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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

04 Jul 2023

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Senegal President Macky Sall Ends Speculation, Rules Out Re-election Bid

  • Putting an end to all speculations, Senegal President Macky Sall announced that he will not seek re-election in the upcoming elections scheduled for February 2024. Speculations had been circulating that Sall would attempt to extend his time in office, which led to unrest and violence in the country since 2021. Critics argued that a third term would be illegal, causing concerns about a potential democratic decline in Senegal.
  • By declaring his intention not to run for another term, President Sall's announcement is expected to alleviate fears of a democratic regression in Senegal.

Canada's First Turbaned Police Officer Baltej Singh Dhillon Appointed Chair of WorkSafeBC Board of Directors

  • Baltej Singh Dhillon, the first turbaned Sikh officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), was appointed Chair of WorkSafeBC's Board of Directors, making him the first South Asian to hold the top post.
  • Dhillon, a member of the Board since 2017, was appointed for a three-year term effective after an announcement by Minister of Labour, Harry Bains.
  • He will be committed to WorkSafeBC's role in investigating serious workplace incidents to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
  • The WorkSafeBC is a provincial agency dedicated to promoting safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia.
  • Dhillon retired from the police force in 2019 after a three-decade-long career working in intelligence, special enforcement, protection services, and in investigations for the 1985 Air India bombing task force and the Pickton case.
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ENVIRONMENT

UK Witnesses Hottest June Since Recordkeeping Began

  • The United Kingdom witnessed its hottest June since recordkeeping began 139 years ago, said the country's Met Office, on July 3, 2023.
  • The British weather agency also noted that the UK, as well as England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, surpassed their respective warmest June in a series which dates back to 1884 some by a significant margin.
  • The records were broken in 72 of 97 areas in the UK from where temperature data is collected, reported the Met Office. Additionally, the mid-month heat, last month (June), was 15.8 degree Celsius which is also 2.5 degree Celsius higher than average.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Tamil Nadu Overtakes UP and Karnataka to Emerge India's Top Electronics Exporter

  • Tamil Nadu for the first time overtook Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka to emerge as India's top electronics exporter in the fiscal year ended March 2023 as the global giants Foxconn and Pegatron accelerated iPhone exports last year.
  • Exports data released by the Central government for FY23 showed that Tamil Nadu's electronics exports almost tripled in the last fiscal and stood at $5.37 billion up from from $1.86 billion in the previous year. This helped TN swiftly climb the ladder from the fourth spot and bag the top spot in FY 23.
  • A review of data from FY 17-18 to FY 22-23 shows that TN, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka have been in the top three but the state never made it to the top.

Zee Entertainment Clears IndusInd Bank Payment Dues, NCLAT Disposes Appeal

  • Zee Entertainment and Induslnd Bank announced that all payments due to Induslnd Bank were made by ZEEL in June end. The NCLAT (National Company Law Appellate Tribunal) accordingly disposed off the appeal.
  • The tribunal asked both parties to pay the cost of the interim resolution professional for the period the case was under the resolution process. The NCLAT also set aside NCLT's order allowing the admission of ZEEL for insolvency.

CoinDCX Partners with KoinX to Allow Crypto Tax Tracking on its Platform

  • Crypto exchange CoinDCX announced a partnership with crypto taxation platform KoinX to provide an infrastructure enabling users to file their crypto taxes on its platform. According to the company's announcement, investors and traders on the CoinDCX platform will have access to KoinX's tax calculation and reporting system.
  • CoinDCX users will not only be able to track their tax computation on the CoinDCX exchange but also effortlessly connect multiple exchanges and wallets to the KoinX platform. This will enable investors to track all their crypto transactions, including NFTs and DeFi investments, and view the corresponding tax amount in real-time.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists Embark on Expedition Onboard India's Research Vessel Sagar Nidhi

  • Scientists from Bangladesh and Mauritius embarked onboard India's research vessel Sagar Nidhi to participate in a joint ocean expedition. The event took place under the framework of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) between the nations of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
  • The expedition will last nearly 35 days. The cruise is conducted by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
  • The scientists will collaboratively research ocean data to predict and manage changes in the marine environment and variations in ocean parameters.
  • The decision to embark on the expedition was a direct outcome of the maiden CSC Oceanographers and Hydrographers conference held at Goa and Hyderabad in November 2022.
  • The members of the Colombo Security Conclave include India, Maldives, Mauritius, and Sri Lanka, while Bangladesh and Seychelles are the two observer nations.

