Daily Current Affairs 21 March,2021 English

Daily Current Affairs 21 March, 2021 English

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21 March, 2021 Current Affairs English

Daily Current Affairs 21 March, 2021 English

1.First time in the country as a pilot project where silos (large steel storage tanks) are being constructed for storage of rice ? Bihar

*To prevent wastage of food grains in storage, First time in the country as a pilot project, silose are being cunstructed at a cost of 65.28 crores for the storage of rice at Mohian of Kaimur and Itadhi of Buxar.
Silose is already being used in the country for storing wheat, but for storing of rice first time silage is being built in Bihar.

2.Who appointed as the Director General of National Security Guard (NSG)? MA Ganapathy

* After the tenure of SS Deswal’s term ended, MA Ganapathy, director general of the National Security Guard, took over. The National Security Guard was established in the year 1984 to face the challenge of terrorism in the country.It’s headquarter is situated in New Delhi.

3.Who appointed as the Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ? Kuldeep Singh

* After the tenure of AP Maheswari’s term ended, Kuldip Sing, director general of the Central Reserve Police Force,took over.
4 Which country recently joined the International Solar Alliance? Italy
* International Solar Alliance had been jointly launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and French President Francoi Holland during the United Nations Climate Change in Paris in 2015.

* The objective of this alliance is to work to implement the Paris Climate Agreement. It’s headquarter situated in Gurugram, Haryana.

5.”Sahi Disha” campaign be launched to celebrate the livelihood of women in rural India by whom ? UNDP

* The campaign aims to highlight issues that affect rural women access to jobs, livelihoods, and the opportunity to set up enterprises to become self-sufficient. For this is a five-year collaboration between the Disha initiative IKEA Foundation and the United Nations Development Program.

* This initiative benefited women living in five states of India – Haryana, Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana

6.Where is held the recent PASSEX exercise for Operation Resolution between India and Bahrain Navy ? Faras Gulf

* Under this operation, Indian Navy warships have been given the responsibility to safely evacuate Indian ships passing through the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Hormuz-Strait.

* ‘INS Talwar’ warship participated in the exercise from India, while Royal Bahrain Naval Force represented by Corvette ‘Al Muharraq’.

7.Which scheme launched by the Central Government to provide the cheapest LED bulbs in 10 rupees in rural areas of the country ? Graam Ujala

* Under this, new LED bulbs will be given in 10 rupeeswith a three-year warranty . In return, the consumer must deposit old filament bulbs.

This will reduce power consumption and expenses, as well as increasing use of environmentally friendly LED bulbs will reduce carbon emissions and make the environment cleaner.

* The first phase of the scheme has been launched in five districts in various rural areas of the country – these include Ara (Bihar), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), and villages in western Gujarat.

8.To deal with malnutrition, which state government started a “1000-day campaign” under the “Summer Project”? Jharkhand

* According to the National Nutrition Survey, 42.9% of the children of Jharkhand state are malnourished across the country, 69% of children of Jharkhand and 65% of women are affected by anemia, this project has been started to overcome this problem.

* Its objective is to increase the number of children receiving adequate and nutritious food. Along with this, problems related to maternal and child death and maternal and child health have to be reduced during pregnancy.

9.Who is the author of the book Battle Ready For 21st Century? Arun Prakash

10.Which country’s Defense Minister Lloyd J. Austin come India on a three-day visit? America