DAILY GK: 26 MAY

 DAILY GK: 26 MAY

1.       SWACHHSURVEKSHAN 2023

·         The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoH&UA) launched the 8th edition of Swachh Survekshan 2023 (SS 2023) under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 (SBMU 2.0).

·         It is an annual cleanliness survey with the theme of “Waste to Wealth” for garbage free cities.

·         The SS 2023 is recalibrated to act as an inspiration tool rather than an assessment tool, it also gives priority to the principle of 3Rs – Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.

·         TheSwachh Survekshan was introduced by MoHUA in 2016 as a competitive framework to encourage cities to improve the status of urban sanitation while encouraging large scale citizen participation.

 

2.       PRESIDENT RAM NATHKOVIND VISIT TO JAMAICA

·         The President of India Ram NathKovind paid an official visit to Jamaica and St. Vincent & Grenadines (SVG)

·         This was the first ever visit by an Indian President to these countries(Jamaica and SVG).

·         He visited Jamaica to hold delegation level talks with his counterpart, the Governor General of Jamaica, Sir Patrick Allen.

·         Jamaica Capital – Kingston. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Capital– Kingstown

 

3.       WEF’S TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMPETITIVENESS INDEX 2021

·         The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) ranked India 54th position (down from 46th in 2019) with a score of 4.1 in its Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021

·         Japan has topped (1) the global chart and the bottom position (117) is occupied by the country Chad.

·         The Theme of the WEF’s Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021 is “Rebuilding for a Sustainable and Resilient Future”.

·         WEF Headquarters – Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland

 

4.       WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE COMPANY

·         Oil giant Saudi Aramco has surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable company due to the recent surge in oil prices.

·         Aramco traded near its highest level on record with a market capitalization of about USD 2.43 trillion, surpassing that of Apple for the first time since 2020.

 

5.       ‘RAJBHASHA SHIELD’ PRIZE

·         Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, Raj Kumar Singh, chaired the meeting of Hindi Salahkar Samiti and conferred NHPC Limited with the first prize for the year 2020-21 for excellent implementation of Rajbhasha.

·         NHPC has also been awarded “RajbhashaKirti Puraskar” nine times by the Government of India for its excellent work in the field of implementation of Rajbhasha.

 

6.       WANGARI MAATHAI FOREST CHAMPIONS AWARD 

·         Cameroonian Activist Cecile Ndjebet was honoured with the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award for her contribution to preserving forests and improving the lives of people dependent on forests. 

·         The award was presented by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), chaired by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at a ceremony during the XV(15th) World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

 

7.       NEW CHAIRPERSON OF COMMITTEE B AT 75TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

·         World’s highest health is the main policy making body of the World Health Organisation which is composed of health ministers from member states.World Health Assembly functions through two committees i.e., Committee A and Committee B.

·         Now, India’s Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has been appointed as the chairperson of committee B at the 75th World Health Assembly, at Geneva, Switzerland.

·         The Committee A meets to debate technical and health matters. 

·         The Committee B primarily discusses administrative and financial matters of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

·         Every year the World Health Assembly is convened at Geneva, Switzerland.

·         The World Health Organisation (WHO) member states (194) has re-elected DrTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a second 5 year term as the Director-General (DG) of WHO.

 

8.       FOOTBALL: ITALIAN CUP 2021/2022

·         Inter Milan (FC Internazionale Milano) defeated Juventus, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy and won the Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) 2021/2022 – branded as the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa 2021-2022.

 

9.       BOOK  ‘LISTEN TO YOUR HEART: THE LONDON ADVENTURE’

·         A new book titled “Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure” authored by Ruskin Bond, was published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI)

·         Ruskin Bond, India’s famous Children’s book author, was born in Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) and grew up in Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), New Delhi and Shimla (Himachal Pradesh). 

·         Ruskin Bond’s First Book – The Room on the Roof.

 

10.    INTERNATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY 2022 – MAY 25

·         International Missing Children’s Day is annually observed across the globe on 25th May to create awareness about child abduction and educate the general public on the measures to protect and safeguard their children.

·         In 1983, then President of United States of America(USA) Ronald Reagen declared the 25th May of every year as the USA’s National Missing Children’s Day. 

·         The date marks the disappearance of a 6-year-old boy EtanPatz on 25th May 1979, who was kidnapped on his way to school in New York City, USA.