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GK UPDATE

Tue 05 Sep, 2023

National

Gandhi Vatika 

  • President Droupadi Murmu unveiled the 12 feet high statue of Mahatma Gandhi and inaugurated ‘Gandhi Vatika’ at Gandhi Darshan, New Delhi.
Mahatma Gandhi Born: 2 October 1969 Died: 30 January 1948

Gujarat Declaration

  • World Health Organization has released the outcome document of first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit 2023 in form of “Gujarat Declaration”.
WHO HQ: Geneva, Switzerland Director General: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Adopt a Heritage 2.0 programme

  • ASI launched “Adopt a Heritage 2.0 programme”, Indian Heritage app and e-Permission portal.
Archaeological Survey of India Founded: 1861 HQ: New Delhi

Education to Entrepreneurship

  • Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship launched a 3-year partnership “Education to Entrepreneurship” between Ministry of Education, Ministry Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Meta in New Delhi.

 ‘Green Hydrogen Pilots in India’

  • In the run-up to the 18th G20 Summit, a day-long conference on ‘Green Hydrogen Pilots in India’ held in New Delhi. 
  • The conference is being hosted by NTPC Ltd.
Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R. K. Singh

International Cruise Terminal at Visakhapatnam Port

  • International Cruise Terminal at Visakhapatnam Port inaugurated. 
  • It will serve as a pivotal gateway for both domestic and international cruise tourism along the eastern coast of India.
Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways  Sarbananda Sonowal

6th Rashtriya Poshan Maah

  • Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the 6th Rashtriya Poshan Maah throughout September. 
  • It aims to foster nutritional understanding across India.

International

PM Modi on two-day visit to Indonesia

  • PM Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Indonesia to attend the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit. 
  • The two Summits will be hosted in Jakarta by Indonesia the current Chair of ASEAN.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) Founded: 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand

Defence

Exercise Trishul

  • The annual training exercise, Trishul, of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force began.
IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari

Govt Schemes

PM-DAKSH

  • During last three years of implementation an amount of Rs. 213.83 crore has been spent under PM-DAKSH. 
  • Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) was launched during 2020-21.

Person in News

Jensen Huang

  • Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia met PM Narendra Modi.

Maj Gen Ignatius Delos Flora

  • Maj Gen Ignatius Delos Flora has taken charge as the Additional Director General of Military Nursing Service (MNS).

Brice Oligui Nguema

  • Brice Oligui Nguema, the leader of Gabon's military junta, has been sworn in as the nation's interim President.

 Miscellaneous

Teachers' Day

  • Teachers' Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of educationist and former President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Born: 5 September 1888

Typhoon Haikui

  • Typhoon Haikui made landfall on the east coast of Taiwan.
Taiwan Capital: Taipei City

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