DAILY GK: 12 , 13 SEP 2021
1.AGRARIAN FESTIVAL ‘NUAKHAI’ BEING CELEBRATED
• Nuakhai,
the harvest festival of Odisha is celebrated on Bhadraba Shuklapakhya Panchami
tithi, the next day of Ganesh Chaturthi.
• It
marks the consumption of the first harvested crops.
• It
is celebrated by worshiping the Goddess Samaleshwari, the presiding deity of
Western Odisha.
2.INSTALLATION
OF SOLAR PUMPS UNDER PM KUSUM
• Haryana
has become the first state in the country to install off-grid solar pumps under
the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uttan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM).
• So
far, Haryana has installed 14,418 pumps against the sanctioned 15,000 pumps for
the year 2020-21.
• It
was announced in the concluding session of the nationwide ‘Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav’ organized by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy( MNRE).
• The
implementation of PM KUSUM has provided an opportunity to the farmers to switch
from diesel pumps to solar pumps.
3.IIT
KANPUR SIGNS MOU WITH IAF FOR ACADEMIC COLLABORATION
• Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and Indian Air Force (IAF) Signed an
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Collaboration in the field of Academics
and Research in the domain Aerospace Technology & for the establishment of
the Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh, VSM Class I MBE, Chair of Excellence and
Research Scholar Program (RSP) for Indian Air Force Officers at the IAF
Headquarters, New Delhi, Delhi.
4.WORLD
CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENT 2021
• The
5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP) 2021 was held in Vienna,
Austria from September 7-8, 2021 .
• The
Loksabha Speaker Om Birla participated in the conference, organized by the
Austrian Parliament, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the United Nations
(UN).
• Note-
Austrian Parliament is the first national parliament in history to co-host the
World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.
5.74TH
SESSION OF WHO-SEARO
• Dr.
Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State(MoS), Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare(MoHFW) represented India and addressed the 74th session of the World
Health Organization- South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) through a
virtual conference.
• The
74th session WHO SEARO was organized by Nepal.
6.CRISTIANO
RONALDO-HIGHEST SCORING MAN IN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
• Guinness
World Records has honoured Portugal football player Cristiano Ronaldo for
becoming the highest-scoring man in International football history with his
111th goal for Portugal against Ireland in a World Cup qualifier.
• This
marked his 180th game representing Portugal.
• He
has surpassed the record held by Iranian footballer Ali Daei who has scored 109
goals in 149 games for Iran between 1993 and 2006.
7.WORLD
EV DAY 2021 – SEPTEMBER 9
• World
EV Day is annually observed across the globe on 9th September to mark the
celebration of e-mobility.
• The
day is observed with special awareness campaigns aimed to globally educate
people on the benefits of electric vehicles(EV).
8.‘MILLET
MISSION’ LAUNCHED
• Chief
Minister (CM) of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel launched the Millet Mission in
the capital Raipur.
• He
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Millet
Research (IIMR)Hyderabad and the Collectors of 14 districts of the state.
• The
mission will provide affordable accurate prices to farmers for small cereal
crops and input assistance, procurement arrangements will also be provided.
