DAILY GK: 11,12 MAR 2021
1. ‘MOBILISING ELECTRIC
VEHICLE FINANCING IN INDIA’ REPORT
• NITI Aayog along with Rocky Mountain
Institute (RMI) India released the ‘Mobilising Finance for EVs in India: A
Toolkit of Solutions to Mitigate Risks and Address Market Barriers’ report.
• The report analyses the risk & market
barriers involved in transforming India’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Sector and
provides Target Instruments to overcome the hurdles.
• Indian EV market size to be of USD 50
billion (Rs 3.7 lakh crore) by 2030, which is equivalent to 80% of the current
market size of India’s retail vehicle finance industry at USD 60 billion (Rs
4.5 lakh crore).
2. ‘SURYADIPTA
PROJECTS’ FOR CONSTRUCTING 11 ACTCM BARGES
• Indian Navy signed a contract for the
construction of 11 Ammunition-Cum-Torpedo-Cum-Missile (ACTCM) barges, with
Thane based MSME Suryadipta Projects Private Limited.
• The MSME will start delivering the barges
from 22nd May, 2021.
• Assigning of this project to a Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) marks another milestone to Indian
Government’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiative.
3.1ST MILITARY EXERCISE
IN SPACE
• France started its 5-day long Military
Exercise in Space to analyse its ability against attacks on its Satellites
& other defence equipment.
• The exercise was codenamed as “AsterX”, on
the memory of its 1st satellite launched in 1965.
• Alongside the French Space Forces Command,
the new US Space Force and German space agencies also participated in the space
exercise.
4.OECD RAISES GDP
FORECAST OF INDIA
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) raises the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India to 12.6%
for FY 22, the highest among G20 countries.
• With his projection by OCED, India becomes
the fastest-growing economy in the world.
• i.e., OECD has raised the GDP Projection
by 4.7% from its December, 2020 projection of 7.9% for FY22.
5.TIRATH SINGH RAWAT
SWORN IN AS THE NEW CM OF UTTARAKHAND
• Tirath Singh Rawat, Members of Parliament
(Lok Sabha), was sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister(CM) of Uttarakhand
following the resignation of Trivendra Singh Rawat following the unease over his governance.
Tirath Singh Rawat’s term as the CM will end before the assembly polls in March
or April 2022.
6.CISF RAISING DAY 2021
• Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Raising Day is annually observed across India on 10th March to commemorate the
service and commitment of the personnels of CISF towards protecting the major
installations and integrity of the nation.
• The day also marks the establishment of
the CISF on 10th March 1969.
• CISF was established under the Act of
Parliament, “Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 (50 of 1968).
7.UP GETS 8TH AIRPORT
AT BAREILLY
• Bareilly Airport became the 8th Airport of
Uttar Pradesh(UP). The Trishul Military Airbase has been upgraded as the
Bareilly Airport for commercial flight operations under the Regional
Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) of the Government of
India.
• UP became the first state of India to have
the highest number of Airports.
• Currently UP has 8 functional airports
namely Lucknow, Agra, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Hindon and
Bareilly.
8.MILITARY EXERCISE
‘DUSTLIK II’
• The 2nd Edition of Annual Bilateral Joint
Military Exercise ‘DUSTLIK-II’ between the Indian Army & Uzbekistan Army is
being held at Ranikhet, Uttarakhand.
• The exercise focused on Counter Insurgency
(CI) & Counter-Terrorism (CT) skills of both sides.
9.INDIA’S LARGEST
FLOATING SOLAR POWER PLANT TO BE COMMISSIONED BY 2021
• India’s Largest Floating Solar Power Plant
of 100 MegaWatt (MW) capacity being constructed at Ramagundam in Peddapalli
district of Telangana is set to be commissioned by May-June, 2021.
• It will be India’s largest floating solar
plant in a single location as of now.
• It is being developed by NTPC South
(formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) at a cost of INR
423 Crore over the water surface of Sri Ram Sagar Project Reservoir.
10.G.C. MURMU
RE-APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF UN’S PANEL OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS
• 14th Comptroller and Auditor General of
India (CAG), Girish Chandra Murmu was re-appointed as the Chairman of the Panel
of External Auditors of the United Nations(UN) for the year 2021.
• He was initially elected as Chairman of
the Panel for 2020
11.THOMAS BACH
RE-ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF IOC
• Executive Board of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) re-elected Thomas Bach for an additional term of 4
years as the President of ICO until 2025.
• His current term as the President of IOC
will finish on the closing day of the Tokyo Olympic Games on 8th August 2021
and his second term as the President will start on 9th August 2021 and will
conclude in 2025.
12.INTERNATIONAL LUNAR
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STATION
• Russian space agency “Roscosmos” signed a
MoU with China National Space Administration (CNSA) for jointly creating an
International Lunar Scientific Research (ILSR) Station, which will be open for
all countries.
• Both countries are also planning to
develop research facilities on the surface of the Moon.
• Upcoming Lunar probes- Russia’s Luna 27,
planned for 2025 and China’s Chang’e-7 planned for 2024, both will be surveying
the lunar south pole.
• Note- International Space Station (ISS)
launched in 1998 was developed by 5 space agencies: NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA
(Japan), ESA (EU), and CSA(Canada).
13.NADA IMPOSED
SANCTIONS ON MADHAVAN R & RUCHIKA
• Disciplinary Panel of the National
Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) imposed sanctions on Madhavan R, Weightlifter, and
Ruchika, Boxer for the violation of NADA’s code on the usage of prohibited
substances.
14.MATTEO PELLICONE
RANKING SERIES 2021
• The 14-member Indian Wrestling Contingent
bagged 8 medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 5 Bronze) at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking
Series 2021 held at Rome, Italy.
• The series was conducted for the
categories of Freestyle, Greco-Roman & Women Wrestling.
• Around 26 Countries participated in the
Tournament which was organized by the United World Wrestling (UWW).
Winner Category Medal
Bajrang
Punia Men’s 65 Kg (Freestyle) Gold
Vinesh
Phogat Women’s 53 Kg Gold
Sarita
Mor Women’s 57 Kg Silver