DAILY CA: 03,04, 05 FEB 2022
1.
KARNATAKA’S HOYSALA TEMPLES NOMINATED FOR UNESCO’S WORLD
HERITAGE SITES LIST 2022-2023
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The
Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura, the ‘Sacred Ensembles of
the Hoysala’, in Karnataka have been finalised as India’s nomination for
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCOs)
World Heritage List for the year 2022-2023.
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These
Hoysala Temples have been on UNESCO’s Tentative list since April 15, 2014, for
its rich historical and cultural heritage of India.
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UNESCO Director-General – Audrey Azoulay,Headquarters –
Paris, France
2.
NORTH KOREA TEST FIRES INTERMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE
“HWASONG-12”
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North
Korea successfully test fired Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM),
:Hwasong-12″ from North Korea’s Jagang Province toward the East Sea.
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The
missile flew about 800 km (497 miles) with the maximum altitude reaching 2,000
km (1,243 miles).
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At
full power and at a standard trajectory, the missile can travel as far as
4,000km.
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It is
estimated that it has an operational range between 3,700 to 6,000 km.
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North Korea Supreme leader – Kim Jong-un,Capital – Pyongyang
3.
INDIAN NAVY CONDUCTS FLIGHT TESTS OF RAFALE-M FIGHTER
JET
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The
Indian Navy successfully flight tested the marine version of French-made
Rafale-Maritime (Rafale-M) fighter jets at Shore Based Test Facility at Indian
Navy Ship (INS) Hansa in Goa.
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The
Rafale-M is pitted against the US-made Super Hornet, both of which are being
evaluated for possible purchase by the Indian Navy for deployment on the
44,000-tonne INS Vikrant.
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INS
Vikrant which is codenamed as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC 1), is an
aircraft carrier constructed by the Cochin Shipyard for the Indian Navy that is
currently in sea trials near the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.
4.
WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2022 – FEBRUARY 2
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The
United Nations(UN)’s World Wetlands Day is annually observed across the globe
on 2nd February to create awareness about the critical importance of Wetlands
and their roles in maintaining the natural cycles and supporting a wide range
of biodiversity.
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The
theme of World Wetlands Day 2022 is “Wetlands Action for People and Nature”.
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UNEP
Headquarters– Nairobi, Kenya
5.
INDIA & NEPAL
SIGNS MOU TO CONSTRUCT BRIDGE OVER MAHAKALI RIVER
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India and Nepal signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a motorable bridge over the
Mahakali River connecting Dharchula (India) with Darchula (Nepal), under Indian
grant assistance.
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The bridge is about 110-metre and is the
second motor bridge on the India-Nepal border in Uttarakhand.
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The other one is the Banbasa bridge in
Champawat, Uttarakhand.
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Nepal President –
Bidya Devi Bhandari.
6.
INDIA SIGNS
COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH SKAO
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India signed an interim agreement to
confirm commitment to work on the mega astronomy project, Square Kilometre
Array Observatory (SKAO).
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SKAO is proposed to be the world’s largest
radio telescope, which will be established in South Africa and Australia.
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Prof Yashwant Gupta, centre director
of National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) and Prof Phil Diamond,
director general of SKA signed the agreement.
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NCRA is within the Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research (TIFR), working in the SKA’s development since the
1990s.
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In 2021, the Square Kilometre Array
Observatory (SKAO) Council approved the establishment of the world’s largest
radio telescope, SKA Telescope.
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In 2020, the SKA Organisation graduated to
becoming the SKA Council, an umbrella body to plan, undertake and oversee the
construction of SKA Observatory.
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India was a member of SKA Organisation but
it is yet to become a member of SKA Council.
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Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organization is
a private organization dedicated to radio astronomy.
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Headquartered–
Cheshire, United Kingdom
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Member countries
(14) – Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, New Zealand,
Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and the United
Kingdom.
7.
FORMER SPORTS
SECRETARY RAVI MITTAL APPOINTED AS NEW CHAIRPERSON OF IBBI
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Ravi Mittal, former secretary of the
department of sports is appointed as the new Chairperson of Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for a period of 5 years or till the age of 65,
whichever is early.
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Ravi Mittal will take over from Navrang
Saini
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IBBI was
established on 1st October 2016, under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
(Code).
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Headquarters– New
Delhi, Delhi
8.
