DAILY GK: 13, 14 FEB 2022
1.
AIM, NITI AAYOG & UNDP INDIA LAUNCHES COMMUNITY INNOVATOR
FELLOWSHIP
· Atal
Innovation Mission (AIM), National Institution for Transforming
India (NITI) Aayog in collaboration with United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP), India launched the Community Innovator Fellowship (CIF)
marking the ‘International Day of Women & Girls in Science’.
· Its aim is to
provide necessary infrastructure and knowledge building for the young community
innovators in their entrepreneurial journey.
· Focus is to
develop the start-up and innovation ecosystem in the underserved regions of
India.Currently, there are 12 ACICs across 9 states in India and the target is
to establish 50 such centres.
· UNDP Establishment – 1966,Headquarters – New York, United States (US)
2.
DOSJ&E LAUNCHES CSS FOR WELFARE OF TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY
: SMILE
· The
Department of Social Justice & Empowerment (DoSJ&E) has launched the
Central Sector scheme (CSS) ‘Support for Marginalised Individuals for
Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE)’ at BHIM Auditorium, New Delhi With an outlay
of Rs. 365 Crore 2021-22 to 2025-26.
· There
are 2 subs-chemes under this scheme which includes ‘Central Sector Scheme for
Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons’ and ‘Central
Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of
Begging’.These sub schemes will be implemented by National Coordinators along
with a suitable Ministry and will also be monitored regularly.
3.
INDIA, AUSTRALIA SIGNED MOU ON TOURISM COOPERATION
·
India
and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tourism cooperation
in the field of Tourism to enhance cooperation and encourage expansion of
bilateral relations in tourism.
·
Through
the MoU, information and data related to tourism will be exchanged between both
nations, and Cooperation between tourism stakeholders, especially hotels and
tour operators, and education providers in tourism and hospitality will be
improved.
·
Australia
ranked 4th in terms of Foreign Tourist Arrivals to India in 2019 and
contributed 3.4 percent in total tourism share of foreign tourists in India.
·
Currently,
the Ministry of Tourism has MoUs with 45 countries.
·
Australia Capital – Canberra,Prime
minister – Scott Morrison
4.
INDIA TO REPLACE DIESEL WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY IN AGRICULTURE
BY 2024
·
In a
virtual meeting held to discuss the role in achieving India’s energy transition
goals and meeting climate commitments, Union Power Minister R K Singh pointed
out that India will achieve zero-diesel use in agriculture and replace fossil
fuel with renewable energy by 2024.
·
This
meeting was organised in line with the Prime Minister’s commitment at 26th
Council of Parties (COP26), towards reducing the carbon intensity of
India.
·
At the
COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November 2021, India committed to achieve
500 GigaWatts (GW) non-fossil energy capacity by 2030 and meeting 50 percent of
energy requirements through renewable energy.
5.
ONE OCEAN SUMMIT 2022 HELD IN FRANCE
·
One
Ocean Summit 2022 was held in Brest, France, in cooperation with the United
Nations (UN) and the World Bank.
·
Aim is
to mobilise the international community to take tangible action towards
preserving and supporting healthy and sustainable ocean ecosystems.
·
Prime
Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has virtually addressed the high-level segment of
One Ocean Summit
·
On the
occasion of the One Ocean Summit, UNESCO pledges to have at least 80 percent of
the seabed mapped by 2030 (compared to current 20 percent) for understanding
the location of ocean faults, the workings of ocean currents and tides, and the
transport of sediments.
6.
ISRAEL BECOMES 1ST COUNTRY TO PERMIT DRONES IN CIVILIAN
AIRSPACE
·
Israel
becomes the World’s first country to allow drones to operate in civilian
airspace.
·
Hermes
Starliner Unmanned Aircraft System(UAS), is the 1st UAV to receive such a certification.
·
The
UAVs will be used for the benefit of agriculture, environment, public welfare,
economic activity and against crime.
·
Israel Capital-Jerusalem,Prime minister– Naftali Bennett,Currency-
Israeli Shekel
7.
TOMTOM TRAFFIC INDEX 2021: MUMBAI RANKS 5TH MOST-CONGESTED
CITY IN THE WORLD
·
India’s
Mumbai and Delhi were ranked as 5th and 11th most congested cities in the world
by TomTom Traffic Index global top 25 list 2021.
·
While
Bengaluru and Pune positioned at 10th and 21st place respectively, are the
other top congested Indian cities as per the ranking, among 404 cities across
58 countries surveyed in the index.
8.
RAILTEL WINS ICAI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING
·
RailTel
Corporation of India Ltd. won the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
(ICAI) award for excellence in ‘financial reporting’ for the year 2020-21 in
Public Sector Entities(PSE) Category.
·
‘Right
of Way’ is an Optical Fiber Network by RailTel, that runs along the
Railway Tracks connecting various cities.
·
During
the financial year 2020-21, RailTel recorded its rapid growth around Rs
1,411 crore, a growth of 21 per cent and achieving a Compound Annual Growth
Rate (CAGR) of 16.6 per cent over the last three years.
9.
NEW PRESIDENT OF BURKINA FASO
·
Paul-Henri
Sandaogo Damiba, lieutenant-colonel in the national armed forces of Burkina
Faso, became the new President of Burkina Faso after overthrowing the elected
President Roch Kabore in the country’s capital city of Ouagadougou.
·
Paul-Henri
Sandaogo Damiba is also head of the state, President of the Patriotic Movement
for Preservation and Restoration (officially Junta), and supreme commander of
the armed forces.
·
Burkina
Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bordered by 6 African
countries- Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana. Capital- Ouagadougou.
10.
S KISHORE APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION
·
The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet(ACC) has approved the appointment of S
Kishore, a 1989-Batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, as the Chairman of
Staff Selection Commission(SSC). He succeeds Deepti Umashankar, who has been
serving as the chairman of SSC (Additional Charge) since 2021.
11.
RAHUL BAJAJ FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE BAJAJ GROUP PASSED AWAY
·
Padma
Bhushan Rahul Bajaj, Indian Industrialist and former chairman of Bajaj Group
has passed away in Pune, Maharashtra.
·
He has
also served as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) from
1979 to 1980 and served a 2nd term as President of CII from 1999-2000.
·
From
2006 to 2010 he served as a member of the Rajya Sabha (from Maharashtra), the
upper house of the Parliament.
12.
DARWIN DAY 2022 – FEBRUARY 12
·
Darwin
Day is annually observed across the globe on February 12th to commemorate the
birth anniversary of the 19th-century British naturalist, Charles Darwin, who
is well known for his work “The Theory of Natural Selection”.
·
Theory of Natural Selection explains how the genetic traits of a species may change over
time.
·
Darwin
published his thoughts on evolution and natural selection in “On the Origin of
Species” in 1859.
