current affairs 05 July 2021 (In English)

IMF Chief Economist "Gita Gopinath" and NASA scientist "Kamlesh Lulla" honoured by prestigious US foundation.

• A total of 34 immigrants from more than 30 countries were honored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York ahead of America's Independence Day.
• Gopinath and Lulla are among the 2021 Great Immigrants honourees named by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a non-profit organisation.
• The Carnegie Corporation of New York Foundation is dedicated to democracy, education, and international peace.

"WAKO India Kickboxing" Federation gets Government recognition as "National Sports Federation".

• Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) recognized Waco India Kickboxing Federation as National Sports Federation (NSF)
• For promotion and development of kickboxing sport in India.
• WAKO India Kickboxing Federation is affiliated to the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO),
• Which is the International Federation for the sport of Kickboxing.
• WAKO has been a provisionally recognised member of the IOC since November 30 2018.
• The full recognition of WAKO will be finally decided by the IOC Session in Tokyo in July 2021.

Indian Navy athlete "MP Jabir" qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in 400m hurdles.

• The 25-year-old Naval sailor hails from Malappuram, Kerala.
• He is currently ranked 34th in the World Athletics' Road to Olympics rankings where 40 athletes qualify.
• Jabir qualified through the World ranking quota where there are 14 spots available.
• MP Jabir will be the 1st Indian male athlete to participate in the 400m hurdles in Olympics.

CRPF signs MoU with C-DAC to train manpower of force in advanced technologies.

• The MoU aims to enhance the technical capabilities of CRPF in advanced areas
• Such as Internet of Things (IoT), cyber security, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and big data analytics.
• The MoU will also provide the expertise of C-DAC as a technology partner
• And knowledge partner in developing various ICT solutions of CRPF.

India's 2nd largest cricket stadium to be constructed in Jaipur.

• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given a financial grant of Rs 100 crores
• To the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) to build India's 2nd-largest stadium in Jaipur.
• The construction work of the first phase of the stadium is expected to take 24 to 30 months.
• An amount of about Rs 290 crore has been estimated for the construction work.
• The proposed stadium will have a 75,000 spectator capacity.
• There will be 40,000 spectator capacity in the 1st phase and the ground will have 44 international level cricket pitches.