DAILY GK 4,5 DEC

DAILY GK 4,5 DEC

1.              TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2022

·                According to the Tribal Development Report 2022 launched by the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF), the Tribal communities(Adivasis) are at the bottom of India’s development pyramid.

·                Accoring to the 2011 Census, tribal communities across India account for around 8.6% of the total population.

·                Out of the 257 Scheduled Tribe districts, 90% – 230 are located in either forested or hilly or dry regions. They account for around 80% of India’s tribal population.

 

2.              UNDP REPORT: NUMBER OF PEOPLE FORCIBLY DISPLACED CROSSED 100 MILLION IN 2022

·                According to the report “Turning the Tide on Internal Displacement: A Development Approach to Solutions,” more than 100 million people were forcibly displaced in 2022 for the first time, the majority of whom were forcibly displaced within their own countries.

·                The report was created by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).

 

3.              RBI LAUNCHES ‘DIGITAL RUPEE – RETAIL SEGMENT (E₹-R)‘ IN FOUR CITIE

·                The Reserve bank of India (RBI) launched its pilot on retail digital currency/ rupee called ‘Digital Rupee – Retail segment (e₹-R)’, a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) which is an electronic form of sovereign currency.

·                In this regard, RBI issued Rs 1.71 crore to four participating banks based on their indents.

·                In the retail pilot of the digital rupee, 8 banks have been identified for phase-wise participation in four cities of Mumbai ,New Delhi ,Bengaluru ,and Bhubaneswar .

·                In the first phase, four banks including State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank, YES Bank, and IDFC First Bank will take part.

 

4.              CANARA BANK WINS BANKER’S BANK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022

·                Canara Bank received the Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022 for the India segment (Under Asia Pacific Region) at the Global Banking Summit, held in London, United Kingdom (UK)

·                The bank has been adjudged as the ‘Best Bank in India for 2022’.

·                The Bankers’ Bank of the year awards are considered to be on par with Oscar awards for the banking sector.

·                Global – BBVA has been awarded the Global Bank of the Year 2022.

·                Asia-Pacific – Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SC Bangladesh) bagged the 2022 Bank of the Year award

 

5.              ‘PRIDE OF CENTRAL INDIA 2022’ AWARD

·                AtulPatidar, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Farmkart Online Services Private Limited (central India’s first agritech innovation startup) was awarded the prestigious ‘Pride of Central India 2022’ award for transforming the lives of rural farmers.

·                DainikBhaskar’s ‘Pride of Central India’ honours people with exceptional and inspirational work in education, health, art, business, and social work.

·                He collaborated with Canadian Indians to establish ‘Farmkart’.Farmkart designs innovative technology solutions for farmers who have little or zero knowledge of modern technology.

 

6.              INDIA TO ASSUME CHAIRMANSHIP OF WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT ON 1ST JANUARY

·                India will assume the chairmanship of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA), a multilateral technology control agreement, on 1st January 2023, for a period of one year.

·                Ireland’s ambassador Eoin O’Leary handed over the chairmanship to India’s ambassador JaideepMazumdar, permanent representative to the UN and international organisations in Vienna at the 26th annual plenary of the WA held in Vienna

·                The WA is a multilateral export control regime established in 1996, monitors the transfers of conventional weapons and dual-use goods. It has 42 members and operates on a voluntary basis, where decisions are made by consensus.

·                The United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Japan, South Korea, France, Germany and Australia are some key members of the WA and other non-members include China and Israel.

·                India joined the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) in 2017 and became its 42nd member.

 

7.              VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY  2022

·                Saurashtra won the Vijay Hazare Trophy Final 2022- 2023 title by defeating Maharashtra in the final at Motera, Ahmedabad

·                Manof the Tournament- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Maharashtra captain, was awarded for his exceptional performances in the match.

·                The Vijay Hazare Trophy, (officially known as Mastercard Vijay Hazare trophy for sponsorship reasons) also known as the Ranji One-Day Trophy, was started in 2002-03 as a limited-overs cricket domestic competition involving state teams from the Ranji Trophy plates organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

 

8.              INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 2022- DECEMBER 3

·                United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) or International Day of Disabled Persons is annually observed across the globe on December 3 to raise awareness about the situation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of political, social, economic, and cultural life.

·                The theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022 is ‘Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fueling an accessible and equitable world’.