DAILY GK: 15 , 16 AUG 2021

 DAILY GK: 15 , 16 AUG 2021

1.PROHIBITION SINGLE USE PLASTIC ITEMS BY 2022

      In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of Environment (Protection) Act 1986, (29 of 1986), the Central Government amended the Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2016 with Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021.

      With effect from September 30, 2021, the thickness of plastic carry bags has been increased from 50 microns to 75 microns.

 

2.HARYANA GOT 1ST RAMSAR SITES

      Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced the addition of 4 more wetlands from India, 2 each from Gujarat and Haryana in ‘The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance’/ Ramsar Convention.

KEY POINTS: RAMSAR SITES THAT ARE INCLUDED:

      Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat

      Wadhvana Wetland, Gujarat

      Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon, Haryana

      Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, Jhajjar, Haryana

      With this, the number of Ramsar sites in India became 46 and the surface area covered by the Ramsar sites became 1,083,322 hectares.

 

3.INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMIT 2021

      Invest India, the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of the Government of India has joined the ‘International Climate Summit 2021 (ICS 2021)’ as co-organizer.

      The summit will help in building a platform for India’s transition to clean energy with focus on ‘Powering India’s Hydrogen Ecosystem’.

 

4.INDIA’S 69TH CHESS GRANDMASTER

      20 year old Harshit Raja from Pune, Maharashtra became the 69th Chess Grand Master of India after drawing his game against Dennis Wagner at the Biel Masters Open

      He won Silver in Under-13 National Chess Championship in 2014 held at Jamshedpur and Gold in School Games Federation of India (SGFI) Nationals held in Tamil Nadu in 2014.

 

5.BOOK TITLED “RAMRAO: THE STORY OF INDIA’S FARM CRISIS”

      Rural Journalist Jaideep Hardikar has authored a new book titled “Ramrao: The Story of India’s Farm Crisis” which offers insights into the crisis faced by farmers.

      The book published by  HarperCollins India features the biography of Ramrao Panchleniwar, a cotton farmer from Vidarbha, Maharashtra.

 

6.WORLD PREDIABETES DAY – 14TH AUGUST 2021

      The World Prediabetes Day will be annually observed across the globe on 14th August starting from 2021.

      The day aims to create awareness about Prediabetes and to reduce the increasing rate of diabetes.

      14th August 2021 marks the first World Prediabetes Day.

 

7.PM DECLARED 14TH AUGUST AS “PARTITION HORRORS REMEMBRANCE DAY”

      PM Narendra Modi declared the 14th August as the “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” to acknowledge the difficulties faced by the Indians during the partition of India in 1947.

      14th August 2021 is the first-ever Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.

 

8.1ST  INDIAN STATE TO RECOGNIZE COMMUNITY FOREST RESOURCE RIGHT

      On the occasion of International Day of World’s Indigenous People Day i.e. August 9, 2021, the Chief Minister (CM) of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel recognized Community Forest Resource Rights in an urban area, making it the first state in India to do so.

      In this regard, certificates for the same were distributed during a program in Raipur,

 

9.INDIA’S 1ST DRONE FORENSIC LAB & RESEARCH CENTRE INAUGURATED AT KERALA

      The Chief Minister (CM) of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the India’s first first-of-its-kind Drone Forensic Lab and Research Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala during a function held in the SAP (Special Armed Police) parade ground.

      Notably, it was launched by the State police of Kerala.