DAILY CA: 26 OCT 2021

 DAILY CA: 26 OCT 2021

1.     CORAL REEFS OF THE WORLD 2020 REPORT

·         In report by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) there is loss of 14% of the world’s coral since 2009 to 2018. 

·         The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) provided financial, technical and communication support to the report.

 

2.     FRANCE LAUNCHES MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ‘SYRACUSE 4A

·         France has successfully launched a state-of-the-art satellite namely ‘Syracuse 4A’ into orbit which was carried off by Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, in French Guiana.

·         The satellite can survey its close surroundings and move itself to escape an attack.

·         It is equipped with an anti-jamming antenna and digital transparent processor on board which will guarantee a high resistance to extreme jamming methods.

 

3. FORMULA 1 U.S. GRAND PRIX 2021

·         Belgian-Dutch Racing driver, Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing-Honda) won 2021 United States Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2021) by defeating Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) of the United Kingdom, held at Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, United States (US).

·         Formula 1 racing is one among the 5 best known Formulae in open wheel racing.

·         The other formulae are, Formula E, Formula Two, Formula Three, regional Formula Three and Formula Four.

 

4.     BOOK  “KAMALA HARRIS: PHENOMENAL WOMAN”

·         Renowned journalist and writer Chidanand Rajghatta have authored a new book “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman”, a biography of Kamala Harris, the first women Vice President of the United States of America(USA).

·         The book features the life incidents of Kamala Harris, a woman of mixed race (India and Jamaica) who has become the first Indian descent, the first woman to become the vice president of the USA.

 

5.     UNITED NATIONS DAY 2021 – OCTOBER 24 

·         The United Nations(UN) Day is annually observed across the globe on 24th October to mark the anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations in 1945.

·         24th October 2021 marks the 76th Anniversary of the United Nations.

·         The name “United Nations”, coined by Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States.

·         The UN day annually concert 2021 was conducted in a hybrid format with part live and part pre-recorded performances at the General Assembly Hall in the UN Headquarters in New York.

·         The concert was held under the theme “Building Back Together for Peace and Prosperity”. 

 

6.     WORLD POLIO DAY 2021 – OCTOBER 24

·         World Polio Day is annually observed across the globe on October 24th to create awareness about the importance of the efforts to eradicate poliomyelitis (polio), an infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of 5.

·         The day also marks the birth anniversary of Jonas Salk, an American virologist who developed the first successful polio vaccines.

·         The theme of World Polio Day 2021 is “One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio – delivering on our promise of a polio-free world!”