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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

28 Nov 2022

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

22nd Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers' Meeting

  • India participated in the 22nd Council of Ministers' meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) held at Dhaka in Bangladesh. The Indian delegation was led by Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh.
  • IORA is the largest and pre-eminent organization in the Indian Ocean Region with 23 Members and 10 Dialogue Partners.
  • The Council of Ministers (COM) adopted the 'IORA's Outlook on the Indo-Pacific' (IOIP) which would guide enhancement of IORA's engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. India led the process of development of the IOIP. Dhaka Communique was adopted as the Outcome Document of the 22nd COM Meeting.
  • The Council of Foreign Ministers (COM), IORA's highest authority, convenes once a year. The People's Republic of Bangladesh took over as Chair from November 2021 to November 2023, after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who held the position from November 2019 to November 2021.

Gurdeep Randhawa 1st Indian to be Appointed to State Presidium in Germany

  • Gurdeep Singh Randhawa, an Indian origin German national, was appointed to the Thuringia state Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Presidium.
  • Randhawa has been an active member of the CDU and has served in the party for several years now. His commitment to the party and hard work was recognised by the CDU leadership and in August 2022, he was elected as the first representative of the Indian community in Germany. This was the first time that an Indian was appointed to any state Presidium in Germany by the CDU.
  • Randhawa was earlier elected as the counsellor from Amt Wachsenburg and Presidium member of CDU from district Ilm. He has been closely associated with the Indian community and has been carrying their voice to the CDU leadership on some core issues affecting the community.
  • In a way this development ensures that the Indian community has direct presence in state parliament affairs of CDU in Thuringia state. With the latest appointment of Randhawa, the Indian community in Thuringia state would have more visibility in terms of connecting with the powerful CDU leadership.

Modi Tops List of World's Most Popular Leaders

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained the world's most popular leader with an approval rating of 77 per cent. This was revealed in a Global Leader Approval Ratings released by a US based consulting firm Morning Consult.
  • The Indian PM is followed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at 69 per cent and Australian PM Anthony Albanese at 56 per cent, on the second and third spots, respectively. US President Joe Biden and UK's new PM Rishi Sunak came lower down the list with approval ratings of 41 per cent and 36 per cent, respectively.
  • The survey tracks the approval ratings of government leaders and country trajectories in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
  • According to Morning Consult, the ratings are based on over 20,000 global interviews conducted online daily. The global leader and country trajectory data is based on a seven-day moving average of all adults in a given country, with a margin of error of between 1-4 per cent.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

M&M Financial Services' Board Approves Diwakar Gupta's Appointment

  • Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services' board approved the appointment of Diwakar Gupta as an Independent Director with effect from January 1, 2023.
  • Gupta, a seasoned banker, has over 48 years of experience in banking and financial services sector.
  • He was associated with State Bank of India (SBI) for 39 years. He has worked in Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, Asian Development Bank, Manila, and as a member of the expert committee for resolution framework for Covid-19-related stress, constituted by RBI in 2020.
  • Currently, Gupta is the independent director on the board of companies-- CRISIL Ratings Ltd, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd, Holiday Club Resorts Oy (Finland).

RBI, UAE Central Bank Discuss Mechanism to Trade in Local Currencies

  • The central banks of India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are discussing the creation of a mechanism to engage in bilateral trade in local currencies, in order to reduce transaction costs for exporters and importers, India's ambassador to UAE, Sunjay Sudhir, said.
  • India has prepared a concept paper (regarding rupee-dirham trade) and has shared it with the UAE. UAE's central bank has already designated a nodal person for this. The discussion is now going on between the central banks.
  • Typically exporters and importers lose money on currency exchange. For instance, during trade, the rupee is first converted into dollars, which is then re-converted into dirhams. In order to avoid this, central banks are discussing the percentage of trade that can be covered through direct rupee-dirham transactions.
  • UAE is India's third-largest trade partner and second-largest export market. Earlier this year, India and UAE signed a free trade agreement (FTA) that became operational in May.

