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1) China operationalised two units of the Giant Baihetan Hydro Project.
A) It is the largest Hydro project under construction worldwide.
B) The Hydro Project has been built by China Gorges Corporation which is the operator of World’s largest Hydropower plant.
C) Three Gorges dam is located on the border between southwestern provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan.
2) Union Finance Minister announces Financial Relief Package for 2nd Wave of Covid 19 pandemic.
A) She announces a relief package of Rs 6,28,993 crore to support Indian Economy in the fight against Covid 19 pandemic.
B) It included additional subsidy for DAP and P&K fertilisers and extension of PMGKAY from may to November 2021.
C) She announced a Credit guarantee scheme to facilitate loans to 25 lakh people through MFI.
3) NTPC becomes the first Indian energy company to declare Energy Compact goals as part of UN High Level Dialogue on Energy(HLDE).
A) NTPC has set a target to install 60GW of renewable energy capacity by 2032.
B) NTPC is among few organisations globally to declare its Energy Compact goals.
C) It is also aiming at 10% reduction in net energy intensity by 2032.
4) Agni-P (Prime) successfully test fired by DRDO from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Balasore, off the coast of Odisha.
A) It is an advanced version of the Agni-1 missile.
B) It is a short range ballistic missile range up to 1000km to 1500 km.
C) Double stage missile will be lighter and much sleeker than its predecessor Agni-1.
5) 6 Medical colleges from India found place in World’s 100 Best Medical Colleges for the year 2021.
A) The rankings are released by CEO World Magazine.
B) AIIMS Delhi bagged 23rd position.
C) US baser Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ranked first.
6) PM Modi paid homage to Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his Jayanti.
A) He was an Indian Novelist, Poet and Journalist.
B) He is also known as Sahitya Samrat in Bengali.
C) He received the title of Rai Bahadur in 1891.
7) UK bans World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Binance.
A) Binance cannot conduct any regulated activity as it will come under growing scrutiny globally.
B) Binance had announced in June 2021 that it bought an FCA regulated entity.
8) Taj named as Strongest Hotel Brand across the World by Brand Finance.
A) Announcement was made by Brand Finance in its “Hotels 50 2021” report.
B) Report recognises most valuable and strongest hotel brands worldwide.
C) Taj was given AAA rating for employee satisfaction, customer Familiarity, Corporate Reputation and World Class Customer Service.
