DAILY GK: 24 AUG 2021

 DAILY GK: 24 AUG 2021

1.ARIOUS PROJECTS IN SOMNATH, GUJARAT

•      Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Inaugurated & laid foundation Stone for various projects in Somnath, Gujarat Virtually.

•      PM Modi inaugurated the following projects

•      The Somnath Promenade,

•      The Somnath Exhibition Centre

•      Reconstructed Temple precinct of Old (Juna) Somnath.

•      PM laid the foundation Stone of Parvatimata Temple in Somnath Temple premises.

•      Under Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme, announced in 2014, is developing 40 major places of pilgrimage out of which, 15 are already completed.

•      In Gujarat, work is on for three projects worth around Rs.180 crore.

 

2.INR 250 CRORE UBHARTE SITAARE FUND

•      Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched Ubharte Sitaare Fund (USF) of Corpus INR 250 crore with a green shoe option of INR 250 crore for Export oriented Small & mid sized companies across the country.

•      USF is jointly funded by Export and Import (EXIM) Bank of India & Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

 

3.INDIA’S FIRST SMOG TOWER INAUGURATED

•      India’s first smog tower launched in Delhi as a pilot project by the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Baba Kharak Marg, Connaught Place.

•      It was developed by  IIT-Delhi and IIT- Bombay.

•      This smog tower has the capacity to purify 1000 cubic metres of air per second and it is estimated that it will reduce PM2.5 concentration by around 70%.

 

4.INDIA TO HOST 2ND UNWGIC IN 2022 AT HYDERABAD, TELANGANA

•      India is all set to host the 2nd United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) in October 2022 in Hyderabad, Telangana on the theme ‘Towards Geo-enabling the Global Village’.

•      It will be organized as a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (Celebration of 75 Years of Indian Independence)’.

 

5.RBI INTRODUCED AUTOMATION SYSTEM ‘PRISM’

•      The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a web-based and end-to-end workflow automation system named ‘Platform for Regulated Entities for Integrated Supervision and Monitoring’ (PRISM) to strengthen the compliance of the entities that are supervised by RBI.

•      Objective: To make continuous supervision of entities for – earlier identification of risks; conduct of supervisory actions; and strengthen their internal resilience.

 

6.CITIBANK GOT APPROVAL FROM IFSCA

•      US-based Citibank NA received the approval from International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to open a banking unit at India’s GIFT IFSC (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City – International Financial Services Centre) at Gandhinagar, Gujarat to carry out offshore transactions.

•      In 2020, Citibank received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start a banking unit after which it has waited for the final nod from IFSCA to start operations.

 

7.17TH GOVERNOR OF MANIPUR

•      President Ramnath Kovind has appointed senior BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) leader from Tamil Nadu, La.

•      Ganesan as 17th Governor of Manipur.

•      He Succeeded Najma Heptulla, who retired earlier this month.

 

8.ONEWEB LAUNCHES 34 SATELLITES INTO LEO

•      OneWeb, Satellite Communications Operator Co-owned by Bharti Airtel & United Kingdom (UK) Government has launched another batch of 34 Satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on August 22, 2021.

•      It was the 5th launch of OneWeb satellites in 2021, thereby  making a total of 288 Satellites in the Orbit.

 

9.INDIA’S 1ST INDIGENOUS MOTORISED WHEELCHAIR VEHICLE, NEOBOLT

•      IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Madras has developed India’s 1st indigenous motorised wheelchair vehicle, NeoBolt, which could be used even on uneven terrains (land).

•      NeoBolt was developed by a team led by Sujatha Srinivasan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras.

•      A start-up called ‘NeoMotion’ has commercialised the NeoBolt.

 

10.FORMER UTTAR PRADESH CM KALYAN SINGH PASSES AWAY

•      The former Chief Minister(CM) of Uttar Pradesh(UP), BJP leader Kalyan Singh passed away at the age of 89 in Lucknow due to age related diseases.

•      He was born in Atrauli, Uttar Pradesh.

•      Kalyan Singh served as Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Governor of Rajasthan(2014-19).

•      He served as the Chief Minister of UP for 2 terms, i.e.,1991-92 & 1997-99.

 

11.WORLD SANSKRIT DAY 2021 – AUGUST 22

•      World Sanskrit Day, also known as Vishva-Samskrita-dinam and Sanskrit Diwas, is annually observed on ‘Sawan Poornima’ to create awareness, promote and revive Sanskrit, one of the ancient Indian languages.

•      World Sanskrit day 2021 falls on 22nd August 2021.

 

12.WORLD ENTREPRENEURS’ DAY 2021 – AUGUST 21

•      World Entrepreneurs’ Day(WED) is annually observed across the globe on 21st August to create awareness about entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership among the stakeholders.