Daily GK Update- 12th Sept, 2021

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. 'Medicines from the Sky' project launched to send medicines to PHCC : Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia has launched the Medicines from the Sky project to send medicines to Primary Health Care Centres using drones. The project was launched at Vikarabad in Telangana. The first sortie was carried out by a drone built by SkyAir Mobility for its Consortium partner Blue Dart Express. ‘Medicine from the Sky’ project is an initiative of the Telangana in association with World Economic Forum, NITI Aayog, and HealthNet Global.

2. PM Modi inaugurates Sardardham Bhavan in Ahmedabad : PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Sardardham Bhavan through video conferencing at Ahmedabad in Gujarat. He also laid the foundation stone of Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralay.  The Sardardham has been constructed at the cost of 200 crore rupees. It has modern facilities like a hostel, library, career guidance and training center for boys and girls coming from rural areas and a multipurpose auditorium. Sardardham Bhavan has been developed by Patidar Samaj.

 

INTERNATIONALUPDATES:

1. Typhoon Chanthu drenches Taiwan with up to 5 inches of rain : Typhoon Chanthu drenched Taiwan as the storm's center passed the island's east coast, but no injuries were reported. More than 2,000 people were evacuated from flood-prone areas of the east coast county of Hualien.Chanthu's center was off Taiwan's northeast coast, with winds of 162 kph and gusts up to 198 kph (124 mph), according to the Central Weather Bureau. Earlier, the storm grazed the island of Luzon in the Philippines, but no flooding or damaged was reported.

 

2. India, Australia Hold Inaugural ‘Two-Plus-Two Dialogue’ : India and Australia began the inaugural two-plus-two dialogue. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held the talks with their Australian counterparts Peter Dutton and Marise Payne. In the ‘two-plus-two’ talks, the two sides vowed to work towards a free, open and inclusive Indo Pacific, a region that has been witnessing increasing Chinese assertiveness. India holds such talks with Australia, Japan, USA and Russia.

 

3. Billionaire Aziz Akhannouch Appointed as Morocco's New Prime Minister : Billionaire Aziz Akhannouch was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Morocco. King Mohammed VI has appointed the businessman “head of the government and tasked him with forming a new government. Akhannouch is the leader of the liberal National Rally of Moroccan Independents (RNI) party which won 102 of parliament’s 395 seats. He previously served as Morocco's minister of Agriculture from 2007 to 2021 and is the CEO of Akwa Group.

 

 

OTHER UPDATES:

 

SPORTS:

1. British Emma Raducanu wins 2021 Women’s Singles US Open title : Emma Raducanu won Women’s Singles title at 2021 US Open Tennis. British sensation Emma defeated her Canadian opponent Leylah Fernandez in the summit clash held at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. She has become the first British woman to win the title in 53 years. Raducanu has also become the first British woman in 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title. Emma Raducanu is the youngest Grand Slam champion since Maria Sharapova, then 17, at Wimbledon in 2004

 

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY :

 

1. DP World signs pact with TN Govt for 2,000 cr projects : Global port operator DP World has signed a facilitation MoU with the Tamil Nadu Govt for a slew of projects it is establishing in the State at an investment of ₹2,000 crore. DP World signed an MoU in UAE with the Tamil Nadu in Sep 2019 to invest ₹1,000 crore in establishing a Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ). DP World’s FTWZ was inaugurated on July 20, 2021. These projects are expected to create 4,500 employment opportunities. TN Governor: Ravindra Narayan Ravi

2. Yahoo appoints Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone as new CEO : Jim Lanzone has been appointed as new CEO of Yahoo. Currently he is the CEO of Tinder. He will succeed Guru Gowrappan, who has been named Senior Advisor to Apollo’s private equity business. The move comes around four months after Verizon had announced that it would sell Yahoo to Apollo Management Group for $5 billion.

Prior to his stint as CEO of Tinder, Lanzone had led the digital operations of CBS Corporation as Chief Digital Officer and CEO of CBS Interactive.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

1. Bhanumati Gheewala selected for Florence Nightingale Award : A Gujarat-based nurse Bhanumati Gheewala has been selected for Florence Nightingale Award. The nurse works at Sir Sayajirao General Hospital in Vadodara. She has been handling the delivery of COVID-19 positive pregnant women as well as taking care of newborns. Florence Nightingale Award recognizes exceptional courage and devotion to victims of armed conflict or natural disaster. It also recognizes exemplary service or a pioneering spirit in the areas of public health.