India's First Indigenous 700 MW Nuclear Reactor Starts Commercial Operation in Gujarat

  • India's first indigenously developed 700 MW nuclear power reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) in Gujarat successfully commenced commercial operations, marking a significant milestone in the country's nuclear energy sector. The reactor, known as KAPP-3, began operating at 90 per cent of its total power capacity.
  • The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is building two 700 MW pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) at Kakrapar, which is also home to two 220 MW power plants.
  • The NPCIL plans to build sixteen 700 MW PHWRs across the country and has granted financial and administrative sanction for the same.
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SPORTS

Yuki Bhambri Wins His maiden ATP Doubles Title

  • Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri made a remarkable breakthrough in his career by capturing his maiden title on the ATP World Tour. Partnering with South African player Lloyd Harris, Bhambri secured the doubles trophy at the Mallorca Championships in Santa Ponsa, Spain. The Indo-South African duo displayed exceptional skill and resilience to defeat the Dutch-Austrian pair of Robine Hasse and Philipp Oswald in a thrilling final on the grass courts. This victory serves as a significant milestone for Bhambri, whose singles career was hampered by injuries. By transitioning to doubles, Bhambri aims to prolong his tennis career and make a mark in the competitive world of doubles tennis.

Thrteen Member Boxing Team led by Nikhat Zareen & Lovlina Borgohain to Represent India at Asian Games 2023

  • A 13-member boxing team led by Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain will represent India at the Asian Games 2023, which will be held in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 8, 2023.
  • Amit Panghal, the 2018 Asian Games and 2022 Commonwealth Games winner, and Nitu Ghanghas, the reigning world and Commonwealth Games champion in the women's 48kg, are not on the Indian boxing team for the Asian Games 2023.

Hockey India League after Paris Games

  • The much-anticipated Hockey India League (HIL) is set to return in a new avatar in 2024 or in early 2025 with Hockey India setting its sight on reviving the franchise-based league after a hiatus of seven years.
  • The HIL, which was suspended in 2017 due to financial issues and non-cooperation from team owners, is expected to be held after the Paris Olympics and will feature an event for the women for the first time.
  • HI has requested the international hockey federation (FIH) for a window to conduct the tournament next year and is awaiting a response from the world body.
  • As per HI's plans, the revamped HIL will have eight men's and four women's teams.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

India Holds SCO Summit with Putin, Xi and Shehbaz Sharif in Attendance

  • India virtually hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. China's President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin also participated in the summit. It was Putin's first appearance at an international event since he crushed a mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group in late June.
  • The summit also witnessed the participation of Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. One of the major highlights of the summit was that Pakistan and China expressed their willingness to participate in the summit.
  • The theme of the SCO meeting wass SECURE. It stands for S: Security, E: Economic development, C: Connectivity, U: Unity, R: Respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, E: Environmental protection.
  • All the SCO Member States, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, were invited to attend the Summit. In addition, Iran, Belarus and Mongolia were invited as Observer States. As per the SCO tradition, Turkmenistan was also been invited as the guest of the Chair. Heads of the two SCO Bodies, the Secretariat and the SCO RATS, were also be present.

HUDA City Centre Metro Station to be Renamed Millennium City Centre

  • The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said that HUDA City Centre station on the Delhi Metro's Yellow Line will be renamed Millennium City Centre, hours after announcing that it will be rechristened Gurugram City Centre. The station falls in Haryana's Gurugram, a bustling IT and commercial hub in the National Capital Region (NCR) that is known as Millenium City.

Parliamentary Panel Head Sushil Advocates Keeping Tribals out of UCC Ambit

  • Chairman of the parliamentary panel on law and BJP MP Sushil Modi advocated keeping tribals, including those in the Northeast, out of the purview of any likely Uniform Civil Code (UCC) at a meeting while some opposition members questioned the Law Commission's timing of the move to begin consultations on the contentious issue.
  • Most opposition members, including those from the Congress and the DMK, linked the push for the UCC to the next year's (2024) Lok Sabha polls.
  • The meeting of the parliamentary standing committee, the first after the law panel initiated the consultation process on the common civil code, was held to hear the views of representatives of the law panel and legal affairs and legislative departments of the law ministry on the consultation process.
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DEFENCE

Vice-Admiral Atul Anand Takes Over as Additional Secretary, DMA

  • Vice-Admiral Atul Anand took over as Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs (DNA). The post was previously held by Lt Gen Anil Puri.
  • Anand was commissioned into the executive branch of the Indian Navy in January 1988. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA); Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur (Bangladesh) and the National Defence College, New Delhi.
  • Anand, a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM), has held the command of Torpedo Recovery Vessel INTRV A72; missile boat INS Chatak; corvette INS Khukri; and INS Mumbai.
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DAYS AND EVENTS

