DAILY GK: 3 MAR 2021
1.
MTRC SYSTEM COMMISSIONED IN INDIAN RAILWAYS
• Western
Railway inaugurated the newly commissioned Mobile Train Radio Communication
(MTRC) system (also known as Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway
(GSM-R)) at Divisional Railway Manager’s office in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• It is
the 1st time that MTRC has been commissioned in Indian Railways (IR).
• MTRC
System is a TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) based Digital technology.
2.
SARAS AAJEEVIKA MELA 2021
• Narendra
Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Rural Development, inaugurated the Saras Aajeevika
Mela 2021 at Noida Haat to bring rural women Self-Help Groups(SHGs) under one
platform.
• More
than 300 SHGs and craftsmen from 27 states are participating in the mela
organised by the Ministry of Rural Development.
3.
WHO’S 1ST REPORT ON HEARING
• World
Health Organization’s (WHO) released its first World Report on Hearing stating
that nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide or 1 in 4 people will suffer from
hearing problems by 2050.
• In order
to overcome this scenario, the report proposed measures, which would cost $1.33
per person per year.
4.
GLOBAL ENERGY-RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS REDUCED
• According
to data released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Global
energy-related CO2 emissions declined by 5.8% or 2 Billion Tonnes in 2020 due
to the Pandemic.
• It is
the largest annual percentage decline since World War II.
• More
than 50% of the total global drop in CO2 emissions in 2020 was due to the
decline in CO2 emissions from oil use in
the Transport & aviation sectors.
• In India
(World’s 3rd Largest CO2 emitter after China, USA), annual emissions declined
by 7% (or 160 Metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (Mt CO2)) in 2020.
5.
SEBI EASES LISTING RULES FOR IPOS
• The
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) during its board meeting eased
the listing norms for large companies by enabling them to divest minimum 5% in
the IPO (Initial public offering), instead of 10%.
• Also,
for raising the public float to 25%, the term has increased to 5 years instead
of 3 years.
• This
move will encourage large firms to opt for listing.
6.
WORLD BANK’S SOLAR ROOFTOP PROJECT
• In order
to boost India’s rooftop solar programme, the World Bank (WB) is planning to
launch a $100-million ($1 billion) credit guarantee scheme along with the State
Bank of India (SBI) and the MSME ministry.
• World
Bank has supported India’s green economy finance and in 2016 had launched a
$625 million lending programme with SBI for rooftop solar units for the
commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors.
7.
1ST RRBS IN INDIA TO LAUNCH VIDEO-KYC FACILITY
• Two
Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) – Telangana Grameena Bank (TGB) & Andhra
Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) became India’s 1st RRBs to launch Digital
Savings Account opening facility through Video-Know Your Customer (KYC) facility.
• Both
RRBs are sponsored by the State Bank of India (SBI).
8.
CASHFREE TO ENABLE INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS FOR MERCHANTS
• Cashfree,
a Bengaluru-based payments & banking technology company has partnered with
PayPal to enable International payments for its merchants.
• It will
enable businesses using Cashfree’s payment gateway to show prices of all
products in 28 + currencies.
9.
HURUN GLOBAL RICH LIST 2021
• According
to Hurun Global Rich List 2021, Mukesh Ambani with a wealth of USD 83 Billion
(~ INR 6 Lakh Crore) became the 8th Richest Person in the World.
• The List
was topped by Elon Musk (CEO of Tesla), Jeff Bezos & Bernard Arnault (CEO
of LVMH-Louis Vuitton).
• Apoorva
Mehta of Instacard & Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha (both 34 years) became the
youngest Indian Billionaires with a net worth of USD 1.7 Billion.
• Zhong
Shanshan (Founder of Chinese Bottle Water Maker – Nongfu Spring) with USD 85
Billion became Asia’s Richest person, followed by Mukesh Ambani.
10.
TIME MAGAZINE’S ANNUAL LIST OF 100
• 5
Indian-origin personalities & 1 Indian Activist have been featured in the
2021 TIME100 Next (TIME Magazine’s 100 emerging leaders list).
• The 5
Indian origin personalities are Vijaya Gadde (Chief Legal Officer of Twitter),
Rishi Sunak (Britain’s Finance Minister), Apoorva Mehta (Founder & CEO of
Instacart), Shikha Gupta (Executive Director of Nonprofit ‘Get Us PPE’) &
Rohan Pavuluri (Founder of Nonprofit ‘Upsolve’).
• Bhim
Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Azad is the sole Indian activist who has been named
in the list.
11.
JAIDEEP BHATNAGAR APPOINTED AS THE PRINCIPAL DG OF PIB
• The
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting appointed Jaideep Bhatnagar,
1986-batch Indian Information Service (IIS) officer as the Principal Director
General(DG) of Press Information Bureau(PIB).
12.
RECOGNITION OF GFI AFTER 10 YEARS
• Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports restored the recognition of the Gymnastics
Federation of India(GFI) as National Sports Federation after a decade.
• The
recognition granted by the Ministry with immediate effect is for the period
till 31st December 2021.
• The 2019
November Election of Sudhir Mittal as President
for the period of 2019 to 2023 has been recorded by the Ministry.
13.
BOOK “THE MYSTERY OF THE PARSEE LAWYER”
• “The
Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer: Arthur Conan Doyle, George Edalji and the Case of
the Foreigner in the English Village” the new book authored by Shrabani Basu is
set to be released on 3rd March 2021.
• The book
is published by Bloomsbury Publishing.
