DAILY GK 14,15 FEB

DAILY GK 14,15 FEB 

1.       AMRITPEX 2023 AT NEW DELHI

·         Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Ministry of Communications inaugurated a 5-day long AMRITPEX 2023, the National Philatelic Exhibition at PragatiMaidan, New Delhi (Delhi) as a part of AzadiKaAmritMahotsav Celebrations.

·         AMRITPEX, the national platform will highlight 5000 years of India’s history, culture, art, and heritage through stamps and pictorial collections.

·         Philately – it is the collection and study of postage and imprinted stamps.

·         On attainment of Independence on 14th August 1947,Republic of India issued its first Stamp on 21st November 1947,  depicting the Indian Flag in the series of three stamps.

 

2.       INDIA’S FIRST ELECTRIC AC DOUBLE-DECKER BUS INAUGURATED IN MUMBAI

·         The first double-decker electric AC bus in India was unveiled in Mumbai, Maharashtra, by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST).

·         The bus will run between the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and the Kurla bus depot after all clearances have been granted.

 

3.       FT GLOBAL MBA RANKING 2023

·         According to the “Financial Times (FT) Global MBA Ranking 2023,” the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) from the Indian School of Business (ISB) has retained its prominence among Indian B-Schools and is the only Indian B-school (Business School) to rank in the top 50 globally.

·         ISB dropped to 39th rank in the world from 32nd in 2022 and 23rd in 2021. It is currently ranked sixth in Asia.

·         ISB has campuses in Hyderabad (Telangana) and Mohali (Punjab).

·         In addition to ISB, the Financial Times’ top 100 list includes five Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).

·         In terms of research ranking, ISB is ranked first in India and 61st globally

·         According to the Financial Times, IIM Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and IIM Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) are among the top 100 global MBA institutes.

·         Columbia Business School United States (US) topped the ranking followed by Instead France/Singapore at 2^nd place.

 

4.       NEW GOVERNORS IN 6 STATES

·         Arunachal Pradesh    -Lieutenant General KaiwalyaTrivikramParnaik (retired)          

·         Sikkim                                           -Lakshman Prasad Acharya            

·         Jharkhand                   -C P Radhakrishnan          

·         Himachal Pradesh     -Shiv Pratap Shukla           

·         Assam                                            -Gulab Chand Kataria       

·         Andhra Pradesh         -Justice (retired) Syed Abdul Nazeer            

 

5.       GOI APPOINTS CHIEF JUSTICE FOR 4 HIGH COURTS

·         Justice Sonia GiridharGokani                -Chief Justice of Gujarat HC,

·         Justice Sandeep Mehta                              -Chief Justice of Gauhati HC

·         Justice Jaswant Singh                                -Chief Justice of Tripura HC

·         Justice N Kotiswar Singh          -Chief Justice of HC of Jammu & Kashmir(J&K) and Ladakh

·         Justice Sonia GiridharGokani will be the only woman chief justice of a high court.

·         India has 25 high courts.

·         While SC judges retire at 65, HC judges demit office on attaining the age of 62 years.

 

6.       NEW CYPRUS PRESIDENT

·         Nikos Christodoulides (49) has been elected as the 8th President of Cyprus by defeating veteran diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis.

·         He will succeed Nicos Anastasiades.

·         Cyprus:Capital– Nicosia, Currency– Euro

 

7.       ICAI NEW PRESIDENT & VICE-PRESIDENT

·         The Central Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has elected CA. Aniket Sunil Talatias President and CA. Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal and Vice Presidentof ICAI for the term 2023-24.

·         The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, viz. The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 on 1st July, 1949 for regulating the profession of Chartered Accountancy in the country.

·         The ICAI, functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs

 

8.       5TH FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 2022

·         Real Madrid has won the FIFA Club World Cup for the 5th time after beating Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal 5-3 in the final by 5-3 in Rabat, Morocco.

·         It was held in Morocco at Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier and the Prince MoulayAbdellah Stadium in Rabat.

·         Its Official Song/Anthem was ‘Welcome To Morocco’.

·         The Best player award/Adidas Golden Ball went to ViníciusJúnior of Real Madrid.

