World Bio-Fuel Day observed on 10th August in a bid to create awareness about non fossil-fuels (Green Fuels).
- On this day in 1893, Sir Rudalph Diesel (inventor of the diesel engine) for the first time successfully ran mechanical engine with Peanut Oil.
- His research experiment had predicted that vegetable oil is going to replace the fossil fuels in the next century to fuel different mechanical engines.
- Thus to mark this extraordinary achievement, World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August.
School Nursery Yojana launched by Govt to bring students closer to nature.
- The Yojana seeks to engage class VI to IX in raising of saplings in nurseries created in schools.
- The Yojana was launched by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi.
- Theme of the Yojana is to plant a tree for sustainable future and to make the nation clean and green.
Implementation :
- The Yojana will be implemented phase wise.
- In first phase it would cover 1000 schools and would be extended to 5000 schools in 2016 and 10000 schools the following year.
- Under the Yojana, students will grow saplings as part of practical exercise for biology classes and extra-curriculum activities.
- Each school will initially receive first time financial grant of 25,000 rupees for creation of the nursery with essential facilities.
Global satellite for earth observation and disaster risk reduction — GlobalSat for DRR — proposed under the UN framework is to be dedicated to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as a tribute to the vision of the celebrated rocket scientist and former Indian president who died July 27.
- This has been stated by Milind Pimprikar, Chairman of CANEUS (CANada-Europe-US-ASia) Organization on Space Technologies for Societal Applications headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
- Founded in 1999, CANEUS serves to develop a common platform for space technology solutions for natural and man-made disaster management.
- The ‘GlobalSat for DRR’ is a UN-driven global initiative on sharing space technology for disaster risk reduction, Mr. Pimprikar told IANS.
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PATWA 2015 Award conferred on Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar. He becomes the first tourism minster of Goa to receive this prestigious award.
- Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) found in 1998 at the Pacific Area Travel Association (PATA) Conference in Colombo, Sri Lank, is a professional organization of travel writers.
Union Government launched Suraksha Bandhan drive in a Mission Mode through participating banks and insurance companies to facilitate enrolment under social security schemes.
- The drive launched in the back drop of Raksha Bandhan aims at taking forward the Government’s objective of creating a universal social security system in the country, targeted especially at the poor and the under-privileged.
- The drive will be supported through the Jeevan Suraksha Gift Cheques, which will be available for purchase for 351 rupees in Bank branches by persons wishing to gift them to facilitate one year payment of premium for Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana by the recipient.
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Alumni Association of Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology launched Param Tyag Chakra launched to honour family members of brave military men, who sacrificed their lives for the nation.
- Alumni Association of Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology in association with the management and students launched a web platform aimed at collecting the details of these family members.
- Everyone including the general public, the government, corporates, the media can join this initiative in multiple ways like by identifying and referring such families or by channeling the support required for them etc.
Indian sociobiologist Raghavendra Gadagkar conferred with Germany’s Cross of Order of the merit award at the German Consulate in Bengaluru.
He was honoured for his contribution in the field of behavioural ecology and sociobiology and
for strengthening research corporation between India and Germany.
About Cross of Order of the Merit :
- Cross of Order of the Merit is Germany’s highest civilian honour established in 1951 by the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany Theodor Heuss.
- It is highest civilian award of Germany awarded to Germans as well as to foreigners.
- It recognizes person for their outstanding achievements in the fields of political, cultural, economy, intellectual and volunteering.
China-based Smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc tie up with Taiwan-based Foxconn to set first Assembly line in Andhra Pradesh under ‘Make in India’ initiative.
- These two Smartphone manufacturer giants has forayed together into Indian electronics market to roll out Xiaomi’s first locally made Smartphone, the Redmi2 Prime as it seeks to expand its market share in India.
- The size of the investment made in setting up the assembly line was not disclosed.
A new mobile app ‘Disha’ launched by Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to aid digital literacy in Bihar.
- The app was launched in Bihar that aims to help people learn about computers and Internet through self learning modules.
- The app envisages offering digital literacy to tribal and Dalit women in the State which is free and available on Google app store.
- This initiative was taken by Ministry to spread out digital literacy in women from tribal and Dalit background in Bihar.
- To promote digital literacy government has initiated training program under “Digital Saksharta Abhiyan” in all states.
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Eminent Kannada poet and freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passed away at Badiyadkka in Kasaragod district of Karnataka. He was 101.
- He was an author, poet, journalist and Indian independence activist.
- He was born on 8 June 1915 in Kasaragod in then Madras Presidency of British India.
- He had started his career as a secondary school teacher and later delved into journalism and contributed his writings to various newspapers.
