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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

19 Nov 2020

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Economic Forum Selects Four Indian Cities

  • The World Economic Forum selected 36 cities from 22 countries for pioneering a policy road map for smart cities.
  • These smart cities are being developed under the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance. Of the 36 cities selected, four are Indian cities. The four Indian cities selected are Bengaluru, Faridabad, Indore and Hyderabad.
  • The selected 36 cities will collaborate with global experts and enhance their city policies in areas ranging from cybersecurity to services to be provided to physically challenged people. These 36 cities will adopt five policies namely better broadband coverage, privacy protection, accountability for cybersecurity, better accessibility to digital city services for physically disabled and increased openness of city data. With these inputs they will frame a road map to become a smart city which will then be used by other cities in the world in the following phases of the initiative.

Partial Withdrawal of US Troops from Afghanistan and Iraq

  • The US Government announced that the US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq will be reduced. The US forces in Afghanistan are to be reduced from 4,500 to 2,500 and in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500.
  • According to NATO, by withdrawing forces, the United States is putting Afghanistan at the risk of becoming a platform of international terrorism once again. This might lead to attack on US again (just like Twin tower attack).
  • NATO has 12,000 troops. These troops are from different nations. The alliance is highly dependent on the US armed forces for logistics and transport.
  • NATO took charge of international security effort in Afghanistan in 2003. This was after US-led coalition ousted the Taliban for accommodating Osama bin Laden. From 2014, NATO led security forces began to train the Afghan security forces.
  • In February 2020, the representatives of Taliban (of Afghanistan) and the US signed an agreement. The US is currently withdrawing its forces based on this agreement. They agreed on the following:
  • All US and NATO troops to be withdrawn within 14 months of time

Iran Now Operating Natanz Centrifuges

  • The head of the UN atomic watchdog agency confirmed that Iran has begun operating centrifuges installed at an underground site, but said that they had been moved from another facility so the country's overall uranium-enriching capabilities have not increased.
  • As per head of the UN atomic watchdog, operation of centrifuges of that type was in violation of the nuclear deal Iran had signed with world powers in 2015, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, but would not lead to a greater overall output of enriched uranium.
  • Iran is already far past the deal's limits on enriched uranium.
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ENVIRONMENT

Hurricane Iota: Strongest Atlantic Hurricane of the Year

  • At least 30 people have lost their lives as the strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year ripped through areas of Central America.
  • Tens of thousands were forced to flee their homes as Hurricane Iota hit Nicaragua and neighboring countries.
  • The rainfall caused mudslides and potentially deadly flash flooding and river flooding.
  • Winds of 257km/h (160mph) have hit areas still recovering from Eta, a major hurricane that hit two weeks ago.
  • Iota is the strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year and only the second November hurricane to reach category five — the last was in 1932.
  • This year's Atlantic hurricane season has broken the record for the number of named storms. Only for the second time on record, officials have had to start using the letters of the Greek alphabet to start storm names after running out of names on its traditional alphabetical list.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

CapitaLand Raises Rs. 1,700 crore Green Loans in India

  • Singapore's CapitaLand Ltd has secured its first three green loans in India, worth Rs. 1,700 crore, from DBS Bank India Ltd and Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd India.
  • The debt will be used to finance the development of its green-certified International Tech Parks in Chennai, Gurugram, and Pune. The green loans mark CapitaLand's entry into sustainable finance in India.
  • The four and a half-year Rs. 625 crore and three-year Rs. 425 crore green loans raised from DBS will be used to fund the development of Phase 1 of International Tech Park Chennai, Radial Road and Phase 1 of International Tech Park Gurugram respectively.
  • The four-year Rs. 650 crore green loan provided by HSBC India will be used to finance the development of International Tech Park Pune in Kharadi.

Vedanta Puts in EoI to Buy Govt's Entire Stake in BPCL

  • Vedanta Group confirmed putting in a preliminary expression of interest (EoI) for buying government's stake in Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL).
  • Vedanta's interest in India's second largest fuel retailer is because of synergies with its existing oil and gas business.
  • The government is selling its entire 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL and last date of putting EoI was November 16.

RBI Restricts Withdrawals from Jalna-based Mantha Urban Coop Bank

  • The Reserve Bank of India imposed restrictions on withdrawals from Maharashtra-based Mantha Urban Cooperative Bank for six months.
  • As per the directions from RBI, the bank will not, without prior approval of RBI in writing, grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investment, incur any liability including borrowal of funds and acceptance of fresh deposits, disburse or agree to disburse any payment, among others.
  • The bank will continue to undertake banking business with restrictions till its financial position improves, the central bank said, and added it may consider modifications of the directions depending upon circumstances.
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SPORTS

Munaf Patel Joins Kandy Tuskers in LPL

  • Former India pacer Munaf Patel has been roped in by Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) scheduled to begin on November 26.
  • Patel, who has played 13 Test matches, 70 ODIs and three T20Is, was a part of India's 2011 World Cup-winning team. He will pair up with former India teammate Irfan Pathan in the tournament.

