DAILY GK 30,31 OCT

 DAILY GK 30,31 OCT

1.       BILATERAL EXERCISE GARUDA BETWEEN INDIA AND FRANCE

·         18-day long bilateral exercise ‘Garuda VII-2022’ is being held between the Indian Air Force (IAF), and French Air and Space Force (FASF) at Air Force Station, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

·         It is the 7th edition of Garuda exercise.

·         It is the 4th time that this exercise is hosted by India

·         In March 2022, the Indian and French navies carried out a 5-day war game in the Arabian Sea.

 

2.       WHO GLOBAL TUBERCULOSIS REPORT 2022

·         As per the Global Tuberculosis Report 2022 report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), for the first time in year, there is rise in number of people infected with tuberculosis.

·         An estimated 10.6 million people worldwide were sickened by tuberculosis in 2021, a 4.5% rise from 2020, and 1.6 million people died.

·         About 450,000 cases involved people infected with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) in 2021, 3% more than in 2020.

·         India’s TB incidence for 2021 is 210 per 100,000 population as compared to the baseline year of 2015 when it was 256 per lakh of population in India.

·         WHO Director-General– Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia.

·         Headquartered– Geneva, Switzerland,Establishment– 1948

 

3.       SEBI EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR DIRECT ETF TRANSACTIONS TO MAY 1, 2023

·         The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) extended the deadline for implementation of the Rs 25 crore-threshold rule for direct ETF (exchange-traded fund) transactions with asset management companies (AMCs) to May 1, 2023.

·         SEBI reduced the face value of debt security and non-convertible redeemable preference share issued on private placement basis to Rs 1 lakh from the current Rs 10 lakh w.e.f. January 1, 2023.

·         SEBI Chairperson– Madhabi Puri Buch,Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra

 

4.       ISSF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RIFLE/PISTOL 2022 IN EGYPT

·         India’s shooting contingents finished the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Rifle/Pistol 2022 with 2nd on the medal tally with a total of 34 medals (12 golds, 9 silvers and 13 bronze).

·         China tops the medal tally with 58 medals (27 gold, 16 silver and 15 bronze followed by India and Norway(12 medals – 7 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze.

·         ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol 2022 was held in Cairo, Egypt from 12th October to 28th October 2022.

·         More than 1000 athletes from 88 countries participated in the event.

 

5.       WORLD STROKE DAY 2022- OCTOBER 29

·         World Stroke Day is annually observed across the globe on October 29 to raise public awareness of the serious nature and high rates of stroke and the preventative steps that can be taken.

·         World Stroke Day 2022 highlights the need to “Learn The Signs Of Stroke And Save #Precioustime”.

·         World Stroke Day was established by the World Stroke Organization (WSO) at the World Stroke Congress which was held in Vancouver, Canada on 29th October 2004.

·         WSO Headquarters- Geneva, Switzerland