India-Gulf Cooperation Council Decide to Pursue Resumption of Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

  • India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) decided to pursue resumption of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. Both the sides agreed to expedite conclusion of the requisite legal and technical requirements for formal resumption of the FTA negotiations.
  • Speaking at the signing ceremony of resumption of India-GCC FTA negotiations, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the FTA will be a comprehensive economic partnership that will cover different aspects of trade. He expressed confidence that two sides will set a new benchmark. Mr. Goyal said, GCC is currently India's largest trading partner bloc with bilateral merchandise trade valued at over 154 billion US dollars in the financial year 2021-22. He said, bilateral trade in services between India and the GCC was worth 14 billion US dollars in the last financial year. He said, GCC countries contribute almost 35 per cent of the country's oil imports and 70 per cent of gas imports.
  • As per Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf, GCC and India are committed to take this relation to a higher level.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Europe Announces Name of World's First Disabled Astronaut

  • The European Space Agency named the first ever "parastronaut" in a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space. The 22-nation agency appointed British Paralympic sprinter John McFall to take part in a feasibility study during astronaut training to assess the conditions needed for people with disabilities to take part in future missions.
  • McFall, who lost his right leg due to a motorcycle accident at the age of 19, won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
  • The announcement came as ESA appointed a new set of astronauts for the first time since 2009 after whittling down 22,500 valid applications. ESA posted openings last year for people fully capable of passing its usual stringent psychological, cognitive and other tests who are only prevented from becoming astronauts due to the constraints of existing hardware in light of their disability. It received 257 applications for the role of astronaut with a disability. McFall will work with ESA engineers to understand what changes in hardware are needed to open professional spaceflight to a wider group of qualified candidates.

ISRO's PSLV-C54 Rocket Successfully Places Oceansat Satellite in Orbit

  • ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV successfully injected Earth observation satellite 'Oceansat' into a sun-synchronous orbit.
  • The rocket lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
  • The Earth Observation Satellite-6 is the third-generation satellite in the Oceansat series. This is to provide continuity services of Oceansat-2 spacecraft with enhanced payload specifications as well as application areas.
  • The objective of the mission is to ensure data continuity of ocean colour and wind vector data to sustain the operational applications.
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SPORTS

Telangana's Bhukya and Odisha's Patri Held National U-13 Badminton Titles

  • Telangana's Nishanth Bhukya and Odisha's Tanvi Patri emerged champions in the boys and girls singles, respectively at the 34th Under-13 National Badminton Championships, notching contrasting wins at the UP Badminton Academy.
  • Fourth seeded Bhukya came from behind to beat Andhra Pradesh's Akhil Reddy Boba 19-21, 21-12, 22-20, whereas Patri brushed aside local challenger and 15th seeded Divyanshi Gautam 21-7, 21-10.

World Team Chess: India Lose in Semis

  • India went down 1-3 to Uzbekistan in the semi-finals of the FIDE World Team Chess Championship.
  • The two teams drew 2-2 in the first round, with SL Narayanan's superb win over Shamsiddin Vokhidov being offset by S.P. Sethuraman's loss to Jakhongir Vokhidov. Vidit Gujrathi drew with Nodirbek Yakubboev, followed by another draw between Nihal Sarin and Javokhir Sindharov. In Round 2, Gujrathi and Sarin lost to Yakubboev and Sindharov. Narayanan beat Vokhidov in 44 moves but that was not enough.

Youth World Boxing: Ravina Strikes Gold; India Ends Campaign with 11 Medals

  • Reigning Asian Youth Champion Ravina showcased splendid tenacity to emerge victorious in her final bout and added another gold to India's total medal tally of 11 at the IBA Youth Men's and Women's World Boxing Championships 2022 in La Nucia, Spain.
  • This year's championships in La Nucia witnessed participation of close to 600 boxers from 73 countries.
  • Indian medallists: Women: Gold: Ravina (63 kg), Devika Ghorpade (52 kg), Silver: Kirti (81+kg), Bhawna Sharma (48 kg), Bronze: Muskan (75 kg), Lashu Yadav (70 kg), Kunjarani Devi Thongam (60 kg), Tamanna (50kg)
  • Men: Gold: Vanshaj (63.5 kg), Vishwanath Suresh (48 kg), Silver: Ashish (54 kg).
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Ayush Ministry Partners Department of Science to Promote Evidence-based Research

