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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

30 Nov 2021

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Caribbean Island Nation of Barbados Becomes World's Newest Republic

  • Barbados ditched Britain's Queen Elizabeth as head of state, forging a new republic with its first-ever president and severing its last remaining colonial bonds nearly 400 years after the first English ships arrived at the Caribbean island.
  • The new republic was born, shortly after Queen Elizabeth's royal standard was lowered over a crowded Heroes Square in Bridgetown.
  • After a dazzling display of Barbadian dance and music, complete with speeches celebrating the end of colonialism, Sandra Mason was sworn in as Barbados's first president in the shadow of Barbados's parliament.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

RBI Raises Higher Cap on Promoter Stake in Private Banks at 26%

  • An internal working group of the Reserve Bank on the ownership and corporate structure of private sector banks has favoured allowing promoters to maintain any percentage of holding in the first five years-- more than the present minimum of 40 per cent now favoured -- and then capping it at 26 per cent after 15 years of operations.
  • According to the RBI's current norms, a promoter of a private bank needs to pare holdings to 20 per cent within 10 years, and to 15 per cent within 15 years.

Kantar's BrandZ India Report 2021

  • According to Kantar's BrandZ India 2021 report, Amazon, Tata Tea and Asian Paints emerged as the most purposeful brands in India across technology, FMCG, and non-FMCG categories respectively. In technology ranking Amazonleads the index followed by Zomato, YouTube, and Google, and Swiggy jointly in 4th place.
  • While Asian Paints topped the non-FMCG rankings, Samsung and Jio ranked jointly in the 2nd position, followed by MRF. The FMCG category rankings saw Tata Tea topping the chart, Surf Excel in 2nd position.

Hindujas Top Rich British Asians' List

  • The combined wealth of British Asians stood at just a shade below £100 billion this year, an impressive rise of more 20 per cent compared to last year, as Asian entrepreneurs in the UK successfully managed to ward off unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic and the Brexit, according to the annual Asian Rich List.
  • Topping the list for the seventh consecutive year is the Hinduja family, whose wealth swelled by £2.5bn, over the year, according to a press release from the Asian Media Group, which hosts the awards and publishes the Asian Rich List.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Skyroot Test-fires India's 1st Privately Built Cryogenic Rocket Engine "Dhawan-1"

  • Skyroot Aerospace, a space technology start-up based in Hyderabad, successfully test-fired Dhawan-1, India's first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine. This will power the upper stages of its upcoming Vikram-2 orbital launch vehicle. The rocket engine Dhawan-1 is named after Satish Dhawan, an Indian rocket scientist.
  • Dhawan-1 is a completely 'Made-in-India' cryogenic engine, developed using 3D printing with a superalloy. The engine is fuelled by liquefied natural gas and liquid oxygen—a high-performance, low-cost, and clean rocket fuel.
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SPORTS

Ramkumar Ramanathan Wins Maiden Singles Title

  • Indian tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan won his maiden Challenger level singles title, 12 years after turning a Pro, when he outplayed Evgeny Karlovskiy in the summit clash of the ATP80 Manama event.
  • Ramkumar, who had lost six Challenger finals in his career before, beat his Russian rival 6-1 6-4 in 68 minutes.
  • Ramkumar, seeded sixth and ranked 222 in the world, sealed the first set when the Russian's backhand return sailed over the baseline.

Indonesia Open 2021: Viktor Axelsen Clinches Men's Singles Title

  • Olympic gold medallist Viktor Axelsen clinched the Indonesia Open men's singles title after beating Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the final.
  • Viktor scored a victory against Loh 21-13, 9-21, 21-13 in an intense 59-minute game in the badminton tournament held on the palm-fringed holiday island of Bali.
  • In the men's doubles, hometown heroes Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukomuljo won the title after defeating Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi who stunned them in the final of Indonesia Masters a week earlier.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Nagaland Police Launches 'Call your Cop' Mobile App for Citizens

  • Nagaland Police launched a mobile application for facilitating the users to get in touch with the law enforcers anywhere in the state Launching the mobile app 'Call your Cop'. DGP T John Longkumer said that it will enable citizens especially those in distress to give a call to the force that will now be just a call away. The App has contact numbers of Nagaland Police officers along with other features like alerts emergency numbers and police station details. He also said that stress is on stopping violence against women and making mothers and sisters realise that they can get in touch with the police easily. The mobile application is now available on the Google Playstore for Android users PTI NBS MM MM.

