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March 14 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. World Pi day is observed on which date?
A) March 17
B) March 15
C) March 14
D) March 13
E) March 18
Answer: C) March 14

• Every year on March 14, the world celebrates Pi Day to recognise the mathematical constant, Pi.
• It defines as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter and the value for Pi is 3.14 diameter and its value is 3.14.
• The day was recognised in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw as he organised a large-scale celebration at the San Francisco Exploratorium in the United States.
• In 2019, Unesco’s 40th General Conference decided to observe Pi Day as the International Day of Mathematics.

International Day of Action for Rivers:

• International Day of Action for Rivers is marked on March 14 across the world.
• The day is observed to sensitise people about the importance of rivers.
• It aims to bring people across borders, together to discuss issues pertaining to river management, river pollution, river conservation etc at a global level.
• The theme for the 24th International Day of Action for Rivers is to celebrate the ‘Rights of Rivers’.

SPORTS

2. Prithvi Shaw becomes first cricketer to score how many runs in a single edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy?
A) 300
B) 400
C) 500
D) 800
E) 1000
Answer: D) 800

• Prithvi Shaw added yet another record to his name by becoming the first cricketer to score more than 800 runs in a single edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy – the domestic one-day tournament of India.
• Mumbai captain Shaw achieved the feat in the in final of the tournament against Uttar Pradesh.

Mithali becomes first woman cricketer to complete 7,000 ODI runs:

• Veteran batter Mithali Raj added another feather to her cap by becoming the first player to complete 7,000 runs in women’s ODI cricket.
• The Indian skipper reached the 7,000-run milestone in her 213th match, which was the fourth ODI of the ongoing five-match series against South Africa.
• During the third match, Mithali had become the first Indian player and only the second internationally to complete 10,000 runs across all formats.
• The 38-year-old, who made her international debut in 1999, was also the first player to score 6,000 runs in women’s ODIs.
• England’s Charlotte Edwards, who retired from international cricket in 2016, is second the list of leading run scorers with 5,992.

Prithvi Shaw – First cricketer to score 800 runs in a single edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy.

3. Bhavani Devi is related to which sports?
A) High Jump
B) Squash
C) Fencing
D) Athlete
E) Boxing
Answer: C) Fencing

• Bhavani Devi became the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics.
• The sabre fencer secured an Olympic spot due to events in the ongoing
  Fencing World Cup.
• Hosts Hungary lost in the quarterfinals of the team event, allowing Korea to progress to the semis.
• Therefore, Bhavani Devi qualifies through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR) Method.

Bhavani Devi – First ever Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics.

OBITUARY

4. Marvin Hagler passed away. He was related to which sports?
A) High Jump
B) Squash
C) Weightlifting
D) Athlete
E) Boxing
Answer: E) Boxing

• Hagler was born in Newark, New Jersey, and moved with his family to Brockton in the late 1960s.
• He was discovered as an amateur by the Petronelli brothers, Goody and Pat, who ran a gym in Brockton and would go on to train Hagler for his entire pro career.
• He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler – Boxing great.

5. SP Jananathan was passed away. He was related to which field?
A) Sports
B) Singer
C) Writer
D) Actor
E) Director
Answer: E) Director

• Director SP Jananathan breathed his last after suffering a cardiac arrest.
• The filmmaker was in a critical state and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Chennai.
• Born on May 7, 1959, Jananathan marked his debut with Iyarkai in 2003, which went onto win National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.

SP Jananathan – National Award-winning director.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

6. Prince with a Paintbrush: The Story of Raja Ravi Varma is authored by whom?
A) Sneha Tharoor Srinivasan
B) Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan
C) Sathya Tharoor Srinivasan
D) Shri Tharoor Srinivasan
E) Santhi Tharoor Srinivasan
Answer: B) Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan

• The children’s book, titled “Prince with a Paintbrush: The Story of Raja Ravi Varma”, is written by author-poet Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan.
• Published under Westland’s ‘Red Panda’ imprint, it aims to inspire young readers to learn about the famed artist and how he made his entry and mark in the art world.

“Prince with a Paintbrush: The Story of Raja Ravi Varma” – written by author-poet Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan – Published under Westland’s ‘Red Panda’ imprint.

APPOINTMENTS

7. Who is appointed as next director and chief executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)?
A) Suresh Mishra
B) Sinesh Mishra
C) Deepak Mishra
D) Dinesh Mishra
E) Chitra Mishra
Answer: C) Deepak Mishra

• Deepak Mishra, Practice Manager in the World Bank’s Macroeconomics, Trade, and Investment Global Practice, has been appointed as the next director and chief executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
• He will take the charge from Rajat Kathuria who has been the director and chief executive of ICRIER since 1st September 2012.

Deepak Mishra – Director of ICRIER – Rajat Kathuria (Replaced).

