Important Current Affairs-16th Nov 2020-ORSP

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2nd World Health Expo kicks off in Wuhan

ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ବିଶ୍ୱ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନୀ ୱୁହାନରେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୋଇଛି 

The second World Health Expo was inaugurated on November 11, in Wuhan, the capital city of Central China’s Hubei Province.

• This year’s Expo will focus on displaying the most cutting-edge science and technology in the global health industry, and help Wuhan build “city of global health industry”.
• During the Expo, more than a hundred high-end forums including a summit forum, academician forum and the roundtable dialogue on epidemic prevention and normalized control, and the Global University Leaders Forum, will be organized.
• COUNTRY— China
• CAPITAL–    Beijing
• CURRENCY–  Renminbi (yuan; ¥)
• PRESIDENT– Xi Jinping
• PM—

Naveen Patnaik launched a mobile app “Secha Samadhan”

ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଏକ ମୋବାଇଲ୍ ଆପ୍ “ସେଚା ସମାଦନ୍” ଲଞ୍ଚ କରିଥିଲେ

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched ‘Secha Samadhan’, a bilingual mobile application.

• It will address the irrigation problems faced by farmers without them having to visit the offices concerned.
• With the launching of the application, farmers need not run to the offices of the Water Resources department and can send their grievances through photographs or videos.
• The farmers will be informed about the status of their complaints through SMS.
• Odisha Capital: Bhubaneswar
• Governor: Ganeshi Lal
• Chief minister: Naveen Patnaik

HDFC Bank launches SmartHub Merchant Solutions 3.0 for SMEs

ଏଚଡିଏଫସି ବ୍ୟାଙ୍କ କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ର ଓ ମଧ୍ୟମ ଉଦ୍ୟୋଗ ପାଇଁ ସ୍ମାର୍ଟହବ ମର୍ଚାଣ୍ଟ ସଲ୍ୟୁସନ୍ 3.୦ ଲଞ୍ଚ କରିଛି

HDFC Bank has announced the launch of “SmartHub Merchant Solutions 3.0” for Small and mid-size enterprises.

• This solution allows merchants and self-employed professionals to instantly open a current account and start accepting payments in-store, online, and on-the-go.
• The Bank plans to reach out to more than 20 million small and medium merchants and professional services like doctors, pharmacies, salons and laundry services across the metro, semi-urban and rural India in the next three years.

HDFC Bank Limited

Type	Public
Traded as	NSE: HDFCBANK BSE: 500180 BSE SENSEX Constituent NSE NIFTY 50 Constituent
ISIN	INE040A01034
Industry	Financial services
Founded	August 1994; 26 years ago
Founder	Hasmukhbhai Parekh
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra , India
Area served	India
Key people	Shyamala Gopinath (Non-Exe Chairperson)[1] Sashidhar Jagdishan (CEO) [2] [3]
Products	Credit cards, consumer banking, banking, finance and insurance, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, private equity, wealth management[4]
Revenue	₹147,068.27 crore (US$21 billion) [5] (2020)
Operating income	₹114,032.21 crore (US$16 billion) [5] (2020)
Net income	₹27,253.95 crore (US$3.8 billion) [5] (2020)
Total assets	₹1,580,830.44 crore (US$220 billion) [6] (2020)
Total equity	₹175,810.38 crore (US$25 billion) [6] (2020)
Owner	HDFC (26.14%)
Number of employees	104,154 (30 June 2019)[7]
Website	www.hdfcbank.com

Paytm launches “Payout Links” for small businesses

ଛୋଟ ବ୍ୟବସାୟ ପାଇଁ ପେଟିଏମ୍ “ପେଆଉଟ୍ ଲିଙ୍କ୍” ଲଞ୍ଚ କରେ 

Paytm has launched “Payout Links” for businesses, enabling them to instantly process payouts to customers, employees and vendors, without collecting their bank details.

• It is aimed at helping small businesses in sectors like gaming, retail, export, manufacturing and e-commerce.
• Payout Links will allow businesses to send ‘incentives’ or refunds to the customers’ bank accounts or wallet accounts.
• It can be used for salary payments, vendor payments, commissions and incentive transfers to be done instantly.
• Paytm Payout Links can be easily created and shared with customers, vendors and employees in one go.

