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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

17 Jan 2023

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Sri Lankan President Says Full Implementation of 13A Needed for Unity

  • Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that his government is hoping to fully implement the 13th Amendment to its ­Constitution as mooted by India to facilitate unity among all the communities so that they could live as one.
  • India has been pressing Sri Lanka to implement the 13th Amendment which was brought in after the Indo-Sri Lankan agreement of 1987.
  • The 13A provides for the devolution of power to the Tamil community.

World's Richest Actor List, Shah Rukh Khan Beats Tom Cruise

  • Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan with his more than three decades of work in the film industry garnered millions of fans all over the world and an estimated net worth of $770 million, making him the richest actor in Asia and fourth richest actor all over the world. Beating fellow immensely famous and cult actors like Tom Cruise, Jackie Chan, and George Clooney, Shah Rukh Khan took the fourth position in the list of eight richest actors of the world released by World of Statistics.
  • Richest actors in the world: Jerry Seinfeld (US): $1 billion, Tyler Perry (US): $1 billion, Dwayne Johnson (US): $800 million, Shah Rukh Khan (Indian): $770 million, Tom Cruise (US): $620 million, Jackie Chan (Hong Kong): $520 million, George Clooney (US): $500 million and Robert De Niro (US): $500 million.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Govt. Extends Tenure of Bank of Baroda MD Sanjiv Chadha by 5 Months

  • The government extended the tenure of Managing Director (MD) and CEO of Bank of Baroda (BoB) Sanjiv Chadha for about five months till June 30, 2023.
  • The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the proposal of the Department of Financial Services for extending the term of Chadha till June 30, 2023, when he attains 60 years, the retirement age.

India, UK to Launch Young Professionals Scheme in February

  • India and the UK will launch the Young Professionals Scheme next month that will allow degree-holding Indian nationals in the age group 18-30 years to live and work in Britain for up to two years.
  • The scheme would be launched on February 28, according to a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement issued after the 15th India-UK Foreign Office Consultations (FOC).
  • Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra led the Indian delegation while the British side was helmed by Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
  • The UK-India Young Professionals Scheme will offer 3,000 places annually to 18 to 30 years old degree-educated Indian nationals to come to the UK to live and work for up to two years.
  • The programme will be reciprocal, also allowing UK professionals in the same position to participate in a professional exchange by living and working in India.

Axis Bank Tops Re-bond League Table for 16th Consecutive Year in 2022

  • Axis Bank trumped every competitor for the 16th consecutive year in 2022 as a rupee domestic bond issue arranger, cornering 19.20 per cent market share or Rs. 92,904.5 crore across 127 issuances.
  • Significantly, the top three spots were retained by private sector lenders with the second position maintained by ICICI Bank with a market share of 17.67 per cent or Rs. 85,486 crore and HDFC Bank third with 17.29 per cent or Rs. 83,667 crore of the total share, according to the Bloomberg league table for 2022.
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SPORTS

Indian Pair of Yuki-Saketh Wins Bangkok Open Challenger Title

  • The top-seeded Indian team of Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni won the Bangkok Open title, their sixth together on the ATP Challenger Tour, as they beat Christopher Rungkat and Akira Santillan.
  • Playing their seventh final together, the Indians beat the Indonesian-Australian combo 2-6 7-6(7) 14-12 in an exciting and close final.
  • Yuki and Saketh, who joined forces last year, made six Challenger finals and won five of them between April and October 2022.
  • They will next compete in the Australian Open -- the season's first Grand Slam -- where they were given a wild card entry.

Viacom18 Bags Women's IPL Five-year Media Rights

  • Reliance-backed Viacom18 secured the Women's Indian Premier League (WIPL) media rights for five years (2023-27).
  • Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah said that Viacom18 had committed Rs. 951 crore for five years, translating into a per-match value of Rs 7.09 crore.
  • Disney Star was the other broadcaster to place a bid.
  • However, Disney Star's bid amount could not be ascertained immediately. Sony-Zee opted to stay out of the auction.

Yonex- Sunrise India Open 2023 Begins in Delhi

  • The India Open which is officially known as Yonex- Sunrise India Open 2023 began in New Delhi. The tournament is being held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall till the 22nd of January 2023. The tournament, being held in India since 2008, this is the first time India Open is being held in the super 750 status category.
  • The tournament will see some of the top players from 29 countries, and a total of 97 players will compete in various categories – Men's singles, Women's singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Centre to Launch National Urban Technology Mission for Municipal Services and ULBs

  • The Centre is set to launch a five-year National Urban Technology Mission which will infuse technological innovations in municipal services and infrastructure of 4,500 urban local bodies in the country.
  • The Centre is about to launch a five-year National Urban Technology Mission which is able to infuse technological improvements in municipal providers and infrastructure of 4,500 urban local bodies within the nation. The mission, to be spearheaded by the ministry of housing and urban affairs, can have three main sub-heads. A be aware ready for the approval of the expenditure finance committee (EFC) pegs the mission outlay at Rs. 15,000 crore for 5 years.

India's First Centre of Excellence of Online Gaming in Meghalaya

  • As per Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India's first Centre of Excellence for online gaming will be set up in Shillong.
  • Digital India Start-up Hub through the Software Technology Parks of India shall set up India's first Centre of Excellence in Online Gaming in Shillong by March 2023.
  • The Centre of Excellence in Meghalaya's Shillong is expected to catalyse start-ups and entrepreneurs to build the Next Gen Online Gaming ecosystem.

