04 November, 2024
GK Update
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National
Ramsar List
- India has added two bird sanctuaries from Bihar, Nagi and Nakti, to the ‘Ramsar Sites’ list, taking the tally to 82.
- The newest ‘Wetlands of International Importance’, both man-made reservoirs situated in the Jhajha forest range of Jamui District in Bihar, were added to Ramsar Sites as part of World Environment Day.
- The two catchments feature dry deciduous forests surrounded by hills.
- With the two sites, India now equals China in terms of Ramsar Sites.
Highest Ramsar sites | UK (175) |
Economy
Foreign Exchange Reserves
- India’s foreign exchange reserves have surged by 4.83 billion dollars to touch a new lifetime high of 651.5 billion dollars in the week ended 31st May.
RBI Governor | Shaktikanta Das |
UPI Lite Wallet
- Reserve Bank has proposed to bring an auto-replenishment facility for UPI Lite wallet.
- UPI Lite facility currently allows a customer to load his UPI Lite wallet up to Rs 2,000 and make payments up to Rs 5,000.
UPI Lite | Introduced: September 2022 |
Repo Rate Unchanged At 6.5%
- Reserve Bank of India decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50 percent.
- Consequently, the Standing Deposit Facility rate remains at 6.25 percent and the Marginal Standing Facility rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 percent.
Sports
ISSF Rifle Pistol World Cup
- Women’s 50m rifle 3-positions specialist Sift Kaur Samra won a bronze medal on the concluding day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Munich.
Budapest Ranking Series 2024
- India’s Aman Sehrawat clinched the silver medal in wrestling at the Budapest Ranking Series 2024 in Hungary.
Person in News
A.J.T.Johnsingh
- Eminent wildlife biologists A.J.T.Johnsingh passed away in Bengaluru.
N Chandrababu Naidu
- Telugu Desam Party National President N Chandrababu Naidu will take oath as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Miscellaneous
World Food Safety Day
- World Food Safety Day is observed on June 7 to emphasise the significance of maintaining food standards.
Theme | Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected |
18th Mumbai International Film Festival
- 18th Mumbai International Film Festival will be held in Mumbai from 15th to 21st of June.
- Special theme of the festival is India in Amrit Kaal.
- Opening Film of the film festival will be “Billy and Molly, an Otter Love Story”.