DAILY GK 9-10 APRIL
1. THE KING OF BHUTAN VISIT TO INDIA
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His
Majesty Jigme KhesarNamgyelWangchuck, the King of Bhutan, visited India
on an official trip
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India
has historically been Bhutan’s top trading partner and continues to be its top
investor.
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India,
Bhutan agree on steps to boost cooperation in hydropower, trade and space
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India
decided to increase its support for Bhutan’s upcoming 13th Five-Year Plan
(2023-28), has agreed to an increase in the tariff on the Chhukha
hydroelectric power (HEP) project, and is negotiating an additional standby
credit line for Bhutan.
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Bhutan:Capital
– Thimphu
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Currency
– Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)
2. 8TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA
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8th
April 2023, the Ministry of Finance marked the 8th anniversary of the launch of
the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) Yojana
(PMMY).
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PMMY
was launched on 8th April 2015 by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in New
Delhi, Delhi.
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Its aim
is to facilitate easy collateral-free micro-credit of up to Rs 10 lakh to
non-corporate, non-farm small and micro-entrepreneurs for income-generating
activities.
3. MUMBAI
RANKED 19TH IN ‘BEST PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE WORLD 2023‘
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According
to a survey published by London (United Kingdom) based global magazine ‘Time
Out’, India’s Financial Capital Mumbai (Maharashtra) was ranked 19th in the
list of ‘Best public transport in the world 2023‘.
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Mumbai
is the only Indian city to feature in the list.
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The
list is topped by Germany’s Berlin with the best public transport system
globallyparticularly for its metro system, U-Bahn.
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Prague,Czech
Republic is at 2nd place.
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Mumbaihas
also introduced the Chalo Pay app – a pioneer for Indian public transport
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7 of
the top 19 cities are from Asia.
4. INDIA
SUPPORTS AFRICAN UNION TRANSITION MISSION IN SOMALIA
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Ruchira
Kamboj, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), presented
USD 2 million to the United Nations Trust Fund in support of the African
Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).
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With
this grant, the Government of India (GoI) reaffirms its dedication to promoting
peace and stability in Somalia and the Horn of Africa.
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India
had previously granted the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) USD 4
million.
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India
continues to assist the African Union (AU) and UN in combating terrorism and
fostering peace and stability in Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa.
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The
main objective of ATMIS is to mitigate the threat posed by the terrorist group
Al-Shabaad.
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Somalia:Capital
– Mogadishu
5. SHAH
RUKH KHAN WON TIME100 READER POLL 2023
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India’s
Bollywood Actor Shah Rukh Khan won the 2023 TIME100 Reader Poll, the 100th
edition of TIME’s readers poll in which readers voted for the
individuals/groups that they think deserve a spot on the Time’s annual list
of the most influential people.
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Shah
Rukh Khan topped the list by receiving around 4% of the vote after more than
1.2 million votes were cast.
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At
the 2nd place there are Iranian womenprotesting for more freedom in Iran’s Islamic regime.
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The
protestors were named TIME’s
2022 Heroes of the Year and had won 2022 Person of the Year reader poll
too.
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Argentine
Footballer Lionel Messi, stands 5th with 1.8% of the votes.
6. VIE
AWARD 2023 AT WORLD VACCINE CONGRESS EUROPE 2023
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Bharat
Biotech International
Limited(Bharat Biotech) won the Best Production/Process Development Award
at ViE Award 2023, the 16th Annual ViE awards, during the World Vaccine
Congress Washington 2023 held at Washington D.C.
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Bharat
Biotech is the world’s first producer of intranasal Covid-19 vaccine,
iNcovacc.
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Its
intramuscular vaccine, Covaxin, is part of India’s public vaccination programme.
7. ANTI-SUBMARINE
ROCKETS SUCCESSFULLY TESTED
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Extended
Range Anti Submarine Rocket (ER-ASR) designed by two Punebased facilities of the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) were successfully test-fired for the
1st time from the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Chennai
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The
ER-ASR was designed and developed by The Armament Research and Development
Establishment (ARDE) and the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL)
– DRDO facilities located in Pune, Maharashtra.
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The
ER-ASR is intended to replace the existing Russian-origin Rocket Guided
Bombs (RGBs) rockets already installed on ships, as well as to intercept
submarines at specific depths.
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The RGB
has a range of 5 kilometers(Km), whereas the ER-ASR has a range of more than 8
Km.
