DAILY GK: 07 JULY 2021
1.‘NISHANK’
LAUNCHES NIPUN BHARAT PROGRAMME
• Union
Minister for Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ virtually launched ‘National
Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN
Bharat)’ Mission & its Guidelines.
• It
aims to ensure that every child in India attains foundational literacy and
numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27.
2.GOA
TO HOST 52ND IFFI
• Prakash
Javadekar announced the dates for 52nd edition of the International Film
Festival of India (IFFI), which will be held in Goa from 20th to 28th November,
2021.
• He
also released the regulation booklet and the poster of 52nd IFFI.
• 2021
is the 100th Birth anniversary of India’s legendary filmmaker “Satyajit Ray”,
to mark this a Special Retrospective was arranged by the Directorate of Films
Festivals at 52nd IFFI.
• A
new award – “Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Cinema”
will be instituted annually starting from 2021
3.4TH
TIGER RESERVE OF RAJASTHAN
• Ramgarh
Vishdhari Sanctuary in Bundi, Rajasthan has been sanctioned as the 4th Tiger
Reserve of Rajasthan and 52nd Tiger Reserve of India by the Ministry of
Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC).
• The
other 3 Tiger Reserves in Rajasthan namely Ranthambore in Sawai Madhopur,
Sariska in Alwar, and Mukundra Tiger reserve in Kota are home to 102 Tigers.
4.AELDRA
PROPOSED US BANK ACCOUNT FOR INDIAN STUDENTS
• Aeldra
Financial Inc., a ‘digital neo bank’ proposed a United States (US) bank account
with a Master card Global Debit Card for the Indian students who are preparing
to get admission in the US.
• Aeldra
requires only a valid Indian passport and other local documents for KYC (know
your customer) to open the account (No need for U.S. Social Security Number,
U.S. address proof or even a U.S. visa).
5.NCDEX
LAUNCHED 2 NEW AGRI COMMODITY INDICES – GUAREX, SOYDEX
• Commodity
and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), India’s agricultural-commodity exchange,
launched India’s 1st sectoral indices in agricultural-commodities space such as
GUAREX and SOYDEX.
• GUAREX
and SOYDEX were also India’s first return based agricultural futures index in
agricultural-commodities.
• GUAREX
– It is the return based index, it tracks the change in the price of the
futures contracts of Guar Seed and Guar Gum Refined Splits on a real-time
basis.
• SOYDEX
– It will also trace the price changes in futures contracts of Soybean and
Refined Soy Oil.
6.ACI
DG’S ROLL OF EXCELLENCE 2020
• Kempegowda
International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB Airport), Karnataka owned by the
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), has been inducted into the
Airports Council International (ACI) Director General(DG)’s Roll of Excellence
for the year 2020.
• ACI
DG’s Roll of Excellence recognises the airports that delivered excellence in
customer service by winning multiple ASQ awards over a period of 5 years.
OTHER INDUCTEES OF
2020:
• Cochin
International Airport in Cochin, Kerala, India
• Guangzhou
Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, China
• Portland
International Jetport in Maine, United States
• San
Antonio International Airport in Texas, United States
• Toronto
Pearson International Airport in Canada
7.PRESIDENT
RAM NATHKOVIND APPOINTS NEW GOVERNORS FOR 8 STATES
• President
Ram NathKovind appointed new Governors for 8 States.
• Article
155 of the Indian Constitution states that the Governor of a State shall be
appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.
• As
per Article 159, The Chief Justice of the concerned State High Court
administers the oath of office to the Governor.
NEW APPOINTMENTS & TRANSFERS
STATE NEW
GOVERNOR
Goa P.S.
SreedharanPillai
(Currently
Governor of Mizoram)
Tripura Satyadeo
Narain Arya
(Currently
Governor of Haryana)
Jharkhand Ramesh
Bais
(Currently
Governor of Tripura)
Karnataka Thaawar
chand Gehlot
(Currently
Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment)
Haryana Bandaru
Dattatraya
(Currently
Governor of Himachal Pradesh)
Mizoram Dr.
Hari Babu Kambhampati
Madhya Pradesh Mangubhai
Chhaganbhai Patel
Himachal
Pradesh Rajendra
Vishwanath Arlekar
8.‘BRAND
AMBASSADOR’ OF KHADIPRAKRITK PAINT
• NitinGadkari,
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways & MSME announced himself as
the Brand Ambassador of ‘Khadi Prakritk Paint’ (cow dung paint) to promote the
paint across the country and encourage the young entrepreneurs to manufacture
it.
• KhadiPrakritk
Paint is India’s 1st and only paint made from cow dung
• He
also inaugurated a new automated manufacturing unit of Khadi Prakritik Paint
virtually on the campus of Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI),
Jaipur, Rajasthan, the institute is a unit of the Khadi and Village Industries
Commission (KVIC))
9.IBM
PRESIDENT AND FORMER RED HAT CEO JIM WHITEHURST QUITS
• American
multinational technology company International Business Machines Corporation(IBM)
has announced that Jim Whitehurst has decided to step down as President of the
company, Whitehurst former CEO of Red Hat has played a pivotal role in the $34
billion IBM and Red Hat integration deal in 2018 and He will continue to work
as senior advisor to Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO of IBM.
10.WORLD
ZOONOSES DAY 2021 – JULY 6
• World
Zoonoses Day is annually observed across the globe on 6th July to create
awareness about zoonoses or zoonotic disease, a disease or infection
transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans.
• The
day also commemorates the first vaccination administered against zoonotic
disease.
• On
6th July 1885, Louis Pasteur, a French biologist, successfully administered the
first vaccination against Rabies, zoonoses disease.
