DAILY GK: 30 JUNE 2021
1.NATIONAL
CONVENTION ON PREVENTION OF OBESITY
• NITI
Aayog and United Nations (UN) hosted a National Convention/Consultation on
Prevention of Maternal, Adolescent and Childhood Obesity in New Delhi under the
chairmanship of Dr.Vinod Kumar Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog and
Co-chairmanship of Dr. R Hemalatha, Director, Nutrition Institute of India.
• During
the meeting obesity was addressed as a silent epidemic.
• India
is committed to achieve WHA (World Health Assembly) 2025/ SDG (Sustainable
Development Goals) 2030 of ‘no increase in obesity’.
2.WORLD’S
LARGEST BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION
• China
launched two units of its world’s largest Baihetan hydropower station worth USD
34 billion.
• The
units, currently under construction, are located on the Jinsha River, the upper
section of the Yangtze River, and straddle the south western provinces of
Yunnan and Sichuan.
• It
is equipped with 16 hydro-generating units, each with a capacity of one million
kilowatts i.e. total installed capacity is 16 million kilowatts.
• It
is the largest single-unit capacity in the world.
3.
INDIAN BANK’S ‘MSME PRERANA’
• Union
Minister of MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) and Road,
Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari launched Indian Bank’s first of its kind
flagship Business Mentoring Program named ‘MSME Prerana’ in Maharashtra.
• MSME
Prerana: It was designed by Indian Bank in collaboration with Poornatha and Co.
to empower MSME entrepreneurs (especially women), under which MSMEs will be
trained through capacity building workshops in local languages for skill
development and business understanding.
4.COLD
CHAIN FACILITIES FOR VACCINES IN INDIA
• In
order to contain COVID-19, Japan is all set to provide approximately US$9.3
million assistance from its Emergency Grant Aid scheme to India for the building
of cold chain facilities for safe storage of vaccines.
• In
this regard, India will also get cold chain equipment including medical
equipment.
• This
funding is also on the lines of the United States (US) announcement of donating
more than 70 million doses of vaccines globally including India.
5.CBK
SELECTED TCS BANCS FOR OPERATIONS
• Commercial
Bank of Kuwait (CBK), one of the largest financial institutions in Kuwait, has
selected Tata Consultancy Services’(TCS) ‘TCS BaNCS’ Treasury solution to transform
its operations, enhance risk management, offer a new generation of asset class
coverage, and ensure regulatory compliance.
• The
treasury solution under the brand name of ‘TCS BaNCS’ was compiled by TCS
Financial Solutions, the business unit of TCS.
6.FUKUOKA
GRAND PRIZE 2021
• Renowned
journalist and founder of PARI (People’s Archive of Rural India) P Sainathhas
been awarded Japan’s Fukuoka Grand Prize for 2021.
• The
award is given in three categories: Academic Prize, Culture Prize and the Grand
Prize.
• The
Academic Prize is won by Prof. Kishimoto Mio of Japan and
• The
Arts and Culture Prize is won by filmmaker Prabda Yoon of Thailand.
7.“ENFORCING
CONTRACTS PORTAL” LAUNCHED
• BarunMitra,
Secretary at Department of Justice launched the “Enforcing Contracts Portal”
that is aimed at improving the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) in India.
• The
Department of Justice under the Ministry of Law and Justice, is the nodal
agency responsible for all policy reforms on “Enforcing Contracts” for
improving the EoDB in India.
• Provides
up to date information on all commercial cases in Dedicated Commercial Courts
in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata.
• Note
– India was ranked 63rd in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 index
8.NEW
SPIDER SPECIES NAMED AFTER TUKARAM OMBLE
• Scientists
have discovered two new species of spiders in Maharashtra and named one of them
as “Iciustukarami”,after Tukaram Omble, the Mumbai Police Assistant Sub-Inspector
who was killed during the 26/11 terror attacks in the city.
• The
second species of the jumping spider was called Phintellacholkei which has been
named after Kamlesh Cholkhe who passed away in2020.
9.DEEPIKAKUMARI
WINS HAT-TRICK GOLD MEDALS IN ARCHERY WORLD CUP
• Indian
Woman archer Deepika Kumari created history by winning Gold in all 3 recurve
events – Women’s individual, team and mixed pair events in the Archery World
Cup Stage-3 event that was held in Paris, France.
• Note
– Deepika Kumari is the only Indian Woman Archer to participate in Tokyo
Olympics
10.JOHN
MCAFEE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE PIONEER PASSES AWAY
• John
McAfee , the founder of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in a prison
outside Barcelona, Spain after Spain’s National Court approved his extradition
to the United States (US) over multiple tax fraud charges.
• He
was born in Cinderford, United Kingdom(UK).
• McAfee
Associates, the anti-virus software company was started in 1987.
11.NATIONAL
STATISTICS DAY 2021 – JUNE 29
• The
National Statistics Day is annually observed on 29th June to popularise the use
of Statistics in everyday life and sensitise the public as to how Statistics
helps in shaping and framing policies.
• The
day also commemorates the birth anniversary of Padma Vibhushan Prof Prasanta
Chandra Mahalanobis (P C Mahalanobis) who was referred to as the “Father of
Indian Statistics”.
• The
theme of the National Statistics Day 2021 is “Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs)-2: End Hunger, Achieve Food Security and Improved Nutrition and Promote
Sustainable Agriculture”.
