21 July, 2025
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 |