DAILY GK: 11 MAR 2022

 DAILY GK: 11 MAR 2022

1. MERCOM INDIA REPORT ON INDIA'S ROOFTOP SOLAR CAPACITY

·         According to a Mercom India Research report title ” Mercom India Rooftop Solar Market Report Q4 and Annual 2021″,  India set a new record of installed  1,700 megawatt (MW) of rooftop solar capacity in 2021, registering a 138 % rise annual basis compared to 719 MW of rooftop solar capacity in 2020.

·         The record 1.7 GW of rooftop solar capacity in 2021 is  the highest ever in a year.

·         In 2021, the residential and commercial segments accounted for 35%  and 33 % of installed rooftop solar capacity, respectively. 

·         Industrial rooftop solar installations constituted 26 %, and the remaining 6%  was from the government segment.

·         Gujarat with 27%  share, was the leading state for cumulative rooftop solar installations  followed by Maharashtra (14%) and Rajasthan (10%).

 

2. V-DEM’S DEMOCRACY REPORT 2022: INDIA RANKED 93RD

·         According to the Swedish based V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) Institute report titled, ‘Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation Changing Nature’, India has been ranked among the top ten autocratic countries in the world and has been ranked 93rd on the Liberal Democracy Index (LDI) out of 179 countries

·         Top 5 LDI Countries – sweden , Denmark, Norway,Costarica and new Zealand

·         Most autocratic countries – Afghanistan, Belarus, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and  Venezuela are among the most autocratic in the world. 

·         In South Asia, India is ranked below Sri Lanka (88), Nepal (71), and Bhutan (65) and above Pakistan (117) in the LDI.

 

3. INDIA RANKS 2ND FOR GLOBAL INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL SHOPPING IN 2021, US TOPS

·         According to the London & Partners (the Mayor of London’s international trade and investment agency) analysis of Dealroom.co investment data, India secured the 2nd largest global venture capital investment hub for digital shopping companies, growing up to 175 percent from USD 8 billion in 2020 to USD 22 billion in 2021.

·         Within India, Bengaluru, Karnataka topped with USD 14 billion worth of Venture Capital (VC) investments in digital shopping in 2021

 

4. YOON SUK-YEOL BECAME THE NEW PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA

·         The leader of  People Power Party (conservative party), Yoon Suk-yeol  won the  presidential election 2022 of South Korea. He succeeded Moon Jae-in, previous President of South Korea.

·         South Korea Capital- Seoul,Currency– South Korean won

 

5. PRIYANKA NUTAKKI BECOMES THE 23RD WOMAN GRANDMASTER OF INDIA

·         Priyanka Nutakki, 19-year-old Chess prodigy hailing from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, secured her final WGM-norm at the MPL 47th National Women Chess Championship 2022, held in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.

·         Divya Deshmukh – The 22nd Woman Grandmaster of India, emerged as the winner of MPL 47th National Women Chess Championship 2022.

 

   6. WORLD KIDNEY DAY 2022 – MARCH 10 

·         World Kidney Day(WKD) is annually observed across the globe on the 2nd Thursday of March to create awareness about several kidney diseases and to educate about the significance of kidneys in our overall health. 

·         The theme of World Kidney Day 2022 is “Kidney Health for All: Bridge the Knowledge Gap to Better Kidney Care.” 

 

7. UN’S FIRST-EVER ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN JUDGES – 10TH MARCH 2022

·         The United Nations(UN) celebrates the first-ever annual observance of the International Day of Women Judges on 10th March 2022. 

·         The Supreme Court of India commemorated the first-ever International Day of Women Judges with special programmes organised by the Supreme Court Registry.

 

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