DAILY GK: 28 , 29 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK: 28 , 29 DEC 2021

 

1.       GGI 2020-21: GUJARAT TOPS THE INDEX

·         Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah released the Good Governance Index 2020-21 (GGI 2021) which was a biannual exercise prepared by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).

·         Gujarat has topped the composite ranking in the GGI covering 10 sectors 58 indicator index followed by Maharashtra and Goa.

·         Among UT’ Delhi Top the Index

 

2.       DEFENCE MINISTER LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR DTTC & BRAHMOS MANUFACTURING CENTRE

·         The Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for Defence Technology & Test Centre (DTTC) and BrahMos Manufacturing Centre. 

·         The 2 defence manufacturing houses will be established by DRDO in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (UP).

·         The BrahMos Manufacturing Centre will be set up by BrahMos Aerospace in Lucknow & will produce the new BrahMos-NG (Next Generation) variant 

·         BrahMos is a joint venture between India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPOM.

·         Flight range of around 300 km.

 

3.       CEBR’S WORLD ECONOMIC LEAGUE TABLE 2022: INDIA TO BECOME 3RD LARGEST ECONOMY IN 2031

·         As per the Centre for Economics and Business Research’s (CEBR) World Economic League Table 2022, India was predicted to become the 6th largest economy (by overtaking France) in 2022 and become the 3rd largest economy in 2031.

·         The annual league table also predicted that China will overtake the US to be the largest economy in 2030 (two years later than the forecast in 2021).

·         The world economy is set to surpass $100 trillion for the first time in 2022.

·         The World Economic League Table 2022, shows the economic forecasts for 191 countries to 2036.

CEBR Headquarters – London, United Kingdom

 

4.       GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE ACTION CITIZEN AWARD 2021

·         Viral Sudhirbhai Desai, an industrialist from Surat, who is popularly known as the Greenman or green man of Gujarat has been honoured with the Global Environment and Climate Action Citizen Award 2021. 

Among the 28 personalities from 11 countries who were honoured with this award, Viral Desai was the only Indian to win the honour for climate change

 

5.       JAPAN LAUNCHES INMARSAT-6 F1 COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE

·         Japan has launched Inmarsat-6 F1, a communication satellite, through a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) H-IIA204 rocket from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center that will enter geostationary orbit, about 22,240 miles (35,790 kilometers) above earth.

·         It is dual-payload satellites featuring both L-band (ELERA) and Ka-band (Global Xpress).

·         It is the world’s largest and most sophisticated commercial communications satellite ever launched.

 

6.       CHINA LAUNCHES NEW CAMERA SATELLITE ‘ZIYUAN-1 02E’

·         The China National Space Administration (CNSA) stated about China’s launch of a new satellite with a high-resolution camera that can take pictures of the ground with a resolution of 5 meters.

·         The satellite, named ‘Ziyuan-1 02E’ or ‘five-meter optical satellite 02’ was launched by a Long March-4C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi province.

·         The satellite will work with the 5-meter optical satellite 01 and shorten the revisit time of Chinese territory from three days to two days.

 

7.       NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER DESMOND TUTU DIES

·         Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, died at the age of 90 in Cape town.

·         He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1984 in recognition of his non-violent opposition to South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime.

·         His famous Bibliography are “Crying in the Wilderness. The Struggle for Justice in South Africa”, “Hope and Suffering: Sermons and Speeches.”, “The Rainbow People of God: The Making of a Peaceful Revolution.”

 

8.       HIGHLIGHTS OF NITI AAYOG’S STATE HEALTH INDEX FOR 2019-20

·         The 4^th edition of NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog’s State Health Index for 2019–20 was released in the report titled ‘Healthy States, Progressive India‘.

·         It was released jointly by NITI Aayog’s Vice Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar, CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Amitabh Kant

Among the Larger States, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana emerged among the best three performers in terms of Overall Performance at 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd rank respectively.

·         Uttar Pradesh (UP) ranked at the bottom i.e. 19^th

·         The report has been prepared by NITI Aayog, with technical assistance from the World Bank (WB), and in close consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

·         NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog Established in 2015. Chairperson– Prime Minister of India (Currently- Narendra Modi)

 

9.       PM MODI LAID FOUNDATION STONE OF HYDROPOWER PROJECTS IN MANDI, HIMACHAL PRADESH

·         He inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of the hydropower projects worth Rs 11000 crore in Mandi, HP.

·         He also inaugurated the Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Power Project, a 111 MW Project which has been built at a cost of around Rs 2,080 crore.

·         He also laid the foundation stone of the Renukaji Dam project .The 40 MW project will be built at a cost of around Rs 7,000 crore

·         He also laid the foundation stone for the Luhri Stage 1 Hydro Power Project and Dhaulasidh Hydro Power Project, the first hydropower project of the Hamirpur district.

 

10.    CENTRE APPOINTS ATUL KUMAR GOEL AS NEW MD & CEO OF PNB

·         Atul Kumar Goel is appointed as the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Punjab National Bank (PNB). The appointment comes after the approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).

·         He will succeed Mallikarjuna Rao, the incumbent MD & CEO of PNB, who will retire on 31st January 2022.

·         The committee  also appointed Soma Sankara Prasad as MD & CEO of UCO Bank, who presently serves as the Deputy MD at State Bank of India

·         PNB Headquarters New Delhi, Delhi,Started operation-1895

·         UCO Bank Headquarters– Kolkata, West Bengal

 

11.    SAFF U19 WOMEN’S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2021

·         Bangladesh Under-19 Women’s Football team won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-19 Women’s Football Championship 2021 defeating India (runner ups).

·         SAFF U-19 Women’s Football Championship 2021 hosted by Bangladesh was held at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi (BSSS) Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

·         The Under 19 Women’s National Team of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal participated in the championship.

·         Pakistan did not participate in the championship since the Pakistan Football Federation was suspended by FIFA in April 2021 and the Maldives withdrew from the tournament.