Current Affairs One-Liner: 30th January 2021

Current Affairs One-Liner: 30th January 2021

o    Cargill, United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) and Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) have jointly launched a programme to improve nutrition status in Jaipur city of Rajasthan. The Department of Women and Child Development of the state is supporting the programme. The programme is launched in line with the Poshan Abhiyan of GOI.

o    Static Part: 

o    HQ of Cargill: Minnesota, US

o    HQ of CRB: New Delhi

o    As per Brand Finance Global 2021, Reliance Jio has become 5th strongest brand in the world. WeChat is the strongest brand in the world. Apple is the most valuable brand in the world.

 

o    India to host 2022 Women’s Football Asia Cup.

o    Coronavirus Performance Index: It was released by Lowy Institute of Australia. In this index, India is at 86th rank position among 98 countries. The index ranking is prepared by publically available and comparable data on COVID-19 response. The top three ranks are marked by New Zealand, Vietnam and Taiwan respectively. Brazil is at the bottom position for the worst dealing and managing the pandemic.

o    Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘The Law of Emergency Powers: Comparative Common Law Perspectives’ 

o    Author of Book: Dr Abhishek Singhvi and Prof. Khagesh Gautam

o    2nd India-Bangladesh Consular Dialogue 2021: It was held in New Delhi to have discussions related to consular, visa and matters related to mutual legal assistance.

o    Static Part: 

o    Capital of Bangladesh: Dhaka

o    Currency of Bangladesh: Taka

o    The Ram Temple Tableau of Uttar Pradesh won first prize in Republic Day 2021 among all tableaux. The theme for UP’s tableau was ‘Ayodhya: Cultural Heritage of Uttar Pradesh’.

o    Important Days and Themes: 30th Jan 2021: Martyr’s Day or Shaheed Diwas

o    Obituaries: Cloris Leachman: She was an American Actress.

o    4th FII Forum 2021

o    Gov. of Karnataka Signed MoU with Amazon India

o    Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index

o    5th India-Japan Act East Forum Meet

o    Textiles Committee Signed MoU with Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre

Question: 

Q.1 What is the rank of India in Coronavirus Performance Index released Lowy Institute of Australia?
a. 45th
b. 77th
c. 86th
d. 69th