Vikas Siri Sampat-1111 scheme introduced by the KVGB

12 April 2022
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Vikas Siri Sampat-1111 scheme introduced by the KVGB

P Gopi Krishna, Chairman, during the launch of the ‘Vikas Siri Sampat-1111′ plan in Dharwad announced that the 1,111-day deposit pays 5.70 percent interest to the general public and 6.20 percent to senior citizens. This scheme allows for a minimum deposit of ten thousand rupees and a maximum deposit of two crore rupees.

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KEY POINTS:

• Customers should take advantage of the lower interest rate while it lasts because it is only available for a limited time, according to Gopi Krishna.
• He noted that the bank’s purpose is to encourage customers to save, and he anticipates a positive response throughout the current fiscal year.
• In the Karnataka districts of Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Belagavi, Bagalkot, Vijayapura, Uttara Kannada, Udupi, and Dakshina Kannada, the bank has 629 branches.
• The bank’s whole business in 2021-22 was Rs 30,750 crore. The entire amount of deposits was Rs 17,647 crore, with advances totaling Rs 13,103 crore.

Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank:

Canara Bank sponsors the Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank, an Indian Regional Rural Bank. It is owned by the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India. The bank has 629 branches across Karnataka, mostly in North and Western Karnataka, that provide retail banking services to rural customers.

Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić wins new term

07 April 2022
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Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić wins new term

Aleksandar Vučić has been re-elected as the President of Serbia. The pollster organizations CeSID and Ipsos had predicted victory for Vucic. The pro-European and centrist Alliance for Victory coalition was represented by Zdravko Ponos, a retired army general. The pollsters had predicted that Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) would win most of the votes with 43 per cent and they would be followed by the United for Victory of Serbia opposition.

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About Aleksandar Vučić:

Aleksandar Vučić is serving as Serbia’s president since 2017, and since 2012 he has been serving as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). He has served as the President for two terms, from 2014 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. In 2017, he was first elected as the country’s President and succeeded Tomislav Nikolić. Vučić’s rule has been described by observers as an autocratic, authoritarian, illiberal democratic regime, and he curtailed the freedom of the press.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Serbia Capital: Belgrade;
• Serbia Currency: Serbian dinar;
• Serbia President: Aleksandar Vučić.

‘One Health’ pilot project launched by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

07 April 2022
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‘One Health’ pilot project launched by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

The Government of India’s Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) has launched a pilot project in Uttarakhand to implement the One Health Framework through the One Health Support Unit.

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Key Points:

• The Unit’s main goal is to create a national One Health roadmap based on the lessons learned during the pilot project’s deployment.
• The implementation of the One Health Support Unit would be led by an inter-ministerial One Health committee chaired by the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.

Important Takeaways for exam:

• Shri Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying,Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.
• Dr Praveen Malik, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Government of India.