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

8. SpaceX launched a new batch of how many Starlink satellites into orbit after a two-stage Falcon 9 blaster lifted off from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida?
A) 30
B) 20
C) 40
D) 80
E) 60
Answer: E) 60

• SpaceX launched a new batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit after a two-stage Falcon 9 blaster lifted off from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
• Approximately nine minutes after the liftoff, the rocket’s reusable first stage landed on SpaceX’s ocean-faring droneship ‘of Course I Still Love You’, positioned out in the Atlantic.
• The Falcon 9 rocket nailed its landing at sea, becoming the first in the SpaceX fleet to launch and land a record nine times.
• This Falcon 9 first stage booster has previously supported the launch of Crew Dragon Demo-1, RADARSAT Constellation, SXM-7, and five Starlink missions.
• The successful launch helped SpaceX inch closer to its initial goal of 1,440 satellites to provide near-global service by late 2021 or 2022.
• The deployment of the new batch of Starlink satellites comes days after SpaceX’s last launch, where a different Falcon 9 booster took off from neighbouring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to deliver a full stack of 60 Starlink satellites to orbit.
• The booster had earlier supported the launch of Nasa astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, and a Starlink mission.

SpaceX:
Headquarters: Hawthorne, California, United States of America
Founded: 6 May 2002
CEO: Elon Musk

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket – Starlink satellites, nails landing for record nine times.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

9. Which Ministry has announced a new scheme for tourist vehicle operators?
A) Road Transport and Highways Minister
B) Home Affairs Minister
C) Women & Child Development Minister
D) Finance Minister
E) External Affairs Minister
Answer: A) Road Transport and Highways Minister

• The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced a new scheme for tourist vehicle operators.
• Any tourist vehicle operator may apply for an All India tourist authorization and permit through online mode.
• It will be issued, after relevant documents are submitted and fees deposited, within 30 days of submission of such applications.
• The new set of rules to be known as, All India Tourist Vehicles Authorization and Permit Rules, 2021, will be applicable from 1st April this year.
• All existing permits shall continue to be in force during their validity.
• The new rules for permits are expected to go a long way in promoting tourism across the states.
• It will also consolidate a central database and fees of all such authorization which might give a sense of tourist movements, scope for improvement and promotion of tourism.

Road Transport and Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises:
Minister: Nitin Gadkari
Constituency: Nagpur, Maharashtra

Centre – New scheme for tourist vehicle operators to boost tourism in the country.

10. Which state has approved an employment policy that requires 75 per cent of jobs in private sector industrial units to be reserved for locals?
A) Karnataka
B) Uttarakhand
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Mizoram
E) Jharkhand
Answer: E) Jharkhand

• The government of Jharkhand has approved an employment policy that requires 75 per cent of jobs in private sector industrial units to be reserved for locals, sources in the government said.
• The rule would be applicable for jobs up to the salary of ₹30,000 per month.

Jharkhand:
Capital: Ranchi
CM: Hemant Soren
Governor: Draupadi Murmu

Jharkhand – 75% quota for locals in private sector industry.

11. Which Minister inaugurates Centre for Advanced Radiation Shielding and Geopolymeric Materials and an Analytical High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope Laboratory at CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal?
A) Road Transport and Highways Minister
B) Home Affairs Minister
C) Women & Child Development Minister
D) Finance Minister
E) Science & Technology, Earth Sciences Minister
Answer: E) Science & Technology, Earth Sciences Minister

• The Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, has said that CSIR-AMPRI has been successfully adopting ‘Waste to Wealth’ strategy as the institute has developed radiation shielding materials utilizing industrial wastes as raw materials.
• Significantly , a novel process for making lead free and highly effective shielding materials useful for the construction of X-ray diagnostic and CT scanner room has been developed utilizing industrial waste namely red mud and fly ash.
• He was inaugurating the Centre for Advanced Radiation Shielding and Geopolymeric Materials and Analytical High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope Laboratory, during his visit to CSIR constituent lab AMPRI based in Bhopal on March 13, 2021.
• He also laid the foundation stone of CSIR-AMPRI Bamboo Composite Structure.
• The foundation stone for multifunctional CSIR-AMPRI Bamboo Composite Structure was also laid by the Minister.
• CSIR-AMPRI has developed a knowhow of manufacturing environmentally friendly multifunctional bamboo composite material for modern housing and structures using abundantly available bamboo as a raw material.
• The newly developed bamboo composite material can serve as a competitive, sustainable and environment friendly alternative material, useful in the construction of smart green buildings as it has very attractive features like, aesthetic appearance, acoustic & thermal insulation.

Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology; and Earth Sciences:
Minister: Dr Harsh Vardhan
Constituency: Chandni Chowk, Delhi

Dr. Harsh Vardhan – Centre for Advanced Radiation Shielding and Geopolymeric Materials and an Analytical High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope Laboratory.

12. Which edition of International Heritage Tourism Conclave was organised at Welcome Ramgarh Fort, Panchkula?
A) 5
B) 2
C) 8
D) 10
E) 11
Answer: D) 10

• The tenth International Heritage Tourism Conclave was organised at Welcome Ramgarh Fort, Panchkula.
• Ambassadors of five countries, Tourism Development Board officials of several states and representatives associated with the tourism industry deliberated upon strengthening the tourism industry.
• Milan Hovorka, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Czech Republic, Ambassador of the Republic of Scheylles , Thomas Silbe Pillay, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovak, Evan Lunkerik, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia, Doctor Marjan Cancun, Ambassador of the Republic of Vietnam Fem San Chhao and Charge Defiers of the Republic of Indonesia Freddie Pei were present at the conclave.
• The event has been organized with a view to explore tourism potential in the country after the epidemic.

Panchkula – 10th International Heritage Tourism conclave.

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