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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

27 May 2021

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Joe Biden Nominates Arun Venkataraman to a Key Administration Post

  • US President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Indian American Arun Venkataraman to a key position in his administration related to foreign commercial service.
  • Venkataraman is the nominee for Director-General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service and Assistant Secretary for Global Markets, Department of Commerce.
  • With over 20 years of experience in advising companies, international organizations, and the US government on international trade issues, Venkataraman is currently the Counselor to the Secretary of Commerce, advising the department on trade and other international economic matters.
  • Before joining the Biden-Harris administration, he was a senior director at Visa, leading global government engagement strategy on a range of international policy issues including digital economy, trade, tax, and sanctions.

War-torn Syria Goes to Polls

  • Syrians in government-held areas of the war-torn country headed to polling stations to vote in a presidential election set to give President Bashar Assad a fourth seven-year term.
  • The vote is the second presidential election since the country's conflict began 10 years ago and has been dismissed as a sham by the opposition and western countries.
  • Two other candidates are running for the country's top post, which has been held by members of the Assad family for five decades.
  • They are little known figures, Abdullah Salloum Abdullah and Mahmoud Ahmad Marie. But competition with Assad is largely seen as symbolic.

Mali's Transitional President Resigns

  • Mali's transitional President has resigned while he and the Prime Minister are in detention after being arrested by the military earlier this week.
  • The resignation comes as representatives of the West African regional bloc are in Mali to mediate the political crisis.
  • The UN, the African Union and other international bodies have urged Mali's military to release the transitional President and Prime Minister, who were to lead an 18-month civilian transitional government.
  • Transitional President Bah N'Daw dismissed Prime Minister Moctar Ouane before handing in his own resignation letter to former junta leader and transitional Vice President Col.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

BPCL Declares Rs. 12,581 cr Dividend Ahead of Privatisation

  • Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) declared a record Rs. 12,581 crore dividend, more than half of which will go to the government, ahead of the privatisation of the company.
  • The board of directors has recommended a final dividend of Rs 58 per equity share (including one-time special dividend of Rs. 35 per equity share of Rs. 10 each) for the financial year ended March 31, 2021 subject to the approval of the shareholders.
  • The government, which is selling its entire 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL, will get Rs 6,665.76 crore plus dividend distribution tax.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India to go Carbon Neutral by 2030

  • Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India announced it would achieve carbon-neutrality targets by 2030 in its own operations. It has already signed power purchase agreements with some of the green power generators in Gujarat including Amplus Solar Solutions and will be signing more such contracts to move to 100 per cent green energy by March 2022.
  • As part of its drive to 'build back better', the company is adopting a three-dimensional approach to decarbonization. The programme is designed to reduce the carbon footprint of its own operations and in the products that it delivers.

Singapore Airlines Not to Go for M&A

  • In a further indication that Singapore Airlines will not join Tata Sons for the bidding of Air India, the company has said that it is not going to go for any merger & acquisition with the fund it has raised and instead will use it to shore up liquidity of the company. This comes as the process for financial bidding of Air India has started. Tata Sons with whom SIA owns and operates Vistara is one of the frontrunners to acquire the state-owned carrier.
  • The company however will continue to invest in Vistara and said that the airline's fleet will grow to 70 by mid of 2023. Vistara currently has 47 planes with a mix of Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787.
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SPORTS

Lifter Achinta Shatters Record on Way to Silver

  • Indian weightlifter Achinta Sheuli shattered seven national records, including three senior marks, on his way to clinching an overall silver medal in the 73 kg category at the Junior World Championship.
  • The 19-year-old lifted a personal best of 313 kg — 141 kg in snatch, followed by 172 kg in clean and jerk — at the gold level Olympics qualifying event, creating three new senior and four junior national records. The Commonwealth Championship gold medallist bettered both his earlier personal best in snatch and clean and jerk by 2 kg each. He had lifted 309 kg (139 kg+170 kg) at the Asian Championships last month.
  • Indonesia's Juniansyah Rizki 349 kg (155 kg+194 kg) put up a spectacular performance, breaking the junior world record in all three events to win the gold medal, while Russia's Serobian Gevorg 308 kg (143 kg+165 kg) took home the bronze.

