Which Navy formally commissioned INS Sindhuvir submarine?

 Which Navy formally commissioned INS Sindhuvir submarine?

Options

1) Myanmar

2) China

3) japan

4) Laos

answer

1) Myanmar

when is International Day of Epidemic Preparedness celebrated?

 when is International Day of Epidemic Preparedness  celebrated?

 

Options

 

1)  27 December

2)  276 December

 

3)  25 December

 

4)  28 December

 

answer

 

 1)  27 December

where will Ice hockey meet be organized?

 where will Ice hockey meet be organized?

 

Options

 

1) himachal pradesh

2)assam

3)keral

4)goa

answer

1) himachal pradesh

 

where is Tso kar, which was recently included in Ramsar site located?

where is Tso kar, which was recently included in Ramsar site located? 

Options

1) India

2)peru

3)togo

4)Fiji

answer

1) India

Sixth SAMVAD Conference was held between India and which country?

Sixth SAMVAD Conference was held between India and  which country?

options

1) Japan

2) china

3) South Korea

4) Thailand 

Answer

1) Japan

when is National Consumer Rights Day celebrated in India?

 when is National Consumer Rights Day celebrated in India?

Options

1) December 24

2) December 21

3) December 22

4) December 23

Options

1) December 24

when is National Mathematics Day in India?

 when is National Mathematics Day in India?

 

Options

 

1) 22 December

2)21 December

3)20 December

4)23 December 

answer

1) 22 December

 

which country ranks first in world bank ease of doing business?

 which country ranks first in world bank ease of doing business?

 

Options

 

1) New Zealand 

2) Singapore 

3) Hong Kong

 4) Denmark

answer

1) New Zealand

when is International Migrants Day observed?

 when is International Migrants Day observed?

 

Options

 

1) December 18.

2)December 17.

3)December 16.

4)December 15.  

answer

1) December 18.

when is UN Arabic Language Day celebrated?

when is UN Arabic Language Day celebrated?

 

Options

 

1) December 18.

2)December 17.

3)December 16.

4)December 15.  

answer

 

1) December 18. 

 

 

Narinder Singh Kapany was associated with which technology?

 Narinder Singh Kapany was associated with which technology?

 

Options

 

1) fibre optics

2)pentium chip

 3)Electronic Diary

4)Email 

answer

1) fibre optics

who won the Best FIFA Men's Player award?

 who won the  Best FIFA Men's Player award?

1     Robert Lewandowski 

2     Cristiano Ronaldo    

 
3     Lionel Messi     
 
4     Sadio Mané

answer

1     Robert Lewandowski

Angara A5 space launch vehicle was tested by which country?

 Angara A5 space launch vehicle was tested by which country?

 

Options

 

1) russia

2)france

3)germany

4)spain 

answer

1) russia

 

 

Nana Akufo-Addo was elected as president of which country?

 Nana Akufo-Addo was elected as president of which country?

 

Options

 

1) Ghana

2)Nigeria

3)Kenya

4)Mali 

answer

 1) Ghana

 

when is national energy conservation day celebrated?

 when is national energy conservation day celebrated?

 

Options

 

1) December 14

2)December 15

3)December 16

4)December 17 

answer

1) December 14

where will World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Annual Meeting be hosted?

 where will World Economic Forum (WEF)  Special Annual Meeting be hosted?

 

Options

 

1) Singapore

2)Hong Kong

3)Monaco

4)New York

answer

1)Singapore

 

Paolo Rossi was associated with which sport?

Paolo Rossi was associated with which sport?

 

Options

 

1) football

2)rugby

3)tennis

4)hockey 

answer

1) football

when is International Mountain Day celebrated?

 when is International Mountain Day celebrated?

 

Options

 

1) December 11

2)December 12

3)December 13

4)December 14 

answer

1) December 11

 

 

which country won United Nations Investment Promotion Award for 2020?

 which country won United Nations Investment Promotion Award for 2020?

 

Options

 

1) china

2)japan

3)Laos

4)India 

answer

1) china

When is Human Rights Day celebrated?

 When is Human Rights Day celebrated?

1)10 December

2)12 December

3)11 December

4)13 December

 

answer

 1)10 December

 

Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah has been appointed as prime Minister of which country?

 Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah has been appointed as prime Minister of which country?

Options

1)Kuwait

2) Qatar

3) yemen

4) baharain

answer

1)Kuwait

Who was first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight?

 Who was first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight?

 

Options

 

1) Chuck Yeager
 

2)Chuck Smith
 

3)Chuck Adams
 

4)Chuck Brown 

answer

1) Chuck Yeager

 

 

 

 

where will 7 team 2021 FIFA Club World Cup be hosted?

 where will 7 team 2021 FIFA Club World Cup be hosted?

Options

1) Japan

2) south Korea

3) China

4) Vietnam

answer

1) Japan

Diem is a crypto currency introduced by which Company?

 Diem is a crypto currency introduced by which Company?

Options

1) Facebook

2) google

3) Amazon

4) Microsoft

answer

1) Facebook

ADB, India signed $50-million loan to boost which states financial management reforms?

ADB, India signed $50-million loan to boost which states financial management reforms?

Options

1) West Bengal

2) Goa

3) Assam

4) kerala

answer

1) West Bengal

 

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing, also known as Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France and ex officio co-prince of Andorra from 1974 to 1981.

After serving as Minister of Finance under prime ministers Jacques Chaban-Delmas and Pierre Messmer, he won the presidential election of 1974

From 1989 to 1993, Giscard served as a member of the European Parliament

Newly discovered frog species

 Newly discovered frog species

A type of burrowing frog discovered outside its natural habitat has been named after Bengaluru city.

it was Discovered in 2018

Researchers discovered this frog in North Bengaluru, during a survey around Rajankunte. These frogs belong to the species of burrowing frogs

Researchers  gave it the scientific name Sphaerotheca Bengaluru.

Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

 Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

The Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is an annual event held November 30 as a "tribute to the victims of chemical warfare, as well as to reaffirm the commitment of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to the elimination of the threat of chemical weapons, thereby promoting the goals of peace, security, and multilateralism."

It is officially recognised by the United Nations (UN) and has been celebrated since 2005.

On November 11, 2005, during the last day of the United Nations' Tenth Session of the Conference of the State Parties, the members of the UN officially recognised the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

2020 Bahrain Grand Prix

 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix

 
The 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that took place over 57 laps on 29 November 2020 on the 'Grand Prix Circuit' configuration at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain.

The race was the fifteenth round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship.

This race was the first of two back to back Formula One races scheduled to be held in Bahrain.

The second race, named the Sakhir Grand Prix, is due to take place at the same venue on 6 December, but will be held on a different circuit layout.

4th NSA-level meeting held between India, Sri Lanka and Maldives

4th NSA-level meeting held between India, Sri Lanka and Maldives

The fourth National Security Advisor Level Meeting on Trilateral Maritime Security Cooperation was held between India, Sri Lanka and Maldives in Colombo .

The participants took stock of the current maritime security environment in the region.

They have discussed mutual cooperation in an array of areas including Maritime Domain Awareness, Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief, Joint Exercises and Maritime pollution.

Exchanging views on common security threats, India, Sri Lanka, and Maldives have agreed to broad base cooperation on a host of maritime security related issues.

New Zealand's Greg Barclay elected as new chairman of International Cricket Council

New Zealand's Greg Barclay elected as new chairman of International Cricket Council

New Zealand's Greg Barclay has been elected as the new independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The head of the New Zealand Cricket team, NZC, Barclay beat Imran Khwaja in the second round of voting.

Imran was interim chairman after Shashank Manohar stepped down from the post in July this year.

In the first round of voting last week, Barclay had 10 votes to Khwaja's six, and needed 11 votes for a two-thirds majority of the 16-person ICC Board. That vote arrived from Cricket South Africa in a second round of voting. Barclay is the second independent chairman of the world body, after Shashank Manohar of India.

A commercial lawyer by trade, Barclay has served as a director of NZC since 2012. He was a director of 2015 Men's World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand. He is also an experienced company director holding board positions with various New Zealand and Australian companies.

Constitution Day

Constitution Day

Constitution Day, also known as National Law Day, is celebrated in India on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India.

On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950.

The Government of India declared 26 November as Constitution Day on 19 November 2015 by a gazette notification. 

Diego Armando Maradona

 Diego Armando Maradona was an Argentine professional football player and manager.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award.

