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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

07 Feb 2019

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Armed Forces Asked to Stay Out of Politics

  •  Pakistan's Supreme Court rebuked the military and intelligence agencies, asking them to uphold free speech and stay out of politics in a country ruled by the Generals for nearly half its existence.
  • The unusually strong criticism was issued in a judgment released criticising the role of the intelligence agencies in anti-blasphemy protests which paralysed the capital Islamabad for several weeks in 2017.
  • According to the judgment, if any personnel of the Armed Forces indulges in any form of politicking or tries to manipulate the media, he undermines the integrity and professionalism of the Armed Forces.

Work Permit Mandatory for Indian Workers

  •  Nepal government has made it mandatory for Indian citizens who come to work in Nepal's industries and other institutions to possess necessary work permits.
  • Nepal`s department of labour and occupational safety has ordered all its labour offices throughout the country to finalise the actual number of Indian workers working in different sectors in the country. 
  • Untill now, as part of special ties between India and Nepal, no permit was required for Indian nationals working in Nepal and vice versa. The government`s move could be considered as a part of its efforts to secure the open border that Nepal shares with India.

E.U. Blocks Siemens-Alstom Plan

  •  European antitrust authorities blocked a plan by Alstom of France and Siemens of Germany to combine their train-making units, killing a deal the companies said they needed to combat increasing competition from China.
  • The decision by the European Commission to prohibit Siemens from acquiring the Alstom business was expected and intensifies a debate about whether Europe is vulnerable to Chinese competitors that often have close government ties and have been acquiring prominent assets, including a big stake in the German carmaker Daimler in 2018
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ENVIRONMENT

World Heading for Warmest Decade

  •  According to scientists, the world is in the middle of what is likely to be the warmest 10 years since records began in 1850.
  • The Met Office is forecasting that temperatures for each of the next five years are likely to be 1oC or more above pre-industrial levels.
  • In the next five years there's also a chance we'll see a year in which the average global temperature rise could be greater than 1.5oC.
  • That's seen as a critical threshold for climate change.
  • If the data matches the forecast, then the decade from 2014-2023 will be the warmest in more than 150 years of record keeping.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Essar Oil UK Acquires BP Assets

  • Essar Oil UK, part of the Essar Group, has acquired a number of U.K. assets from oil giant BP, as part of efforts to strengthen its distribution and logistics network, even as the company seeks to increase its presence across a number of markets.
  • The assets include an equity stake in the UKOP north-to-south pipeline — a 200-km-long multi-product pipeline that connects the company's Stanlow refinery to the Kingsbury oil terminal.
  • It has also acquired an equity stake in the joint venture that runs the terminal as well as a 100% stake in the Northampton fuel storage terminal.
  • Essar Oil UK, through its two wholly owned subsidiaries, namely Essar Midlands Limited and InfraNorth Limited, will acquire the BP Plc. assets. The UKOP pipeline is BP Plc.'s joint venture with Shell. 
  • With these acquisitions, Essar's total investments in the U.K. now stand at $1 billion since the company bought the Stanlow refinery in 2011.

Dassault Systemes Opens 3D Experience Centre

  •  Dassault Systemes opened its fifth global 3D experience executive centre in Chennai to showcase the real-life examples of digitalisation strategies adopted by firms across industries using 3D technology.
  • The centre will illustrate the usage of big data and analytics, including digital continuity in a global manufacturing company with advanced engineering capabilities from concept to sales and servicing to understand complexity, save time and reduce errors while making decision.
  • The centre would present how Dassault Systemes, as a scientific firm, is closing the gap between the virtual and real to harmonise product, nature and life for a sustainable society.

RBI Unlikely to Transfer Contingency Fund

  •  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to give in to the government's demand of transferring fund that was set aside for contingency reserves in 2016-17 and 2017-18, according to sources.
  • A total of Rs. 27,330 crore, Rs. 13,140 crore in FY17 and Rs. 14,190 crore in FY18, was set aside by the RBI for the contingency fund.
  • As per reports, there was no precedence of such a dividend being paid, that is, from funds that have already been set aside for contingencies.
  • The government has requested the RBI for providing an interim surplus for the financial year 2018-19 on the analogy of previous financial year and transfer of the amount withheld from the surplus of 2016-17 and 2017-18. 
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SPORTS

FIFA and Qatar Set Up Joint Venture

  •  Global soccer body FIFA has set up a joint venture with 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar as part of its effort to streamline organisation of the tournament.
  • The global soccer body would hold a 51 per cent share of the venture while the Qatar organising committee would hold 49 per cent.
  • The Qatar tournament is due to take place in November and December 2022 with 32 teams participating, although Infantino has suggested this could be increased to 48.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Centre Bans Kashmir Outfit

  •  The Union Home Ministry has banned the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for promoting terrorism and radicalising and recruiting youth for terrorist activities in India.
  • Set up in the 1990s, TuM claims to be fighting for the liberation of Kashmir.
  • The TuM carried out a number of terrorist attacks besides subversive acts, namely grenade attacks, weapons snatching incidents, supporting other terrorist outfits such as Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), etc. 
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DEFENCE

Delivery of First French-built Rafale Jet Fighter

  •  Qatar took delivery of the first of 36 Rafale multi-purpose jet fighters it has ordered from French manufacturer Dassault.
  • Qatar ordered 24 of the fighters in 2015, adding 12 more last year. It also has an option to buy 36 more.
  • The twin-engine fighter has been in service with the French Air Force since 2004.
  • France has also sold Mirage F1, Alpha Jets and Mirage 2000 fighters to Qatar.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Pradeep Singh Appointed Civil Aviation Secretary

  •  Air India chief Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed Civil Aviation secretary as part of a minor bureaucratic reshuffle.
  • Kharola, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, was in November 2017 named chairman and managing director of Air India Ltd.

  Brian Humphries Appointed as CEO for Cognizant

  •  For the first time, Cognizant has picked an outsider for the CEO's job.
  • Brian Humphries, currently the CEO of Vodafone Business, will take over the reins of the Nasdaq-listed IT firm from April 1.
  • He will succeed the company's co-founder Francisco D'Souza, who has served as the CEO since 2007.
  • Mr. D'Souza will serve as full-time executive vice-chairman to facilitate the transition through June 30, 2019. Thereafter, he will remain on the board as vice-chairman.

Two DIGs Shunted Out of CBI

  •  Two Deputy Inspector Generals (DIG) Anish Prasad and Abhay Singh have been shunted out of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the first move by the newly appointed Director Rishi Kumar Shukla to put the country's premier investigation agency in order.
  • Mr. Prasad, a 2003 batch Tripura cadre IPS officer, has not only been removed from the CBI but also prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre, while Mr. Singh has been placed at the disposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for his next posting.
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AWARDS AND HONOURS

Kerala Fishermen Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

  •  Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has nominated Kerala fishermen for Nobel Peace Prize for their exemplary deeds of courage and rescue operations during the 2018 Kerala floods that claimed more than 480 lives.
  • The Thiruvananthapuram MP shared a copy of the letter he sent to Berit Reiss Andersen, Chairperson of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
  • As per Tharoor, fishermen groups across the country represent some of the most socio-economically underdeveloped segments.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

First Transgender Designer

  • Los Angeles designer Pierre Davis made her debut in New York, becoming the first openly transgender creator to present a collection at Fashion Week, further shaking up an event that had already featured trans models.
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