DAILY GK: 10 MAR 2022
1. INDIA – SINGAPORE MOU ON COOPERATION IN
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the
fields of Science, Technology and Innovation was signed between the Department
of Science & Technology, Government of India and Ministry of Trade &
Industry, Government of Singapore.
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The MoU was signed during the inaugural event of India – Singapore
Technology Summit 2022.
2. INDIA’S FIRST 100 % WOMEN-OWNED INDUSTRIAL
PARK INAUGURATED IN HYDERABAD
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India’s first 100 percent women-owned ‘FLO (FICCI Ladies
Organisation) Industrial Park (FIP)’ in Hyderabad, Telangana powered by
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
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FIP in Hyderabad, Telangana is around 50 acres and was established
by FLO in association with Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure
Corporation (TSIIC) with an investment of Rs.250 crore.
3. CENTRE CONSTITUTES NATIONAL DAM SAFETY
AUTHORITY
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National Dam Safety Authority, has been constituted that
seeks to maintain standards related to dam safety, prevent dam-related
disasters and resolve inter-state issues related to dams.
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The Centre also constituted a 22-member National Committee on
Dam Safety which is headed by the Chairman of the Central Water Commission
(CWC)(Present Chairman – R.K. Sinha) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
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The Dam Safety Act has been passed by the Parliament in
December 2021 .Under the Act, the National Dam Safety Authority has been constituted on
18th February, 2022 which will be headed by a chairman and assisted by 5
members to lead its 5 wings – policy and research, technical, regulation,
disaster & resilience and administration & finance.
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The Authority will be headquartered in the National Capital
Region (NCR), Delhi
4. SEBI RAISES PUBLIC DEBT INVESTMENT LIMIT VIA
UPI TO RS 5 LAKH FROM RS 2 LAKH
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) increased
the limit for investment through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) mechanism to
Rs 5 lakh from Rs 2 Lakh for the investors applying in public issues of debt
securities, which will open on or after May 1, 2022.
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The new guidelines enables the investor to utilize the UPI
mechanism to block the funds for application value up to Rs 5 lakh per
application.
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UPI is an instant payment system developed by NPCI.
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SEBI Chairperson: Madhabi Puri Buch
5. TONETAG PARTNERS WITH NSDL TO INTRODUCE
VOICESE UPI DIGITAL PAYMENT SOLUTIONS FOR FEATURE PHONES
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ToneTag, a sound-based proximity communication and payments
service provider in partnership with NSDL Payments Bank and National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI) has recently introduced its VoiceSe UPI digital
payments for feature phone users.
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ToneTag has launched its Interactive voice response (IVR)
6366 200 200 (toll-free number) to bridge the gap in accessibility of digital
payments, especially in rural India and without internet connectivity
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Users can call a toll-free number 6366 200 200 where an IVR
guides the desired financial transaction with UPI PIN without internet
connectivity or a smartphone for any digital payments.
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The announcement comes in-line with the Reserve Bank of
India’s (RBIs) UPI 123Pay facility that enables UPI payments for feature phone users.
6. PETASCALE SUPERCOMPUTER ‘PARAM GANGA’
ESTABLISHED AT IIT ROORKEE
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A Made in India Petascale Supercomputer ‘PARAM Ganga’ with a
supercomputing capacity of 1.66 Petaflops (Peta Floating-Point Operations Per
Second) has been installed at IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Roorkee,
Uttarakhand.
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PARAM Ganga designed and commissioned by the Centre for
Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) under Phase 2 of the build approach
of National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
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C-DAC Headquarter- Pune, Maharashtra
7. IRAN LAUNCHED ‘NOOR 2’,SECOND MILITARY
SATELLITE INTO ORBIT
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the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran
successfully put a second military Noor 2 satellite or “light” in Persian Into
orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometres (311 miles).
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Noor 2 has a three-stage Qased, or “Messenger”, carrier,
launched from the Shahroud space port of Iran. The same type of rockets,
which use a combination of liquid and solid fuels, carried the first military
satellite.
8.FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP UAE 2021
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Chelsea Football Club (Chelsea FC) won the 2021 FIFA Club
World Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by United Arab
Emirates (UAE).
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Chelsea FC defeated Brazilian club Palmeiras in the
finals.This is Chelsea FC’s first FIFA Club World Cup title.
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Thiago Silva (Brazil) won the Adidas Golden Ball Award;
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