DAILY GK: 1 JUNE 2021
1.‘YUVA’
– PM’S SCHEME FOR MENTORING YOUNG AUTHORS
• The
Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education, launched an Author
Mentorship programme ‘YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) – Prime
Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors’ to Train Young and Budding
Authors (Below 30 Years of age).
• Objective:
To promote reading, writing, and book culture of Indians; to project Indian
writings globally.
• The
National Book Trust, India under the Ministry of Education will be the
Implementing Agency of the scheme.
2.WORLD’S
FIRST ‘NANO UREA’ FOR FARMERS
• Indian
Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has introduced the world’s first
Nano Urea Liquid for farmers during its 50th annual general body virtual
meeting.
• The
production of Nano Urea Liquid will commence by June 2021.
• Scientists
have developed indigenous Nano Urea Liquid at Nano Biotechnology Research
Centre, Kalol,Gujarat in line with ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Atmanirbhar
Krishi’.
3.INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021
• Notion
Press authors Nitin Rakesh and Jerry Wind won the International Business Book
of the Year Award 2021 for their recently launched book Transformation in Times
of Crisis.
• Nitin
Rakesh is the Chief Executive Director(CEO) and Executive Director of IT major
Mphasis.
4.NCPCR
LAUNCHES “BAL SWARAJ”
• The
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), an organisation
under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, launched “Bal Swaraj”, an
online tracking portal for real-time tracking & monitoring of Children who
lost both or either of their parents in COVID-19.
• “COVID-Care”,
a link under the Bal Swaraj portal, will enable officers in concerned
departments to upload data about such children who are in need of care.
5.WORLD
NO TOBACCO DAY 2021
• World No
Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed every year around the world on 31st May to
spread awareness about the dangers of using tobacco.
• According
World Health Organization(WHO) , tobacco kills more than 8 million people every
year.
• Theme of
WNTD 2021 is “Commit to Quit”.