Maradona was the first player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice, first when he transferred to Barcelona for a then-world record £5 million, and second, when he transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9 million

He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys during his club career.

In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final, and won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.

Maradona became the coach of Argentina's national football team in November 2008. He was in charge of the team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before leaving at the end of the tournament

China’s moon mission

  China’s moon mission

China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years

this undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and solar system.

The Long March-5, China’s largest carrier rocket, blasted off at 4:30am Beijing time  in a launch from Wenchang Space Launch Center on the southern Chinese island of Hainan carrying the Chang’e-5 spacecraft.

The Chang’e-5 mission, named after the ancient Chinese goddess of the moon, will seek to collect lunar material to help scientists understand more about the moon’s origins and formation.

The mission will test China’s ability to remotely acquire samples from space, ahead of more complex missions.

If the mission is completed as planned, it would make China only the third country to have retrieved lunar samples, joining the United States and the Soviet Union.

Daniil Medvedev beat Dominic Thiem to win ATP Tour Finals in London

 Daniil Medvedev beat Dominic Thiem to win ATP Tour Finals in London

 Daniil Medvedev beat Dominic Thiem to win ATP Tour Finals, the biggest title of his career.

Medvedev fought back from losing the first set to beat Thiem 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in a thrilling final in London last night.

Thiem was denied the title second year in a row.

In the doubles final, Dutch-Croatian duo Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic claimed their first title together edging Jurgen Melzer and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-2, 3-6, 10-5.

Two day 15th G20 Summit chaired by Saudi Arabia began

 Two day 15th G20 Summit chaired by Saudi Arabia began

The  15th G20 Summit has begun today in a virtual format. The two-day Summit is chaired by Saudi Arabia and the theme is "Realising the Opportunities of the 21st Century for All”.

The summit is the second G20 Leaders’ meeting this year.

During the Summit, the leaders will discuss pandemic preparedness and the ways and means to restore jobs.

India will enter the G20 Troika, along with Saudi Arabia when Italy will take over the Presidency of the G20 on 1st December this year.

India - Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 to begin today in Andaman Sea

 India - Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 to begin today in Andaman Sea

Indian Navy is scheduled to host the 27th edition of India - Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 from today in Andaman Sea.
 
It will continue till 25th of this month.
 
The SIMBEX series of exercises between Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy  being conducted annually since 1994, are aimed at enhancing mutual inter-operability and imbibing best practices from each other.
 
The scope and complexity of these exercises has increased steadily over the past two decades to include advanced naval drills covering a wide spectrum of maritime operations.
 
The 2020 edition of SIMBEX will witness participation by Indian Navy ships including destroyer Rana with integral Chetak helicopter and indigenously built corvettes Kamorta and Karmuk.
 
SIMBEX-20 will witness the two friendly navies participate in advanced surface, anti-air warfare and anti-submarine warfare exercises including weapon firings, over three days of intensive joint operations at sea.
   
SIMBEX series of exercises exemplify the high level of coordination and convergence of views between India and Singapore, particularly in the maritime domain, towards enhancing the overall maritime security in the region and highlight their commitment to a rules-based international order.

World Children's Day

World Children's Day

World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children's Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare.

November 20th is an important date as it is the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It is also the date in 1989 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Since 1990, World Children's Day also marks the anniversary of the date that the UN General Assembly adopted both the Declaration and the Convention on children's rights.

World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day

 World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day

The 19th annual World COPD Day will take place on 18 November 2020.

20 November 2019 is the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease’s World COPD day. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease.

The main symptoms are shortness of breath, cough, and sputum production

COPD is caused by breathing in noxious particles or gases from either tobacco smoking or environmental factors such as exposure to biomass fuel or air pollution.

This year’s theme, “Living Well With COPD- Everybody, Everywhere”

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections.

Following a stakeholder's consultation meeting in May 2020 organized by the Tripartite Organizations (the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and WHO) the scope of WAAW was expanded, changing its focus from "antibiotics" to the more encompassing and inclusive term "antimicrobials".

Expanding the scope of the campaign to all antimicrobials will facilitate a more inclusive global response to antimicrobial resistance and support a multisectoral One Health Approach with increased stakeholder engagement.

The Tripartite Executive Committee has decided to fix WAAW dates to 18-24 November every year starting from 2020.

The slogan for 2020 will be "Antimicrobials: handle with care" applicable to all sectors.

The theme for the human health sector for WAAW 2020 is “United to preserve antimicrobials".

2020 Turkish Grand Prix

 2020 Turkish Grand Prix

The 2020 Turkish Grand Prix   was a motor race for Formula One cars which took place on 15 November 2020 at Istanbul Park in Tuzla, Turkey.

The race was the 14th round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship and the eighth running of the Turkish Grand Prix since the event was first held in 2005.

The race was won by Lewis Hamilton ahead of Sergio Pérez and Sebastian Vettel.

With this win Hamilton claimed his seventh World Championship title, equalling the record set by Michael Schumacher.

Hamilton's title also marked the seventh consecutive time a Mercedes driver had won the World Drivers' Championship.

International Day for Tolerance

 International Day for Tolerance

International Day for Tolerance is observed every year on November 16.

The Day recognizes the universal human rights and fundamental freedoms of others.
 
It gives the message that people are naturally diverse; only tolerance can ensure the survival of mixed communities in every region of the globe.
 
 In 1996, the UN General Assembly (by resolution 51/95) invited UN Member States to observe the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November. This action followed up on the United Nations Year for Tolerance, 1995, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 at the initiative of UNESCO, as outlined in the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance and Follow-up Plan of Action for the Year.

World Diabetes Day

 World Diabetes Day

World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus and is held on 14 November each year

Led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), each World Diabetes Day focuses on a theme related to diabetes; type-2 diabetes is largely preventable and treatable non-communicable disease that is rapidly increasing in numbers worldwide.

 the day itself marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best and John James Rickard Macleod, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1922

Lonar Lake in Buldana district of Maharashtra declared as a wetland area under 'Ramsar Convention'

 Lonar Lake in Buldana district of Maharashtra declared as a wetland area under 'Ramsar Convention'

Lonar Lake in Buldana district of Maharashtra, which was formed by a meteorite impact about   50 thousand years ago, has been declared as a wetland area under 'Ramsar Convention'.

It has been declared as the 41st place in the country and the second ‘Ramsar site’ in Maharashtra.

This announcement will lead to  better conservation of Lonar Lake, as Ramsar Convention is bound for conservation for wetlands.

importance of the lake's ecosystem and biodiversity is rising due to the algal population and other microorganisms in the lake and flora-fauna around the lake side.

Bangladeshi teen won International Children’s Peace Prize

 Bangladeshi teen won International Children’s Peace Prize

A Bangladeshi teen Sadat Rahman has been awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize for his work to stop cyber bullying of teens.

The award was given away on Friday by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai during a ceremony in the Netherlands.

The prize is given away by the international children’s rights organization KidsRights to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights.

Sadat Rahman was selected out of 142 applicants from 42 countries.

The prize was launched by KidsRights during the 2005 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, chaired by Mikhail Gorbachev.

Since then, the prize has been presented every year by a Nobel Peace Laureate.

Recognising outstanding young people, the prize provides them with a platform to promote their ideas and further their work.

The winner receives a scholarship to obtain education till the university degree.

A project fund of Euro 1 lakh is invested by the KidsRights in projects that are closely connected to the winners’ area of work in their country.

India provided 50 Metric Tons of food aid to people of Djibouti

 India provided 50 Metric Tons of food aid to people of Djibouti

India has provided 50 Metric Tons of food aid to the people of Djibouti as part of its assistance to friendly countries to overcome natural calamities and the COVID-19 pandemic.

disaster relief to Djibouti was delivered by INS Airavat.
 
 the step was part of SAGAR II (Security and Growth for All in the Region) through which the Government of India is providing 270 Metric Tons of Humanitarian assistance to friendly countries in the region.

China launches world’s first 6G satellite into orbit

 China launches world’s first 6G satellite into orbit

China has launched the world’s first 6G satellite from Taiyuan in the northwestern province of Shanxi.

A Long March-6 rocket lifted off on November 6, 2020, with the satellite, which weighs about 70kg (150lbs).

It will be able to provide data-transmission speeds 100 times faster than 5G, the 6G test satellite will be used to test systems which will be used to build smart cities, for disaster prevention and mitigation, and for environmental protection.

Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by 5 wkts to clinch title for record 5th time

 Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by 5 wkts to clinch title for record 5th time

Rohit Sharma's 68 and Trent Boult's 3 for 30 - including two wickets in his first two overs helped Mumbai Indians clinched their record-extending fifth IPL title last night after beating Delhi Capitals by five wickets in the final at Dubai.

Trent Boult was named Player of the Match. With this win, Mumbai added a fifth IPL title to their kitty, more than any other team in the 13-year history of the league.
 
 The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India usually contested between March and May of every year by eight teams representing eight different cities or states in India

The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The IPL has an exclusive window in ICC Future Tours Programme

World Science Day for Peace and Development

 World Science Day for Peace and Development

World Science Day for Peace and Development is an international day that highlights the important role that science has in society and is celebrated each year on November 10.

 It also highlights the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues.

World Science Day was proclaimed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2001 and celebrated for the first time in 2002.

Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra elected to key United Nations committee

 Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra elected to key United Nations committee

India’s Vidisha Maitra was elected to the UN body - Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)  with strong support of the member states.

In the Group of Asia-Pacific States, Maitra, First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, obtained 126 votes.

The 193-member General Assembly appoints members of the Advisory Committee. Members are selected on the basis of broad geographical representation, personal qualifications and experience.

The Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, which deals with administrative and budgetary issues, recommended Maitra to the Assembly for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2021.

Joe Biden will become 46th US President Kamala Harris will be first woman Vice President

 Joe Biden  will  become 46th US President Kamala Harris will be first woman Vice President

Democrat Joe Biden beat Republican Donald Trump to become the 46th President of the United States.

Biden clinched the race by securing 279 electoral votes.

The winning moment was decided when the Democrats made a lead in the state of Pennsylvania sealing their victory

With the declaration of Joe Biden as the President-Elect based on the projections of the electoral votes, Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris has also secured her position as the first woman to be the Vice President of the USA.

Ms. Harris, is also credited to be the first woman of Indian-American and African-American origin to be a member of the United States Senate.

 

Bangladesh, US launch joint naval exercise ‘CARAT Bangladesh 2020’

 Bangladesh, US launch joint naval exercise ‘CARAT Bangladesh 2020’

The Bangladesh and US Navies launched the ‘Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh-2020’ to expand relationships and broaden maritime awareness between the two countries.
 
According to a press release issued by the US Embassy in Dhaka, the exercise demonstrates US’s continuing commitment to work with the Bangladesh military to address shared maritime security concerns in the region and strengthen partnership to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
 
Historically, the CARAT exercises involve people to people interactions and a variety of professional exchanges.
 
These will take place online this year
 
The sea-phase of the exercise will take place in the Bay of Bengal with ships from both countries.
 
The events are designed to enhance interoperability between the two navies.
 
US and Bangladesh will work through coordinated deployment of surface ships, to include tactical maneuvers among other activities.

Women's T-20 Challenger gets underway in Sharjah

 Women's T-20 Challenger gets underway in Sharjah

The Third Season of the Women's T20 Challenge is set to begin this evening, with defending champions Supernovas taking on Velocity in Sharjah.
 
India T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading defending champions the Supernovas and take on Mithali Raj-led Velocity.
 
This tournament, like previous editions, will take place during the IPL playoffs.
 
The three teams - Supernovas, Velocity and Trailblazers - are set to play three matches in Sharjah, with the final scheduled on 9th of November at the same venue.
 
Last year's T20 Challenge was in Jaipur and had a good crowd turnout.

Marlon Samuels

 Marlon Nathaniel Samuels is a Jamaican former cricketer who played internationally for the West Indies in all three formats, and a former ODI captain.

He is a right-handed middle order batsman and an off-spinner.

 He was a key member of the West Indies team that won the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20, and was named man of the match in the final of both tournaments, becoming first man to achieve the feat.

Samuels made his Test debut in Australia in 2000, and his One Day International debut against Sri Lanka in Nairobi during the ICC Knockout Trophy in the same year.

In 2013 he was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year

Shane Watson

 Shane Watson

Shane Robert Watson is an Australian former cricketer, and occasional captain in all formats, who has played for Australia's national cricket team.

 He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast-medium swing bowler who played international cricket between 2002 and 2016 as world No. 1 T20I all-rounder.

he played  59 Test matches,  190  ODI,     58 T20I     and 137 First Class matches
 

Sean Connery

 Sean Connery

Sir Thomas Sean Connery was a Scottish actor. He gained recognition as the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983

His achievements in film were recognised with an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (including the BAFTA Fellowship), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. In 1987 he was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in France, and he received the US Kennedy Center Honors lifetime achievement award in 1999.

Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama

World Cities Day

 World Cities Day

The United Nations General Assembly has designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day, by its resolution 68/239.

The Day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contributing to sustainable urban development around the world.

Sustainable Development Goal 11, which formulates the ambition to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable - underlying the relevance of UN-Habitat’s mission.

206th Session of Governing Council of the IPU to be held from 1st to 4th November

206th Session of Governing Council of the IPU to be held from 1st to 4th November

The 206th Session of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU will be held from 1st to 4th November this year.

The agenda of the Virtual Session includes the election of the new President of IPU through remote electronic secret ballot since the outgoing President of IPU Ms. Gabriela Cuevas Barron (MP, Mexico) had completed her term on 19th of this month.

The term of the new President of IPU will be from 2020 to 2023.
 
 
 

India hosted 19th Meeting of SCO Ministers of Foreign Economy & Foreign Trade

India hosted 19th Meeting of SCO Ministers of Foreign Economy & Foreign Trade

India hosted the 19th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Ministers of Foreign Economy and Foreign Trade.
 
India said cooperation should be continued to enhance intra-SCO trade and investment which would be critical in ensuring the speedy recovery from the aftermath of the pandemic.
 
The virtual meeting was attended by the Secretary General of SCO and Ministers from,  Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan,   Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

10th India-UK Economic & Financial Dialogue

 10th India-UK Economic & Financial Dialogue

India and UK reached a number of agreements to deepen the economic relationship  focusing on financial services, infrastructure and sustainable finance.

the trade between the two countries has more than doubled since the first EFD (eFunds corporation) in 2007, with bilateral investment supporting over half a million jobs across both countries.

this session on sharing of experiences on domestic priorities and policies for economic recovery will help both countries refine their policies and help in learning to ensure better outcomes.

India’s Global Himalayan Expedition won UN Climate Action Award

 India’s Global Himalayan Expedition won UN Climate Action Award

Global Himalayan Expedition, an Indian organisation that leverages tourism and technology to help remote communities access solar energy has won the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Award.

GHE is one of the world’s first organisations using tourism and technology to bring solar energy to remote communities.

GHE conducts “Impact Expeditions” to remote Himalayan villages and uses a portion of the expedition fee to fund the capital cost of the hardware, transportation, installation and training of village-scale solar micro-grids.

The micro-grid infrastructure set up by GHE is owned and operated by the community.

the GHE has solar electrified more than 131 villages in three regions of India, directly impacting the lives of more than 60,000 villagers.

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage takes place every 27 October.

This commemorative day was chosen by UNESCO in 2005 to raise awareness of the significance and preservation risks of recorded sound and audiovisual documents.

ents are held in many countries, organised by national and regional sound and film archives, broadcasters, museums and libraries, and major audiovisual associations

Indian-origin Wavel Ramkalawan is elected Seychelles President

 Indian-origin Wavel Ramkalawan is elected Seychelles President  

Wavel Ramkalawan is a politician of the Seychelles.

He is the newly elected President of the Republic of Seychelles, as of 25 October 2020.

The Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, off East Africa.

It's home to numerous beaches, coral reefs and nature reserves

Capital: Victoria

Currency: Seychellois rupee

World Polio Day

 World Polio Day is observed every year on 24 October to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, the American virologist who helped create the world’s first safe and effective polio vaccine.

Salk’s vaccine was invented in 1955 but it was with the establishment of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988 by the World Health Organization

polio has been successfully eradicated from most parts of the world, including India which achieved polio eradication in 2014.

India's foreign exchange reserves touch all time high of 555.12 billion dollars

 India's foreign exchange reserves touch all time high of 555.12 billion dollars

India's foreign exchange reserves have surged by 3.615  billion dollars to touch a fresh lifetime high of 555.12  billion dollars in the week ended 16th October.

