Gymnast Dipa Karmakar Handed 21-Month Ban After Failing Dope Test
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar Handed 21-Month
Ban After Failing Dope Test
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Gymnast Dipa Karmakar
has been handed a 21-month ban for failing a dope test conducted by the
International Testing Agency.
Key Points
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar
has been handed a 21-month ban for failing a dope test conducted by the
International Testing Agency. Dipa Karmakar’s dope sample collected
out-of-competition by the ITA, which is an independent organization that
manages the anti-doping program of the International Gymnastics Federation
(FIG) was found to contain Higenamine which is a prohibited substance under
World Anti-doping Agency Code.
The ITA confirms that
Dipa Karmakar has been suspended for 21 months, effective until 10th July 2023
after testing positive for higenamine.
The positive sample
was collected on behalf of the FIG in the scope of an out-of-competition
control on 11th October 2021.
The Switzerland-based
non-profit organization works under the supervision of WADA and the
International Olympics Committee to implement Anti-doping programs for various
international federations.
The ITA further
informed Karmakar’s dope issue was resolved under a case resolution agreement
under article 10.8.2 of the FIG Anti-Doping Rules and an equivalent provision
in the WADA.
Dipa Karmakar is an
Indian Gymnast from Tripura State. She is the first gymnast from India who
competed in the Olympics. In her debut 2016 Summer Olympics in the final, she
reached 4th position. At the Rio Olympics, she lost an Olympic medal by just
0.15 points due to her historic achievement at Rio Olympics, she became a
well-known Gymnast as well as the face of gymnastics in India.
In the final, she
performed a difficult Prodonova Vault and competed against the world’s top
Gymnasts such as Simone Biles of the United States, Maria Paseka, and Giulia
Steingrubber who won gold, silver, and bronze medal respectively.
Kerala wins inaugural champions of National Beach Soccer Championships
Kerala wins inaugural champions of
National Beach Soccer Championships
Why In News
Kerala has crowned to
their bulging cabinet of national football trophies, putting on a show in the
final of the National Beach Soccer Championships and overwhelming Punjab 13-4.
Key Points
Kerala has crowned to
their bulging cabinet of national football trophies, putting on a show in the
final of the National Beach Soccer Championships and overwhelming Punjab 13-4,
to win the title, at Dumas Beach, Surat. In the third place game played earlier
in the day, Delhi beat Uttarakhand 3-1.
The game was a
rematch of the group stage, where Punjab had won a close affair 6-5. On this
occasion though, Kerala left them no chance, dominant from the first minute to
the last. Kerala captain Kamaludheen opened the scoring for Kerala, blasting in
a shot from the right 24 seconds after kick off to give them the lead. For the
crowd that had arrived to watch this final, it was a precursor for the goal
rush to come.
Reliance Retail to Accept Digital Currency for Payments
Reliance Retail to Accept Digital
Currency for Payments
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In the process of the
adoption of the Central Bank of Digital Currency (CDDC), Reliance Retail
started accepting digital rupees or e-rupee for payments at its store.
Key Points
In the process of the
adoption of the Central Bank of Digital Currency (CDDC), Reliance Retail
started accepting digital rupees or e-rupee for payments at its store. The
payment through digital currency has been started in Reliance Retail’s Freshpik
store in Mumbai but will soon be expanded to other 17,000 stores of India’s
largest retailer.
The initiative of
pioneering digital currency acceptance at the Reliance stores is in line with
the company’s strategic vision of offering the power of choice to Indian
consumers.
Reliance Retail has
partnered with Innoviti Technologies, ICICI Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank to
enable acceptance of the digital rupee.
Customers using their
choice of digital rupee app powered by ICICI Bank or Kotak Mahindra Bank need
to simply scan the QR code in the terminal and enter their passcode to
authorize payment through e-rupee.
Cashiers and
consumers get instant confirmation of the e-rupee transfer from the consumer to
Reliance Retail.
E-rupee is an
innovative strategy in the digital revolution unleashed in the country.
All customers having
e-rupee wallets will be able to enjoy an effortless, safe, and instant way of
digital transactions at Reliance Retail stores.
On 1st December 2022,
the digital rupee was first introduced by the Reserve Bank of India for retail
markets across select Indian cities in a pilot mode with access limited to
consumers of certain identified banks.
Initially the idea was
limited to four cities including Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, and Bhubaneswar.
It was later extended
to nine other cities. Eight banks including ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank
have been identified for phase-wise participation.
Customers of these
banks will be able to transact with e-rupee through a digital wallet offered by
them.
Payment acceptance devices under PIDF increase to 1.87 crore till Dec 2022
Payment acceptance devices under PIDF
increase to 1.87 crore till Dec 2022
Why In News
Payments
Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme: Around 1.87 crore payment
acceptance devices deployed under the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund
(PIDF) Scheme as of December 31, 2022.
Key Points
Coverage of Payments
Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme
About Payments
Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme
Payment acceptance
devices under PIDF Increase
According to the
RBI’s most recent status report, there were approximately 1.87 crore physical
and digital payment acceptance devices deployed under the Payments
Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme as of December 31, 2022.
As of September 30th,
2021, there were 4,85,415 physical devices (PoS, mPoS (mobile PoS), GPRS
(General Packet Radio Service), PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), etc.)
and 1,82,88,974 digital devices (inter-operable QR code-based payments such as
UPI QR, Bharat QR, etc.).
The Reserve Bank will
begin implementing the PIDF Scheme on January 1, 2021, and it will subsidise
the installation of Points of Sale (PoS) infrastructure in tier-3 to tier-6
cities as well as the northeastern states of the nation.
Government Approved
Conversion of Rs 16,133 Crore Interest dues of Vodafone Idea into Equity
Coverage of Payments
Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme
Beneficiaries of the
PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) in Tier-1 and Tier-2
centres were also covered as of August 26, 2021.
Additionally,
starting on June 9, 2022, the J & K and Ladakh regions were special
emphasis areas.
As of December 31,
2022, the PIDF corpus was 788.20 crore (up from 613.89 crore in November 2021).
The Reserve Bank,
authorized card networks, and card-issuing institutions all contribute to the
PIDF.
Reliance Retail to
Accept Digital Currency for Payments
The Reserve Bank
announced the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme on January
5, 2021.
The scheme’s goal was
to promote the implementation of physical and digital Points of Sale (PoS)
infrastructure in tier 3 to tier 6 cities and north eastern states.
The Reserve Bank has
now decided to count street vendors who have been designated as beneficiaries
of the PIDF Scheme under the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi
Scheme) in tier-1 and tier-2 centres.
The Scheme will
continue to cover street sellers in Tier-3 to Tier-6 cities as it has in the past.
The Reserve Bank’s
efforts to support the promotion of digital transactions at the grassroots
level will gain momentum as a result of this decision to broaden the targeted
beneficiaries under the PIDF scheme.