Daily GK Update: 5th September 2021

Sports

Pramod Bhagat has won Men’s Singles SL3 event badminton gold medal match at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
He defeated Daniell Bethe of Great Britain.
He is one of the best para-shuttlers of India with 45 international medals under his belt.
This is India’s first medal in badminton at the Paralympics Games.
Apart from him, Manoj Sarkar beat Daisuke Fujihara of Japan and clinched the Bronze medal in the same category.

National & International Appointments

Suman Sharma (IRS officer of 1990 batch) has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
She is currently serving as the Additional Directorate General of Foreign Trade of Department of Commerce.
She will succeed Jatindra Nath Swain.
SECI: It is the only Central Public Sector Undertaking dedicated to solar energy sector under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Headquarters of SECI: New Delhi.

Defense

The 28th edition of Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) has been concluded.
It took place from September 2 to 4, 2021.
SIMBEX-2021 is an annual bilateral maritime exercise and was hosted by Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) in the southern fringes of South China Sea.
Indian Navy was represented by Guided Missile Destroyer INS Ranvijay, ASW Corvette INS Kiltan and Guided Missile Corvette INS Kora and one P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

National & International Appointments

Cyrus Poncha has been unanimously elected as Vice-President of the Asian Squash Federation (ASF), during the 41st annual general meeting of ASF.
His tenure will be of 4 years.
He is current serving as the Secretary-General of Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI).
David Mui of Hong Kong was elected as President of ASF for 2nd term.
Fayez Abdullah S.Al-Mutairi of Kuwait and Tae-sook Hee of Korea have been also elected as the Vice-Presidents of ASF.

Agreement

Govt of India has signed tripartite peace accord with State government of Assam and five insurgent groups from Karbi Anglong region in Assam, to end decades of violence in the region.
Peace accord will grant greater autonomy to Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council and provide protection to the language, culture and identity of the region and reservation to the Karbi people.
Special development package of Rs 1000 crore will also be released by state and centre government

National Affairs

Coal India Ltd (CIL) under Ministry of Coal has launched new software titled as ‘Spectral Enhancement’ (SPE)
It will identify thin coal seams under the earth crust and improve assessment of coal resources using seismic survey during coal exploration process
It will help in enhancing resolution of seismic signals
It has been developed by Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) in association with Gujrat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI)

National Affairs

Ayush Ministry has launched AYUSH AAPKE DWAR campaign to distribute medicinal plant saplings to 75 lakh households across the country in one year.
Medicinal plants include Tejpatta, Stevia, Ashoka, Jatamansi, Giloy/Guduchi, Ashwagandha, Kumari, Shatavari, Lemongrass, Guggulu, Tulsi, Sarpagandha, Kalmegh, Brahmi and Amla.
Several other programs including the launch of the Y-Break App, distribution of Prophylactic Ayush Drugs have been launched already.

Banking & Finance

PhonePe has launched India’s first interactive platform, named as PhonePe Pulse
Pulse is India’s first interactive platform with data insights and trends on digital payments
It shows more than 2000 crore digital transactions by customers on an interactive map of India.
PhonePe also launched Pulse Report, which is an in-depth study on the evolution of digital payments over the past 5 years.
The report also has insights about how digital payment adoption across India.

Books & Authors

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has penned down book titled as ‘Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth’.
It has been written jointly by Angelina Jolie and Amnesty International and human rights lawyer Geraldine Van Bueren QC.
It will be helpful to young people and children from around the world in making them aware of their rights and how to claim these rights, decided years ago based on what would make them healthy, balanced, safe and stable adults

Important Dates

International Day of Charity is being observed annually on September 5 to commemorate the death anniversary of Mother Teresa, who had always been engaged in charitable work
It was declared by UN General Assembly in 2012
Aim: to raise awareness and provide a common platform for charity related activities all over the world for individuals, charitable, philanthropic and volunteer organizations on the local, national, regional and international level.

Important Dates

Teachers’ Day in India is observed every year on 5th September to mark the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (second President of India), who defined the role of the teacher as someone who acts not only as an educator but also as a moral mentor
It was first observed in 1962.
Ministry of Education presents National Teachers Awards on this occasion every year.
This year confer National Awards will be conferred on 44 teachers from across the country