Daily GK Update: 2nd March 2021

By Stuti Mishra|Updated : March 2nd, 2021

 Summits & Conferences

1. PM Modi inaugurates Maritime India Summit-2021 today

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  • PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated Maritime India Summit-2021 today through video conferencing.
  • It is a 3-day Summit will be held till 4th March
  • It is organized by Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on a virtual platform www. maritimeindiasummit. in.
  • It will visualize a roadmap for India's Maritime sector for next decade.
  • Denmark is the partner country for the three-day summit.
  • It showcases Virtual Exhibition along with exclusive demo sessions.

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 Arts & Culture

2. Saras Aajeevika Mela 2021 inaugurated at Noida Haat

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  • Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated Saras Aajeevika Mela 2021 at Noida Haat
  • It will continue till 14 March, 2021
  • More than 300 rural self-help groups (SHG) and craftsman from 27 states are participating in this Mela.
  • It has been organised by Ministry of Rural Development under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)
  • Aim: to bring rural women Self Help Groups (SHGs) under one platform to show-case their skills

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 Honours & Awards

3. Golden Globe Awards 2021 announced

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  • 78th edition of Golden Globe Awards 2021 was held to recognise excellence in film, both American and international, and American television by Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
  • List of winners:
    • Best Film (Drama): Nomadland
    • Best Film (Musical/Comedy): Borat Subsequent
    • Best Director: Chloe Zhao for Nomadland
    • Best Actress (Drama): Andra Day
    • Best Actor (Drama): Chadwick Boseman
    • Best Foreign Lang Film: Minari
    • Best Animated Film: Soul
    • Best TV Series-Drama: The Crown

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 Banking & Finance

4. Fino Payments Bank is included in Scheduled Commercial Bank

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  • Reserve Bank of India has included Fino Payments Bank in Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
  • This means Fino Payments Bank is given the status of scheduled commercial bank or simply scheduled banks.
  • The bank will now be able to enhance its banking position in the treasury and participation in liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) window
  • Fino Payments Bank MD & CEO: Rishi Gupta.
  • Headquarters: Mumbai.

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 Books & Authors

5. Anindya Dutta pens down ‘Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis’

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  • Banker-turned-author Anindya Dutta has come out with his new book titled ‘Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis’, that depicts the history of Indian tennis.
  • Book revolves around pre-Independence tennis and early players like Ramanathan Krishnan and Vijay Amritraj.
  • It is published by Westland Sport.
  • A sizeable portion of the book goes towards highlighting the men who played the sport in India before 1950, of which there is little recorded history.

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 Sports

6. Odisha to host Indian Women’s League (IWL) 2020-21

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  • All India Football Federation (AIFF) has chosen Odisha as the host for the upcoming Indian Women’s League (IWL) 2020-21 edition
  • IWL is the top division women’s league in India.
  • 2021 tournament will be the fifth edition of IWL.
  • Participants, dates and fixtures for the IWL tournament will be announced at a later stage.
  • Inaugural edition of the tournament was also held in Odisha at Cuttack in 2016.
  • India is set to host the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2022.

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 Summits & Conferences

7. CERAWeek Conference-2021 begins on virtual platform

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  • CERAWeek Conference-2021 has been organized from March 1 to 5, 2021 by IHS Markit based in Houston, Texas
  • It is the 36th edition of the conference and is being held for the first time in virtual mode
  • Theme: The New Map: Energy, Climate, and Charting the Future
  • It is an annual international energy conference of energy industry leaders, experts, government officials and policymaker
  • During this, PM Modi will receive CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award

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 Science & Technology

8. Russia launches first Arctic-monitoring Satellite ‘Arktika-M’

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  • Russian space corporation ‘Roscosmos’ has successfully launched its first satellite to monitor the Arctic’s climate and environment.
  • This satellite is titled as ‘Arktika-M’ and was launched onboard Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
  • This satellite will help to collect information to solve operational meteorology and hydrology problems, and monitoring the climate and environment in the Arctic region, Earth's northern polar region.

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 Arts & Culture

9. Agartala International Book Fair begins in Tripura

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  • Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has inaugurated 39th edition of Agartala International Book Fair 2021, at the Hapania International Fair ground.
  • It is a 14 day long fair.
  • Theme: Ek Tripura, Shrestha Tripura.
  • Cultural troops from Bangladesh, Northeastern States including Sikkim will participate
  • 162 stalls have been set up, including 96 stalls from Tripura, 51 stalls from West Bengal, 4 from Delhi, 8 from Assam, one each from Daman and Die, Mumbai, Rajasthan.

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 Sports

10. Vinesh Phogat beats V Kaladzinskaya win gold in Ukraine wrestling event

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  • Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has defeated Vanesa Kaladzinskay of Belarus to win a gold medal at XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament, held in Kiev
  • Haryana’s Bhiwani-based Vinesh won in the 53kg category with 10-8 lead.
  • She is the only Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics Games in 53 kg category
  • Vanesa Kaladzinskay is 2017 world champion.

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 National Affairs

11. ‘Sugamya Bharat App’ & ‘Access - The Photo Digest’ handbook launched

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  • Minister for Social justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot will virtually launch ‘Sugamya Bharat App’ and Access-The Photo Digest handbook
  • Sugamya Bharat App: Means for sensitising and enhancing accessibility. It provides for registration of complaints of inaccessibility, transportation sector and ICT ecosystem.
  • The handbook is envisaged as a guide to sensitize stakeholders about 10 basic features of accessibility and related good-bad practices in pictorial form.

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 Science & Technology

12. Principal Scientific Adviser launches Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship

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  • Principal Scientific Adviser to Government of India has launched the Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship under its Waste to Wealth Mission.
  • It will recognize students, community workers or SHGs who are engaged in waste management, scientifically and sustainably.
  • Waste to Wealth Mission: One of the nine national missions of PM’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC)
  • There are 3 categories of awards under the fellowships: School, College and Citizen.

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Daily GK Update: 2nd March 2021

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