Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Day: 27 June
Every year on 27 June, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Day (MSME) is celebrated globally by the United Nations.
Theme of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Day 2021: “MSME 2021: Key to an inclusive and sustainable recovery”
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Nitin Gadkari
Nikol Pashinyan becomes Prime Minister of Armenia
The Acting Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan became the Prime Minister of Armenia.
Armenia’s capital: Yerevan
Currency: Armenian dram
DRDO successfully test-fires subsonic cruise nuclear missile ‘Nirbhay’
Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test-fired the subsonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’ from an Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore, Odisha on June 24, 2021.
India’s Nirbhay missile is compared to America’s Tomahawk and Pakistan’s Babar missile.
The trial of ‘Nirbhay’ took place on 12 March 2013.
Establishment of DRDO: 1958
Headquarters: New Delhi
President: Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy
Will Smith announces the publication of his autobiography ‘Will’
The American actor, filmmaker and rapper Will Smith, published the title and cover of his autobiography “Will”.
Mark Manson is the co-author of this book.
The cover is designed by New Orleans artist Brandon “BeMike” Odoms.
Titled ‘Will’, the film will be published on November 9.
Sajan Prakash becomes first Indian swimmer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Sajan Prakash of Kerala has become the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
He clocked 1 minute 56.38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly in Rome, Italy, against the time limit of 1 minute 56.48 seconds set for qualifying for the Olympics.
The Olympic Games in Tokyo will run from 23 July 2021 to 08 August 2021.
This is the second time that Japan is hosting the Olympics.
Tokyo Olympic Mascots: ‘Miraitova’ and ‘Somite’
Japan previously hosted the Olympics in 1964.
India’s Theme for Tokyo Olympics: Song ‘Laksh Tera Saamne Hai’ (Musician Mohit Chauhan)
Vigilance Commissioner, Suresh N Patel has been made the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)
The current Vigilance Commissioner of India, Suresh N Patel has been appointed as the Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) of India in the Central Vigilance Commission.
He will replace Sanjay Kothari.
Constitution of Central Vigilance Commission: 1964
Headquarters: New Delhi
smart city awards 2020
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has announced the winners of India Smart Cities Awards Contest 2020.
Among these, Indore and Surat have been declared joint winners of Smart Cities Award 2020.
In the category of states:
Uttar Pradesh – 1
Madhya Pradesh – 2
Tamil Nadu – 3
Award for Best Union Territory: Chandigarh
List of winning smart cities in various categories:
| 1. | urban mobility | Aurangabad: Manjhi Smart Bus Surat: Dynamic Scheduling Bus Ahmedabad: Unmanned Parking System and Automatic Ticket Dispensing Machines AMDA Park |
| 2. | Cleanliness | Tirupati: Bioremediation and Bio-mining Indore: Municipal Waste Management System Soorat: Conservation through treated waste water |
| 3. | culture | Indore: Conservation of Heritage Chandigarh: Capital Complex, Heritage Project Gwalior: Digital Museum |
| 4. | Governance | Vadodara: GIS Thane: Digi Thane Bhubaneswar: ME App |
| 5. | Economy | Indore: Carbon Credit Financing Mechanism Tirupati: Promoting local identity and economy through design studios Agra: Center for Micro Skill Development |
| 6. | social aspect | Tirupati: Health Benchmark for Municipal Schools Bhubaneswar: Socially Smart Bhubaneswar Tumkur: Digital Library Solutions |
| 7. | urban environment | Bhopal: Clean Energy Chennai: Restoration of water bodies Tirupati: Renewable Energy Generation |
| 8. | built environment | Indore: Chappan Shop Surat: Canal Corridor |
| 9. | Water | Dehradun: Smart Water Metering Water ATM Varanasi: Eco-restoration of the Assi River Appearance: Integrated and Sustainable Water Supply |
| 10. | Innovative Idea Award | Indore: Carbon Credit Financing Mechanism Chandigarh: For Union Territories |
| 11. | covid innovation award | Kalyan, Dombivali and Varanasi |
‘Smart Cities Leadership Award’:
Ahmedabad – 1
Varanasi – 2
Ranchi – 3
These nine cities of the country namely Surat, Indore, Ahmedabad, Pune, Vijayawada, Rajkot, Visakhapatnam, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Vadodara have been given 4-star ratings.
The Smart Cities Mission was launched by the Government of India on 25 June 2015.
Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs: Hardeep Singh Puri
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier ‘INS Vikrant’ to be commissioned in 2022
India’s first indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘INS Vikrant’ will be commissioned in 2022, according to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
‘INS Vikrant’ is being built by the Cochin Shipyard in Kochi, Kerala for the Indian Navy.
This will be the first aircraft carrier to be built in India.
This indigenous aircraft carrier has been named ‘Vikrant’ after the first decommissioned carrier of the Navy.
Antivirus software company ‘McAfee’ founder John McAfee dies
John McAfee, founder of British-American antivirus software company ‘McAfee’, has died.
John McAfee was found dead in his prison cell in Spain, where he had been for tax evasion since October 2020.
Kotak Mahindra Bank launches ‘Pay Your Contact’ facility
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited has announced the launch of a new facility named ‘Pay Your Contact’.
Which enables its customers to send or pay money to any of their contacts across all payment apps by just the beneficiary’s mobile number.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Established: 2003
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
MD & CEO: Uday Kotak
Founder: Uday Kotak
Goa becomes India’s first rabies free state
Goa has become the first rabies free state in India.
The ‘Mission Rabies Project‘ was also started to control rabies in Goa.
According to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, no case of rabies has been reported in the state in the last 3 years.
Rabies is a viral disease that is transmitted to people through the saliva of infected animals.
Rabies is spread by lysavirus.
Renowned French scientist Louis Pasteur discovered rabies vaccine
World Rabies Day: 28 September
World’s first genetically modified rubber plant set up in Assam
The world’s first genetically modified rubber plant has been set up at the Rubber Board’s Sarutari research farm on the outskirts of Guwahati in Assam.
This GM rubber was developed in the Biotechnology Laboratory at the Indian Rubber Research Institute at Puthupalli, Kottayam, Kerala.
World’s largest rubber producing country: Thailand
Thailand is followed by Indonesia and China.
India is the fourth largest rubber producer in the world.
The state of Kerala in India is the largest producer of rubber.
Scientific name of rubber: Hevea brasiliensis
