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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

17 Mar 2023

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Indian-American Ravi Chaudhary New Assistant Secretary of US Air Force

  • The United States Senate confirmed Indian-American Ravi Chaudhary as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Air Force, one of the top civilian leadership positions in the Pentagon.
  • The Senate voted 65-29 to confirm the former Air Force officer's nomination with more than a dozen votes being cast by the opposition Republican Party.
  • Chaudhary previously served as a Senior Executive at the US Department of Transportation where he was Director of Advanced Programs and Innovation, Office of Commercial Space at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Suzuki Motorcycle Ties up with Standard Chartered to Give Funds to Dealers

  • Suzuki Motorcycle India joined hands with Standard Chartered Bank to provide wholesale funding to its dealer partners for vehicles and spare parts.
  • The initiative will support the company's dealer partners across the country and enable them to expand their businesses and operations.
  • As per Standard Chartered Bank Regional Head Global Subsidiaries, India and South Asia, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking Chandandeep Kaur, the bank is committed to support businesses in India by providing them with the necessary financial tools and developing customised ecosystem solutions to drive their strategic growth.

India Trumps China in Unicorn Creation for Second Consecutive Year

  • India in 2022 created more new unicorns than China for the second year in a row despite macroeconomic uncertainty and recessionary fear affecting investments.
  • As many as 23 Indian firms crossed the $1-billion valuation mark for unicorn status, compared to China's 11. Deal value in India shrunk 33 per cent from $38.5 billion in 2021 to $25.7 billion in 2022, said the report by IVCA-Bain & Company.

Boat Elevates Vivek Gambhir as Chairman of Earwear Brand Boat

  • Earwear brand Boat elevated CEO Vivek Gambhir as Chairman of the company.
  • Boat co-founder Sameer Mehta took on the role of CEO and Managing Director.
  • Gambhir, in his new role as Chairman, will continue to guide the leadership team on matters of strategy, organisational development and culture and future growth roadmap.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NASA Unveils New Generation of Spacesuit for Humanity's Return Trip to Moon

  • NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) unveiled a new generation of spacesuit for humanity's return trip to the Moon. The novel design of the spacesuit comes with specialist features to support astronauts as they conduct scientific experiments on the lunar surface. The prototype is said to be a better fit for female space travellers.
  • NASA said that it hopes to have the updated suit ready for the Artemis III mission to the Moon in 2025.
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SPORTS

FIFA President Gianni Infantino Re-elected for another Term

  • Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president until 2027 by acclamation, after highlighting his strong financial performance as a reason for keeping a CEO in their position for life. The decision was made by the congress of 211 member federations, who have seen their annual funding from FIFA increase from $250,000 to $2 million since Infantino's first win in 2016. Following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA now has $4 billion in reserves, and it conservatively predicts a record revenue of at least $11 billion from the 2026 men's World Cup, which will be hosted in North America.
  • In 2016, Gianni Infantino was elected as FIFA president amidst a crisis that emerged after a wide-ranging corruption investigation by the United States federal authorities that resulted in the removal of numerous soccer officials in the Americas.

Gardner and Brook Seal ICC Player of the Month Awards for February

  • The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for February 2023, with Australia's Ashleigh Gardner named the ICC Women's Player of the Month, and England's Harry Brook reclaiming the ICC Men's Player of the Month.
  • The outcomes of the ICC Player of the Month Awards for February replicated the results of December 2022, where both claimed their maiden awards following prolific months for their respective teams in short and long formats of the game.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

India Hosts Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Tourism Ministers' Meeting

  • India hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Tourism Ministers' Meeting (TMM) March 17 and 18, 2023 in Kashi (Varanasi), which was designated as the first cultural capital of the SCO. India is the current chair of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
  • India assumed the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Chairship for 2023.
  • During TMM, Tourism Joint Action Plan on the Development of Cooperation in Tourism among SCO member countries was adopted. The TMM was preceded by 2nd Tourism Expert Working Group Meeting from March 14 to 15, 2023, which discussed and finalised Tourism Joint Action before being adopted at the SCO Tourism Ministers' meet on March 17, 2023.
  • The eight member countries of SCO represent around 42% of the world population and 25% of the global GDP.
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DEFENCE

