DAILY GK: 07 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 07 OCT 2021

1. INDUSTRIAL PARKS RATING SYSTEM 2.0

•      Minister of State (MoS) Som Prakash, Ministry of Commerce & Industry released the 2nd edition of Industrial Park Ratings System (IPRS) report or IPRS 2.0 Report in New Delhi.

•      It should be noted that it is the first annual IPRS as the earlier one was a pilot phase conducted in 2018.

•      In the report 41 Industrial Parks named as ‘Leaders’ category.

•      These are mostly from Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

•      90 Industrial Parks are marked as ‘Challenger’ while 185 have been rated under ‘Aspirers’.

 

2. PM MODI INAUGURATES AZADI@75 CONFERENCE

•      Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Azadi@75 – New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape’ Conference-cum-Expo in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on October 05, 2021.

•      During the expo, the Prime Minister virtually handed over keys of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) houses to 75,000 beneficiaries in 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh.

 

3.2021 UNHCR NANSEN REFUGEE AWARD

•      Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development (JAAHD), a Yemeni humanitarian organization, has been declared the winner of the 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.

•      The winner of the award was announced by Filippo Grandi, Commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Ameen Jubran, Founder of Jeel Albena, received the award on behalf of Jeel Albena.

 

4.2021 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY

•      The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to German chemist Benjamin List and British chemist David W.C. MacMillan for the development of a precise new and ingenious tool for molecular construction: asymmetric organocatalysis.

•      The Nobel Prize carries a gold medal and a cash prize of 10 million Swedish kronor (around Rs 8.5 crore) which will be shared equally between the laureates.

 

5.FIRST AIRBUS OPERATOR TO START TAXIBOT SERVICES

•      AirAsia India has become the first Airbus operator in the world to start Taxibot services with passengers on board with a modified Airbus fleet.

•      It has announced the implementation of an Alternate Taxiing Solution (ATS), TaxiBot.

•      The airline has tied up with KSU Aviation, the exclusive operator of the TaxiBot in India.

•      Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) was the first airport in the world that introduced Taxibot.

 

6.INDIA’S FIRST E-FISH MARKET APP ‘FISHWAALE’

•      Assam Fisheries Minister Parimal Suklabaidya launched India’s first e-Fish market application named ‘Fishwaale’.

•      The app was developed by Aqua Blue Global Aquaculture Solutions Pvt Ltd, in collaboration with the Assam fisheries department.

•      It will provide a boost to Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).