DAILY CA: 01 , 02 FEB 2022
1.
INDIA’S FIRST GEO PARK IN MADHYA PRADESH
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The
Geological Survey of India (GSI), Ministry of Mines, approved the setting up of
India’s 1st geopark at Lamheta village, on the banks of the Narmada river in
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (MP).
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A
geopark is a unified area that protects the geological heritage and promotes
sustainable, well-being of the people living in that area.
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This
geopark to be formed in MP is already in the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) geo-heritage tentative list for
the conservation of the natural heritage.
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Several
dinosaur fossils had been found in the Narmada valley, particularly in the
Bhedaghat-Lameta Ghat area of Jabalpur, MP.
2.
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS BECOMES INDIA’S 1ST UNICORN SPORTS
ENTERPRISE
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Four-time
Indian Premier League (IPL) winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has become the
country’s 1st sports Unicorn with its market cap having touched a high of Rs
7,600 crores and its share in the grey market trading in the Rs 210-225 price
band.
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Currently,
CSK has a market cap more than its parent entity, India Cements.
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CVC
Capital acquired the rights for the Ahmedabad franchise for Rs 5,625 crore and
the Sanjiv Goenka-led RPSG (RP-Sanjiv Goenka) Group bought the Lucknow
franchise (Lucknow Super Giants) for Rs 7,090 crore.
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Unicorns
are privately held
start-up companies having a valuation of more than USD 1 billion.
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Currently,
India has the 3rd largest number of Unicorns in the world. As per the Global
Unicorn Index 2021 report released by the Hurun Research Institute, India ranked
at 3rd (by adding 33 ‘unicorns’ in 2020) by displacing the United Kingdom (UK)
to the 4th spot.
3.
BRAND FINANCE GLOBAL 500 2022: APPLE RETAINS MOST VALUABLE
BRAND TITLE
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According
to Brand Finance’s annual report titled “Global 500 2022: The annual report on
the world’s most valuable and strongest brands”, Apple has retained its title
as the World’s Most Valuable Brand in 2022.
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The
valuation of Apple has increased by 35%(USD 355.1 billion) and the report
states that Apple has become the first brand to reach a market valuation of USD
3 Trillion.
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Following
Apple, Amazon and Google have been named among the top three most valuable
brands.
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TikTok
has become the World’s fastest-growing brand with 215% incarceration in its
valuation in 2022.
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China’s
WeChat(ranked 13) has been named the strongest Brand for the 2nd year.
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Satya
Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft has topped Brand Finance Brand
Guardianship Index 2022 of the world’s top 250 CEOs.
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United
States(US) and China dominated the claiming two-thirds of brand value in
ranking and India sees the fastest growth over course of COVID-19 pandemic
among the top nations up 42%.
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India’s
Tata Group(ranked 78th) is among the top 100 most valued brands globally. Tata
group has ranked 77th in 2021 ranking. The company’s valuation has increased
12% in 2022.
4.
SERGIO MATTARELLA RE-ELECTED AS ITALIAN PRESIDENT
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Italy’s
current president Sergio Mattarella, whose 7-year term (from 2015) is ending on
3rd February 2022 has been re-elected for the second term in office.
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In
2013, Giorgio Napolitano (Mattarella’s predecessor) was the 1st to serve a
second term since Italy became a republic in 1946, but he resigned after two
years in 2015.
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Unlike
in the United States or France, where heads of state get elected by voting, in
Italy, 1,009 parliamentarians and regional representatives choose via a secret
ballot.
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Italy, Capital – Rome,Currency – Euro
5.
110TH AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS 2022
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Rafael
Nadal claimed his record-breaking 21st Grand Slam Men’s Singles Title at the
first Grand Slam of 2022 i.e. the 2022 Australian Open was held at Melbourne
Park, Melbourne in Australia
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Rafael
Nadal Parera of Spain defeated Russia’s
Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev
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Women’s
Singles– Ashleigh Barty of Australia by defeating the United States’ Danielle
Rose Collins
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Grand
Slam tournaments (also called
majors) are 4 most important annual tennis events. The 4 Grand Slam events are
Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open & US Open.
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They
are hosted by the International Tennis Federation.
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Australian Open – Hard Court
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Wimbledon London,
United Kingdom (UK). – Grass
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French Open also
known as Roland Garros – Clay
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US Open – Hard
Court
6.
BOOK TITLED “FEARLESS GOVERNANCE”
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Kiran
Bedi, Former Lieutenant(Lt) Governor of Puducherry and retired IPS officer,
authored a new book titled “Fearless Governance” featuring her memories and
ground realities as the Lt Governor of Puducherry from 2016 and 2021 and her
experience of 40 years in the Indian Police Service(IPS).
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Kiran
Bedi was the first woman to join the officer ranks of the Indian Police
Service.
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Yes
Madam, Sir” directed by Megan Doneman, is the biopic of Kiran Bedi.
