Daily GK Updates - 11th July, 2015

DAILY GK UPDATES - 11TH JULY, 2015

NATIONAL UPDATES:

I.  Nationwide model science labs programme (RashtriyaAvishkarAbhiyan) launched by Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam: This is an initiative taken by the Government of India to inculcate scientific temperament among students.

II. World Population Day: Indians numbered 1,274,243,538: This is about 17.23 % of the overall global inhabitations of humans

III. ISRO’s powerful PSLV rocket powers 5 British satellites into orbit: PSLV C-28 was launched from ISRO’s SatishDhawan Space centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The satellites are namely DMC3 optical earth observation satellites, 3 numbers, CBNT-1 and De-OrbitSail.

IV. New species of butterfly called Banded Tit discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

I. India and Turkmenistan inked 8 agreements to increase regional cooperation and connectivity: The agreements were signed during the 2-day visit of PM Modi to Turkmenistan at the invitation of President G. Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan.

II. India gets full membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation along with Pakistan by 2016: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is an international organisation founded in Shanghai by 6 existing members (China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan) to strengthen relations among member states.

III. 11^th July 2015: World Population Day observed with theme Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies.

IV. India and Pakistan issued a joint statement at Ufa, Russia after a bilateral meeting between the PM Modi and Nawaz Sharif

V. NASA selected 4 astronauts for 1^st US Commercial Spaceflights: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration selected four astronauts to provide crew transportation services to and from the International Space Station.

 OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

I. Wimbledon 2015: Serena Williams beats Garbine Muguruza 6-4 6-4 to claim 6^th Wimbledon crown and 21^st grand slam title.

II. KagisoRabada’s record breaking hat trick helps proteas crush Bangladesh: He becameonly the second man in the history to claim a hat trick on debut as South Africa thrashed Bangladesh by 8 wickets in rain hit 1^st one day international in Dhaka.

                            

OBITUARIES:

I. Famous Hollywood actor Omar Sharif passed away: He won international fame and an Oscar-nomination for best supporting actor for his role in the 1962 film ‘Lawrence of Arabia’.

II. Prince Saud Al-Faisal, World’s longest serving Foreign Minister passed away: He was the former foreign minister of Saudi Arabia.