DAILY GK: 24 AUG 2021
1.ARIOUS
PROJECTS IN SOMNATH, GUJARAT
• Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has Inaugurated & laid foundation Stone for various
projects in Somnath, Gujarat Virtually.
• PM
Modi inaugurated the following projects
• The
Somnath Promenade,
• The
Somnath Exhibition Centre
• Reconstructed
Temple precinct of Old (Juna) Somnath.
• PM
laid the foundation Stone of Parvatimata Temple in Somnath Temple premises.
• Under
Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)
Scheme, announced in 2014, is developing 40 major places of pilgrimage out of
which, 15 are already completed.
• In
Gujarat, work is on for three projects worth around Rs.180 crore.
2.INR
250 CRORE UBHARTE SITAARE FUND
• Union
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched Ubharte Sitaare Fund (USF) of
Corpus INR 250 crore with a green shoe option of INR 250 crore for Export
oriented Small & mid sized companies across the country.
• USF
is jointly funded by Export and Import (EXIM) Bank of India & Small
Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
3.INDIA’S
FIRST SMOG TOWER INAUGURATED
• India’s
first smog tower launched in Delhi as a pilot project by the Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal at Baba Kharak Marg, Connaught Place.
• It
was developed by IIT-Delhi and IIT- Bombay.
• This
smog tower has the capacity to purify 1000 cubic metres of air per second and
it is estimated that it will reduce PM2.5 concentration by around 70%.
4.INDIA
TO HOST 2ND UNWGIC IN 2022 AT HYDERABAD, TELANGANA
• India
is all set to host the 2nd United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress
(UNWGIC) in October 2022 in Hyderabad, Telangana on the theme ‘Towards
Geo-enabling the Global Village’.
• It
will be organized as a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (Celebration of 75
Years of Indian Independence)’.
5.RBI
INTRODUCED AUTOMATION SYSTEM ‘PRISM’
• The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a web-based and end-to-end workflow
automation system named ‘Platform for Regulated Entities for Integrated
Supervision and Monitoring’ (PRISM) to strengthen the compliance of the
entities that are supervised by RBI.
• Objective:
To make continuous supervision of entities for – earlier identification of
risks; conduct of supervisory actions; and strengthen their internal
resilience.
6.CITIBANK
GOT APPROVAL FROM IFSCA
• US-based
Citibank NA received the approval from International Financial Services Centres
Authority (IFSCA) to open a banking unit at India’s GIFT IFSC (Gujarat
International Finance Tec-City – International Financial Services Centre) at
Gandhinagar, Gujarat to carry out offshore transactions.
• In
2020, Citibank received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) to start a banking unit after which it has waited for the final nod from
IFSCA to start operations.
7.17TH
GOVERNOR OF MANIPUR
• President
Ramnath Kovind has appointed senior BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) leader from
Tamil Nadu, La.
• Ganesan
as 17th Governor of Manipur.
• He
Succeeded Najma Heptulla, who retired earlier this month.
8.ONEWEB
LAUNCHES 34 SATELLITES INTO LEO
• OneWeb,
Satellite Communications Operator Co-owned by Bharti Airtel & United
Kingdom (UK) Government has launched another batch of 34 Satellites into Low
Earth Orbit (LEO) on August 22, 2021.
• It
was the 5th launch of OneWeb satellites in 2021, thereby making a total of 288 Satellites in the
Orbit.
9.INDIA’S
1ST INDIGENOUS MOTORISED WHEELCHAIR VEHICLE, NEOBOLT
• IIT
(Indian Institute of Technology) Madras has developed India’s 1st indigenous
motorised wheelchair vehicle, NeoBolt, which could be used even on uneven
terrains (land).
• NeoBolt
was developed by a team led by Sujatha Srinivasan, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, IIT Madras.
• A
start-up called ‘NeoMotion’ has commercialised the NeoBolt.
10.FORMER
UTTAR PRADESH CM KALYAN SINGH PASSES AWAY
• The
former Chief Minister(CM) of Uttar Pradesh(UP), BJP leader Kalyan Singh passed
away at the age of 89 in Lucknow due to age related diseases.
• He
was born in Atrauli, Uttar Pradesh.
• Kalyan
Singh served as Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Governor of Rajasthan(2014-19).
• He
served as the Chief Minister of UP for 2 terms, i.e.,1991-92 & 1997-99.
11.WORLD
SANSKRIT DAY 2021 – AUGUST 22
• World
Sanskrit Day, also known as Vishva-Samskrita-dinam and Sanskrit Diwas, is
annually observed on ‘Sawan Poornima’ to create awareness, promote and revive
Sanskrit, one of the ancient Indian languages.
• World
Sanskrit day 2021 falls on 22nd August 2021.
12.WORLD
ENTREPRENEURS’ DAY 2021 – AUGUST 21
• World
Entrepreneurs’ Day(WED) is annually observed across the globe on 21st August to
create awareness about entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership among the
stakeholders.
