Daily Current Affairs- 15 July 2024

Daily Current Affairs- 15th July 2024

SPORTS

Spain Claims Historic Euro 2024 Title with 2-1 Victory over England

• Spain clinched an unprecedented fourth European Championship title with a thrilling 2-1 victory over England in the Euro 2024 final at Berlin's Olympiastadion, This win cements Spain’s status as the most successful nation in the tournament’s history and marks their third title in the last five editions. 

Wimbledon 2024

• Wimbledon Championships 2024 was a Grand Slam tennis tournament, took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior, wheelchair and Invitational tournaments were also scheduled.

Here is the complete winner’s list of Wimbledon 2024 =

• Men’s Singles -       Carlos Alcaraz     
• Women’s Singles - Barbora Krejčíková            
• Men’s Doubles -     Patten & Heliovaara
• Women’s Doubles - Taylor Townsend & Katerina Siniakova 
• Mixed Doubles -    Hsieh Su-Wei & Jan Zielinski 

APPOINTMENS & RESIGNATIONS

Paytm Payments Bank appoints ex-IDBI Bank executive Arun Bansal as new CEO

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had approved Arun Bansal's appointment as the MD and CEO of the Paytm payments bank, he communicated on June 20 to IDBI Bank. He resigned from his position as the executive director and head of treasury (on contract) at IDBI Bank. 

Government Appoints Robert J Ravi as New CMD of BSNL

• The government has appointed Robert Jerard Ravi as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) effective July 15, denying extension to outgoing P K Purwar, who served as the CMD of BSNL and MTNL since July 2019. 

IMPORTANT DAYS

World Youth Skills Day

• In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly designated July 15th as World Youth Skills Day to highlight the need to prepare young people for employment, fulfilling work and entrepreneurship, the theme for World Youth Skills Day 2024 is Youth Skills for Peace and Development. 

SUMMITS & MOUs

PNB Signs MoU with SAIL to offer loans

• Punjab National Bank (PNB), nation’s leading public sector bank, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for providing Home Loan, Car Loan and Education Loan to SAIL employees at concessional rates and attractive features. This strategic partnership aims to enhance the financial well-being of SAIL employees while expanding PNB’s customer base within the steel sector. 

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2024 announced

• Captain Avhilash Rawat and his crew of an oil tanker Marlin Luanda have been named among the winners of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2024 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for their “extraordinary courage” shown in a Red Sea rescue mission.
• The second recipient of the award is Captain Jorge Fernando Galaviz Fuentes and the crew of the tugboat Pemex Maya, (Nominated by Mexico) for their outstanding courage, seamanship skills and resolve displayed in the rescue of six shipwrecked persons from four different vessels, in extreme weather and heavy seas caused by a hurricane. 

BANKING AND ECONOMY

REC bags $200m green loans from Deutsche Bank AG

• REC Limited has secured a green loan amounting to JPY31.96b ($200m) from Deutsche Bank AG, Gift City Branch which will be used to fund eligible clean energy projects in India, The state-owned energy provider said this is the first collaboration between an Indian government entity and Deutsche Bank AG, GIFT City branch. It also marks one of the first Japanese Yen-denominated green loan transactions for Deutsche Bank AG, GIFT City.   

NPCI and QNB signs pact to launch QR code-based UPI payments across Qatar

• NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed an agreement with Qatar-headquartered QNB to launch QR code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments across the country, this announcement is of particular significance considering that Indians rank as the second largest group of international visitors to Qatar. 

Jio Financial Services Gets RBI Nod to Become Core Investment Company

• Jio Financial Services has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to transition from a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) to a Core Investment Company (CIC). Following this announcement, the company's shares saw an increase of over 2% on the NSE.