DAILY GK 29,30 NOV
1. INDIA-MALAYSIA
JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE HARIMAU SHAKTI
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‘Harimau
Shakti -2022’, the annual joint military exercise
between India and Malaysia held at Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia.
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Harimau
Shakti has been held between the Indian and Malaysian Army since 2012.
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Its Aimis to enhance interoperability in the planning and
execution of various operations in jungle terrain.
2. 2022
UNESCO ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION
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The “2022 UNESCO Asia-Pacific
Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation” (Heritage Awards) were
awarded to 13 award-winning projects
from 6 different countries across
the Asia-Pacific region.
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The 6
nations are Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Nepal and Thailand.
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The
awards were announced by UNESCO Bangkok, which serves as the Asia and Pacific
Regional Bureau for Education
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Century Old Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) Museum in Mumbai Wins UNESCO
Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation”
3. 17TH
BBVA FOUNDATION BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AWARDS
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International Snow Leopard
Trust has been honoured with the 17th edition
of BBVA Foundation Biodiversity Conservation Awards for its role
for supporting Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP).
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The
secretariat of the GSLEP Program is based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and is hosted
by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the
Kyrgyz Republic.
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GSLEP is the first-of-its-kind alliance between 12 governments,
conservationists, scientists and other organizations to work for the
conservation of snow leopards and their ecosystem.
4. NASA’S
ORION SPACECRAFT SUCCESSFULLY ENTERS ORBIT AROUND THE MOON
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The Orion spacecraft for
the Artemis I Moon Mission has been successfully
placed into lunar orbit by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), the United States (US) agency.
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Orion
will fly approximately 40,000 miles (64,400 km) above the moon.
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The Orion
spacecraft broke the record for the most distance covered by
a spacecraft designed to carry humans to space and safely return them to Earth.
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Orion
was 252,133 miles from Earth and 52,707 miles from the Moon.
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Astronauts
last landed the moon 50 years ago, in the Apollo 17 mission
in 1972.
5. TENNIS:
DAVIS CUP 2022
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Canada
defeated Australia (2-0) to win its first ever Davis Cup title
after World No 6. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov of Canada defeated
Australia’s Alex De Minaur and Thanasi Kokkinakis in the Singles match in the
finals of Davis Cup 2022.
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The
Davis Cup 2022 by Rakuten was held in Malaga, Spain.
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The
Davis Cup 2022, the 110th Edition of the tournament, witnessed the
participation of 28 countries.
6. AUSTRA HIND
2022: INDIA-AUSTRALIA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE
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The 1st edition of Austra Hind 2022, a
joint military bilateral training exercise between the armies of India and
Australia, held at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges (MFFR) in Bikaner, Rajasthan
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This annual
exercise will be held alternately in India and Australia.
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Indian
Army is represented by the Dogra Regiment.
7. SAMANVAY 2022:
ANNUAL JOINT HADR EXERCISE OF INDIAN AIR FORCE
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The Annual Joint Humanitarian
Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise “Samanvay 2022,”
organized by the Indian Air Force (IAF), is being held at the Air Force Station
in Agra, Uttar Pradesh\
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Samanvay 2022 seeks to offer a special
platform for exchange of domain knowledge, experience, and best practices with
the participating Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
member countries.
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The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
is the apex statutory body for disaster management in India.
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It was
formally established in 2006, in compliance with the Disaster
Management Act of 2005.
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The
Prime Minister (PM) is the ex-officio Chairperson of
NDMA.
8. FORBES’
INDIA’S 100 RICHEST 2022
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According to the Forbes’ India’s 100 Richest
2022 list, Gautam Adani, Chairperson of Adani Group, has topped the list with a
net worth of USD 150 Billion, nearly tripling his wealth in 2021. Adani has
also become the richest person in India and World’s 2nd richest person.
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Mukesh Ambani Chairman and Managing
Director(CMD) of Reliance Industries Limited(RIL) is at No 2 with a net worth
of USD 88 billion (5% less compared to 2021).
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Radhakishan Damani of DMart chain of
supermarkets has ranked 3rd on the list with a net worth of USD 27.6 billion
9. MREI
HONOURED WITH PRESTIGIOUS SPORTS AWARDS AT THE TURF 2022
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The Director for Sports at Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI), Mr. Sarkar Talwar was
honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the
year 2022 at the 11th edition of Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)’s Global Sports
Summit, TURF 2022 and India Sports
Awards of FICCI.
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Manav Rachna International School Faridabad
was honoured with the ‘Best School Promoting Sports’ Award
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The prestigious ‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan
Puraskar 2021’ was also bestowed upon MREI by the Honourable
President of India.
10. “GASLIGHTING”
IS MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S WORD OF THE YEAR FOR 2022
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The United States (US) dictionary
publisher Merriam-Webster announced that the Word of
the Year for 2022 is “Gaslighting”.
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Gaslighting
is defined as “the act or practice of
grossly misleading someone, especially for one’s own advantage.”
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The
word “gaslight,” according to its origin, meant it was colourful.