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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

30 Jun 2020

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Government Lifts Ban on PPE Exports

  • The Government has decided to lift the ban on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) medical coveralls with a monthly quota of 5 million units.
  • According to the Ministry of Commerce notification, a firm applying for permission to export should be a manufacturer of PPE coveralls (Certification of registration from concerned Department/ Authority to be supplied).
  • Welcoming the Government's decision, Apparel makers said that this would open the entire global market for Indian players who were fast enough to seize this opportunity of producing and supplying PPE kits as the world struggles to control coronavirus pandemic.
  • According to the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), the production of PPE is more than sufficient to cater to the needs of the country and allowing exports of PPE items will not only help the health workers across the world but also support the revival of the apparel industry in the country.
  • Today, from zero production of PPE in early March, India produces more than 8 lakh PPE pieces per day – the second largest producing country in the world.

Baloch Separatists Attack Pakistan Stock Exchange

  • Security forces killed four gunmen who attempted to storm the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi. Four security guards, a police sub-inspector and a civilian were also killed in the attack.
  • According to Sindh Rangers Director General Umer Ahmed Bukhari, a tweet had been posted in which the attack has been attributed to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).
  • The BLA is one of several insurgent groups fighting primarily in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province.
  • The building, which is in a high-security zone, also houses the head offices of many private banks.

Mississippi Votes to Remove Confederate Icon from State Flag

  • The last state flag in the nation to prominently feature the Confederate battle emblem is poised to come down across Mississippi, after state lawmakers voted to replace the 126-year-old design.
  • Amid a national reckoning over racial injustice, the state House, and then the Senate, approved the measure. The bill was then headed to Gov. Tate Reeves (R), who indicated previously that he would sign it. With his approval, the flag must be removed from government buildings within 15 days through a process that is prompt, dignified and respectful.
  • Before this month, the flag faced its most serious challenge in 2001, when a referendum offered voters a choice of whether to replace it. They voted 2 to 1 to keep it. That same year, the only other state whose flag bore the Confederate battle emblem, Georgia, changed it after a legislative showdown.
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ENVIRONMENT

Uttarakhand Develops India's First Lichen Park

  • The Forest Department of Uttarakhand has developed India's first Lichen Park in Munsyari (Munsiyari), Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand as a research centre with over 150 Lichen species – Jurassic Era plant. The development process of the 1.5 acres park began in 2019.
  • The park is developed with an aim to protect, conserve and cultivate the lichen, to provide employment to the locals and to educate the importance of lichens.
  • Lichen is a composite organism. It grows on the surface of the trees, walls, rocks and soil due to the symbiotic relationship between Algae or Cyanobacteria with fungi species.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

India and Bhutan Sign Kholongchhu Hydroelectric Project Agreement

  • India and Bhutan signed concession agreement on the 600 MW Kholongchhu hydroelectric project (KHEL). The hydroelectric project will be the first-ever joint venture project to be implemented in Bhutan. The joint venture partners of the project are India's Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) and Bhutan's Druk Green Power Corporation Limited (DGPC).
  • Speaking at the signing ceremony via video conference, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that commencement of the construction activities of the Project will create economic and employment opportunities in Bhutan in this critical time.
  • KHEL will be the first joint venture project to be implemented under an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) signed in 2014.

Swiggy Launches its Own Digital Wallet

  • Food delivery platform Swiggy launched its own digital wallet to enable single-click checkout experience on its platform.
  • Called 'Swiggy Money,' the full-fledged digital wallet in partnership with ICICI Bank will enable customers to store money and be used for all food orders.
  • Users choosing 'Swiggy Money' can avail instant refunds and use the money for easy checkouts and hassle-free payment processing on future food orders.
  • If the Swiggy customer is an existing ICICI Bank customer, he or she can instantly start using the wallet.
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SPORTS

Indian Umpire Nitin Menon Inducted in ICC Elite Panel

  • India's Nitin Menon became the youngest ever to be included in the International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of Umpires for the upcoming 2020-21 season, replacing England's Nigel Llong. The 36-year-old, who has officiated in 3 Tests, 24 ODIs and 16 T20Is, is only the third from India to make it to the prestigious group after former captain Srinivas Venkatraghavan and Sundaram Ravi, who was axed last year.
  • Menon quit playing competitive cricket at 22 and by 23, he had become a senior umpire, officiating in BCCI accredited matches.
  • A selection panel comprising ICC General Manager (Cricket) Geoff Allardice (Chairman), former player and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, and match referees Ranjan Madugalle and David Boon, picked Menon, who was earlier part of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Umpires. While standard of Indian umpiring has copped a lot of criticism globally, performance of Menon over the past few years has been a silver lining.

Muttiah Muralitharan Most Valuable Test Player of 21st Century

  • Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has been named as the Most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century by the Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine.
  • Data concerning the performance of players had been collected from 2000 to 2020 before awarding Muralitharan with the title.
  • Muralitharan, who has a massive 800 test wickets under his belt, had claimed 573 of them during 85 games played between 2000 and 2010.
  • Muralitharan was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. In 2017, he became the only Sri Lankan to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He won the Ada Derana Sri Lankan of the Year in 2017. He was the sixth international franchise player signed to the Caribbean Premier League and the first Sri Lankan player to be named to the new Twenty20 tournament.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Syed Ali Geelani Resigns as Head of Hurriyat Conference

  • Jammu and Kashmir-based separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, under house arrest since last August (2019), resigned as chairman of Hurriyat Conference. He was chosen as lifetime chairman of the Hurriyat.
  • As per Geelani, there have been certain issues which forced him to resign.
  • The leader referred to inaction by the Hurriyat members post the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, and the division of the erstwhile state into two Union territories.
  • Geelani had been leading the hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference while the moderate faction is helmed by cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.

