DAILY GK 23-25 OCT

 DAILY GK 23-25 OCT

1.       PM MODI & ANTONIO GUTERRES LAUNCHED MISSION LIFE

·         The Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi, and United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres made the global launch of Mission LiFE (Lifestyle For Environment) for sustainable and healthy lifestyle at the Statue of Unity, Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, Gujarat.

·         Mission LiFE was introduced by PM Narendra Modi during COP26 (Conference of the Parties) at Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021.

·         The mission is a 5-year program (2022-2027). In the first year, it will be curated and incubated by NITI Aayog, and then will be implemented by MoEFCC.

 

2.       90^TH INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEW DELHI

·         The 90th session of INTERPOL General Assembly was held in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi (Delhi).

·         It was inaugurated by the Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi.

·         The INTERPOL General Assembly meeting was held in India after a gap of about 25 years. It was last held in 1997.

·         The INTERPOL launched the first ever Global Police Metaverse specifically designed for law enforcement agencies worldwide. 

·         INTERPOL’s first-ever Global Crime Trend report 2022 was also released and presented to delegates.

·         It highlights current and emerging crime threats at both the global and regional levels.

·         INTERPOLHeadquarters– Lyon, France

 

3.       PAKISTAN EXCLUDED FROM FATFGREY LIST

·         The first Plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) under the Presidency of T. Raja Kumar of Singapore was held at FATF headquarters in Paris, France. 

·         FATF has put Myanmar on the black list/ high-risk jurisdictions

·         Russia is barred from participating in current and future FATF projects as it continues to violate FATFs core principles.

·         New jurisdictions subject to increased monitoring or under Grey List are the Democratic Republic ofCongo (DRC), Mozambiqueand Tanzania.

·         Pakistan is excluded from the grey list after four years

·         Nicaragua too removed from the grey which had been under a close FATF monitoring since 2018.

·         When the FATF places a jurisdiction grey list, it means the country has to resolve the identified strategic deficiencies in their regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing within agreed timeframes and is subject to increased monitoring.

·         Currently 23 countries are under the Grey List.

 

4.       LATE ANNA MAY WONG ,1ST ASIAN-AMERICAN ACTOR APPEARS ON US CURRENCY

·         Late Wong Liu Tsong, professionally known as Anna May Wong, 1st Chinese-American actor will become the 1st Asian American to appear on US currency.

·         Anna May Wong’s face chin resting on her hand will begin circulating on 24th October 2022, as the 5th coin in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program.

 

5.       THE NETHERLANDS BECOME INDIA’S 3RD-LARGEST EXPORT MARKET

·         The Netherlands has overtaken China and Bangladesh to become India’s 3rd-largest export destination, marking a significant shift in the export ranking for the fiscal year 2022–2023 (FY23).

·         The United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continue to be India’s largest (1st) and second-largest (2nd) export destinations, respectively.

 

6.       PMAY-U AWARDS 2021

·         Uttar Pradesh(UP) has won the top honour at the  Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban(PMAY-U) Awards 2021 under the “Best Performing State” category.

·         Madhya Pradesh(MP) and Tamil Nadu(TN) have won the 2nd and 3rd Prizes under the Best Performing State category respectively.

·         In 2019, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs(MoHUA) established the PMAY-U Awards for Implementation and innovation under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban(PMAY-U).

 

7.       UK PM LIZ TRUSS RESIGNS

·         United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister (PM) Elizabeth Truss (Liz Truss) resigned from the post just six weeks after her appointment due to the economic programme that enraged most of the party members

·         She is the 4th PM of the Conservative Party(Tory party) after David Cameron, Theresa May, and Boris Johnson to resign before the end of their term.

·         Prior to her appointment as PM of UK, she served as the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs(since 2019).

·         Liz Truss becomes the shortest-serving PM, just for 45 days.

 

8.       QCI APPOINTS JAXAY SHAH AS NEW CHAIRMAN

·         Quality Council of India (QCI) has appointed Jaxay Shah, former Chairman of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI)as the new Chairman of QCI for a period of 3 years

·         Jaxay Shah succeeds the former McKinsey India Chief Adil Zainulbhai who served as the Chairman of QCI from 2014 to 2022.

·         QCI is an organisation of 1,000 and above people who are improving the quality of life for 140 crore Indian citizens.

·         It has helped the government with various flagship schemes to assess the quality of education, healthcare, food, sanitation, groundwater management, and natural resources like coal.

 

9.       INDIA TESTS NUCLEAR-CAPABLE ‘AGNI PRIME’ BALLISTIC MISSILE

·         India successfully test-fired ‘Agni Prime (Agni-P)’, a new generation nuclear capable ballistic missiles from off the coast of Odisha.

·         This was Agni Prime’s third consecutive and successful test.

·         The ‘Agni Prime’ is a two-stage canisterised missile with a maximum range of 2,000 km and minimum range of 1000 km.

·         It is surface-to-surface ballistic missile.

·         The nuclear-capable missile has been designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

·         It can be launched from rail or road and can be stored for longer period of time.

 

10.    KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES 2022 TO BE HELD IN MADHYA PRADESH

The 5th edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2022 will be held in 8 cities in Madhya Pradesh from 31st January to 11th February 2023.

·         The 4 edition of KIYG 2021, which was postponed due to COVID-19, was held in June 2022 in Haryana.

·         KIYG 2022 will feature a mix of Olympic, non-Olympic and traditional Indian sports like mallakhamb.

 

11.    THE BOOK “FROM DEPENDENCE TO SELF-RELIANCE”- DR BIMAL JALAN

·         Economist DrBimal Jalan authored the book “From dependence to Self-Reliance: Mapping India’s Rise as a Global Superpower”, a stocktaking of India’s growth trajectory, benefits from Bimal Jalan’s deep insights.

·         The author was the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.