DAILY GK 3-5 MAR
1.
ANANT AMBANI LAUNCHED ‘VANTARA’
PROGRAMME FOR WELFARE OF ANIMALS
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AnantAmbani, Director on the boards of
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Reliance Foundation, has
launched an umbrella initiative called the ‘Vantara’ (Star of the Forests) programme to rescue,
treat, care for, and rehabilitate injured, abused, and threatened animals, in
India and abroad.
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The initiative is the first of
its kind in India and it aims to construct the world’s largest animal
rescue and rehabilitation centre spanning about 3,000 acres within the Green Belt of Reliance’s Jamnagar Refinery
Complex in Gujarat.
2.
PRO KABADDI LEAGUE SEASON 10
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PuneriPaltan
won the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 10 by defeating the Haryana Steelers in the finals held at the GMC
Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana.
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It marks PuneriPaltan’s first-ever PKL
title win since its first edition in 2014.
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PKL 10, featured 12 teams
3.
INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Union Minister Narayan Rane, Ministry of
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) launched 3 new Initiatives to
promote women entrepreneurship in India during the 9th Annual Shakti
International Women Entrepreneurs Summit held in New Delhi
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The 3 new initiatives are, Panjikaran Se Pragati, Unnati - Udyamita se
Pragatitak, Mentorship Platform.
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Panjikaran Se Pragati - It
encourages women entrepreneurs nationwide to register under Udyam and unlock
vast opportunities.
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Unnati - Udyamita se Pragatitak
is a joint program of the Ministry of MSME and Women Entrepreneurship Platform
WEP.
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This MSME-WEP Award-to-Reward (ATR)
program is an initiative to take Women MSMEs to the next level through
comprehensive capacity-building support via WEP.
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Mentorship Platform is An
initiative fostering mentorship opportunities for women entrepreneurs.
4.
INDIA-MALAYSIA MARITIME EXERCISE
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Exercise SamudraLaksamana 2024,
the third edition of
the India-Malaysia maritime exercise, was held at/off the coast of
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh(AP) between the Indian Navy (IN) and Royal
Malaysian Navy.
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Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kiltan and
the Royal Malaysian Ship KD Lekirparticipated in exercise.
5.
USA-INDIA CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE
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United States of America (USA) Consulate
and the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) have
launched the first-ever USA-India Cyber Security Initiative to
strengthen Information technology (IT) connections between the
two countries.
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The initiative was launched at the MCCIA
Pune Business International Business Summit which was held in Pune,
Maharashtra.
6.
NEW MEMBERS OF WTO
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The Union of
the Comoros and the Democratic Republic
of Timor–Leste have formally became the members of the World
Trade Organisation (WTO).
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The signing ceremony was held during the
WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13)
hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in
Abu Dhabi.
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Now the total number of WTO
members becomes 166.
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WTO implemented an agreement on new disciplines on domestic services
regulations benefiting all members, including non-signatories like India.
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It was signed by 72 members, including the United States of America (USA),
28 members of the European Union (EU), China, and Japan.
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WTODirector-General–
Okonjo-Iweala
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Headquarters–
Geneva, Switzerland
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Establishment–
1995
7.
ROMAIN ROLLAND BOOK PRIZE 2024
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The 7th edition of the Romain
Rolland Book Prize(2024) has been awarded to “Staliner
Divan”, the Bengali translation of Jean-Daniel Baltassat’s French novel “Le Divan de Staline”
(Stalin’s Couch), by Pankaj Kumar Chatterjee.
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The Romain Rolland Book Prize is
annually presented by the French Institute in India (IFI –
InstitutFrançaisenInde) in collaboration with Apeejay Trust.
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Romain Rolland Book Prize was created
in 2017 to recognise the best translation of a French title
(francophone area) into any Indian language, including English.
8.
SPACEX LAUNCHED NASA’S MISSION TO
ISS
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The SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket topped with
Dragon Spacecraft (named Endeavour) has launched the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA)’s SpaceX
Crew-8 mission from Launch Complex
39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
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Crew-8 mission is NASA’s eighth
commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the International Space
Station (ISS).
9.
KHELO INDIA UNIVERSITY GAMES 2023
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Chandigarh
University won the overall championship of the 4th edition of
the Khelo India University Games (KIUG 2023) held in the North East region
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Chandigarh University topped the medal
tally of KIUG 2023 with a total of 71
medals (32 gold, 18 silver, and 21 bronze).
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Lovely Professional University (Punjab)
with 42 medals (20 gold, 14 silver, and 8 bronze), and Guru Nanak Dev
University, Amritsar (Punjab) with 51 medals (12 gold, 20 silver, and 19
bronze) were ranked in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.
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The
KIUG 2023 was held in 7 States of North East namely, Assam,
Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
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The
Mascot of the KIUG 2023 is ‘Ashtalakshmi’, a butterfly.
10.
WORLD WILDLIFE DAY 2024 – MARCH 3
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The United Nations (UN) World
Wildlife Day (WWD) is annually observed across the globe on 3rd
March to celebrate and raise awareness about world’s wild fauna
(animals) and flora (plants).
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The theme of WWD 2024
is “Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife
Conservation“.
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Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES):Headquarters–
Genève, Switzerland
11.
WORLD HEARING DAY 2024 – MARCH 3
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World Hearing Day (WHD) is
annually observed across the globe on 3rd March to raise awareness regarding
hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care.
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The
theme of WHD 2024 is ‘Changingmindsets: Let’s
make ear and hearing care a reality for all!’
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Every year, the World Health
Organization (WHO) decides the theme of WHD.
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The “Beijing Declaration”,
which was adopted during the first international conference on the prevention
and rehabilitation of hearing impairment in Beijing, China in 2007, suggested
the establishment of “International Ear Care Day”, for promoting global
actions on hearing care.
