Current Affairs One-Liner: 19th March 2021

Published on March 19, 2021
S Dhanalakshmi (Sprinter): She beat the national record of Dutee Chand by winning the women’s 100m sprint final of Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships
Current Affairs One-Liner: 19th March 2021
  • The SBI and IOCL have signed the first Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) linked External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) deal. It is signed by replacing LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate). The SOFR linked ECB deal is $100 million having a maturity of 5 years
  • Nokia in partnership with Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Google to develop 5G Radio Solution. It will be developed with the help of Nokia’s Radio Access Network (RAN) technology
  • PTC India Limited signed a pact with National Productivity Council (NPC) with an aim to explore business opportunities in the consultancy sector
  • Books and Authors: 
    • Title of Book: ‘Battle Ready for 21st Century, Co-edited by: Lt Gen AK Singh and Brig. Narendra Kumar
    • Title of Book: ‘India’s Power Elite: Caste, Class and Cultural Revolution’, Author: Sanjaya Baru
  • TRIFED signed MoU with Craft Village with an aim to develop skill development programmes for tribal artisans and craftspersons. 
  • Static Part: 
    • About TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India): It is managed under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. MD is Pravir Krishna and Executive Director is Anupam Trivedi.
  • Important Days and Themes: 
    • 18th March 2021: Global Recycling Day, Theme for 2021: Recycling Heroes
    • 18th March 2021: Ordnance Factory Day
  • Obituaries: 
    • John Magufuli: He was President of Tanzania

Question: 

Q: 1: What was the theme for Global Recycling Day which was observed on 18th March?
a. Recycle it and use it
b. Recycling Heroes
c. Recycle the waste
d. Recycle and avoid pollution
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