DAILY GK 27 , 28 MARCH 2022

 

DAILY GK  27 , 28  MARCH 2022

1.       EXPORT PREPAREDNESS INDEX 2021; GUJARAT TOPS OVERALL RANKING

·         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. 

·         The index was released by Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog in the presence of Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog

·         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.

·         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

·         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).

·         Shaheed Diwas 2022 is being organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) by focussing on the theme ‘Tribute to Revolutionaries’.