DAILY GK: 24 JULY 2021
1.INDIAN
NAVY CONDUCTS PASSEX WITH UK NAVY
• Indian
Navy (IN) participated in a Bilateral Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with United
Kingdom’s (UK) Royal Navy in Bay of Bengal.
• The
Maritime Exercise aimed at sharpening the ability of two navies to operate
together in the maritime domain.
2.SC
QUASHES PROVISIONS OF 97TH AMENDMENT
• A
3-judge Supreme Court (SC) bench comprising Justices R F Nariman, K M Joseph
and B R Gavai struck down certain parts of Part IXB of the Indian Constitution.
• Part
IXB was inserted by the Constitution (97th Amendment) Act, 2011, it deals with
incorporation, terms of members of board and its office bearers and effective
management of cooperative societies.
• The
SC Judgement however held that Part IXB of the Indian Constitution dealing with
functioning and incorporation of multi-state co-operative societies will be
operative.
• The
97th Constitutional Amendment required ratification by at least one-half of the
state legislatures as per Article 368(2) of the Constitution, as it deals with
an exclusive state subject (co-operative societies).
3.G20
ENVIRONMENT MINISTERIAL MEETING
• G20
(Group of Twenty) Environment Ministers’ Meeting 2021 was held in hybrid format
which was hosted by Italy (2021 G20 Presidency) in Naples.
• In
the meeting, India participated virtually and was represented by Union
Minister, Bhupender Yadav, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(MoEF&CC).
4.‘AGRITECH
CHALLENGE 2021’
• United
Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), under the Centre for Financial Health
in partnership with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, the Government of
India); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Rabo Foundation; International
Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Bayer launched Agritech Challenge
2021 to address the challenges faced by the smallholder farmers in Asia and
Africa.
• Africa:
Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia
• Asia:
India, Indonesia, Malaysia
5.SWEDEN
JOINS INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE
• Sweden,
a leading member of the European Union (EU), ratified the framework agreement
for International Solar Alliance (ISA).
• ISA,
a global initiative by India aims to provide Solar energy & sustainable
solutions to enhance energy security and tackle the challenges faced due to
Climate Change.
• Notably,
Sweden has set an ambitious target of achieving 100% renewable electricity
capacity by 2040.
6.MAX
BUPA HEALTH INSURANCE REBRANDED AS ‘NIVABUPA’
• The
Max Bupa Health Insurance company limited which was renamed as Niva Bupa Health
Insurance Company Limited has rebranded itself as ‘NivaBupa’.
• The
brand transition of the company will be completed by December 2021.
• The
rebranding of Max Bupa as Niva Bupa is due to the shareholder transition of Max
Bupa from Max India to True North.
7.NORMAN
BORLAUG NATIONAL AWARD 2020
• Kajal
Chakraborty, Principal Scientist Marine Biotechnology Division of Indian
Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Marine Fisheries Research
Institute(CMFRI), Kochi, Kerala has been honoured with the ICAR Norman Borlaug
Award 2020, the National Award For Excellence In Agricultural Research.
8.SHIV
NADAR STEPS DOWN AS HCL TECH MD
• The
founder of HCL Group, Shiv Nadar (76), has resigned as managing director and
director of HCL Technologies Ltd, a subsidiary of HCL, with effect from July
19, 2021.
• He
is succeeded by C. Vijaya kumar, president and chief executive officer (CEO),
as the managing director for five years.
9.TATA
BOEING AEROSPACE DELIVERS 100TH FUSELAGE
• Tata
Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) delivered the 100th fuselage for AH-64 Apache
combat helicopter to Boeing’s AH-64 Apache manufacturing facility at Arizona,
USA.
• These
fuselages developed in Hyderabad under Make in India policy will be used by
Boeing in its Global production of the state-of-art AH-64 combat helicopters.
• TBAL
is Boeing’s 1st Joint Venture Company in India, that was set up in Hyderabad,
Telangana as a result of the 2015 agreement between Tata Advanced Systems and
Boeing.
10.KERALA’S
‘OLDEST LEARNER’ PASSED AWAY
• 107-year-old
Bhageerathi Amma who became Kerala’s Oldest learner after clearing her 4th
standard equivalency examination at the age of 105 years, has passed away due
to age related ailments.
• In
2019, She was applauded by the Prime Minister of India for her achievement of
clearing Kerala State Literacy Mission (KSLM).
• Bhageerathi
Amma, was a recipient of prestigious ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ by the Central
government for her exceptional contribution towards women’s empowerment.
11.BOOK
“AN ORDINARY LIFE: PORTRAIT OF AN INDIAN GENERATION”
• Ashok
Lavasa, retired IAS officer and former Election Commissioner of India(ECI), has
authored a new book titled “An Ordinary Life: Portrait of an Indian Generation”
featuring the experiences of his father – Udai Singh and the way of life in
India during his generation.
12.NATIONAL
BROADCASTING DAY 2021 – JULY 23
• The
National Broadcasting Day is annually observed across India on 23rd July to
commemorate the first radio broadcast aired from the Indian Broadcasting
Company(IBC) on 23rd July 1927.
• IBC
was a private radio station based in Bombay (now Mumbai).
• The
Radio Club of Bombay made the first-ever broadcast in India in June 1923.
• 23rd
July 2021 marks the 94th anniversary of the establishment of All India.
