CURRENT AFFAIRS
16.07.2021
1
Piyush
Goyal appointed Leader of House in Rajya Sabha.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal has
been appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha. His
appointment is effective from July 06, 2021. He will succeed Thawar Chand
Gahlot, who has taken charge as the Governor of Karnataka.
Mr.
Goyal, a two-time Rajya Sabha MP, is currently the deputy leader of the NDA as
well as the Union Minister in the Cabinet. He is serving as the Union Minister
of Textiles, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Consumer
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The Leader of the House is responsible
for organizing government meetings and business in the House.
2
RBI
Launches ‘Retail Direct Scheme’
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched ‘the
RBI Retail Direct’ scheme for retail investors, through which they can
directly buy and sell government securities (G-Secs), both primary
and secondary. The bond-buying window was opened to increase retail
participation in G-Secs and democratize ownership of G-Secs beyond the managers
of pooled resources such as banks and mutual funds. The date of commencement of
the scheme will be announced later.
Highlights of the ‘RBI Retail Direct’ scheme:
The RBI Retail Direct scheme is a one-stop solution to
facilitate investment in Government Securities (G-Secs) by individual
investors.
This dedicated bond-buying window is a part of RBI’s effort
to increase retail participation in government securities.
The scheme also provides the facility to Retail investors
(individuals) to open and maintain the ‘Retail Direct Gilt Account’ (RDG
Account) with RBI.
Under this scheme, retail investors are able to open and
maintain their gilt securities account named ‘Retail Direct Gilt Account’ (RDG
Account) through a ‘With RBI’online portal‘.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
RBI 25th Governor: Shaktikant Das; Headquarters: Mumbai; Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata.
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3
NTPC
to construct India’s largest solar power park in Kutch.
NTPC Ltd., India’s largest power generator is set to construct
the country’s single-largest solar photovoltaic project at Rann of Kutch
region in Khavada, Gujarat. The solar power park will have a capacity
of 4.75 Gigawatt (Gw)/4750 MW. The project will be constructed
through NTPC’s renewable energy arm, NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC-REL).
About the project:
NTPC REL, a 100% subsidiary of NTPC, received approval from
the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on 12 July 2021 under Mode
8 (Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Park) of the Solar Park Scheme.
The project is a part of NTPC’s plan to transform itself
into a green energy major. It aims to build 60 GW Renewable Energy
Capacity by 2032.
NTPC REL also plans to generate green hydrogen on a
commercial scale from this park. Hydrogen produced from renewable sources is
called green hydrogen.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
NTPC Chairman and Managing Director: Shri Gurdeep Singh;
NTPC Founded: 1975.
NTPC Headquarters: New Delhi, India.
4
AR
Rahman launch Tokyo Olympics cheer song “Hindustani Way”.
Singer Ananya Birla has
teamed up with music maestro AR Rahman to launch a cheer
song for Indian sports personalities as they gear up for Tokyo Olympics. Titled “Hindustani
Way”, the song has been sung by Ananya and composed by
Rahman. Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur also
present in the launch of the song.
The
video of the song follows a family from 1996 to the present day as they cheer
for Indian sports personalities across different Olympic seasons. The video
features archival footage from Atlanta (1996), Athens (2004), Beijing (2008),
London (2012), Rio (2016) and some exclusive training
footage of this year’s contingent. The archival footage features winning
moments of Leander Peas, Vijender Singh, Abhinav Bindra, Mary Kom, Rajyavardhan
Singh Rathore, PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, among others.
5
India’s
first ‘Grain ATM’ open in Gurugram.
The country’s first ‘Grain ATM’ has been set up as
a pilot project in Gurugram, Haryana. It is an automatic machine,
which works just like a bank ATM. This machine has been installed under
the ‘World Food Programme’ of the United Nations (UN), and is called
the ‘Automated, Multi Commodity, Grain Dispensing Machine’.
About the Machine:
This automatic machine is equipped with the biometric system
with a touch screen, where the beneficiary will have to enter the Aadhaar or
ration card unique number.
On biometric authentication, the foodgrain prescribed by the
government to the beneficiaries will be automatically filled in the bags
installed under the machine.
Three types of grains — wheat, rice and millet — can be
distributed through this machine. At present, the distribution of wheat has
been started from the ‘Grain ATM’ machine installed at Farrukhnagar.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
Haryana Capital: Chandigarh;
Haryana Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya;
Haryana Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar.
6
China launches Fengyun weather satellite into polar
orbit.
A
new Chinese Fengyun weather satellite launched and flew into a polar orbit to
feed data into global computer models, adding inputs that international weather
officials said will improve medium and long-range forecasts.
The Fengyun 3E satellite rocketed into orbit on top of a Long
March 4C rocket .according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.,
or CASC, the top state-run contractor for China’s space program.
The three-stage Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan
spaceport in the Inner Mongolia region of northwestern China. The liquid-fueled
launcher flew south from Jiuquan before releasing the Fengyun 3E weather
satellite into a polar orbit about 500 miles (800 kilometers) above Earth.
7
Assam govt to
create new department to protect indigenous faith, culture.
Assam
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday defended the State government’s
move to create a department for preserving indigenous faiths that were “fading
away” due to “preaching and professional management systems” of mainstream
religions.
Replying to a Zero Hour notice in the State Assembly regarding
the creation of the department, the Chief Minister said time, modernity and
global religious communities had taken a toll on tribal cultures, practices,
languages, livelihoods and faiths in Assam.
“The mandate of the new department to be put under the joint
control of the directorates of Archaeology, Museum and History and Antiquarian
Studies will be to interact with the tribal people, study the folklores,
customs and practices for ensuring these are not forgotten,” he said.
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