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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

16 Feb 2022

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Russia Shows Some Troops Leaving Near Ukraine, Seeks Talks

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow is ready for security talks with the U.S. and NATO, as the Russian military announced a partial troop withdrawal from drills near Ukraine — new signs that may suggest a Russian invasion of its neighbour isn't imminent despite snowballing Western fears.
  • Mr. Putin said that he doesn't want war, and called for "peaceful" discussions over Ukraine's bid to join NATO, which Moscow sees as a major threat. The overtures from Russia offered possible new impetus for diplomatic efforts to ease the worst East-West tensions in decades, which have put Europe on edge and rattled global markets.

Former President of Honduras Arrested on Drugs Charges

  • Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández was arrested on drugs charges.
  • Mr. Hernández governed Honduras from 2014 to January 2022. He denied the charges against him.
  • He is accused of having been involved in a drug-trafficking ring which included his younger brother, Tony Hernández, who last year was sentenced in the US to life in prison.
  • Honduras has for years been a key transit country for drugs smuggled from South America to the United States, and more recently has also become a place where cocaine is produced.
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ENVIRONMENT

Megadrought in Southwest US Worst in a Millennium

  • According to a newly released study, the American West is experiencing its worst drought since 800AD - around the time Charlemagne ruled.
  • The ongoing drought has seen lakes, reservoirs and rivers in California fall to record lows, exacerbating wildfires, according to scientists.
  • The current drought is the worst 22-year dry period in the last 1,200 years - dating back to Vikings and Mayans.
  • The last multi-decade drought occurred in the 1500s, but was not so severe.
  • The western half of the United States has been experiencing drought for much of the past two decades, according to data from the US Drought Monitor.
  • Last year, water monitors declared a water shortage on the Colorado River, one of the biggest life sources for the US West, triggering cuts to some 40m Americans.

India to Replace Diesel by Renewable Energy in Agriculture by 2024

  • Union Power Minister R K Singh announced that India will achieve zero-diesel use in agriculture and replace fossil fuel with renewable energy by 2024. For this, states should develop action plans to achieve the assigned targets and specific agencies dedicated to energy efficiency and conservation. This initiative is a part of the government's commitment to increase the share of non-fossil fuels by 2030 and become a net-zero emitter by 2070.
  • Union minister chaired a virtual meeting with additional chief secretaries and principal secretaries of power in states for collaboration between the Central and state governments for achieving energy transition goals.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Standard Chartered Bank Launches Interest-only Home Loan Facility

  • Standard Chartered Bank, India, launched the interest-only home loan facility aimed at new as well as its existing customers.
  • The interest-only home loan is a facility provided for purchase of completed residential properties where during a limited period of the loan tenure, borrowers will pay only the interest accrued on the principal outstanding. No principal will be deducted during this interest-only period.
  • This is applicable on loans ranging between Rs. 35 lakh and Rs. 3.5 crore, and the maximum tenure set for the loan is 30 years for salaried individuals and 25 years for self-employed individuals.

InMobi's Roposo to Enter Business Deal with Reliance Retail

  • As per reports, Digital technology firm InMobi's social media arm Roposo is in discussions with Reliance Retail for a social commerce related business deal which is expected to be rolled out in the next two quarters.
  • SoftBank-backed InMobi's co-founder and CEO Naveen Tewari said that the company is looking to reach 1 billion users in the next 2-3 years by building various partnerships and expanding its footprint overseas.
  • The company is partnering with Reliance Retail to provide the e-commerce back-end for a new generation front -- a commerce experience of influencer-led entertainment and commerce.

Intel Acquires Israeli Chip Maker Tower Semiconductor

  • Chip-maker Intel confirmed it is acquiring Israeli contract chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor for approximately $5.4 billion.
  • The acquisition advances Intel's IDM 2.0 strategy as the company further expands its manufacturing capacity, global footprint and technology portfolio to address unprecedented industry demand.
  • This deal will enable Intel to offer a compelling breadth of leading-edge nodes and differentiated specialty technologies on mature nodes - unlocking new opportunities for existing and future customers in an era of unprecedented demand for semiconductors.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

IXPE Space Observatory Collects Its First Imaging Data

  • The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), an international collaboration between NASA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), captured an image of Cassiopeia A, the youngest known supernova remnant in our Milky Way Galaxy.
  • IXPE is NASA's first mission dedicated to measuring the polarization of X-rays from the most extreme and mysterious objects in the Universe: supernova remnants, supermassive black holes, and dozens of other high-energy objects.
  • The observatory launched December 9, 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • It now orbits 600 km (370 miles) above Earth's equator.
  • IXPE builds on and complements the scientific discoveries of other telescopes, including NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Debashis Mitra Takes over as ICAI President; Aniket Sunil Talati Becomes VP

  • Debashis Mitra took over as the President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for the 2022-23 term.
  • Aniket Sunil Talati was elected as Vice President of the institute, which has more than 340,000 members and over 700,000 students.
  • Mitra, who is serving his third term in ICAI Council, has been in the accounting profession for more than 34 years. Apart from being a Chartered Accountant, he is also a Cost Accountant and a Company Secretary.
  • He holds a master's degree in commerce and is also a law graduate as well as a qualified Information Systems Auditor.
  • Talati, who has a master's degree in commerce, served as Chairman of Ahmedabad Branch of ICAI for the year 2014-15 and as Secretary, WIRC for the year 2017-18.

