DAILY GK: 25 JUNE 2021
1.BRICS
GREEN HYDROGEN SUMMIT 2021
• India
hosted the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) Green
Hydrogen Summit 2021 which took place virtually.
• The
event was anchored by NTPC Ltd, a Maharatna CPSU (Central Public Sector
Undertaking) under the Ministry of Power.
• Hydrogen,
when produced by electrolysis using renewable energy is known as Green
Hydrogen, It has no carbon footprint.
• It
is set to play a major role and build on the rapid increase of renewable
resources across the world.
• 2021
India’s Theme – ‘BRICS @ 15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity,
Consolidation and Consensus’
2.DENMARK
SIGNS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON ISA WITH INDIA: MEA
• The
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that the Kingdom of Denmark has
signed the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance Framework
Agreement (ISA FA) and Instrument of Ratification with India.
• With
this, Denmark became the 1st country to ratify ISA FA after the amendments to
it entered into force on January 8, 2021.
3.CSE’S
EASE OF LIVING INDEX 2020
• According
to the ‘Ease of Living Index 2020’ released by Centre for Science &
Environment (CSE) – Bengaluru (Karnataka) with a score of 66.7 has been ranked
as India’s most liveable capital city followed by Chennai, Tamil Nadu at No. 2,
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh at No. 3.
• The
Index is part of the report titled State of India’s Environment 2021.
4.NISHTHA
CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME
• On
the lines of National Education Policy (NEP-2020) and to achieve academic
excellence in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs), Ministry of Tribal
Affairs (MoTA) partnered with National Council of Educational Research and
Training (NCERT) for conducting capacity building programme ‘NISHTHA-National
initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement’, across 350
functional EMRSs in India.
5.S&P
CUT INDIA’S FY22 GDP GROWTH FORECAST TO 9.5%
• In
June 2021, S&P Global Ratings revised India’s economic growth projection in
FY22 to 9.5 percent from its earlier forecast of 11 percent.
• It
projected the growth for FY23 at 7.8 percent.
6.ICC
WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP 2021
• New
Zealand defeated India in the finals of the 2019-2021 ICC World Test
Championship to win the Inaugural Edition of ICC World Test Championship 2021
(for men).
• The
finals was held at Rose Bowl, Southampton, England from June 18-23, 2021.
• New
Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson was named as the Player of the Match Award.
• New
Zealand received a cash prize of USD 2.6 million along with the ICC Test
Championship Mace.
7.INDIA’S
OLYMPIC THEME SONG TITLED “LAKSHYA TERA SAMNE HAI”
• Kiren
Rijiju, Ministry of Youth Affairs And Sports (MoYAS) launched the official
Olympic theme song titled “Lakshya Tera Samne Hai” of the Indian contingent for
the Tokyo Olympics or Summer Games (July 23 to August 8, 2021).
• The
song has been composed and sung by singer Mohit Chauhan.
