DAILY GK: 27 , 28 JUNE 2021
1.
LIDAR SURVEY OF FOREST AREAS
• Prakash
Javadekar virtually released the
Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) based
survey of forest areas for 10 states.
• The
survey is the 1st of its kind in India which uses LiDAR technology.
• The
10 states are Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, and Tripura.
• It
is the 1st time that Central funds have been utilized for surveying of forest
areas at such a large scale.
• The
survey was carried out by WAPCOS Ltd (formerly known as Water and Power
Consultancy Services Ltd), a PSU under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government
of India at a cost INR 18.38 Crore in 26 states over 2,61,897 hectares (DPRs
for remaining 16 states to be released shortly).
2.
INDIA’S 1ST INDIGENOUS AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO BE COMMISSIONED BY 2022
• Minister
for Defence Rajnath Singh has stated that India’s 1st Indigenous Aircraft
Carrier (IAC) will be commissioned into Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command as ‘INS
Vikrant’ by mid-2022.
• It
is being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
• IAC
contains nearly 75% indigenous content and has been designed by Indian Navy’s
Directorate of Naval Design (DND).
• It
is being built at a cost of INR 24,000 crore and was originally targeted to be
commissioned by 2018.
3.
TWO DAYS HEMIS FESTIVAL CELEBRATED IN LADAKH
• The
two days grand Hemis festival was celebrated by the people of Ladakh and the
Tibetian community on 20th and 21st of June 2021.
• It
is celebrated at the sweeping courtyard of Hemis monastery, Ladakh.
• The
masked dances also known as ‘Chham Dance’ depict the triumph of good over the
bad are the highlights of the Hemis Festival of Ladakh.
• Also
‘Chang’, a local liquor is served to the people during the festival.
4.CHINA
BECAME THE 2ND-LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION OF INDIA IN FY21
• As
per the Central government data, China replaced the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
as the 2nd largest export destination for India in FY21.
• The
United States (US) remained as India’s top export partner.
• China’s
share in India’s export rose to 7.29 percent in FY21 from 5.3 percent of FY20
(Whereas the imports from China declined marginally in FY21).
• Iron
ore, organic chemicals, and petroleum were the top exports to China in FY21.
5.WORLD’S
TOP PHILANTHROPIST OF LAST CENTURY
• The
founder of Tata Group, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata has emerged as the biggest
philanthropist globally in the last century(between 1901-1999) by donating
$102.4 billion, according to the list of top 50 givers prepared by the Hurun
Report and EdelGive Foundation.
• Total
global donations in the last century stood at $832 billion.
• The
only other Indian in the list of 50 global philanthropists is Azim Prem ji,
former chairman of Wipro.
• He
is ranked at 12th position.
6.MEENESH
SHAH APPOINTED AS NDDB CHAIRMAN
• National
Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Executive Director Meenesh Shah has taken
additional charge as the Chairman of NDDB for six months with effect from June
1,2021.
• He
is the member secretary of the Indian National Committee (INC) of the
International Dairy Federation (IDF).
7.DRDO
TEST FIRES PINAKA ROCKET
• The
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired
the Extended range version of indigenously developed Pinaka rocket &
Enhanced range versions of indigenously developed 122mm Caliber rocket from the
Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha.
• Both
rockets have been developed by Pune-based Armament Research and Development
Establishment (ARDE) and the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL).
• Pinaka
Rocket – The enhanced range version of the Indigenous Pinaka Rocket System test
fired from a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) can destroy targets at
distances up to 45 Kms.
8.‘ITAT
E-DWAR’ E-FILING PORTAL OF ITAT
• Union
Minister for Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad formally launched the
e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) – ‘itat e-dwar’ from
New Delhi.
• The
portal developed by ITAT will enable parties to file their Appeals,
Miscellaneous Applications, documents, paper books etc electronically.
• It
is expected to benefit lawyers & tax litigants.
9.INTERNATIONAL
DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING 2021
• The
United Nations (UN)’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking is annually observed across the globe on 26th June to create
awareness about the major problem that illicit drugs represent to society.
• The
theme of the 2021 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is
“Share Facts On Drugs, Save Lives”.
10.WORLD
HUMANIST DAY 2021 – JUNE 21
• The
World Humanist Day is annually observed across the globe on 21st June to create
awareness about the ways to spread information and combat misinformation about
the positive aspects of Humanism, a means to affect the change in the world.
