DAILY GK: 19,20 MAY 2021
1.
WORLD’S 1ST PRIVATE DIGITAL COURT
• ‘Jupitice
Justice Technologies’, an Chandigarh-based startup has developed World’s 1st
Private Digital Court (powered by Blockchain& Artificial Intelligence) to
resolve disputes under the Private Justice System through Alternative Dispute
Resolution Mechanisms (ADR).
• The
platform is designed for private justice system arbitration, conciliation,
mediation & negotiation.
• Acts
which deal with ADR in India – The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 ,
Conciliation Act was enacted in 1996.
2. INDIAN NAVY HOSTS GMS-21 VIRTUALLY
• Indian
Navy hosted ‘GOA MARITIME SYMPOSIUM (GMS)-21’ virtually for 2 days, from 11th
& 12th May 2021, it was for the 1st time GMS-21 held virtually.
• The
theme for GMS-21 was focused on “Maritime Security and Emerging Non-Traditional
Threats: A Case for Proactive Role for IOR Navies”.
• 13
Indian Ocean Littoral countries (India, Bangladesh, Comoros, Indonesia,
Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri
Lanka and Thailand) participated in the GMS-21.
3. INDIA’S WPI INFLATION JUMPS TO 11-YEAR
HIGH
• As per
the data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on May 17, 2021,
India’s annual rate of inflation (YoY), based on monthly WPI (Wholesale Price
Index) accelerated to 10.49 percent in April 2021, (the highest since April
2010) from 7.39 percent in March 2021 due to a hike in prices of food items,
manufactured goods, fuel, and power.
• Note –
April 2021’s WPI inflation is the first double digits WPI in almost a decade.
4. INDIAN AIRLINE-‘GOAIR’ REBRANDED AS ‘GO
FIRST’
• Wadia
Group owned, Indian Airline, ‘GoAir’ was rebranded itself as ‘Go First’ after
completing its 15 years of service as GoAir.
• The Go
First as ULCC (ultra-low-cost carrier) would operate single aircraft type
across its fleet, which currently has both Airbus A320 and A320Neos (new engine
option) planes in operation.
• It will
be the 3rd operational scheduled carrier after SpiceJet and IndiGo once the
shares get listed.
5. 1ST INDIAN WOMEN TO SUMMIT MOUNT PUMORI
• Baljeet
Kaur of Himachal Pradesh and Gunbala Sharma of Rajasthan have become The First Indian Women
Mountaineers to Summit Mount Pumori in Nepal.
• The two
women are also the first ones to scale a mountain that is a part of the Everest
Massif.
6. LARGEST INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE CABLE
SYSTEM WITH INDIA AS CENTER
• RelianceJioInfocomm
Ltd (Jio), a subsidiary of Jio Platforms Ltd is constructing the largest
international submarine cable system with India as the center of the submarine
cable system.
• It is
the 1st time in history of Fiber optic submarine telecommunications that India
will be at the centre of the International network map.
• The
submarine cable system will consist of 2 subsea cable systems – India-Asia-Xpress
(IAX) connecting India to Singapore, and India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) connecting
India to the Middle East and Europe.
7. EUROPE’S JUPITER SPACECRAFT ‘JUICE’ ENTERS
TESTING PHASE
• Jupiter
Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), an interplanetary spacecraft being developed by
European Space Agency (ESA) has entered
into a crucial testing phase.
• It is
being tested at ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in
the Netherlands.
• The
Jupiter bound Spacecraft has been assembled by Airbus Friedrichshafen, Germany.
• It is
set to be launched in 2022 on an Ariane 5 Rocket & is expected to reach
Jupiter in 2029.
• The
mission will study 3 of Jupiter’s Galilean moons – Europa, Callisto&
Ganymede.
• It will
investigate the conditions necessary for habitability.
8. 1ST BATCH OF ANTI-COVID-19 DRUG ‘2-DG’
• Union
Minister for Defence Rajnath Singh released the 1st batch of Anti-COVID-19
therapeutic drug ‘2-DG (2-deoxy-D-glucose)’.
