DAILY GK: 10, 11 AUGUST 2021
1.
“ZAYED TALWAR 2021”
• Indian
Navy and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy undertook Bilateral Naval Exercise
Zayed Talwar 2021 off the coast of Abu Dhabi.
• The
Indian Navy deployed INS Kochi and 2 Integral Sea King MK 42B helicopters,
whereas the UAE participated in the exercise with Al-Dhafra, a Baynunah class
guided missile corvette and one AS-565B Panther helicopter.
2.
POSTAGE STAMP ON ‘MANANIYA CHAMAN LAL’
• During
an event in New Delhi on August 8, 2021, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu released
a Commemorative Postage Stamp on the Social worker and Sangh Pracharak,
‘Mananiya Chaman Lal’.
• The
stamp was issued as a tribute to Unsung Heroes of India, by the Department of
Posts, Ministry of Communications.
3.
1ST COUNTRY TO GRANT PATENT FOR AN INVENTION BY AI
• South
Africa became the 1st Country in the World to grant Patent to an Artificial
Intelligence (AI) System.
• It
has granted a patent related to an Food Container system based on Fractal
Geometry invented by the AI system ‘DABUS’ (Device for Autonomous Bootstrapping
of Unified Sentience).
4.
UN REPORTED ‘CODE RED’ WARNING
• The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report
(AR6) Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis by the Working Group I
was released.
• It
addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system,
climate science, etc.
• United
Nations(UN) secretary-general Antonio Guterres called the report ‘a code red
for humanity’.
• The
report states that if the emissions decline slowly, the temperature rise of
2°C, the limit set by the Paris Agreement will be breached by 2060.
• The
report gave 5 scenarios for the future based on carbon emissions, as per it,
the world will cross the 1.5° C warming mark in the 2030s, earlier than past
predictions.
5.
‘PM-DAKSH’ PORTAL AND MOBILE APP
• Virendra
Kumar, the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment has launched a
‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App under the scheme PM-DAKSH (Pradhan
Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) Yojana to ease the access of
skill development schemes by the target groups.
• The
portal and app were developed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(MoSJ&E), in collaboration with National e-Governance Division (NeGD).
6.
OVERVIEW OF TOKYO 2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS
• The
32nd Edition of Olympic Games took place in Tokyo, Japan from 23rd July, 2021 –
8th August, 2021.
• India
finished with 7 Medals (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze) and has been ranked at 48th
Position.
• This
was India’s highest ever medals tally in an Olympics(Previous one was 6 medals
2016 Rio Olympics)
• The
US topped the Medals tally with 113 Medals (39 G, 41 S, 33 B) followed by China
& Japan.
OVERALL MEDALS TALLY OF
INDIA:
NAME SPORT EVENT MEDAL
Neeraj Chopra Athletics Men’s
javelin throw Gold
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting Women’s
49 kg Silver
Ravi Kumar Dahiya Wrestling Men’s
freestyle 57 kg Silver
P. V. Sindhu Badminton Women’s
singles Bronze
Lovlina Borgohain Boxing Women’s
WelterWeight (64-69kg Bronze
India men’s national field hockey team
(Captain -Manpreet Singh) Field
hockey Men’s tournament Bronze
Bajrang Punia Wrestling Men’s
freestyle 65 kg Bronze
7.
QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT DAY 2021
• The
Quit India Movement Day is annually observed across India on 8th August to
commemorate the launch of the Quit India Movement on 8th August 1942.
• The
day remembers the sacrifices of the martyrs of the freedom struggle and pays
homage to the freedom fighters.
• The
8th August 2021 marks the 79th anniversary of the Quit India movement.
• The
day is also known as August Kranti Diwas or India August Movement since the
movement was held in August.
8.
WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 2021 – AUGUST 9
• The
United Nations (UN)’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is
annually observed across the globe on 9th August to recognise the contributions
and achievements of the indigenous people across the globe, who have a vast
diversity of unique cultures, traditions, languages and knowledge systems.