First Edition of "Indian Young Water Professionals Programme"

  • First edition of the Indian Young Water Professionals Programme was launched virtually.
  • Programme was launched in the presence of Indian High Commissioner to Australia, Manpreet Vohra; Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O' Farrell and Additional Secretary of Ministry of Jal Shakti, Debashree Mukherjee.
  • This launch was joined by more than 100 participants.
  • The program was taken up under National Hydrology Project.
  • National Hydrology Project is a Central Scheme of DOWR, and RD & GR. It is supported by Australian Water Partnership.
  • The India Young Water Professional Programme is unique and different from typical capacity building and training programs.
  • It focuses on Engaged Training and Learning Model.
  • 70% of this program is focused on project-based learning by means of Situation Understanding and Improvement Projects (SUIP).
  • It also focuses on gender equality and diversity, since sustainable water management can only benefit from the skills and views of all members of society.
  • For the first edition of the programme, about 20 participants have been selected, comprising of 10 men and 10 women, from central & state implementing agencies of National Hydrology Project.
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DEFENCE

Admiral R. Hari Kumar 25th Chief of Indian Naval Staff

  • Admiral R Hari Kumar took charge as the new chief of the Indian Navy after incumbent Admiral Karambir Singh retired from service. Kumar assumed charge as the 25th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) from outgoing Chief Admiral Karambir Singh who retired on superannuation after a career spanning over 41 years in service.
  • Admiral Kumar was serving as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command before taking the reins of the force. Born on April 12, 1962, Admiral Kumar was commissioned on January 1, 1983, into the executive branch of the Indian Navy.

Army Receives New Israeli Heron Drones

  • After a delay of a few months due to COVID-19, the Indian Army's surveillance capabilities have received a major boost as Israel delivered advanced Heron drones under the emergency procurement clause to keep an eye on the Chinese activities in the Ladakh sector.
  • The acquisition of these drones was done under the emergency financial powers granted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government to the defence forces under which they can buy equipment and systems worth Rs. 500 crores to upgrade their warfighting capabilities, amid ongoing border conflict with China.
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DAYS AND EVENTS

Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 Celebrated in Meghalaya

  • The three-day Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma, and Ambassador of Japan to India, Satoshi Suzuki. It was celebrated from November 25 to 27. The festival was held in two venues, Ward's Lake and Polo Grounds in Meghalaya. The annual festival coincides with the actual blooming of the cherry blossom flowers. It is also known as the Prunus Cerasoides, these flowers underline the Himalayas and cover the east and west Khasi Hills.
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AWARDS AND HONOURS

International Press Institute Honours for NDTV, The Week Teams

  • The International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021 was awarded jointly to Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi of NDTV, and Lakshmi Subramanian and Bhanu Prakash Chandra of "The Week". Meanwhile, the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2020 was awarded to Ritika Chopra of The Indian Express.
  • The award comes with a cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh, a trophy and a citation. The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) is a global organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of press freedom and the improvement of journalism practices.
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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES

Parliament Passes Bill to Repeal Three Farm Laws

  • Parliament passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, to repeal the three contentious agri laws against which farmers have been protesting for over a year, with its passage in Rajya Sabha.
  • Lok Sabha also passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, within minutes of its introduction in the Lower House.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

IIT and AIIMS Jodhpur Develop 'Talking Gloves' for the Differently Abled

  • Innovators from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur and All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Jodhpur have developed low-cost 'talking gloves' as a joint initiative. The gloves have been developed for people with speech disabilities.
  • The gloves use the principles of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning(MI) to automatically generate speech that will be language independent and facilitate the communication between people with speech disabilities and people without any speech disability. The device costs less than Rs. 5000.
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BOOKS AND AUTHORS

A Book on India-Pakistan War 1971 Released by MM Naravane

  • General MM Naravane released a book 'Bangladesh Liberation @ 50 years: 'Bijoy' with Synergy, India-Pakistan war 1971', a compilation of personal accounts of the war by veterans from India and Pakistan. The book is an amalgamation of historical and anecdotal accounts of the 1971 War and comprises authors from both India and Bangladesh. Mostly who fought the war.
  • The event was organized by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) at the India International Centre (IIC), Delhi to commemorate 50 Years of India-Bangladesh Friendship as well as the decisive victory in India- Pakistan War 1971.
  • An award ceremony was also conducted. The 'Scholar Warrior Award' was awarded by the former COAS (Chief of Army Staff) of Bangladesh, Bir Protik to Brigadier Narender Kumar for his outstanding contribution as a warrior and in the field of research.
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