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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

20 Sep 2022

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Kazakhstan Invites PM for CICA's October Summit

  • Kazakhstan invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Conference on Confidence Building Measures and Interaction in Asia (CICA) Summit, which it is hosting in capital Astana on October 12-13.
  • The event, which comes close on the heels of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, will give Central Asian nations an opportunity to expand ties with India.
  • Currently the CICA exists as the largest intergovernmental forum in Asia with 27 member countries, aiming to enhance cooperation, security, promote peace and stability in Asia. The CICA also has 9 observer countries, 5 observer organisations and 5 partner organisations.
  • The forum was first initiated by the first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev on 5 October, 1992 at the 47th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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ENVIRONMENT

India among Few Countries in the World Where Forest Cover is Consistently Increasing

  • The efforts made by the Narendra Modi government have brought positive results in the conservation of wildlife. The government has said that the coverage of Protected Areas which was 4.90 per cent of country's geographical area in 2014 has now increased to 5.03 per cent.
  • This includes an increase in Protected Areas in the country from 740 with area of over one lakh 61 thousand square kilometres in 2014 to 981 with an area of over one lakh 71 thousand square kilometres at present.
  • On the other hand, forest and tree cover has increased by 16 thousand kilometres in the last four years and India is among few countries in the world where forest cover is consistently increasing.

Pando, Earth's Largest Living Organism, is 'Breaking Up

  • The Pando aspen clone, also known as the Trembling Giant, is the largest known organism on our planet in terms of dry-weight mass.
  • This 'forest of one tree' has an estimated mass of 5.9 million kg, covers some 43 ha (106 acres) in south-central Utah's Fishlake National Forest.
  • It consists of more than 47,000 genetically identical above-ground stems or 'ramets' originating from a single underground parent clone.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Jawahar Goel Quits as Dish TV Director

  • Paving the way for Yes Bank to take charge of Dish TV India board, Jawahar Lal Goel tendered his resignation from Dish TV India's board and ceased to be the Chairman of the company. The resignation comes within days of the company announcing that Goel would not seek a reappointment to the board.
  • Yes Bank, which holds about 25 per cent stake in Dish TV, has been pushing for a board reconstitution, including the removal of Goel, Narang and other members, citing corporate governance issues.
  • The Goels own only 6 per cent stake in the company and lost control over the company after banks seized the promoter's pledged shares.

IBBI Amends Regulation to Boost Value of Stressed Companies Undergoing Insolvency

  • In a move that will provide better market-linked solutions for stressed companies, watchdog IBBI amended its regulations to allow sale of one or more assets of an entity undergoing insolvency resolution process, besides other changes.
  • Also, the Committee of Creditors (CoC) can now examine whether a compromise or an arrangement can be explored for a corporate debtor during the liquidation period.
  • The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) amended the regulations with the objective to maximise value in resolution.

RBI Introduces Compliance Function for UCBs in Tier-3 and 4 Categories

  • To further strengthen the corporate governance framework of urban co-operative banks (UCBs), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is introducing certain principles, standards and procedures for compliance function in such entities under Tier-3 & 4 categories.
  • The compliance function is an integral part of effective governance, along with internal control and risk management processes. UCBs under Tier-3 and Tier 4 categories shall treat the guidelines as a set of minimum guidelines only and accordingly frame their own guidelines taking into account their corporate governance framework, the scale of operations, risk profile, organisational structure and code of conduct, etc.
  • Essentially, the compliance function would ensure strict observance of all statutory and regulatory requirements for these banks. UCBs with deposits of more than Rs 1,000 crore fall under the Tier-3 & 4 categories.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

United Arab Emirates to Launch First Lunar Rover in November

  • The United Arab Emirates will launch its first lunar rover in November, the mission manager said.
  • The "Rashid" rover, named for Dubai's ruling family, would be launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida sometime between Nov. 9 and Nov. 15. The exact date will be announced next month.
  • The rover would be launched aboard a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket and deposited on the moon by a Japanese ispace lander sometime in March.
  • The lunar mission is part of the UAE's broader strategy to become a major player in the field of space exploration. If the moon mission succeeds, the UAE and Japan would join the ranks of only the U.S., Russia and China as nations that have put a spacecraft on the lunar surface.
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SPORTS