·         The Brazilian football player Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos aka Pedro was the top goal scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.

 

9.       2023 FORMULA E HYDERABAD E-PRIX

·         Two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne of DS Penske, a French Racing Driver, won the first ever Formula E race in India – 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix, Round 4 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship (Formula E 2023).

·         A total of 11 teams competed in the 2023 Hyderabad E-Prix held in the Hyderabad street circuit, Hyderabad, Telangana.

·         Hyderabad street circuit becomes the 30th venue and 1st in India to host an E-Prix.

 

10.    WORLD RADIO DAY 2023 – FEBRUARY 13

·         The United Nations(UN)’s World Radio Day is annually observed across the globe on 13th February to highlight the importance of radio as an essential part of the maintenance and transition to peace.

·         The theme of World Radio Day 2023 is “Radio and Peace”.

·         UNESCO adopted the resolution at its 36th session and proclaimed the 13th February of every year as World Radio Day to mark the establishment of UN Radio.

·         UNESCODirector-General– Audrey Azoulay,Headquarters– Paris,Establishment– 1945

 

11.    NATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2023 – FEBRUARY 13

·         National Women’s Day is annually observed across India on February 13 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu, who was referred to as the “Nightingale of India”.

·         The United Nations (UN)’s International Women’s Day is annually observed across the globe on March 8.

·         Sarojini Naidu was a political activist, feminist, poet, freedom fighter, and the 1st Indian woman to be the President of the Indian National Congress.

·         She was appointed as Uttar Pradesh’s 1st governor in 1947, the year India attained freedom. She held onto her position until her demise in 1949.

 

12.    1ST G20 ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY WORKING GROUP MEETING

·         The First G20 (Group of Twenty) Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) meeting was held in Bengaluru, Karnataka under India’s G20 Presidency.

·         It was led by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India.

·         Indian Presidency will publish the 5th report on actions against marine plastic litter under the G20 Framework for Marine Plastic Litter, in collaboration with Japan.

 

13.    6TH SCO SAI LEADERS’ MEETING

·         The 6th Shanghai Cooperation OrganisationSupreme Audit Institutes (SCO SAI) Leaders’ meeting was held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (UP)

·         Meeting was led by Girish Chandra Murmu, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) India, under the theme of  “Integrating Emerging Technologies in Audit” with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and Cyber-security.

·         Girish Chandra Murmu signed 2 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with SAIs of Kazakhstan and Tajikistan to strengthen cooperation and exchange of expertise in the field of auditing.

·         SCOHeadquarters –  Beijing, China,Establishment – 15 June 2001,Secretary-General – Zhang Ming

 

14.    DELHI-MUMBAI EXPRESSWAY STRETCH INAUGURATED

·         Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the highly-anticipated Delhi-Mumbai expressway on Sunday, February 12.

·         The 246-km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section will be open to the public, reducing the travel time from the national capital to Jaipur from five hours to about three hours.

·         This Delhi-Mumbai Expressway would be India’s longest Expressway, spanning 1,386 km.

 

15.    NEW PRESIDENT OF BANGLADESH

·         Mohammad ShahabuddinChuppu, (74 years old), a former judge and freedom fighter, has been declared the next President of Bangladesh by Bangladesh’s Election Commission.

·         The ruling Awami League (AL) party nominee, ShahabuddinChuppu, was elected unopposed as the 22nd President of Bangladesh.

·         ShahabuddinChuppu will replace the incumbent President Mohammad Abdul Hamid, the longest-serving president of Bangladesh(2013 to 2023), whose tenure ends in  April 2023.

 

16.    SNAPDRAGON SATELLITE, WORLD’S 1ST SATELLITE-BASED 2-WAY MESSAGING SMARTPHONES

·         Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. introduced “Snapdragon Satellite” the world’s 1st satellite-based two-way capable messaging solution for premium smartphones, at theConsumer Electronics Show(CES) 2023, which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America(USA)

·         The Snapdragon satellite, Developed with Iridium, will allow next-generation premium Android smartphones and other gadgets to support messaging for emergency use in rural, and offshore locations.