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Monday, August 16, 2021

DAILY GK: 13, 14 AUG 2021

 DAILY GK: 13, 14 AUG 2021

1.1ST WATER PLUS CITY OF INDIA

          The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has declared Indore, Madhya Pradesh, the cleanest city of India, as the 1st ‘water plus’ city of India.

          Indore received the 1st Swachh Certification of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Water Plus from the MoHUA under the Swachh Survekshan 2021(SS2021).

          A city/ward/circle/zone could be declared as Water Plus only if all wastewater released from households, etc. is treated before releasing it to the environment.

 

2.QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ELDERLY INDEX 2021

          Dr Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) released the Quality of Life for Elderly Index 2021 measuring the quality of life led by the elderly in India.

          It has been created by the Institute for Competitiveness (IFC) at the request of EAC-PM.

          Rajasthan has topped the ranking of Aged states while Himachal Pradesh is top-scorer in Relatively Aged States.

          Chandigarh and Mizoram are top-scoring regions in Union Territory (UT) and North-East States category, respectively.

 

3.2021 SKYTRAX WORLD AIRPORT AWARDS

          In the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2021 list, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport secured 45th rank (from 50 in 2020 rankings), while Qatar’s Doha Hamad Airport topped the rankings.

          Delhi’s IGI has been awarded as the ‘Best Airport in India & Central Asia‘ for the 3rd Consecutive time.

RANK                                                        AIRPORT

1                                                  Doha’s Hamad International Airport, Qatar

2                                                  Tokyo Haneda Airport, Japan

3                                                  Changi Airport Singapore

 

4.COINDCX BECOMES INDIA’S FIRST CRYPTO UNICORN

          CoinDCX has become the first Indian cryptocurrency exchange to grab the title of ‘unicorn’ with valuation to $1.1 billion (Rs 8,150 crore).

          The exchange achieved this status after a $90-million (Rs 668 crore) series-C funding round, led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital.

 

5.RBI TO PENALISE BANKS FOR CASH OUT IN ATMS

          Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced a scheme named ‘Scheme of Penalty for non-replenishment of ATMs’ to levy monetary charges/Penalty on Banks & White Label ATM Operators (WLAOs) for cash-out (i.e. the non-availability of cash) in Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) due to non-replenishment of cash.

          RBI will issue a penalty of Rs 10,000 per ATM/ WLAs for banks for Cash-out for more than 10 hours in a month.

 

6.JAMES ANDERSON BECAME 3RD HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN TEST

          England Fast Bowler James Anderson overtook India’s Anil Kumble tally of 619 wickets to become the 3rd Highest Wicket-Taker in Test Cricket.

          Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800) & Australia’s Shane Warne (708) are leading wicket takers in Test Cricket.

 

7.‘HOW THE EARTH GOT ITS BEAUTY’ NEW BOOK BY SUDHA MURTY

          Padma Shri Sudha Murty, Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, has authored a new children’s book titled “How the Earth Got Its Beauty”, a part of the chapter book series for young readers.

 

8.WORLD ELEPHANT DAY 2021 – AUGUST 12

          World Elephant Day is annually observed across the globe on 12th August to create awareness about the dangers faced by Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and the threats to their survival.

          The year 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of World Elephant Day.

 

9.INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2021 – AUGUST 12

          United Nations (UN)’s International Youth Day(IYD) is annually observed across the globe on 12th August to create awareness about the cultural and legal issues surrounding youth and to celebrate the potential of youths as the partners of the global society.

          The theme of International Youth Day 2021 is “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”.

 

10.RASHTRIYA SWASTHYA SEVAK ABHIYAN

          The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Sevak Abhiyan in Lucknow by launching the Health Warrior Portal. 

          Under the campaign, Health workers will be trained to fight COVID-19.

          The Health Volunteers will reach every village of UP to create awareness and  to save them from the 3rd wave of the COVID pandemic.

 

11.RAJIV GANDHI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN IT SECTOR

          The Government of Maharashtra has introduced the Rajiv Gandhi Award for excellence in IT, named after former Prime Minister (PM) Rajiv Gandhi, to recognise the firms that excel in the Information Technology (IT) Sector in Maharashtra.

          From 2022, the award will be given out on 20th August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.

 

12.THE INSTALLED RE CAPACITY OF INDIA CROSSED 100 GW

          The total installed renewable energy capacity in India, excluding large Hydro, has crossed the milestone of 100 GigaWatts (GW).

          With this, India holds 4th position in the world in terms of installed Renewable Energy (RE) capacity, 5th in solar and 4th in wind in terms of installed capacity.

 

13.GOVERNMENT TO SELL 25% STAKE NSC THROUGH IPO

          The Government of India is set to sell around a 25% stake in National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC) through an initial public offering (IPO).

          National Seeds Corporation (NSC) is a Public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare(MoA & FW).

          The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), Under the Minister of Finance, has invited bids from merchant bankers and legal advisors to work on this IPO and the subsequent stock exchange listing of NSC.

 

14.ISRO’S GSLV F-10 ROCKET FAILS TO PUT EOS-03 SATELLITE INTO ORBIT

          Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Largest Launch Vehicle Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) F-10 rocket failed to put Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-03) satellite (also known as GISAT-1) into the Geo-synchronous orbit.

          It was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC), Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

          The mission failed due to a technical anomaly in the cryogenic upper stage ignition.

 

15.WORLD ORGAN DONATION DAY 2021 – AUGUST 13

          World Organ Donation Day is annually observed across the globe on 13th August to create awareness about the importance of organ donation and to encourage organ donation among the general public.

          India observes the annual National Organ Donation day on 27th November.

 

16.INTERNATIONAL LEFT-HANDERS DAY 2021 – AUGUST 13

          The International Left-Handers Day is annually observed across the globe on 13th August to celebrate the sinistrality or left-handedness, the quality of having a more efficient left hand and create awareness about the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed.

          The word Sinister is derived from the Latin word which means “on the left side”.

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