DAILY GK: 12 AUG 2021
1.
LAUNCHING PMUY 2.0 FROM MAHOBA, UTTAR PRADESH
• PM
Narendra Modi virtually launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 2.0 (PMUY
2.0) Scheme from Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh.
• Under
PMUY 2.0, an additional 10 million LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) connections
will be provided to the beneficiaries. Lakhs of Migrant Families are also
expected to benefit from the scheme.
2.
WORLD’S HIGHEST MOBILE ATC TOWER IN LADAKH
• One
of the world’s Highest Mobile Air Traffic Control (ATC) towers has been built
by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the Nyoma area of Ladakh at the Advanced
Landing Ground.
• Strategic
locations in ladakh
• Siachen
Glacier – Located in east Karakoram range, it is one of the World’s highest
battle grounds. Also called ‘’3rd pole of the world’’.
• Pangong
Tso – World highest salt water lake.
3.
MOU TO IMPROVE WEATHER AND MONSOON FORECASTS
• India’s
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) & National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of US have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) on Monsoon data analysis and cooperation to improve weather forecasts in
the region.
4.
TEAM CLAW TO SCALE SIACHEN GLACIER
• The
Government of India has accorded sanctions to Team CLAW (Conquer Land Air
Water) to lead a team of people with disabilities to scale Siachen Glacier.
• It
is being undertaken as part of ‘Operation Blue Freedom’.
• It
will be the new World Record for the largest team of people with disability.
• Operation
Blue Freedom was launched by CLAW Global in 2019.
• It
is a team of former Special Forces Operatives of the Indian Army and the Indian
Navy.
5.GLOBAL
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2020
• The
Commonwealth Secretariat released its triennial rankings of Global Youth
Development Index (YDI) 2020, it measures the progress in 181 countries across
6 factors of youth development.
• In
the country wise ranking, India ranked 122nd out of 181 countries.
• Singapore
topped the Index for the 1st time.
6.1ST
BANK TO CROSS 1 CRORE FASTAGS
• Paytm
Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) became the 1st bank in India to achieve the milestone
of issuing 1 crore FASTags.
• It
has ~28 percent share as FASTag issuer bank.
• As
per the data of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), around 3.47
crore FASTags were issued by all banks together till the end of June 2021.
7.
SATNAV POLICY 2021 DRAFTED
• As
a part of Department of Space’s (DoS) space reforms, the draft Indian Satellite
Navigation Policy – 2021 (SATNAV Policy 2021) was uploaded on DoS website seeking
public consultation till August 29, 2021.
• Under
this, DoS will also push global usage of Indian Navigation systems viz. NavIC
(Navigation with Indian Constellation) on the lines of Atmanirbhar Bharat
initiative.
8.
MOBILE APP OF NALSA
• Chief
Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana launched the Mobile App of National Legal
Services Authority (NALSA) to provide Free Legal aid to the poor and needy
people, and to seek victim compensation.
• Features
of the Legal Services App
• Using
the app, Beneficiaries can apply for mediation, track the application and apply
for Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism.
9.
BOOK TITLED ‘ACCELERATING INDIA: 7 YEARS OF MODI GOVERNMENT’
• Vice
President (VP) M Venkaiah Naidu released the book titled “Accelerating India: 7
Years of Modi Government” during the event held at the Upa-Rashtrapati Niwas,
New Delhi.
• He
presented the first copy of the book to Arif Mohammad Khan, Governor of Kerala.
10.
AUGUST 7TH AS NATIONAL JAVELIN THROW DAY
• The
Athletics Federation of India(AFI) has declared the 7th August of every year,
starting from 2022, as the National Javelin Throw Day.
• The
day will commemorate the feat of Indian athlete(javelin) Neeraj Chopra, who won
the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
• He
became the first Indian athlete in the country’s independent history to win an
athletics medal at the Olympics.
