DAILY GK 13,14 JULY
1. 10TH WORLD PEACE FORUM ORGANIZED IN BEIJING
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The Tenth edition of the World Peace Forum 2022 was organised
by Tsinghua University, in Beijing, China under the theme“Preserving International Stability: Commonality,
Comprehensiveness and Cooperation”.
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India’s ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat was also a
participant in the Forum.
2. AMITABH KANT BECOMES INDIA’S NEW G20 SHERPA
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The former National Institute for Transforming India (NITI)
Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amitabh Kant is appointed as India’s new
Sherpa for the Group of Twenty (G20) by replacing PiyushGoyal, a Union minister
of commerce and Industry.
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India assumes the presidency from 1st December 2022 and the
appointment of Amitabh Kant will also be effective from the same date and lasts
till 30th November 2023.
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Current president of G20 is Indonesia.
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Amitabh Kant will now be the personal representative for
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi at the G20 summit and will also be
responsible for pre-summit meetings and negotiations.
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India has been a member of the G20 since 1999 and for the
first time India will host the G20 leaders summit in 2023.
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Members of G20 – Argentina, Australia,
Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the
United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union. Spain is also
invited as a permanent guest.
3. BORIS JOHNSON RESIGNED AS UK PRIME MINISTER
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United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister (PM), Boris Johnson
announced his resignation as Prime Minister of UK after he was abandoned by
ministers and own party’s lawmakers.
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He also step down from Conservative Party leader.
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However he would serve as the PM until his successor was
elected.
4. CROATIA TO BECOME 20TH COUNTRY TO ADOPT EURO AS CURRENCY
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Croatia will become the 20th member of the eurozone to adopt
Euro currency from 1 January 2023, replacing the current currency Croatian
Kuna.
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Croatia’s currency Kuna has comparatively low
inflation and low-interest rates, a stable currency regime.
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In 2015, Lithuania joined the European single-currency
regime.
5. THE WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
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In 135th edition Novak Djokovic (Serbia) won 2022 men’s
Singles title against Nick Kyrgios (Australia)
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Wimbledon usually takes place in Grass Outdoor Courts and
every player must follow the dress-code of Whites.
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Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) won 2022
women’s singles final Wimbledon. She defeated OnsJabeur (Tunisia).
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Nadal stands 1st with 22 Grand Slams, Djokovic Stands 2nd
with 21 Grand Slams and Roger Federer stands 3rd with 20 Grand Slams.