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She
was honoured with the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the Nehru Fellowship in
1994.
7.
WORLD LEPROSY DAY - JANUARY 30 2022
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The
last Sunday of January is celebrated annually as World Leprosy Day (WLD). This
year it is observed on January 30, 2022 on the theme ‘United for Dignity’.
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It
should be noted that in India, WLD is celebrated annually as Anti Leprosy day
on January 30 i.e. on the death anniversary of the Father of Nation,
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi aka Mahatma Gandhi.
8.
MARTYRS DAY 2022 – JANUARY 30
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Martyrs
Day, also known as Shaheedi Diwas, is annually observed across India on 30th
January to pay respect to the martyrs who lost their lives during India’s
freedom struggle.
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The
day also marks the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Shaheedi
Diwas or Martyrs Day is observed across India on two days 30th January and 23rd
March.
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23rd
March pays homage to the freedom fighters, Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and
Sukhdev Thapar, who were hanged to death by the British.
9.
DUBAI TO LAUNCH WORLD’S FIRST HYDROGEN-POWERED FLYING BOAT ‘THE
JET’
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THE
JET ZeroEmission announced the launch of the World’s first hydrogen powered
flying boat ‘THE JET’ in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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THE
JET will have its inaugural flight during the COP28, which is scheduled to be
held in Dubai, UAE in 2023.
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The
boat is equipped with two fuel cells and an air conditioner as well as other
clean-tech, environmentally friendly technologies that help reduce carbon
emissions.
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Hydrogen,
with atomic number 1, is the lightest element and hence escapes towards the
upper atmosphere very easily. That’s why hydrogen is rarely found in its pure
form.
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National Hydrogen Mission (NHM) of India aims to cut down carbon emissions and increase the use of
renewable sources of energy and focus on generation of hydrogen from green
power resources.
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Hydrogen production .Hydrogen can be produced by several processes such as
Thermochemical Processes, Electrolytic Processes, Direct Solar Water Splitting
Processes, Biological Processes.
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But it
is generally produced from methane or by electrolysis of water.
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Fukushima
Hydrogen Energy Research Field in Japan, is the world’s largest
hydrogen-production facility.
10.
INDIAN ECONOMY CONTRACTS BY 6.6% IN 2020-21: NSO DATA
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The
National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation (MoSPI) released the First Revised Estimates of National Income,
Consumption Expenditure, Saving and Capital Formation for the financial year
2020-21
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The
data showed that the Indian economy contracted by 6.6 percent in 2020-21 as against
the earlier estimate of 7.3 percent in May 2021.
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The
NSO has also revised downward the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth
number for 2019-20 to 3.7 percent as against the earlier estimate of 4 percent.
11.
WORLD GAMES ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2021 AWARD
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Veteran
India hockey goalkeeper Parattu Raveendran (PR) Sreejesh (33) from Kerala won
The World Games Athlete of the Year 2021 for his performances 2021.
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With
this he became the 1st Indian man & 2nd Indian to receive this accolade
after Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal who became the first Indian to
win this in 2020.
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He
will receive a trophy and prize from the official sponsor of The World Games
Athlete of the Year i.e. Protective Life.
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In the
FIH Stars Awards in October 2021 , PR Sreejesh was named as the Goalkeeper of
the year 2021.
12.
PORTUGAL PM ANTONIO COSTA RE-ELECTED
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The
Socialists party led by Antonio Costa, the current Prime Minister (PM) of
Portugal, has secured 117 seats out of 230 seats in the country’s Parliament,
to secure an absolute majority victory in the recently concluded snap
elections.
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In
1498 Portuguese traveler Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in the Malabar
Coast.
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In
1503, the first Portuguese fort was established at Cochin (now known as Kochi),
Kerala.
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Goa
was captured from the Bijapur Sultanate Adil Shah by Alfonso Albuquerque and in
1530 Goa declared as the capital of Portuguese India.
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Capital- Lisbon,Currency- Euro
13.
ASIAN GAMES 2022 TO FEATURE 40 SPORTS; CRICKET TO BE BACK
AFTER 11 YEARS
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Asian
Games 2022 which is set to take place in September 2022 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang,
China will feature 40 sports with a total of 61 disciplines including several
Olympic Sports.
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Cricket
(in T20 format ) is set to be featured in the Asian Games after 11 years.
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Following
the approval from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), E-sports and breakdancing
will debut in the 2022 Asian Games.
14.
INDIAN COAST GUARD CELEBRATES 46TH RAISING DAY – 1ST FEBRUARY
2022
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Indian
Coast Guard Day is annually observed across India on 1st February to
commemorate its Raising Day of the Indian Coast Guard(ICG), operating under the
Ministry of Defence.
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Indian
Coast Guard is the 4th Largest Coast Guard in the World.
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Indian Coast Guard Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi, Motto–
“Vayam Rakshamah” – We Protect
