DAILY GK: 15 JUNE 2021
1. MOHI&PE
MODIFIES FAME INDIA PHASE II SCHEME
• The
Ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises(MoHI & PE) made partial
modifications over the ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and
Electric Vehicles in India Phase II’ (FAME India Phase II) scheme, which began
on 1 April 2019.
• The
FAME scheme was administered by the department of heavy industries (DHI).
• MoHI
& PE has decided for the aggregation of electric three-wheelers and
electric buses component of the scheme via state run Energy Efficiency Services
Ltd (EESL), to bring down the cost of electric 3 Wheelers to that of ICE-3
Wheelers.
• Only
5 percent, or Rs 492 crore is spent out of the Rs 10,000 crore (budgetary
allocated) till March 2021, hence the scheme is likely to be extended till
2024.
2.ANEMIA
MUKT BHARAT INDEX 2020-21
• Madhya
Pradesh with a score of 64.1 has been ranked 1st in the Anemia Mukt Bharat
Index 2020-21.
• Odisha
(59.3) came 2nd followed by Himachal Pradesh (57.1) in the 3rd position.
• The
score card and rankings in Anemia Mukt Bharat Index are based on parameters
like coverage of Iron–Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation across beneficiaries to
support assessment of progress and performance of the programme.
3.ICAN
REPORT
• As
per the report of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN),
titled ‘Complicit: 2020 Global Nuclear Spending’, the worldwide Nuclear-armed
countries’ overall spending on atomic weapon arsenals in 2020 was increased by
$1.4 billion (1.2-billion-euro) to $72.6 billion from $71.2 billion of 2019.
• The
9 Nuclear-armed countries include The United States(US), China, Russia, The
United Kingdom(UK), France, India, Israel, Pakistan, and North Korea.
4.47TH
G7 LEADERS’ SUMMIT 2021
• The
47th G7 Leaders’ Summit 2021 (Outreach
Session of the G7 meeting) took place in a Hybrid format from June 11-13, 2021
at Cornwall, United Kingdom (UK).
• It
was hosted by the United Kingdom (UK) as it holds the Presidency of G7 for
2021.
• Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually participated in the meeting.
• Theme
for the Summit – ‘Building Back Better’.
• The
47th G7 Leaders’ Summit has been called as the 1st ever net-zero G7 as all have
committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
• The
G7 countries & the Guest countries signed the ‘Open Societies Statement’
which supports ‘Human rights for all, both online and offline and Freedom of
Expression.
• The
G7 leaders issued the Carbis Bay Declaration.
• As
part of the declaration, the UK will set up an Animal Vaccine Manufacturing and
Innovation Centre at Pirbright Institute in Surrey, England which is aimed at
stopping viruses jumping into the human population.
• During
the summit, the G7 leaders launched the ‘Build Back Better World (B3W)’ Project
to counter China’s Belt and Road Infrastructure (BRI) initiative.
• UK’s
Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched the 500 million pound Blue Planet Fund.
5.UN
SECURITY COUNCIL FOR 2022-23 ELECTED NEW MEMBERS
• Albania,
Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates(UAE) were elected by the
75th session of the General Assembly as the non-permanent members of the United
Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2022-23 term.
• The
elected 5 non-permanent members will take their seats on the 15-member body of
the UNSC.
• Existing
members: India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway (Terms at the Council will
end December 31, 2022).
6.INDIA’S
FOREX RESERVE CROSSED $600 BILLION
• According
to the weekly statistical data of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI), India’s total
foreign exchange (forex) reserves crossed the USD 600 billion mark for the 1st
time after increasing by USD 6.842 billion (~44 lakh crore) in the week.
• Key
Facts of Weekly Forex Reserves:
• FCA:
It is increased by USD 7.362 billion to USD 560.890 billion.
• Gold
reserves: It is declined by USD 502 million to USD 37.604 billion
The special drawing rights (SDRs) with
the IMF: It was reduced by USD 1 million to USD 1.513 billion.
• The
reserve position with the IMF: It also dropped by USD 16 million to USD 5 billion
in the reporting week.
7.2021
PEN PINTER PRIZE
• Noted
Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga has been declared as the winner of the
2021 Pen Pinter Prize for charting the development of Zimbabwe from a British
colony to an autocratic and troubled free state through her writing career of
30-years.
• She
will receive the award at a ceremony hosted by British Library and English PEN
in October 2021.
8. VINOO
MANKAD INDUCTED INTO ICC HALL OF FAME 2021
• The
International Cricket Council(ICC)
inducted 10 cricket icons, including India’s Vinoo Mankad, into the
illustrious ICC Hall of Fame 2021.
• With
this now there are 103 players in the ICC Hall of Fame.
• The
special edition intake of 10 cricket icons into the ICC Hall of Fame is to
celebrate the prestigious history of Test cricket, and to coincide with the
first ever ICC World Test Championship Final.
9.1ST
WOMAN SECRETARY-GENERAL OF UNCTAD
• Former
Vice President of Costa Rica and Economist Rebeca Grynspan became the first
woman secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD).
• She
was nominated by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
• UNCTAD
is a permanent intergovernmental body established by the UNGA in 1964.
10. NAFTALI
BENNETT APPOINTED AS THE 13TH PM OF ISRAEL
• Naftali
Bennett was sworn in as the 13th Prime Minister of Israel.
• He
succeeds Benjamin Netanyahu who has been serving as the PM of Israel for the
past 12 years.
• Israeli
parliament Knesset elected him as the Prime Minister by a 60-59 vote of
confidence in the 120-member house.
11.FRENCH
OPEN 2021
• The
125th Edition of French Open 2021 (also
known as Roland Garros) took place
at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.
• It
is the 2nd Grand Slam of 2021 and is a
Clay-Court.
• It
is organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
• Novak
Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) to win the Men’s Singles
Title French Open 2021.
• It
is Djokovic’s 2nd French Open Title
& 19th Grand Slam Title.
• Djokovic
became the 1st player in the Open Era to
win all 4 Major Grand Slams twice (which is called a double career Grand Slam).
• Barbora
Krejcikova (Czech Republic) defeated Anastasia Pavylyunchenkova (Russia) to win
the Women’s Singles Title of the French Open.
12.INTERNATIONAL
ALBINISM AWARENESS DAY 2021
• The
United Nations(UN)’s International Albinism Awareness Day(IAAD) is annually
observed across the globe on 13th June to create awareness about Albinism and
the human rights of the people with albinism.
• The
theme of the International Albinism Awareness Day 2021 is “Strength Beyond All
Odds”.
13.WORLD
BLOOD DONOR DAY 2021 – JUNE 14
• World
Blood Donor Day is annually observed across the globe on 14th June to create
awareness about the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion.
• The
World Blood Donor Day 2021 is hosted by Italy through its National Blood Centre
and the global event will be held in Rome on 14 June 2021.
• The
slogan or campaign theme of 2021 is “Give blood and keep the world beating”.
14.‘MEDICINES
FROM THE SKY’ PROJECT IN TELANGANA
• Flipkart
partnered with Telangana Government to implement the “Medicines from the Sky”
project on pilot basis in the state, to supply COVID-19 vaccines &
emergency medical supplies to the rural inaccessible areas using Drones.
• Flipkart
will implement the project on Pilot basis for 6-days using cutting edge
technologies to supply medicines.
• Telangana
government has partnered with World Economic Forum (WEF), NITI Aayog &
HealthNet Global to receive technical support
