DAILY GK 3,4 FEB

 DAILY GK 3-4 FEB

1.       INDIA’S 1ST HYDROGEN TRAIN WILL COME BY DEC 2023

·         Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that India’s first hydrogen train will be designed and manufactured in India by December 2023, as the Union Budget 2023–24 focuses on green growth.

·         Once operational, the hydrogen train will operate on heritage circuits such as Kalka-Shimla before being expanded to other places.

·         The Union Budget 2023-24 has an allocation of Rs. 2.41 lakh crore for Railways.

·         The “Amrit Bharat Station” scheme will redevelop 1275 stations while also revamping the production of Vande Bharat trains.

 

2.       1ST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA

·         Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, appointed Manuela Roka Botey, as the Prime Minister (PM) of Equatorial Guinea.

·         She succeeds Francisco Pascual Obama Asue who served as the PM of Equatorial Guinea, since 2016 for 3rd consecutive term.

·         Equatorial Guinea Capital- Malabo

 

3.       WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2023 – FEBRUARY 2

·         The United Nations (UN)’s World Wetlands Day is annually observed across the globe on 2nd February to create awareness about the wetlands, a critically important ecosystem on the planet and their vital role in the lives of the people.

·         The day also marks the date of the adoption of the “Convention on Wetlands of International Importance” (Ramsar Convention), an intergovernmental treaty adopted on 2nd February 1971, in the city of Ramsar, on the shores of the Caspian Sea, in Iran.

·         The theme of World Wetlands Day 2023 is “Wetland Restoration”.

·         2023 Campaign visual: The Ripple Effect:

·         Core idea: Our actions have an impact. One small action can trigger a ripple effect.

·         Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands is based at the headquarters of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Gland, Switzerland.

 

4.       CRICKET: NEW ZEALAND TOUR OF INDIA

·         In ODI, the Indian Cricket Team defeated the New Zealand team captained by Tom Latham by 3-0 and in T20I, Team India captained by Hardik Pandya defeated New Zealand captained by Mitchell Santner by 2-1.

·         in ODI Player of the Series: Shubman Gill of India was adjudged the Player of the series for his aggregate of 360 in 3 innings, which includes a double century in the 1st ODI and a century in the final and 3rd ODI.

·         India defeated New Zealand by 168 runs in the 3rd and final T20I match held in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to win the series by 2-1. This is the biggest margin of victory of runs in the T20I format in a match between full members.

·         India’s T20I captain Hardik Pandya was adjudged as the Player of the Series for his all-round performance throughout the T20I series against New Zealand.