DAILY GK: 10 MAR 2022

 

DAILY GK: 10 MAR 2022

 

1. INDIA – SINGAPORE MOU ON COOPERATION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

·         A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology and Innovation was signed between the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and Ministry of Trade & Industry, Government of Singapore.

·         The MoU was signed during the inaugural event of India – Singapore Technology Summit 2022.

 

2. INDIA’S FIRST 100 % WOMEN-OWNED INDUSTRIAL PARK INAUGURATED IN HYDERABAD

·         India’s first 100 percent women-owned ‘FLO (FICCI Ladies Organisation) Industrial Park (FIP)’ in Hyderabad, Telangana powered by Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)

·         FIP in Hyderabad, Telangana is around 50 acres and was established by FLO in association with Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) with an investment of Rs.250 crore.

 

3. CENTRE CONSTITUTES NATIONAL DAM SAFETY AUTHORITY

·         National Dam Safety Authority, has been constituted that seeks to maintain standards related to dam safety, prevent dam-related disasters and resolve inter-state issues related to dams.

·         The Centre also constituted a 22-member National Committee on Dam Safety which is headed by the Chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC)(Present Chairman – R.K. Sinha) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

·         The Dam Safety Act has been passed by the Parliament in December 2021 .Under the Act, the National Dam Safety Authority has been constituted on 18th February, 2022 which will be headed by a chairman and assisted by 5 members to lead its 5 wings – policy and research, technical, regulation, disaster & resilience and administration & finance.

·         The Authority will be headquartered in the National Capital Region (NCR), Delhi

 

4. SEBI RAISES PUBLIC DEBT INVESTMENT LIMIT VIA UPI TO RS 5 LAKH FROM RS 2 LAKH

·         The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) increased the limit for investment through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) mechanism to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 2 Lakh for the investors applying in public issues of debt securities, which will open on or after May 1, 2022.

·         The new guidelines enables the investor to utilize the UPI mechanism to block the funds for application value up to Rs 5 lakh per application.

·         UPI is an instant payment system developed by NPCI.

·         SEBI Chairperson: Madhabi Puri Buch

 

5. TONETAG PARTNERS WITH NSDL TO INTRODUCE VOICESE UPI DIGITAL PAYMENT SOLUTIONS FOR FEATURE PHONES

·         ToneTag, a sound-based proximity communication and payments service provider in partnership with NSDL Payments Bank and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has recently introduced its VoiceSe UPI digital payments for feature phone users.

·         ToneTag has launched its Interactive voice response (IVR) 6366 200 200 (toll-free number) to bridge the gap in accessibility of digital payments, especially in rural India and without internet connectivity

·         Users can call a toll-free number 6366 200 200 where an IVR guides the desired financial transaction with UPI PIN without internet connectivity or a smartphone for any digital payments.

·         The announcement comes in-line with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBIs) UPI 123Pay facility that enables UPI payments for feature phone users.

 

6. PETASCALE SUPERCOMPUTER ‘PARAM GANGA’ ESTABLISHED AT IIT ROORKEE

·         A Made in India Petascale Supercomputer ‘PARAM Ganga’ with a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 Petaflops (Peta Floating-Point Operations Per Second) has been installed at IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Roorkee, Uttarakhand.

·         PARAM Ganga designed and commissioned by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) under Phase 2 of the build approach of National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).

·         C-DAC Headquarter- Pune, Maharashtra

 

7. IRAN LAUNCHED ‘NOOR 2’,SECOND MILITARY SATELLITE INTO ORBIT

·         the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran successfully put a second military Noor 2 satellite or “light” in Persian Into orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometres (311 miles).

·         Noor 2 has a three-stage Qased, or “Messenger”, carrier, launched  from the Shahroud space port of Iran. The same type of rockets, which use a combination of liquid and solid fuels, carried the first military satellite.

 

8.FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP UAE 2021

·         Chelsea Football Club (Chelsea FC) won the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by United Arab Emirates (UAE).

·         Chelsea FC defeated Brazilian club Palmeiras in the finals.This is Chelsea FC’s first FIFA Club World Cup title.

·         Thiago Silva (Brazil) won the Adidas Golden Ball Award;

 

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