Daily Current Affairs: July 15, 2021

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Important Days

World Youth Skills Day – 15 July

• World Youth Skills Day is observed on 15 July every year. This day is to recognise the importance of equipping young people around the world with essential skills for employment, work and entrepreneurship.
• 2021 Theme: “Reimagining Youth Skills Post-Pandemic”

National News

Union Minister Amit Shah inaugurates research-based centre of excellence at the National Forensic Science University in Gandhinagar

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Research and Analysis of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• This research-based Centre of Excellence will help Indian youths to become free from addiction to drugs and narcotics. This centre will help in research and analysis of drugs and narcotics seized in different parts of India and its routes.

Gujarat                    

• Capital: Gandhinagar
• Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani
• Governor: Acharya Devvrat
• National Parks: Blackbuck National Park, Vansda National Park, Gir Forest National Park, Marine (Gulf of Kachchh) National Park

T-Hub partners with Atal Innovation Mission to boost growth for health tech innovations in India

• T-Hub has partnered with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog to foster innovation and entrepreneurship across the healthcare sectors.
• Under this partnership, T-Hub is running a 3-month cohort-based program AIC T-Hub Foundation, exclusively for the deep tech startups creating new-age solutions in the field of life sciences and healthcare.

Union Government increases Dearness Allowance for Central Government employees from 17% to 28% from July 2021

• Union Government has increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners, respectively, from 17% to 28%. It will be effective from 1 July 2021.

NTPC to set up India’s single largest solar park at Rann of Kutch

• State-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation Limited’s (NTPC) arm, NTPC Renewable Energy Limited, has received approval from the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to set up a 4750 MW renewable energy park at Rann of Kutch in Khavada, Gujarat.
• As a part of its green energy portfolio augmentation, NTPC is aimed to build 60 GW renewable energy capacity by 2032.

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)

• Headquarters: New Delhi, India
• Chairman and Managing Director: Gurdeep Singh
• Founded: 1975

Union Minister Piyush Goyal to replace Thaawarchand Gehlot as the Leader of House in the Rajya Sabha

• Union Minister Piyush Goyal was named the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha. He held the post of Deputy Floor Leader for Rajya Sabha, will now succeed former Union Minister Thawarchand Gehlot as the Leader of the House.
• Thaawarchand Gehlot took oath as the 19^th Governor of Karnataka. He succeeded Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala.

World Food Programme partners with Rajasthan to improve Targeted Public Distribution System

• The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in India and the Rajasthan Government have joined hands to improve the Targeted Public Distribution System (TDPS) in Rajasthan.
• It helps to create a digital dashboard of supply and food grains received by beneficiaries for monitoring and evaluation of TDPS.

World Food Programme (WFP)

• Headquarters: Rome, Italy
• Executive Director: David Beasle
• Founded: 1961

Rajasthan                

• Capital: Jaipur
• Chief Minister: Ashok Gehlot
• Governor: Kalraj Mishra
• National Parks: Desert National Park, Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Mukundra Hills National Park, Ranthambhore National Park, Sariska National Park 

International News

Union Minister Jaishankar unveils a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Georgia

• Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Georgia. This ceremony was held in Tbilisi Park, and he was accompanied by David Zalkaliani, the Georgian Foreign Minister.
• During his two-day visit to Georgia, he also handed over the relics of the 17^th century, Queen Ketevan to Georgia and the people of Georgia at a ceremony in Tbilisi.

Georgia

• Capital: Tbilisi
• Currency: Georgian Lari
• Prime Minister: Irakli Garibashvili
• President: Salome Zourabichvili

UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore resigns

• United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accepted the resignation of Henrietta Fore as the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF):

• Headquarters: New York, United States
• Executive Director: Henrietta Holsman Fore
• UNICEF Representative in India: Dr Yasmin Ali Haque

Books and Authors

Chryseis Knight becomes the youngest author to publish her book titled ‘The Great Big Lion’

• The 7-year-old Canadian author Chryseis Knight became the youngest author to be published. Her book was titled ‘The Great Big Lion’ and published by Penguin Random House.

A new book titled ‘A New Cold War: Henry Kissinger and the Rise of China’ is set to be released soon

• A new book titled ‘A New Cold War: Henry Kissinger and the Rise of China’ was edited by Sanjaya Baru and Rahul Sharma. This book will be released on 14 August 2021.

Sports News

Inox Group launches new campaign to support the Indian Olympic contingent

• Inox Group is the official sponsor of the Indian Olympic Team. It has unveiled a new campaign to support and cheer the Indian team to gear up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
• The campaign features boxers MC Mary Kom and Vikas Krishan Yadav along with Table Tennis player Manika Batra.

Babar Azam becomes the fastest batsman to score 14 ODI centuries

• Pakistan captain Babar Azam became the fastest batsman to notch up 14 ODI centuries from 81 matches in terms of innings. He surpassed South African batsman Hashim Amla (84 matches), Indian captain Virat Kohli (103 matches) and Australian batsman David Warner (98 matches).

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