DAILY GK : 03 SEP 2021
1.‘CAPACITY
BUILDING ON INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT”
• National
Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) & South Asian Institute for Advanced
Research & Development (SAIARD) signed an Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) for creating an academic platform
for researchers and young minds and to boost Research and Developing capacity
building hubs in the eastern region.
• The
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, is a
society registered on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act
1860.
2.125TH
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SWAMI PRABHUPADA
• PM
Narendra Modi virtually released a special issue of a Rs 125 commemorative coin
on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Swami Prabhupada, the Founder
Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness(ISKCON) which is
popularly known as the Hare Krishna Movement.
• He
was born on 1st September 1896 in Calcutta, British India.
• The
commemorative coins of India can be purchased from the mint or from online
platforms of the mints or Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India
Limited (SPMCIL).
3.SOLUNG
FESTIVAL OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH BEGINS
• Popular
festival of the Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh namely ‘Solung’ has began.
• Its
celebrations will continue till 5 days.
• It
is a harvest festival performed after sowing of seeds and transplantation, to
seek for good crops.
4.‘KAZIND-21’
– JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE
• Indian
Army took part in “KAZIND-21” – a joint military exercise between India and
Kazakhstan at Aisha Bibi village of Kazakhstan.
• 90
soldiers from Indian Army participated in the 5th edition of the KAZIND, an
annual bilateral exercise, that is planned to be held in September, 2021.
5.‘1ST
OF IS KIND WHO HUB FOR PANDEMIC & EPIDEMIC INTELLIGENCE’
• The
World Health Organization (WHO) as a part of its Health Emergencies Programme
has set up first hub of its kind ‘WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic
Intelligence’ which was inaugurated by German Chancellor Angela Dorothea Merkel
and WHO Director General (DG) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Berlin, Germany.
6.
PFRDA INCREASED THE NPS ENTRY AGE FROM 65 TO 70 YEARS
• The
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) increased the maximum
age for joining the National Pension System (NPS) from 65 years to 70 years of
age.
• Following
the change in age, the NPS has revised the guidelines on entry and exit
options.
• The
existing age of entry which is 18-65 years were revised to 18-70 years.
7.
ZERODHA GETS SEBI’S NOD TO LAUNCH ITS AMC
• The
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given its in-principle
approval to the India’s largest retail broking firm Zerodha to launch its Asset
Management Company (AMC).
• With
this approval, the company can launch its own mutual funds (MFs).
8.
DORJE ANGCHUK – 1ST INDIAN HONORARY MEMBER OF IAU
• International
Astronomical Union (IAU) has inducted India’s Dorje Angchuk as one of its
Honorary Members, along with 10 other inductees.
• He
is the 1st and only Indian to become an Honorary member of IAU.
• Dorje
Angchuk, who currently serves in the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in
Ladakh, was recognised by IAU for his work towards astrophotography.
• Vainu
Bappu is known as the “Father of Modern Indian Astronomy”
• Nicolaus
Copernicus is known as the “Father of Modern Astronomy”
9.
BOOK -‘’KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND CLAIM THEM”
• The
book ‘‘Know Your Rights and Claim Them: Guide for Youth” is written by the
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in collaboration with Human Right lawyer
Geraldine Van Buren and Amnesty International.
• Note
– Geraldine is one among the drafters of the United Nations Convention of the
Child Right in 1989.
10.
WORLD COCONUT DAY 2021 – SEPTEMBER 2
• World
Coconut Day is annually observed across the globe by the coconut growing
countries on 2nd September.
• The
theme of World Coconut Day 2021 is “Building a Safe Inclusive Resilient and
Sustainable Coconut Community Amid COVID-19 Pandemic & Beyond”.
11.
ASSAM CABINET RENAMED RAJIV GANDHI ORANG NATIONAL PARK
• The
Cabinet of Assam chaired by Chief Minister(CM) Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has
decided to rename the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park as the “Orang National
Park” to honour the Adivasi and tea tribe communities of Assam.
• The
Orang National Park is often referred to as the mini Kaziranga of Assam.