ICC and CGF Unveil Qualifying Process for Women's Cricket Event in 2022 CWG

  • Six highest-placed teams in the ICC rankings as on April 1 next year (2021) along with host England will get direct qualification to the 2022 Commonwealth Games' women's T20 competition, which will make its debut at the quadrennial showpiece in Birmingham.
  • Women's cricket will be a part of the Commonwealth Games for the first time ever when the 2022 edition gets underway in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8. The ICC and the Commonwealth Games Federation unveiled the qualification process for the event.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Ajit Pawar's Call to Include Karnataka Districts in Maharashtra

  • Pawar sparked a controversy, when he called the incorporation of Belgaum (Belagavi), Karwar and Nipani areas of Karnataka into Maharashtra a "dream" of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray, as he paid tributes to the leader on his eighth death anniversary.
  • The controversy comes weeks after the Maharashtra government asked all its ministers to wear black bands on November 1, celebrated in Karnataka as Rajyotsava or state Formation Day, to express support for Marathi-speaking people in the region.
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DEFENCE

MP Government to Set 'Gau Cabinet'

  • A day after promising a law against 'love jihad', the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government announced a 'Cow Cabinet' comprising six departments for the welfare of cattle in the state, the construction of cow shelters and the allocation of a budget for it.
  • Madhya Pradesh has nearly 1.96 crore heads of cattle, of which nearly 80% are either not productive or low in productivity.
  • The former Kamal Nath government had begun a 'Project Gaushala' last year to build 1,000 low-cost cow shelters, as per the party's poll promise, but his government went out of power even as the work had started in some locations.

Sri Lanka's First Women Pilots

  • Sri Lankan Air Force officers ADPL Gunarathne and RT Weerawardana became the first female officers commissioned as pilots by the Sri Lanka Air Force.
  • Both the officers were in the 204th pilot course of the Indian Air Force Academy at Hyderabad from July 2018 to June 2019.
  • Training has been one of the strongest pillars of bilateral defence cooperation between India and Sri Lanka. More than half of military training slots in India for foreign countries are provided to Sri Lanka.

Navy Gets its Ninth Boeing P-18 Surveillance Aircraft

  • Boeing has delivered the ninth P-18 long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft to the Indian Navy. Eight such aircraft were already in service and these are also being deployed for surveillance and intelligence gathering over the Himalayan's during the ongoing stand-off with China.
  • In addition to maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare capabilities, P-18 have been deployed to assist during relief and humanitarian missions.
  • The ninth P-18 is the first aircraft to be delivered under an option contract for four additional aircraft that the Indian Ministry of Defence placed in 2016.    
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Former Governor of Goa Mridula Sinha Passes Away

  • First woman Governor of Goa and senior BJP leader Mridula Sinha passed away at the age of 77.
  • Mridula Sinha was an Indian writer and politician who served as Governor of Goa from August 2014 to October 2019. 
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DAYS AND EVENTS

International Men's Day

  • International Men's Day is an annual international event celebrated on 19th  November. The objectives of celebrating an International Men's Day are set out in 'The Six Pillars of International Men's Day'. It is an occasion to celebrate boys' and men's achievements and contributions, in particular for their contributions to nation, society, community, family, marriage, and childcare.
  • Every year International Men's Day has a theme and the theme for the International Men's Day 2020 is "Better health for Men and Boys".

World Toilet Day

  • World Toilet day is an official United Nations international observance day on 19th November.
  • World Toilet Day celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation. It is about taking action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
  • On 19th November 2001, the NGO World Toilet Organization (WTO) was founded by Jack Sim, a philanthropist from Singapore. He subsequently declared 19th November as World Toilet Day. The name "World Toilet Day" and not "World Sanitation Day" was chosen for ease of public messaging, even though toilets are only the first stage of sanitation systems.
  • The theme for the World Toilet Day 2020 is "Sustainable sanitation and climate change".
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AWARDS AND HONOURS

Assam Wins Four Awards in Fisheries Sector

  • Assam won four awards in fisheries sector from the National Fisheries Development Board operating under the Ministry of Fisheries.
  • Assam received the best state award under the category of the best hilly and North Eastern State in Fisheries. Also, the Assam Apex Cooperative Fish Marketing and Processing Federation Limited (FISHED) won the first place in the category of hilly and North Eastern Government Organization. The Nagaon district of Assam was selected the best hilly and North Eastern district category. Amal Medhi, a farmer from Nalbari district of Assam won first place under the category of hilly and North Eastern fish farmer category.
  • Odisha bagged the best state in marine state category.
  • Uttar Pradesh won the best state award in Inland state category.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

IIT Guwahati Signs MoU with CSIR-NEIST for Dissemination of Science in North East India

  • IIT Guwahati and CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in November 2020 at IIT Guwahati. The MoU will enable IIT Guwahati and CSIR-NEIST to collaboratively work on jointly offering training programs and carry out advanced research in the areas of Disaster Management and Water Resources.
  • IIT Guwahati will jointly organise training programmes for the teachers from North East to promote the dissemination of Science through online courses and interaction from the next academic year.

Mumbai School of Economics to Begin Centre on Financial Research and Teaching

  • After receiving a nod from the management council last week, Mumbai University's Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy is set to start a centre for research and teaching in finance.
  • The seed money for the centre, a sum of Rs. 5 crore, has been donated by former chairperson of UTI and alumnus Dr. S. A. Dave.
  • The centre aims to engage with research and training modules for the industry. In a matter of few months, certificate and diploma programmes in financial economics and related fields such as data science, quantitative finance, business analytics etc, will be offered to students.
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