Current Affairs One-Liner: 9th July 2021

• The GOI has decided to form a Ministry of Cooperation which will enhance the Indian cooperative movement and will boost the enterprises in India. Union Minster Amit Shah was appointed as Union Minister of Cooperation. The ministry will fulfil the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ and will grant separate administrative, legal and policy frameworks for the enhancement of cooperatives in India.
• 'Lieutenant Governor's Sustainable Development Fellowship (LGSDF)': It was launched by Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha. The fellowship will be offered to the graduates of engineering, management etc. It will be monitored by a committee constituting IIT Jammu Director, Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary to the LG.
• India’s first FASTag or Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based parking facility was launched by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). It will help to reduce the time for entry and payment. It was launched at the Kashmere Gate metro station.

• Jammu and Kashmir: It has topped in implementing NISHTHA Programme. In this programme, the UT successfully trained 80600 Elementary School Teachers through the DIKSHA portal.
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• NISTHA signifies: National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement
• 2022 AFC Women’s Asia Cup Football Tournament will be hosted in Pune, Mumbai cities of Maharashtra from 20th Jan to 6th Feb 2022.
• 8th BRICS Education Ministers Meeting 2021: It was chaired by Minister of State of Ministry of Education, Sanjay Dhotre. The Education Ministers from all BRICS nations participated in the virtual meet. They assured to enter into a joint declaration to boost academic and research activities in higher education. They also assured to cooperate in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes.
• The Bajaj Allianz General Insurance entered into a partnership with Bank of India (BOI) which will allow Bajaj Allianz General Insurance products to be presented through BOI.
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• HQ of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance: Pune
• MD and CEO of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance: Tapan Singhel
• HQ of BOI: Mumbai
• Tagline of BOI: Relationship beyond banking
• MD and CEO of BOI: Atanu Kumar Das
• Awards and Recognition: Kaushik Basu: He is an Indian economist and was awarded the Humboldt Research Award in Economics. The award is sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
• Obituaries: Virbhadra Singh: He was former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister.
• New Cabinet Ministers and Their Portfolios
• India & EU participated in a Meeting to Enhance Cooperation in Agriculture
• FREO partnered with HDB Financial Services
• Axis Bank signed MoU with the Indian Army

Question: 

Q.1 In July 2021, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance entered into a partnership with which bank to sell its insurance products via the bank’s network?
a. Bank of India
b. Canara Bank
c. Union Bank of India
d. Punjab National Bank