DAILY GK : 02 JULY 2021
1.
CONSTRUCTION OF UNITS 5 & 6 OF KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR PLANT
• Rosatom,
a Russia’s State-run Nuclear Energy Corporation & Nuclear Power Corporation
of India Ltd (NPCIL), a PSU under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) have
started the construction work on Units 5 & 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear
Power Plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu.
• Kudankulam
is India’s largest nuclear power station.
• India
and Russia’s agreement on nuclear power envisions building as many as 12
nuclear plants by 2035.
2.
CYBER MUSEUM ON WAR HEROES
• As
part of the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence, the Ministry of Defence
has initiated a project to create the 1st of its kind cyber museum which will
honour the war heroes of India.
• It
will be an interactive virtual museum of India’s Gallantry award winners and
will be hosted by the Gallantry awards portal.
3.
GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY INDEX 2020
• Recently,
the Global Cyber security Index 2020 (GCI 2020) – 4th Edition was released by
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN agency for Information
& Communication Technologies (ICT).
• India
with a score of 97.5 has been ranked 10th (India was placed at the 47th spot in
the last edition of GCI in 2018) in the Index.
• The
US topped the Index, UK & Saudi Arabia shared the 2nd spot while Estonia
took the 3rd rank.
4.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE
• World
Health Organisation (WHO) released the World’s 1st report on the use of
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector called, “Ethics and
governance of artificial intelligence for health”.
• WHO
with inputs from various international experts prepared the report that can be
used by countries to minimize the risk & maximize the benefits of AI.
5.
WORLD BANK TO SUPPORT INDIA’S INFORMAL WORKING CLASS
• World
Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors approved a USD 500 million loan
programme to support India’s informal working class to overcome the COVID-19
distress and to support the states to manage the current pandemic, future
climate and disaster shock.
• Out
of the USD 500 million loan, USD 112.50 million will be financed by the
International Development Association (IDA) and the remaining USD 387.50
million will be provided as a loan from International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development (IBRD).
• The
loan programme was named – ‘Creating a Coordinated and Responsive Indian Social
Protection System’ (CCRISP), it was built on the USD 1.15 billion ‘Accelerating
India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response Program’ which was approved to
support schemes under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY).
6.
ICICI BANK LAUNCHED – ‘SALUTE DOCTORS’
• On
the eve of National Doctor’s Day, on July 01, 2021, ICICI Bank launched ‘Salute
Doctors’, a digital and instant banking solution that is designed exclusively
for medical doctors.
• The
solution is powered by ICICI STACK, a digital banking platform with nearly 500
services
7.
NPST RECEIVES TPAP REGISTRATION FROM NPCI
• Network
People Services Technology (NPST), an Thane-based banking technology provider
has received a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) registration from the
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for its TimePay solution.
• TPAP
is the entity that provides the UPI compliant app to the end-user customers to
facilitate UPI (Unified Payments Interface) based payment transactions.
8.
DIANA AWARD 2021
• Three
Delhi students – Kaif Ali, student of JamiaMillia Islamia; Sana Mittar, from
the University of Warwick; and Devanshi Ranjan, from Lady Shri Ram College has
won the 2021 Diana Award Roll of Honour for their contribution to society
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The
Diana Award is established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales and is given
out by the charity named – Diana Award, it is supported by her sons, William,
the Duke of Cambridge, and Harry, the Duke of Sussex.
9.
AMAZON WEB SERVICES ACQUIRED WICKR
• Amazon
is all set to have its own messaging application as its cloud computing
division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has acquired encrypted messaging platform
Wickr for an undisclosed sum.
• The
acquisition is on the lines of the company’s strategy for government contract
work. Notably, Wickr is a popular app with government agencies in the United
States (US).
10.
ABHIMANYU MISHRA BECAME THE YOUNGEST CHESS GRANDMASTER
• Indian
American chess player Abhimanyu Mishra (12 years 4 months, 25 days old) became
the youngest ever Chess Grandmaster after he scored his third Grandmaster (GM)
norm in Budapest, Hungary.
• He
won the title against 15-year-old Indian chess player Leon Luke Mendonca
11.
ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP 2021 SHIFTED TO UAE – OMAN
• The
International Cricket Council (ICC) has shifted the venue of ICC Men’s T20
World Cup Tournament from India to United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, due to
India’s prevailing pandemic situation.
• The
tournament will be hosted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
at 4 venues from 17 October to 14 November 2021.
• ICC
Men’s T20 World Cup will be participated by 16 teams and the last T20 World Cup
event was won by West Indies in 2016 in India.
12.
“FIERCELY FEMALE: THE DUTEE CHAND STORY”
• Journalist
Sundeep Mishra authored a new book, “Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story”.
• The
book insights on the Gender-identity controversy of popular Indian sprinter
Dutee Chand.
• She
is India’s first openly homosexual athelete.
• The
book details the controversy, when Dutee Chand was dropped from the 2014
Commonwealth Games on false gender identity claims, which was later turned to
her favour by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
13.
NATIONAL CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS’ DAY 2021 – JULY 1
• The
National Chartered Accountants'(CA) Day is annually observed across India on
July 1st to commemorate the establishment of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (ICAI) by the Parliament under the Chartered Accountants
Act, 1949.
14.
NATIONAL DOCTORS DAY 2021 – JULY 1
• The
National Doctors Day is annually observed across India on 1st July to recognise
the efforts and contributions of the doctor’s community to society and the
commitment of the doctors towards their profession.
• The
headquarters of IMA has declared “Save the Saviours” as the theme of National
Doctors Day 2021.
15.
GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (GST) DAY 2021 – JULY 1
• The
Goods and Services Tax (GST) Day is annually observed across India on 1st July.
• The
day marks the commemoration of the unprecedented reform of Indian taxation –
Goods and Services Tax (GST).
• The
day is observed by the Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs (CBIC) across
India.
• The
year 2021 marks the observance of the 4th GST Day.
