DAILY DOSE 5TH SEP CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Know About: Presidents of India
- Rajendra Prasad: 1952-1962
- S Radhakrishnan: 1962-67
- Zakir Hussain: 1967-69
- VV Giri: 1969-74
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed: 1974-77
- Neelam Sanjiva Reddy: 1977-82
- Zail Singh: 1982-87
- R Venkataraman: 1987-92
- Shankar Dayal Sharma: 1992-97
- KR Narayanan: 1997-2002
- APJ Abdul Kalam: 2002-2007
- Pratibha Patil: 2007-12
- Pranab Mukherjee: 2012-17
- Ram Nath Kovind: 2017-22
2) India to host Quad senior officials’ meeting
- India will host an official-level meeting of the Quad grouping on September 5-6, 2022 in New Delhi.
- It will be the first such “Senior Officers Meeting” to be held since tensions with China over Taiwan have risen.
- The meeting will review progress of initiatives that were discussed during the Quad summit in Tokyo in May 2022.
- Quad Members: India, Australia, Japan & the US
- Established: 2007
3) IILM university launches first NEP 2020 compliant law school in India
- Institute of Integrated Learning in Management (IILM) University, Greater Noida has launched the first National Education Policy (NEP 2020) compliant law school in the country.
- The school has been launched with the approval of the Uttar Pradesh Govt and the recognition of the Bar Council of India (BCI).
- It has been launched with the aim to elevate the legal education system of India.
4) Winners of Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2022 announced
- The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. has announced the winners of the 64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022.
- The awardees are: Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia), Bernadette Madrid (Philippines), Tadashi Hattori (Japan) & Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia).
- The award is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the 7th president of the Republic of the Philippines.
- It is regarded as “Asia’s Nobel Prize”
- First awarded: 1958
5) Max Verstappen wins 2022 Dutch F1 Grand Prix
- Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix on 4 September 2022.
- Mercedes’ George Russell & Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc came at the 2nd and 3rd positions respectively.
- Verstappen has now won 10 of this season’s 15 races.
- It was his 72nd podium finish & he collected 26 points from this race.
- Verstappen won the Dutch GP in 2021 as well.
- He has now won a total of 30 races.
6) Anishka Biyani wins Gold medal in Malaysian chess meet
- Six-year-old Anishka Biyani won the gold medal in the Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess Championship at Kuala Lumpur on 4 September 2022.
- Anishka, a first-grade student of Dhirubhai Ambani school, achieved the feat in the Under-6 Open category.
- In July 2022, Anishka also qualified as one of the best under-7 players in the All India FIDE rating chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
7) Rajnath Singh to embark on 5-day visit to Mongolia & Japan on Sep 5
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan starting on 5 September 2022.
- This will be the first-ever visit by an Indian Defence Minister to Mongolia.
- During the visit, Mr Singh will hold bilateral talks with his Mongolian counterpart Lt Gen. Saikhanbayar.
- In Japan, Mr Singh will attend the ‘2+2 Ministerial Level Dialogue’ in Tokyo.
8) India’s first Night Sky Sanctuary to be set up in Ladakh
- Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) will establish a first-of-its-kind in India ‘Dark Sky Reserve’ in Ladakh.
- Under the project, a first-ever ‘Night Sky Sanctuary’ will also be built in Hanle, Ladakh as part of the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary.
- The sanctuary will be one the highest-located sites in the world for optical, gamma ray and infrared telescopes.
9) Teachers’ Day: 5 September
- Every year, India celebrates Teachers’ Day on September 5.
- The day is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice-President & second President of India.
- Dr Radhakrishnan was a renowned scholar, philosopher & recipient of the Bharat Ratna (1954) & he started his career as a teacher.
- On the other hand, World Teachers’ Day is observed on 5 October.
10) Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam takes over as Tamilnad Mercantile Bank CEO
- Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam has taken over as Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
- Sankarasubramaniam succeeds K V Rama Moorthy and his term would be for a period of 3 years.
- Prior to taking up the new role, Sankarasubramaniam was serving Punjab and Sind Bank as its Managing Director & CEO.
- Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Headquarters: Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.
11) Know About: Important International Borders
- McMahon Line: China and India
- Radcliffe Line: India and Pakistan
- Blue Line: Lebanon and Israel
- Durand Line: Pakistan and Afghanistan
- 49th Parallel: USA and Canada
- 38th Parallel: South Korea and North Korea
- 31st Parallel: Iran and Iraq
- Hindenburg Line: Germany and Poland.
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