Sunil Chhetri-led Bengaluru FC Wins Maiden Durand Cup Title

  • Bengaluru FC and their talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri won their maiden Durand Cup football tournament title after beating Mumbai City FC 2-1 in the summit clash. Goals from Siva Sakthi in the 10th minute and Alan Costa's 61st-minute strike were enough to help Bengaluru lift the crown. Apuia got the lone goal for the Mumbai side in an entertaining match.
  • The former Foreign Secretary of British India, Mortimer Durand founded the Durand Cup in 1888. The Durand Cup was initially played only by the Armed services but in later years, the game was officially made open for the Professional Football Clubs. The Durand Cup is annually organized by the Durand Cup Football Tournament in association with the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The winner of the tournament is facilitated with three trophies, the Durand Cup, the President's Cup, and the Shimla Trophy.

Linda Fruhvirtova Wins Chennai Open 2022 Title

  • Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova upset No.3 seed Magda Linette 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the singles final of the Chennai Open WTA 250 tennis tournament and claimed her first-ever Tour title.
  • In the doubles, the top-seed Canadian-Brazilian pair of Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani defeated Anna Blinkova (Russia) and Natela Dzalamidze (Georgia) 6-1, 6-2 to claim the title in Chennai.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Shashi Tharoor Set to Run for Congress President

  • Former career diplomat at the UN and current member of the pro-reform G-23 grouping in the Congress Shashi Tharoor is all set to run in the upcoming election for the post of Congress president signalling an interesting fight ahead for the top job.
  • Thiruvananthapuram MP Tharoor met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and discussed with her his intentions to run for the party chief's post.
  • Sonia is, however, learnt to have told Tharoor that she would maintain a "neutral position" in the event of an election for the party president's post and "the party will not officially back anyone."
  • The remarks came amid talks that the Gandhi family favoured Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot as a non-Gandhi contestant with Rahul Gandhi reluctant to run.

Manipur CM Biren Singh Launches Portal to Address Public Grievances

  • Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh launched a web portal to enable people to redress their grievances, and provide a platform to raise corruption-related issues.
  • Three phone numbers, including two meant for the anti-corruption cell, has been made available on the portal 'CM da Haisi' (Let's inform the CM).
  • This will further enable the government to bring transparency and accountability in governance and delivery of public services.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Become India's First Swachh Sujal Pradesh

  • In a major development, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat declared Andaman and Nicobar Islands as India's first Swachh Sujal Pradesh. He handed over the certificate to Lieutenant Governor Admiral D.K. Joshi. All the villages of the state were certified as Har Ghar Jal and ODF plus.
  • The Union Minister congratulated everyone on the island for this noteworthy success and emphasised how everyone worked together to get this accreditation.
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DEFENCE

INS Tarkash Takes Part in Joint Maritime Exercise with Nigerian Navy

  • Indian Navy warship INS Tarkash which is currently mission deployed in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), took part in a Joint Maritime Exercise with Nigerian Navy Patrol Ships.
  • The Nigerian Navy Patrol Ships which participated in the naval exercise as a part of the deployment were NNS Kano, Osun, Sokoto and Nguru.
  • The exercise provided an opportunity to strengthen interoperability between the Indian and Nigerian navies in various facets of maritime operations like anti-piracy, assistance to vessels in distress, SAR drills, and anti-air and anti-surface operations. It also helped enhance skills for naval interdiction and counter-piracy operations.
  • The exercise marked India and Nigeria's first joint operational deployment in support of anti-piracy operations in the GoG.

IAF's Project Cheetah: Indian Defence Companies to Equip Israeli Heron Drones

  • The Israeli Heron drones would be equipped with strike capabilities as part of the Indian Air Force's Project Cheetah under the Make in India programme. The Project Cheetah aims to improve the Indian Air Force's fleet of Israeli-made Heron unmanned aerial vehicles with stronger communication capabilities and long-range missiles that can hit enemy sites.
  • The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is the key driving force behind the project that will also see the Israeli Navy and Army's drones upgraded with strike capabilities and enhanced surveillance and reconnaissance pods.
  • The three services have relied for years on Searcher II and Heron UAVs from the Israeli Air Force for surveillance and reconnaissance.

