- Important Days and Themes: 1st July: 66th Foundation Day of State Bank of India (Founded in 1955)
- 2nd July: World Sports Journalists Day
- 2nd July: World UFO Day
- Awards and Recognition: ‘Decoding Shankar’: It is a documentary about the life and career of the celebrated musician Shankar Mahadevan, and has won the Best Film Award in the Documentary section (Best Biographical) at the Toronto International Women Film Festival, 2021.
- Dr Rajendra Kishore Panda: He is an Odia Poet and has won Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar.
- Abhimanyu Mishra: He is 12 years and 4 months, and has become the youngest Chess Grandmaster.
- Axis Bank Ltd has entered into an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to frame a new portfolio and approach to build new digital financial services for better banking experiences.
- Static Part:
- HQ of Axis Bank: Mumbai
- MD and CEO of Axis Bank: Amitabh Chaudhry
- HQ of AWS: Seattle, Washington DC, USA
- Reliance Industries (RIL) signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for world-scale chemical projects at TA'ZIZ in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi. The partnership is for a new world-scale Chlor-alkali, ethylene dichloride and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production facility.
- The Digital India initiative competed for 6 years on 1st July 2021. It was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 1st July 2015.
- Obituaries: Prasannan: He was a Former Indian Footballer.
- ‘Fund for Industrial Research Engagement (FIRE)’
- Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021
- ‘HAUSLA- Inspiring Her Growth’
- ‘Salute Doctors’—Banking Solution for Doctors by ICICI Bank
- GOI kept Interest Rates on Small Savings Scheme Unchanged for Q2 2021-22
Question:
Q.1 Which bank entered into an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to frame a new portfolio and approach to build new digital financial services for better banking experiences?
a. Yes Bank
b. HDFC Bank
c. Axis Bank
d. ICICI Bank
a. Yes Bank
b. HDFC Bank
c. Axis Bank
d. ICICI Bank