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Welcome to the Quick Gyan (QG) Section of D2G. QG is just a glimpse of what happened today all over the world.
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APPOINTMENTS
Atulesh Jindal appointed new CBDT chief
Senior revenue service officer Atulesh Jindal has been appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy-making body of the income tax department. He will succeed A K Jain, who completes his term at the end of this month. The appointments committee of the cabinet has approved the appointment of Jindal as chairman CBDT, an order issued by department of personnel and training.
Jindal, a 1978 batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, is currently working as member (revenue) in the CBDT. He will have a tenure of six-months till he retires in July. Apart from its chairman, CBDT has six members and is the supreme body for framing policies related to direct taxes.
Quick Link – Atulesh
BANKING AND FINANCE
RBI Simplifies Gold Monetisation Scheme
The Reserve Bank of India has simplified the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) for bulk depositors, aimed to help temple boards to do so. RBI has also allowed banks to sell Ashok Chakra-embossed gold coins manufactured by government-owned MMTC under the ‘India gold coin’ scheme. MMTC was hitherto selling such coins, introduced last November, only from its 25 centres in the country.
This was a major demand of temple trusts, many having tonnes of gold and willing to deposit part of that under the GMS. Now these depositors need not move gold to a collection centre which could be far away from their storage. Banks may open a branch in an area nearby or the refinery can offer this facility directly to the trust.
Quick Link – Gold Monetisation Scheme
INDIAN AFFAIRS
World Economic Forum 2016: India ranked 22nd among world’s best countries
India has been ranked 22nd on an inaugural list of the world’s best countries, which was released on the sidelines of WEF Annual Meeting. China is ranked 17th on the list, which ranked 60 countries on the basis of sustainability, adventure, cultural influence, entrepreneurship and economic influence. The survey was conducted among 16,200 business leaders and other high-fliers.
Apart from Germany being in the first position, other countries in the top five are Canada (2), the UK (3), the US (4) and Sweden (5). The report has been prepared by US News and World Report and New York-based brand consultancy BAV Consulting and Wharton School of Business. About India, the report said the country faces its fair share of international and domestic challenges.
Quick Link –India
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
New tree frog genus named Frankixalus discovered in NE India
For more than a century, two mysterious tree frog specimens collected by a British naturalist in 1870 and housed at the Natural History Museum in London were assumed to be part of a vanished species, never again found in the wild. A group of scientists, led by renowned Indian biologist Sathyabhama Das Biju, has rediscovered the frogs and also identified them as part of a new genus – one step higher than a species on the taxonomic ranking. Not only have they found the frogs in abundance in northeast Indian jungles, they believe they could also be living across a wide swathe of Asia from China to Thailand.
Quick Link – Frankixalus
Titan launches JUXT smartwatch
World’s fifth largest watchmaker Titan Company Ltd, of the Tata Group has unveiled JUXT, a smartwatch in partnership with global technology giant HP Inc. The company said the watch is aimed at providing connectivity while staying true to the essence of classic watchmaking.
The smartwatch is priced between Rs.15,995 and Rs.19,995 and is available in three variants — titanium, stainless steel and rose gold — across select World of Titan, Helios and large format stores. The timepiece features a subtle honeycomb dial, 3D indices and a leather strap. This watch can be paired with smart phones having either Android 4.4 or iOS 8.1 and above operating system.
Quick Link – Smart watch
TranServ launches India’s first social digital wallet Udio
Digital payment startup TranServ has entered the mobile wallet segment with Udio. Known as the first Social Mobile Wallet, Udio waants to create a highly social, community-driven P2P digital transactions platform via its secure and seamless payment structure.
Udio is different from other mobile wallets such as Paytm, Oxigen or Citrus in a way that while other mobile wallet players depend upon cashbacks and discounts to drive consumer adoption, TranServ’s Udio wallet brings the user experience.The wallet users can engage with each other through social transactions such as splitting bills, sending/requesting money, and group payments.
Quick Link – tranServ
SPORTS
Roger Federer Wins 300th Grand Slam Singles Match
Roger Federer climbed into rarefied territory on a rainy Friday at the Australian Open. With a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 third-round win over 27th seed Grigor Dimitrov in Rod Laver Arena, the No. 3 seed clinched the 300th Grand Slam match win of his storied career, becoming the first man to reach the milestone.
Only Martina Navratilova (306) stands in front of him. Federer, at 34 a decade Dimitrov’s senior, is the oldest man to reach the round of 16 at the Australian Open since Andre Agassi played his way into the quarter-finals in 2005. He is looking to become only the third man to win five Australian Open singles titles after Roy Emerson (six) and Novak Djokovic (five), having won the title in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010.
Quick Link – Rodger Federer
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