DAILY GK: 16 JUNE 2021
1.‘RAJA
PARBA’ FESTIVAL
• A
3-day long annual festival welcoming the agricultural year in Odisha namely
‘Raja Parba’ aka ‘Mithuna Sankranti’ is being celebrated.
• Many
programmes and events are conducted by the Odisha Tourism Development
Corporation to observe the celebrations.
2.GOVT
LAUNCHED “PROJECT O2 FOR INDIA”
• The
Government of India launched the “Project O2 for India” to increase the ability
of India to meet the increasing demand of medical oxygen and hospital beds
following the 2nd wave of COVID-19.
• It
is an initiative of the office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of
India (GoI).
3.WORLD
GIVING INDEX 2021 REPORT
• The
World Giving Index 2021 (WGI 2021) report released by Charities Aid Foundation
(CAF) has ranked India as the 14th most charitable country in the world (with a
score of 44%) out of 114 countries.
• Indonesia
topped the Index followed by Kenya & Nigeria.
• The
WGI 2021 is based on the year 2020 and highlights the impact of lockdowns on
charitable giving.
4.POLICYBAZAAR
GETS INSURANCE BROKING LICENCE FROM IRDAI
• Leading
web aggregator Policybazaar has got approval from regulator Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to function as an
insurance broker.
• Policybazaar
will undertake business including insurance aggregation under the broking
umbrella and it will surrender its web aggregator licence to IRDAI.
5.MUKESH
SHARMA APPOINTED AS HONORARY MEMBER OF WHO BODY
• Mukesh
Sharma, who is a professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has
been appointed as honorary member of WHO’s (World Health Organization) Global
Air Pollution and Health-Technical Advisory Group (GAPH-TAG).
• His
appointment is made by the Director General of WHO,Dr Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus.
6.“JIVAN
VAYU”, INDIA’S FIRST POWER FREE CPAP DEVICE
• Indian
Institute of Technology(IIT) Ropar(Punjab) developed a device named “Jivan
Vayu”, India’s first Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device that can
function without electricity.
• Jivan
Vayu can be used as a substitute for the CPAP machine.
• Dr
Khushboo Rakha, developed the device at the Advanced Materials and Design Lab
of IIT Ropar.
7.ESA’S
ENVISION MISSION TO VENUS IN 2030
• European
Space Agency (ESA) has announced the launching of its probe called ‘EnVision’
to study Venus.
• It
will probably be launched in early 2030.
• It
will be launched on an Ariane 6 rocket, the spacecraft will take about 15
months to reach Venus and will take 16 more months to achieve orbit circularisation.
• NASA
recently selected two missions to the planet Venus namely, DAVINCI+ and
VERITAS.
8.GLOBAL
WIND DAY 2021 – JUNE 15
• Global
Wind Day is annually observed across the globe on 15th June to create awareness
on the importance of Wind Energy and its contribution to the energy system.
9.WORLD
ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY 2021 – JUNE 15
• The
United Nations(UN)’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day(WEAAD) is annually
observed across the globe on 15th June to create awareness about physical,
mental, sexual, financial and social abuse faced by the elders.
•
The theme of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2021 is “Access to Justice”.
