Current Affairs

16^th June

Goggle announced a start up accelerator program for women founders

Goggle for Start ups Accelerator India – Women Founders will run from JULY 2022 to SEP 2022

Key points

·        Google CEO : Sundar Pichai

·        Google Founded : 4 September 1998

·        Goggle Headquarters : Mountain View, California, United States

International Day of family Remittances 2022 : 16 June 2022

The International Day of family Remittances was adopted by the United nations General Assembly and is observed on 16 June

Kerala ranks top in Asia for global start up ecosystem ranking

Kerala state has been ranked first in Asia in affordable talent in Global Start up Ecosystem Report (GSER)

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CASHe has launched first credit line services on WhatsApp

This credit line services were launched by CASHe  for customer with fast , seamless and convenient way to access instant credit line by merely typing their name

Key points

·        WhatsApp founded : 2009

·        WhatsApp CEO  : Will Cathcart

·        WhatsApp Founders : Jan Koum, Brian Acton

·        WhatsApp Parent Organisation : Facebook

 UPEIDA signs MoUs With SBI, BOB , PNB and SIDBI for up

To encourage investment in the Up Defence Industrial Corridor, the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has Inked MOUs with SBI , BOB PNB and SIDBI

Key Points

·        State bank of India Chairman : Dinesh Kumar Khara

·        Bank of Baroda Chairman : Hasmukh Adhia

·        Punjab National Bank Chairman : Atul Kumar Goel

Anand Mahindra, Venu Srinivasan , Pankaj Patel and Ravindra Dholakia appointed to RBI central Board

The government has appointed Industrialist Anand Mahindra, Pankaj R Patel and Venu Srinivasan and former IIM Ahmedabad professor Ravindra H Dholkia as non-official directors on the central board of the Reserve Bank.

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‘Agniveers’ to be prioritised by UP Govt. for recruitment

Agniveers personnel recruited on short term contracts in the army , Navy and Air Force under the Unique Agnipath system would have preference in recruitment to the state’s police and associated services according to UP Chief minister Yogi Adityanath

 Key points

·      Defence Minister of India : Shri Rajnath Singh

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh : Yogi Adityanath

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To read about Agniveer Scheme: click here