'Gorkha Swabhiman Manch' Formed to Resurrect Separate Gorkhaland Demand

  • A new platform 'Gorkha Swabhiman Manch' was formed for the resurrection of the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state in the hills by the opposition trio, namely Hamro Party's Ajay Edwards, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)'s Bimal Gurung and influential hill leader Binoy Tamang.
  • All the three leaders directly or indirectly admitted that although the immediate purpose of setting up this new platform is to oppose the Anit Thapa-led Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) and Trinamool Congress alliance, the larger and long-run target is to resurrect the separate Gorkhaland statehood demand.
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DEFENCE

The 21st Edition of Naval Exercise 'Varuna' between India and France Begins

  • The 21st edition of the bilateral naval exercise between India and France commenced on the western seaboard.
  • Initiated in 1993, the exercise was christened 'Varuna' in 2001 and has become a hallmark of IndiaFrance strategic bilateral relationship.
  • This edition of the exercise will witness participation of indigenous guided missile stealth destroyer INS Chennai, guided missile frigate INS Teg, maritime patrol aircraft P-8I and Dornier, integral helicopters and MiG29K fighter aircraft.
  • The French Navy is represented by the aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle, frigates FS Forbin and Provence, support vessel FS Marne and maritime patrol aircraft Atlantique.
  • The exercise is being conducted over five days from January 16 to 20 and will witness advanced air defence exercises, tactical manoeuvres, surface firings, underway replenishment and other maritime operations.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Mukarram Jah, Titular Eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, Passes Away

  • Mukarram Jah, the titular Nizam VIII, passed away in Istanbul, Turkey. He was 89.
  • The eighth Nizam was born in 1933 and moved to Turkey where he was residing till his death.
  • Mukarram Jah was born to Prince Azam Jah and Princess Durru Shehvar, the imperial princess of the Ottoman Empire, on October 6, 1933 in France.
  • He was coronated as Asaf Jah the Eighth on April 6, 1967, after the passing away of Mir Osman Ali Khan in February 1967.
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AWARDS AND HONOURS

Writer K. Venu Receives Federal Bank Literary Award

  • Noted writer K. Venu bagged the first-ever Federal Bank Literary Award 2022 for his autobiography 'Oranweshananthinte Katha'.
  • He received the award from Balagopal Chandrasekhar, chairman and independent director of Federal Bank, at an event held as part of the ongoing Kerala Literature Festival.
  • 'Oranweshananthinte Katha' was chosen by a panel comprising writer and literary critic K. C. Narayanan, Sunil P. Ilayidom and P. K. Rajashekharan from the 10 works which were shortlisted for the award.
  • Judging panel member P. K. Rajashekaran commented that the essence of the book brought back the memory of the most-intense political timeline in the modern history of Kerala.

DNPA Announces Digital Impact Award 2023

  • Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) announced the winners of the e4m-DNPA Digital Impact Awards 2023. One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution, CoWIN App of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana of the Department of Financial Services, GST of Department of Revenue Ministry of Finance, Himmat App of Delhi Police, CAMPA app of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, E Gov portal and DigiLocker of Ministry of Electronics & IT (MEITY), DIKSHA platform under NCERT, Ministry of Education and POSHAN Tracker App of Department and Women Development bagged the coveted Digital Impact Awards instituted by DNPA, an apex association of digital arms of 17 top publishers from Print & Electronic Media of India.
  • DNPA is an umbrella organization for the digital wings of media businesses in India, having initiated proactive action in recent years to restore equality and fairness for all news publishers. The association represents 17 media publishers, including Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar, Indian Express, Malayala Manorama, ETV, India Today Group, Times Group, Amar Ujala, Hindustan Times, Zee Media, ABP Network, Lokmat, NDTV, New Indian Express, Mathrubhumi, Hindu, and Network 18.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

Gujarat Vidyapith Appoints Incharge VC after High Court Direction

  • A senior professor of the Gujarat Vidyapith was asked to take over as its in-charge vice chancellor, ahead of the High Court's deadline of January 17 for action against VC Rajendra Khimani, who resigned, based on a University Grants Commission report.
  • Professor Bharat Joshi, from the Department of Education of the Vidyapith, founded by Mahatma Gandhi, was asked to take charge until the new appointment is made. Joshi confirmed he received a call regarding the same. He agreed to take charge.
  • The UGC in November 2021 directed the chancellor of the Vidyapith, a deemed university based in Ahmedabad, to remove Khimani as VC after its inquiry report identified a procedural lapse in his appointment. There were also certain lapses on Khimani's part in the administrative and financial functioning of the Gujarat Vidyapith as the registrar between April 1, 2004, to April 30, 2019.
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ART AND CULTURE

First Edition of Chennai International Book Fair Begins in Chennai

  • Focussed on facilitating the exchange of knowledge between publishers in Tamil Nadu and those from across the world, the first edition of the Chennai International Book Fair kicked off at the YMCA Grounds in Nandanam.
  • The three-day international fair was organised by the Directorate of Public Libraries, Tamil Nadu Text Book and Educational Services Corporation and Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India.
  • As a part of the fair, the Tamil Nadu government is also providing a global translation grant for promoting Tamil Literature to publishers who express interest in translating Tamil works into their language.
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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre, National Medical Commission on Mandatory Internship for China-educated Medical Graduates

  • The Supreme Court issued notice to the Union government and the National Medical Commission (NMC) on a petition filed by 70 China-educated medical graduates challenging a circular that made a two-year internship compulsory for them.
  • The orders were passed by a Bench of Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice Vikram Nath.
  • A batch of petitions were been filed in the Apex Court by Indian medical students studying in Ukraine, China and Philippines, seeking to continue their education in India.
  • The top court of the country had segregated the pleas made by China-graduated students from others in November, as they had resorted to online education in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and not because of any war-like situation, which was the case in students educating in Ukraine.
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