DAILY GK: 28 AUG 2021
1.
NER DISTRICT SDG INDEX & DASHBOARD 2021-22
• The
1st Edition of North Eastern Region (NER) District Sustainable Development
Goals (SDG) Index & Dashboard 2021-22 was released.
• The
district of East Sikkim topped the rankings.
• It
was prepared by Niti Aayog & Ministry of Development of North Eastern
Region (M/DoNER) with the support of United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP).
RANK DISTRICT STATE
1. East
Sikkim Sikkim
2. Gomati Tripura
2. North
Tripura Tripura
2.
‘WEP NXT’ TO BOOST WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN INDIA
• NITI
Aayog launched the next phase of its flagship platform Women Entrepreneurship
Platform (WEP) titled ‘WEP Nxt’ in partnership with Cisco.
• Under
this, Cisco’s technology and experience of working with India’s startups will
be utilized to foster women entrepreneurship in India.
3.
BRICS FINANCE MINISTERS, CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS MEETING
• Finance
Minister(FM) of India, Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 2nd meeting of
BRICS(Brazil,Russia,India,China,and South Africa) Finance Ministers and Central
Bank Governors (FMCBG) along with the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Governor
Shaktikanta Das under the Indian BRICS chairmanship.
4.
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY BY 2030 WEF- KEARNEY REPORT
• Kearney
in association with WEF(World Economic Forum) released a report titled, ‘Shifting Global Value Chains: the India
Opportunity’ states that Coordinated action between the government and the
private sector can help create globally competitive manufacturing companies in
the country.
• Manufacturing
sector’s share towards India’s GDP in 2030 could potentially reach 19-20%.
5.
G20 MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
• Italy
(2021 G20 Presidency) hosted the first-ever G20 Ministerial conference on
Women’s Empowerment at Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy in Hybrid format.
• Smriti
Irani, Union Minister of Women and Child Development(WCD), Government of India
virtually represented India and addressed the G20 Ministerial Conference on
Women’s Empowerment.
6.
CHAIRPERSON OF STOP TB PARTNERSHIP BOARD
• Mansukh
Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare has taken charge as the
Chairperson of the Board of Stop TB partnership.
• He
will hold the responsibility of the chairman of the board with immediate effect
until 2024.
• He
took over the responsibility from Dr Harsh Vardhan, former Union Minister of
Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
7.
WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2021
• The
World Athletics Under20 Championships, 2021 held in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
• The
tournament was held from 18th-22nd August, 2021.
• India
finished at the 21st place by winning 3 Medals (2-Silver & 1-Bronze).
• Kenya
ranked 1st place by winning 16 Medals (8-Gold, 1-Silver & 7-Bronze)
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
21 India 0 2 1 3
1 Kenya 8 1 7 16
2 Finland 4 1 0 5
3 Nigeria 4 0 3 7
8.
WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY 2021 – AUGUST 26
• Women’s
Equality Day is annually celebrated across the United States of America(USA) on
26th August to mark the achievements and advancements made by women across
various fields.
9.
DELHI GOVT’S ‘ DESH KE MENTORS’ PROGRAM
• Bollywood
Actor, Sonu Sonu will be appointed as
brand ambassador of the programme of Delhi Government ‘’Desh Ke Mentor”
by the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal.
• It’s
a mentorship programme where around 3 lakh experts and professionals will guide
the 10 lakh Delhi government school students.
