DAILY GK: 15 JULY 2021
1.INDIA’S
SINGLE LARGEST SOLAR PARK
• NTPC
Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL), a 100% subsidiary of NTPC (formerly known as
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited), has received an approval from
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to set up India’s single largest
Solar Park, 4750 MW (megawatt) renewable energy park at Rann of Kutch in
Khavada, Gujarat.
• This
approval has been provided under Mode 8 (Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power
Park) of Solar Park Scheme.
2.
NCRTC IMPLEMENTS IDREAMS SYSTEM
• The
National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) announced plans to
implement “Integrated Real-time Enterprise Asset Management System (iDREAMS)”
in Indian Railways to digitally manage all rail assets.
• iDREAMS
provides digital solutions for cost effective measures in asset management.
• his
will remove the shortcomings in data handling thereby providing hassle-free
travel experience for customers.
3.
BKS LITERARY AWARD FOR 2021
• Malayalam
Journalist, playwright, novelist and poet Omchery N N Pillai have been honoured
with the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam (BKS)’s Literary Award for 2021 for his
contribution to the Malayalam language and literature.
• NN
Pillai hails from Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala.
• The
award constitutes a cash prize of Rs 50000 and a citation.
4.
SHER BAHADUR DEUBA SWORN IN AS NEPAL’S PM
• Sher
Bahadur Deuba, President of Nepali Congress, sworn in as the Prime Minister(PM)
of Nepal for the 5th time.
• He
took over the office from the incumbent KP Sharma Oli.
• Bidya
Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal administered the oath of office and secrecy
during the swearing-in ceremony.
5.
WORLD’S 1ST COMMERCIAL SMR: LINGLONG ONE
• The
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced the official beginning
of the construction of the world’s 1st commercial Small Modular Reactor (SMR)
named ‘Linglong One’ at the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in China’s Hainan
Province.
• Linglong
One, also known as the ACP100, was the 1st SMR that was approved by the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in 2016.
6.
FASTEST CRICKETER TO SCORE 14 ODI CENTURIES
• Captain
of Pakistan Cricket team, Babar Azam became the fastest batsman to score 14
centuries in the history of One Day International (ODI) cricket.
• He
attained this feat on his 81st innings during the ongoing Pakistan vs England
ODI series, thereby overtaking South Africa’s Hashim Amla (84 innings) who
previously held the record.
• While
Indian Captain Virat Kohli took 103 innings to reach his 14th century.
7.
BOOK – ‘UNTOLD STORIES’ OF HARYANA POLICE
• Manohar
Lal Khattar, Chief Minister of Haryana unveiled a Coffee Table Book titled
‘UNTOLD stories’ of Haryana Police while inaugurating the newly-built
state-of-the-art State Emergency Response Centre (SERC) in Panchkula, Haryana.
• The
book also explains ‘Operation Samvedna’, a drive which was undertaken by
Haryana Police Department for sending back the migrant workers and labourers
during the lockdown to their home States.
8.
LADAKH SIGNED MOU WITH SIKKIM
• Union
Territory (UT) of Ladakh administration signed a tripartite Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with ‘Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency’ (SSOCA)
regarding the implementation of ‘Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana’ (PKVY) and
Mission Organic Development Initiative (MODI) in the Ladakh region.
