NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Bhupendra Patel sworn-in as the new
CM of Gujarat : Bhupendra Patel has been sworn-in as the
new Chief Minister of Gujarat.He is the first-time sitting MLA who has
been named for the post of Chief Minister.He is a BJP MLA from Ghatlodiya
assembly constituency.The move was taken after the resignation of Vijay Rupani
from the post of CM.He has served as the President of Memnagar
Municipality in Ahmedabad and standing committee chairman of
AMCGovernor of Gujarat: Acharya Devvrat Capital of
Gujarat: Gandhinagar
2. Uttarakhand gets India’s largest
open-air fernery :
India’s largest open-air fernery has been inaugurated in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand.
It will serve the dual objective of conservation of fern species as well as
creating awareness about their ecological role, promoting further research. It
has around 120 different types of ferns, covering an area of over 4 acres of
land at an altitude of 1,800m. Fernery has been developed under Govt’s
Compensatory Afforestation Management Funds Management and Planning Authority
(CAMPA) scheme
3. Centre set-up seven new Ekalavya
Vidyalayas in Assam :
Centre has decided to set up seven new Ekalavya Vidyalayas in Assam Tribal
Affairs Ministry will also set up 400 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras to
promote tribal art and craft as well as to provide livelihood opportunities to
the tribal population. Apart from this, Tribal Food Parks will also
be set-up in Assam Tribal Affairs Ministry has awarded Van Dhan National
Award 2021-22 to TRISSAM of Assam in the category of
Collaborative Initiative for co branding in Van Dhan Yojana
INTERNATIONALUPDATES:
1. India and Denmark jointly launch
Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind : Union Minister, R.K Singh and
his Danish counterpart, Dan Jørgensen have jointly
launched Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind as part of Green
Strategic Partnership
Ministry of new and renewable energy
(MNRE) has set a target of adding 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind
energy projects by 2030 This centre will at the outset be centred on 4 working
groups: spatial planning; financial framework conditions; supply chain
infrastructure; and standards and testing.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Daniel Ricciardo wins F1 Italian
Grand Prix 2021 :
McLaren-Mercedes’s racer Daniel Ricciardo (Australian-Italian) has
won Formula One Italian Grand Prix 2021 title held at Autodromo
Nazionale Monza This is the first victory for McLaren in 9 years. Lando
Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) came second, followed by Valtteri Bottas
(Mercedes) Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen crash out of Italian Grand Prix
2021 due to collision. It was the 14th round of 2021 F1 World
Championship and second Grand Prix in Italy of the season.
DEFENCE
1. India’s first long-range nuclear
missile ship INS Dhruv commissioned : India’s
first nuclear-missile tracking ship, named as INS Dhruv has been commissioned
from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It is a 10,000 tonnes satellite and
ballistic missile tracking ship, which has been built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited in collaboration
with DRDO and National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO). INS Dhruv is
capable of tracking nuclear missiles at a long-range that will provide early
warning of attacks by ballistic missiles from Pakistan, China
2. LCA-Mk2 to roll out next year,
first flight in 2023 : Roll-out of the aircraft (Mk2) is planned next year
and the first flight in scheduled in early 2023. Configuration for Light Combat
Aircraft (LCA)-Mk2 has been frozen and steel cutting is expected to begin soon.
It features enhanced range and endurance including an onboard oxygen generation
system, which is being integrated for the first time. Mk2 is 1,350 mm longer
featuring canards and can carry a payload of 6,500 kg compared to 3,500 kg the
LCA can carry.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1 LG Manoj Sinha distributed
‘Kashmir Young Leadership Award’ : Lt Governor of Jammu and
Kashmir, Manoj Sinha has felicitated Young achievers
with ‘Kashmir Young Leadership Award’ during Kashmir Leadership
Summit in Srinagar The award is given for the outstanding work in different
fields and lauded their contribution for bringing positive changes in society. A
total of 46 Young achievers from various fields including health,
education, sports, social work, journalism, Art, Music, conservation, etc have
been awarded on the occasion.
OBITUARIES
1. Noted feminist and educator, Sonal Shukla passes away : Noted feminist and educator, Sonal Shukla (80 years) passes away due to cardiac arrest at a hospital in Mumbai. She is a chief founder trustee of Vacha Charitable Trust and had been working with adolescent girls and women from the 1980s.She is popularly known as ‘Sonal Ben’. She had been actively involved in feminist movements for many decades and was also the co-founder of the group Forum Against Rape, which is now known as the Forum Against Oppression of Women
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