DAILY GK: 23 JULY 2021
1.RFP
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 6 P-75 (I) SUBMARINES
• The
Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a Request of Proposal (RFP) for
construction of 6 AIP (Air Independent Propulsion) fitted Conventional
Submarines named Project 75 (India) [P-75(I)] for the Indian Navy.
• The
estimated cost of the project is over INR 40,000 Crore.
• The
Foreign OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) will be the technology partner
in the SP Model.
2.WORLD
UNIVERSITIES SUMMIT 2021
• The
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu virtually addressed the World Universities Summit
2021 (WUS 21) organised by O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana.
• Theme
– “Universities of the Future: Building Institutional Resilience, Social
Responsibility and Community Impact”.
3.NSE
FOUNDATION LAUNCHES PROJECT CAVACH
• NSE
Foundation in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and
NITI Aayog launched a COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign – Project CAVACH (COVID-19
and Vaccination Assistance Campaign for Health) in 5 Aspirational districts of
India.
• 5-districts:
‘Nandurbar’, ‘Osmanabad’ in Maharashtra, ‘Karauli’ in Rajasthan,
‘Ramanathapuram’ in Tamil Nadu and ‘Kiphire’ in Nagaland.
• NSE
Foundation is the subsidiary company of National Stock Exchange (NSE), and is
responsible for conducting all its Corporate Social Responsible (CSR) activities.
4.UN
4TH GLOBAL SURVEY ON TRADE FACILITATION 2021
• India’s
efforts in streamlining the assessment and clearance of shipments to ease and
boost cross-border trade have fetched fruitful results as India’s Trade
facilitation score has increased to 90.32% from 78.49% in 2019 in the United
Nations (UN) 4th Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation
2021.
5.MEKONG-GANGA
COOPERATION (MGC) MEETING
• Union
Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India
and PrakSokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation of Cambodia virtually co-chaired the 11th
Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (11th MGC FMM) meeting.
• The
MGC initiative comprising six countries India, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos and Vietnam was launched in 2000 to boost cooperation in four areas of
connectivity, tourism, education and culture.
6.WORLD’S
LARGEST EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM
• China’s
National Carbon Market, the world’s largest Emissions Trading System (ETS)
began its trading.
• China
has replaced European Union (EU) as the largest Carbon Market.
• China
is the world’s biggest emitter of Greenhouse gases; the scheme is part of
China’s efforts to decarbonize its economy by 2060.
• China
recently also harvested the 1st batch of Space rice from seeds that went to
Lunar Voyage with China’s Chang’e-5.
• Rice
seeds exposed to the environment in Space may mutate and produce higher yields
once planted on Earth.
7.WORLD’S
1ST 3D-PRINTED STEEL BRIDGE
• World’s
1st 3D-printed Steel Bridge, a 12-meter long steel structure, developed by
MX3D, a Dutch robotics company in collaboration with a consortium of experts,
has been opened to the public in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• The
3D printed bridge has been installed over one of the oldest canals –
OudezijdsAchterburgwal – in Amsterdam’s city centre.
8.UK’S
‘LIVERPOOL – MARITIME MERCANTILE CITY’ DELISTED FROM WHS LIST
• United
Kingdom’s (UK) ‘Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City’ was delisted from the
list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites after marginalising losing the vote count
conducted.
• The
voting for delisting was conducted by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee
Chairman TianXuejun during the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee
that was held virtually from Fuzhou, China.
• World
heritage committee recently proposed to place Australia’s Great barrier Reef in
the danger category due to its deterioration caused by climate change.
• Note
– TeWahipounamu park from New Zealand is the newest UNESCO World Heritage Site
9.UN
TAX COMMITTEE
• RasmiRanjan
Das, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Finance(FinMin), Government of India
has been appointed as a member of the UN Tax Committee, formally known as the
United Nations(UN) Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax
Matters.
• He
is one of the 25 tax experts from across the globe who were appointed by
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, for a period of 5 years from
2021 to 2025.
10.‘NAUKA’
LAB MODULE TO ISS
• Russia’s
Space Agency Roscosmos successfully launched ‘Nauka’ (also called Multipurpose
Laboratory Module) to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard Proton-M
booster rocket.
• The
rocket was launched from Russia’s space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
• Nauka’s
is Russia’s largest space laboratory, it will provide more room for scientific
experiments and space for the crew in ISS.
11.2032
SUMMER OLYMPICS TO BE HOSTED BY BRISBANE
• International
Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the honour of hosting the Games of the 35th
Olympiad or 2032 Summer Olympics to Australia’s Brisbane city.
• risbane
was selected unanimously by the IOC’s 15-member executive board as the host
city for the 2032 Olympics.
• Venues
of Upcoming Summer Olympic games:
• 2020
Olympics – Tokyo, Japan
• 2024
Olympics – Paris, France
• 2028
Olympics – Los Angeles, USA
12.HIGHLIGHTS
OF TOKYO 2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS
• The
32nd Edition of Olympic Games is set to take place in Tokyo, Japan from 23rd
July, 2021 – 8th August, 2021.
• As
many as 204 countries are participating in the games.
• Summer
Olympic Mascot – ‘MIRAITOWA’; Paralympic Mascot – Someity.
• Karate,
Skateboarding, Sport Climbing, Surfing, and 4x400m mixed relay are set to make
their Olympic debut in the 2020 Olympics.
• India
is sending a 228-member Contingent to the Tokyo Olympics, which includes 119
athletes (67 male & 52 female).
• It
will be India’s largest ever contingent of athletes at the Olympics.
• Bangladesh’s
Muhammad Yunus is set to receive the Olympic Laurel award for 2020 during the
opening ceremony.
13.BOOK
TITLED “THE INDIA STORY”
• Dr
Bimal Jalan, Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India(RBI) and Member of
Parliament (MP), has authored a new book titled “The India Story: An Epic
Journey Of Democracy And Development” based on extensive research and data, and
his experience as RBI Governor.
14.BOOK
– “WHY WE KNEEL, HOW WE RISE”
• West
Indies Cricketing legend – Michael Holding authored a new book titled, “Why We
Knee, How We Rise”.
• He
has detailed the book on the issue of Racism, and ways to tackle the problem
faced over generations.
• Michael
Holding is regarded as one of the greatest test bowler of all time and
nicknamed as “Whispering Death”.
15.PI
APPROXIMATION DAY 2021 – 22 JULY
• The
Pi Approximation Day is annually observed across the globe on 22nd July (22/7)
to honour the concept of pi, represented using the Greek alphabet – ‘Ï€’ and the
approximation of pi values to 3.14 in a mathematically pleasing way.
16.DALIT
BANDHU SCHEME
• Telangana
Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has announced to launch Telangana Dalit
Bandhu , also known as Dalit empowerment scheme.
• The
Aim of this scheme is to provide financial assistance to Dalit (Scheduled
Caste) families for making them financially self-sufficient.
