DAILY GK: 28 AUG 2021

 DAILY GK: 28 AUG 2021

1. NER DISTRICT SDG INDEX & DASHBOARD 2021-22

•      The 1st Edition of North Eastern Region (NER) District Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index & Dashboard 2021-22 was released.

•      The district of East Sikkim topped the rankings.

•      It was prepared by Niti Aayog & Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M/DoNER) with the support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

RANK                                            DISTRICT                                                           STATE

1.                                                     East Sikkim                                                          Sikkim

2.                                                     Gomati                                                                  Tripura

2.                                                     North Tripura                                                       Tripura

 

2. ‘WEP NXT’ TO BOOST WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN INDIA

•      NITI Aayog launched the next phase of its flagship platform Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) titled ‘WEP Nxt’ in partnership with Cisco.

•      Under this, Cisco’s technology and experience of working with India’s startups will be utilized to foster women entrepreneurship in India.

 

3. BRICS FINANCE MINISTERS, CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS MEETING

•      Finance Minister(FM) of India, Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 2nd meeting of BRICS(Brazil,Russia,India,China,and South Africa) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) along with the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das under the Indian BRICS chairmanship.

 

4. THE GLOBAL ECONOMY BY 2030 WEF- KEARNEY REPORT

•      Kearney in association with WEF(World Economic Forum) released a report titled,   ‘Shifting Global Value Chains: the India Opportunity’ states that Coordinated action between the government and the private sector can help create globally competitive manufacturing companies in the country.

•      Manufacturing sector’s share towards India’s GDP in 2030 could potentially reach 19-20%.

 

5. G20 MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

•      Italy (2021 G20 Presidency) hosted the first-ever G20 Ministerial conference on Women’s Empowerment at Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy in Hybrid format.

•      Smriti Irani, Union Minister of Women and Child Development(WCD), Government of India virtually represented India and addressed the G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment.

 

6. CHAIRPERSON OF STOP TB PARTNERSHIP BOARD

•      Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare has taken charge as the Chairperson of the Board of Stop TB partnership.

•      He will hold the responsibility of the chairman of the board with immediate effect until 2024.

•      He took over the responsibility from Dr Harsh Vardhan, former Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

 

7. WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2021

•      The World Athletics Under20 Championships, 2021 held in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.

•      The tournament was held from 18th-22nd August, 2021.

•      India finished at the 21st place by winning 3 Medals (2-Silver & 1-Bronze).

•      Kenya ranked 1st place by winning 16 Medals (8-Gold, 1-Silver & 7-Bronze)

Rank              Country                Gold                       Silver                     Bronze                  Total

21                   India                      0                              2                              1                              3

1                      Kenya                    8                              1                              7                              16

2                      Finland                  4                              1                              0                              5

3                      Nigeria                   4                              0                              3                              7

 

8. WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY 2021 – AUGUST 26

•      Women’s Equality Day is annually celebrated across the United States of America(USA) on 26th August to mark the achievements and advancements made by women across various fields.

 

9. DELHI GOVT’S ‘ DESH KE MENTORS’ PROGRAM

•      Bollywood Actor, Sonu Sonu will be appointed as  brand ambassador of the programme of Delhi Government ‘’Desh Ke Mentor” by the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal.

•      It’s a mentorship programme where around 3 lakh experts and professionals will guide the 10 lakh Delhi government school students.