DAILY GK: 25,26 APRIL 2021
1.“IGBC
MISSION ON NET ZERO”
• The
Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) part of the Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) launched the “IGBC Mission on Net Zero” on the occasion of World
Earth Day (22nd April 2021).
• Objective
– The Mission was launched with an objective to abolish the carbon Emission in
India.
• Target
– ‘Net Zero Carbon Emission’ by 2050.
• India
is committed to reduce the emission intensity by 33 to 35% by 2030 over 2005
levels.
2.IAF
CHIEF RKS BHADAURIA’S VISITED FRANCE
• Chief
of the Air Staff (CAS) of Indian Air Force(IAF), Rakesh Kumar Singh (RKS)
Bhadauria visited France for 5 days during his visit he flagged off four Rafale
aircraft for India.
• These
jets once inducted into service will complete the first Rafale squadron No. 17
Golden Arrows based at Ambala.
3.INDIA
BUILDS 3 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN NEPAL
• India
with Financial Assisitance of Nepalese Rupee(NRs) 98.37 Million(~Rs.6.17 Crore)
has build infrastructures of Three Educational Institutions in Palpa of Nepal.
The 3 educational institutes are
• Shree
Rambha Higher Secondary School at Tahun VDC, Palpa District
• Shree
Laxmi Higher Secondary School at Tansen-5,Bandi Pokhara,Palpa District
• Shree
Nava Adarsha Multiple Campus in Palpa District.
4.RBI
RESTRICTED AMERICAN EXPRESS
• The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has restricted American Express Banking Corp and
Diners Club International Ltd, the payment system operators from on-boarding
new domestic customers onto their card networks from May 1, 2021, due to the non-compliance
with the directions on Storage of Payment System Data.
• American
Express and Diners Club are authorized to operate card networks in India under
the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (PSS Act).
5.NEW
DG OF NADA
• IAS
officer Siddharth Singh Longjam will take over as the Director General(DG) of
National Anti Doping Agency(NADA).
• He
will succeed Navin Agarwal.
6.NASA
LAUNCHED SHIELDS MISSION
• SpaceX
through its Falcon 9 rocket sent 4-astronauts to the International Space
Station (ISS) on a NASA commercial crew mission, “Crew-2 mission” from the
Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
•
NASA launched the Spatial Heterodyne Interferometric Emission Line Dynamics
Spectrometer (SHIELDS) mission from the White Sands Missile Range in New
Mexico.
7.SUPPLEMENTAL
OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY DRDO
• A SpO2(Blood Oxygen Saturation) based supplemental
oxygen delivery system for soldiers serving in extremely high altitude areas
& COVID-19 patients has been developed by Defence Bio-Engineering and
ElectroMedical Laboratory (DEBEL) located in Bengaluru.
• It
operates under Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO).
• The
system delivers supplementary oxygen based on the Blood Saturation levels.
• This
will help soldiers from sinking into a state of Hypoxia.
• Hypoxia
is the state where oxygen reaching the tissues is inadequate to fulfill all the
energy requirements of the body.
• The
same condition occurs in COVID-19.
8.POTAMOPHYLAX
CORONAVIRUS NEW INSECT DISCOVERED
• Kosovar
Biologist Halil Ibrahimi has discovered a new insect species named
‘Potamophylax coronavirus’ in Accursed Mountains (Kosovo’s Western Bjeshket e
Nemuna National Park).
• The
insect was named after Coronavirus(Covid-19)
• The
newly found species of Caddisfly is different from those found in the Balkans
& it is endemic to the National Park.
9.NEW
BOOK:“THE LIVING MOUNTAIN”
• Noted
Indian writer Amitav Ghosh has authored a new book titled “The Living Mountain:
A Fable for Our Times”.
• This
book was written during the course of the pandemic.
• It
will be Published by Harper Collins India.
• The
Book is written in the Structure of a fable about Mahaparbat, the living
mountain.
10.WORLD
IMMUNIZATION WEEK 2021
• World
Immunization Week is observed annually across the globe in the last week of
April to promote the use of vaccines to protect people against diseases.
• The
world Immunisation Week 2021 is observed from 24th April to 30th April 2021.
• The
theme of World Immunization Week 2021 is
“Vaccines bring us closer”.
11.INTERNATIONAL
DAY FOR MULTILATERALISM AND DIPLOMACY FOR PEACE 2021
• The
United Nations(UN)’s International Day for Multilateralism and Diplomacy for
Peace is annually observed across the globe on 24th April to promote the 3
pillars of the United Nations – Peace and Security; Development; and Human
Rights.
12.NATIONAL
PANCHAYATI RAJ DAY 2021
• National
Panchayati Raj Day or Panchayati Raj Diwas is annually observed across India on
24th April to recognise the work of the Panchayat leaders towards building an
Atma Nirbhar Bharat.
• The
day is annually commemorated by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
• 24th
April marks the institution of Panchayat Raj through the Constitution (73rd
Amendment) Act, 1992 which came into force in 1993.
13.CIL
FIRST SOLAR POWER PURCHASE PACT WITH GUVNL
• Coal
India Limited(CIL) has signed its first solar power purchase agreement for the
sale of 100 Mw solar power with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) with a
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 25 years.
• CIL
entered into a PPA and supply the 100 Mw power generated to GUVNL within 18
months with a capital investment of Rs 442 crore.
14.
PM MODI GREETS US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN FOR JOINING LEADIT
• The
US has joined the India-Sweden climate initiative, the Leadership Group for
Industry Transition, LeadIT.
• Prime
Minister Narendra Modi welcomed US President Joe Biden for joining LeadIT.
• The
Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) gathers countries and
companies that are committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions from
industry by 2050.
15.
DISTRIBUTION OF E-PROPERTY CARDS UNDER SVAMITVA SCHEME
• Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will launch the distribution of e-property cards under
the SVAMITVA scheme.
• SVAMITVA
(Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas)
scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on 24th April last year as a Central
Sector Scheme to promote a socio-economically empowered and self-reliant rural
India.
16.
UK NOW READY TO CONSIDER DIGITAL CURRENCY ‘BRITCOIN’
• British
authorities are exploring the possibility of creating a new digital currency
that Treasury chief Rishi Sunak indicated could be known as Britcoin“.
• The
Bank of England and the Treasury said that they will work together to assess
the benefits of a central bank digital currency, at a time when cash payments
are generally on the decline, partly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
