Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 12 August 2021

SSC CGL Current Affairs

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After Prime Minister NarendraModi-led Centre renamed the Rajiv Gandhi KhelRatna Award, Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced a new award named after the former prime minister for outstanding performance in the Information and Technology (IT) sector. The award will be conferred upon companies and institutions for excellence in the IT sector.
Minister of state for Information and Technology SatejPatil said the award will be given yearly on August 20, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.
“The award will be given to the institutions that excel in the IT sector every year. This will be a lasting tribute to Rajiv ji for his pioneering work in the technology sector of the country,” Patil said.
The Centre on Friday dropped Rajiv Gandhi’s name from the KhelRatna award and renamed India’s highest sporting honour after Major Dhyan Chand, the legendary hockey player. The Congress criticised the move terming it political vendetta.
Patil, however, said that the decision has “nothing” to do with the controversy over the renaming of the KhelRatna award. “The decision about this award was taken a month ago, though chief minister Uddhav Thackeray cleared the proposal recently.
The modalities of the award are being finalised by speaking to various organisations from the field,” he said.

Iran’s new President EbrahimRaisi named Mohammad Mokhber as his first vice president and GholamhosseinEsmaili as his chief of staff. It will be the first time since 1979 that Iran’s president, first vice president, and presidential chief of staff(link is external) will all be entering office having been sanctioned by either the United States or the European Union. The new appointments are important as they set the tone for the new administration ahead of ministerial nominations.
Born in Dezful, Mokhber has served as head of the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (also known as Setad) since 2007.
This economic conglomerate is under the direct control of the Office of Iran’s Supreme Leader and its subsidiaries span the spectrum of important economic sectors including energy, telecommunications, and financial services.
The U.S. Treasury Department, in its sanctioning of Setad, charged that it has “systematically violated the rights of dissidents(link is external) by confiscating land and property from opponents of the regime, including political opponents, religious minorities, and exiled Iranians.”
Along the way, Mokhber has also served in other key posts such as chairman of the board of directors(link is external) of Sina Bank, deputy chief of commerce at the Mostazafan Foundation, and deputy governor of Khuzestan Province.

Reflecting poor financial literacy, Haryana has seen almost a 2 per cent rise in inoperative Jan Dhan accounts during the Covid period and is one of the few such states in the country. On the other hand, many states have seen a dip in inactive accounts.
As per information of the public sector banks, there were 70.22 lakh Jan Dhan accounts as on March 25, 2020, in Haryana. Of them, 10.93 lakh (16 per cent) were inoperative accounts. As of July 28 this year, there were 75.78 lakh Jan Dhan accounts, but 13.40 lakh (18 per cent) of them are inactive
Daman and Diu, Delhi, Ladakh, and Mizoram are the other states that have seen a rise in inoperative accounts. In Delhi, the inoperative accounts increased from 18 per cent to 19 per cent while in Mizoram, it jumped from 33 per cent to 47 per cent, which is the maximum.

After Prime Minister NarendraModi-led Centre renamed the Rajiv Gandhi KhelRatna Award, Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced a new award named after the former prime minister for outstanding performance in the Information and Technology (IT) sector. The award will be conferred upon companies and institutions for excellence in the IT sector.
Minister of state for Information and Technology SatejPatil said the award will be given yearly on August 20, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.
“The award will be given to the institutions that excel in the IT sector every year. This will be a lasting tribute to Rajiv ji for his pioneering work in the technology sector of the country,” Patil said.
The Centre on Friday dropped Rajiv Gandhi’s name from the KhelRatna award and renamed India’s highest sporting honour after Major Dhyan Chand, the legendary hockey player. The Congress criticised the move terming it political vendetta.