DAILY GK 27,28 SEP

 DAILY GK 27,28 SEP

1.             UNION MOS&T MINISTER DR.JITENDRA SINGH’S VISIT TO USA

·               In USA Dr.Jitendra Singh Addresses Roundtable On “Net Zero Built Environment with Connected Communities” At Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022

·               He the first-ever “Global Clean Energy Action Forum 2022,” a joint convening of the 13th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM 13) and the 7th Mission Innovation (MI 7) ministerials, which was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

·               He also addressed the forum’s Roundtable on “Net Zero Built Environment with Connected Communities.”

·               During the first roundtable on “Sustainable Bioenergy and Bio-Refineries” at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum 2022, Dr.Jitendra Singh announced the launch of the “Innovation Roadmap of the Mission Integrated Biorefineries”.

 

2.             National Service Scheme Awards for the Year 2020-21

·               The President of India, Droupadi Murmu presented the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year 2020-2021 at New Delhi

·               A total of 42 awards have been awarded including 2 Universities, 10 NSS units, their programme officers, and 30 NSS volunteers received the awards.

·               The NSS awards are conferred every year by the Department of Youth Affairs, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

·               The NSS is a Central Sector Scheme (CSS) of the Government of India (GoI), under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MoYAS) that was launched in 1969, with an aim to provide experience to young students of schools and universities in delivering community services.

 

3.             INDIAN CRICKETER JHULAN GOSWAMI ANNOUNCED RETIREMENT

·               Indian cricketer Jhulan Nishit Goswami, the bowling legend of Indian Women’s cricket team, announced her retirement from international cricket.

·               The match at Lords’ England in September 2022,Indian Women’s Team 3rd One Day International (ODI) against England, was her last international match.

·               She is famously known as ‘Babul’.

·               She served as the Captain of Indian Women’s Cricket Team (2008–2011)

 

4.             WORLD PHARMACIST DAY 2022 – SEPTEMBER 25

·               World Pharmacists Day(WPD) is annually observed across the globe on 25th September  to encourage pharmacists and value their contributions and to promote and raise awareness about their profession.

·               The theme of World Pharmacists Day 2022 is “Pharmacy united in action for a healthier world”.

·               25th September was chosen to celebrate World Pharmacy Day(WPD) to mark the date of the establishment of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). FIP was established on 25th September 1912.

 

5.             WORLD RIVERS DAY 2022- SEPTEMBER 25

·               World Rivers Day is annually observed across the globe on the 4th Sunday of September to promote awareness about the importance of rivers and the increasing threat posed to rivers by climate change.

·               The theme for World Rivers Day 2022 is ‘The importance of Rivers to Biodiversity’.

·               World Rivers Day was 1st observed in 2005 following the launch of the United Nations (UN)’s ‘International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005-2015‘.

·               The day (World Rivers Day) was initiated by Mark Angelo, a Canadian river conservationist.

 

6.             WORLD ENVIRONMENT HEALTH DAY 2022 – SEPTEMBER 26

·               The World Environmental Health Day (WEHD) is annually observed across the world on 26th September to raise awareness about the important role of environmental health and to highlight the environmental concerns on human health.

·               The theme for the 2022 WEHD is “Strengthening Environmental Health Systems for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”.

 

7.             SUELLA BRAVERMAN WINS 1ST QUEEN ELIZABETH AWARD

·               Indian-origin UK (United Kingdom) Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been named the winner of the 1st Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award at the Asian Achievers Awards (AAA) 2022 ceremony in London, England.

·               She is a British politician and barrister who was appointed as the UK’s Home Secretary by British Prime Minister Mary Elizabeth Truss (Liz Truss) at the AAA 2022 ceremony.

·               The awards have been given in order to recognise the achievements of individuals from different spheres of life across Britain’s South Asian community through public nominations.

·               Broadcaster Naga Munchetty won in the media category

·               Namit Malhotra in the Arts and Culture category

·               Captain Harpreet Chandi in the Uniformed and Civil Service category

·               Karenjeet Kaur Bains won the Sports Personality of the Year

 

8.             GIORGIA MELONI TO BECOME ITALY’S 1ST WOMAN PM 

·               Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Far Right nationalist Fratellid’Italia (Brothers of Italy) party won 26% of the vote in Italy’s National Election by defeating Mario Draghi and becoming Italy’s 1st Woman Prime Minister.

·               The Italian Parliament consists of two housesThe Chamber of Deputies has 630 elected members.

·               The Senate of the Republic has 315 elected senators.

·               Italy President- Sergio Mattarella,Capital- Rome

 

9.             NASA SUCCESSFULLY TESTS DART AS IT CRASHES INTO ASTEROID DIMORPHOS

·               National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first planetary defence technology demonstration, successfully crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos  6.8m miles from Earth.

·               This marks humanity’s first attemt to move another celestial body, with an aim to see if a larger asteroid hurtling towards Earth could be diverted.

·               Dimorphos is an asteroid that was discovered in 1996 and is about 9.6 million kilometres from Earth.

 

10.          2022 DULEEP TROPHY CRICKET

·               The West zone has defeated the South zone by 294 runs to win their 19th title in 2022 Duleep Trophy at the SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore

·               The 2022 Duleep trophy was the 59th season of the Duleep Trophy.

·               Sarfaraz Khan scored most runs with 127 runs for 178 balls and  Jaydev Unadkat of West zone became the player of the series.

·               Duleep Trophy is also known as Mastercard Duleep trophy for its sponsorship and it is also the first-class cricket tournament in India.

·               It is named after Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar, who is also known as Duleep.

·               The competition was originally contested by teams representing geographical zones of India.

·               But from 2016, the BCCI selected the teams for the trophy.

 

11.          WORLD TOURISM DAY 2022 – SEPTEMBER 27

·               The United Nations (UN)’s World Tourism Day (WTD) is annually observed across the globe on 27 September to raise awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value.

·               The WTD was initiated by the United Nations World Trade Organisation (UNWTO)

·               Host Country of WTD 2022: Indonesia

·               The theme of World Tourism Day for 2022 is ‘Rethinking Tourism’.