Andhra Pradesh Govt. Names K. V. Rajendranath Reddy as DGP

  • Andhra Pradesh Government transferred Director General of Police (DGP) Gautam Sawang and appointed K. V. Rajendranath Reddy as new DGP. Reddy belongs to the 1992 batch of IPS officers and had served as commissioner of police in Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada earlier. The transfer of Sawang, who is slated for retirement in July 2023 came as a surprise though there were rumours in the official circles about displeasure of Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy over the `inability' of the police machinery in foiling `Chalo Vaijayawada' rally of the government employees who were protesting against the `reduction' in their salaries in the new pay revision a couple of weeks ago. Swang was not given any posting and was asked to report in General Administration (GAD) Deparement. He was appointed as DGP in May 2019 after the victory of the YSR Congress Party in state assembly elections.

Cabinet Approves Setting Up of G20 Secretariat

  • The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the setting up of a G20 Secretariat which will be responsible for implementation of overall policy decisions and arrangements needed for steering India's upcoming G20 Presidency.
  • G20 is the premier forum of the 20 largest economies of the world for international economic cooperation that plays an important role in global economic governance. India will hold the Presidency of the G20 for the first time from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023, culminating with the G20 Summit in India in 2023. The country has been a member of the G20 since its inception in 1999.
  • The G20 Secretariat will be manned by officers and staff from the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and other relevant line Ministries/Departments and domain knowledge experts. The Secretariat will be functional till February 2024.
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DEFENCE

India, Philippines to Expand Ties in Defence, Maritime

  • India and the Philippines agreed to further strength their engagement in counter-terrorism, defence and maritime security, covering defence capabilities as well as military training and capacity building.
  • These were the key takeaways of External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar's visit to Manila.
  • This was the first high-level contact between the two countries after the landmark $375 million deal to sell Brahmos missile system to the Philippines.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Bappi Lahiri Passes Away

  • Veteran singer-composer Bappi Lahiri passed away at the age of 69 in a Mumbai.
  • Bappi Lahiri was at the peak of his career in 1980s and 1990s. He is credited for popularising the use of synthesized disco music in Indian cinema. Disco Dancer, Dance Dance, Commando, Chalte Chalte and Sharaabi are some of his many popular compositions.
  • In his long illustrious career, Lahiri had worked with singers across generations, including Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Alisha Chinai and Usha Uthup. He continued working through the 1990s when he provided music for the Prakash Mehra produced 'Dalal' which starred Mithun Chakraborty.
  • Bappi Lahiri also tried his luck in politics. He was a BJP candidate from Srerampur (Lok Sabha constituency) in 2014 and he would sing his hit numbers like 'Ooh la la la' and 'I am a disco dancer' during his poll campaign, to seek votes.
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DAYS AND EVENTS

PM Modi Delivers Inaugural Address at TERI Summit

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address at The Energy and Resources Institute's (TERI) World Sustainable Development Summit. World Sustainable Development Summit is TERI's annual flagship event. The theme for the 2022 summit was 'Towards a Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future'.
  • The summit discussed a wide range of issues including climate change, sustainable production, energy transitions, global commons, and resource security.
  • The three-day summit was attended by Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic; Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana; Amina J Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations; heads of various intergovernmental organizations, and ministers and envoys from more than a dozen countries and delegates from over 120 countries.
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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES

Saubhagya Scheme: Rajasthan Tops Solar Electrification Scheme

  • Under the Saubhagya scheme, Rajasthan has the maximum number of households electrified through the solar-based standalone system. In hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir had nil beneficiaries under the initiative. Under the Saubhagya Scheme, 2.817 crore households were electrified up to March 31, 2021, including 4.16 lakh through solar-based standalone systems.
  • Under the Saubhagya scheme, as many as 1,23,682 households were electrified through the solar-based standalone system in Rajasthan, followed by Chhattisgarh (65,373), Uttar Pradesh (53,234), Assam (50,754), Bihar (39,100), Maharashtra (30,538), Odisha (13,735), Madhya Pradesh (12,651), Power Minister R. K. Singh told the Lok Sabha.
  • The Hon'ble Prime Minister launched the Saubhagya scheme on 25th September 2017 to achieve universal household electrification covering every village and every district in the country.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

IIT-Bombay Professor Rangan Banerjee Takes Charge as IIT-Delhi Director

  • Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Forbes Marshall Chair Professor at Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay took charge as the new Director of IIT-Delhi. He succeeded Prof. Ramgopal Rao.
  • Prof. Banerjee, a Forbes Marshall Chair Professor in IIT Bombay, is a B Tech (Mechanical) from the same institute. Later, he obtained a PhD (Mechanical Engineering), also from IIT Bombay.
  • The outgoing director of IIT Delhi – Prof. Ramgopal Rao was serving on extension, with his five-year tenure having ended in April 2021. The Central government on January 12 had appointed new directors to the Indian Institutes of Technology in Delhi, Madras, Indore and Mandi.

IGNOU Launches Certificate Programme in Food and Nutrition

  • The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) launched a certificate programme in Food and Nutrition. This new programme was launched under IGNOU's School of Continuing Education, and interested candidates can visit the official IGNOU website — ignouiop.samarth.edu.in.
  • The Certificate in Foods and Nutrition is a post-literacy level awareness programme meant for people with basic reading and writing skills. It aims to acquaint the learner with the role of food in ensuring healthy living for the individual, family and community, by including features such as food selection and preparation, nutrition from infancy to old age, economics of food, kitchen gardening, food adulteration, consumer rights, safety and education, and more.

IAS Officer Vineet Joshi is Chairman of CBSE

  • IAS Vineet Joshi was appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). He replaced IAS Manoj Ahuja, who was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Mr. Joshi, a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Manipur cadre, is an Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, under the Ministry of Education. He is also the Director-General of the National Testing Agency (NTA). In 2010 as well he got the responsibility of CBSE chairman.
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