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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

15 Apr 2021

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Haiti Prime Minister Resigns

  • Haitian Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe announced that he has resigned as the country faces a spike in killings and kidnappings and prepares for an upcoming constitutional referendum and general election later this year.
  • Jouthe had served as Prime Minister since March 2020. He did not provide an explanation for his resignation.
  • Jouthe previously had tried to submit his resignation, but President Jovenel Moïse at the time had rejected it.
  • This time, Moïse accepted it and nominated Claude Joseph as Haiti's new Prime Minister. Joseph previously served as Foreign Minister.

Vienna Offer on N-deal Not Worth Looking at: Iran

  • Iran's supreme leader dismissed initial offers being made at talks in Vienna aimed at saving Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers. He described them as "not worth looking at" after an attack on an atomic site in his country.
  • The comments come as informal talks in Vienna continue ahead of a planned formal round of negotiations.
  • The talks already have been thrown into disarray by a weekend power outage at Iran's main nuclear enrichment site suspected to have been engineered by Israel.

US Poised to Impose Sanctions on Russia for Cyber-attacks

  • As per reports, the US government is set to issue a wide range of sanctions against Russia.
  • The move would be retaliation for cyber-attacks aimed at the US, including alleged interference in the 2020 presidential elections.
  • The sanctions, expected, target more than 30 Russian entities and include the expulsion of at least 10 individuals from the US.
  • Diplomats will reportedly be among those targeted.
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ENVIRONMENT

Global Warming Making Indian Monsoon Seasons Stronger

  • Climate change will make summer monsoon rainfall in India stronger and more erratic, according to a study that predicts extremely wet years in the future, with potentially grave consequences for over a billion people's well-being, economy, food systems and agriculture.
  • The study compared more than 30 state-of-the-art climate models from all around the world.
  • For every degree of warming, monsoon rainfall will likely increase by about 5 per cent.
  • The researchers noted that more rainfall is not necessarily a good thing for the farming sector in India and its neighbouring countries.
  • This makes the Indian economy and food system highly sensitive to volatile monsoon patterns.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Apollo Tyres Forays into Truck and Bus Tyre Segment in US, Canada

  • Apollo Tyres announced its foray into the truck and bus tyre segment in the US and Canada, following the launch of its passenger vehicle range in the two markets.
  • The commercial vehicle range has been introduced under the Apollo brand although the PV (passenger vehicle) range was launched under the premium European brand, Vredestein last September.
  • The North American range of truck and bus tyres will be produced at the company's manufacturing units in Hungary and Chennai, India. The tyre line-up will encompass a full range of regional, super-regional, coach/urban and mixed-use applications with fitments for rims ranging from 17.5 inches to 24.5 inches.

Bharti Airtel Rejigs Corporate Structure

  • Bharti Airtel announced a new corporate structure to sharpen the company's focus on driving the rapidly-unfolding digital opportunities while enabling it to unlock value.
  • The new structure involves Airtel Digital Limited folding into the listed entity Bharti Airtel.
  • This will now house all of the digital assets spanning Wynk Music, Airtel X stream, Airtel Thanks, Mitra Payments platform used by a million retailers, Airtel Ads, Airtel IQ, Airtel Secure, Airtel Cloud and all future digital products and services, the company said in a statement.
  • The telecom business will be housed in a newly created entity -- Airtel Limited a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited.
  • Bharti Telemedia, the 100 per cent arm operating DTH services, will sit alongside Airtel Limited for now.

Toshiba CEO Resigns

  • Toshiba Corp CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigned amid controversy over a $20 billion buyout bid from CVC Capital Partners and the conglomerate's shares surged on reports that more suitors were planning offers.
  • Toshiba Chairman Satoshi Tsunakawa will become chief executive.
  • Nobuaki Kurumatani departure could upend CVC's offer last week to take Toshiba private at a time when rival suitors are said to be weighing bids.
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SPORTS

Babar Ends Kohli's Reign at Top of ODI Batting Chart

  • Pakistan captain Babar Azam has ended Virat Kohli's long reign at the top of the ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings, becoming only the fourth batsman from his country to attain the number one position in the latest update released in April 2021.
  • By ending Kohli's 1,258 day-supremacy, Babar has emulated compatriots Zaheer Abbas (1983-84), Javed Miandad (1988-89), and Mohammad Yousuf (2003) as the number one ODI batsman. In Tests, Babar has attained a best of fifth position and is currently ranked sixth while in T20Is he is third but has been number one in the past.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Britain PM Boris Johnson to Shorten India Visit

  • United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reduced the length of his trip to India later this month because of the COVID-19 situation in the country.
  • His visit will be focused on high-level discussions with the Indian government and Indian business leaders. The programme would now take place on April 26.
  • The British Prime Minister had cancelled his visit to India in January this year due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the UK. He was invited to take part in Republic Day celebrations as chief guest.

