DAILY GK: 4,5 APRIL 2021
1.
FARM BASED SOLAR POWER PROJECT UNDER PM-KUSUM SCHEME
• Rajasthan
Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd (RRECL) commissioned India’s 1st Farm-based
Solar Power Project under the PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha evam
Utthan Mahabhiyan) Scheme at Bhaloji Village, Rajasthan.
• The
power generated by the project will be purchased by Rajasthan VidhyutVitran
Nigam Ltd (at the rate of INR 3.14 per unit).
2.
INDIA CONTRIBUTES USD 300,000 TO UN WOMEN
• T.S.
Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Secretary to the United Nations (UN) stated that
India has contributed USD 300, 000 (~ INR 2.2 Crores) to the UN Entity for
Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (also known as UN Women).
• In
September 2020, India along with Afghanistan was elected as Members of the UN
Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council
(ECOSOC).
3.
WTO REVISED ITS GLOBAL TRADE PROJECTION
• World
Trade Organisation(WTO), the multilateral trade body in its Trade forecast,
revised its global merchandise trade volume growth for 2021 to 8% from the
earlier forecast of 7.2% in October 2020.
• WTO
reported that a 5.3% decline in global trade in 2020.
4.
FAO’S REPORT
• Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in association with Fund
for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean
(FILAC) has released a report titled “Forest Governance by Indigenous and
Tribal Peoples”
5.
NIIFL MADE ITS 1ST INVESTMENT IN HEALTH SECTOR
• The
National Investment & Infrastructure Fund Ltd (NIIFL) made its first
investment in the Indian healthcare sector by its investment of 2,100 crores in
Manipal Hospitals through its direct private equity fund, Strategic
Opportunities Fund(SOF).
• NIIFL
wasIndia’s first infrastructure specific investment fund or a sovereign wealth
fund that was set up by the Government of India.
6.
CANAL-BASED DRINKING WATER PROJECTS IN PUNJAB
• The
World Bank(WB) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have approved
the loan for the 300 Million USD (around Rs.2190 crore) canal-based drinking
water project in Punjab.
• The
entire project will be co-financed by International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD) of World Bank(USD 105 million), AIIB (USD 105 million) and
the Government of Punjab(USD 90 million).
7.
PAYPAL LAUNCHES CRYPTOCURRENCY CHECKOUT SERVICE IN US
• PayPal
Holdings Inc has started allowing United States(U.S.) consumers to use their
cryptocurrency holdings to pay its online merchants globally.
• In
PayPal digital wallets, Customers who hold bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash &
litecoin will be able to convert their
holdings into fiat currencies at checkouts to make purchases.
8.
KALINGA RATNA SAMMAN 2021
• M
Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India presented the Kalinga Ratna Samman for
the year 2021 to Biswabhusan Harichandan, governor of Andhra Pradesh(AP) to
recognise his contribution to literature.
• Kalinga
Ratna Samman is an annual award instituted by the Sarala Sahitya Sansad in
2007.
• The
award recognises the person of Odisha who has contributed to any field at the
national or international level.
9.YES
BANK BOUGHT RINFRA’S RELIANCE CENTRE
• YES Bank
bought the Reliance Centre of Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) at
Santacruz, Mumbai, Maharashtra for Rs.1200 crores.
• This sale
of the office building of 21432.28 square meter plot in Santacruz is utilised
to repay the debt of YES Bank.
• Under
the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of
Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act 2002, The YES bank has issued the demand
notice to Reliance Infrastructure Ltd on 6th May 2020, for non-payment of loans
amounting to Rs. 2,892 crore.
10.DELIVERY
OF ‘AKASH MISSILE’ TO INDIAN ARMY
• Bharat
Dynamics Ltd (BDL) started the delivery of the ‘Akash Missile’ (surface-to-air
Missile System) to the Indian Army.
• BDL
manufactures AKASH Missile for both the Indian Army and Indian Air Force.
• The
Missile system has been designed and developed by DRDO (Defence Research and
Development Organisation) with 96% Indigenous content.
11.NEW
PLANT SPECIES NAMED AFTER SHARADPAWAR
• Researchers
discovered a new species of flowering plants belonging to the genus “Argyreia”,
in Western Ghats at Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.
• The
species is named as “ArgyreiaSharadchandraji” to honour SharadPawar, former
Union Agriculture Minister of India.
12.2023
MEN’S BOXING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
• International
Boxing Association (AIBA) announced Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan as
the host city for 2023 Men’s Boxing World Championship.
• The
biennial event is the highest event in the sport of Boxing.
• For the
1st time Uzbekistan is going to host the Boxing World Championship in its 22nd
Edition in 2023.
13.1ST
STATE TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ALL ITS RESIDENTS
• Health
Insurance Scheme (Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana).
• With
this launch, Rajasthan became the 1st State in India to provide health
insurance of up to INR 5 Lakh to each Family every year.
• The
announcement of the Health Insurance Scheme was made during the presentation of
the State Budget for the FY 2021-22.
14.RBI
DEPUTY GOVERNOR BP KANUNGO RETIRES
• Against
expectations of getting a second extension, the senior-most deputy governor BP
Kanungo retired from the Reserve Bank on completion of his one-year extension.
• Kanungo
joined the RBI in 1982 and was in charge of currency management, external
investments, operations, payment, and settlement system, among others, during
the four-year term as the deputy governor, which began in April 2017.
15.2023
FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
• The 2023
Women’s World Cup of football will be spread across nine cities in Australia
and New Zealand.
• The
opening match will be held at Eden Park in Auckland, with Sydney’s Stadium
Australia hosting the final.
