International Chess Day: 20 July
International Chess Day is celebrated every year on 20 July.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) was established on 20 July 1924.
The game was originally invented in India in the fifth century, whose ancient name was ‘Chaturanga’.
The person who is the master in playing this game is given the title of Grand Master.
India’s first Grandmaster: Viswanathan Anand
Youngest Grandmaster of India: Abhimanyu Mishra
World Chess Federation founded: 20 July 1924
Headquarters: Lausanne Switzerland
CEO: Geoffrey D. Borg
Cannes Film Festival 2021
The awards were announced at the 74th Cannes Film Festival 2021.
In which Julia Ducornau, director of the film ‘Titan’, won the Palme d’Or.
Julia Ducornau has become the second woman to win this award.
In 1993, Jane Campion of New Zealand was the first woman to win the Palme d’Or for “The Piano”.
the winner:
| Catagory | Winner |
| Palme d’or | Julia Ducornau (Titan) |
| Best Actor | Caleb Landry Jones (Nitram) |
| Best Actress | Renate Reinsway (The Worst Person in the World) |
| Best director | leos carax |
| The grand prix | Juho Kuosmanen (Compartment No. 6) and Ashgar Farhadi (A Hero) |
| Jury award | Nadav Lapid (Ahead’s Ni) and Epichatpong Veerasethkul (Memoria) |
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia has won the Ole d’Or (Golden Eye) award for Best Documentary for her film ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’ at the Cannes Film Festival 2021.
Cannes Film Festival: It is an annual film festival held in Cannes.
Established: 1946
Country’s first ‘pod taxi’ will run between Noida’s Jewar Airport to Film City
India’s first pod taxi will run between Noida Jewar Airport and Film City (about 14 km).
It is an automatic vehicle, which is run without driver and conductor.
The cost of this project will be Rs 862 crore.
Gokulam Kerala to represent India in AFC Women’s Club Championship
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has nominated Gokulam Kerala FC to represent India in the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2020-21.
Gokulam Kerala FC is the winning team of the Indian Women’s League (IWL) 2019-20 held at Bengaluru.
All India Football Federation (AIFF) founded: 23 June 1937
Headquarters: New Delhi
President: Praful Patel
India’s first ‘Monk Fruit’ cultivation started in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu
India’s first ‘Monk Fruit’ cultivation has been started in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.
This fruit has been researched and introduced by the Council of Scientific Research and Industrial Technology Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology (CSIR-IHBT)
Monk Fruit: This is a fruit from China.
Known for its properties as a non-caloric natural sweetener and high-intensity sweet taste.
Average temperature for cultivation of monk fruit: 16 to 20 degrees
Scientific name of monk fruit: Siraitia grosvenori
Haryana government to launch ‘One Block, One Product’ scheme
Haryana government will soon launch a scheme named ‘One Block, One Product’ in the state.
The objective of this scheme is to encourage small industries in rural areas.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launched Grievance Analysis App “CPGRAMS”
Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) based ‘CPGRAMS (Centralized Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System) App’ app to improve grievance redressal.
UNDP Equator Prize 2021
Two Indian organizations Adhimalai Pazhangudiyaner Producer Company Limited and Snehakunja Trust have won the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Equator Prize for the year 2021.
Each has been awarded a prize money of USD 10,000.
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) established: 1965
Headquarters: New York, United States
President: Achim Steiner
Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix 2021
Britain’s Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix 2021 for the eighth time.
This was the 99th victory of Hamilton’s career.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) finished second.
While Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) of Finland finished third.
Japan records fastest internet speed in the world at 319 TBPS internet speed
Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (NIICT) has set a record for the fastest internet speed in the world at 319 terabytes per second (TBPS) internet speed.
With this speed 57000 movies can be downloaded in just 1 second.
The previous record was 178 terabytes per second.
Capital of Japan: Tokyo
Currency: Japanese yen
Prime Minister: Yoshihide Suga
President: Shinzo Abe
Saudi Arabia abolishes the requirement of male guardian for women participating in Haj
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has abolished the requirement of a male guardian for women attending the Hajj on 18 July.
Women can now register for annual Haj pilgrimage without a male guardian.
Capital of Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
Currency: Saudi Riyal
Crown Prince: Mohammed bin Salman
The book ‘The India Story’ by Bimal Jalan
Recently Bimal Jalan has written a new book titled ‘The India Story’.
Bimal Jalan is a former Rajya Sabha MP and Governor of Reserve Bank of India.
Other Books by Mal Jalan:
‘India Then and Now’
‘India Ahead’
