Correct Answer : EXIM Bank
The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a $400 million Line of Credit (LoC) for the Greater Male Connectivity Project in the Maldives. The LoC was signed between Exim Bank General Manager Nirmit Ved and the Maldives Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer.
Correct Answer : Haryana
Haryana government has launched a mobile water testing laboratory van, fully equipped with a multi-parameter system containing analysers, sensor, probes and instruments meant for assessing water quality. Water quality in Haryana is mainly affected by constituents like total dissolved solids (TDS), fluoride, nitrate, iron and alkalinity. This initiative work under the Jal Jeevan Mission, which aims to provide tap water to rural households by 2024, is being done on a war footing and it gives a lot of emphasis on water quality surveillance and monitoring.
Correct Answer : ADB
India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 300 million US dollar loan to finance inclusive and sustainable water supply and sanitation infrastructure and services in 14 secondary towns of the state of Rajasthan. The project aims at providing better quality and more sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) services in the project towns. it will improve quality of life in these towns, including for the poor and vulnerable after signing the loan agreement.
Correct Answer : Lewis Hamilton
There is little doubt that Lewis Hamilton is one of the best drivers that has sat behind the wheels of a Formula One car, but on Sunday, the British superstar took another step towards becoming the greatest ever. Lewis Hamilton won the Eifel Grand Prix on Sunday, and in the process equalled the great Michael Schumacher's record of 91 F1 race wins. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who was presented with a Ferrari by Michael Schumacher on behalf of Fiat in 2002, was all praise for Hamilton, saying he has always liked the Briton's "grit and balanced aggression while driving the @F1 car".
Correct Answer : Taiwan
Correct Answer : Bangladesh
Correct Answer : Kerala
Correct Answer : China
Correct Answer : Development
In a first of its kind measure, the Reserve Bank of India will buy bonds issued by state government i.e. State Development Loans(SDL) in the current financial year as a special case via secondary market open market operations, to ensure they don't face rising interest costs amid high borrowings. The decision regarding this measure has been taken to ensure that financial conditions don't tighten and to improve Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) along with T-bills, dated government securities and oil bonds.
Correct Answer : Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals India Ltd(GSFC) launched an Indigenous variety of Calcium Nitrate and Boronated Calcium Nitrate. State Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh L Mandaviya launched the product virtually. Calcium nitrate is a water soluble fertilizers in agriculture, and also in wastewater treatment. The indigenous variety will provide a cheaper alternative to the farmer community in India.
