March 11th,2020

 

Topic:- Sports

 

What is the news?

 

• Boxer Simranjit Kaur has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.

 

Which category did she fight for?

• World Championship for 60kg.

 

Important:-

• Simranjit Kaur Becomes The 8th Indian Boxer To Qualify For The Tokyo 2020.

 

Whom she defeated?

• She defeated second seed Mongolian boxer by unanimous verdict with 5-0 to storm into the semi-finals of the ongoing Asian/Oceanian Boxing Olympic qualifiers in Amman, Jordan.

 

From which place in Punjab she belongs to?

• Simranjit Kaur who hails from Chakar village in Ludhiana district is the first female boxer from Punjab to qualify.

Topic:- Award

 

What is the news?

 

• Patiala’s Mann Kaur Ji on being awarded the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ by president Ramnath Kovind Ji.

 

Important:-

• Mann Kaur made headlines last year when she becomes the world’s fastest centenarian by clinching gold in 100m at the American Masters Games in Vancouver with a time of 1 minute 21 seconds.

 

About Nari Shakti Puraskar:-

• It literally means “Woman Power Award”, is India’s highest civilian award for recognising the achievements and contributions of women.
• The awards are given away by the President of India every year on 8 March, International Women’s Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

Sponsored by: Government of India

First awarded: 1999

Reward(s): ₹ 100,000

Topic:- Honour for Punjab

 

What is the news?

 

• Proud moment for Punjab with Rajkumari Amrit Kaur featuring in Time’s World 100 powerful women who defined the last century. She idolized Gandhiji’s teachings & worked for women’s emancipation and healthcare.

 

About Rajkumari Amrit Kaur:-

• Rajkumari Bibiji Amrit Kaur DStJ was an Indian activist and politician.
• Following her long-lasting association with the Indian independence movement, she was appointed the first Health Minister of India in 1947 and remained in office until 1957.