DAILY GK: 1 , 2 DEC 2021
1.
52ND INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL OF INDIA
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52nd
edition of the Asia’s oldest and largest film festival, International Film
Festival of India (IFFI), held in Goa in hybrid mode to
showcase the excellence of film art and filmmakers from all over the world
while boosting creativity and cultural exchange.
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Indian Film Personality of the Year
Award for 2021 was conferred to Hema
Malini, Actor, Member of Parliament from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
and Prasoon Joshi, Lyricist and Chairperson, CBFC (Central Board of
Film Certification).
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Uttar Pradesh has
been picked as the most friendly state for film shooting at 52nd IFFI.
Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal received the award.
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The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India,
China, and South Africa) Film Festival was held for the 1st time on the
side-lines of IFFI.
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For the first time, 52nd
IFFI had the presence and participation of OTT (Over-the-Top)
platforms.
2.
‘UNIQUE’ FACE
RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ALL PENSIONERS LAUNCHED
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This face recognition technology has
been devised by the National Informatics Center (NIC), Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology in collaboration with the UIDAI (Unique
Identification Authority of India).
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It
will work as a proof of ‘life certificate’ for pensioners.
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All
pensioners are mandated to submit their life certificate annually to continue
receiving pension.
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In
2014, the government decided to introduce and implement digital life
certificates for the pensioners. The newly added unique face recognition
technology will further help pensioners.
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In
August 2020, The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
decided to integrate the electronic Pension Payment Order (e-PPO)
with Digi Locker.
3.
LIONEL MESSI WON THE
BALLON D’OR AWARD FOR 7TH TIME
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Argentia’s
Lionel Andrés Messi (Lionel Messi), has won the Ballon d’Or award for
the 7th time
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Barcelona’s Alexia
Putellas has won the Women’s Ballon d’Or award. This
is Alexia’s first Ballon d’Or Award.
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Italy
and PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has won the 2021
Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper.
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Bayern
Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski won the Striker
of the Year award 2021.
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19-year-old Pedro González López, known as Pedri, of Spain won the Kopa trophy which is presented to the
best male player age 21 or under.
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Chelsea
FC won the 2021
Club of the Year at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony.
4.
INDIAN-AMERICAN PARAG
AGRAWAL TAKES OVER AS CEO OF TWITTER
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The
board of directors of Twitter has decided to appoint Indian American, Parag Agrawal, the Chief
Technology Officer(CTO) of Twitter, as the new Chief
Executive officer(CEO) of Twitter.
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He
was appointed following the resignation of Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of
Twitter, from the post of CEO.
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Parag
Agrawal is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and
Stanford University.
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He
joined Twitter in 2011 as a software engineer and has been serving as the CTO
since October 2017.
5.
SWEDEN
ELECT 1ST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER
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Eva Magdalena Andersson from the Social Democratic Party (SDP)
became 1st female Prime Minister
(PM) of Sweden.
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Swedan’s Parliament is known as
Riksdag.
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She
is serving as the PM from the Social Democratic Party or SDP.
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Sweden
is among the five Nordic countries – Sweden, Norway, Finland,
Iceland and Denmark.
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Capital- Stockholm
6.
CHINA LAUNCHES
ZHONGXING-1D COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE
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China
launched a new communications satellite named Zhongxing-1D from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre
in Sichuan Province, China.Zhongxing-1D is also known as ChinaSat-1D.
·
It
was developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
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In
2020, Micius satellite of China sent light particles to Earth to establish the
world’s most secure communication link.Micius is
the world’s first quantum communications satellite, launched by
China in 2016.
7.
RUSSIAN NAVY TEST-FIRED
ZIRCON, A HYPERSONIC MISSILE
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The Russian navy successfully test fired the Tsirkon/Zircon cruise missile a hypersonic missile,
in the White sea, a southern inlet of the Barents Sea, northwest coast of
Russia.
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Zircon,
a anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile, is one of several hypersonic missiles
under development in Russia.
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It
is capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and have a range of 1,000
kilometers (620 miles).
8. GLOBAL TRADE REPORT OF UNCTAD
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As per the Global
Trade update report (November 2021) of UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development),
the Global trade is expected to increase by 23 percent to reach about US$
28 trillion in 2021, when compared to 2020.
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India’s Trade in Goods in Q3 2021 - Imports at 26% and Export at 27%
relative to 2019 avarage
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India’s Trade in services in Q3 2021 are imports at 3 % and export at 7 %
relative to 2019 avarage
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UNCTAD
Establishment –
1964,Headquarters – Geneva,
Switzerland
9.
EIU’S WORLDWIDE COST OF LIVING INDEX 2021
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According to the
Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Worldwide Cost of Living Index
2021, Tel Aviv, Israel has become the most expensive
city in the world to live in 2021, pushing Paris, France
and Singapore jointly to occupy the second spot
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Syria’s Damascus was
ranked as the world’s cheapest city.
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The Worldwide Cost of
Living Index examines the cost of living in 173 cities and measures impactful
global events that are conducted twice a year.
10. INDIA’S
GDP GROWS AT 8.4% IN Q2FY22 : NSO ESTIMATES
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The National
Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
(MoSPI) released the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) .
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As per the estimates,
India’s GDP in Q2FY22 grew by 8.4% as compared to 7.4% contraction (-7.4%) in
Q2FY21.
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Also, the Indian
economy is expected to grow 6.5-7% in 2022.
11.
DR. M.S. SWAMINATHAN
AWARD FOR 2017-19
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V Praveen Rao, Vice-Chancellor (VC)
of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU)
wins the 7th Dr M S Swaminathan Award for the period 2017-19.
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This prestigious
Award was instituted in 2004 in the honour of Dr. M.S.
Swaminathan the main
architect of India’s Green Revolution.
12.
MERRIAM-WEBSTER NAMED
‘VACCINE’ AS 2021 WORD OF THE YEAR
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Merriam-Webster, America’s most
trusted online dictionary, has chosen ‘Vaccine’ as the 2021
word of the year.
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‘Pandemic’ was the Merriam-Webster dictionary’s word of the year
2020.
13.
WORLD AIDS DAY 2021 –
DECEMBER 1
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World AIDS (Acquired
Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) Day is annually observed across the globe on 1st December
to create awareness about HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), a major public
health issue that affects millions of people across the globe.
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Symbol: The red ribbon is the universal
symbol of awareness and support for people living with HIV.
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Theme 2021: by UN
& WHO - “End inequalities. End AIDS” .
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According to hiv.gov,
the theme of World AIDS Day 2021 is “Ending the HIV Epidemic: Equitable
Access, Everyone’s Voice”.
