Current Affairs One-Liner: 22nd November 2020

November 22, 2020
  • GST Bhawan, Panchkula, Haryana: It was inaugurated by Ajit Kumar, Chairman of CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs). 
  • Static Part: 
    • HQ of CBIC: New Delhi
  • Rupay Card Phase II: It was jointly re-launched by PM Narendra Modi and PM of Bhutan Lotay Tshering. This card will allow Bhutanese cardholders to access the RuPay network in India.
  • Static Part: 
    • Capital of Bhutan: Thimphu
    • Currency of Bhutan: Bhutanese Ngultrum
  • ‘Worldwide Cost of Living’ Report 2020: It is released by Economist Intelligence Unit (ITU).As per the report. Hong Kong, Paris and Zurich are to top most expensive cities on the list. Whereas, Damascus, Taskent and Lusaka are the last three cheapest cities in the list.
Current Affairs One-Liner: 22nd November 2020
  • Future Skills Prime Beta Platform: It is launched by the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM). The platform will help to foster India’s digital talent with the help of appropriate skill sets. The platform was unveiled by Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary in Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and by Debjani Ghosh, President NASSCOM. 
  • Static Part: 
    • HQ of NASSCOM: Noida, UP
  • ICICI Bank Cardless EMI: It is launched by ICICI Bank in partnership with Pine Labs. Thus, by doing so, ICICI Bank has become the first bank to launch a digital payment mode option for a cardless EMI facility at retail stores.
  • Static Part: 
    • HQ of ICICI Bank: Mumbai
    • MD and CEO of ICICI Bank: Sandeep Bakshi
  • Books and Authors: Title of Books: (a) ‘The Republican Ethic Volume III’ (b)‘Loktantra Ke Swar’
    • These both books are the collection of selected speeches of President Ram Nath Kovind. The books were unveiled by Rajnath Singh. And the e-version of these books was unveiled by Prakash Javadekar.
  • Important Days and Themes: 15th Nov to 21st Nov 2020: National Newborn Week
    • Theme for 2020: ‘Quality, Equity, Dignity for every newborn at every health facility and everywhere’
    • 16th Nov to 22nd Nov 2020: 59th National Pharmacy Week
    • Theme for 2020: Pharmacists: Frontline Health Professionals
  • 30th Indo-Thai CORPAT
  • SITMEX-2020
  • Kotak ESG Opportunities Fund
  • Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite

Question: 

Q.1 With which country India launched Rupay Card Phase II to allow access to RuPay network in India?
a. Myanmar
b. Bhutan
c. Nepal
d. Liberia

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