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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Where will NTPC set up the country’s largest 4,750 MW renewable energy solar park ? Kachh
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Who became the first North-Eastern state to pass Bill 2021 to protect cattle ? Assam
7. Recently Lomur Elephant Sanctuary was in news,in which state it is proposed ? Chattisgarh
8. Which state has tied up with National Insurance Company Limited for the first time to insuring Himalayan Yak ? Arunachal Pradesh
9. Who became the first gymnastics judge in the Olympic Games ? Deepak Kabra
10. 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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