Daily Current Affairs 15 July, 2021 in English
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15 July,2021 Current Affairs in English
Daily Current Affairs 15 July, 2021 in English
- Which country has become the first country to adopt India’s BHIM-UPI standards for its Quick Response (QR) codes ? Bhutan
* Bhutan will also become the only country to issue and accept RuPay cards as well as accept BHIM-UPI
* Bhutan becomes the first country, in India’s immediate neighbourhood, to use the BHIM app for mobile-based payments
* Bhutan is also the second country after Singapore to have BHIM-UPI acceptance at merchant locations. - Which country has signed a USD 1.3 billion agreement with Indian hydroelectric company Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam to develop the Lower Arun Hydroelectric Project with a capacity of 679 MW ? Nepal
* The project will be developed under the build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model.
* Lower Arun Hydropower project is the second mega project undertaken by India after the 900-MW Arun-3 hydroelectric project. - Where will NTPC set up the country’s largest 4,750 MW renewable energy solar park ? Kachh
- Where will be the country’s first Green Hydrogen Mobility Project set up by NTPC ? Ladakh
* Hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable energy is known as ‘Green Hydrogen’. There is no trace of carbon in it. - Where has the country’s first railway station been built on PPP (Private-Public Partnership) model ? Gandhinagar, Gujarat
* This is the first railway station in the country built on PPP model, where a roof equipped with solar panels has been laid.
* First time in the country, a five star hotel has been constructed above the Gandhinagar railway station. - Who became the first North-Eastern state to pass Bill 2021 to protect cattle ? Assam
- Recently Lomur Elephant Sanctuary was in news,in which state it is proposed ? Chattisgarh
- Which state has tied up with National Insurance Company Limited for the first time to insuring Himalayan Yak ? Arunachal Pradesh
- Who became the first gymnastics judge in the Olympic Games ? Deepak Kabra
- Which Indian origin won the singles title of Junior Wimbledon Boys Championship 2021 by defeating Viktor Lilov ? Sameer Banerjee
* Earlier Yuki Bhambri was the only Indian player to win the singles Junior Australian Open 2009.
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