📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 22 March 2021

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1) The U.S. Consulate honoured Tamil Nadu-based anti-caste activist and human rights defender Gowsalya Shankar with the International Woman of Courage (IWOC) Award.

👉The IWOC Award Certificate of Nomination was handed over to her by U.S. Consul General in Chennai Judith Ravin at an event ‘Courageous Women Inspire a Better World’.
▪️Tamil Nadu :-
👉CM – Edappadi K. Palaniswami
👉Governor – Banwarilal Purohit
👉Sathyamangalam tiger reserve (STR)
👉Kalakkad Mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR)

2) The Lok Sabha passed a Bill to amend the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act (MMDR Act) through a voice vote, with Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi stating that the amendments will create jobs and allow private players with enhanced technology into the mining sector.
Article 79 – Parliament
Article 80 – Rajya sabha
Article 81 – Lok Sabha

3) Singapore is one of the smallest countries in the world. But it is also among the biggest per capita carbon dioxide emitters in Asia. In a bid to tackle climate change, the country is building one of the world’s largest floating solar farms.

4) Italy has signed the International Solar Alliance under the amended ISA Framework Agreement. The amendments to the Framework Agreement of the ISA entered into force, opening its Membership to all Member States of the UN.
▪️ Recent News :- Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi was sworn in as Italy’s new prime minister, charged with guiding his country through the devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.
▪️Italy :-
👉President – Sergio Mattarella
👉Prime Minister – Mario Draghi
👉Capital – Rome
👉Currency – Euro

5) Anant Vijay is the author of the book “Dynasty to Democracy: The Untold Story of Smriti Irani’s Triumph”.

6) Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) has won the Men’s Singles title at the 2021 BWF Swiss Open Super 300 vs Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand).

7) Russian scientists launched one of the world’s biggest underwater space telescopes to peer deep into the universe from the pristine waters of Lake Baikal.
👉 The deep underwater telescope, which has been under construction since 2015, is designed to observe neutrinos, the smallest particles currently known.
▪️Russia :-
👉President – Vladimir Putin
👉State Historical Museum in Moscow
👉Hermitage Museum
👉Russian Museum in St Petersburg
👉Kazan Kremlin in Kazan

8) Prime Minister, Narendra Modi flagged off the ‘Padyatra’ (Freedom March) from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad and inaugurated the curtain raiser activities of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ as well as flagged off padyatra in Gujarat to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence.
▪️Gujarat:-
👉 CM :- Vijay Ramniklal Rupani
👉Governor :- Acharya Devvrat

9) Aries-Devasthal Faint Object Spectrograph & Camera (ADFOSC) has been commissioned on the 3.6-m Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT), in Nainital district of Uttarakhand.

▪️Uttarakhand CM :- Tirath Singh Rawat
Governor :- Baby Rani Maurya
👉Asan Conservation Reserve
👉Country’s first moss garden
👉Country’s first Pollinator Park
👉Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme
👉Rajaji Tiger Reserve 🐅
👉Jim Corbett National Park

10) The Delhi Medical Association has honoured Dr Harsh Vardhan for his contribution to the medical fraternity and outstanding service and exemplary work during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
▪️Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Founded :- 1976
HeadQuarter – New Delhi
Minister of Health and Family Welfare – Harsh Vardhan

11) President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Bill Nelson to serve as National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator.
▪️NASA :-
👉Headquarters – Washington, D.C.
👉Formed – July 29, 1958
👉Preceding agency – National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

12) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced the launch of Super-75 scholarship scheme to support the education of meritorious girls from poor families, so that they can excel in streams like medicine, engineering, ITI (Industrial training institutes)