DAILY GK: 07 , 08 SEP 2021
1.‘SIMBEX’
2021 HELD IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
• 28th
Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise ‘SIMBEX-2021’ was held between the
Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) in the southern edge of the
South China Sea.
• It
was hosted by RSN as ‘at sea only’ i.e. without any physical interactions due
to COVID-19.
2.OVL
& IOC SIGNED MOU WITH RUSSIA’S GAZPROM
• PM
Narendra Modi virtually addressed the plenary session of the 6th Eastern
Economic Forum (EEF) i.e. the 2021 edition of EEF, which was held in Vladivostok,
Russia.
• Minister
of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri led the Indian delegation of
Indian oil and gas companies to have a 5-day visit to Russia.
• ONGC
Videsh Ltd and the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), signed a MoU with Russia’s Gazprom
for cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector.
• The
MoU was signed at the 6th EEF.
3.‘INTERNATIONAL
ARMY GAMES – 2021’
• Indian
Army participated in 7th edition of the International Army Games 2021.
• A
101-member contingent was sent by the Indian army to participate in various
army games that were hosted by Russia.
• Participating
events – Army Scout Masters Competition (ASMC), Elbrus ring, polar star, sniper
frontier and safe route games.
• India
finalised deal with Russia for the purchase of around 70,000 AK-203 assault
rifles to replace the existing Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) 5.56mm*45mm
assault rifle.
4.INDIA,
MOROCCAN NAVIES CONDUCTED MARITIME EXERCISE
• Indian
Navy has conducted the 1st ever Maritime Partnership Exercise with the Moroccan
Navy.
• INS
Tabar, participated in a Maritime Partnership Exercise.Navy ships that have
visited Alexandria for Exercise Bright Star with Egypt are also present for the
reception of INS Tabar.
• ‘Exercise
Bright Star 2021’: Egypt Army hosted the joint military exercise ‘Bright Star
2021’, the largest multinational military training in the Middle East.
5.“SHARED
DESTINY-2021”
• The
1st ever joint Military exercise – “Shared Destiny-2021” to be held between
China, Pakistan, Mongolia & Thailand at China’s Henan’s Queshan county.
• The
military exercise that is organised by China will work on multinational
peacekeeping live exercises, in line with the United Nations – “Action for
Peacekeeping”.
6.BEHLER
TURTLE CONSERVATION AWARD 2021
• Indian
biologist Shailendra Singh has conferred with 2021 Behler Turtle Conservation
Award also known as ‘’Nobel Prize for Turtle Conservation” for bringing three
critically endangered turtle conservation species back from the edge of
extinction.
• Also
referred to as the “Nobel Prize” of Turtle Conservation.
• Note-
World Turtle Day is celebrated on 23rd May.
• The
KURMA app was launched by the government for the conservation of turtles in
India).
7.LOVLINA
BORGOHAIN NAMED BRAND AMBASSADOR OF SSA
• On
the occasion of 60th Teacher’s Day The State Education Minister of Assam, Ranoj Pegu appointed
Olympian Lovlina Borgohain as the brand ambassador of the Samagra Sikhsha
Abhiyan(SSA) in the state of Assam.
• Samagra
Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA), the Centrally
Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for School Education of students from pre-school to
class XII, was launched in 2018.
8.INTERNATIONAL
DAY OF CHARITY 2021 – SEPTEMBER 5
• The
United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Charity is annually observed across
the globe on 5th September to recognise the role of charity in attenuating
humanitarian crises and human suffering across the globe.
9.NATIONAL
TEACHERS DAY 2021 – SEPTEMBER 5
• National
Teachers day is annually observed across India on 5th September to commemorate
the birth anniversary of the respected teacher and prolific statesman Bharat
Ratna awardee Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice president of India
and the 2nd President of India.
• He
was born on 5th September 1888 in Tiruttani, Madras Presidency (Now Tamil
Nadu).
10.SHIKSHAK
PARV 2021
• The
inaugural conclave of Shikshak Parv 2021 was addressed by PM Narendra Modi
through video conferencing on 7 September, during which PM Modi has launched
various schemes in the education sector under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav(75th
Anniversary of Indian Independence) such as Indian Sign Language Dictionary,
Vidyanjali 2.0, NISHTHA 3.0, Talking Books and School Quality Assessment and
Assurance Framework (SQAAF).
