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Current Affairs 12 January 2021 for UPSC, SSC, Bank, UPSC, Railway Exams

1. World Hindi Day 2021

Hindi Day is a national day of India celebrated every year on 14 September because on 14 September 1949, Hindi became the official language of India.Read more

2. "Period Room" set up for women at a public toilet in Maharashtra

In a bid to help the women, residing in congested slums, during their menstruation days, a ‘period room’ has been set up at a public toilet in Maharashtra's Thane city.Read more

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3. RBI to introduce LEI for large-value transactions in RTGS/NEFT from April

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to introduce the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) system for all payment transactions of value ₹50 crore and above undertaken by entities (non-individuals) using the Reserve Bank-run Centralised Payment Systems with effect from April 1.Read more

4. Reserve Bank forms academic advisory council for supervisory college

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an academic advisory council with former deputy governor N S Vishwanathan as the chairperson to advise the full-time director of the central bank’s College of Supervisors (CoS).Read more

5. RBI unveils guidelines for digital payment infra fund

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced operational guidelines for the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) scheme, aimed at encouraging deployment of more digital payments infrastructure across tier-3 to tier-6 centres.Read more

6. RBI issues Risk Based Internal Audit Framework

RBI vide circular dated January 7, 2020 has issued Risk Based Internal Audit (RBIA) Framework for Strengthening Governance arrangements of banks.Read more

7. MoRTH notifies rules for facilitating renewal of International driving licence

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification on 7th Jan 2021 to facilitate the issuance of International Driving Permit (IDP) for Indian citizens whose IDP has expired while they are abroad.Read more

8. LiDAR (Aerial Ground) Survey for Delhi - Varanasi High Speed Rail Corridor

High Speed Rail work gathers momentum with the start of LiDAR (Aerial Ground) Survey, High Speed Rail work gathered momentum for Delhi - Varanasi High Speed Rail Corridor.Read more

9. Arunachal Pradesh puts India on vanadium map

Arunachal Pradesh, considered a sleeping hydropower giant, could be India’s prime producer of vanadium, a high-value metal used in strengthening steel and titanium.Read more

10. Indonesian Sriwijaya Air flight goes missing

A Sriwijaya Air passenger aircraft carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital Jakarta and is suspected to have crashed into the sea.Read more

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