Israeli rocket attack on Palestine, Gaza military chief of Hamas killed
Tensions between Israel and Palestine have taken a violent form.
Hamas, which (believed to be a terrorist organization in Palestine) on Monday fired hundreds of rockets toward Israel at the al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest place for Muslims in Jerusalem.
Following this attack, Israel carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Gaza causing massive destruction in Palestine.
Israel’s airstrikes have killed Basam Isa, the Gaza City commander of the militant organization Hamas.
Hamas is an armed organization of Palestinian Sunni Muslims.
Which was formed in 1987 by the Muslims of Egypt and Palestine.
Israel Capital: Jerusalem
Currency: Israeli shekel
Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
Ambassador of Israel to India: Ron Malka (He is the Israeli envoy to India as well as Sri Lanka.)
Manchester City win the Premier League champions 2020-21
Manchester City Football Club held the Premium League title for the third time in the last four seasons.
Manchester City beat Leicester City 2–1 at Mukabal.
Assam becomes the first state to use online flood reporting system
Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua launched a digital real-time flood reporting and information management system (FIRMS) in the state of Assam.
With this, Assam has become the first Indian state to use digital flood reporting system.
The FIRMS has been developed jointly by the Assam State Disaster Management Agency (ASDMA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
The Brahmaputra River is the main cause of floods in Assam.
This river is quite unstable due to steep slopes and high sedimentation.
In Assam, it is mandatory to report daily flood levels between 15 May and 15 October every year.
New Chief Minister of Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Puducherry becomes a union territory with ‘every house water’
Puducherry has achieved the goal of 100% pipe connection in rural areas under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
With this, the Union Territory of Goa, Telangana and Andaman and Nicobar Islands has become the fourth state to provide water connections to every rural household under the Puducherry Central Government program ‘Jal Jeevan Abhiyan’.
Recently Punjab State and Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have covered more than 75% of rural households with tap water supply.
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): Jal Jeevan Mission is a major program of the Central Government.
It was announced in August 2019.
Its objective is to provide water connection by tap in every rural house by the year 2024.
N. Rangasamy became the Chief Minister of Puducherry for the fourth time.
New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman BJ Watling will retire after the World Test Championship
New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman BJ Watling has announced that he will retire from all formats of cricket after the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India in England next month.
Watling became the 9th wicketkeeper to score a double century at Mount Maunganui (Bay Oval) in 2019 and the first player to score a double century against England.
Renowned Assamese litterateur and journalist Homain Bargohain passed away
Famous Assamese litterateur and senior journalist Homain Bargohain passed away.
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for a novel Pita-Putra (Assamese novel) composed by him.
In 2015, he returned the Sahitya Academy Award opposing lynching in Dadri.
Homain Bargohain served as editor of the head of the Assamese daily Neomiya Dialogue.
Establishment of Sahitya Akademi Award: 1954
These Rajasthani and English languages, in addition to the 22 Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution; This is provided in a total of 24 languages.
The Sahitya Akademi Award is the second highest literary honor conferred by the Government of India after the Jnanpith Award.
The Hindi Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 has been conferred on the literary writer Anamika for her work ‘Tokree men dingat – Thori gatha’.
‘Buddha in Gandhara’ book written by Sunita Dwivedi
The author of the recently launched book ‘Buddha in Gandhara’ is Sunita Dwivedi.
UN estimates India’s GDP growth rate to be 10.1% in 2022
The United Nations has projected India’s GDP growth rate to be 10.1% in 2022.
This is almost double the 5.9 per cent growth reported in January.
Establishment of United Nations: 24 October 1945
Headquarters: New York, United States
General Secretary: Antonio Guterres
Member Country: 193
Antonio Guterres appointed Martin Griffiths as new Humanitarian chief
The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has appointed eminent British diplomat Martin Griffiths to head the United Nations’ coordination of humanitarian affairs.
He is currently serving as the Special Envoy of the United Nations in Yemen.
Griffiths will replace Mark Locock.
Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs (OCHA) Establishment: 19 December 1991
Headquarters: New York, United States and Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Harley-Davidson launches electric motorcycle brand named ‘Livewire’
American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson Inc. has launched the all-electric motorcycle brand “LiveWire”
Live wire was used for the company’s high performance electric bike, but now the company will use it as a brand.
Harley-Davidson Inc. Founded: 1903
CEO: Jochen Zaitz