  • The Ministry of Ayush signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Science and Technology to explore cooperation, convergence, and synergy for evidence-based scientific intervention in the Ayush sector.
  • The MoU will identify the potential areas of research to explore cooperation, convergence, and synergy for evidence-based scientific intervention in the Ayush sector and further application of these into the public health care system.
  • The Ayush ministry and DST have agreed to jointly undertake R&D activities on scientific validation of Ayush concepts, procedures and products, create a platform for the exchange of information and bring about the application of modern science toward understanding the Ayush-related basic concepts and principles.
  • The MoU will also focus on special calls for proposals under Ayush related R&D activities solicited from the individual or group of National scientists who are actively engaged in research and technology development in academic institutions, research organizations, governments agencies, and industries.

India Forms Panel to Revamp Only Govt. Job Guarantee Scheme

  • India's Union rural development ministry formed a panel to revamp its only job guarantee scheme in the hope of directing more work to the country's poorer regions.
  • The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, or MNREGA, was in high demand in the India's rural areas as they emerged from the pandemic amid soaring inflation and limited non-farm job opportunities.
  • Residents of relatively affluent states, however, may have fared better in securing work under the key anti-poverty job program, triggering calls for changes to the scheme.
  • The spending of states such as Bihar and Odisha, for instance, under the jobs scheme lags those of states such as Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, which have a higher per-capita income, government data shows.
  • The MNREGA jobs programme, introduced more than 15 years ago, allows citizens to enrol for works such as building roads, digging wells or creating other rural infrastructure, and receive a minimum wage for 100 days each year.

Udaipur Gears up for First G20 Sherpa Meeting under India's Presidency

  • From painting walls to depicting the Indian culture to decking up heritage sites with lights, hectic preparations are underway in Rajasthan's Udaipur for the first G20 Sherpa meeting under India's presidency.
  • The meeting will be held from December 5 to 7.
  • Udaipur will set a unique example in front of the country and the world by extending Mewari hospitality during the event.
  • The delegates will get a glimpse of rural life at Shilp gram. Attractive cultural performances will be the highlight of the hospitality.
  • During their visit, the delegates will visit the City Palace and Jagmandir, where cultural performances will be held, according to official sources.
  • The three-day meeting will have sessions on various topics like accelerated, inclusive and resilient growth; multilateralism; food, fuel and fertiliser; and women-led development.
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DEFENCE

India, Australia to Conduct 'Austra Hind 22' Military Exercise in Rajasthan

  • The bilateral training exercise "Austra Hind 22" between contingents of the Indian Army and the Australian Army started at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan.
  • Starting on November 28, the joint exercise will continue till December 11.
  • This is the first exercise in the series of Austra Hind with the participation of all arms and services contingent from both armies. The Australian Army contingent comprising soldiers from the 13th Brigade of the 2nd Division has arrived at the exercise location.
  • The Indian Army is represented by troops from the DOGRA Regiment. Exercise "Austra Hind" will be a yearly event that will be conducted alternately in India and Australia.
  • The aim of the exercise is to build positive military relations, imbibe each other's best practices and promote the ability to operate together while undertaking multi-domain operations in Semi deserts terrain under a UN peace enforcement mandate.

Indian Navy Launches New Survey Vessel 'Ikshak'

  • The Indian Navy launched 'Ikshak' at Kattupalli, Chennai, the third of the four survey vessels (Large) project, being built by GRSE/L&T.
  • The Launch Ceremony graced by the VAdm MA Hampiholi, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command.
  • The contract for building four SVL ships was signed between MoD and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata in October, 2018 for a total cost of Rs. 2435 crore. As per build strategy adopted by GRSE, first ship was built at GRSE, Kolkata and construction of balance three ships (up to outfitting stage) was sub-contracted to M/s L&T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Veteran Actor Vikram Gokhale Passes Away

  • Veteran film, television and stage actor Vikram Gokhale passed away due to multi-organ failure. He was 77.
  • He was born on November 14, 1945 when his father Chandrakant Gokhale was a leading star and singer of Marathi cinema. His grandmother was Kamlabhai Gokhale was the Indian film industry's first female child actor.
  • The actor made his film debut with the Bachchan-starrer "Parwana" in 1971 after dabbling as an actor with Marathi theatre, featuring in several plays.
  • Gokhale won the National Award for Best Actor at the 60th National Film Awards for the Marathi movie Anumati in 2013.

