Daily GK Updates - 5th September, 2018

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Arif Alvi elected new Pakistan president : Dr. Arif Alvi (69-year) defeated Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Aitzaz Ahsan and Maulana Fazl ur Rehman (Pakistan Muslim League-N nominee) to become the 13th president of Pakistan(take the oath of the office on September 9.)Alvi received 212 votes of the 430 votes cast via a secret ballot in the National Assembly and Senate.In 1981, he was Chairman of the first Pakistan International Dental Conference and was elected Chairman of the 28th Asia Pacific Dental Congress.

2.  5th September: National Teachers' Day : Teachers' Day is being celebrated throughout the country on the birthday (5th September 1888) of educationist and former President Bharat Ratna Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.Dr. Radhakrishnan was India's first vice president and second president.Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu gave away the National Awards to 45 Teachers in New Delhi, on the occasion of Teachers' day.The award is given as public recognition to meritorious teachers working in primary, middle and secondary schools.

3. Suresh Prabhu launches Technology Initiatives for Coffee Stakeholders : The union minister Suresh Prabhu has launched Coffee Connect - India coffee field force app and Coffee KrishiTharanga - digital mobile extension services for coffee stakeholders at a function.The mobile app Coffee Connect has been developed to ease the work of field functionaries and to improve the work efficiency.The objective of the Coffee KrishiTharanga services to provide customized information and services to increase productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability.

4. Piyush Goyal along with CM Yogi launches official website of Kumbh Mela :Piyush Goyal (Rail Minister) along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the official website of Kumbh Mela, 2019 in Lucknow.The website  kumbh.gov.in provides detail about location, trains, accessibility, weather and accommodations which will be a great help for pilgrims.

5. India to generate 100 GW solar energy by 2022 : According to Union Minister Suresh Prabhu, demand for energy will increase due to rapid development taking place in India.Fossil fuel is not going to last forever and therefore there is a need for renewable energy.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Indo-Kazakhstan Joint Exercise KAZIND 2018 : Indo-Kazakhstan Joint Army Exercise 'KAZIND' will be conducted between the two countries in Otar region, Kazakhstan (10 – 23rd Sep 2018)This is the third joint military exercise between the two countries which have a history of extensive cooperation in the defence arena.The objective of the exercise is to build and promote bilateral Army to Army relations and exchange skills and experiences between Kazakhstan Army and the Indian Army.

2. International Aviation Summit held in New Delhi : The Union Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu has inaugurated the International Aviation Summit in New Delhi, India.The seminar has been jointly organised by the Airports Authority of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation and International Air Transport Association (IATA).

3. Typhoon Jebi leaves trail of destruction across Japan : In Japan the worst storm ‘Typhoon Jebi’ to hit the country in 25 years.jebi has left a trail of destruction across the west of the country, hitting major cities like Kyoto and Osaka. Evacuation advisories have been issued for more than 1.2 million people.

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1.Young Indian shuttlers win titles in Ukraine : Young Indian shuttlers clinched the mixed doubles and men's doubles titles at the RSL Kharkiv International challenge in Kharkiv, Ukraine.The duo of Anoushka Parikh and Saurabh Sharma defeated Poland's Pawel Smilowski and Magdalena Swierczynska, in the mixed doubles summit clash.The pair of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Dhruv Kapila outwitted Germany's Daniel Hess and Johannes Pistorius 21-19 21-16 in Men's Doubles event.

OBITUARIES:

1. Noted Gujarati author, journalist & poet Bhagwati Kumar Sharma passes away : Noted Gujarati author, journalist and poet Bhagwati Kumar Sharma (84-year) passed away in Surat.Shri Bhagwati Kumar Sharma had received Sahitya Academy award for his Gujarati novel Ashuryalok.Mr Sharma received Gujarati literature awards Ranjitram suvarna chandrak and Kumar paritoshik.He was also honoured by Gujarat Gaurav award, Sahitya Ratna award and Vali Gujarati Ghazal Puraskar.