Daily Current Affairs 28 June 2021 – Gkseries

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Daily Current Affairs 28 June 2021

Suresh N. Patel appointed as acting CVC in the Central Vigilance Commission

Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N. Patel has been appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) in the Central Vigilance Commission.

The appointment was necessitated after Sanjay Kothari completed his term as the chief of the probity watchdog on June 23.

Mr. Kothari had joined the commission in April last year. The commission is headed by the CVC and can have a maximum of two vigilance commissioners.

There is a vacancy of one more vigilance commissioner, in addition to Mr. Patel, in the commission.

The Personnel Ministry has already called for applications for the posts of CVC and a vigilance commissioner.

Microsoft officially launched next generation operating system Window 11

Tech giant Microsoft officially launched its new Windows operating system ‘Windows 11’ which is being called as the “next generation” of Windows.

Windows 11 is special because it focuses on a new user interface, a new Windows Store, and improvements to performance, including a centre-aligned Taskbar and Start button.

One of the unique features of Windows 11 is that it will support Android apps via Amazon’s app store. It will work better in touch mode as well.

Windows 11 operating system (OS) will be available as a free upgrade for Windows 10 users in late 2021, as long as the user has a compatible PC that meets the requirements of Microsoft’s new operating system.

Windows 11 OS will work on PCs having a processor that has two or more cores and a clock speed of 1GHz or higher.

PCs having Intel’s sixth and seventh-generation processors will not be eligible to use Windows 11.

Zhang Zhizhen becomes first Chinese man to qualify for Wimbledon

Zhang Zhizhen becomes first Chinese man to qualify for Wimbledon in Open Era to play in the main draw at Wimbledon after the world No. 178 booked his place by defeating Argentine Francisco Cerundolo 6-0 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(6) in the qualifiers.

The 24-year-old is only the fourth Chinese man to play singles in the main draw of a grand slam since the Open Era began in 1968.

No Chinese man has played in the singles since 1959. Wu Di (2013, 2014, 2016), Zhang Ze (2014, 2015) and Li Zhe (2019) have all played at the Australian Open.

It has been something of a mystery why Chinese men have failed to emulate the country’s women, who have provided many top players including Li Na who won the French and Australian Open titles before retiring in 2014.

Zhang Zhizhen is currently the only Chinese male player in the top 250 in the ATP rankings.

Andhra Pradesh dispenses with interviews for future recruitments in government jobs

The Andhra Pradesh government issued a formal order dispensing with the process of interviews for all future recruitments into government service, including the executive posts.

The new system, wherein only written examinations would be conducted for all categories of posts, including Group-1 services, would be applicable for all recruitments to be notified from now on.

In 2011, the then united AP government headed by N Kiran Kumar Reddy did away with the interview process for all subordinate services as part of the reforms introduced in APPSC recruitments.

The reforms were implemented as per the recommendations of a high-level committee headed by the then Special Chief Secretary J Satyanarayana.

Written tests and interviews were, however, retained for executive posts like deputy collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police, commercial taxes officer, regional transport officer and the like.

Abhishek Verma won compound men’s individual gold in Archery World Cup

Abhishek Verma created history by becoming the first man to win two World Cup gold medals in individual compound archery.

Verma won the gold in the men’s individual compound event at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris.

Abhishek Verma held his nerve in a shoot-off against American heavyweight Kris Schaff in the gold medal match in Paris. He had previously won gold at the individual event in Wroclaw in 2015 and also a silver in 2018.

Abhishek Verma also has won two medals at World Cup Finals, a silver in 2015 and bronze in 2018.

In a neck-and-neck final clash, the duo dropped just two points each to be locked 148-all after the regulation five ends.

Government launched website for “Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan”

The Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Thawaarchand Gehlot launched the website for the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan(NMBA) on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

The Day is observed worldwide to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving the goal of a sustainable world free of substance abuse.

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, which is the nodal ministry for Drug Demand Reduction, implements various programmes for the drug abuse prevention across the country.

This year, to commemorate the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment organized a 6-day Nasha Mukt Bharat Summit which ended with the e-launch of several initiatives undertaken by the Ministry for the prevention of Drug Abuse.

Archaeologists have discovered new human species in Israel

An international group of archaeologists have discovered a missing piece in the story of human evolution at the Israeli site of Nesher Ramla.

It has recovered a skull that may represent a late-surviving example of a distinct Homo population, which lived in and around modern-day Israel from about 420,000 to 120,000 years ago.

As researchers Israel Hershkovitz, Yossi Zaidner and colleagues detail in two companion studies published in Science, this archaic human community traded both their culture and genes with nearby Homo sapiens groups for many thousands of years.

Pieces of a skull, including a right parietal (towards the back/side of the skull) and an almost complete mandible (jaw) were dated to 140,000–120,000 years old, with analysis finding the person it belonged to wasn’t fully H. sapiens.

Delhi launched a 15-day “Van Mahotsav” Program to increase the green cover

Delhi government launched the ‘Van Mahotsav’ (tree plantation festival) to increase the green cover of the national capital and involve more people.

Under this 15 day program ministers, MLAs and Speaker of the Delhi assembly will lead plantation  drives in each of their constituency in different places to reach the goal set by Chief Minister of planting two crore saplings in this tenure of which 33 lakh will be planted this year.