Woman Paralympic Medalist Deepa Malik Appointed 'NiKshay Mitra' Ambassador

  • Union Health Ministry designated Padma Shri, Khel Ratna Arjuna Awardee and the President of the Paralympic Committee of India, Deepa Malik as Nikshay Mitra ambassador in New Delhi. It is an initiative under Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan. Deepa Malik expressed her commitment to the TB Mukt Bharat (TB-free India) campaign, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2018.
  • Deepa highlighted that "health is the ultimate wealth", urging participation in the movement, contributing to building momentum to ensure India becomes free of TB by 2025. She further extended her support to the campaign by becoming a NiKshay Mitra, an initiative launched by President Droupadi Murmu which strives to provide aid to TB-afflicted patients on three levels of nutritional, additional diagnostic, and vocational support.
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AWARDS AND HONOURS

128 Artists to Receive Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2019, 2020, 2021

  • The Sangeet Natak Akademi announced the list of 10 Akademi fellows and 128 artists who will receive the prestigious Akademi Puraskar for 2019, 2020 and 2021.
  • The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama elects eminent personalities in the field of performing arts as Akademi Fellows.
  • The fellows are: Bharatnatyam dancer Saroja Vaidyanathan, Kathakali exponent Sadanam Krishnan Kutty, Manipuri dancer Darshana Jhaveri, classical vocalist Chhannu Lal Mishra, Carnatic clarinet player AKC Natarajan, tabla player Swapan Chaudhuri, classical singer Malini Rajurkar, Carnatic and Hindustani musician TV Gopalakrishnan, folk singer Teejan Bai, and musicologist Bharat Gupt.
  • The fellowship of the Akademi is the most prestigious and rare honour, which is restricted to 40 at any given time.
  • The general council of Sangeet Natak Akademi also selected 128 artists from the field of Music, Dance, Theatre, Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre, Puppetry and Overall contribution/scholarship in the performing arts for the Akademi Puraskar for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Innovator Sonam Wangchuk Bags Seventh Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios Award

  • Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh-based engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster "3 Idiots", was awarded the seventh Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios Award by former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
  • Instituted by the Sophia Society of the Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Church, the award is given every alternate year in the memory of the first Metropolitan of Delhi Diocese and noted philosopher Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios.
  • The award was presented during a function at St Thomas School in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad.
  • Born in Uleytokpo, near Alchi of Leh district, Wangchuk has also won Ramon Magsasay award for his community-driven reform of learning systems in remote northern India, thus improving the life opportunities of Ladakhi youth.
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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES

Rajasthan Approves Rural Tourism Scheme, Homeless Upliftment Policy

  • The cabinet approved the Rajasthan Rural Tourism Scheme-2022 aiming to generate employment opportunities in the state.
  • With this, the establishment of tourism units and rural guest houses, agricultural tourism units, camping sites, and caravan parks to be established in rural areas will generate employment in villages and rural handicrafts will be protected. At the same time, domestic and foreign tourists will be able to get acquainted with the rural culture of Rajasthan.
  • The Rajasthan Cabinet also approved Homeless Upliftment and Rehabilitation Policy 2022.
  • Under the policy, provisions have been made to provide terrace with a minimum space of 50 square feet per person, to provide proper privacy and security to special categories of people like women, the mentally retarded and the sick.
  • Along with this, there are various provisions in the policy including providing basic necessities like drinking water, medical facilities, adequate fire safety measures and running shelters for homeless persons. With this decision, the homeless will be empowered by providing them with education, skills and employment.

