DAILY GK: 18 ,19 MAR 2022
1. INDIAN RAILWAYS PREPARED NATIONAL RAIL PLAN (NRP) FOR
INDIA– 2030
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For
the development of a futuristic railway system by 2030, the Indian Railways has
come up with ‘National Rail Plan (NRP) for India-2030’.
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Its
objective is to formulate strategies based on both operational capacities and
commercial policy initiatives to increase modal share of the Railways in
freight to 45%.
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Vision
2024 of NRP, Vision 2024 has
been launched under which implementation of certain critical projects by 2024
will be accelerated which include 58 Supercritical Projects of a total length
of 3,750 km costing Rs 39,663 Crore; and 68 Critical Projects of a total length
of 6913 km costing Rs 75,736 crore.
2. TOYOTA MIRAI: INDIA’S 1ST GREEN HYDROGEN-BASED FCEV
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The world’s
most advanced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) powered by Hydrogen, Toyota
Mirai, was launched in India by the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Ministry of
Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in New Delhi, Delhi.
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Toyota Mirai is Powered
by a hydrogen fuel cell battery pack, it is capable of providing a range up to
650 km in a single charge, with a refuelling time of five minutes. The
powertrain breaks the hydrogen into water and oxygen to generate energy from
it. In Japanese, the word ‘Mirai’ means ‘future’.
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Toyota
Mirai was launched in 2014 and was one of the world’s first hydrogen fuel EV.
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Now,
this new launch in India is second generation (introduced globally in 2020),
with a 30% increase in range, better handling and sharper styling. Its
iteration will be built in TKM’s plant in Karnataka.
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The
launch of the EV, and adoption of green hydrogen technology will cater to
India’s initiative of becoming ‘Energy Self-reliant’ by 2047
3. DELOITTE’S GLOBAL POWERS OF RETAILING REPORT 2022
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According
to the global consulting firm Deloitte’s report titled “Global Powers of
Retailing 2022: Resilience Despite Challenges”, Reliance Retail Limited(RRL), a
subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited(RIL) has ranked 56th on the list of
Top 250 global retailers.
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Walmart
Inc., an American multinational retail corporation, tops the list, followed
by Amazon
4. SBI TO SET UP INNOVATION, INCUBATION AND ACCELERATION
CENTRE AT HYDERABAD
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The
State Bank of India (SBI) will set up an Innovation, Incubation and Acceleration
Centre (IIAC) at Hyderabad, Telangana which will be operational in six to nine
months of on-boarding a consultant.
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It
will help the bank to develop a set of technologies, knowledge, and skills for
the introduction of new products and services.
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It
will act as a central body to govern and drive fin-tech partnerships and
implement change across the bank.
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SBI Chairman – Dinesh Kumar Khara
5. 2022 M3M HURUN GLOBAL RICH LIST: MUKESH AMBANI CLAIMS
‘RICHEST INDIAN & ASIAN’ TITLE
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Hurun
India released a report titled “2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List”, a ranking of
United States(US) dollar billionaires in the world.
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According
to the report, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director(CMD) of Reliance
Industries Limited (RIL) has emerged as the Richest Indian and Richest Asian
& ranked 9th globally.
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Elon
Musk co-founder and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Tesla has topped the
Billionaires list as the World’s richest person for the 2nd consecutive year
with USD 205 billion(bn).
6. ICGS SAKSHAM – FIFTH OF THE SERIES OF OPV COMMISSIONED IN
GOA
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India
has commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Saksham, the fifth in the
series of 105-metre Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) class, at Goa.
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The
ship will be based in Kochi once it joins the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) force.
Ship will be used extensively for surveillance in Exclusive Economic Zones
(EEZs) and other missions mandated by the Coast Guard charter.
7. “WRIST ASSURED: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY” - GUNDAPPA VISHWANATH
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Former
Indian cricket captain Gundappa Ranganatha Viswanath (Gundappa Viswanath or
G.R. Vishwanath) has penned his autobiography titled “Wrist Assured: An
Autobiography”, co-authored by senior journalist R Kaushik.
8. GLOBAL RECYCLING DAY 2022- MARCH 18
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Global
Recycling Day is annually observed across the globe on 18th March to help
recognise, and celebrate, the importance of recycling in securing the future of
our planet.
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