India Bans 59 Chinese Apps

  • India banned 59 apps originating from China, including very popular ones like the short video platform TikTok, UC Browser, file sharing app ShareIt, and CamScanner, which allows iOS and Android devices to be used as image and document scanners.
  • The ban has been imposed under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009. The government also cited complaints about data on Indian users being transferred abroad without authorisation.
  • The move could come as a blow to China's Digital Silk Route ambitions, eroding the valuation of the companies. It could also lead to more countries following India's cue and acting against these apps.
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DEFENCE

India's Para (Special Forces) to Get New Assault Rifles from the United States

  • Indian Army has placed orders for 1000+ for FN SCAR-H STD 7.62x51mm NATO/.308 Win caliber assault rifle from Belgian firearms company FN Herstal which has a manufacturing unit in the United States for Para (Special Forces) under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program with the US administration. FN SCAR-H assault rifle was developed by FN Herstal for United States Special Operations Command and is known as Special forces go to assault rifle which is very effective against in Jungle War conditions.
  • FN SCAR-H can fire all types of 7.62mm ammunition and are made of special polymers and aluminum which makes the guns incredibly light with features like foldable buttstock and can be equipped with the FN40GL 40mm grenade launcher.

Bosnia in Central Europe Emerging as Route for Pak-origin Terrorists in Continent

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina, a breakaway state from erstwhile Yugoslavia, has emerged as the main entry point of Pakistan-origin illegal migrants and terrorists to Europe raising fears of future terror strikes in that continent. Incidents of terrorists among Pakistani nationals came to light when the Bosnian government recently summoned Pakistani Ambassador to Sarajevo and reprimanded Islamabad for two Pakistan origin terrorists who entered as illegals.
  • According to Bosnian Security Minister Fahrudin Radoncic, Pakistan's Ambassador has refused to cooperate with Bosnia and have their authorities check the fingerprints of illegal migrants in the country, even though Bosnia already uncovered two terrorists of Pakistani origin among the migrants based on their fingerprints.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Kannada Novelist Geetha Nagabhushan Passes Away

  • Veteran Kannada Novelist Geetha Nagabhushan passed away at the age of 78 due to cardiac arrest in a private hospital at Kalaburagi. She was born on 25th March 1942 in Savalagi village, Kalaburagi.
  • She started as the Lecturer and retired as the Principal of Nagareshwar College in Kalaburagi.
  • She served as the Chairperson of Karnataka Sahitya Academy
  • She chaired the 76th Akhil Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, at Gadag in 2010.
  • She got an honorary doctorate from the Gulbarga University.
  • Most of her works challenged the patriarchal approach and discrimination against woman.
  • She wrote around 50 short stories including Avva Mattu Itara Kathegalu and Jwalantha, 27 novels including Baduku, Hasimamsa Mattu Haddugalu, 12 plays, collection of poems and research works.
  • She won the Karnataka Rajotsava Award in 1998.
  • She won the Kendra Sahitya Academy in 2004 for her novel "Baduku" and became the first Kannada woman to bag the award.
  • She was the first woman to win Nadoja Awards of Kannada University Hampi in 2004.
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DAYS AND EVENTS

World Asteroid Day

  • World Asteroid Day or International Asteroid Day celebrated in the remembrance of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russia. It took place on 30th June 1908. It is said that it was the Earth's largest asteroid impact ever recorded so far.
  • The United Nations General Assembly in December 2016 adopted a resolution A/RES/71/90 and designated 30 June as International Asteroid Day. The day marks the anniversary of the Tunguska event.
  • Asteroids are small rocky bodies that orbit around the Sun. In the asteroid belt most of the asteroids are found. The asteroid belt is the region between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids are also leftover materials from the formation of the solar system. Size of asteroids vary and can be hundreds of miles in diameter and various asteroids are as small as pebbles also.
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AWARDS AND HONOURS

Rangarajan Gets Lifetime Achievement Award on Statics Day

  • Former Reserve Bank of India governor C. Rangarajan was conferred with the lifetime achievement award 'Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics' for his contribution to statistics on the occasion of Statistics Day.
  • In his acceptance speech, Rangarajan highlighted the importance of credibility of official statistics.
  • Besides heading RBI and the Prime Minister's Advisory Council, Rangarajan was chairman of the National Statistical Commission, set up in 2000 to review the statistical system.

Prof. P.V. Sukhatme National Award

  • Dr. Arvind Pandey, former Director National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Dr. Akhilesh Chandra Kulshreshtha, Ex-Addl. Director General, MoSPI, Government of India were jointly given the Prof. P.V. Sukhatme National Award in Statistics 2020 for their lifetime contribution in the field of Statistics The winners of 'On the Spot Essay Writing Competition' for Post Graduate Students on the subject relevant to Statistics organized at All India level were also felicitated.

Popstar Beyonce Receives Humanitarian Award

  • Twenty-four-time Grammy winner Popstar Beyonce received the Humanitarian Award at 20th edition of annual BET Awards 2020, for her long standing philanthropic work, including her COVID-19 relief efforts. The event was held virtually for the 1st time in June 2020.
  • Rapper Lil Wayne gavee tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash outside Los Angeles on January 26 along with his daughter and seven others.
  • Wayne Brady honoured Little Richard, who died of bone cancer on May 9.
  • Nicolas Johnson, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, and D-Nice were recognised as 2020 Shine A Light honourees.
  • Assa Traore, French anti-racist activist were honored with the BET International Global Good Award.
  • BET, the American award show was established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports and other fields of entertainment over the past year.
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