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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

02 May 2019

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Assange Sentenced to 50 Weeks in Jail

  • Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2012 to avoid being extradited to Sweden over sexual assault charges, has been sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for flouting bail conditions by a court in London.
  • It comes ahead of a hearing due to take place later this week at Westminster Magistrates Court as part of efforts to extradite him to the U.S.

U.K. Defense Secretary Fired

  • British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was fired after an investigation into leaks from a secret government meeting about Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei.
  • Penny Mordaunt, the International Development Secretary, has been appointed as Mr. Williamson's replacement. She becomes the first woman to hold the post.  

Putin Fast-tracks Citizenship for Ukrainians

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new decree fast-tracking Russian citizenship for some Ukrainians despite concerns the move will exacerbate the crisis between the countries. Under a decree, several categories of Ukrainian nationals will have the right to a simplified nationality process, including those who already have Russian residence permits.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

UDS Buys stake in Matrix

  • UDS gained entry into Matrix by buying out the entire 19.77% stake of Kotak Mahindra Investments and 2.67% of Mahindra & Mahindra Contech. It acquired the balance 52.56% from non-executive shareholders.
  • City-based UDS (Updater Services Private Limited), a facilities management services firm, has acquired a 75% stake in Matrix Business Services, another city-based firm which is operating in the business assurance and background verification services space.
  • Following the deal, UDS gets to nominate three representatives on the five-member board of Matrix.

Tablez Plans to Open Toy Stores in India

  • As part of the plan, Tablez opened the first store in Chennai at Phoenix Market.
  • Tablez, the brand retailing arm of Dubai-based LuLu Group International, is planning to set up 20 Toys 'R' Us shops in India.
  • The rest will be opened in different parts of the country within a year.
  • The Chennai store is the seventh in the series.

Top Oil Supplier to India

  • According to data sourced from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Iraq sold 46.61 million tonnes (mt) of crude oil to India during April 2018 and March 2019, 2% more than 45.74 mt it had supplied in 2017-18 fiscal.
  • Iraq has, for the second year in a row, become India's top crude oil supplier, meeting more than a fifth of the country's oil needs in 2018-19 fiscal year.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

India's Second Mission to Moon Delayed

  • According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India's second mission to the moon has been delayed again and will be launched during the July 9 to 16 window period.
  • Earlier, Chandrayaan 2 was to be launched between March 25 and April end.
  • For the required trajectory, the satellite can be launched only during certain window periods and since the one in April has been missed, Chandrayaan 2 will be launched during the next suitable window in July. This is a very complex mission and the earlier dates were estimates, but the procedures took longer than expected.
  • The lander is expected to reach the surface on September 6.
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SPORTS

First Non-British MCC President

  • Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has been appointed as the first non-British president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
  • The wicketkeeper-batsman, whose nomination was announced by current president Anthony Wreford, will begin his one-year tenure in October.
  • Sangakara is already an honorary life member of the MCC and has sat on its influential world cricket committee for the past seven years.

Apurvi Chandela is World Number One

  • Indian shooting ace Apurvi Chandela attained the World No.1 position in the women's 10 m air rifle event while compatriot Anjum Moudgil rose to No.2 after consistent performances in recent years. 
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Re-poll in Five Stations

  • Chief Electoral Officer Gopal Krishna Dwivedi said that the Election Commission of India had fixed May 6 as the date of re-polling in five polling booths in Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore districts.
  • The CEO, following recommendations from Guntur, Nellore and Prakasam District Collectors, sent proposals to the ECI to conduct re-poll in five polling stations.
  • Re-polling would be conducted in two stations each in Nellore and Guntur districts, and one polling station in Prakasam district.
  • The re-polling was proposed in the five polling stations owing to alleged malfunction of Electronic Voting Machines and law and order problems.

Changes to SC/ST Law

  • The Supreme Court reserved for judgment a batch of petitions challenging the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act of 2018 which nullified a controversial March 20 Supreme Court judgment diluting the stringent provisions of the Dalit protection law.
  • A Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U.U. Lalit heard arguments raised by the Centre that the amendments were necessary as the SCs and the STs continue to face the same social stigma, poverty and humiliation which they had been subjected to for centuries.
  • The 2018 Act nullified the March 20 judgment which allowed anticipatory bail to those booked for committing atrocities against the SCs and the STs. The original 1989 Act bars anticipatory bail. The apex court verdict saw a huge backlash across the country. Several died in ensuing protests and crores worth of property was destroyed. The government reacted by filing a review petition and subsequently amended the 1989 Act back to its original form.
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DEFENCE

Indo-French Joint Naval Exercise

  • The first part of the Indo-French joint naval exercise, Varuna 19.1 is being held off the Goa coast from 1 to 10 May 2019. The exercise will see the participation of the French Navy's aircraft carrier FNS Charles de Gaulle, two destroyers, FNS Forbin and FNS Provence, the frigate FNS Latouche-Treville, the tanker FNS Marne and a nuclear submarine. From the Indian side, the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, destroyer INS Mumbai, the Teg-class frigate, INS Tarkash, the Shishumar- class submarine, INS Shankul, and the Deepak- class fleet tanker, INS Deepak, are taking part in the exercise.
  • The exercise is being conducted in two phases. The harbour phase at Goa would include cross-visits, professional interactions and discussions and sports events. The sea phase would comprise various exercises across the spectrum of maritime operations.
  • Varuna 19.2, the second part of the exercise, is scheduled to be held in May end in Djibouti.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Masood Azhar as Global Terrorist

  • Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar was listed as a designated terrorist by the UN Security Council 1267 Committee. Significantly, the reasons for listing did not mention the Pulwama attack of February 14, for which the JeM had claimed responsibility, and which found mention in the latest (February 27) listing request for Azhar.
  • Nevertheless, the listing is a victory for India in a decade-old diplomatic battle waged primarily by it and supported by its friends at the UNSC, as it would mean a travel ban, arms embargo and asset freeze on Azhar.

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria Takes Over

  • Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as the Vice Chief of Air Staff succeeding Air Marshal Anil Khosla.
  • Bhadauria was earlier heading the Indian Air Force's Bengaluru-based Training Command. Earlier as a Deputy Chief, he was the chairman of India's negotiating team for 36 Rafale combat aircraft deal with France.
  • He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the fighter stream of IAF in June 1980 as the recipient of 'Sword of Honour'.  
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

New Scheme Kicks Off

  • Collaborative research projects between Indian institutions and universities abroad are now getting funds from the government, allowing research students from here to work in world-class labs at the top universities.
  • This month, the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) sanctioned grants amounting to a total of Rs. 418 crore, for 600 joint research proposals between Indian institutions and universities abroad. The grants have been sanctioned under SPARC or the Scheme for Promotion of Academic Research Collaboration, launched in October last year.
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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS

OYO to Acquire the @Leisure Group

  • Hospitality firm OYO has agreed to acquire Amsterdam-based vacation rental company @Leisure Group from Axel Springer for an estimated $415 million (over Rs. 2,885 crore).
  • The @Leisure Group is a vacation rental company in Europe and manages holiday homes, holiday parks and holiday apartments.
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