- India has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for the 2022-23 biennium under the category of B States which is having countries like Argentina, Canada, France, Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Sweden and UAE, and Brazil.
- Important Days and Themes: 8th to 14th Dec 2021: Energy Conservation Week by Ministry of Power.
- The India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) partnered with NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL). The partnership was made to have doorstep bill payment services in pan India for IPPB and non-IPPB customers.
- Static Part:
- NBBL is the wholly-owned subsidiary of NPCI (National Payment Corporations of India)
- RBI has given approval to LIC to increase its stake to 9.99% in IndusInd Bank.
- Static Part:
- HQ of LIC: Mumbai
- Chairperson of LIC: M R Kumar
- Harnaaz Sandhu (Actor-model from India): She was crowned as Miss Universe 2021. The 2nd position was won by Nadia Ferreira of Paraguay and the 3rd position was won by Lalela Mswane of South Africa.
- Awards and Recognition: Neena Gupta (Indian Mathematician): She was awarded with 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.
- Karnataka Bank: It has won two DigiDhan awards from the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- ISRO partnered with Oppo India
- Global Health Security Index 2021
- India signed Air Bubble Agreement with Australia
- Kotak General Insurance partnered with Vasai Vikas Sahakari Bank
Question:
Q.1 LIC to increase its stake to ___ in IndusInd Bank?
a. 9.99%
b. 8.99%
c. 10.99%
d. 13.99%
a. 9.99%
b. 8.99%
c. 10.99%
d. 13.99%
