DAILY GK 6,7 NOV

 DAILY GK 6,7 NOV

1.         11TH JOINT MILITARY TRAINING 2022 BETWEEN IAF - SINGAPORE

·           A six-week long 11th edition of the annual Joint Military Training (JMT) 2022 between the Indian Air Force (lAF) and the Republic Singapore Air Force (RSAF) commenced at Air Force Station, Kalaikunda, West Bengal (WB) from November 9-18, 2022

·           From October 26-30, 2022, the 29th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) was held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP).

·           IAF is also conducting a bilateral exercise, named ‘Garuda VIl’, with the French Air and Space Force (FASF) from October 26 to November 12, 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

 

2.         UIDAI TOPS GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL INDEX FOR 3RD MONTH IN A ROW

·           The ‘CPGRAMS Monthly Report October 2022’ released which was published by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

·           In October, 2022, 84535 PG  cases were received on the CPGRAMS portal, 92592 PG cases were redressed. So, there exists a pendency of 75971 PG cases in October, 2022 (data till 25th October, 2022), the lowest ever in the Central Secretariat in 2022.

·           CPGRAMS stands for Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System.

·           The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), and Department of Defence Finance are the top performers among the Group A  Ministries, Departments and Autonomous Bodies for resolving public grievances.

·           Department of Financial Services (Pension Reforms) & Ministry of Development of North

Eastern Region are the top performers among the Group B.

·           In order to further enhance residents’ experience, UIDAI has also launched its new AI (Artificial Intelligence)/ML (Machine Learning) based Chatbot, Aadhaar Mitra with enhanced features like – check Aadhaar enrollment/update status, information on enrollment centre etc.

 

3.         MOE COMMITTEE TO STRENGTHEN ASSESSMENT & ACCREDITATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

·           The Ministry of Education (MoE) has established a high-level committee to enhance the assessment and accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions.

·           The committee will be headed by Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Chairperson of the Board of Governors at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.

·           The committee’s mandate is to develop a road map for the National Accreditation Council (NAC), which is envisioned in the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020).

 

4.         FAO - STATE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2022

·           The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released the 2022 edition of the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA), which examined how automation in our agrifood systems might contribute to reaching Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

·           The report examined 27 case studies spanning multiple technologies across the world.

·           Of the 27 service providers, only 10 are profitable and financially stable. These ten providers, who are primarily based in high-income countries, used mature solutions (widely adopted).

·           In 2005, Japan had more than 400 tractors per 1,000 hectares of arable land, whereas Ghana had only 0.4.

·           FAO Director-General – QU Dongyu,Headquarters – Rome, Italy

 

5.         WORLD’S 1ST ONE-DOSE DRUG TO PROTECT BABIES AGAINST RSV

·           The European Union (EU) authorised a laboratory-developed antibody, nirsevimab, the world’s 1st one-dose drug by AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s Beyfortus (nirsevimab) to protect babies during the 1st exposure to Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a highly contagious common sickness that infects nearly all babies by age 2.

·           It is the RSV passive immunisation for the general newborn population, including those born healthy, at term or prematurely, or with special medical issues.

 

6.         NEW  NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN IN FOUR PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

·           The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by the Prime Minister (PM) has appointed Non Executive Chairman on the Boards of four Public Sector Banks (PSBs) viz. Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB), Union Bank of India and Punjab & Sind Bank (PSB).

·           Canara Bank Vijay Srirangam ,PNB K G Ananthakrishnan,Union Bank of India Srinivasan Varadarajan,PSB:

Charan Singh

 

7.         VIVEK JOSHI APPOINTED AS FINANCIAL SERVICES SECRETARY

·           Vivek Joshi Appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Ministry of Finance.

·           Joshi replaced Sanjay Malhotra as he will become the new Revenue Secretary.

·           Tarun Bajaj will be replaced by Sanjay malhotra as revenue secretary.

 

8.         WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY 2022 – NOVEMBER 5

·           The United Nations (UN)’s World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD) is annually observed across the globe on 5th November to create awareness about Tsunami and to promote the measures for risk reduction.

·           The word “tsunami” comprises the Japanese words “tsu” (meaning harbour) and “nami” (meaning wave).