Rajnath Singh to Inaugurate First Bi-annual Indian Air Force Commanders' Conference 2021

  • Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate Indian Air Force (IAF) Commanders` Conference at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan).
  • According to the Defence Ministry, the conference is aimed at addressing the issues of IAF`s operational capabilities in the times to come.
  • A series of discussions would be conducted over three days to address strategies and policies related to capabilities that would give IAF a significant edge over its adversaries.

Delhi and EU to Resume Formal Talks on Trade

  • The resumption of the ad hoc India-EU human rights dialogue earlier this week has paved the way for more substantial talks on trade.
  • The dialogue held after eight years has led to India and the EU deciding to resume formal negotiations for a trade and investment agreement on May 8, the day PM Narendra Modi will attend the Leader's Meeting during the EU summit in Porto, Portugal.
  • The need for holding the dialogue had become more pressing after both sides agreed on the need for its resumption during the virtual summit in July last year. This was after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had staved off a potentially embarrassing vote at the European Parliament on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by citing assurances.
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DEFENCE

Quad Navies can Come Together if Need Arises

  • In what could set the tone for future military cooperation to tackle growing Chinese assertiveness, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said that if an opportunity arose the Quad navies had the capability and capacity to come together almost in a plug and play manner.
  • The Quad or Quadrilateral is the grouping of India, the US, Japan and Australia.

India to Get Apex Body for Maritime Challenges

  • India will now lastly have an apex federal physique to deal with all maritime affairs, from the shoreline to the excessive seas, and guarantee cohesive policy-making and efficient coordination among the many a number of authorities coping with such points within the nation.
  • "The organisational construction of a Nationwide Maritime Fee (NMC) has been laboured out after inter-ministerial consultations. It's within the remaining levels now, requiring solely the nod of the Cupboard Committee on Safety (CCS)" said chief of defence employees Normal Bipin Rawat.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Alessandra Galloni First Woman as Reuters Editor-in-chief

  • The Reuters news service promoted Alessandra Galloni to be its new editor-in-chief, making her the first woman to take that role in the company's 170-year history.
  • The London-based Galloni will replace Stephen Adler, who has been the newsroom's leader for the past decade and announced that he will be retiring at the end of the month.
  • Galloni has been Reuters' global managing editor since 2015, coming to the company two years before that after working for 13 years at the Wall Street Journal.
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DAYS AND EVENTS

World Art day

  • World Art Day is celebrated every year on April 15 across the globe as an event to celebrate fine arts. The day was embraced by the International Association of Art, a partner of UNESCO, to bolster awareness of creative activity in the world.
  • The occasion was first celebrated on April 15 in the year 2012, which also happens to be the birth anniversary of the Italian polymath, Leonardo da Vinci. The official celebration of the day took place in Los Angeles, USA in the year 2015, while in 2017, the International Association of Art formed its official US chapter.
  • Celebrating World Art day, as per United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), strongly integrates society and artistic expressions as well as throws light on the significant contribution of artists in ensuring sustainable development. The occasion also promotes arts in educational institutions.

