DAILY GK 27 , 28 MARCH 2022
1.
EXPORT PREPAREDNESS INDEX 2021; GUJARAT TOPS OVERALL RANKING
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National
Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), in partnership with the
Institute of Competitiveness, released the 2nd edition of the Export
Preparedness Index (EPI) 2021.
·
Gujarat
has retained the top position in the overall ranking with its total share in
exports accounting for 20.83% as of 2020-2021.
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The
index was released by Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog in the
presence of Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog
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Lakshadweep,
Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Ladakh and Meghalaya were placed at the bottom of
the index.
2.
WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND CONDUCTS EXERCISE ‘PRASTHAN’
·
The
Western Naval Command conducts offshore security exercise ‘Prasthan’ in B-193
platform of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
·
Prasthan
exercise integrates all the marine stakeholders such as The Indian Air Force,
Coast Guard, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Mumbai Port Trust,
JawaharLal Nehru Port Trust, Customs, state fisheries department, Mercantile
Marine Department and the Marine Police.
3.
INDIA & WHO SIGN PACT TO SET UP GLOBAL TRADITIONAL
MEDICINE CENTRE
·
Ministry
of Ayush (MoA), Government of India signed an Host Country agreement with the
World Health Organization (WHO) to set up the Global Centre for
Traditional Medicine (WHO-GCTM) in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
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Objective
is to support countries in developing policies and action plans to strengthen
the role of traditional medicine as part of their journey to universal health
coverage and a healthier, fairer and safer world.
·
The
Centre will be supported by an investment of ~USD 250 million from the
Government of India.
·
WHO Director-General-Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,Headquarters- Geneva,
Switzerland
4.
SRI LANKA’S NAVY INKS AGREEMENT WITH GOA SHIPYARD LTD FOR
FLOATING DOCK
·
In a
significant development of India-Sri Lanka bilateral ties, the Goa shipyard
Limited inks an agreement with the Sri Lanka Navy to build a Floating Dock with
the valuation of USD 20 Million.
·
The
Floating dock will be established at the Trincomalee Naval Dockyard, Sri Lanka
within a span of 30 months as a grant from India.
·
Sri
Lanka Capital: Colombo,President:
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
5.
INS VALSURA PRESENTED WITH PRESIDENT’S COLOUR
·
The
President of India, Ram NathKovind, bestowed the Indian Naval Ship (INS)
Valsura with the prestigious President’s Colour at the ceremony held at
Jamnagar in Gujarat.
·
The
President’s Colour is awarded to a military unit in honour of outstanding
service to the country in both peace and war.
6.
BYJU’S NAMED A SPONSOR OF FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022
·
Byju’s
India’s leading education technology provider headquartered in Bengaluru,
Karnataka, has become the official sponsor of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
·
Qatar
will be hosting the first ever FIFA World Cup in the Middle East.
·
With
this, BYJU’S became the first EdTech brand to sponsor the prestigious FIFA
event globally & became the 1st Indian firm to sponsor FIFA.
7.
SHAHEED DIWAS 2022 – MARCH 23
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Shaheed
Diwas, also known as Martyr’s Day, is annually observed in India on 23rd March
to pay tribute to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev who were hanged to death in
1931 in the Central Jail at Lahore (now in Pakistan).
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Shaheed
Diwas 2022 is being organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) by
focussing on the theme ‘Tribute to Revolutionaries’.