• The
day is also known as “World Tribal Day”.
9.
NAGASAKI DAY 2021 – AUGUST 9
• Nagasaki
Day is annually observed across the globe on 9th August to create awareness
about the hazards of nuclear power and to promote world peace.
10.1ST
STATE TO ISSUE ORDER FOR IMPLEMENTING NEP 2020
• Karnataka
government issued an order for the implementation of the National Education
Policy (NEP) – 2020 from the current academic year 2021-2022.
• It
is the 1st education policy of the 21st century launched by Prime Minister (PM)
Narendra Modi on 29th July 2020 by replacing the National Policy on Education,
1986 (NPE, 1986).
11.
COLLATERAL FREE LOANS TO SHGS UNDER DAY-NRLM
• The
collateral free loans to self-help groups (SHGs) provided under Deendayal
Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) have been
enhanced to Rs 20 lakh from Rs 10 lakh by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
12.
NAVAL EXERCISE BETWEEN INDIA & SAUDI ARABIA
• The
Maiden Naval Exercise “AL-MOHED AL-HINDI-2021” between Indian Navy and the
Royal Saudi Naval Forces commenced.
• INS
Kochi, the flagship Destroyer of the Indian Western Naval Fleet, arrived at the
Port-al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia representing India.
13.
INDIA’S 1ST HEART FAILURE BIOBANK
• India’s
1st National Heart Failure Biobank (NHFB) was inaugurated at the National
Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in HF (CARE-HF) at the Sree Chitra
Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST),
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• NHFB
will collect blood, biopsies, and clinical data as a guide to future therapies.
• It
will provide insights into heart diseases and heart failure among Indian
children and adults.
14.
HCL BECAME THE FOURTH-LARGEST IT COMPANY
• HCL
Technologies Ltd became the 4th most valuable(Market Capitalization-M Cap)
India-centric information technology (IT) services company by overtaking
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation.
• Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd, the largest IT services company leads the list
followed by Infosys Ltd and Wipro Ltd.
15.
TRIFED’S VAN DHAN AWARDS 2020-2021
• Nagaland
has won 7 Van Dhan Awards 2020-2021 for its outstanding performance in various
categories.
• The
state topped in 3 categories, Best Survey State, Best Training State and the
most number of Van Dhan Vikas Clusters(VDVKCs).
• The
awards were announced by Arjun Munda, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, during
the 34th Foundation day of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation
of India (TRIFED).
16.
NEERAJ CHOPRA APPOINTED FOR CYBER FRAUDS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
• Reserve
Bank of India(RBI) roped in Olympic gold medalist, Athlete (Javelin) Neeraj
Chopra for its new public awareness campaign against digital banking frauds.
• As
a part of the campaign, Neeraj Chopra urges people not to disclose details such
as one-time password(OTP), Card Verification Value(CVV) number and ATM PIN in
front of others.
17.
BOOK-“BALAKOT AIR STRIKE: HOW INDIA AVENGED PULWAMA”
• Manan
Bhatt a veteran of the Indian Navy, has authored a new book titled “Balakot Air
Strike: How India Avenged Pulwama”.
• The
book published by Garuda Prakashan provides a detailed account of the Pulwama
terror attack in the Kashmir Valley and the subsequent Balakot Air-Strike.
18.
WORLD BIOFUEL DAY 2021 – AUGUST 10
• World
Biofuel Day is annually observed across the globe on 10th August to create
awareness about the importance and significance of non-fossil fuels as a
substitute for conventional fossil fuels.
• The
oil and gas companies under the aegis of MoPNG, celebrate World Biofuel day
with the theme “Biofuels for Sustainability and Rural Income”.
19.
WORLD LION DAY 2021 – AUGUST 10
• World
Lion Day is annually observed across the globe on 10th August to create
awareness about the Lions(Panthera leo), and to educate people about the
challenges faced in the conservation and protection of lions.
