DAILY GK:19 FEB 2022
1.
INDIAN COMPOSER & SINGER BAPPI LAHIRI PASSED AWAY
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Indian
music composer and singer, Bappi Lahiri (nickname: Bappi Daa, Disco King of
India), has passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was born as Alokesh Lahiri
on 27th November 1952 in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal.
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He is
well known for popularizing the use of synthesised disco music in Indian
cinema.
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Some
of his well-known works include Disco Dancer, Aap Ki Khatir, Sharaabi.
2.
MINISTRY OF POWER NOTIFIES GREEN HYDROGEN/ GREEN AMMONIA
POLICY
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On the
lines of the National Hydrogen Mission (NHM) the Ministry of Power notified the
Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy for implementation by the concerned
stakeholders.
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Green
Hydrogen / Ammonia manufacturers may purchase renewable power from the power
exchange or set up renewable energy capacity themselves or through any other
developer, anywhere.
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Green
Hydrogen /Green Ammonia plants will be granted open access for sourcing of
renewable energy (RE) within 15 days of receipt of application.
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These
manufacturer can bank his unconsumed RE, up to 30 days, with the distribution
company and take it back when required.
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There
will be waiver of inter-state transmission charges for a period of 25 years to
the producers of Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia for the projects
commissioned before June 30, 2025.
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The
implementation of this policy will enable the people to get clean fuel. This
will reduce dependence on fossil fuel and also reduce crude oil imports. It
will also cater to the objective of making India as an export Hub for Green
Hydrogen and Green Ammonia.
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National Hydrogen Mission (NHM):It was launched on India’s 75th Independence Day (i.e. 15th
August, 2021) by the Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi. It aims to aid
the government in meeting its climate targets and making India a green hydrogen
hub.
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It
will help in meeting the target of production of 5 million tonnes of Green
hydrogen by 2030.
3.
INDIA’S 1ST WATER TAXI SERVICE IN MAHARASHTRA
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Union
Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways,
virtually inaugurated India’s 1st water taxi service to enable faster
connectivity between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra.
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Maharashtra
Chief Minister (CM) Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated the newly constructed Belapur
jetty.
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The
services will commence the Domestic Cruise Terminal (DCT) and will connect the
nearby locations at Nerul, Belapur, Elephanta island and Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Trust (JNPT).
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Belapur jetty is
built at a cost of Rs. 8.37 crore. It was funded in the 50-50 model under the
Sagarmala scheme of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
4.
RAJASTHAN TOPS SOLAR ELECTRIFICATION UNDER SAUBHAGYA SCHEME
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Rajasthan
has the maximum households electrified through the ‘solar-based standalone
system’ under the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘Saubhagya’
scheme launched by the Centre in October 2017.
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The
scheme was launched with an outlay of Rs. 16,320 crore including Gross
Budgetary Support of 12,320 crores. Hill states of Himachal Pradesh (HP) and
Sikkim including Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) had
no beneficiaries under the scheme.
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Under
the Saubhagya scheme, around 1,23,682 households were electrified in Rajasthan,
followed by Chhattisgarh (65,373), Uttar Pradesh (53,234)
5.
UNCTAD: GLOBAL TRADE HITS RECORD HIGH OF USD 28.5 TRILLION IN
2021
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According
to the Global Trade Update February 2022 published by the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD), global trade in goods and services
has reached a record high of USD 28.5 trillion in 2021, an increase of around
25% relative to 2020 and an increase of around 13% relative to the pre-COVID-19
level of 2019.
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The
increased growth during the last quarter (Q4) of 2021 is expected to slow in
the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 and normalise during 2022.
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India’s
Imports and exports: Goods: In
Q4 2021, the exports of India increased by 25% relative to the 2019 average and
decreased by 1% compared to Q3 2021. In Q4 2021, the imports of India
increased by 32% relative to the 2019 average and they increased by 4% relative
to Q3 2021.
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India’s
Imports and exports: Services: In
Q3 2021, the exports of India increased by 7% relative to the 2019 average and
increased by 17% compared to Q2 2021. In Q3 2021, the imports of India increased
by 3% relative to the 2019 average and they increased by 18% relative to Q2
2021.
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UNCTAD Secretary-General– Rebeca Grynspan (Costa Rica), Headquarter– Geneva, Switzerland.
6.
NEPAL BECOMES 1ST FOREIGN COUNTRY TO DEPLOY INDIA’S UPI
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Nepal
has become the first country outside of India to adopt India’s UPI (Unified
Payments Interface) system thus enhancing digitalization of cash transactions.
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The
services for the same in Nepal will be provided by the NPCI International
Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of NPCI (National Payments
Corporation of India), in collaboration with Gateway Payments Service (GPS) and
Manam Infotech.
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NIPL
has partnered Gateway Payments Service (GPS), an authorised payment system
operator in Nepal, and Bengaluru-based Manam Infotech.
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This
is NIPL’s fourth international partnership after Singapore, Bhutan and
UAE.Before this, NIPL has also forged partnerships in Singapore and Bhutan for
accepting UPI QR-based payments.
7.
RBI CANCELS LICENCE OF MAHARASHTRA’S MANTHA URBAN COOPERATIVE
BANK
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The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of Mantha Urban
Cooperative Bank Ltd., Mantha, District Jalna, Maharashtra. In this regard, the
bank ceases to carry on banking business w.e.f. February 16, 2022 to safeguard
the interests of its depositors.
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The
apex bank also prohibited the cooperative bank from conducting the business of
‘banking’ which includes acceptance of deposits and repayment of deposits as
defined in Section 5(b) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation (BR)
Act, 1949 with immediate effect.
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The
bank does not have adequate capital and earning prospects. It does not comply
with the provisions of section 11(1) and section 22 (3) (d) read with section
56 of the BR, 1949.
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On
liquidation, every depositor is entitled to receive deposit insurance claim
amount of his/her deposits up to a monetary ceiling of Rs 5,00,000/- (Rupees
Five lakh only) from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)
subject to the provisions of the DICGC Act, 1961.
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As per
the data submitted by the bank, more than 99% of the depositors are entitled to
receive full amount of their deposits from DICGC.
8.
INDIAN NAVY TEST FIRES BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE
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Indian
Navy’s warship INS Visakhapatnam, a type of stealth guided missile destroyer
carried out the test-firing of the advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos
supersonic cruise missile off the western seaboard.
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BrahMos
is the main weapon system of the Indian Navy warships and has been deployed on
almost all of its surface platforms.
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BrahMos
Aerospace, an India-Russian joint venture, produces the supersonic cruise
missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or from land
platforms.
9.
BOOK “HOW TO PREVENT THE NEXT PANDEMIC”
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Bill
Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, has authored a new book titled
“How To Prevent The Next Pandemic” which will be published in May 2022.
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The
book features the specific steps to stop future pandemics and provide better
health care for everyone around the world.
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William
Henry Gates III (Bill Gates) co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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He
along with his then-wife Melinda French Gates established the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000.
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He was
honoured with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour of
US in 2016 for philanthropic efforts.
