RBI has launched a centralized web portal UDGAM (Unclaimed Deposits – Gateway to Access Information).
UDGAM Portal –
- Enable bank customers to find their unclaimed depositsacross multiple banks in one place.
- Promotes financial inclusivity, using digital advances to deliver banking services to its customers efficiently.
- Unclaimed deposits: Balances in savings/current accounts that are not operated for 10 years, or term deposits not claimed within 10 years from the date of maturity.
Central Water Commission (CWC) has launched the mobile application, FloodWatch.
Flood Watch App –
- Provides real-time flood situations in the country and State-wise/Basin-wise flood forecasts to the public.
- Utilises satellite data analysis, mathematical modelling, and real-time monitoring to deliver accurate and timely flood forecasts.
President launched INS Vindhyagiri, the last in the series of Project 17A (Alpha) frigates.
INS Vindhyagiri –
- 6thStealth Frigate of Project 17A
- Named after a mountain range in Karnataka.
Project 17A Frigates –
- Follow-on class of the Project 17 (Shivalik Class) Frigates, with improved stealth features, advanced weapons & sensors and platform management systems.
- 7 ships built for Indian Navy.
- 6 other ships – Nilgiri, Himgiri, Udayagiri, Dunagiri, Taragiri, Mahendragiri
Himachal Pradesh declared as a ‘Natural Calamity Affected Area’ due to heavy loss of life and property caused by incessant rain.
Provisions to classify a National Calamity –
- No provision to declare any natural calamity as a ‘National Calamity’.
Proposal of 10thFinance Commission–
- A disaster is termed “a national calamity of rarest severity” if it affects 1/3 of the population of a state.
- Itdid not define a “calamity of rare severity”.
| Places in News | ||
| Context | Locations | Details |
| Ukrainian forces had breached the left bank of the Dnipro river. | Dnipro (Dnieper) river | Source: Valdai Hills near Smolensk (Russia)Flows through Belarus and UkraineDrains into – Black SeaLongest river of Ukraine and Belarus 4th longest river in Europe (after Volga, Danube, and Ural rivers)Kakhovka Dam – Hydroelectric power plant and reservoir |
| Must retrieve the Katchatheevu islet from Sri Lanka – Tamil Nadu CM. | Katchatheevu islet | An uninhabited off-shore island in the Palk StraitLocated between – Neduntheevu(Sri Lanka) and Rameswaram(Tamil Nadu)Formed due to volcanic eruptionsPresently administered by – Sri Lanka |
| Karnataka plans safety precautions in Gaganachukki waterfalls. | Gaganachukki waterfalls | Location – KarnatakaFormed by – River KaveriIt is shaped like a huge horsetail. |