DAILY DOSE 05TH OCT CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) World Space Week: Know About Solar System
- The solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, and millions of asteroids and comets.
- This Solar System is part of the Milky Way galaxy.
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the inner planets, and Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the outer planets.
- Sun to Earth: 150 MM km
2) World Space Week: Know About Our Solar System Part-2
- Big Bang Theory:
- It is the idea that the universe began as just a single point, then expanded and stretched to grow as large as it is right now-and it is still stretching.
- This States the age of the universe as 13.7 billion years.
- In the year 1931, a Georges Lemaitre proposed the Big Bang Theory who is also known as Father of big Bang theory.
3) Know About: UNHCR
- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees and stateless people.
- It was created in 1950 to address the refugee crisis that resulted from WW II.
- It has won two Nobel Peace Prizes, in 1954 and 1981.
- HQ: Geneva
- Current High Commissioner for Refugees: Filippo Grandi
4) 6th edition of India Mobile Congress concludes on 4th Oct 2022
- The 4-day long, 6th edition of the India Mobile Congress concluded on 4th of Oct 2022 in New Delhi.
- Some of the highlights of IMC 2022 event are:
- 5G services launched by PM Narendra Modi.
- IMC 2022 hosted 362 speakers, 13,500 participants in 80 sessions and over 1.07 lakh visitors.
- It started on 1st of Oct and concluded on 4th of Oct 2022.
- It was organised at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
5) Yunqing Tang bags SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2022
- The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang, Assistant Professor at the University of California, U.S.
- The award was instituted by the Shanmughal Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) in 2005 with a cash prize of $10,000.
- It is presented annually to individuals aged 32 & below, who made outstanding contributions in the field of mathematics.
6) President launches startup platform ‘herSTART’ for women entrepreneurs
- President Droupadi Murmu on 4th Oct 2022 launched ‘herSTART, a startup platform for women entrepreneurs created by Gujarat University in Ahmedabad.
- This initiative will link women entrepreneurs with various private and govt platforms.
- The President also inaugurated 5 high schools for tribals & 5 infrastructure projects of the education dept.
- This is the President’s first visit to Gujarat.
7) Rest of India beat Saurashtra to win 2022 Irani Cup
- Rest of India (ROI) defeated Saurashtra by eight wickets at the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium, Rajkot, to win the Irani Cup title on 4th Oct 2022.
- It was the Rest of India’s 29th Irani Trophy title.
- Irani Cup is a test match format cricket tournament in India.
- It is played annually between the incumbent Ranji Trophy winner and the Rest of India cricket team.
- First edition: 1959-60
8) Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wins UN refugee prize
- Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on 4th Oct 2022 won the United Nations refugee agency’s prestigious Nansen Award.
- She has been awarded for welcoming more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers in Germany in 2015 and 2016.
- The Nansen Award, awarded annually, was created in 1954 in honour of the first UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Fridtjof Nansen.
- UNHCR HQ: Geneva
9) World Teachers’ Day: 5th October
- World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers’ Day, is celebrated on 5th October every year.
- This is a day to celebrate, thank & honour teachers for their contributions to their students.
- Oct 5 was proclaimed as World Teachers’ Day by UNESCO in 1994.
- 2022 Theme: “The transformation of education begins with teachers”
- Teachers’ Day in India is celebrated on 5th Sept every year.
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