Foreign currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves, increased by 3.539 billion dollars to 512.322 billion dollars.

Gold reserves went up by 86 million dollars in the reporting week to reach 36.685 billion dollars.

The country’s special drawing rights with the International Monetary Fund remained unchanged at 1.480 billion dollars; while reserve position with the IMF declined by 11 million dollars to 4.634 billion dollars.

Saad Hariri named as Lebanon PM

 Saad Hariri  named as Lebanon PM

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has been tasked with forming his fourth government

Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri is a Lebanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020.

Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of Western Asia.

It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lies west across the Mediterranean Sea.  

Capital: Beirut

Continent: Asia

Currency: Lebanese pound
 
President: Michel Aoun

Principality of Andorra becomes IMF’s 190th Member

 Principality of Andorra becomes IMF’s 190th Member

The Principality of Andorra joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today when Ambassador Elisenda Vives Balmaña signed the IMF’s Articles of Agreement at a ceremony in Washington D.C. Andorra had applied for membership to the IMF in January 2020

Andorra is a tiny, independent principality situated between France and Spain in the Pyrenees mountains.

Capital: Andorra la Vella
Currency: Euro

Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Prevention Day

  Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Prevention Day or World Iodine Deficiency Day is observed every year on 21st October.

Iodine is an essential micronutrient required for normal thyroid function, growth, and development.

Iodine deficiency can lead to a variety of health and developmental consequences known as iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs).

Iodine deficiency is a major cause of preventable mental retardation. Iodine deficiency is especially damaging during pregnancy and in early childhood.

In their most severe forms, IDDs can lead to cretinism, stillbirth and miscarriage; even mild deficiency can cause a significant loss of learning ability.

 In August, 1992 the National Goitre Control Programme (NGCP) was renamed as National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP) with the inclusion of wide spectrum of Iodine Deficiency Disorders(IDD)

World Statistics Day

 World Statistics Day

World Statistics Day is an international day to celebrate statistics. Created by the United Nations Statistical Commission, it was first celebrated on 20 October 2010.

The day is celebrated every five years.

As of 2010, 103 countries celebrate a national Statistics Day, including 51 African countries that jointly celebrate African Statistics Day annually on 18 November

India celebrates its statistics day on 29 June, the birthday of the statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

The Royal Statistical Society in the UK also launched its getstats statistical literacy campaign on the same day at 20:10 (on 20.10.2010)

Nozomi Okuhara won Women's Singles title at Denmark Open

Nozomi Okuhara won Women's Singles title at Denmark Open

former World Champion Nozomi Okuhara won the Denmark Open title beating three-time world champion Carolina Marin in women's singles in two games 21-19, 21-17.

In the men's singles final, world number seven Anders Antonsen of Denmark defeated his compatriot Rasmus Gemke by 18-21, 21-19, 21-12

n the mixed doubles, fourth seeds Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich became the first German mixed doubles players to win a Super Series event after defeating Chris and Gabby Adcock of England in the final 18-21, 21-11, 21-14.
 
In an all-Japan women's doubles final, top seeds Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota downed second seeds Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara 21-10, 16-21, 21-18.
 
Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge of England defeated Russian pair Valdimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov 20-22, 21-17, 21-18, becoming the first England pair to clinch the title of men's doubles in the Denmark Open for 45 years.

 

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is an international observance celebrated each year on October 17 throughout the world.

Through resolution 47/196 adopted on 22 December 1992, the General Assembly declared 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and invited all States to devote the Day to presenting and promoting, as appropriate in the national context, concrete activities with regard to the eradication of poverty and destitution.

October 17th presents an opportunity to acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty, a chance for them to make their concerns heard, and a moment to recognize that poor people are the first ones to fight against poverty.

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party registers landslide victory in general elections

 New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party registers landslide victory in general elections

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won in New Zealand’s general elections.

With 87 per cent of the vote counted, Ardern’s Labour Party won a landslide victory with 49 per cent support, heading to its biggest share of the vote since the 1930s.

 The opposition National Party slumped to 27per cent.

Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern is a New Zealand politician who has served as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party since 2017.

First elected to the House of Representatives as a list MP in 2008, she has been the member of Parliament for Mount Albert since March 2017.

New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses the North Island and the South Island  and around 600 smaller islands, covering a total area of 268,021 square kilometres

Capital: Wellington
Population: 48.9 lakhs (2018) World Bank
Continent: Oceania
Currency    :New Zealand dollar

 

World Food Day

World Food Day

World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on 16 October to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945.

The day is celebrated widely by many other organizations concerned with hunger and food security, including the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

WFP received the Nobel Prize in Peace for 2020 for their efforts to combat hunger, contribute to peace in conflict areas, and for playing a leading role in stopping the use of hunger in the form of a weapon for war and conflict

World Students' Day

 World Students' Day

World Students' Day is marked on Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's birthday, 15 October.

In 2010 the United Nations declared 15 October "World Students' Day".

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist  who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.

2020 Theme     "Learning for people, planet, prosperity, and peace"

World Standards Day

 World Standards Day

World Standards Day   is an international day celebrated internationally each year on 14 October.

The day honours the efforts of the thousands of experts who develop voluntary standards within standards development organizations such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)  International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

The aim of World Standards Day is to raise awareness among regulators, industry and consumers as to the importance of standardization to the global economy.

14 October was specifically chosen to mark the date, in 1946, when delegates from 25 countries first gathered in London and decided to create an international organization focused on facilitating standardization

2020 Eifel Grand Prix

 2020 Eifel Grand Prix

The 2020 Eifel Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 11 October 2020 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany.

It was the first Formula One race held at the Nürburgring since 2013.

 The race was the eleventh round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship and the first running in history of the Eifel Grand Prix

The race was won by Lewis Hamilton from second on the grid.

With the win he equalled Michael Schumacher's record for most Grand Prix wins.

World Arthritis Day

World Arthritis Day (WAD) was established in 1996 by Arthritis and Rheumatism International (ARI) to raise awareness of issues affecting people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).

 It is celebrated every year on 12th October.

the theme of the World Arthritis Day 2020 is “Time2Work”.

 

World Migratory Bird Day

 World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is an awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.

 It aims to draw attention to the threats faced by migratory birds, their ecological importance, and the need for international cooperation to conserve them.

International Migratory Bird Day is a conservation initiative that brings awareness on conserving migratory birds and their habitats throughout the Western Hemisphere.

This program is dedicated to international conservation efforts and environmental education in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Originated by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, it is now coordinated by Environment for the Americas

International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) officially takes place on the second Saturday in May in the U.S. and Canada and on the second Saturday of October in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean each year.

Recognizing that this date does not work well for all places or for the migratory birds themselves- sites host these programs at their convenience throughout the year.

Louise Glück won Nobel Prize for Literature

 Louise Glück won Nobel Prize for Literature

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the US poet Louise Glück  

She is the first American to win the prestigious award since Bob Dylan was honored in 2016.

 Toni Morrison was the last American to receive the prize before him, winning in 1993.

Glück, the 16th woman to win the literature prize, has published 12 collections of poetry and several volumes of essays on poetry.

Gluck previously won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for her collection The Wild Iris, and the National Book Award in 2014.

World Post Day

 World Post Day

World Post day happens each year on October 9, the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which started in 1874 in Switzerland.

The UPU was the start of the global communications revolution, introducing the ability to write letter to others all over the world. World Post Day started in 1969.

Since then, countries all over the world take part in celebrations to highlight the importance of the postal service.

Post offices in some countries hold special stamp collection exhibitions; there are open days at postal measures and there are workshops on postal history.

The UPU organises an international letter writing competition for young people.

world Sight Day

 world Sight Day, observed annually on the second Thursday of October, is a global event meant to draw attention on blindness and vision impairment.

 It was originally initiated by the SightFirstCampaign of Lions Club International Foundation in 2000.

It has since been integrated into VISION 2020 and is coordinated by IAPB in cooperation with the World Health Organization.

theme 2020     Hope In Sight

 

World Cotton day

 The World Cotton day is celebrated on 7 October as a global celebration of cotton and its stakeholders, from field to fabric and beyond.

World Cotton Day will celebrate the many advantages of cotton, from its qualities as a natural fibre, to the benefits people obtain from its production, transformation, trade and consumption.

