DAILY GK: 8 MAY 2021
1.GLOBAL METHANE ASSESSMENT 2021
• The
‘2021 Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane
Emissions’ report released by Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) &
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) state that human-caused methane
emissions can be reduced by 45% in this decade (2020-30), these reductions
would avoid 0.3°C of Global Warming by 2045.
• It will
also help countries to keep close with the Paris Climate Agreement’s goal of
limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C.
• Methane
is a powerful greenhouse gas and is responsible for around 30% of global
warming since the pre-industrial era.
2.KVG
BANK BAGS TOP 5 PFRDA AWARDS
• Karnataka
Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB), has bagged top 5 awards from the Pension Fund
Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) due to the various campaigns held
under KVGB for enrollment of Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
• The 5
awards include – Lead to Leap, APY Makers of Excellence, Game Changers,
Leadership Capital and Amazing Achievers
3.MK
STALIN BECOMES TAMIL NADU CM
• M K
Stalin who belongs to the party of DravidaMunnetraKazhagam took oath as the
23rd Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu
(TN).
• This
is M K Stalin’s 1st Term as CM of TN.
• He was
administered the oath of Office & Secrecy by TN Governor BanwarilalPurohit
at Raj Bhavan, Chennai.
4.WORLD’S
FIRST 2 NANOMETER CHIP TECHNOLOGY UNVEILED
• International
Business Machines(IBM) unveils the world’s first 2 nanometer chip technology
that promises to speed up access to the Internet, longer battery life and
faster processing time in applications.
• It is
projected to achieve 45 percent higher performance, or 75 percent lower energy
use, than today’s most advanced 7 nm node chip
5. CONGRESS LEADER MATANGSINH PASSES AWAY
• Former
union minister and Congress leader, MatangSinh passed away in New Delhi following COVID-19 related complications.
• He was
elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam in 1992 and served as union minister of state
in parliamentary affairs from 1994 to 1998.
• He was
well known in Assam as a TV tycoon.
• He
launched the first satellite news channel of Assam and the Northeast region, “Northeast Television” (popularly
known as NETV) in 2003.
6.
WORLD ATHLETICS DAY 2021
• The day
is annually observed by the International Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF), formerly (1912–2001) International Amateur Athletic Federation.
• The IAAF
marks the WAD 2021 on 7th May 2021.
