DAILY GK: 13, 14 AUG 2021
1.1ST
WATER PLUS CITY OF INDIA
• The
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has declared Indore, Madhya
Pradesh, the cleanest city of India, as the 1st ‘water plus’ city of India.
• Indore
received the 1st Swachh Certification of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Water Plus
from the MoHUA under the Swachh Survekshan 2021(SS2021).
• A
city/ward/circle/zone could be declared as Water Plus only if all wastewater
released from households, etc. is treated before releasing it to the
environment.
2.QUALITY
OF LIFE FOR ELDERLY INDEX 2021
• Dr
Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
(EAC-PM) released the Quality of Life for Elderly Index 2021 measuring the
quality of life led by the elderly in India.
• It
has been created by the Institute for Competitiveness (IFC) at the request of
EAC-PM.
• Rajasthan
has topped the ranking of Aged states while Himachal Pradesh is top-scorer in
Relatively Aged States.
• Chandigarh
and Mizoram are top-scoring regions in Union Territory (UT) and North-East
States category, respectively.
3.2021
SKYTRAX WORLD AIRPORT AWARDS
• In
the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2021 list, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International
(IGI) Airport secured 45th rank (from 50 in 2020 rankings), while Qatar’s Doha
Hamad Airport topped the rankings.
• Delhi’s
IGI has been awarded as the ‘Best Airport in India & Central Asia‘ for the
3rd Consecutive time.
RANK AIRPORT
1 Doha’s
Hamad International Airport, Qatar
2 Tokyo
Haneda Airport, Japan
3 Changi
Airport Singapore
4.COINDCX
BECOMES INDIA’S FIRST CRYPTO UNICORN
• CoinDCX
has become the first Indian cryptocurrency exchange to grab the title of
‘unicorn’ with valuation to $1.1 billion (Rs 8,150 crore).
• The
exchange achieved this status after a $90-million (Rs 668 crore) series-C
funding round, led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital.
5.RBI
TO PENALISE BANKS FOR CASH OUT IN ATMS
• Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) introduced a scheme named ‘Scheme of Penalty for
non-replenishment of ATMs’ to levy monetary charges/Penalty on Banks &
White Label ATM Operators (WLAOs) for cash-out (i.e. the non-availability of
cash) in Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) due to non-replenishment of cash.
• RBI
will issue a penalty of Rs 10,000 per ATM/ WLAs for banks for Cash-out for more
than 10 hours in a month.
6.JAMES
ANDERSON BECAME 3RD HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN TEST
• England
Fast Bowler James Anderson overtook India’s Anil Kumble tally of 619 wickets to
become the 3rd Highest Wicket-Taker in Test Cricket.
• Sri
Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800) & Australia’s Shane Warne (708) are
leading wicket takers in Test Cricket.
7.‘HOW
THE EARTH GOT ITS BEAUTY’ NEW BOOK BY SUDHA MURTY
• Padma
Shri Sudha Murty, Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, has authored a new
children’s book titled “How the Earth Got Its Beauty”, a part of the chapter
book series for young readers.
8.WORLD
ELEPHANT DAY 2021 – AUGUST 12
• World
Elephant Day is annually observed across the globe on 12th August to create
awareness about the dangers faced by Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and
African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and the threats to their survival.
• The
year 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of World Elephant Day.
9.INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH DAY 2021 – AUGUST 12
• United
Nations (UN)’s International Youth Day(IYD) is annually observed across the
globe on 12th August to create awareness about the cultural and legal issues
surrounding youth and to celebrate the potential of youths as the partners of
the global society.
• The
theme of International Youth Day 2021 is “Transforming Food Systems: Youth
Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”.
10.RASHTRIYA
SWASTHYA SEVAK ABHIYAN
• The
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath launched the Rashtriya Swasthya
Sevak Abhiyan in Lucknow by launching the Health Warrior Portal.
• Under
the campaign, Health workers will be trained to fight COVID-19.
• The
Health Volunteers will reach every village of UP to create awareness and to save them from the 3rd wave of the COVID
pandemic.
11.RAJIV
GANDHI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN IT SECTOR
• The
Government of Maharashtra has introduced the Rajiv Gandhi Award for excellence
in IT, named after former Prime Minister (PM) Rajiv Gandhi, to recognise the
firms that excel in the Information Technology (IT) Sector in Maharashtra.
• From
2022, the award will be given out on 20th August, the birth anniversary of
Rajiv Gandhi.
12.THE
INSTALLED RE CAPACITY OF INDIA CROSSED 100 GW
• The
total installed renewable energy capacity in India, excluding large Hydro, has
crossed the milestone of 100 GigaWatts (GW).
• With
this, India holds 4th position in the world in terms of installed Renewable
Energy (RE) capacity, 5th in solar and 4th in wind in terms of installed
capacity.
13.GOVERNMENT
TO SELL 25% STAKE NSC THROUGH IPO
• The
Government of India is set to sell around a 25% stake in National Seeds
Corporation Limited (NSC) through an initial public offering (IPO).
• National
Seeds Corporation (NSC) is a Public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry
of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare(MoA & FW).
• The
Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), Under the
Minister of Finance, has invited bids from merchant bankers and legal advisors
to work on this IPO and the subsequent stock exchange listing of NSC.
14.ISRO’S
GSLV F-10 ROCKET FAILS TO PUT EOS-03 SATELLITE INTO ORBIT
• Indian
Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Largest Launch Vehicle Geosynchronous
Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) F-10 rocket failed to put Earth Observation
Satellite (EOS-03) satellite (also known as GISAT-1) into the Geo-synchronous
orbit.
• It
was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC), Sriharikota in Andhra
Pradesh.
• The
mission failed due to a technical anomaly in the cryogenic upper stage
ignition.
15.WORLD
ORGAN DONATION DAY 2021 – AUGUST 13
• World
Organ Donation Day is annually observed across the globe on 13th August to
create awareness about the importance of organ donation and to encourage organ
donation among the general public.
• India
observes the annual National Organ Donation day on 27th November.
16.INTERNATIONAL
LEFT-HANDERS DAY 2021 – AUGUST 13
• The
International Left-Handers Day is annually observed across the globe on 13th
August to celebrate the sinistrality or left-handedness, the quality of having
a more efficient left hand and create awareness about the advantages and
disadvantages of being left-handed.
• The
word Sinister is derived from the Latin word which means “on the left side”.
