Daily Current Affairs : 2nd Nov 2020 | Daily GK update Quiz

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the country’s first seaplane service between the Statue of Unity near Kevadiya in Gujarat’s Narmada district and Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad.

The 19-seater seaplane will be managed by private airline SpiceJet. The service will cover the 200km distance between Sabarmati and Kevadia, in just 45 minutes by flight, which usually takes 4 hours.

Exp. In West Bengal, Kolkata will soon feature India’s first “Tyre Park”, where artworks made from scrap and defective parts will be on display. The West Bengal Transport Corporation will launch this Tyre Park.

The Tyre Park, which will come up at the Esplanade area, would have a small cafe where people can sit, relax and enjoy the craftsmanship made from tyres.

Exp. Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh has been declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, a site that will serve as a lab to test innovative approaches to eco-conservation and sustainability.

“Biosphere Reserves are learning places for sustainable development whose aim is to reconcile biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources.

Exp. Kerala was adjudged the best governed state in the country while Uttar Pradesh ended at the bottom in the large states category, according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre.

In the small state category, Goa ranked first, Worst performers who scored negative points are Manipur. Chandigarh emerged the best governed union territory in the category of UTs.

Exp. Kerala was adjudged the best governed state in the country while Uttar Pradesh ended at the bottom in the large states category, according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre.

In the small state category, Goa ranked first, Worst performers who scored negative points are Manipur. Chandigarh emerged the best governed union territory in the category of UTs.

Exp. The Feni bridge is 1.8 km long joining Sabrum in India with Ramgarh in Bangladesh. The Government of India recently announced that the bridge construction is to be completed by December 2020. The bridge is to be built over Feni river. It will link Tripura with Bangladesh. After completion, the bridge will be the only land link between India’s eastern states and its western states other than Assam. The key stone for the bridge was officially laid by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in June 2015.

Exp. Priyanca Radhakrishnan on 2nd November became New Zealand’s first-ever Indian-origin minister after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern brought five new ministers into her executive.

Born in India, Ms. Radhakrishnan, 41, went to school in Singapore before moving to New Zealand to further her education. She has become the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector and Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment.

Exp. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day is celebrated on 31st October every year since 2014 to mark the birth anniversary of Iron Man of India–Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This year marks the 144th birth anniversary of the freedom fighter and an ace politician.

On this day, people recall the great works of Sardar Patel and acknowledge them by celebrating Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. People gathered and celebrate the unity of the nation by delivering speeches, spread knowledge etc.

Exp. In the past fourteen years (2006-2019), close to 1,200 journalists have been killed for news reporting news and bringing information to the public. In nine out of ten cases, the killers go unpunished. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed November 2, as the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ in General Assembly Resolution A/RES/68/163. The Resolution urged Member States to implement definite measures countering the present culture of impunity. The date was chosen in commemoration of the assassination of two French journalists in Mali on November 2 2013.

Exp. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 1st November announced Jio as the title sponsor for the 2020 edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge. The partnership will also have the support of Reliance Foundation Education and Sports For All (RF ESA). The Women’s T20 Challenge is scheduled to be played from November 4 to November 9, in Sharjah.

Exp. The Fifteenth Finance Commission (FC) has finalised its report on fund devolution from the Centre to States three years after it was constituted. The FC has finalised the norms for five years counting from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

The panel has constituted certain recommendations and it will submit the report to the President. The Fifteenth FC was constituted on 27 November 2017. It is being headed by the chairman NK Singh.