• It is
the 1st indigenous therapeutic drug developed by India to fight COVID-19.
• It has
been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences
(INMAS), a lab of Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) in
collaboration with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad, Telangana.
9. SUPREME COURT LAUNCHES APP FOR JOURNALISTS
TO ACCESS VIRTUAL HEARINGS
• Due to
Covid-19, the Supreme Court came up with a mobile app to enable journalists to
report virtual proceedings without having to visit court premises.
• In May
2021, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana launched the app virtually and the event
was attended by Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta, and
Supreme Court secretary-general Sanjeev S Kalgaonkar.
10. INDIAN-ORIGIN FIGHTER TO WIN MMA WORLD
CHAMPION
• Indo-Canadian
Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) Arjan Singh Bhullar defeated Brandon Vera to become the heavyweight world
champion at the Singapore-based One Championship and became the first Indian-origin fighter to win
an MMA world champion title.
• A former
freestyle wrestler, Bhullar had won the 2010 Commonwealth games gold medal in
New Delhi representing Canada.
11. DR.KK AGGARWAL PASSED AWAY
• Former
National President of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Padma Shri
awardee Dr.Krishan Kumar Aggarwal (KK Aggarwal) has passed away due to Covid-19
in New Delhi.
• He was
born on 5th September 1958 in New Delhi.
• He was a
renowned cardiologist and has been working as the Head of the Heart Care
Foundation of India.
12. INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY 2021
• The
International Museum Day is annually observed across the globe on 18th May to
create awareness on the importance of museums
towards the development of society.
• The day is annually organised by the
International Council of Museums (ICOM) Advisory Committee.
• The
theme of the International Museum Day 2021 is “The Future of Museums: Recover
and Reimagine”.
13. KARNATAKA RANKS 1ST IN ESTABLISHING HWCS
• Karnataka
has been ranked as the Number One state in establishing a Health & Wellness
Centre (HWC) under the Ayushman Bharat project for the year 2020-21, it was
stated by Karnataka’s Health & Family Welfare Department.
• HWCs are
established to provide comprehensive primary healthcare in rural areas.
• Karnataka’s
actions under Ayushman Bharat Project
• The
Central Government has set a target of 1.5 lakh functional AB-HWCs by December
2022.
14. JHARKHAND TOPS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF SMART
CITY PROJECTS
• Jharkhand
has clinched the 1st Position among the 36 States & UTs of India based on the
progress of implementation of Smart City projects, Rajasthan came second in the
rankings.
• The
rankings were released by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
• Rajasthan
has climbed 27 ranks to get to the 2nd position, it was ranked 29th in the
previous rankings.
• INR 6,
450 Crore was allocated in Union Budget 2021-22 for the Smart Cities Mission.
15. 2020 MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGY PRIZE BY TAF
• Cambridge
University Chemists – Professor Shankar Balasubramanian and Professor David
Klenerman won the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize for the development of
revolutionary DNA sequencing techniques –
Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS).
• The
award is presented by the Technology Academy Finland (TAF).
16. BLOOMBERG BILLIONAIRES INDEX
• Tesla
and SpaceX’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk lost his World’s 2nd-richest
person position in Bloomberg Billionaires Index due to a sharp drop in Tesla’s
share by 2.2 percent.
• Musk was
overtaken by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s Chairman Bernard Arnault.
17.
GOVT TO SALE OF 58 MILLION SHARES IN
AXIS BANK
• The Government
(govt) sold 58 million shares in Axis Bank, which is held through the Specified
Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) to raise around Rs 4,000 crore.
• 35
million shares/ 1.21 percent stake in Axis Bank was sold by govt as a base
offer and the remaining 22 million shares/0.74 percent stake was sold under a
green-shoe option.
• The
floor price for the stake sale has been fixed at Rs 680 apiece.
18.
ADANI GREEN TO ACQUIRE SB ENERGY INDIA
• Adani
Green Energy Limited (AGEL) agreed to acquire the 100 percent stake of SB
Energy Holdings Limited at an enterprise valuation(EV) of ~ $3.5 billion, the
largest acquisition in the renewable energy sector in India.
