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Daily Current Affairs 30 December 2021
Former England Test Captain Ray Illingworth died at 89
Ray Illingworth, a former England cricket captain who went on to coach the team, has died. He was 89.
Illingworth, who led England to a 2-0 series victory in Australia in the 1970-71 Ashes, had been undergoing radiotherapy for esophageal cancer. Yorkshire, the English county Illingworth played for, announced his death.
- Illingworth played 61 test matches for England between 1958 and 1973, scoring 1,836 runs at an average of 23.24 and he claimed 122 wickets.
- Apart from this, he served as chairman of the England selectors from 1993 to 1996 and coached the team in 1995-96.
PM Modi laid the foundation stone of 4 hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation of the hydropower projects worth Rs 11000 crore in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Before the inauguration of the dam, PM Modi will preside over the second groundbreaking ceremony of Himachal Pradesh Global Investors’ Meet at around 11:30 AM. The Meet is expected to give a boost to investment in the region through the start of projects worth around ₹28,000 crore. He also laid the foundation stone of the Renukaji Dam project which has been kept pending for around 3 decades.
The 40 MW project will be built at a cost of around ₹7,000 crore. According to the PMO, the dam will prove to be immensely beneficial for Delhi, which will be able to receive around 500 million cubic metre water supply per year. Other Projects are: Luhri Stage 1 Hydro Power Project and the Dhaulasidh Hydro Power Project, the first hydropower project of the Hamirpur district.
Radhika Jha named as CEO of Energy Efficiency Services
Radhika Jha, an IAS officer of 2002-Batch of Uttarakhand cadre has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL). EESL is a joint venture between NTPC, Power Grid, Power Finance Corp and REC, working to promote energy efficiency in the country.
Prior to the new posting, the IAS officer was serving as Secretary to the Government of Uttarakhand for the Education Department. She took charge of the post in July this year and navigated the operational guidelines for resuming classes post COVID. Also, Jha played a key role in formulating a detailed strategy to cover up for the learning loss. Earlier, Radhika Jha also led the Centre’s Integrated Power Development Scheme as Executive Director in Power Finance Corp, before moving to the state.
China launches new camera satellite with 5m resolution
China launches a new camera satellite with 5m resolution – China launches a new satellite called “Ziyuan-1 02E” or “Five Meter 02 Optical Satellite” with a camera. The satellite’s camera has the capability to take photos of the ground with a resolution of five meters, according to the National Space Administration of China (CNSA). Beijing time by a Long March-4C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Beijing Province. Shanxi (northern China). This is the 39th launch of the Longue Marche-4C rocket and the 403rd launch of the entire Long March series.
About the satellite:
- The Ziyuan-1 02E carries a weight of 2.5 kilograms (approx) and has been equipped with infrared, near-infrared and hyperspectral cameras in order to collect panchromatic colour images of the Earth.
- The satellite will work with the five-meter optical satellite 01 and will reduce the revisiting time of Chinese territory from three days to two days.
- Images taken by the satellite duo will help engineers study China’s geological environment and search for minerals. People working in other fields such as transport, agriculture and disaster mitigation will also receive help through the images.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Launched ‘Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam’ Web-portal
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal launched the portal of Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam along with the announcement of setting up of Atal Park and Smriti Kendra in Gurugram in the program organized on the occasion of Good Governance Day. The CM also honored 78 officers and employees for delivering the best services in various fields. He also launched a magazine ‘Vyavastha Parivartan Se Susashan’ and the 2022 official calendar.
About the portal:
Now all the problems of the public are being solved easily through CM Window. So far, more than 8.5 lakh issues have been resolved. The government has abolished the practice of remand in the cases of the Revenue Department. Only a maximum of two appeals can be made in this. Apart from this, a run through the system has been implemented to accelerate the file work. The government has abolished the contractual practice in the recruitments made in the departments.
Uttar Pradesh won 11th Hockey India junior national championship
Uttar Pradesh won 11th Hockey India junior national championship: Uttar Pradesh has become the winner of the 11th Junior National Men’s Hockey Championship. in the final, UP teams defeated Chandigarh 3-1. the final was played at Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. Tournament top scorer Sharda Nand Tiwari opened the scoring for Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Hockey maintained its unbeaten record. In the 3rd/4th Place playoff match, the Hockey Association of Odisha edged out Hockey Haryana 3 – 2 in a closely contested affair to clinch 3rd place in the competition.
IAS Praveen Kumar named as DG & CEO of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
Govt of India has approved the appointment of Praveen Kumar, IAS (Retd.), Former Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship to the post of Director General & Chief Executive Officer (DG & CEO), Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). The proposal for setting up IICA was approved by Planning Commission in the year 2007. It was established in 2008 at Manesar, Haryana.
Praveen Kumar is a 1987 batch retired IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, and a former Secretary, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
Nitesh Kumar wins double gold at 4th Para-Badminton National Championship
The pair of Nitesh Kumar and Tarun defeated World No 1 Paralympic Games gold medallist Pramod Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar in straight sets 21-19, 21-11 to win the gold medal in the 4th Para-Badminton National Championship. Before this, Nitesh also won the gold medal in Men’s SL3 category.
Earlier, Nitesh also won the gold medal in the Men’s singles category. World No 1 SL3 Para-Badminton player Parul Parmar from Gujarat also secured gold while Mandeep Kaur from Uttarakhand won Silver and Mansi won bronze.
E.O. Wilson, Known as ‘Father of Biodiversity,’ passes away
E.O. Wilson, Known as ‘Father of Biodiversity,’ passes away – E.O. Wilson has passed away at the age of 92. He was the former Harvard University biologist and Pulitzer Prize winner whose study of ants and humans behaviour made him one of the world’s most influential scientists. To protect Earth earned him the nickname “Darwin’s natural heir”.
He was the author of hundreds of scientific papers and more than 30 books, two of which won him Pulitzer Prizes for nonfiction: 1978’s On Human Nature, and The Ants in 1990. He was also known “father of biodiversity”, as Wilson was also known, attempted to unify the natural sciences with the humanities and said there was still time to reverse a “sixth extinction” of most species on the planet if environmental degradation was halted.
Telangana topped in Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
Telangana has secured first place among the 34 states and Union Territories that implement the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM). Tamil Nadu and Gujarat have secured second and third place on the list respectively. In the Ranking of the Cluster, among the 295 clusters, the Ryakal cluster of Sangareddy and the Jukkal cluster of Kamareddy in Telangana has secured the first and second position respectively. The Aibawk cluster of Aizawl in Mizoram has secured the third position.
The ranking was made based on the performance-based indicators as of 28th December 2021.
About the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission:
The Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) follows the vision of “Development of a cluster of villages that preserve and nurture the essence of rural community life with focus on equity and inclusiveness without compromising with the facilities perceived to be essentially urban in nature, thus creating a cluster of “Rurban Villages”.
The objective of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) is to stimulate local economic development, enhance basic services, and create well planned Rurban clusters.
About Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD):
Union Minister– Giriraj Singh (Constituency- Begusarai, Bihar)
Minister of State– Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (Constituency- Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh); Faggan Singh Kulaste (Constituency-Mandla, Madhya Pradesh)
