IOC to set up country’s first maleic anhydride factory in Panipat
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Monday said it will set up the country’s first large-sized maleic anhydride factory at its Panipat refinery and petroleum complex in Haryana with an investment of Rs 3,681 crore to manufacture enhanced chemical products.
The project will be implemented in 54 months from Phase-I investment wages, the company said in a statement. The project will have a capacity of 1,20,000 tonnes per annum of maleic anhydride. It is used in the manufacture of specialty products such as polyester resins, agricultural chemicals.
Indonesia first country to approve Novavax vaccine for Kovid-19
Biotechnology company Novavax said on Monday that Indonesia has become the first country in the world to approve emergency use of its anti-Covid-19 vaccine. Novavax has adopted a different technology in its vaccine from the vaccines currently in use.
Its vaccine will not require extremely low temperatures, which will boost its supply to poor countries of the world. This vaccine is in two doses. It is made from laboratory-produced copies of the spike protein, the envelope of the coronavirus.
‘Mumbai-Karnataka’ region renamed
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday announced that the ‘Mumbai-Karnataka’ region will now be renamed as “Kittur Karnataka region”. He said that when border disputes are arising, there is no point in carrying on the old name, hence it has been decided to rename the area.
The Chief Minister said that we had recently changed the name of Hyderabad-Karnataka region to “Kalyan Karnataka”. Now in the coming few days we are going to change the name of Mumbai Karnataka region.
‘Wax’ becomes Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year 2021
The Oxford English Dictionary has revealed its word for the year 2021. This is the word ‘vax’ related to corona vaccination, which has been used 72 times more times this year than last year.
Major General Dinesh Kumar Singh takes over as ADJ of Assam Rifles
Major General Dinesh Kumar Singh took over as the Additional Director General of the Assam Rifles on Monday. This information was given in an official release.
Major General Singh was commissioned into the ‘Brigade of the Guards’ in 1990. He laid wreath at the War Memorial of the Assam Rifles at Latkor today and interacted with his junior officers.
National Clean Ganga Mission entered in Guinness Book of World Records
The National Mission for Clean Ganga has been entered in the ‘Guinness Book of World Records’ for uploading the maximum number of photographs of handwritten notes on Facebook in 1 hour on the first day of Ganga Utsav 2021.
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat posted his message on the Ganga on Facebook, following which the activities for the Guinness record started for the public at large.
Sunjay Sudhir appointed as Ambassador of India to UAE
Senior diplomat Sunjay Sudhir was on Monday appointed as India’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Sudhir is a 1993 batch Indian Foreign Service officer and will succeed Pavan Kapoor.
Pavan Kapoor has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to Russia. Apart from this, Dinesh K Patnaik has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to Spain. Patnaik, a 1990 batch IFS officer, is currently working as the Director General of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Education Minister launches ‘Bhasha Sangam’ mobile app
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday that a system should be made to provide credit points to a student by assessing it on the basis of the languages written by him. Pradhan said this while launching the quiz based on “Bhasha Sangam” mobile app.
Bhasha Sangam mobile app will help users to learn common usage sentences in 22 languages. With the help of this app, you can practice colloquial sentences in 22 languages from the comfort of your home.
Dr Rajesh Gokhale takes over as the new Secretary, Department of Biotechnology
Eminent scientist Dr Rajesh Gokhale took charge as the new Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology on Monday. He has replaced Renu Swaroop. Welcoming Gokhale, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that he would work as a team to achieve the science-based integrated goals for the development of the nation.
Daily Quiz
- Alan Davidson, who has passed away recently, was the bowling allrounder of which country?
- Australia
- Who has appointed on the Board of Trustees of the prestigious Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art?
- Isha Ambani
- The Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has partnered with whom to provide passengers with greater trust in communication?
- Truecaller
- India Which bank has partnered with National Payments Corporation of India to launch Rupay Credit Cards “Veer”?
- Kotak Mahindra Bank
- Which state has topped in Public Affairs Index 2021? Kerala Recently, the Agriculture Minister has inaugurated “Apple Festival” in which state/UT?
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Recently, The Government has approved interest rate on Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation for FY21 at what percent?
- 8.5%
- Recently Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has dedicated to the nation “Sardar Patel Leadership Centre” in which district of Uttarakhand?
- Mussoorie
- Microsoft has become world’s most valuable company by surpasses which company?
- Apple
- Government of India has appointed whom as Chairperson of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal?
- Ashok Bhushan