DAILY GK: 01,02 JULY 2022
1. HURUN INDIA FUTURE UNICORN INDEX 2022
• According to the Hurun Research
Institute’s ‘ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Future Unicorn Index 2022’, India
will have 122 new unicorns in the next two to four years.
• Startups like Shiprocket, Zepto, and
Turtlemint are at the top of the list of probable unicorns.
• The index provides a glimpse of the Indian
start-up ecosystem and ranks Indian start-ups that were established in the
2000s, worth at least USD 200 million (Rs. 1,500 crore), are not yet listed on
a public exchange, and are most likely to “go unicorn” within the next 2 -4
years. The deadline was May 31, 2022.
• According to data provided by the Ministry
of Commerce & Industry(MoCI), India’s start-up ecosystem is now home to
more than 69,000 start-ups and is the 3rd largest in the world in terms of the
number of unicorns (as of 2nd May 2022).
• The United States (US) and China have the
top 2 largest start-up ecosystems.
• Hurun Research identified 122 Indian
future Unicorns from 25 cities.
• According to the index, Bengaluru remains
India’s start-up capital, with 46 probable unicorns.
• Unicorns– Startups valued at USD 1 billion
that were created after the year 2000.
2. ASIA PACIFIC SUSTAINABILITY INDEX 2021
• According to the ‘Asia Pacific
Sustainability Index 2021’ released by Knight Frank, an international property
consultant based in London, United Kingdom (UK), four Indian cities made it to
the top 20 (out of 36)of the Asia Pacific (APAC) Sustainably Led Cities Index
Ranking.
• Bengaluru, Karnataka, was ranked 14th in
the APAC region in the Gold standard category.
• It topped among the Indian cities.
• The other 3 Indian cities, Delhi (New
Delhi), Hyderabad (Telangana), and Mumbai (Maharashtra), came in 17th, 18th,
and 20th, respectively, attaining the Silverstandard category.
3. GLOBAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEM INDEX 2022
• According to the Israel-based Startup
Blink’s ‘Global Startup Ecosystem Index (GSEI) 2022’, Bengaluru, the capital
city of Karnataka, has the “strongest startup ecosystem in India” and ranks 8th
among the world’s top 10 cities.
• Bengaluru was ranked first among Indian
cities in the 2022 rankings. Furthermore, it is ranked first in South Asia.
• India is among the top-20 startup
ecosystems globally and has been ranked 19th in the country-wise rankings for
2022.
• In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, India
is ranked 4th after Singapore, Australia, and China.
4. UN HABITAT’S WORLD CITIES REPORT 2022
• According to the United Nations Human
Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)’s “World Cities Report 2022: Envisaging the
Future of Cities seeks”, India’s urban population is estimated to rise to around
675 million in 2035 and become the 2nd highest country following China’s 1
billion.
• The report highlighted that the growth of
the global urban population is back on track by another 2.2 billion people by
2050.
• By 2035, the percentage of population in
India at mid-year residing in urban area will be 43.2%.
5. WORLD BANK APPROVES USD 1 BILLION LOANS TO SUPPORT INDIA’S HEALTH
SECTOR
• The World Bank (WB) Board of Executive
Directors has approved 2 complementary loans of USD 500 million each to support
India’s health sector.
• The two complementary combined loans of
USD 1 billion will be offered to support India’s flagship Pradhan
Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) which was
launched in October 2021, to improve the public healthcare infrastructure
across India.
• This loan will be prioritized for seven
states including Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu,
and Uttar Pradesh to improve the health sector.
• According to WB estimates, India’s life
expectancy has improved to 69.8 in 2020
from 58 in 1990 which is higher than India’s average income level.
• The other indicators have also shown
improvement such as under-five mortality rate (36 per 1,000 live births),
infant mortality rate (30 per 1,000 live births), and maternal mortality ratio
(103 per 100,000 live births).
6. K KVENUGOPAL RE-APPOINTED AS ATTORNEY GENERAL (AG)
• President of India Ram NathKovind has
re-appointed Senior Advocate KottayanKatankot (K.K) Venugopal as the Attorney
General (AG) of India for a period of three months(July- September) or until
further orders with effect from 1 July 2022.
• Generally, the AG enjoys a tenure of three years however in
2020 he got the extension of one more year.
• Article 76 of the constitution deals with
the post of Attorney General of India. He/She is the highest law officer of
India.
• He/She works as a chief legal advisor to
the government of India and advises the union government on all legal matters.
• The President of India appoints a person
who is qualified for the post of Supreme Court Judge.
• Term of office-The Constitution mentions
no specified tenure of Attorney General.
• 1st Attorney General- M.C. Setalvad
7. ABHYAS: HIGH SPEED EXPENDABLE AERIAL TARGET SUCCESSFULLY
FLIGHT-TESTED
• ABHYAS, High speed Expendable Aerial
Target (HEAT) was successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range
(ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha by Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO).
• It is programmed for a fully autonomous flight
i.e. it flies under the control of automatic systems (autopilot) and needs no
intervention from a human pilot.
• It is designed & developed by
Bengaluru based Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
• In June 2022, India also test-fired the
Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) in Chandipur.