USA Independence Day

  • July 4 is celebrated as the America's Independence Day. This year (220232) it was the 247th Independence Day for Americans.
  • On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which declared the thirteen American colonies as a new nation, the United States of America, free from British control. This declaration marked a pivotal moment in the American Revolutionary War and the birth of a new nation.
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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES

Central Scheme for Minors Abandoned By Family Due to Pregnancy from Rape

  • The centre launched a scheme to provide shelter, food and legal aid to minors who have been abandoned by their families due to pregnancy from rape.
  • Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that the new scheme, launched under the aegis of the Nirbhaya scheme, is aimed at ensuring both infrastructural and financial support for pregnant minor survivors who have no means to fend for themselves.
  • Launched in 2021, Mission Vatsalya is focused on the protection and welfare of children.
  • Irani said that this additional support under the new scheme will be available for girls up to the age of 18 years at the level of child care institutions (CCI) and for women up to 23 years at aftercare facilities.
  • The new scheme covers minor girls who are victims of penetrative sexual assault and aggravated penetrative sexual assault.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

IIT Madras to Educate Students in Rural Areas of UP via Online Classes

  • IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation partnered with Vidya Shakti to take education to rural areas of Uttar Pradesh through the use of Online Classes and Virtual Reality (VR).
  • The Initiative has already been implemented in 100 villages of Varanasi District with the sessions being conducted in Hindi Medium for students of classes 6th to 8th.
  • This initiative is intended to tackle the 'knowledge gap' created by Covid-19 between students from urban and rural areas. The classes are focused on the fundamentals of languages as well as on maths and science.
  • 'Vidya Shakti' is an initiative of OpenMentor, formed in 2009 as a Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of Softsmith Infotech Private Limited to cater to the online education and skilling of the student community in the country. It conducts online courses in industry-relevant software skills besides providing recorded sessions and online exams for the students to practice and do self-evaluation.
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ART AND CULTURE

ICG, Indian Navy, and Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation Sign MoU

  • A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Indian Coast Guard & Indian Navy with Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation Ltd, in Gandhinagar for the planning, development, construction, and commissioning of a gallery on the theme "Evolution of Indian Navy & Indian Coast Guard" at the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) which is being constructed at the historic Indus Valley civilization region of Lothal (Gujarat).
  • The signing of the MoU took place in the presence of Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemical & Fertilizers, Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways & Tourism and Shantanu Thakur, Minister of State for Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways. The senior officers of the Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy including Additional Director General Rakesh Pal, were also present.
  • The Government of India is building the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at the historic Indus Valley civilization region of Lothal (Gujarat) under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. The foundation stone for the NMHC project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2019.
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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS

Amit Shah Inaugurates 'Akshar River Cruise' on Sabarmati Riverfront

  • Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah virtually launched the 'Akshar River Cruise' on Sabarmati Riverfront.
  • Developed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited, the cruise is the first passenger catamaran built in the country under Make in India at a cost of Rs. 15 crore with twin engines where 165 passengers can travel safely for one-and-a-half hours.
  • As per Amit Shah, the riverfront was a brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was the Gujarat chief minister. Shah said that the riverfront is not only popular in Ahmedabad but across India and the world, and has emerged as a major centre of tourism.
  • The cruise has been designed keeping in mind the convenience of the citizens and is equipped with 180 life safety jackets, fire safety and emergency rescue boat.
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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Supreme Court Reopens after Summer Holidays with a Futuristic Look

  • After the summer break, the Supreme Court reopened with a paperless and technology-enabled set up including free WiFi facilities for advocates, litigants, and others.
  • Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud announced that the top court has made the facility of free Wi-Fi available in Courts 1-5 and soon it will be enabled in bar rooms as well.
  • He said that there will no books and papers but it does not mean that they will not rely on books and papers at all.

SC Asks Manipur to Submit Fresh Status Report on Violence

  • Amid allegations of escalation of ethnic violence in Manipur, the Supreme Court directed the state government to file a detailed updated status report on relief, rehabilitation, recovery of arms and law and order situation.
  • The state government, meanwhile, told a three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud that the situation was improving slowly. On behalf of the tribal groups, senior counsel Colin Gonsalves said that he had filed a status report giving details of killings. Despite two assurances of the government, killings had gone up, he alleged.
  • The Manipur Tribal Forum wanted the top court to direct the Army to take full control of the law and order situation in Churachandpur, Chandel, Kangpokpi, Imphal East, and Imphal West districts of the state. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta requested Gonsalves not to give the violence a communal angle. On behalf of the government, Mehta said the situation was improving slowly and curfew had now been reduced to only five hours. Apart from the police and Manipur Rifles, 114 companies of CAPFs and 114 columns of the Army had been deployed, Mehta told the Bench.
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