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DAILY GK: 28 OCT 2021

DAILY GK : 28 OCT 2021


1.     6TH ANNUAL MEETING OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF AIIB

·         Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 6th annual meeting of the board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) via Video conference. 

·         AIIB and Government of United Arab Emirates (UAE) organized the meeting

·         The theme of the annual meeting is ‘Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow’.

·         AIIB Headquarters – Beijing, China

 

2.     INDIA RANKED 9TH IN CLIMATE TECH INVESTMENT REPORT

·         In accordance with the report ‘Five years on: Global climate tech investment trends since the Paris Agreement’ ,India ranked 9th in the list of top 10 countries for climate technology investment from 2016 to 2021.

·         The list has been topped by the United States (US) with USD 48 billion which is followed by China USD 18.6 billion investment.

 

3.     INDIA’S 1ST ‘SKILL IMPACT BOND’

·         The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in collaboration with global partners launched India’s first and largest ‘Impact Bond for skilling in India.

·         To equip women and girls with skills and vocational training to provide access to the wage-employment in Covid-19 recovery sectors including retail, apparel, healthcare and logistics.

 

4.     INDIA GREEN ENERGY AWARD 2020

·         TVS Motor Company has been awarded the ‘Outstanding Renewable Energy User’ at the third Edition of India Green Energy Award 2020 by the Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE).

·         It is an Initiative of Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE).

·         It aims to recognize & highlight the importance of Green Energy for the future of humankind.

 

5.     ‘GARUDA APP’ FOR DIGITAL MAPPING OF POLLING BOOTHS

·         The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched the ‘Garuda App’ for the digital mapping of all polling stations by using its longitude and latitude.

·         Its Objective is  To ensure faster, smarter, transparent, and timely completion of election work and also to reduce the paperwork.

·         The longitude and latitude of the polling stations along with photos and location information will be uploaded in the app by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) (using their registered mobile numbers).

·         Chief Election Commissioner of India: Sushil Chandra.

 

6.     DENMARK OPEN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP 

·         Olympic Badminton Men’s Singles Gold medalist, Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) won the 2021 Denmark Open badminton championship finals which was held in Odense, Denmark. 

·         In the finals he beat World Number 1 – Momota Kento of Japan.

·         Women’s Singles ,Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) won the title

 

7.     BOOK ‘AIIMS MEIN EK JANG LADTE HUE’  

·         The former Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ gifted a copy of his book titled ‘AIIMS Mein Ek Jang Ladte Hue’ to Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in Delhi.


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