Har Ghar Gangajal Scheme

  • The Bihar Government is set to launch the Har Ghar Gangajal project to deliver water from Ganga River to the dry areas in the state that do not lie along the course of the river.
  • Under the Har Ghar Gangajal scheme, the surplus water from the Ganga River will be collected during the monsoon season to be treated, stored and piped to Rajgir, Gaya, and Bodhgaya – the regions that have long relied on tankers from nearby districts for drinking water source during the dry season.
  • It will be launched as part of the state government's Jal, Jeevan, Hariyali scheme.
  • The first phase of the project will be implemented with an outlay of Rs.4,000 crore.
  • Under this phase, large pumps will lift Ganga water from Hathidah, close to Mokama, to supply water for to some 7.5 lakh homes in Rajgir, Bodhgaya, and Gaya.
  • The collected water will initially be stored in reservoirs in Rajgir and Gaya, which will then be channelled to three treatment-and-purification plants.
  • The treated water will be supplied to the public via pipes from Hathidah.
  • The project will make use of existing, renovated and new water connections to reach every beneficiary household.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

IGNOU Launches Online MA Course in Sustainability Science

  • A new MA programme in Sustainability Science was introduced by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Multiple entry and departure points are available for the online MA in Sustainability Science (MASS) programme.
  • The new online MA programme's goal is to give students the chance to learn more deeply about sustainable development and the guiding principles of sustainability science.
  • Professor Nageswar Rao, Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU, stated during the MASS programme's launch ceremony that by making the programme available online, IGNOU was following the right path in sustainable development education and supporting India's commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Kerala: Over 200 Govt. Schools to Install Weather Stations to Train Students on Climate Change

  • As many as 240 government schools in Kerala will soon install weather stations, recording daily changes in weather conditions in the state, considered to be a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country.
  • The project is part of efforts to train younger generation to understand climatic changes and take necessary precautions in this regard in the wake of recurring natural disasters including floods in the southern state.
  • General Education Minister V. Sivankutty conducted the district-level inauguration of the innovative initiative in Kozhikode at the Kayanna Government Higher Secondary School.
  • Through such centres, students would have first-hand knowledge and understanding of what they have learned from textbooks on the weather.
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ART AND CULTURE

Film 'Dear Diary' Wins 53-Hour Challenge for 75 Creative Minds

  • The second edition of '75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow' at International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa concluded with the award ceremony of the "53-Hour Challenge". The competition provided a challenge to the 75 Creative Minds selected from all over the country to produce a short film on their idea of India@100, all in 53 hours.
  • The competition was launched by Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur. During 53 hour deadline, 5 short films were made. From the shoot, to the final film delivery, the filmmakers worked non-stop, to bring their scripts to life. The film 'Dear Diary' made by Team Purple, was adjudged as the best movie. The winning film highlights the issue of women's safety. The other four films made under the competition were Antardrishti, The Ring, Almost and Sau Ka Note. All five films were telecast across India on Shorts TV. The competition was organised by National Film Development Corporation in collaboration with Shorts TV.
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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Delhi High Court Changes its Roster of IP Division

  • The Intellectual Property (IP) Division of the Delhi High Court changed in its roster.
  • With effect from November 28, Justices C. Hari Shankar, Justice Sanjeev Narula and Justice Amit Bansal would deal with the IP cases.
  • Initially it was Justices Prathiba M. Singh, Navin Chawla and Jyoti Singh who were sitting as a part of the IP division.

President Nominates Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul of Supreme Court as Executive Chairman of NALSA

  • The President of India Droupadi Murmu nominated the Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).
  • As per the Legal Services Authority Act of 1987, the Chief Justice of India is NALSA's Patron-on-Chief .
  • The President of the country with the help of the Chief Justice of India appoints an active or retired Supreme Court Judge as the Executive Chairman.
  • As per convention, the post of Executive Chairman of NALSA is always taken by the second senior judge of the Supreme Court.
  • It was earlier held by CJI DY Chandra during the tenure of UU Lalit, whereas Justice UU Lalit held this post during the tenure of former CJI NV Ramana.
  • Justice Kaul is the senior most judge after CJI. He has held the position of former Chief Justice of Madras High Court and Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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