DAILY GK 21,22 AUG
1.
MERCOM INDIA RESEARCH
REPORT ON SOLAR
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India adds a record breaking 7.2 gigawatt
(GW) of solar installations in the first half of 2022, as per the report
released by Mercom India Research.
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As there is a raise in solar capacity by 59%,
India’s cumulative installed solar capacity now stands at 57 GW.
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Rajasthan became the first
state to cross 10 GW of cumulative large-scale solar installations
at the end of March 2022.
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Rajasthan topped the large-scale solar
installations during the Q2 of 2022 with 53%.
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Gujarat also topped the large-scale solar
installations during the Q2 of 2022 with 14% of installations, and they were
followed by Maharashtra with
9%.
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India has a utility-scale projects
development pipeline of over 57 GW, with another 37 GW of tendered projects
awaiting auction.
2.
INDIA’S 1ST CISR AT INS KARNA
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India’s first Composite Indoor Shooting
Range (CISR) was
launched at Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karna
on the Eastern Seaboard, near Bheemili, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh(AP).
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The first
in the Navy and the only Military unit in the country to set up CISR is INS
Karna.
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CISR is a
state-of-the-art, self-contained, 25m, 6 lane, live firing range for all
Primary and Secondary weapons in the Indian Navy (IN).
3.
IAF TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISE
PITCH BLACK 2022 IN AUSTRALIA
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An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent
of over 100 air warriors visited Australia to participate
in Exercise
Pitch Black 2022
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Pitch Black is
a biennial three-week multi-national exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air
Force (RAAF).
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The exercise in Australia’s Northern
Territory comprises over 100 aircraft and 2,500 personnel from 17 countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia,
India, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of
Korea, the UAE, Singapore, Thailand, United States (US), and United Kingdom
(UK).
4.
INDIAN NAVY WARSHIPS ON SAIL
TO 6 CONTINENTS TO CELEBRATE 75 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
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In a first-of-its-kind effort, the Indian
Navy Ships (INS) (warships) set sail to 6 continents –
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia
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It is as a part of the celebration of 75
years
of Independence of India (“Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”).
5.
NATIONAL CSR AWARDS 2020
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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs(MCA) has
announced the winners and honourable mentions of the National Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) Awards 2020 which recognises the businesses that have
contributed to the improvement of the society through their creative and
sustainable CSR activities.
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National CSR Awards 2020 was presented to 20
winners and 17 Honourable Mentions across the three main categories
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Winner in Companies having eligible CSR Spend
equal and above Rs. 100 crores is - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
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Companies having eligible CSR Spend equal and
above Rs. 10 crores and less than Rs. 100 crores- Tata Steel Limited
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Companies having eligible CSR Spend equal and
above Rs. 1 crore and less than Rs.10 crores- CRISIL Limited
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CSR Awards for
contribution in National Priority Areas Education-
Tata Steel Limited
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Skill Development and
Livelihood- Tech Mahindra Limited
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Health, Safe Drinking
Water and Sanitation- Hero MotoCorp Limited
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Environment,
Sustainable Development and Solar Energy-ONGC
6.
RAJESH VERMA APPOINTED AS SECRETARY TO
THE PRESIDENT MURMU
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Rajesh Verma, a 1987-batch Odisha-cadre IAS
officer has been appointed as the Secretary to the President of India Droupadi Murmu by the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
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Rajesh Verma currently serves as Ministry
Corporate Affairs Secretary (MCA).
7.
FIFA SUSPENDS AIFF OVER THIRD-PARTY
INFLUENCES
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The Bureau of the Federation International de
Football Association (FIFA) Council has decided to suspend the
All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to third-party
interference, which is a violation of FIFA’s statutes.
·
Following
the suspension, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 which is scheduled to be held
in India on 11-30 October 2022, cannot be held in India as planned.
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The
suspension will be lifted after an order to set up a committee of
administrators to assume the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee have been
repealed and the AIFF administration regains full control of the AIFF’s daily
affairs.
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Other
countries banned by FIFA over 3rd party influence includes Iraq(2008) Nigeria(2014),
Guatemala(2016), Kuwait & Indonesia(2015), Pakistan(2017 & 2021) and
Kenya (2022).
8.
BOOK ON NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE’S BY
LATE MP KRISHNA BOSE
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New book titled “NETAJI: Subhas Chandra
Bose’s Life, Politics and Struggle” by late scholar & former
Member of Parliament (MP) Krishna
Bose was unveiled on the eve of 76th Independence Day.
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The book was edited and translated (to
English from Bengali) by Indian political scientist Sumantra Bose, son of Krishna Bose.
9.
SADBHAVANA DIWAS 2022 –
AUGUST 20
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Sadbhavana Diwas is
annually celebrated across India to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime
Minister (PM) Rajiv Gandhi.
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The Sabhavana Diwas literally means “Harmony
Day” is dedicated to promote national integration, social peace
and harmony among the people of all religions and Languages.
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The day was first observed in 1992, a year
after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in a suicide bomb attack on 21st May,
1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
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The 21st
May has been declared as National Anti Terrorism Day.
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At the
age of 41, Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest PM of India and served from 31st
October 1984 to 2nd December 1989. He was one of the youngest elected heads of
Government in the world.
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Indian government honoured him with Bharat Ratna (posthumously)
in 1991.
