DAILY GK UPDATES 3RD OCTOBER 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 3RD OCTOBER 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. India ratifies historic Paris climate deal at UN: On 2 oct 2016 (The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi), India formally joined the Paris Climate Change Agreement by submitting its instrument of ratification in New York (UN Headquarter)

 

2. Delhi Police launches mobile app for senior citizens: The Delhi Police has launched a mobile application for senior citizens to enable them to reach out to the police quickly in emergency situations.

 

3. R Ravindra concurrently accredited Ambassador to Guinea: Shri R Ravindra, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea. 

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Japan's Ohsumi wins Nobel Prize in medicine: Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi, a cell biologist specialising in autophagy, has received the 2016 Noble Prize in Medicine. 

 

2. Mohammad Bin Zayed chief guest for Indian Republic Day: The Indian government has invited the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to be the next Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day parade of 2017.

 

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. India's Gaganjeet Bhullar wins Korea Open: Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar won his 6th Asian Tour title, winning the Korea Open 2016 in Incheon,South Korea.

 

2. Daniel Ricciardo wins 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix: Australian racing driver, Daniel Ricciardo has won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix held at the SepangInternational Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia. 

 

AWARDS:

3. Young filmmaker Katyayan Shivpuri, from Maharashtra, has won the first prize at the SwachhBharat Short Film Festival (SBSFF) for his work "Murga".

 

4. A 16-year-old Indian-origin South African teen has won a $50,000 scholarship, the grand prize at the annual Google Science Fair for her work using orange peel to develop a cheaper “super-absorbent material” that helps soil retain water.