DAILY GK: 22 FEB 2022

 DAILY GK: 22 FEB 2022

1.       INTERNATIONAL TRADE GROWTH TO SLOW IN 2022: UNCTAD GLOBAL TRADE

·         In accordance with the Global Trade Update by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the global trade growth will slow in the Q1 (first quarter) of 2022.

·         It is due to macroeconomic trends like persistent inflation in the United States (US) and concerns related to China’s real estate sector.

·         The value of global trade reached a record level of $28.5 trillion in 2021, which is an increase of 25% in 2020 and 13% higher compared to 2019.

·         UNCTADEstablishment– 1964,Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland

·         Secretary-General– Rebeca Grynspan (Hailing from Costa Rica, she is the first woman and Central American to serve as UNCTAD’s secretary-general)

 

2.       DPIFF AWARDS 2022

·         The winners of  the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF) Awards 2022, India’s only independent international film festival, were declared in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

·         The award was presented by Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF) in memory of Dadasaheb Phalkeji ‘Father of Indian Cinema’.

·         Bollywood stars Ranveer Singh and Kriti Sanon received awards in the Best Actor and Best Actress category for their performances in movies ’83’ and ‘Mimi’.

·         Allu Arjun’s movie, ‘Pushpa: The rise’ received the film of the year award.

·         Actress Asha Parekh was honoured with an award for her outstanding contribution to cinema.

 

3.       SEBI RECONSTITUTES ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

·         The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted its Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee (AIPAC), which has now 20 members and will be chaired by Infosys co-founder Nagavara Ramarao (NR) Narayana Murthy.

·         The committee advises SEBI on a range of issues that impact further development of the Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) industry, and startup ecosystem in India. 

·         It also advises SEBI on issues which need to be taken up with other regulators for development of the AIF.

 

4.       GOI NOMINATES SANJAY MALHOTRA AS A DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL BOARD OF RBI

·         The Government of India(GoI) has nominated Sanjay Malhotra,the Secretary of the  Department of Financial Services(DFS), under the Ministry of Finance, as the Director of the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India(RBI)

·         He has also been nominated as the Director on the central board of directors of State Bank of India(SBI), with immediate effect and until further order.

 

5.       CRICKET -WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA – 2022

·         West Indies cricket team toured India for 3 One-Day Internationals (ODI) and 3 Twenty-20 Internationals (T20I) in February, 2022.

·         In the ODI cricket, India defeated West Indies by 3-0

·         In the T20I cricket, India defeated West Indies by 3-0.

·         The Indian Cricket Team is the first ever team to play 1000 ODI matches, followed by Australia which played 958 ODI matches.

·         India secured International Cricket Council (ICC) No.1 Rank (10484 points) in T20I after the win against West Indies.

·         Prasidh Krishna was adjudged Man of the Series in ODI’s.

·         Suryakumar Yadav was adjudged Man of the Series for India in T20I’s.

 

6.       INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2022 – FEBRUARY 21

·         The United Nations(UN)’s International Mother Language Day is annually observed across the globe on 21st February to promote multilingualism and to create awareness about linguistic and cultural diversity. 

·         The theme of International Mother Language Day 2022 is “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities”. 

·         Observance in India: Matribhasha Diwas

 

7.       WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE 2022 – FEBRUARY 20 

·         The United Nations(UN)’s World Day of Social Justice is annually observed across the globe on 20th February to speak out against injustice and promote worldwide social justice.

·         The theme of World Day of Social Justice 2022 is “Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment”.

 

8.       ASSAM BECOMES FIRST STATE TO LAUNCH INDIA’S FIRST NAVIGATION APP IN RIVERS 

·         Chief Minister (CM) of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma launched India’s first Night Navigation mobile application (app) for ferry services on the Brahmaputra river in Guwahati, Assam.

·         The first night journey of the IWT (Inland Water Transport) ferry between Guwahati and North Guwahati was started on 19 February 2022.

·         Assam Governor- Prof. Jagadish Mukhi.