• The VL-SRSAM is a ship-borne weapon system
meant for neutralising various aerial threats at close ranges including
sea-skimming targets.
8. ENGLAND SKIPPER EOIN MORGAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
• England Men’s white-ball captain Eoin
Morgan announced his retirement from international cricket
• He made Most ODI runs for England (6,957),
Most T20I runs for England (2,458) and Most sixes for England in both formats.
9. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PARLIAMENTARISM 2022 – 30 JUNE
• The United Nations (UN)’s International
Day of Parliamentarism is celebrated on 30 June every year by the
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to recognise the importance of the parliaments
in national plans and strategies.
• For the year 2022 the theme was public
engagement following the launch of the Global Parliamentary Report 2022.
• The IPU Executive Committee will also meet
for a special meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay to celebrate the 133rd anniversary
of the IPU.
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Headquarters-Geneva, Switzerland
10. MAHARASHTRA RENAMES AURANGABAD CITY AS SAMBHAJINAGAR
&OSMANABAD CITY AS DHARASHIV
• The Maharashtra cabinet under the
chairmanship of the Chief Minister (CM) Uddhav Thackeray approved the renaming
of Aurangabad city as Sambhajinagar, and that of Osmanabad city as Dharashiv.
• The cabinet meeting also approved that the
upcoming Navi Mumbai international airport will be named after farmer
leader late ‘Dinkar Balu Patil’.
11. TELANGANA OPENS WORLD’S BIGGEST INNOVATION CAMPUS T-HUB 2.0
• Telangana Chief Minister K
ChandrashekarRao has inaugurated T-Hub 2.0, the world’s largest innovation
campus in Hyderabad,the capital of Telangana.It was launched in the year 2015
to promote the entrepreneurship and innovation.
• It has attracted over 2000 entrepreneurs
and raised USD 1.19 billion in funding by T-Hub startups.T-shaped structure has
a built space of 5.82 lakh sqft with the capacity of 1000 seats,the hub
allocates 18,000 for the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and AIC T-Hub
Foundation.
12. STEEL MINISTRY JOINS PM GATI SHAKTI PORTAL
• The Ministry of Steel has joined the PM
Gati Shakti Portal and uploaded the geo locations of projects with an aim of
identifying and bridging missing infrastructure connectivity gaps.
• Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for
Infrastructure development was launched by Prime Minister in October 2021 with
the objective to bring different Ministries together and for integrated
planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity
Projects.
13. QS BEST STUDENT CITIES RANKING 2023
• According to the QS Best Student Cities
Ranking 2023,released by global higher education consultancy Quacquarelli
Symonds(QS),Mumbai ranked at 103 has emerged as India’s highest-ranked student
city.
• The other Indian cities in the rankings include Bengaluru (114),
Chennai (125) and New Delhi (129).
• London(United Kingdom) has topped the list
ranked 1 followed by Seoul (South Korea) and Munich (Germany) ranked 2nd and
Zurich (Switzerland) ranked 4th.
• QS ranks 140 cities around the world.
• Dubai (51)
is the best student city in the Arab Region while Buenos Aires (23) is the best city in Latin America.
14. EKNATH SHINDE SWORN IN AS CM OF MAHARASHTRA
• Shiv Sena leader EknathShinde was sworn in
as the 20th chief minister of Maharashtra, while BJP Devendra Fadnavis took
oath as the deputy chief minister.
• Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari
administered the oath of office to Shinde and his deputy Fadnavis at the Raj
Bhavan in Mumbai,Maharashtra.
15. LEONARDO DEL VECCHIO, BILLIONAIRE RAY-BAN OWNER PASSED AWAY
• Leonardo Del Vecchio, the Ray-Ban owner,
died at age of 87 in San Raffaele hospital in Milan, Italy.
• He was born in 1935 in Milan, Italy.
• He founded his company, Luxottica, in
1961, supplying the optical industry with components, after he spotted the
advantage of partnering with fashion design brands, including Giorgio Armani,
which branched out into retail and buy up major brands eyewear like Ray-Ban,
Persol and Oakley.
16. NATIONAL DOCTORS DAY 2022 – JULY 1
• The National Doctors Day is annually
observed across India on 1st July to recognise the noble profession “doctors”
and to highlight their contribution to the society.
• The day also marks the both birth and
death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy(BC Roy), a physician
who also served as the 2nd Chief Minister (CM) of West Bengal(WB).
17. NATIONAL CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT DAY 2022 – JULY 1
• The annual National Chartered Accountants
(CA) Day is observed on 01 July 2022 to
mark the foundation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI),
established in 1949.
• It is also known as ‘ICAI Foundation Day’.
• ICAI is the second largest professional
accounting and finance body in the world in terms of members.
18. GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DAY 2022 – JULY 1
• Goods and Services Tax (GST) Day is
annually observed across the globe on 1st July to commemorate the implementation of the Goods
and Services Tax (GST) system, the unprecedented reform of Indian taxation.
• GST Day 2022 marks the celebration of the
5th anniversary of the implementation of GST system (5th GST Day).
• On 1st July 2017, the GST was launched in
a majestic ceremony held in the Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi, Delhi.