• Shikshak
Parv 2021
• It
is being celebrated from September 5 to 17, 2021 by the Ministry of Education.
• Theme
of the ‘Shikshak Parv-2021’ is “Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from
Schools in India”.
11.CII
‘NATIONAL ENERGY LEADER’ 2021
• Delhi
International Airport Limited (DIAL) led by GMR Group won 2 Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII) National Energy Leader 2021 and Excellent Energy
Efficient Unit 2021 at the 22nd National Award Ceremony for ‘Excellence in
Energy Management” organised by CII Green Business Centre (GBC).
12.HYPERSPECTRAL
OBSERVATION SATELLITE ‘GEOFAN-502’
• According
to a report, the China National Space Administration has launched its hyper
spectral observation satellite, called Geofan-502 at the Taiyuan Satellite
Launch Center using the Long March 4 Bingyao 40 carrier rocket.
• The
satellite and launch vehicle are developed and produced by the Shanghai
Aerospace Technology Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and
Technology Corporation.
13.DUGONG
CONSERVATION RESERVE IN PALK BAY
• During
the Assembly session of the government of Tamil Nadu, K. Ramachandran, Minister
for Environment, Climate Change, and Forests, Government of Tamil Nadu,
announced the plan to establish India’s first-ever Dugong (also known as Sea
cows) Conservation Reserve in the marine region of Palk Bay, in the southern
coastal region of Tamil Nadu.
14.OVERVIEW
OF 2020 TOKYO PARALYMPICS
• The
Indian contingent has won a total of 19 medals with 5 Golds, 8 Silvers and 6
Bronze medals in the 16th edition of Summer Paralympic games that was held
between 24th August and 5th September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
• The
19 medal count is higher than the total number of paralympics medals won by
India in all the events since its 1st appearance in the 1968 Paralympic games.
• India
has won a total of 12 medals from 1972 to 2016 in Paralympic games, where it
had a highest total medal count of 4, both in 2016 and 1984.
• A
total of 17 athletes have won 19 medals, with 2 athletes – Avani Lekhara &
Singhraj Adhana have won 2 medals each .
• India
was ranked 24th in the overall medal tally with 19 medals, while the top 3
positions in the medal tally were occupied by China, Great Britain & USA.
• Suhas
Yathiraj – 1st ever IAS Officer to win Paralympic Medal.
15.‘VATAN
PREM YOJANA’
• State
government of Gujarat initiated ‘Vatan Prem Yojana’ which encourages
non-resident Indians (NRIs) from Gujarat or people living anywhere in India
with Gujarati origins (Non-Resident Gujarat People) to fund development
projects in their native villages.
• Under
this scheme, the state government envisages to develop public welfare projects
worth Rs 1000 crore by December 2022.
• The
donor can fund a minimum 60% of projects and the balance up to 40% will be
provided by the State government i.e. 60:40 ratio.
16.FIRST
SOUTH ASIAN CITY TO LACUNH CAP
• State
environment, tourism and protocol minister of Maharashtra, Aaditya Thackeray
launched the first ever Climate Action Plan (CAP) for Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Mumbai has become the first South Asian city to launch CAP.
• The
CAP will ensure better planning and growth for climate resilient infrastructure
and mitigation efforts.
• Mumbai
has joined C-40 Cities Network December 2020.
• By
following the compliance with guidance of C-40, a CAP will be drafted.
17.MANDA
BUFFALO RECOGNISED AS UNIQUE BUFFALO BREED IN INDIA
• The
Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Bureau of Animal Genetic
Resources(ICAR-NBAGR), Karnal, Haryana, has recognised the Manda Buffalo of
Odisha as the 19th unique breed of buffalo found in India.
• Its
accession number is “INDIA_BUFFALO_1500_MANDA_01019”.
• Manda
Buffalo are found in the hill ranges of Eastern Ghats and plateau of Koraput
region, Odisha.
• The
Dharwad Buffalo of Karnataka has also been recognised as a unique breed of
buffalo found in India.
