 to 2007
- He joined Maruti in July 1993 as Director, and was eventually elevated as Managing Director in 1999.
- After his retirement from Maruti in October 2007 Khattar launched an entrepreneurial venture named Carnation Auto
Defense
9. DRDO develops single crystal blades technology
- DRDO has developed single crystal blades technology and supplied 60 of these blades to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) as part of their indigenous helicopter development program
- It is part of a program taken up by Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), lab of DRDO, to develop five sets (300 in number) of single crystal high pressure turbine (HPT) blades using a nickel-based super alloy.
Obituaries
10. Veteran Indian Nuclear Scientist Krishnamurthy Santhanam Passes away
- Indian nuclear scientist Krishnamurthy Santhanam passed away
- He played noteworthy role in 1998 nuclear tests and as field director of DRDO during Pokhran-II test
- He was deeply associated with DRDO, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
- Awards: Padma Bhushan in 1999
- Books: United Nations: Multilateralism and International Security, India and Central Asia: Advancing the Common Interest and Asian Security and China
Obituaries
11. Former Chief of SSB ‘Arun Chaudhary’ passes away
- Former Sahasthra Seema Bal (SSB) Chief Arun Chaudhary (66 years) passed away due to Covid complications.
- He was a 1977-batch IPS officer of the Bihar cadre.
- He was appointed as Director-General of the SSB in December 2012 and retired from service on April 30, 2014
- He served for nearly two decades in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) where he headed the Jammu and Kashmir desk.
National Affairs
12. TN decides to reopen Vedanta's oxygen manufacturing plant at Tuticorin
- Tamil Nadu Govt has decided to reopen Vedanta's oxygen manufacturing plant at Tuticorin after considering the urgent need for increased oxygen production
- Govt will render power supply to the plant for the manufacture of 1050 tonnes of oxygen for four months.
- All parties also resolved to prioritize the requirement of oxygen for the State and other states.
- Oxygen manufactured from the plant would be given for medical purposes to the hospitals free of cost.
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