DAILY GK 10 NOV 2020
1.
ASSAM’S TEZPUR LITCHI GETS GI TAG
• The
Tezpur Litchi of Assam was granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag
certification on 27th March 2015.
• The
GI Tag to Tezpur Litchi made it an incontrovertible proof of their origin in
Assam.
• The
GI tag prevents the production of Tezpur Litchi from other places.
• The
Tezpur Litchi has got the GI tag under Horticulture Products(Fruits) – Litchi
in the class 31.
• This
registration is valid upto 28th August 2023.
2. “AIM–SIRIUS INNOVATION PROGRAMME 3.0”
• National
Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
and Sirius, Russia launched a 14 days long (from 7–21 November 2020) virtual
programme named “AIM–Sirius Innovation Programme 3.0” for Indian and Russian
school children.
• AIM–Sirius
Innovation Programme is a first Indo-Russian bilateral youth innovation
initiative to develop technological solutions (both web- and mobile-based) for
the two countries.
3.
JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2020
• Book
“Moustache” (original Malayalam title – “Meesha”) authored by Malayalam writer
S. Hareesh and translated to English by Jayasree Kalathil won the JCB Prize for
Literature 2020 worth Rs.25 lakhs.
• The
book was published by HarperCollins India in 2020.
• This
is the 2nd Debut novel and 2nd Malayalam Translation to Win the JCB prize for
Literature.
4.
ISRO LAUNCHED INDIA’S EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE EOS-01
• ISRO
on has launched its latest earth observation satellite EOS-01 from Satish
Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) or Sriharikota Range (SHAR), Andhra Pradesh (AP)
along with 9 international customer satellites from Lithuania (1), Luxembourg
(4), and the US (4).
• These
were carried off by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C49.
5.
FIRST FAST RADIO BURST IN MILKY WAY GALAXY
• NASA
detected a bright Fast radio bursts (FRB) and X-rays, which lasted for a
millisecond, from the Milky Way galaxy for the first time ever.
• This
signal, called FRB 200428, was found in April inside the Milky Way galaxy for
the first time and was also the first to be traced to a magnetar, which are
dead stars that have the most powerful magnetic fields in the universe.
6.
CHINA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED 13 SATELLITES
• China
has successfully sent 13 satellites viz. 3 Chinese and 10 customer’s satellites,
into orbit through the Long March 6 rocket’s 351 flight which was lifted off
from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China.
• From
the total satellites, 10 were remote sensing satellites of Argentine imagery
company Satellogic.
7.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RADIOLOGY 2020 – NOVEMBER 8
• The
International Day of Radiology (IDoR) is annually celebrated by radiologists,
radiographers, radiological technologists and professionals across the globe on
8th November.
• The
day is celebrated to create awareness on the importance and value of the
contribution of Radiology in the safe patient care.
• The
day was first launched in 2012.
• The
theme of 2020 IDoR is “Radiologists and radiographers supporting patients
during COVID-19”.
8.
NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES DAY 2020: NOVEMBER 9
• National
Legal Services Day is observed annually on November 9 across India to
commemorate the enactment of the Indian Legal Services Authorities Act 1987.
• The
Supreme Court of India started the day in 1995.