India Joins Sea Dragon Exercise 2023

  • The Indian Navy deployed a P8I aircraft to Guam, USA, to participate in the third edition of 'Exercise Sea Dragon 23', a coordinated multi-lateral Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise for Long Range MR ASW aircraft organized by the US Navy. The exercise, scheduled from March 15 to 30, 2023, will focus on coordinated ASW tactics among the participating countries and will involve advanced ASW drills.
  • Exercise Sea Dragon is a biennial, multi-national naval exercise focused on Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) training, tactics, and procedures. The exercise has been held since 2015 and is organized by the US Navy. The exercise involves the participation of naval forces from multiple countries in the Indo-Pacific region, including India, Japan, Canada, and the Republic of Korea. The aim of the exercise is to enhance the collective ASW capabilities of the participating navies, while also promoting mutual trust and cooperation between friendly nations. The scope and complexity of the exercise have increased over the years, reflecting the growing importance of ASW in the Indo-Pacific region.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

She Changes Climate Campaign: Shreya Ghodawat is Ambassador for India

  • Climate entrepreneur Shreya Ghodawat was appointed as India's ambassador for She Changes Climate– a global campaign driving awareness of the crucial role of women in accelerating just climate action. On International Women's Day, the global non-profit organization "She Changes Climate" unveiled a new campaign called "Embrace Equity" with the goal of amplifying women's voices regarding the effects of climate change."
  • She Changes Climate is working to bring about real transformation by asking global leaders of governments and businesses to look at the talent pool that already exists within their nations to build genuinely representative leadership teams.
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DAYS AND EVENTS

World Sleep Day

  • World Sleep Day 2023 was celebrated on March 17. It is an annual event that is observed on the third Friday of March before the Spring Equinox to grow awareness about the importance of getting sufficient sleep and make the world aware about the different sleep-related issues.
  • World Sleep Day was first observed in 2008 by the World Sleep Society, previously known as the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM), a non-profit organisation with a group of dedicated health care providers and members of the medical community working and studying in the area of sleep medicine and research, to promote and advance sleep health worldwide.
  • The theme for 2023 World Sleep Day was 'Sleep is Essential for Health'.
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AWARDS AND HONOURS

Tamil Writer Sivasankari Selected for Saraswati Samman for 2022

  • Tamil writer Sivasankari was selected for Saraswati Samman for the year 2022 for her book Survya Vamsam. It is a book of memoirs in Tamil language and was published in 2019. Saraswati Samman instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation in 1991 is recognized as the most prestigious and the highest literary award in the country. It carries an award money of Rs. 15 lakh, a citation and a plaque.
  • Sivasankari's literary career spans over five decades. She is the author of 36 novels, 48 novellas, 150 short stories, 15 travelogues, seven collections of essays and three biographies, including one on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
  • The Saraswati Samman is given every year for an outstanding literary work written in any Indian language by an Indian citizen in the last 10 years preceding the specified Samman year. The recipient is chosen by the Chayan Parishad under the chairmanship of former Supreme Court judge Arjan Kumar Sikri that comprises outstanding scholars and writers of the country.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

IIM Ahmedabad Launches Open Learning Platform for Skilling Courses

  • The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) launched a unified portal – Online@IIMA that serves as a single gateway to access all the existing and new online programmes by IIMA.
  • Through this portal, the institute is introducing a slew of innovative online certification courses to help professionals be future-ready. Students and professionals can now access the same quality IIM-A education from anywhere across the globe through this portal.
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ART AND CULTURE

AAHAR 2023: Asia's Biggest International Food and Hospitality Fair in Delhi

  • Aahar 2023 organized with the support of the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), and other bodies, focus on unveiling the potential of the hospitality sector and exhibiting technologies, products and services to domestic and international buyers.
  • Aahar is India's largest four-day culinary show where hoteliers and restauranteurs, caterers and distributors come to source the best in culinary, hospitality and equipment and also guage the market trends.
  • Aahar 2023 was held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Supreme Court Orders for Only 10% Seats in Higher Judiciary to be Filled up by Departmental Competitive Examination

  • The Supreme Court directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court for complying with its directions that were issued in the case of All India Judges' Association and Others v. Union of India.
  • As per the directions issued the High Court while filling up posts in the higher judiciary, can reserve only 10 per cent seats to be filled up by limited departmental competitive examination.
  • A division bench comprising of Justices M. R. Shah and Justice C. T. Ravikumar instructed the High Court for examining if 10 per cent quota was breached in any recruitment subsequent to January 1, 2011, and if such breach has occurred, to adjust such posts in future recruitments.
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