Mohali International Hockey Stadium Renamed

  • After a one-year wait, the Punjab Government finally announced to rename the Mohali International Hockey Stadium, Sector 63, after triple Olympian and Padma Shri Balbir Singh Sr. The stadium will now be known as Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium. "Due to certain circumstances, the project got delayed. We had decided last year to dedicate this stadium to Balbir Singh Sr. His contribution towards promoting hockey is immense and unmatchable," said Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, who formally made the announcement on the first death anniversary of the legendary hockey player and coach.
  • Sodhi also said that a statue of Balbir Singh Sr would be built at the stadium to inspire young players. "It will be installed at the stadium entrance.
  • The minister also announced to start a scholarship scheme in the legend's name for meritorious hockey players of the state.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

TN Assembly Will Pass Resolution against 3 Farm Laws

  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin said that the government will bring a resolution in the state Assembly asking the Union government to withdraw the three farm laws.
  • The three farm laws brought in by the government are -- Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

K. Lakshminarayanan is Pro Tem Speaker of Puducherry Assembly

  • Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan appointed AINRC MLA K Lakshminarayanan as pro tem speaker of the territorial assembly.
  • The Lt Governor administered the oaths of office and affirmation in Tamil to Lakshminarayanan at Raj Nivas.
  • Lakshminarayanan, a law graduate, has been holding the Raj Bhavan constituency since his first win in 2001.

Congress Wants Lakshadweep Administrator Removed

  • Kerala Leader of Opposition (LoP) VD Satheesan wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking the newly-appointed Administrator of Lakshadweep Praful Patel to be immediately called back as the people of the island are being subjected to his undemocratic measures.
  • "The new Administrator has interfered in the powers of District Panchayat, the only representative body of the people. In an island where there are nominal violations of the rules, the Administrator has invoked Goonda act which we feel is to suppress the voice of the people," said VD Satheesan.
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DEFENCE

Taliban Warn Afghan Neighbours (Pakistan) against Allowing US Bases

  • The Taliban warned Afghanistan's neighbours Wednesday against allowing the United States to operate military bases on their soil.
  • Washington is in the final stages of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, and a flurry of diplomatic calls between the United States and Pakistan in recent days has fuelled speculation the Pentagon is scouting for new bases to use against the Taliban.
  • Several of Afghanistan's neighbours allowed the US military limited use of air bases in the early 2000s after the overthrow of the Taliban.
  • Such overt physical support has largely ended, however, although some countries do allow their airspace to be used for military flights.
  • The Taliban and Washington entered into a landmark deal last year that paved the way for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan.
  • In return, the Taliban said it would not allow Afghanistan to be a base for jihadist groups such as Al-Qaeda and Islamic State.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

H.S. Doreswamy, Freedom Fighter Passes Away

  • Freedom fighter and activist H. S. Doreswamy died in Bengaluru. He was 103.
  • Born on April 10, 1918, Harohalli Srinivasaiah Doreswamy took part in the Quit India Movement and was jailed for 14 months. He had also participated in the 'Mysuru Chalo' movement to compel the then Mysuru Maharaja to accede to the Indian State post independence.
  • An alumni of the Central college in Bengaluru, Doreswamy was into the teaching profession and even ran a newspaper called 'Pauravani'.
  • He had taken part in various agitations till COVID-19 outbreak.
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AWARDS AND HONOURS

Amartya Sen Gets Spain's Top Award

  • Indian economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Kumar Sen has been conferred with Spain's top Princess of Asturias Award in the social sciences category.
  • Sen was selected out of 41 candidates from 20 nationalities. "His research on famines and his theory of human development, welfare economics and the underlying mechanisms of poverty have contributed to the fight against injustice, inequality, disease and ignorance," it said. The award comprises a Joan Miro sculpture representing and symbolising the award, a diploma, an insignia and a cash prize of 50,000 Euros. The award was announced via video-conference.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

IIT Madras to Launch Tech Magazine Shaastra

  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras will launch a tech magazine 'Shaastra,' with focus on science, technology and innovation. This magazine will address a mass audience and articulate not just Indian but global trends.
  • Shaastra is developed by a professional team and aims to bring an Indian solution-driven perspective to developments in S&T as well as their impact on society. The magazine will be presented in both print and digital formats. It will feature a wide range of topics in S&T and developments in innovation happening in India as well as around the world. The readers will learn about the latest developments in S&T and their potential impact on Indian society and industry.

IIT Kharagpur to Conduct GATE 2022

  • The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur will conduct the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2022. IIT Bombay has handed over the responsibility of organising GATE 2022 to IIT Kharagpur after successful completion of GATE 2021 on schedule in spite of the pandemic. The examination dates of the GATE 2022 has not been announced yet and is expected to be released soon.
  • The GATE 2022 will include the following two new engineering papers: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and Geomatics Engineering.
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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS

OceanSky to Launch North Pole Trips

  • OceanSky has launched tickets for a unique journey, a chance to land on the North Pole in the first hybrid airship in history.
  • The Swedish company will offer the highest level of comfort for these flights, in what will be the largest flying vehicle in the world.
  • Expeditions will start in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, flying passengers to the North Pole and landing.
  • Initial flights are anticipated to start from 2024.
  • Modern large-scale lighter-than-air vehicles have good payload capacity and can stay airborne for days.
  • OceanSky was founded in 2014 after many years of research and investigation into the lighter-than-air sector and are building business development for more sustainable alternatives in aviation.
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