Current Affairs One-Liner: 24th November 2020

• ‘ANANDA’: It is the digital application of LIC. Its acronym is ‘Atma Nirbhar Agents NewBusiness Digital Application’.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of LIC: Mumbai
• Chairperson of LIC: M R Kumar
• Indian Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, South Indian Bank and Axis Bank have acquired 6.67% stakes each in IBBIC Pvt Ltd for Rs 5 lakhs. 
• Daniil Medvedev (Tennis player from Russia) beat Dominic Theim (Austria) to win 2020 ATP Tour Finals. 
• The IWG (Internal Working Group) of RBI recommended for an increase in promoter’s stake in private banks from 15% to 26%. 

• Static Part: 
• Deputy Governor of RBI: B. P. Kanungo, Mahesh Kumar Jain, M. Rajeshwar Rao, and Michael Patra.
• 5th India International Cherry Blossom Festival: It has been cancelled because of COVID-19. It is held every year in Shillong, Meghalaya.
• 12th Counter-Terrorism Dialogue: It was held virtually between India and the European Union. The Indian side was represented by Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary for Counter Terrorism, Ministry of External Affairs.
• Girish Chandra Murmu: He is elected as External Auditor of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the tenure of 3 years. He is 14th Comptroller and Auditor (CAG) of India. 
• Static Part: 
• HQ of IPU: Geneva, Switzerland
• President of IPU: Duarte Pacheco
• Obituaries: Shaik Khaja Hussain: He was Telgu Poet, Scriptwriter, Journalist by profession. 
• Tarun Gogoi: He was former CM of Assam. 
• SIMBEX-20
• 2020 APEC Summit
• Himachal Pradesh joined hands with ADB
• 23rd Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020
• International version of the UMANG Application

Questions: 

Q.1 In which state India International Cherry Blossom Festival held every year?
a. Tripura
b. Manipur
c. Meghalaya
d. Assam

Q.2 Which Insurance Company launched its digital app named as ‘ANANDA’?
a. New India Assurance Co. Ltd
b. Life Insurance Corporation of India
c. United India Insurance
d. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.