IAF Set to Retire MiG-21 Squadron by September End

  • The Indian Air Force is set to retire its Srinagar-based MiG-21 squadron 'Sword Arms' by September end that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was a part of when he had downed an F-16 combat aircraft of Pakistan a day after the Balakot strike in February 2019.
  • Sword Arms' is one of its four remaining squadrons of ageing MiG-21 fighter jets.
  • As per reports, the remaining three squadrons of MiG-21 will be phased out by 2025.
  • The MiG-21 jets were inducted into IAF over four decades ago and many of these planes were lost in crashes.
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AWARDS AND HONOURS

BHU Scientist Named for Prestigious Decennial Award by Indian Geophysical Union

  • Professor N.V. Chalapathi Rao, Department of Geology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, was selected for the prestigious Decennial Award for the year 2022 by the Indian Geophysical Union.
  • He was chosen for the honour on account of his significant contributions to establishing a school of deep mantle petrology and outstanding contributions to understanding the evolution of Indian sub-continental lithospheric mantle vis-à-vis studies on the kimberlites, lamproites, lamprophyres, pyroxenites, related rocks and their entrained xenoliths and on Deccan Traps.
  • This award is given annually to a meritorious scientist (below 60 years of age) for outstanding contribution to earth sciences covering land and/or offshore of India using indigenous resources.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

President Murmu Approves Appointment of New Directors at 8 IITs

  • President Droupadi Murmu approved the appointment of new directors to eight Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
  • Seshadri Sekhar and Shreepad Karmalkar, both professors at IIT Madras, were appointed as Directors of IIT Palakkad and IIT Bhubaneshwar, respectively.
  • While Venkayappaya R. Desai from IIT Kharagpur's Department of Civil Engineering was appointed as the Director of IIT Dhardwad, the institute's current director Pasumarthy Seshu was chosen as Director of IIT Goa. Others appointed for the top posts included – K.N. Satyanarayana (IIT Tirupati), Rajiv Prakash (IIT Bhilai), Rajat Moona (IIT Gandhinagar) and Manoj Singh Gaur (IIT Jammu).

Top 10 US Universities 2022-23: Princeton, MIT top in US News and World Report Best College Ranking

  • According to the US News and World Report, Princeton University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) secured the top two positions for 2022-23, with Harvard University, Stanford University, and Yale University tied at the third position in the national university list.
  • Princeton led the national university list for the 12th straight year.
  • The University of Chicago ranked sixth, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania were tied for the seventh position. California Institute of Technology, best known for its research and engineering programmes, ranked ninth and Northwestern University and Duke University were tied for the tenth position.
  • The US News and World Report's 38th annual report ranking the best colleges in the United States assessed 1500 US institutions granting undergraduate degrees.
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ART AND CULTURE

Vinay Shukla's Documentary 'While We Watched' Wins Award at Toronto Film Fest

  • Vinay Shukla's documentary "While We Watched", featuring news anchor Ravish Kumar, bagged an award at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
  • The film, titled "Namaskar! Main Ravish Kumar" in Hindi, won the Amplify Voices Award.
  • Other winners of the Amplify Voices Award included Nisha Pahuja's "To Kill a Tiger" for best Canadian feature and Martika Ramirez Escobar's "Leonore Will Never Die".
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BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Manoj Bajpayee Publishes Book "Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan"

  • At a ceremony in New Delhi, well-known actor Manoj Bajpayee published a book titled 'Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan' in the presence of Apurva Chandra, the secretary of information and broadcasting. A variety of poetry is offered in the book. Jiwesh Nandan is the author of the book. Apurva Chandra expressed his opinions at the time and remarked that the book is focused on humour and philosophy.
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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Haryana Sikh Gurudwara (Management) Act

  • The Supreme Court dismissed the petitions, which challenged the constitutional validity of the Haryana Sikh Gurudwara (Management) Act, 2014.
  • The order was passed by the Bench of Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Vikram Nath, which said that the validity of the Act was upheld.
  • In 2014, a writ petition was filed in the Apex Court by one Harbhajan Singh, a member of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC).
  • The SGPC had also filed a WP in 2019, challenging the same Act.
  • As per the petition, the State Legislature of Haryana lacked the power to create a body for Gurudwara management, since such power was reserved with the Parliament.
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