DAILY GK: 16 NOV

  DAILY GK:  16 NOV

1.       INDIA’S FIRST GRASS CONSERVATORY AT RANIKHET, UTTARAKHAND

·            India’s first ‘grass conservatory’ or ‘germplasm conservation centre’ was inaugurated at Ranikhet in Almora district of Uttarakhand.

·            This conservatory is funded under the Central Government’s CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) scheme and is developed by the research wing of Uttarakhand Forest Department.

·            Aim is To create awareness about the importance of grass species, promote their conservation, and facilitate research in the field.

2.       CYBER SECURITY CONFERENCE ‘C0C0N’ 2021

·            The 14th edition of Cyber Security ‘c0c0n’, an annual Hacking and Cyber Security Briefing, was inaugurated virtually by Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat

·            Theme  ‘Improvise, Adapt and Overcome’.

·            The conference was conducted by the Kerala police in association with two Non-Profit organisations, Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB) and Information Security Research Association (ISRA).

 

3.       UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP 26)

·            The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held  in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK), for better alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

·            Egypt was chosen to host the upcoming session of the conference COP27 in 2022 and United Arab Emirates (UAE) was chosen to host COP28 in 2023.

·            India launched a web portal on electric vehicles (EVs) named ‘E-Amrit’ at the COP26 Summit. The portal will act as a one-stop destination on all EV-related information and will raise awareness on EVs and sensitize consumers on the benefits of switching to EVs.

·            The UK COP26 Presidency has selected transport as a priority theme and designated 10 November as the dedicated Transport Thematic Day.

• India joins with South Africa, Indonesia, and the Philippines as the first round of beneficiaries of Accelerating Coal Transition (ACT) Investment Program of CIF (Climate Investment Funds).

·            Maharashtra became the only state in India to won the Inspiring Regional Leadership award at the inaugural leadership awards of the Under2 Coalition held on the sidelines of the COP26 summit.

 

4.       KIDSRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S PEACE PRIZE

·            Two Indian teenage brothers, Vihaan (17) and Nav Agarwal (14) have won the 2021 KidsRights International Children’s Peace Prize for tackling pollution from household waste to achieve the goal of ‘Zero Waste India’.

·            The prize was presented by Indian Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi in The Hague, Netherlands.

 

5.       INTO ICC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

·            The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced cricket legends Janette Brittin, Shaun Pollock and Mahela Jayawardene were inducted into the hall of fame.

·            Janette Brittin is Former England cricketer ,Jayawardena is from Sri Lanka’s 

• Pollock is from South Africa .

·            The ICC Hall of Fame recognises the achievements of the legends of the game from cricket’s long and illustrious history. 106 players have been inducted since its launch in 2009

·             ICC Chairman – Greg Barclay, Headquarter – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 

6.       SPACEX – LAUNCHES 53 STARLINK SATELLITES INTO ORBIT

·            SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) launched 53 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States.

·            SpaceX has been building Starlink, which is a satellite-based global internet system to bring internet access to underserved areas of the world.

·            SpaceX aims to launch around 30,000 Starlink satellites into orbit and expand its user pool to millions of customers.

·            SpaceX’s Crew-3 mission carried 4 astronauts,  Raja Chari (Indian origin), Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and Matthias Maurer on a 22-hour flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and was docked successfully to the International Space Station (ISS).

 

7.       ICC T20 WORLD CUP 

·            Australia defeated New Zealand in the finals of 2021 T20 World Cup tournament that was held at Dubai International Stadium, UAE, to win its maiden T20 world cup.

• Payer of the Match – Mitchell Marsh (Australia)

·            Player of the Tournament – David Warner (Australia)

·            2021 T20 World Cup was set to be hosted by India, but due to COVID-19, the venue was later shifted to United Arab Emirates (UAE) & Oman.

 

8.       LEWIS HAMILTON WINS 2021 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX

·            Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (United Kingdom) won the Brazilian Grand Prix 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

·            This marks the 101st victory of Lewis Hamilton in Formula One racing

·            In September 2021, Lewis Hamilton became the 1st Formula-One driver in the history to reach 100 wins, after winning the Russian Grand Prix (GP).

 

9.       BOOK “SUNRISE OVER AYODHYA: NATIONHOOD IN OUR TIMES”

·            Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid have released his new book titled “Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood in Our Times”.

·            The book is about the unity between Hindus and Muslims.

·            Salman Khurshid served as the Minister of External Affairs(MEA) from 1993 to 1996.

·            In 2009 he served as the Union Minister of State (with Independent Charges) of Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs