DAILY GK: 01 , 02 AUG 2021
1.JITENDRA
SINGH RELEASED ‘BIOTECH-PRIDE’
• Minister
of State (Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science &
Technology released ‘Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation
through Data Exchange) Guidelines’ developed by Department of Biotechnology
(DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology.
• Biotech-PRIDE
is the 1st of its kind by the DBT.
2.36TH
EDITION OF CORPAT
• The
36th Edition of Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) was held between the Navies of
India and Indonesia from July 30-31, 2021 in the Indian Ocean region (IOR).
• Under
SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) mission, Indian Navy has been
actively partnering with countries in the littoral states of Indian ocean to
enhance maritime security in the region.
3.ANTONY
BLINKEN’S VISIT TO INDIA
• The
Secretary of State of the United States (US), Antony Blinken visited India.
• This
is Blinken’s 1st visit to India after assuming charge as Secretary of State.
• The
US Government announced an additional USD 25 million (~ INR 186 Crores) to
support India’s COVID-19 Vaccination programme.
• The
fund will be provided through the US Agency for International Development
(USAID).
4.NFL
& RCF SIGN MOU WITH IFFCO
• National
Fertilisers Limited (NFL) & Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd (RCF)
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Farmers Fertiliser
Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) for ‘Transfer of Technology’ of fertiliser Nano
Urea Liquid.
• Nano
Urea is manufactured by IFFCO; India is the 1st country globally to start
commercial production of Nano Urea.
• Improper
use of Chemical Fertilizers is causing water pollution and air pollution, Nano
urea being an eco-friendly product will protect the health of the soil and will
result in reducing the use of urea by upto 50%.
5.SCO
DEFENCE MINISTERS CONCLAVE 2021
• Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh visited Dushanbe, Capital of Tajikistan from July 27-29,
2021 to participate in the annual meeting of the Defence Ministers of Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states.
• It
was chaired by Tajikistan (2021 SCO Presidency Chair).
6.
HIGH-TECH CARBINE ‘TRICA’
• The
Ordnance factory Tiruchirappalli (OFT) in Tamil Nadu launched a new high-tech
and low sound weapon called TriCa (Trichy Carbine), a mini version of the
Trichy Assault Rifle (TAR).
• It
was unveiled by General Manager of OFT Sanjay Dwivedi, IOFS (Indian Ordnance
Factories Service) during a function.
7.
WORLD’S 1ST COMMERCIAL RE-PROGRAMMABLE SATELLITE
• European
Space Agency (ESA) launched ‘Eutelsat Quantum’ – the world’s 1st commercial
reprogrammable satellite into space aboard Ariane 5 rocket from French
Guiana.
• It
is a fully flexible software-defined satellite.
• The
Quantum satellite is capable of responding to changing demands for data
transmission and secure communication during its lifespan of 15 years and will
cover the areas from West Africa to Asia.
8.WORLD
RANGER DAY 2021 – 31 JULY
• World
Ranger Day is annually observed across the globe on 31st July to commemorate
the Rangers who are injured or killed in the line of their duty.
• The
day also marks the foundation of the International Ranger Federation (IRF).
• IRF
was founded on 31st July 1992.
• The
theme of World Ranger Day 2021 is “Ranger Safety and Wellbeing”.
9.1%
HORIZONTAL RESERVATION FOR TRANSGENDER
• Karnataka
has become the first state in the country to provide 1% horizontal reservation
for the transgender in each category of general, Scheduled Castes (SC),
Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) for all government
services after amending the Rule 9 Sub Rule (1D) Karnataka Civil Service (General
Recruitment) Rule, 1977.