IISC COMMISSIONS
PARAM PRAVEGA, INDIA’S ONE OF THE POWERFUL SUPERCOMPUTERS
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The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has
installed and commissioned ‘Param Pravega’, one of the most powerful
supercomputers in India, and the largest in an Indian academic institution
under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
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The system has a total supercomputing
capacity of 3.3 petaflops (1 petaflop equals a quadrillion or 1,015 operations
per second).
9.
RBI CANCELS LICENCE OF MAHARASHTRA-BASED INDEPENDENCE
CO-OPERATIVE BANK
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The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has cancelled the licence of Independence
Co-operative Bank Limited in Nashik, Maharashtra and ceases to carry on banking
business, with effect from 3rd February 2022, as the bank does not have
adequate capital and earning prospects to pay its present depositors in
full.
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The
bank does not comply with the provisions of Section 11(1) and Section 22 (3)
(d) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
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The
continuance of the bank is prejudicial to the interests of its depositors.
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Following
the cancellation of the licence, the bank is prohibited from conducting the
‘banking’ business (including acceptance of deposits and repayment of deposits)
as defined in Section 5(b) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949.
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Credit issue to the Bank’s Depositors (Under DICGC Act,
1961):
On liquidation, every
depositor will receive deposit insurance claim amount of his/her deposits up to
a monetary ceiling of Rs. 5,00,000 (Rupees Five lakh only) from Deposit
Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) subject to the provisions of
the DICGC Act, 1961.
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Liquidation is
the process of converting a company’s assets into cash and using those funds to
repay the company’s debts as much as possible.
10.
‘TATA SKY’ REBRANDS ITSELF AS ‘TATA PLAY’
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Tata
Sky, one of the largest Direct to Home (DTH) platforms, has rebranded itself as
‘Tata Play’ to expand its television-cum-OTT (Over-The-Top) offerings in
combined packages.
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Tata
Play has added Netflix to 13 OTT services, including Amazon Prime Video and
Disney+ Hotstar, as part of its ‘Binge packs’.
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Tata
Play Limited is a joint venture between Tata Sons and TFCF Corporation
(formerly known as Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.) and is now a part of the
Walt Disney Company.
11.
SAMSUNG SURPASSES INTEL AS WORLD’S TOP SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANY
IN 2021
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According
to the report released by Counterpoint Technology Market Research, South Korean
electronics manufacturing giant, Samsung Electronics replaced United States
(U.S) chipmaker Intel’s first position in World’s Top Semiconductor Company in
2021.
12.
REPUBLIC DAY PARADE 2022: UTTAR PRADESH SELECTED AS BEST
STATE TABLEAU
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Uttar
Pradesh (UP) was selected as best state tableau of 73rd Republic Day parade
2022 on Rajpath along with Maharashtra (MH) that won in popular choice category
and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was named as the best marching
contingent among Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).
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The
tableau of UP has been selected as the best tableau among the 12 States/UTs.
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In the
Best Central Ministries/Departments, a total of 9 tableaux of Central
Ministries/Departments had participated in the parade.
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MH
took first place in the best state tableau under people’s choice awards.
13.
IOC APPROVES INCLUSION OF SURFING, SKATEBOARDING & SPORT
CLIMBING IN 2028 OLYMPICS AT LOS ANGELES
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The
International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a proposal to include Surfing,
Skateboarding and Sport Climbing for the 2028 Summer Olympics Games that will
be organized in Los Angeles (LA), United States (US).
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The
2028 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXXIV
Olympiad, or Los Angeles 2028 is a forthcoming event scheduled to take place
from July 21 – August 6, 2028, in Los Angeles, California, US.
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The
2024 Summer Olympics games will be organized in Paris, France. With this Paris
becomes only the second city to host 3 Summer Olympic games.
14.
WORLD CANCER DAY 2022 – FEBRUARY 4
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World
Cancer Day is annually observed across the globe on 4th February to create
awareness about Cancer and prevent the millions of deaths due to cancer. The
day also aims to educate the general public about cancer.
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The
Campaign theme of World
Cancer Day for 2022 to 2024 is “Close the Care Gap”.
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The
Campaign theme of World Cancer Day 2022 is “Close the Care Gap- Realising the problem”.
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World
Cancer Day is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control
(UICC), the largest and oldest international cancer organisation.
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UICC Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland
