DAILY GK 1,2 MAY
1.
MILLETS
EXPERIENCE CENTRE LAUNCHED
·
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare (MoA&FW) collaborated with National Agricultural Cooperative
Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED)
has launched the first ever ‘Millets Experience Centre’ (MEC) at Dilli Haat, INA (Indian National
Airways), New Delhi .
·
MEC established at Dilli Haat which, is
known as the food bazaar of Delhi is a national and cultural hub for visitors
from all over the world, will further provide the visitors a chance to witness
India’s ‘Millet Movement.
·
The United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023), in response
to India’s proposal, which was supported by 72 countries.
2.
EXERCISE
INIOCHOS-23 IN GREECE
·
The
Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in Exercise
INIOCHOS-23, a multi-national air
exercise hosted by the Greece Air Force at its Andravida Air Base
·
INIOCHOS a major air exercise in Europe
and the Mediterranean, capable to provide high level training and a unique participation
experience.
3.
UNICEF
REPORT ON INTERNET
·
According to the UNICEF (United Nations
Children’s Fund) report ‘Bridging The
Gender Digital Divide: Challenges and an Urgent Call for Action for
Equitable Digital Skills Development’
Around 90% (9 out of 10) of adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 in
low-income countries have no access
to the internet compared to 78% of
adolescent boys and young men of the same age who do not use the internet.
·
Among 54 countries and territories
analysed, only eight have achieved gender parity in internet use among youth.
·
Among regions, the largest gap is
observed in South Asia, favouring adolescent boys and young men by 27% points.
4.
WORLD’S
FIRST ROBOTIC CHECK-IN ASSISTANT: “SARA”
·
Dubai-based airline Emirates unveiled the world’s 1st robotic check-in assistant named
“Sara”, at its newly launched City
Check-in and Travel Store, at the ICD Brookfield Place of Dubai International
Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai, the United Arab Emirates(UAE).
·
Sara has facial recognition technology
and can print boarding cards, making the check-in procedure faster.
5.
GOLDEN
GLOBE RACE 2022
·
Commander
Abhilash Tomy (44-year-old), a retired Naval officer,
has become the 1st Indian and Asian
to finish the Golden Globe Race, a solo
around-the-world sailing race, which started on 4th September 2022 from Les
Sables-d’Olonne in France.
·
He
came in 2nd taking 236 days 14 hrs and 46 mins to
complete this feat.
·
South
African Kirsten Neuschäfer has become the 1st woman
ever to win a solo around the world race, finishing 1st in the Golden Globe
Race. She took 235 days, 5 hours, 44 minutes and 4 seconds to complete.
6.
WORLD
IMMUNIZATION WEEK 2023 – APRIL 24 -30
·
World Immunization Week is observed
annually across the globe in the last week of April to highlight the collective
action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages
against disease.
·
World Health Organization (WHO) set the theme of World Immunization Week 2023
as ‘The Big Catch-Up’ to get
vaccines back on track.
·
Under the World Immunization Week 2023
focus will be given to the 20 countries that missed children vaccinations in
2021 (for three quarters)
· The 20 countries include Afghanistan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Somalia and Myanmar.
