DAILY
GK 15 APRIL
1.
INDIA’S
BULLET TRAIN PROJECT: JAPAN TO SEND MODIFIED TRAINS
● Japan
will send its improved high-speed ‘E5 Shinkansen series trains’ from Japan to
India based upon the modifications to its conditions like temperature, dust and
weight. Japan will initially send six trains according to Indian
specifications.
● The
E5 series Shinkansen high-speed trains are built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy
Industries.
● The
high-speed trains are capable of running at a speed of 320 Kilometre per hour
(kmph) and are 3.35 metre wide.
2.
PNB
CELEBRATED 128TH FOUNDATION DAY
● Punjab
National Bank (PNB), a public sector bank, has celebrated its 128th Foundation
Day on April 12, 2022.
● Atul
Kumar Goel, MD & CEO of PNB launched a cardless cash withdrawal service and
a virtual debit card for its users.
● PNB
was established by the great freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai, proudly known as
Sher-e-Punjab (Lion of Punjab) in 1894 as the First Swadeshi Bank after being
influenced by the swadeshi movement.
3.
“TREE
CITY OF THE WORLD – 2021”
● Mumbai and Hyderabad have been
recognised as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World’ by Arbor Day Foundation and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
of United Nations, for maintaining urban greenery, while Hyderabad wins ‘Tree
City of the World’ for the second consecutive time (2020, 2021).
● Mumbai,
which is known as ‘Dream City‘, becomes the second city to receive ‘Tree City’
recognition, while Hyderabad stands first.
4.
DR
MANOJ SONI APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF UPSC
● Eminent
scholar-academician Dr Manoj Soni has been appointed as the new Chairman of the
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), India’s premier government recruiting
agency.
● He
has been appointed to replace UPSC Chairman Pradip Kumar Joshi.
● UPSC was established on 1st October 1926
as Public Service Commission and later renamed as Federal Public Service
Commission by the Government of India Act 1935.
● With
the inauguration of the Constitution of India on 26th January 1950, it was
renamed as Union Public Service Commission(UPSC).
5.
PADMA
SHRI MAHESH VERMA WAS APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF NABH
● Padma
Shri Professor, Dr Mahesh Verma has been appointed the new chairman of the
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare providers (NABH).
● He
is serving as the vice-chancellor of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University,
Delhi. NABH is a constituent board of the Quality Council of India (QCI).
