DAILY GK: 11,12 APRIL 2021
1. INDIA REGISTERS 9.1%
DECLINE IN FUEL CONSUMPTION(FY 21)
• According to data released by MoPNG’s
(Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas) Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell
(PPAC), India’s fuel demand declined by 9.1% in FY 2020-21 due to nationwide
lockdown caused by COVID-19.
• It is the first time since 1998-99 that
India has registered a decline in fuel consumption.
• India consumed 194.63 Million Tonnes of
Petroleum Products in 2020-21 compared to 214.12 Million Tonnes in 2019-20.
• Domestic Cooking Gas LPG (Liquefied
Petroleum Gas) was the only retail fuel that registered growth.
2. ASIA’S LARGEST
FULFILLMENT CENTER IN GURUGRAM
• Haryana state govt. has approved allotment
of 140 acres of land for e-commerce major, Flipkart for setting-up asia’s
largest fulfillment center in Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana.
• Unlike traditional warehouses, the
fulfilment centres will be equipped with highly automated pick, pack, and
shipping processes to facilitate safe and timely processing of orders.
3. BASIC MINISTERIAL
MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE
• The 30th Session BASIC (Brazil, South
Africa, India & China) Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change hosted by
India took place virtually in April, 2021.
• The meeting was chaired by Prakash
Javadekar.
• India has already achieved its pre-2020
voluntary target with a reduction of 24% in emission intensity of GDP in 2016
as compared to 2005 levels.
4. USD 650 BILLION
INCREASE IN SDR ALLOCATION
• The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF)
Policy Panel has authorized a USD 650 billion expansion of its International
Reserve Asset (known as Special Drawing Rights (SDR)).
• It is the largest ever increase of
reserves in IMF’s history.
• The size of reserves has been increased
with an aim of providing financial assistance to vulnerable countries which are
struggling with recessions caused by the Pandemic.
5. 1ST WOMAN DG OF
NCAER
• Poonam Gupta, economist of World Bank(WB)
was appointed as the first woman Director General(DG) of the National Council
of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).
• She will succeed Shekhar Shah, DG of NCAER
since 2011, and assume office as the new DG of NCAER on 1st July 2021.
6. ‘NANOSNIFFER’,
WORLD’S 1ST MICROSENSOR BASED ETD
• Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal
‘Nishank’ launched ‘NanoSniffer’ – World’s 1st Microsensor (or MEMS,
Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems) based Explosive Trace Detector (ETD)
developed by NanoSniff Technologies, an IIT Bombay incubated Startup.( Kritikal
Solutions)
• The ETD is capable of detecting explosives
in less than 10 seconds, it can also identify and categorize explosives into
different classes.
7. DUKE OF EDINBURGH
PASSED AWAY AT 99
• Britain’s Prince Philip, the Duke of
Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving royal consort in
the history of British passed away at the age of 99 in Windsor Castle, London,
United Kingdom.
• He was born as the Prince of Greece and
Denmark on 10th June 1912 in Greece.
8. WORLD HOMEOPATHY DAY
2021 – APRIL 10
• 10th April 2021 marks the 266th Birth
anniversary of Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician and
the founder of Homeopathy, He was born on 10th April 1755 in Paris, France.
• Theme “Homeopathy – Roadmap for Integrative
Medicine” .
9. INDIA GIFTS RS 100
CRORE PATROL VESSEL PS ZOROASTER
• India formally handed over Rs 100 crore
patrol vessel “PS Zoroaster” to Seychelles.
• The virtual summit was held between Indian
PM Narendra Modi and Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan.
10. FIFA SUSPENDS PFF ,
CHAD FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS
• FIFA suspended the Pakistan Football
Federation (PFF) and Chadian Football Association (FTFA) after concerns over
the governance of the two member associations.
