DAILY GK: 26 MAY 2021
1. CHEETAH TO BE RE-INTRODUCED INTO INDIA
• Cheetah,
declared extinct in India in 1952 is set to be re-introduced into India in
November, 2021 at the Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh (MP).
• It is
the 1st time in the world that a large carnivore will be relocated from one
continent to another.
• As per
the plan, 10 African Cheetahs will be brought from South Africa & Namibia
and reintroduced in India.
• The
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved a
budget of INR 1,400 Lakh for the 2021 Fiscal under ‘Project Cheetah’.
2.
RBI ISSUED GUIDELINES FOR DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OP BANKS
• Reserve
Bank of India(RBI) notified the guidelines for the Amalgamation of one or more
District Central Co-operative Banks (DCCBs) in a State with State Co-operative
Bank (StCB) or amalgamation of one DCCB with another.
• RBI
issued the guidelines as some of the State governments approached RBI for
amalgamation of DCCBs with the StCB as a two-tier Short-term Co-operative
Credit Structure (STCCS).
3.
INDIA RECORDS HIGHEST EVER FDI INFLOW
• As per
the data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, India has
attracted the highest ever total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow of
US$81.72 billion during FY21, which is 10 percent more than FY20 of US$74.39
billion.
• FDI
equity inflow grew by 19 percent in FY21 (US$ 59.64 billion) compared to FY20
(US$ 49.98 billion).
• Singapore
is the top investing country with 29 percent of total investment, followed by
the U.S.A with 23 percent and Mauritius with 9 percent.
• TOP INVESTMENT SECTORS IN FY21:
Sector Share
of FDI Equity inflow
Computer Software & Hardware 44
percent
Construction (Infrastructure) Activities 13
percent
Services Sector 8
percent
• TOP RECIPIENT STATES IN FY21:
• Gujarat is the top
recipient state with a 37 percent share of the total FDI equity inflows
followed by Maharashtra 27 percent and Karnataka 13 percent.
4.1ST
FEMALE PM OF SAMOA
• Fiame
Naomi Mataʻafa, the leader of Fast party was sworn in as the first female Prime
Minister(PM) of Samoa at a ceremony conducted in a makeshift tent outside the
parliament.
5.
HIMANTA BISWA SARMA ELECTED AS BWF COUNCIL MEMBER
• The
Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected
to the Badminton World Federation(BWF) council for the period of four years i.e
2021-25.
• HimantaBiswaSarma
is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Assam.
• He is
also the vice president of Badminton Asia.
6.FIRST
INDIAN PARA SHUTTLERS TO QUALIFY FOR TOKYO PARALYMPICS
Indian women’s pair of PalakKohli and ParulParmar have
qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics 2021.
They are the first Indian para shuttlers to qualify
for the Tokyo Paralympics. PalakKohli is ranked no.11 in the world and she is
becoming the youngest para-badminton player in the world to qualify for Tokyo
2021 Paralympics
7.WORLD
THYROID DAY 2021 – MAY 25
• World
Thyroid Day is annually observed across the globe on 25th May to create
awareness about the importance of Thyroid and educate about the prevention and
treatment of Thyroid diseases.
• The
International Thyroid Awareness Week is annually observed across the globe on
the 4th Week of May as declared by the 11th European Congress of Endocrinology
in April 2009.
8.
INTERNATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY 2021 – MAY 25
• International
Missing Children’s Day(IMCD) is annually observed across the globe on 25th May
to create awareness about the issues of child abduction and educate the parents
about the measures to protect and safeguard their children.
• ‘Forget
me not flower’ is the official emblem of the International Missing Children’s
Day.
