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.