- The State Bank of India has opened a floating ATM on a Houseboat at Dal Lake in Srinagar, J&K. The floating ATM will prove helpful to the locals and tourists. It was inaugurated by SBI Chairman Dinesh Khare. Initially, in 2004, SBI had opened a similar ATM in Kerala.
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- HQ of SBI: Mumbai
- Chairperson of SBI: Dinesh Kumar Khara
- The Indian Navy signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to manufacture and supply the first indigenously developed Naval Anti Drone System (NADS). The NADS is developed by DRDO and will be manufactured by BEL.
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- HQ of BEL: Bangalore
- As per Morgan Stanley, India’s GDP was to be at 10.5% for FY2021-22 (FY22).
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- Morgan Stanley is the America’s based Investment Bank
- Awards and Recognition: Alejandro Prieto: He is a Mexican photographer and has won the Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) 2021 Award. He took the photograph of a greater roadrunner staring up at the barbed-wire-clad border wall between the USA and Mexico. The photo was titled ‘Blocked’.
- The Union Territory of Ladakh has announced snow leopard (Panther unica) as its new state animal and black-necked crane (Grus nicricollis) as its new state bird.
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- Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh: Radha Krishna Mathur
- Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Praveen Kumar: He won the silver medal in the Men's High Jump T64 final with a jump of 2.07 m, creating a new Asian Record at Tokyo Paralympics 2020. He is the Indian 4th medallist in the men’s high jump after Nishad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, and Sharad Kumar in Tokyo Games.
- Avani Lekhara: She won the bronze medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 event. She has also won gold in the 10m air rifle standing SH1 event. Thus she becomes the first Indian woman to win two medals at the Paralympics.
- Obituaries: Syed Ali Shah Geelani: He was a Veteran Kashmiri separatist leader and former chief of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC).
- Chandan Mitra: He was senior journalist and Former Rajya Sabha MP.
- Committee will be Setup for NUE Licenses by RBI
- 40th Meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB)
- ‘Saath’-- Rural Enterprises Acceleration Programme
- ‘PayNearby NeoDukaan’
- Exim Bank Extends Loan Support to Africa Finance Corp
Question:
Q.1 Which bank opened a floating ATM on a Houseboat at Dal Lake in Srinagar, J&K?
a. Bank of Baroda
b. Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited
c. State Bank of India
d. HDFC Bank
a. Bank of Baroda
b. Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited
c. State Bank of India
d. HDFC Bank