At the initiative of the Cotton-4 (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali), the World Trade Organisation made the launch of World Cotton Day on 7 October 2019. The event is organised in collaboration with the Secretariats of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC).

World Space Week

World Space Week

World Space Week is an annual holiday observed from 4 to 10 October in over 95 nations throughout the world.

World Space Week is officially defined as "an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition".

On December 6, 1999, The United Nations General Assembly declared World Space Week as an annual event celebration to be commemorated between October 4 and 10.

The choice of dates was based on recognition of two important dates in space history: the launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957; and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967

World Animal Day

 World Animal Day

World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4.

The mission of World Animal Day is "to raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe. Building the celebration of World Animal Day unites the animal welfare movement.

the first World Animal Day was organized on 24 March 1925 at the Sport Palace in Berlin, Germany. Over 5,000 people attended this first event.

SBI appointed Charanjit Attra as CFO

SBI appointed Charanjit Attra as CFO

The State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed Charanjit Singh Attra as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from 01 October 2020.

The post was lying vacant after the former Deputy MD & CFO Prashant Kumar, was appointed as the CEO of Yes Bank in March 2020.

C Venkat Nageshwar was serving the post on interim capacity.

Attra is a former Partner at global consulting firm EY India and had also served as the CFO at the ICICI Securities.

India and Bangladesh to set up monitoring committee to review project implementation

India and Bangladesh to set up monitoring committee to review project implementation

India and Bangladesh have agreed to set up a ‘High Level Monitoring Committee’  headed by the Secretary, Economic Relations Division of Bangladesh and High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh to regularly review the progress of implementation of projects being run with Line of Credit (Loc) provided by India.
 
The decision was taken during the 6th meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) which was held on a virtual platform .

A Joint Statement on JCC was released by the External Affairs Ministry to highlight the important issues discussed during the meeting and decisions taken.

2nd edition of Indian, Bangladesh Navy Bilateral Exercise 'Bongosagar' scheduled to commence on Oct 3

 2nd edition of Indian, Bangladesh Navy Bilateral Exercise 'Bongosagar' scheduled to commence on Oct 3

The 2nd edition of Indian and Bangladesh Navy Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar is scheduled to commence in Northern Bay of Bengal tomorrow.

Exercise is aimed at developing interoperability and joint operational skills through conduct of a wide spectrum of maritime exercises and operations.

ships from both navies will participate in surface warfare drills, seamanship evolutions and helicopter operations.

This exercise will be followed by the 3rd edition of Indian and Bangladesh Navy  Coordinated Patrol in Northern Bay of Bengal from 4th to 5th October , wherein both the units will undertake joint patrolling along the International Maritime Boundary Line.

This edition of Exercise Bongosagar assumes greater significance since it is being conducted during Mujib Barsho, the 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

International Coffee Day

International Coffee Day

International Coffee Day is an occasion that is used to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events now occurring in places across the world.

The first official date was 1 October 2015, as agreed by then International Coffee Organization and was launched in Milan.

 This day is also used to promote fair trade coffee and to raise awareness for the plight of the coffee growers

On this day, many businesses offer free or discounted cups of coffee.

film director Shekhar Kapur has been appointed as the president of the Film and Television Institute of India

 film director Shekhar Kapur has been appointed as the president of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)

Shekhar Kapur is an Indian film director, actor, and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema and international cinema.

The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India.

It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune.

Since its beginning in 1960, FTII has become India's premier film and television institute, with its alumni becoming technicians, actors and directors in the film and television industry.

FTII is a member of the International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television (CILECT), an organisation of the world's leading schools of film and television

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

This year   the first ever observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste was organized.

Reducing food losses and waste is essential in a world where the number of people affected by hunger has been slowly on the rise since 2014, and tons and tons of edible food are lost and/or wasted every day.

Food loss and waste also puts unnecessary pressure on the natural resource base and on the environment, depleting the natural resource base and generating greenhouse gases.

Globally, around 14 percent of food produced is lost between harvest and retail. Significant quantities are also wasted in retail and at the consumption level.

World Tourism Day

 World Tourism Day

Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day as international observances on September 27.

This date was chosen as on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted.

The adoption of these Statutes is considered a milestone in global tourism.

The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.

  World Tourism Day,   theme 2020  “Tourism and Rural Development”.

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

 International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

On September 26, the United Nations (UN) promotes a special day that calls for all countries to get rid of nuclear weapons.

The General Assembly commemorates 26 September as the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

 This Day provides an occasion for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as a priority.

 It provides an opportunity to educate the public - and their leaders - about the real benefits of eliminating such weapons, and the social and economic costs of perpetuating them.

In accordance with General Assembly resolution 68/32 and subsequent resolutions, the purpose of the International Day is to further the objective of the total elimination of nuclear weapons through enhancing public awareness and education about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their total elimination

Dean Jones

 Dean Jones

Dean Mervyn Jones AM was an Australian cricket player, coach and commentator who played Tests and One Day Internationals for Australia.

He had an excellent record in Test cricket and is best remembered for his batting and fielding in the ODI format.

during his career, he scored 19,188 runs in first-class matches, including 55 centuries and 88 half centuries and a highest score of 324 not out, at an average of 51.85

His most notable innings was in only his third Test, against India in the Tied Test in Madras (Chennai) in 1986.

Jones scored score 210, in an innings

This innings of 210 remains the highest score by an Australian cricketer in India.




In 2019, Jones was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

Test debut (cap 324): 16 March 1984 v West Indies
Last ODI: 6 April 1994 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 79): 30 January 1984

World Pharmacists Day

 All over the world, on Friday 25 September, pharmacists will celebrate World Pharmacists Day.

World Pharmacists Day was the brainchild of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), with the council of this organization voting to establish the event in the late 2000s during a conference they staged in Istanbul, Turkey.

 The purpose of World Pharmacists Dayis to encourage activities that promote and advocate for the role of the pharmacist in improving health in every corner of the world.

Somalia Parliament Approved New Prime Minister

 Somalia Parliament Approved New Prime Minister 

Mohamed Hussein Roble became Somalia's prime minister

215 members of parliament cast their votes in favor .  

Mohamed Hussein Roble was appointed by Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia is a sovereign country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland

Capital: Mogadishu
President: Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo
Currencies: United States Dollar, Somali shilling

International Day of Sign Languages

International Day of Sign Languages

International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September every year along with International Week of the Deaf.

The choice of 23 September is the same date that the World Federation of the Deaf was established in 1951.

The UN General Assembly has proclaimed 23 September as the International Day of Sign Languages in order to raise awareness of the importance of sign language in the full realization of the human rights of people who are deaf.

The theme for International Day of Sign languages 2020 is "Sign Languages Are for Everyone!"

World Rhino Day is celebrated on September 22 every year

 World Rhino Day is celebrated on September 22 every year

This special day provides the opportunity for cause-related organizations, NGOs, zoos, and members of the public to celebrate rhinos in their own unique ways.

World Rhino Day is on September 22 and celebrates all five species of rhino: Black, white, greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan rhinos

World Rhino Day was first announced by WWF-South Africa in 2010. The following year, World Rhino Day grew into an international success, encompassing both African and Asian rhino species

International Day of Peace

 International Day of Peace

The International Day of Peace, sometimes officially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September.

It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access.

The day was first celebrated in 1981, and is kept by many nations, political groups, military groups, and people.

 In 2013 the day was dedicated by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to peace education, the key preventive means to reduce war sustainably

UN marks 75th anniversary

 UN marks 75th anniversary

A high-level meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations convenes on Monday, world leaders  are set to attend via pre-recorded messages.

The one-day high-level meeting, themed "The Future We Want, the UN We Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism," is expected to take place on Monday.

The General Debate, held at the beginning of each session of the General Assembly, provides an opportunity for world leaders to deliver a statement on global issues.

This year's debate, starts on September 22-26 and September 29, invites world leaders to discuss effective multilateral action

50th meeting of border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh concluded in Dhaka

  50th meeting of border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh concluded in Dhaka

The 50th meeting of border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh, Border Security Force and Border Guard Bangladesh concluded in Dhaka .

The biannual meeting discussed the issues related to India-Bangladesh border management and security.
 
The BSF and BGB agreed for real time sharing of intelligence to reduce criminal activities on the border.

 Several other important issues were also discussed during the meeting.

Both the countries have agreed to resume the joint coordinated border patrolling to reduce criminal activities like smuggling of cattle, weapons and narcotics on the border.