Paytm

Type of business	Private
Type of site	Financial service Online shopping Payment systems
Available in	Multilingual
Founded	August 2010; 10 years ago
Headquarters	B-121, Sector 5, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Area served	Worldwide
Owner	One97 Communications Ltd.
Founder(s)	Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Key people	Varun Sridhar (CEO) Amit Nayyar (President) Ajay Shekhar Sharma (Vice president)
Industry	E-commerce Finance
Products	Paytm Mall Paytm Payments Bank Paytm Money Gamepind Paytm Smart Retail
Services	Payment systems digital wallets mobile payments banking online shopping
Revenue	₹3,579 crore (US$500 million) (FY 2019)[1]
Parent	Vijay Shekhar Sharma (14.67%)[2] Ant Financials (29.71%) SoftBank Vision Fund (19.63%) SAIF Partners (18.56%) Alibaba Group (7.18%) Berkshire Hathaway (2.76%) Others (7.49%)
URL	paytm.com (Global)
Advertising	Yes
Registration	Required
Users	350 million (FY 2019)[3]
Launched	August 2010; 10 years ago
Current status	Active
Native client(s) on	Android iOS Windows
Written in	C++, JavaScript, D

M. Venkaiah Naidu presents 2nd National Water Awards

M. Venkaiah Naidu ୨ୟ ଜାତୀୟ ଜଳ ପୁରସ୍କାର ପ୍ରଦାନ କରେ

The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has presented the National Water Awards (NWAs) for 2019.

• This is the second edition of the award.
• Among the states category, Tamil Nadu bagged the Best State Award, followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
• The award ceremony has been organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation from 11 & 12 November 2020 through the virtual platform.

Bollywood actor Asif Basra passes away

ବଲିଉଡ ଅଭିନେତା ଆସିଫ ବସ୍ରାଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ହୋଇଛି

Bollywood actor Asif Basra, who was known for his role in the recent thriller series Paatal Lok, has passed away.

• Apart from this, Basra had appeared in a number of Bollywood films, including a movie on the 1993 Mumbai blasts Black Friday, the 2002 Gujarat riots Parzania and Kai Po Che.
• He had also starred in several plays in India and abroad, performing in English, Hindi and Urdu theatre productions.

Maharashtra Governor releases a book ‘Majhi Bhint’

ମହାରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ରାଜ୍ୟପାଳ ଏକ ପୁସ୍ତକ ‘ମାଜି ଭିନ୍ଟ’ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିଛନ୍ତି

Maharashtra Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari has released the book ‘Majhi Bhint’ (My Wall) authored by former Maharashtra Minister of Education Rajendra Darda at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.

• The book is a compilation of selected Facebook posts of Rajendra Darda pertaining to a range of issues written over the last four years.
• Maharashtra’s Minister for Revenue Balasaheb Thorat, Minister of Public Works Ashok Chavan, Minister of Water Resources Jayant Patil, Chairman of Lokmat Media Group Vijay Darda, Rajendra Darda and invitees were present on the occasion.

Location of Maharashtra in India
Coordinates (Mumbai): 18.97°N 72.820°ECoordinates: 18.97°N 72.820°E
Country	India
Formation	1 May 1960^ (Maharashtra Day)
Capitals	Mumbai Nagpur (Winter)[1]
Districts	36
Government
• Body	Government of Maharashtra
• Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
• Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray (SS)
• Deputy Chief Minister	Ajit Pawar (NCP)
• Legislature	Bicameral Assembly (288 seats) Council (78 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	Rajya Sabha (19 seats) Lok Sabha (48 seats)

Emblem	Emblem of Maharashtra
Song	“Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza” by Raja Badhe[8]
Language	Marathi
Mammal	Indian giant squirrel
Bird	Yellow-footed green pigeon
Insect	Blue Mormon
Flower	Jarul
Tree	Mango Tree

Sonu Sood’s autobiography to be titled ‘I Am No Messiah’

ସୋନୁ ସୁଦଙ୍କ ଆତ୍ମଜୀବନୀ ‘I Am No Messiah’ ଶୀର୍ଷକ ହେବ

An actor, producer and humanitarian, Sonu Sood is set to pen his autobiography titled “I Am No Messiah”.

• The book will be co-authored by Meena Iyer. The book will account the experience of Sonu Sood during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The book is set to be published by Penguin Random House India and released in December 2020.
• The book will feature the stories he heard and his interactions with the migrants and others.

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