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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

13 Dec 2018

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Ranil Wickremesinghe Won Confidence Vote

  •  The former Sri Lankan Prime Minister whose October sacking by the President precipitated a political crisis won a confidence vote in Parliament.
  • Ranil Wickremesinghe received 117 votes in favor in the 225-member legislative body. The result is expected to increase pressure on President Maithripala Sirisena to reappoint Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister.
  • Sirisena has vowed not to reappoint him despite criticism that such refusal is against the Constitution. 

Theresa May Won Crucial Confidence Vote

  •  British Prime Minister Theresa May won a crucial vote of confidence in her leadership, with 200 votes cast in favour of her and 117 against, out of a total of 317 of her Conservative Party MPs.
  • The verdict of the confidence vote was formally announced by Graham Brady, Chair of the 1922 Committee made up of Tory backbenchers, who revealed that the Parliamentary Party has confidence in Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party. 
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

 IIP Rises in October

  •  Industrial production activity rose at almost a one-year high in October led by strong growth in the manufacturing and mining sectors even as retail inflation for November slowed.
  • Growth in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) came in at 8.08% in October, up from 4.47% in the previous month, and 1.83% in October of last year.
  • This was primarily led by 7.04% growth in the mining sector and  7.92% growth in the manufacturing sector, both of which grew 0.11% and 4.62% in the previous month, respectively. 
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Eco-friendly Algae Curtains

  •  Two European architects have developed plant-filled plastic curtains designed to turn building facades into "living walls" that help purify dirty air.
  • The curtains contain a maze-like network of tubes filled with microscopic algae, which like all green plants remove carbon dioxide from the air while pumping out oxygen via the carbon-sequestering process known as photosynthesis.
  • Air flows into the bottom of the curtains and rises through the tubes, feeding the microalgae along the way.
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SPORTS

Most Dominant Athletes of 2018

  •  ESPN has compiled a list of 20 most dominant athletes in the world. The list is headed by American gymnast Simone Biles.
  • The list is compiled based on an athletes' strongest performance in 2018 compared with their peers' over a 20 year period.
  • The complete list is: Simone Biles (Gymnastics, USA), Eliud Kipchoge (Marathoner, Kenya), Daniel Cormier (MMA, USA), Ariya Jutanugarn (Golfer, Thailand), Katie Ledecky (Swimmer, USA), Chloe Kim (Snowboarder, USA), Breanna Stewart (WNBA, USA), Luka Modric (Football, Croatia), Simona Halep (Tennis, Romania), Novak Djokovic (Tennis, Serbia), Yuzuru Hanyu (Figure Skating, Japan), Lewis Hamilton (F1, Great Britain), LeBron James (NBA, USA), Mookie Betts (Baseball, USA), Drew Brees (NFL, USA), Justify (Horse Racing, USA), Alex Ovechkin (NHL, Russia), Patrick Mahomes (NFL, USA), James Harden (NBA, USA) and Mike Trout (Baseball, USA).
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Time for NRC Claims Extended

  •  The Supreme Court extended the deadline for submission of claims and objections for inclusion in the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) from December 15 to December 31.
  • A Bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Rohinton Nariman also extended the subsequent date for starting the process of verification of the claims and objections from February 1 to February 15.
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DEFENCE

First Non-tethered Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Inducted

  •  The Indian Navy joined a select group of naval forces in the world when it inducted its first non-tethered Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) system at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. 
  • The DSRV is used to rescue crew members from submarines stranded under water in the high seas. It can be operated at a depth of 650 metres and can rescue 14 people at a time.
  • The state-of-the-art system is also equipped with a decompression chamber that can accommodate submariners and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), which can be used to beam images and provide immediate assistance. 
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Two Suspended from Editors Guild of India

  •  The Editors Guild of India (EGI) suspended the membership of former editors MJ Akbar and Tarun Tejpal till the conclusion of their respective trials in sexual misconduct cases.
  • Mr. MJ Akbar is a former union minister of state and Mr Tarun Tejpal is former editor-in-charge of Tehelka magazine. 

New Appointees in Seven Tata Trusts

  •  Tata Trusts announced the appointment of former Defence Secretary Vijay Singh, and Chairman of Sundaram-Clayton and TVS Motor Company Venu Srinivasan as their Vice Chairmen.
  • The trustees of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Sir Ratan Tata Trust, J.R.D. Tata Trust, R.D. Tata Trust, Tata Education Trust, Tata Social Welfare Trust and Sarvajanik Seva Trust met and appointed Mr. Singh and Mr. Srinivasan as vice-chairmen of all of the said trusts.
  • Ratan Tata is the chairman of all the Tata trusts while R. Venkataramanan is the managing trustee.

Sajid Khan Suspended from IFTDA

  •  The Indian Film and Television Directors' Association (IFTDA) suspended film-maker Sajid Khan for one year over complaints of sexual harassment.
  • Mr. Khan has been accused of sexual misconduct by actor Rachel White, assistant director Saloni Chopra and journalist Karishma Upadhyay.
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