13th IPL kick-starts in Abu Dhabi this evening

 13th IPL kick-starts in Abu Dhabi this evening

the 13th edition of Indian Premier League will begin at Abu Dhabi in the United Aarab Emirates today.

 Mumbai Indians will take on  Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the IPL.

The tournament, which has been shifted to the UAE , is a TV only event.

In all, 60 matches will be held in three avenues- Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai.

All  the participating teams have arrived in UAE to fight it out in a neutral venue away from their home conditions.

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

September 16 was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.

This designation had been made on December 19, 2000, in commemoration of the date, in 1987, on which nations signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

In 1994, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

The closure of the hole in the ozone layer was observed 30 years after the protocol was signed.

Due to the nature of the gases responsible for ozone depletion their chemical effects are expected to continue for between 50 and 100 years.

World Patient Safety Day

 World Patient Safety Day

The Seventy-second World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA 72.6 ‘Global action on patient safety’ on 25 May 2019.

The resolution recognizes patient safety as a global health priority and endorses the establishment of World Patient Safety Day, to be observed annually on 17 September.

World Patient Safety Day calls for global solidarity and concerted action by all countries and international partners to improve patient safety.

Furthermore, the Day brings together patients, families, caregivers, communities, health workers, health care leaders and policy-makers to show their commitment to patient safety.

The theme of the very first World Patient Safety Day in 2019 was aimed at establishing the legacy of the day and highlighting the importance of prioritizing and addressing patient safety globally by all stakeholders.

From 2020 and in the coming years, a new theme will be selected each year, raising awareness and promoting positive change around patient safety priority areas.

theme for 2020 was Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety

2020 Tuscan Grand Prix

 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix

The 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix   was a Formula One motor race held on 13 September 2020 at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello in Scarperia e San Piero, Tuscany, Italy.

The race was the ninth round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship.

The race was won by Lewis Hamilton of the Mercedes team, with teammate Valtteri Bottas in second; Mercedes scored their third 1–2 finish of the season.

Alexander Albon of Red Bull Racing-Honda scored his first podium in Formula One with a third place finish, becoming the first Thai driver to do so.

The race was the first race since the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix to have two red flags

Hindi Day

 Hindi Day

Hindi Diwas is celebrated on the 14th of September, to commemorate the adoption of Hindi in Devanagari script as one of the official language in different Hindi speaking states of India.

Hindi was adopted as one of the two official languages of the Republic of India by Constituent Assembly of India due to the efforts of Beohar Rajendra Simha along with Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Kaka Kalelkar, Maithili Sharan Gupt and Seth Govind Das.

As such, on the 50th birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha on the 14th of September 1949, the efforts resulted in the adoption of Hindi as an official language.

This decision was ratified by the Constitution of India that came into effect on the 26th of January 1950. Under Article 343 of the Indian Constitution, Hindi written in Devanagari script was adopted as one of official languages.

In all, there are 22 Scheduled languages of India.

17th SCO Culture Ministers’ Meeting

17th SCO Culture Ministers’ Meeting

Discussion was held on the role and place of culture during the global epidemiological crisis and on the prospects for developing multilateral cultural cooperation within the SCO.

one of the important aspects that unites and connects SCO countries to each other is shared heritage of Buddhist philosophy and art was discussed

2021 is the 20th Anniversary year of the founding of this Organization

At the end of the meeting Protocol of the 17th Meeting of the SCO Ministers of Culture was agreed upon and signed by all the representatives of Member States.

International Day for South-South Cooperation, 12 September

International Day for South-South Cooperation, 12 September

South-South cooperation is a manifestation of solidarity among peoples and countries of the South that contributes to their national well-being, their national and collective self-reliance and the attainment of internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation is spreading awareness of the economic, social and political developments made recently by regions and countries in the South and highlights United Nations efforts to work on technical cooperation among developing countries.

World First Aid Day

World First Aid Day

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) introduced World First Aid Day in 2000.

Each year, more than 100 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world organise events and ceremonies on the second Saturday of September to raise public awareness of how first aid can save lives in everyday and crisis situations.

The IFRC believes that first aid should be accessible to all  including the most vulnerable, and should also be an integral part of a wider developmental approach.

Diana Rigg

 Diana Rigg

Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE was an English actress.

She played Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers  and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones.

She had won best actress Bafta award in 1990 and Emmy award in 1997

Naturalist, broadcaster David Attenborough will get Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2019

Naturalist, broadcaster David Attenborough will get Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2019

His name was selected for the prize by an international jury chaired by former president Pranab Mukherjee

Sir David Frederick Attenborough  is an English broadcaster and natural historian.

Sir David’s work has received widespread recognition across the world. Apart from his knighthood, he has received awards from the Royal Geographical Society, UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize, the Micheal Faraday Prize, the Descartes Prize and Fellowship of the Royal Society, and several Emmy and BAFTA awards.

He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming the Life collection that together constitute a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth

The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust  to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.

The prize carries a cash award of 2.5 million Indian rupees and a citation.

International Literacy Day

International Literacy Day

8 September was declared international literacy day by UNESCO on 26 October 1966 at 14th session of UNESCO's General conference.

 It was celebrated for the first time in 1967.

Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. Celebrations take place in several countries.

Some 775 million lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults are still not literate and two-thirds of them are women;[2] 60.7 million children are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out.

According to UNESCO’s "Global Monitoring Report on Education for All (2006)", South Asia has the lowest regional adult literacy rate (58.6%), followed by sub-Saharan Africa (59.7%).[

Countries with the lowest literacy rates in the world are Burkina Faso (12.8%), Niger (14.4%) and Mali (19%).

The report shows a clear connection between illiteracy and countries in severe poverty,also between illiteracy and prejudice against women.
 

International Day of Clean Air for blue skies

International Day of Clean Air for blue skies



The very first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies will be held on September 7th, 2020.

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution to hold an International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on December 19, 2019, during its 74th session and invited the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to facilitate the observance of the International Day, in collaboration with other relevant organizations.

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) worked with UNEP and the Republic of Korea to advocate for the day in the lead up to the decision.

The resolution stresses the importance of and urgent need to raise public awareness at all levels and to promote and facilitate actions to improve air quality.

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink internet satellites

 SpaceX launches 60 Starlink internet satellites

SpaceX delivered a new batch of its Starlink satellites into orbit

A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carrying a full load of 60 Starlink satellites lifted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The booster's first stage came back to Earth about 9 minutes after launch, landing on one of SpaceX's drone ships in the Atlantic Ocean.

This was the third attempt to get this particular mission off the ground, following weather and data-review delays.

The launch marks the first Starlink mission this month and SpaceX's 16th mission so far in 2020.

China launched a ‘reusable test spacecraft’

 China  launched a ‘reusable test spacecraft’

China launched an experimental reusable spacecraft into orbit on Friday Sept. 4

 the launch was successful on a Long March 2F rocket sent the spacecraft into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert

12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation, MGC Senior Officials' Meeting

 The 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation, MGC Senior Officials' Meeting reviewed the progress in all areas of cooperation.

MGC is an initiative by six countries - India and five ASEAN countries, namely, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam for cooperation in tourism, culture, education, as well as transport and communications.

 The Meeting held through video conference reviewed the progress made since the 10th MGC Ministerial Meeting held in Bangkok in August last year.

The Mekong–Ganga Cooperation was established on November 10, 2000, at Vientiane, Laos at the First MGC Ministerial Meeting.

 It comprises six member countries, namely India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

The four areas of cooperation are tourism, culture, education, and transportation.
Founded: 10 November 2000

Vinod Yadav appointed as first CEO of The Railway Board

 Vinod Yadav appointed as  first CEO of The Railway Board

The Railway Board has appointed Vinod Yadav as  its first CEO after the government approved its restructuring.

The corporatisation plan was part of a proposal clea­red by the Cab­inet in Decem­ber 2019 for ma­king the 115-year-old board leaner by cutting its strength from eight to five.

The board will now be headed by Yadav as chairman and CEO, and will have four others — Pradeep Kumar as member (infrastructure), P C Sharma as member (traction and rolling stock), P S Mishra as member (operations and business development), and Manjula Rangarajan as member (finance). All the posts have been cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC).

The board will also include sectoral experts from the industry. The chairman will be the cadre-controlling officer responsible for human resources (HR), with assistance from a director-general (HR), which is another new post.

