DAILY GK : 27 JULY 2021
1.INDIA’S
39TH UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
• During
the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO, India’s
nomination of Kakatiya Rudreswara Temple (Ramappa Temple) at Palampet,
Telangana was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list.
• It
will be India’s 39th World Heritage Site & the 1st World Heritage Site from
Telangana.
• It
was constructed in 1213 AD during the reign of Kakatiya Empire by Recharla
Rudra Reddy, a general of Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva.
2.ABDULLA
SHAHID’S VISIT TO INDIA
• Abdullah
Shahid, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives, who is also The
President-Elect of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) (PGA-Elect)
visited New Delhi.
• He
visited India at the invitation of Dr. S Jaishankar, EAM of India.
• Shahid
has released a vision statement for his presidency term called ‘Presidency of
Hope: COVID Pandemic and Need for Reformed Multilateralism’ with 5 priority
themes – recovering from Covid-19, rebuilding sustainably, responding to the
planet’s needs, respecting the rights of all, and reforming the UN.
3.BPKP
AS A SUB-SCHEME OF PKVY
• Since
2020-21, the government is implementing Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati
(BPKP) as a sub-scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) for promoting
Organic farming (traditional indigenous practices).
• Under
BPKP, financial assistance of Rs 12200/hectare for 3 years is being provided
for cluster formation, capacity building, and continuous handholding.
• It
promotes biomass mulching, use of cow dung-urine formulations, plant-based
preparations and time to time working of soil for aeration.
4.IFC
LENDS $250 MILLION TO HDFC LTD.
• The
investment arm of the World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
has sanctioned $250 million (~Rs.1858 Crore) to HDFC (Housing Development
Finance Corporation) Ltd to enhance inexpensive housing finance in India under
the themes Affordable & Green housing.
• This
loan is on the lines of India’s target of providing ‘Housing for All’.
5.NATIONAL
BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR SDG CHOUPAL
• To
honour the various initiatives undertaken by Sanjay Rai ‘Sherpuria’, the
entrepreneur and Social worker, during COVID-19, SDG Choupal named him as the
National Brand Ambassador of it.
• SDG
Choupal will support the national and state governments for implementing the
UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (a set of 17 goals and 169 targets).
6.BS
YEDIYURAPPA ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION AS KARNATAKA CM
• B.S.
Yediyurappa announced his resignation as CM of Karnataka.
• He
had submitted his resignation to Thawar Chand Gehlot,the Governor of Karnataka.
• In
the exercise of powers vested under Part IV of the Constitution of India,
Article 164 (1), Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot accepted the resignation.
7.WORLD
CADET WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021
• India
has finished the World Cadet Wrestling Championships 2021 with 13 Medals (5
Gold, 1 Silver, 7 Bronze).
• The
World Cadet Wrestling Championships 2021 was held from July 19-25, 2021 at
Budapest, Hungary.
• The
Indian Men’s Team were crowned as Freestyle Champions.
• It
is India’s 1st ever team freestyle world title at any level.
• While
the Women’s Wrestling Team clinched the Silver Medal.
8.ICC
WOMEN’S ODI PLAYER RANKINGS
• Indian
Women’s Team Captain (for ODIs) Mithali Raj has reclaimed the No.1 spot in the
latest MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings.
• It
is the 9th time that Mithali Raj is topping the rankings.
• In
the latest MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings, India’s Smriti Mandhana
attained a career-best 3rd ranking.
9.BOOK
ON INDIAN START-UP ECOSYSTEM – ‘SHIFTING ORBITS’
• Amitabh
Kant, Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog (National Institution for
Transforming India) has launched a book titled ‘Shifting Orbits: Decoding the
Trajectory of the Indian Start-up Ecosystem’.
• Indian
start-ups are projected to raise $13.7 billion in funding by 2021.
• Totally
52 startups have turned into Unicorns in the Indian market.
• Unicorn
– It is a privately-owned startup with a valuation of over $1 billion.
10.22ND
ANNIVERSARY OF KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS
• India
celebrates the 22nd Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26th July 2021 which
marks the victory of India over Pakistan in the war fought from 3rd May to 26th
July 1999 in Kargil, Jammu & Kashmir.
• The
day remembers the valour and sacrifices of the heroes of the Kargil War and
pays homage to the martyrs who lost their lives in the line of duty.
11.WORLD
IN VITRO FERTILIZATION (IVF) DAY 2021
• The
World In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Day is annually observed across the globe on
25th July to mark the birth of Louise Joy Brown, the World’s first IVF baby, on
25th July 1978 in Manchester, England.
• On
3rd October 1978, India’s First and world’s 2nd IVF baby Kanupriya Agarwal aka
Durga was born.
12.‘AZAD
KI SHAURYA GATHA’ EXHIBITION
• Union
Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal
inaugurated the exhibition “Azad Ki Shaurya Gatha” focused on the life of
immortal martyr ‘Chandrasekhar Azad’ as part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” at
Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi.
13.INS
AIRAVAT ARRIVED JAKARTA
• Indian
Naval Ship Airavat arrived at the Port of Jakarta, Indonesia on 24 Jul 2021,
carrying essential COVID-19 relief supplies.
• The
ship has brought five Cryogenic containers containing 100 MT of Liquid Oxygen
and 300 Concentrators to support Indonesia in its fight against the on going
pandemic.
14.BANGLADESH
ALTERNATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM
• The
Bangladesh government is working to develop a social media platform named ‘Jogajog’
as an alternative to Facebook.
• He
mentioned that the government is also working to develop a communication app
‘Alapan’ as an alternative to Whatsapp.
• Zunaid
Ahmed Palak noted that the government also plans to develop a streaming app as
an alternative to YouTube so that the huge outflow of money due to
advertisements from the country could be stopped.
