DAILY GK : 30 JULY 2021
1.
GOLD RESERVES IN INDIA ESTIMATED AT 501.83 MT
• As
per the data of the National Mineral Inventory, the total reserves/resources of
gold ore (primary) in India have been estimated at 501.83 million tonnes (MT)
as of April 1, 2015.
• As
per the Central Electricity Authority data, the total coal receipt to the
thermal power stations in FY21 was 596.015 MT, in which 75 percent of coal
(444.97 MT) was supplied by Coal India Ltd (CIL).
2.
CLEAN AIR CATALYST PROGRAMME
• India’s
cleanest city Indore has become the only city from India to be selected for
International Clean Air Catalyst Programme
• It
is a new flagship programme launched by The U.S
Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with a
group of organisations, led by World Resources Institute (WRI) and
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
• Clean
Air Catalyst Programme will be piloted in two cities- Indore, India and
Jakarta, Indonesia.
3.
3 ADVISORY GROUP TO REVIVE AIRLINES INDUSTRY
• Union
Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia formed 3 advisory groups for
Airlines, Airports and MROs (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul units).
• The
groups will discuss and find solutions to revive the Airlines Industry.
• The
Airports Group will consist of top officials of major Indian airport operators,
while the MROs Group will comprise of 4 Industry Executives from MRO, ground
handling, cargo and FTO (Flight Training Organisation).
• Indian
airlines faced losses of around INR 21,000 crores in FY21. The estimated losses
for FY22 is INR 12,700 crores.
4.
GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC 2021 REPORT
• The
World Health Organization (WHO) released the 8th edition of the ‘Global Tobacco
Epidemic 2021: Addressing new and emerging products’. For the 1st time, the
report presents data on e-cigarettes and other Electronic Nicotine Delivery
Systems (ENDS).
5.
HUGHES TO CONNECT 1,800 BOI SITES
• Hughes
Communications India Pvt Ltd (HCIPL), the satellite broadband services firm,
has made a deal with the Bank of India to connect 1,800 branches of the Bank of
India across India using a satellite-based connectivity solution.
• HCIPL
will provide the network connectivity through the Hughes Jupiter system
including routers, gateways, and network management with high performance and
efficiency, using capacity on the GSAT11 and NSS12 satellites.
6.
INDIA’S 1ST DOODLE CARDS
• FamPay
in partnership with VISA launched India’s 1st numberless Visa prepaid card for
teenagers with personalised doodles. This card will also be the 1st numberless
card of Visa.
• The
card will be available in 2 different designs such as the ‘FamCard’ and
‘FamCard Me’ and it will enable the teenagers to make NFC (Near-field
communication)-enabled contactless payments on the Visa network in India.
7.
INDIA BECOMES 4TH LARGEST FOREX RESERVES HOLDER
• India
became the 4th largest foreign exchange (Forex) reserves holder globally,
India’s Forex reserves rose by $835 million to touch a record high of $612.73
billion.
• India’s
forex reserves cover Foreign Currency Assets (FCAs), Special Drawing Rights
(SDRs), Gold Reserves and the country’s reserve position with the International
Monetary Fund (IMF).
8.
WORLD’S 1ST ‘CLEAN’ COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR REACTOR
• Chinese
scientists have unveiled plans for a first of its kind commercial Nuclear
reactor which runs on liquid Thorium rather than uranium.
• This
prototype reactor being developed by a team of scientists at the Shanghai
Institute of Applied physics will be completed by August and the first tests
will begin from September.
• It
uses molten salt instead of water for cooling.
9.
GEO-IMAGING SATELLITE ‘EOS-3’
• Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its most advanced
Geo-Imaging Satellite ‘EOS-3’ (also known as GISAT-1) on August 12, 2021.
• It
will be capable of near-real time monitoring of natural disasters like Floods
& Cyclones.
• It
will be launched into the Geosynchronous orbit by GSLV-F10 Rocket from Satish
Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
10.
RUSSIA’S NAUKA MODULE LAUNCHED TO ISS
• Recently
Russia’s Space Agency ‘Roscosmos’ launched its Largest Space Laboratory ‘Nauka
(meaning Peace)’ to the International Space Station (ISS) from Baikonur,
Kazakhstan.
• ‘Nauka’
will replace the Russian Module ‘Pirs’ on the ISS.
• Pirs
arrived at the Space Station in 2001.
11.
INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY 2021 – JULY 29
• The
International Tiger Day is annually observed across the globe on 29th July to
create awareness about the Tigers (scientific name: Panthera tigris, belong to
genus Panthera), one of the species that is classified as Endangered by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
• The
International Tiger Day is also known as Global Tiger Day.
12.
EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY 2021 – JULY 29
• Earth
Overshoot Day (EOD) marks the day on which humanity’s demand for ecological
resources and services in the year exceeds the regeneration capacity of Earth
in that year.
• The
Earth Overshoot Day 2021 falls on the 29th July 2021.