According to the government a full scale audit will be carried out of the all the saplings planted, Delhi government has organised tree plantation drives to increase Delhi’s green belt and to lessen the pollution levels.

The Van Mahotsav started from Garhi Mandu, Yamuna Bank will run for the next fifteen days, the Deputy Chief Minister are expected to take part and lead the campaign.

ARDE develops life-saving ‘Canopy Severance System’

Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune along with High Energy Material Research Laboratory (HEMRL) has made a state-of-the-art Canopy Severance System (CSS), which provides a safe escape path for a pilot operating an aircraft in case of an emergency.

The escape system has been designed for the indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and Trainer Aircraft, HJT-36 Aircraft and HTT-40 Aircraft.

All modern aircraft are equipped with a Canopy Severance System (CSS) for a safe passage by pre-weakening/severing the canopy to facilitate the smooth escape of the pilot in a swift manner.

The Canopy Severance System (CSS) is a life-saving device that helps in the safe ejection of a fighter aircraft pilot in a time of distress.

Captchas accessibility of High Court to physically disabled people

All High Court websites now have captchas which are accessible to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). The task of making the digital infrastructure of the Indian judicial system more accessible to persons with disabilities has been a core component of the work of the e-Committee, Supreme Court of India.

These captchas serve as entry points to access several essential facets of a court website, such as judgments/orders, cause-lists and checking the status of cases.

Many High Court websites were hitherto exclusively using visual captchas inaccessible to the visually challenged, making it impossible for them to access such content independently.

In coordination with all High Courts, the e-Committee has now ensured that visual captchas are accompanied by text/ audio captchas making the website content accessible to the visually challenged.

Famous Snaana yatra of Lord Jagannath begins at Puri

The famous Snana Yatra of Lord Jagannath has begun in Puri. Snana Yatra is a ceremonial grand shower festival celebrated on the Purnima of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha.

This is the first occasion in the year as per the Hindu calendar, when the deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra, Sudarshan, and Madanmohan are brought out from the Jagannath Temple (Puri) and taken in a procession to the Snana Mandap inside the temple premises.

They are ceremonially bathed in 108 pots of ritually purified water and decorated for a public audience.

The Skanda Purana mentions that King Indradyumna arranged this ceremony for the first time when the idols of the deities were first installed.

In the evening, at the conclusion of the bathing ritual, Jagannath and Balabhadra are dressed up in elephant headgear representing the God Ganesh. This form of the God is called the ‘Gajavesha’.

After the Snana Yatra the Gods are traditionally believed to fall ill and are kept in a sick room to recuperate in privacy under the care of the Raj Vaidya.

DRDO initiates the trials of advanced stealth SWiFT drone

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has initiated the ground trials of SWiFT, 1-ton All Up Weight (AUW) Technological Demonstrator for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Stealth Bomber).

The trials will be conducted on the first assembled prototype, which will be involved in a series of a low, medium, and high-speed taxi testing to fathom aircraft’s performance and instrumentation by a ground control station to ascertain the functionality of the unmanned vehicle when it reaches a high speed.

SWiFT has been powered by an NPO Saturn 36MT turbofan engine, which is manufactured by NPO Saturn Russia, for powering advanced trainers, light attack aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that will be later replaced by Gas Turbine Research Establishment’s (GTRE) Small Turbo Fan Engine (STFE).

SWiFt is an advanced technology project, which prepares the Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) which enables consistent, uniform discussions of technical maturity across different types of technology.

Additionally, SWift’s validated technologies will be used in India’s Ghatak stealth flying wing combat drone-powered.

Government announces big tax reliefs for taxpayers

The Government of India recently announced tax exemptions to encourage employers and members of the public for assisting those people with COVID-19 treatment expenses and also those who have lost their families to the virus.

The government said that many taxpayers have received financial help from their employers and well-wishers to meet the cost of treatment of Covid-19. It has declared that there will be no tax liability on such amounts.

No tax on ex-gratia payment received on account of the family member of the deceased employee due to Covid. Financial help received from relatives and friends will also not attract any tax till the total amount reaches Rs 10 lakh.

Many people were facing discrepancies in linking their PAN with Aadhaar on the new income tax e-filing portal, therefore, the government has now extended this date from 30 June 2021 to 30 September 2021.

The deadline for payment under Vivad Se Vishwas scheme has been extended till August 31 while the last payment date with additional amount has been extended till October 31.

Tax compliance deadline extended to save capital gains tax. Tax compliance time falling between 1st April 2021 and 29th September 2021 for making an investment, acquisition, deposit, payment, purchase, construction or such other action to save tax under the provisions contained in sections 54 to 54 GB of the Income-tax Act has been extended till 30 September 2021.

NTPC to install 60 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2032

NTPC Limited, under Ministry of Power has set a target to install 60 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2032.

India’s largest power producer is also aiming at 10% reduction in net energy intensity by 2032. NTPC is among the few organisations globally to declare its Energy Compact goals.

NTPC Limited has become first energy company in energy domain in India to declare its Energy Compact goals as part of UN High-level Dialogue on Energy (HLDE).

NTPC declared that it will form at least 2 international alliances/groups to facilitate clean energy research and promote sustainability in energy value chain by 2025.

United Nations is set to convene a high-level dialogue in September, 2021 to promote the implementation of the energy-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.