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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

10 Jul 2020

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

India Ranks 8th for Cancer Preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific Countries

  • In the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report on "Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific: Progress towards universal cancer control", India was ranked eighth with an overall score of 51.6 for cancer preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific countries. The report sponsored by Roche, examined the findings from the EIU's Index of Cancer Preparedness (ICP) which was created upon the findings of the global ICP (evaluated 28 countries based on 45 separate indicators).
  • The 10 Asia-Pacific countries included in this report were — Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
  • India records below-average scores across all three pillars in the EIU's ICP — policy and planning, care delivery, and health system and governance.
  • The report is topped by Australia (score 92.4), followed by South Korea (83.4) and Malaysia (80.3).

Nepal Stops Transmission of India's News Channels

  • Nepal stopped the transmission of all Indian private news channels except Doordarshan, accusing them of airing reports hurting the country's national sentiment.
  • There was no immediate reaction from India on the issue. The Nepalese embassy in New Delhi apprised its views to the Indian government over coverage of Nepal's political developments by the Indian channels.
  • The development comes after some Indian channels aired reports critical of Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli and his government.
  • However, the Nepal government did not officially announce halting the telecast of the Indian news channels.

Seoul Mayor Found Dead

  • The mayor of Seoul, the country's second-most powerful official and a potential presidential candidate, was found dead just days after a secretary in his office told the police that he had sexually harassed her since 2017.
  • Word of the mayor's death and its possible links to sexual misconduct sent shock waves across the country, not only because Mr. Park was a political star but also because he had long been seen as a champion of women's rights.
  • Mr. Park, who was serving his third term as mayor of Seoul had often been cited as a possible successor to President Moon Jae-in, whose single five-year term is set to expire in 2022.
  • Before becoming mayor, Mr. Park was a prominent human rights attorney who founded the country's most influential civil rights group.
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ENVIRONMENT

UN: World Could Hit 1.5-degree Warming Threshold in 5 Years

  • According to the UN weather agency, the world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average for the first time in the coming five years.
  • The 1.5-C mark is the level to which countries have agreed to try to limit global warming. Scientists say average temperatures around the world are already at least 1 C higher now than during the period from 1850-1900 because of man-made greenhouse emissions.
  • The World Meteorological Organisation said there is a 20% chance that the 1.5 C level will be reached in at least one year between 2020 and 2024. The period is expected to see annual average temperatures that are 0.91 C to 1.59 C higher than pre-industrial averages.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

RIL-BP Launch Fuel and Mobility Joint Venture under 'Jio-bp' Brand

  • BP and Reliance Industries (RIL) announced the commencement of their new fuel retailing and mobility joint venture (JV). The JV will now begin rebranding RIL fuel retail outlets to Jio-BP.
  • The newly launched JV company is named Reliance BP Mobility (RBML). The new entity will also look to provide electric vehicle charging and other low-carbon solutions over time.
  • RIL and BP had signed a definitive agreement for the JV in December last year (2019) and had then said that the retail operations would be run under the Jio-BP branding.
  • The agreement also stated that RIL would transfer ownership of its existing fuel retail network, along with access to its aviation fuel business, to the new entity.
  • BP has paid RIL $1 billion for a 49 per cent stake in the joint venture, while RIL will hold the remaining 51 per cent.

Either Sell or Advise, Investment Advisors cannot do Both

  • As per market regulator SEBI, investment advisers can either distribute financial products or advise on them to investors, but cannot do both.
  • The move will be applicable from October 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has amended the Investment Advisers Regulations and covers any person who advises clients on purchase, sale, investment or portfolio management in securities for these entities who is called an investment adviser.
  • SEBI has stipulated segregation of services. At present, advisers carry out both advisory and distribution services and there is no segregation.
  • Individual investment advisers can no longer advise and distribute investment products simultaneously. They will have to chose between one of them and seek a registration with SEBI for that.
  • The segregation isn't limited to individuals alone. Non-individual advisers, including companies and limited liability partnerships, must segregate clients at a group level for investment and advisory services.

CBDT Signs a MoU with SEBI for Data Exchange

  • The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the data exchange between the two organisations via video conference.
  • It facilitates sharing of data and information automatically between the two organisations on a regular basis.
  • On request and suo moto basis, both organisations exchange information available in the databases for doing their functions under various laws.
  • The MoU comes into force from the date of signing.
  • CBDT and SEBI are already collaborating through various existing mechanisms.
  • A Data Exchange Steering Group is constituted and will meet periodically to review the status of data exchange and improve effectiveness of the data sharing mechanism.
  • The MoU marks a new era of cooperation and synergy between SEBI and CBDT.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Astronomers Discover South Pole Wall

