DAILY GK: 10 FEB 2021
1. GOI APPROVES
SRIVILLIPUTHUR-MEGHAMALAI TIGER RESERVE
• GoI has approved the
Srivilliputhur-Meghamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR) in Tamil Nadu (TN), it will be
TN’s 5th Tiger Reserve and the Largest ever Tiger Reserve in the state. It is
also India’s 51st Tiger Reserve.
• SMTR is spread over an area of 1 Lakh
Hectares and encloses lands which fall under the Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary
& Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS).
2. ‘YUDH ABHYAS 20’
BEGINS IN RAJASTHAN
• The 16th edition of an annual joint
military exercise between India and the United States (US), “Yudh Abhyas 20”
was initiated as a part of defence cooperation at the Mahajan Field Firing
Range (MFFR), near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan.
3. METAL 3D PRINTED
AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT
• Wipro 3D has collaborated with Engine
Division of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to Manufacture Aero Engine
Component, Nozzle Guide Vane (also called the Inner Ring), 3D Printed in a high
temperature resilient steel A286 operating in the hot zone using Metal 3D
Printing.
• The Inner Ring has also received
Airworthiness Certifications from Centre for Military Airworthiness and
Certification (CEMILAC).
4. AERO INDIA 2021
• The 13th Edition of the Biennial Military
Exercise – ‘Aero India 2021: A Big Step Towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ took place
at the Yelahanka Air Force Base, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• It was inaugurated by Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh.
• It is the World’s 1st ever Hybrid Aero and
Defence Exhibition (show with both physical and virtual elements).
• It is Asia’s Largest defence and aerospace
exhibition.
• India’s taget to Achieve USD 25 Billion in
Defence Production & USD 5 Billion Exports by 2025
5. WORLD’S FIRST ENERGY
ISLAND IN NORTH SEA
• Government of Denmark approved the plant
to build the world’s first energy island (Artificial island) in the North Sea
which will produce and store green energy enough to cover the electricity
requirement of 10 million households in Europe.
• The construction of the island will cost
around 210 billion Danish krone (around Rs.2.4 lakh crore).
• Denmark aims to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions by 70% by 2030 from 1990 levels.
6. TP RAJENDRAN TO REVIEW PROPOSAL TO BAN 27
PESTICIDES
• The government has appointed an expert panel to review the
objections of industry to the proposed ban on 27 pesticides, that are mentioned
as harmful to animals and humans by the government.
• The committee is headed by TP Rajendran,
former assistant director general of Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR).
7. WORLD’S FIRST ALL
CIVILIAN MISSION TO SPACE
• SpaceX announced its plan for the World’s
first all civilian mission to space, the mission is named Inspiration4 in
recognition of the 4-person crew to support St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital.
• The mission commanded by Jared Isaacman, a
37-year-old entrepreneur the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments and
accomplished pilot will be launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in
Florida.
8. NEW BOOK -“BEAUTIFUL
THINGS”
• Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden
has authored the memoir titled “Beautiful Things” which is set to be released
in April 2021.
• The book is published by Gallery Books, an
imprint of Simon & Schuster.
