Current Affairs One-Liner: 30th June 2021

• Important Days and Themes: 30th June: International Day of Parliamentarism
• 30th June: International Asteroid Day
• Awards and Recognition: P Sainath: He is a Journalist by profession and has won Japan’s Fukuoka Grand Prize 2021.
• Books and Author: Title of Book: ‘Kashmiri Century: Portrait of a Society in Flux’
• Author: Khemlata Wakhlu
• Title of Book: ‘Policymaker’s Journal: From New Delhi to Washington DC’
• Author: Kaushik Basu
• The NTPC has set the target to install 60GW of renewable energy capacity through wind and solar by 2032. It has set the aim to reduce 10% of its net energy intensity by 2032. And thus, NTPC has become the country’s 1st energy organisation to announce energy compact goals as part of UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy 2021 (HLDE).

• Static Part: 
• HQ of NTPC: New Delhi
• The HDFC Bank and its subsidiary HDFC Securities Limited have acquired a 7.4% stake in Virtuoso Infotech, which is based in Pune.
• Static Part:
• HQ of HDFC Bank: Mumbai
• MD and CEO of HDFC Bank: Sashidhar Jagdishan
• Tagline of HDFC Bank: We understand your world
• Deepika Kumari (Indian Archer): She won Gold Medal at Archery World Cup Stage 3 which was held in Paris.
• Max Verstappen (Netherland): He won the Styrian Grand Prix 2021 which was held in Austria.
• Obituaries: Sivasankaran Nair: He was Malayalam Cinematographer and Director.
• FM announced Rs. 6,28,993 crore Relief Package against COVID-19
• Indian Bank’s ‘MSME Prerna’ launched in Maharashtra
• Enforcing Contracts Portal
• Appointments on 30th June 2021

Question: 

Q.1 Who among the following has acquired a 7.4% stake in Virtuoso Infotech?
a. HDFC Bank
b. HDFC Securities Limited
c. Axis Bank
d. Axis Securities Limited
e. Both (a) and (b)