DAILY GK 15 APRIL

 

DAILY GK 15 APRIL

1.       INDIA’S BULLET TRAIN PROJECT: JAPAN TO SEND MODIFIED TRAINS

●     Japan will send its improved high-speed ‘E5 Shinkansen series trains’ from Japan to India based upon the modifications to its conditions like temperature, dust and weight. Japan will initially send six trains according to Indian specifications.

●     The E5 series Shinkansen high-speed trains are built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

●     The high-speed trains are capable of running at a speed of 320 Kilometre per hour (kmph) and are 3.35 metre wide.

 

2.       PNB CELEBRATED 128TH FOUNDATION DAY

●     Punjab National Bank (PNB), a public sector bank, has celebrated its 128th Foundation Day on April 12, 2022.

●     Atul Kumar Goel, MD & CEO of PNB launched a cardless cash withdrawal service and a virtual debit card for its users.

●     PNB was established by the great freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai, proudly known as Sher-e-Punjab (Lion of Punjab) in 1894 as the First Swadeshi Bank after being influenced by the swadeshi movement.

 

3.       “TREE CITY OF THE WORLD – 2021”

●     Mumbai and Hyderabad have been recognised as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World’ by Arbor Day Foundation and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of United Nations, for maintaining urban greenery, while Hyderabad wins ‘Tree City of the World’ for the second consecutive time (2020, 2021).

●     Mumbai, which is known as ‘Dream City‘, becomes the second city to receive ‘Tree City’ recognition, while Hyderabad stands first.

 

4.       DR MANOJ SONI APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF UPSC

●     Eminent scholar-academician Dr Manoj Soni has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), India’s premier government recruiting agency.

●     He has been appointed to replace UPSC Chairman Pradip Kumar Joshi.

●     UPSC was established on 1st October 1926 as Public Service Commission and later renamed as Federal Public Service Commission by the Government of India Act 1935.

●     With the inauguration of the Constitution of India on 26th January 1950, it was renamed as Union Public Service Commission(UPSC).

 

5.       PADMA SHRI MAHESH VERMA WAS APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF NABH

●     Padma Shri Professor, Dr Mahesh Verma has been appointed the new chairman of the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare providers (NABH).

●     He is serving as the vice-chancellor of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. NABH is a constituent board of the Quality Council of India (QCI).