DAILY GK 1 – 2 MAR 2020
1. US
and Taliban historic agreement
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The US and Taliban
militants have signed historic peace agreement in Doha, Qatar to
restore peace in Afghanistan. The agreement, signed by the US special envoy for
Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
2. Malaysia’s
New Prime Minister
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72 years old Former Deputy Prime MInister
Muhyiddin bin Haji Muhammad Yassin took oath of office as Malayasia’s 8th Prime
Minister(PM) at National Palace in Kuala Lumpur.
3. New
CEO of Nokia
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Pekka Lundmark appointed as
CEO and he will take charge from September 1, 2020. He will be the successor of
Rajeev Suri, who was more than a decade in charge of Nokia and Nokia Siemens
Networks.
4. 1st Khelo
India University Games
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The 1st edition of the 2020
KIUG was held at KIIT University (Kalinga Institute of Industrial
Technology University) in Bhubaneswar,Odisha.
Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2020 Medal Tally by states:
Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2020 Medal Tally by states:
|
Rank
|
State
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Medal Tally
|
|
1
|
Panjab University (PB)
|
17
|
18
|
10
|
45
|
|
2
|
Savitribai Phule Pune University, MS
|
17
|
11
|
9
|
37
|
|
3
|
Punjabi University, Patiala (PB)
|
12
|
6
|
14
|
32
|
5. Coach
Joginder Singh Saini passed away
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Senior athletics coach & Dronacharya
awardee Joginder Singh Saini, who trained some of India’s finest
track and field stars, passed away at the age of 90, in Patiala, Punjab.
6. World
Civil Defence Day-March 1, 2020
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Theme of the WCDD 2020: “Civil
Defence and a first aider in every home”.