  • Spectacular 3D maps of the universe have revealed one of the biggest cosmic structures ever found, an almost-inconceivable wall stretching 1.4 billion light-years across that contains hundreds of thousands of galaxies.
  • The South Pole Wall, as it has been dubbed, has been hiding in plain sight, remaining undetected until now because large parts of it sit half a billion light-years away behind the bright Milky Way galaxy. The South Pole Wall rivals in size the Sloan Great Wall, the sixth largest cosmic structure discovered. (One light-year is roughly 6 trillion miles, or 9 trillion kilometres, so this "biggest cosmic structure" is mind-bendingly humongous.)
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SPORTS

No Place for Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo in Robin van Persie's top Three for Ballon d'Or Award

  • Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has named three players who deserve to win this year's Ballon d'Or award and surprisingly star players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not among them.
  • Messi lifted the award for four consecutive years from 2009 onwards before picking the honour again in 2015 and 2019.
  • Ronaldo, on the other hand, won his first Ballon d'Or award in 2008 before winning it in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
  • According to Robin van Persie, Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski deserves to win football's most coveted individual trophy. Meanwhile, Manchester Premier's Kevin De Bruyne and Liverpool's Sadio Mane will make it to top three.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Rajnath Singh Inaugurates 6 Bridges in J&K

  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated six bridges in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, and asserted that development of remote areas in the region will continue to be a key priority for the NDA government.
  • Four bridges were constructed on the Akhnoor-Pallanwala road in Akhnoor, while two bridges were built on the Tarnah Nallah in Kathua district.
  • The total cost of construction of the bridges was Rs. 43 crore.
  • The inauguration of the bridges, built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) comes at a time when India and China are engaged in a border row in eastern Ladakh.
  • Officials said that the dedication of the bridges to the people of Jammu and Kashmir carries a bigger message that India will continue to develop key infrastructure in border areas notwithstanding hostilities by any adversary.

Indian Army Asks Personnel to Delete 89 Apps

  • Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including Facebook, TikTok, Tinder, PUBG, and Instagram to plug leakage of information.
  • Snapchat, Tinder, OkCupid, UC Browser, Bumble, ShareIt, Xender, Helo, CamScanner, Club Factory etc are among those 89 apps.
  • This came days after the Government banned 59 apps, mostly Chinese including TikTok, UC News, and CamScanner amid the standoff with China.
  • Some of the 89 apps are among those which the Centre has already banned stating "they are engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order".
  • The list of apps the Indian army personnel have reportedly been asked to delete from their smartphones is divided into numerous categories like messaging apps - (We Chat, Helo, Share Chat, Viber, IMO, Hike and others), video hosting (Tik Tok, Likee, Samosa, Kwali, and others), contents sharing (ShareIt, Xender, Zapya, and others), web browsers (UC Browser and UC Browser Mini), video and live streaming (Zoom, LiveMe, Vmate, Uplive and others), utility apps (CamScanner, Beauty Plus, and True Caller), gaming apps (PUBG, Clash of Kings and others), eCommerce apps (Club Factory, AliExpress, Chinabrands, and others), dating apps (Tinder, OkCupid, Badoo, Bumble, Happn, Couch Surfing, and others), news apps (News Dog and Daily Hunt), lifestyle apps (POPXO), music apps (Hungama and Songs.pk) and blogging/microblogging apps (Tumblr, Reddit, and others).

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Launches 'BLUIS', First of its Kind in India

  • The Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, launched the Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System (BLUIS), a flagship development of the General Administration and Public grievances departments.
  • Odisha became the first state in India to use high resolution satellite imagery utilising space technology and artificial intelligence to monitor government lands.
  • The lack of transparency and accountability of the enforcement in the current mechanisms and the increasing encroachment of government lands in Bhubaneswar resulted in the development of BLUIS.
  • BLUIS is a web and mobile based solution to monitor the unauthorised change of land use and to prevent the encroachment of government lands.
  • The BLUIS, the geo tagged repository of all the government lands detects all the changes that are taking place over the government lands.
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DEFENCE

India to Invite Australian Navy for Malabar Drill

  • India plans to invite Australia to join the annual Malabar naval exercise that has so far included just Japan and the U.S., in a move that could risk China's ire.
  • The decision to include Australia in the drills, the first time all members of the regional grouping known as the Quad will be engaged at a military level, comes as Beijing and New Delhi are caught up in their worst border tensions in four decades. The exercise will bring together the navies of India, Japan, Australia and the U.S. in the Bay of Bengal at the end of the year.
  • New Delhi is expected to clear the way next week for a formal invitation to Australia following final government clearance and consultations with the U.S. and Japan.
  • As per Australia's defence department, the nation was yet to receive an invitation to Exercise Malabar, "Australia sees value in participating in quadrilateral defence activities in order to increase interoperability and advance our collective interests in a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.