Sri Vinod Kumar Yadav also known as V.K. Yadav is 1980 batch IRSEE officer and current Chairman and CEO of the Indian Railway Board

National Small Industry Day

National Small Industry Day

National Small Industry is observed on August 30 every year which provided a substantial measure of support to small businesses in developing countries like India.

The day is celebrated to commemorate the effort taken to provide balanced burgeons to existing small, medium, and large scale enterprises to support and elevate small industries. 

World Coconut Day

World Coconut Day

September 2 is observed as World Coconut Day to make people understand that this crop has a vital role in poverty reduction.

Coconut  provides food, food security, livelihood security, exportearning, import substitute and comprehensive protection to small and big holders and other agro-industries depending on it.

World Coconut Day, the importance of this tree should be propagated and made aware of its intrinsic value in the life of mankind.

Hence coconut farming is of immense importance, seeing its value in different aspects of human life.

Every part of the fruit is valuable and useful in someway or the other. Coconut production is an alternative method of food production as well as employment generation. 

2020 Belgian Grand Prix

 2020 Belgian Grand Prix

The 2020 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 30 August 2020 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium.

The race was the seventh round in the 2020 Formula One World Championship.

Hamilton won the race, having led for every lap, followed by Bottas and Verstappen who had also held second and third respectively for the entire race.

Ricciardo completed the fastest lap, a 1:47.483

He finished in fourth, a position he had held the entire race

2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League

2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League

The 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 19th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 11th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Lyon were the defending champions, having won the previous four editions. They successfully defended their title after defeating VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 in the final for their fifth consecutive and seventh overall title. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the competition, where it was implemented in the final

Champions    France Lyon (7th title)
Runners-up    Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Tournament statistics
Matches played    115
Goals scored    490 (4.26 per match)
Top scorer(s)    Netherlands Vivianne Miedema
Nigeria Emueje Ogbiagbevha
Iceland Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir
(10 goals each)

2019–20 UEFA Champions League

2019–20 UEFA Champions League

The 2019–20 UEFA Champions League was the 65th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 28th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the final, played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, 1–0 and became the first European Cup winners to win all their matches during the tournament.

 As winners, they earned the right to play against Sevilla, the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, in the 2020 UEFA Super Cup, and also qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.

Bayern Munich won their 6th title.

Top scorer: Robert Lewandowski
Champion: FC Bayern Munich
Matches played: 118

UEFA Youth League 2020

 UEFA Youth League

The UEFA Youth League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 2013.

 In its current format, it is contested by the youth (under-19) teams of the clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League group stage, plus the domestic youth champions of the best-ranked national associations.

The semi-finals and final matches have been traditionally played at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.

The winners are awarded the Lennart Johansson Trophy, named in honour of the former UEFA president.

The most successful teams are Barcelona and Chelsea with two trophies each.

Chelsea won back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016, while Barcelona won the inaugural season of the competition and clinched their second trophy in 2018.

The current champions are Spanish side Real Madrid, who beat Benfica 3–2 in the 2020 final.

Current champion: Real Madrid Juvenil A
Founded: 2013
Number of teams: 64

Dutch author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld wins 2020 International Booker prize

 Dutch author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld wins 2020 International Booker prize

Dutch author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld on Wednesday won the 2020 International Booker prize for debut novel The Discomfort of Evening, a story of childhood grief.

At 29, Rijneveld is the youngest author to win the prestigious prize.

Rijneveld shares the prize of 50,000 pounds, about $66,000, with Michele Hutchison, who translated it from Dutch

The International Booker Prize is an international literary award hosted in the United Kingdom. The introduction of the International Prize to complement the Man Booker Prize was announced in June 2004.
Ceremony date: 26 August 2020
Established: 2005
Reward(s): £50,000
Awarded for: Best book in English translation
First awarded: 2005

World Health Organization declares Africa free of polio

 World Health Organization declares Africa free of polio

World Health Organization has declared Africa free of polio, a landmark in a decades-long campaign to eradicate the notorious disease around the world.

This was announced by WHO Regional Director of Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti.

She described this as a historic day for Africa.
 
A commission  led by Prof. Rose Gana Fomban Leke, has certified that no cases had occurred on the continent for the past four years, the threshold for eradication of poliovirus.

The WHO said, poliovirus now joins smallpox in the list of viruses that have been wiped out in Africa.

Women's Equality Day

 Women's Equality Day

Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

it prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of gender.

 Women’s Equality Day celebrates the achievements of women’s rights activists

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, is an international day celebrated August 23 of each year, the day designated by UNESCO to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade.

That date was chosen by the adoption of resolution 29 C/40 by the Organization's General Conference at its 29th session Circular CL/3494 of July 29, 1998, from the Director-General invited Ministers of Culture to promote the day.

The date is significant because, during the night of August 22 to August 23, 1791, on the island of Saint Domingue (now known as Haiti), an uprising began which set forth events which were a major factor in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

National Sports Awards 2020

 National Sports Awards 2020

RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD

 
Rohit Sharma     Cricket
Mariyappan T.     Para Athletics
Manika Batra     Table Tennis
Vinesh     Wrestling
Rani     Hockey

DRONACHARYA AWARD

Life- Time Category

 Dharmendra Tiwary     Archery
Purushotham Rai     Athletics
Shiv Singh     Boxing
Romesh Pathania     Hockey
Krishan Kumar Hooda     Kabaddi
Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar     Para Powerlifting
Naresh Kumar     Tennis
Om Parkash Dahiya     Wrestling

Regular Category

Jude Felix Sebastian     Hockey
Yogesh Malviya     Mallakhamb
Jaspal Rana     Shooting
Kuldeep Kumar Handoo     Wushu
Gaurav Khanna     Para Badminton

ARJUNA AWARD
Atanu Das     Archery
Dutee Chand     Athletics
Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy     Badminton
Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty     Badminton
Vishesh Bhriguvanshi     Basketball
Subedar Manish Kaushik     Boxing
Lovlina Borgohain     Boxing
Ishant Sharma     Cricket
Deepti Sharma     Cricket
Sawant Ajay Anant     Equestrian
Sandesh Jhingan     Football
Aditi Ashok     Golf
Akashdeep Singh     Hockey
Deepika     Hockey
Deepak     Kabaddi
Kale Sarika Sudhakar     Kho Kho
Dattu Baban Bhokanal     Rowing
Manu Bhaker     Shooting
Saurabh Chaudhary     Shooting
Madhurika Suhas Patkar     Table Tennis
Divij Sharan     Tennis
Shiva Keshavan     Winter Sports
Divya Kakran     Wrestling
Rahul Aware     Wrestling
Suyash Narayan Jadhav     Para Swimming
Sandeep     Para Athletics
Manish Narwal     Para Shooting

DHYAN CHAND AWARD
Kuldip Singh Bhullar     Athletics
Jincy Philips     Athletics
Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe     Badminton
Trupti Murgunde     Badminton
N. Usha     Boxing
Lakha Singh     Boxing
Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu     Football
Ajit Singh     Hockey
Manpreet Singh     Kabaddi
J. Ranjith Kumar     Para Athletics
Satyaprakash Tiwari     Para Badminton
Manjeet Singh     Rowing
Shri Sachin Nag     Swimming
Nandan P Bal     Tennis
Netarpal Hooda     Wrestling

Earth Overshoot Day

 Earth Overshoot Day

In 2020, Earth Overshoot Day lands on August 22. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when we have exhausted nature's budget for the year.

For the rest of the year, we are maintaining our ecological deficit by drawing down local resource stocks and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

The first Global Earth Overshoot Day campaign was launched in 2006.

In 2019 Earth Overshoot Day which was on 31st July

World Senior Citizen's Day

World Senior Citizen's Day

The World Senior Citizen's Day is celebrated on 21 August each year.

The celebration took place for the first time on 1 October 1991.

 The day is known to increase awareness of the factors and issues that affect older adults, such as age deterioration and the study of problems that affect their lives, elder abuse

Nishikant Kamat

 Nishikant Kamat

Nishikant Kamat was an Indian filmmaker and actor.

His debut film, Dombivali Fast  in Marathi.

He won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi for Dombivali Fast in 2006

World Photography Day

 World Photography Day

World Photography Day is an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science and history of photography.

The World Photography Day will take place on Wednesday, August 19th, 2020.

The whole idea behind the day is to hold discussions about photography and encourage those who want to pursue photography as a hobby or career.

