DAILY GK: 07 OCT 2021
1.
INDUSTRIAL PARKS RATING SYSTEM 2.0
• Minister
of State (MoS) Som Prakash, Ministry of Commerce & Industry released the
2nd edition of Industrial Park Ratings System (IPRS) report or IPRS 2.0 Report
in New Delhi.
• It
should be noted that it is the first annual IPRS as the earlier one was a pilot
phase conducted in 2018.
• In
the report 41 Industrial Parks named as ‘Leaders’ category.
• These
are mostly from Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
• 90
Industrial Parks are marked as ‘Challenger’ while 185 have been rated under
‘Aspirers’.
2.
PM MODI INAUGURATES AZADI@75 CONFERENCE
• Prime
Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Azadi@75 – New Urban India: Transforming
Urban Landscape’ Conference-cum-Expo in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on October 05,
2021.
• During
the expo, the Prime Minister virtually handed over keys of Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) houses to 75,000 beneficiaries in 75 districts of Uttar
Pradesh.
3.2021
UNHCR NANSEN REFUGEE AWARD
• Jeel
Albena Association for Humanitarian Development (JAAHD), a Yemeni humanitarian
organization, has been declared the winner of the 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee
Award.
• The
winner of the award was announced by Filippo Grandi, Commissioner of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Ameen Jubran, Founder of
Jeel Albena, received the award on behalf of Jeel Albena.
4.2021
NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
• The
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to
German chemist Benjamin List and British chemist David W.C. MacMillan for the
development of a precise new and ingenious tool for molecular construction:
asymmetric organocatalysis.
• The
Nobel Prize carries a gold medal and a cash prize of 10 million Swedish kronor
(around Rs 8.5 crore) which will be shared equally between the laureates.
5.FIRST
AIRBUS OPERATOR TO START TAXIBOT SERVICES
• AirAsia
India has become the first Airbus operator in the world to start Taxibot
services with passengers on board with a modified Airbus fleet.
• It
has announced the implementation of an Alternate Taxiing Solution (ATS),
TaxiBot.
• The
airline has tied up with KSU Aviation, the exclusive operator of the TaxiBot in
India.
• Delhi
International Airport Limited (DIAL) was the first airport in the world that
introduced Taxibot.
6.INDIA’S
FIRST E-FISH MARKET APP ‘FISHWAALE’
• Assam
Fisheries Minister Parimal Suklabaidya launched India’s first e-Fish market
application named ‘Fishwaale’.
• The
app was developed by Aqua Blue Global Aquaculture Solutions Pvt Ltd, in
collaboration with the Assam fisheries department.
• It
will provide a boost to Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
