Current Affairs Daily Digest – March 11 2021
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1. RBI removes PCA restrictions on IDBI Bank
The Reserve Bank of India has removed IDBI Bank from its enhanced regulatory supervision or Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework. It was noted that as per published results for the quarter ending December 31, 2020, the bank is not in breach of the PCA parameters on regulatory capital, net NPA and leverage ratio.
2. Deepika Padukone joins WEF list of Young Global Leader
Actor Deepika Padukone has joined the list of the Young Global Leaders (YGLs) compiled by the World Economic Forum. The list also includes several Indian citizens and India-origin persons. They join a group of Nobel Prize recipients, Pulitzer winners, heads of state and chief executive officers committed to improving the state of the world.
3. India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise DUSTLIK II commences in Ranikhet
The India – Uzbekistan joint military exercise DUSTLIK II has commenced in Foreign Training Node Chaubatia, Ranikhet in Uttarakhand. This is the Second Edition of the annual bilateral joint exercise of both armies. It will continue till the 19th of this month. The first edition of the exercise was held in Uzbekistan in November 2019.
4. ISRO Develops Joint Earth Observation Satellite Mission Radar With NASA
ISRO has completed the development of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of producing extremely high-resolution images for a joint earth observation satellite mission with the US space agency NASA. NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) is a joint collaboration for a dual-frequency L and S-band SAR for earth observation.
5. MeitY released the list of “Digital Payment Scorecard”
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has released the list of “Digital Payment Scorecard”. In the list, the State Bank of India (SBI) has topped for the third consecutive months.
6. China and Russia Inks MoU to jointly build Lunar Space Station
The space agencies of China and Russia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of their national governments, to jointly construct a lunar space station that will be open to all countries.
7. Veteran Marathi Actor Shrikant Moghe Passes Away
The Marathi stage and film actor, Shrikant Moghe has passed away. He was popular for his work in both Marathi and Hindi languages. He was born at Kirloskarwadi in the Sangli district of Maharashtra. He is known for his performances in Marathi films like Madhuchandra, Sinhaasan, Gammat Jammat and
8. Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou wins Africa’s top prize
Mahamadou Issoufou, the incumbent President of Niger has won the “2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership”, the world’s largest leadership prize, worth $5 million. He is the sixth winner of the Ibrahim Prize since it was introduced in 2006, by Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim’s foundation to promote good governance in the world’s poorest continent.
9. Axis Bank launches “Wear N Pay” contactless payment wearable devices
Axis Bank has launched a range of wearable contactless payment devices under the brand Wear ‘N’ Pay. These devices come in different forms of wearables like a band, key chain and watch loop and are available starting at Rs 750.
10. Fugaku: World’s most Powerful Supercomputer
The Japanese scientific research institute called RIKEN and Fujitsu started developing the “Fugaku” six years ago. It is the world’s most powerful supercomputers. Now this supercomputer is fully ready and developed in Japan and is now available for the research use.
11. Amitabh Bachchan to be Honoured in FIFA Award
The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and the organization of global film archives and museums will present the prestigious 2021 FIAF Award to Amitabh Bachchan on the virtual showcase on March 19, 2021.
The 78-year-old actor was nominated by the FIAF-affiliated Film Heritage Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by filmmaker and archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur.
