Daily GK Update - 2nd May 2023 Current Affairs

 2nd May 2023 Current Affairs

National Affairs

Commander Abhilash Tommy became the first Indian to complete the Golden Globe Race.

• Commander Abhilash Tommy stood Second in the race and he spent 236 days in the ocean alone.
• South African Sailor Kristen Neuschafer became the first woman to win the golden globe race.

Thrissur Pooram was celebrated in Kerala.

• The Thrissur Pooram is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur every year on the Pooram day—the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star in the Malayalam Calendar month of Medam. It is the largest and most famous of all poorams in India

India is going to gift a patrol vessel and a landing craft to the Maldives.

• India is giving these two vessels as a part of the SAGAR (Security and Growth to All) Policy.

Odisha is going to conduct a survey of backward classes.

• Odisha will conduct a survey to know details of the socio-economic conditions of Backward Castes.
• Odisha became the second state after Bihar to conduct such a survey.

The Indian Navy is going to fit Anti-Drone System in all naval ships.

• The Indian Navy is going to set up Naval Anti Drone Systems on all ships.
• This anti-drone system has been developed by Bharat Electronics Limited.
• It will be the first naval anti-drone system that has been indigenously developed.

International Affairs

Unicef publishes the report ‘Bridging the Digital Divide’.

• ‘Bridging the Digital Divide’ report was published by Unicef.
• According to Unicef, 9 out of 10 Adolescent Girls (15-24-year-old) have no access to the internet in low-income countries.
•  The highest gap is in south-Asia where boys have 27% more access to the internet as compared to girls.

Emirates Airlines launched the first robotic check-in Assistant ‘Sara’.

• Dubai based International Airlines, Emirates has launched the world’s first robotic check-in assistant ‘Sara’.
• This robotic check-in assistant will enhance customer experience.

Economy

JP Morgan is going to buy the Republic Bank of USA.

• Republic Bank was shut down by the US Federal Reserve due to a critical financial situation.
• JP Morgan has agreed to buy Republic Bank under a government deal.

Books and Authors

Book, Reflections written by Narayan Vaghul was launched by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

• Narayan Vaghul has been head of ICICI Bank. He has written this book to describe his experiences in India’s financial system.

Sports

Sergio Perez wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023.

• Red Bull's Sergio Perez won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the fourth round of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, in Baku.
• Max Verstappen from Red Bull came second in the race.