DAILY GK 28,29 AUG
1.
THE WORLD’S FIRST HYDROGEN-POWERED TRAIN FLEET IN GERMANY
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Germany
inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen-powered train fleet,
this initiative by the German Government is to open the door for more
environmentally friendly travel.
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The
benefit of the new fleet is to cut off 22 pounds of CO2 emissions,
which are caused by a gallon of burned diesel fuel.
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Per
year 460
tons CO2 will be reduced.
2.
INDIAN NAVY RECEIVES FIRST-EVER FULLY INDIGENOUS AK-630 GUN
AMMUNITION
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Indian Navy received the first-ever
indegeniously produced 30mm gun ammunition that will be used in AK-630 guns,
which is fitted on warships.
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It was produced by the M/s Economic
Explosives Limited(EEL), (Nagpur, Maharashtra)a subsidiary of Solar Industries
India Ltd.
3.
FIFA LIFTS BAN ON AIFF
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The
World football governing body FIFA (International Federation of Association
Football) lifted the ban imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF)
after the Supreme Court (SC) terminated the mandate of the Committee of
Administrators (CoA).
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Now, India will host 7th Under-17
Women’s World Cup 2022 which is already scheduled to be held on October 11-30,
2022 at three venues viz. Kalinga Stadium in
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao (Goa), and DY Patil Stadium in
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra).
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FIFA had suspended the AIFF on August 15
2022 for ‘undue influence from third parties’.
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It was for the first time that India is
hosting the FIFA women’s football tournament.
4.
NEERAJ CHOPRA WINS ATHLETISSIMA WANDA LAUSANNE DIAMOND LEAGUE
2022
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Neeraj
Chopra won Athletissima Wanda Lausanne Diamond League 2022 title at La Pontaise
Olympic stadium in Switzerland.
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With the massive throw to 89.08m (meters)
in his first attempt, He became the first Indian to win the gold medal at a
Diamond League meet.
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The effort also helped Neeraj Chopra
qualify for the World Athletics Championships 2023, to be held in Budapest,
Hungary.
5.
ASIAN MEN’S U18 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
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India won the 14th Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championship
2022 against South Korea 3-2 and bagged a Bronze, which was held in Tehran, Iran.
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The
success gained after 14 years.
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India have qualified for the Fédération
Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) 2023 U19 Volleyball World
Championships along with Japan, Iran, and South Korea.
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Japan and Iran won gold and Silver
respectively.
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Overall, Indian athletes have won five
medals at the U18 Asian Boys’ Volleyball Championship.
6.
WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY 2022- AUGUST 26
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Women’s
Equality Day is annually celebrated on August 26 across the
United States of America (USA) to honour the women of America for gaining
the constitutional right to vote.
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The day honours the ‘Nineteenth Amendment
1920’ of the constitution of the USA to give equal voting rights to
women.