Indonesia Explores Options to Buy BrahMos Missile

  • India and the Philippines are in talks for the purchase of several defence platforms from India including the brahMos missile and according to Philippines media and Indian, both have moved past price negotiation talks for the BrahMos cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia and intend to conclude a deal in Q3 of 2020 for Truck Based BrahMos Batteries for coastal defence.
  • As per reports, Indonesia is also in the early stages of exploring the procurement of the BrahMos missiles from India along with Vietnam and Thailand.
  • The Philippines also has shown interest in acquiring BrahMos for Anti-ship missions to be installed on their frontline warships. Growing Chinese muscularity in the South China Sea (SCS) has prompted many countries in the region to beef up their Naval defenses by acquiring weapons ranging from Patrol boats to submarines to counter growing interference of Beijing in the area.
  • The Philippines will be getting Anti-Ship BrahMos version for Coastal defense with a range of 290 km, Indonesia to has shown interest in Coastal batteries of BrahMos and have been briefed about BrahMos-A which can be carried by a Sukhoi-30MKI. Indonesian Air Force operates a small fleet of Su-27 and Su-30MK2s which will require considerable modifications to the airframe if Indonesia decides also to acquire BrahMos-A also soon.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Cognizant India Chairman Ramkumar Ramamoorthy Resigns

  • Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, Chairman and Managing Director at Cognizant India resigned after 22 years in the company.
  • In a major reshuffle, Cognizant also replaced the head of global delivery Pradeep Shilige and brought in former Accenture executive Andy Stafford as the new head of delivery.
  • Ramamoorthy, who was elevated as the Chairman last year (2019), is the latest among the series of top level exits Cognizant has seen in the last one year.
  • The Teaneck, New Jersey-headquartered IT services firm has over 200,000 employees in India.

Rajesh Verma New Chairman of IEPFA

  • The government appointed corporate affairs secretary, Rajesh Verma, as the chairman of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA).
  • The appointment was a routine change following Verma's appointment as MCA secretary after Injeti Srinivas retired from the MCA post in April. The post of the chairman of the IEPFA is held by whoever is the current MCA secretary.
  • As per the notification, Anil K. Sharma, executive director of the Reserve Bank of India, P. S. Narasimha, senior advocate and Gopal V. Kumar, actuary and economist, were also appointed as members of the IEPFA.
  • The IEPFA was established in September 2016 to make refunds of shares, unclaimed dividends, matured deposits/debentures from the Investor Education Protection Fund to investors and to promote awareness among investors.
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DAYS AND EVENTS

PM Modi Addresses Inaugural Session of 3-day Virtual India Global Week 2020

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural session of 3-day virtual India Global week 2020 based on the theme 'Be The Revival: India and a Better New World' organised in the UK (United Kingdom) by India Inc. Group, the UK-headquartered media house with the aim to connect global leaders and captains of industry to discuss aspects relating to opportunities in India as well as the global economic revival post-coronavirus (COVID-19).
  • The event witnessed the participation of 5,000 global leaders from 30 nations and is being addressed by 250 global speakers in 75 sessions that cover subject areas such as geopolitics, business, emerging technologies, banking and finance, pharma, defence and security, and arts and culture.

India-EU summit to be Held Via Video Conference

  • The fifteenth summit between India and the European Union will be held on July 15 via video conference. MP Modi will hold talks with President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on a range of issues in the summit.
  • The summit is aimed at delivering concrete benefits for the people in the EU and India, the officials said, adding the leaders will discuss ways to boost cooperation in areas of security, climate, environment, trade and investment, digital economy and connectivity.
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ART AND CULTURE

Ministry of Culture to Reprint 108 Volumes of Mongolian Kanjur

  • The Ministry of Culture has taken up the project of reprinting of 108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur under the National Mission for Manus, NMM.
  • The first set of five volumes of Mongolian Kanjur published under the NMM was presented to President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of Guru Purnima, also known as Dharma Chakra Day.
  • A set was then handed over to Mr. Gonching Ganbold, Ambassador of Mongolia to India by Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel.
  • The National Mission for Manus was launched in February 2003 by the Government of India with the mandate of documenting, conserving and disseminating the knowledge preserved in the manus.
  • One of the objectives of the mission is to publish rare and unpublished manus so that the knowledge enshrined in them is spread to researchers, scholars and general public at large.
  • It is expected that all the 108 volumes of the Mongolian Kanjur will be published by March, 2022.
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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Unveils Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Brand in India

  • Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, announced the opening of Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Dwarka- its first Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham hotel in India.
  • Wyndham, which has approximately 9,300 hotels across 90 countries, also announced its plans to enter markets like Nepal and Bhutan.
  • Wyndham plans to have 47 hotels open across India by the end of this year.
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