The first World Photography Day was celebrated on 19th August 2010

 The photograph originally was made by Nicéphore Niépce, using silver chloride coating a piece of paper.

Chetan Chauhan

 Chetan Chauhan

Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan was a cricketer who played 40 Test matches for India.

 He played Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra and Delhi.

He played most of his international cricket in the late 1970s and was the regular opening partner of Sunil Gavaskar during that period.

He was also twice elected to the Lok Sabha from Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, in 1991 and 1998.

From 2018 to 2020, he was minister for youth and sports in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India

Chauhan received the Arjuna award in 1981

Google partners Central Water Commission for flood forecasting

 Google partners Central Water Commission for flood forecasting

 Google in association with the Central Water Commission (CWC) has taken flood forecasting initiative over the past several months, and sent numerous public alerts to people in impacted regions across the country.

These alerts provide timely, updated, and critical information that can help users make informed decisions on their safety, and that of their families and friends, Google on Friday said in a statement.

Any user in the affected region having an Android smartphone with location services enabled will receive these alerts, it added.

Various parts of the country, including Assam and Bihar, are grappling with floods.

India Post has released a set of five commemorative postage stamps and a miniature sheet on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

  India Post has released a set of five commemorative postage stamps and a miniature sheet on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

 India Post has released a set of  five commemorative postage stamps and a miniature sheet on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India on 15th August 2020 on the occasion of 74th Independence Day.This is the third part of the series .

The stamps depicts following five cultural sites of India-

1.Historic City of Ahmedabad 2. Churches and Convents of Goa 3.  Group of Monuments at Pattadakal 4.Khajuraho Group of Monuments 5.Qutub Minar

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are important places of cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.

There are 38 World Heritage Sites located in India . These include 30 cultural sites, 7 natural sites and 1 mixed-criteria site. India has the sixth largest number of sites in the world.

India launched National Digital Health Mission

India launched National Digital Health Mission

India has launched the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM).

Every Indian will have an Aadhar like ID card containing all relevant information about his/her medical conditions and treatments and tests.

The vision of National Digital Health Mission is to create a national digital health ecosystem which provides timely and efficient access to inclusive, affordable, and safe healthcare to all citizens. 

India will launch projects for Lion & Dolphin conservation to replicate successes of Project Tiger

 India will launch projects for Lion & Dolphin conservation to replicate successes of Project Tiger

India   will soon launch Project Lion and Project Dolphin for the biodiversity conservation of these species to replicate the successes of Project Tiger.

India has successfully carried forward Project Tiger and Project Elephant.

The Tiger population has increased in India.

Project Dolphin will focus on both river and sea dolphins.

 this will also give a boost to biodiversity and also create employment opportunities.

 

Organ Donation Day

 Organ Donation Day is observed every year on 13th of August.

The aim of this day is to motivate normal human beings to pledge to donate organs after death, and to spread awareness about the importance of organ donation.

World Elephant Day

 World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world's elephants.

 Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, it was officially founded, supported and launched by Patricia Sims and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation on August 12, 2012

The goal of International Elephant Day is to create awareness of the urgent plight of African and Asian elephants, and to share knowledge and positive solutions for the better care and management of captive and wild elephant

The first International Elephant Day was held on August 12, 2012

Walter Roger Martos Ruiz appointed as Prime Minister of Peru

 Walter Roger Martos Ruiz is a Peruvian retired military general who is the current Prime Minister of Peru since August 2020, under Martín Vizcarra's administration.

 He previously served as Minister of Defense from October 2019 to August 2020

Peru is a country in South America that's home to a section of Amazon rainforest and Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city high in the Andes mountains

Capital: Lima
Population: 3.2 crores (2018)
Co-official languages: Quechua; Aymara; Other indigenous languages

World Biofuel day

 World Biofuel day

 World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels and to highlight the various efforts made by the Government in the Biofuel sector

This day also honors the research experiments by Sir Rudolf Diesel who ran an engine with peanut oil in the year 1893. His research experiment had predicted that vegetable oil is going to replace fossil fuels in the next century to fuel different mechanical engines.

Mahinda Rajapaksa won in Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections

 Mahinda Rajapaksa won  in Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections

Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, RWP, RSP, psc, GR is a Sri Lankan politician and former military officer currently serving as the 8th President of Sri Lanka since 2019.

Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan politician serving as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and Minister of Finance since 2019. He previously served as President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015 and was Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2004 and 2018 to 2019.

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal and southeast of the Arabian Sea.

 It is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.  

Capitals: Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Population: 2.17 crores (2018)
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee

Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy committee

 Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy committee

RBI  announced the apex bank's monetary policy committee has decided to unanimously leave the policy repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent.  

the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the Bank rate remain unchanged at 4.25 per cent.

the reverse repo rate stands unchanged at 3.35 per cent.

he MPC’s assessment is that the global economic activity has remained fragile and in retrenchment in the first half of 2020.

the headline CPI inflation, which was at 5.8 per cent in March 2020, was placed at 6.1 per cent in the provisional estimates for June 2020.

Hiroshima And Nagasaki Day

 Hiroshima And Nagasaki Day

Japan completed 75 years since it first suffered the world's first atomic bomb attack on the city of Hiroshima, followed three days later by the second and last on Nagasaki, leading to the end of world war II.

Uttarakhand will develop India’s first snow leopard conservation centre in Uttarkashi forests

 Uttarakhand will develop India’s first snow leopard conservation centre in Uttarkashi forests

Uttarakhand will set up India’s first conservation centre for snow leopards in the forests of Uttarkashi district.

the centre will be developed by the Uttarakhand forest department along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The goal of setting up the centre is conservation, restoration of Himalayan ecosystems, and creating livelihoods for local people.

The project also aims at the conservation of other endangered species along with the snow leopards.

There are around 86 snow leopards in Uttarakhand right now.

The state forest department is expected to start a counting with the help of camera traps later this year.

William Kirk English

 William Kirk English

William Kirk English was an American computer engineer who contributed to the development of the computer mouse while working for Douglas Engelbart at SRI International's Augmentation Research Center.

He would later work for Xerox PARC and Sun Microsystems.

RBI Approved Sashidhar Jagdishan as Next MD & CEO of HDFC Bank

RBI Approved Sashidhar Jagdishan as Next MD & CEO of HDFC Bank

the Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Sashidhar Jagdishan as Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Bank.

The RBI vide its communication dated August 3, 2020,has approved the appointment of Sashidhar Jagdishan as Managing Director and CEO of the bank for a period of three years with effect from October 27, 2020

Jagdishan, 55, is currently Group Head and Change Agent, HDFC Bank. He has been with the bank for nearly 24 years

IPL 2020 in the UAE

IPL 2020 in the UAE

 the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin next month.

The T20 tournament was originally scheduled to begin on March 29.

On Sunday (August 2), the governing council of the league confirmed that this year’s tournament will be held in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah from September 19 to November 10.

The usual window for the IPL is 49 days. This season will instead last 53 days.

Irfaan Ali declared president elect of Guyana

Irfaan Ali declared president elect of Guyana

 The presidential candidate for the main opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, was on Sunday declared president elect of Guyana.

Mohamed Irfaan Ali   is a Guyanese politician who has been the President of Guyana since 2020.

He was previously a Member of Parliament[1] and the Minister of Housing

Guyana, a country on South America’s North Atlantic coast, is defined by its dense rainforest

Capital: Georgetown
Vernacular language: Guyanese Creole

Former Taiwan president, Lee Teng-hui

Former Taiwan president, Lee Teng-hui

Lee Teng-hui   was a Taiwanese politician and economist who was the fourth president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000.

He was the first president of the Republic of China to be born in Taiwan and the first to be directly elected.

During his presidency, Lee oversaw the end of martial law and the full democratization of the ROC, advocated the Taiwanese localization movement, and led an ambitious foreign policy to gain allies around the world.

Ivory Coast Defence Minister Bakayoko named as prime minister

Ivory Coast Defence Minister Bakayoko named prime minister

Hamed Bakayoko has been named prime minister after acting as interim PM .

Bakayoko, 55, has had the defence portfolio since 2017, after serving as interior minister from 2011.

He has also been mayor of Abobo

Côte d'Ivoire is a West African country with beach resorts, rainforests.

Capital: Yamoussoukro
Currency: West African CFA franc
Population: 2.51 crores (2018)
Official language: French