Daily GK 6 Oct. 2020
1. INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR
ON TEXTILE TRADITIONS
• PM Narendra Modi addressed the first of its
kind International Webinar on Textile Traditions organized by Indian Council
for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Uttar Pradesh Institute of Design
(UPID).
• The theme of the International Webinar was
“Weaving Relations: Textile Traditions”.
• The webinar was held to commemorate the 150th
Birth Anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi.
2. “DALLEKHURSANI” EARNS GI TAG
• On the basis of an application filed by the
North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) on
behalf of Sikkim, the red cherry pepper chilli of Sikkim, “DalleKhursani”
earned the geographical indication (GI) tag from the Union Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
• It is considered as one of the hottest chilli
in the world with medicinal values.
3. “COVID CRUSADER AWARD-2020”
• Iqbal Singh Chahal (I.S. Chahal), Municipal
Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai(MCGM), Maharashtra
was honoured with “Covid Crusader Award-2020”, instituted by Indo-American
Chamber of Commerce(IACC), apex bi-lateral Chamber a collaboration of India-US
Economic Engagement and the US Consulate in Mumbai.
• He became the first Indian Bureaucrat to be
recognised with this global recognition.Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of
Maharashtra presented the award over a virtual ceremony.
• He received the award under the Indian
Bureaucrats Category for his contribution towards controlling the spread of
COVID-19 in Mumbai, Maharashtra and his efforts to “flatten the curve” in
Mumbai including Dharavi, Asia’s biggest slum.
4. IACC CONFERRED
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
• The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC)
conferred IACC Lifetime and Global Excellence Awards to Ratan N. Tata for his
pioneering role in the Business Relations of India-USA(United States of
America) and for his lifetime achievement in Global Leadership.
• It is to be noted that this is the 1st time
IACC conferred the Lifetime Achievement award to any individual.
• This award was announced in virtual event of
IACC “Covid Crusader Award-2020”
5. NOBEL PRIZE IN
PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
• The Head of the Nobel Committee, Thomas
Perlmann announced the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 jointly to 2
Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and one British-born scientist
Michael Houghton for discovering the Hepatitis C virus, a major global health
problem that causes cirrhosis and liver cancer at the Nobel Assembly at
Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates
that there are over 70 million cases of hepatitis, the chronic disease around
the world and is responsible for 4 lakh deaths annually.
6. MADHABIPURI BUCH GETS
A YEAR EXTENSION
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
(ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the term extension of
appointment of MadhabiPuri Buch, Whole-Time Member (WTM), Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) for one year effective from October 4, 2020 or until
further orders, whichever is earlier.
• She is the 1st & only woman WTM and also
the 1st from the private sector to be appointed a SEBI Board member.
7. DRDO SUCCESSFULLY
FLIGHT TESTED SMART
• After the successful testing of a new version
of indigenously developed canister launched hypersonic nuclear-capable Shaurya
missile, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully
flight tested the Supersonic Missile assisted release of Torpedo (SMART) from
Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.
• All mission objectives, including missile
flight upto the range and altitude, separation of the nose cone, the release of
Torpedo and deployment of Velocity Reduction Mechanism (VRM), were met
perfectly.
• SMART will be used for anti-submarine warfare
(ASW) operations beyond torpedo range.