Himachal Day

  • Every year, the state of Himachal Pradesh celebrates Himachal Day on April 15. The day is celebrated to commemorate the creation of Himachal Pradesh.
  • On April 15, 1948, Himachal Pradesh was formed as the province to be administered Chief Commissioner. Later, it was made a "C" category state on January 25, 1950.
  • The 1950 Constitution distinguished three main types of states. They were as follows:
  • Part A states: They were the former provinces of British India. They were ruled by the governors appointed by the president. Nine states belonged to this category. They were Bihar, Bombay, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Madras, Punjab, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
  • Part B states: They were the former princely states. They were governed by Rajpramukh. The system of Rajpramukh existed in India between 1947 and 1956. The Rajpramukh was appointed by the President of India. They were Jammu and Kashmir, Hyderabad, Mysore, Madhya Pradesh, East Punjab States Union, Rajasthan, Saurashtra and Travancore.
  • Part C states: These states included both the former chief commissioners' provinces and the princely states. Part C states were Bhopal, Ajmer, Bilaspur, Delhi, Coorg, Cutch, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura and Vindhya Pradesh.
  • Till 1956, Himachal Pradesh was a C category state. In 1956, it was declared as a Union Territory. Later in 1970, Parliament passed the Himachal Pradesh Act. Since then, Himachal Pradesh came into existence as a full-fledged state on January 25, 1971.
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AWARDS AND HONOURS

Kane Williamson Awarded Sir Richard Hadlee Medal

  • New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was adjudged 'International Test Player of the Year' along with winner of the prestigious Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for the fourth time in last six years at the New Zealand Cricket Awards.
  • On the other hand, the Women's team all-rounder Amelia Kerr was also honoured along with the upcoming star Devon Conway at the New Zealand Cricket Awards for the 2020-21 season. Meanwhile, Devon Conway was awarded the Men's Player of the year award in both ODIs and T20s.
  • Whereas the 21-year old Fin Allen was honoured with the Super Smash player of the year award for his staggering strike rate of 193.
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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES

NIUA Launches Infant, Toddler and Caregiver-Friendly Neighbourhoods Training and Capacity Building Programme

  • National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) in partnership with Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF) virtually launched the 'Infant Toddler and Caregiver-friendly Neighbourhoods (ITCN) Training and Capacity Building Programme'. The Programme is designed to help build capacities of city officials and young professionals for developing young children and family-friendly neighbourhoods within cities in India.
  • The programme is envisioned with the twin objectives: First, embedding the learnings from the inventory of knowledge developed by NIUA and BvLF within the on-going and proposed urban development initiatives at neighbourhood and city level; and second, handholding participants to embed learnings into the various initiatives of the cities, taking into account the everyday needs of young children and caregivers. In addition, an academic certified course for young professionals has been planned to sensitize them about the needs of young citizens (0-5 years) in the city and to equip them with the adequate tools for the purpose.
  • The event was launched remotely by Mr. Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary & Mission Director (Smart Cities), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, GoI.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

Govt. Puts Off Class 12 Boards

  • The Education Ministry postponed the CBSE Class 12 board exams and cancelled the Class 10 exams amid growing concerns over the surge in Covid-19 infections in the country.
  • For the Class 12 exam, the Ministry will review the situation on June 1 to decide fresh dates and make an announcement at least two weeks before the start of the exams.
  • The decision, which affects roughly 21.5 lakh Class 10 students and 14 lakh Class 12 students across the country, was taken at a meeting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had with Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and the Ministry's top officers.
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BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Cover Unveiled for Clinton-Penny Novel 'State of Terror'

  • The cover for Hillary Clinton's first novel will not be mistaken for those of her memoirs.
  • There's no smiling photograph like on the front of 2003's 'Living History' or the more sober portrait of Clinton for 'Hard Choices', which came out in 2014, or even the plain lettering of the 2017 release 'What Happened'.
  • For 'State of Terror', co-written with the popular mystery novelist Louise Penny, the cover features a maze-like four-sided figure, with stark red lines and in one corner an American flag, all set against a black backdrop.
  • The novel comes out October 12 and will be released jointly by Simon & Schuster, Clinton's publisher, and St. Martin's Press, which publishes Penny.
  • The two companies unveiled the cover, and have called the novel a "high-stakes thriller of international intrigue", featuring a "novice" secretary of state, a position Clinton held from 2009-2013.
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ART AND CULTURE

Denise Gardner Becomes First Black Woman to Lead Art Institute of Chicago Board

  • In a historic move, the Art Institute of Chicago has named art collector and patron Denise Gardner as its next board chair. A longtime trustee of the museum, Gardner will be the first African American and the first woman to hold the position. Her election may mark the first time a Black woman was elected to lead the board of a major U.S. art museum.
  • Gardner has been involved with the Art Institute for nearly 30 years, including a 15-year tenure as a trustee and five years in her current role as vice chair of the board. Robert M. Levy, the current board chair, will remain on the board after Gardner assumes the position in November.
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