DAILY GK 13-14 JUNE
1. ADB 130 MILLION LOAN FOR HORTICULTURE IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) and The Government of India signed a USD 130 million loan for the Himachal
Pradesh Subtropical Horticulture, Irrigation, and Value Addition Project
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This project will help the farmers to increase the income and resilience
to the effects of climate change of at least 15,000 farm households across 7
districts of the state namely Bilaspur,
Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Sirmour, Solan, and Una.
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Asian Development Bank President – Masatsugu Asakawa
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Headquarters – Manila, Philippines
2. UAE EMERGES AS FOURTH LARGEST INVESTOR IN INDIA IN FY23
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become India’s fourth largest investor in the fiscal year 2022-23
following the successful implementation
of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two
countries in May 1, 2022.
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In 2023, UAE’s Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) to India has risen to USD 3.35 Billion which is more than
tripled from USD 1.03 Billion in 2021 to 22.
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Singapore was the largest investor in India with USD 17.2 billion investment in FY23, (USD 6.1 billion) and the US (USD 6 billion).
3. NEW CEO OF UIDAI
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Amit Agrawal has been appointed Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of Unique Identification Authority
of India (UIDAI) and Subodh Kumar
Singh as the Director-General
(DG) of the National Testing Agency
(NTA).
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Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI) Headquarters–
New Delhi
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National Testing Agency Headquarters– New Delhi
4. NEW DG OF BSF
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Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Nitin Agarwal, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1989
Batch Kerala cadre, as the new Director
General (DG) of the Border Security Force (BSF)
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Nitin Agarwal is currently serving as the Additional DG(ADG)
(Operations), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) headquarters in Delhi.
5. FRENCH OPEN TENNIS 2023
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Novak Djokovic, Serbian professional tennis player, won his 23rd Grand Slam title in the French Open
2023 also known as 2023 Roland-Garros, held at Paris, France.
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Novak Djokovic defeated Casper
Ruud of Norway in the final of the French Open 2023
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Novak Djokovic, the winner of Men’s Single at the French Open, received
the “La Coupe des Mousquetaires (Musketeers’
cup)” trophy.
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World’s No.1, IgaSwiątek (22
years old), a Polish tennis player won
the Women’s Singles title at the French Open 2023 by defeating
KarolínaMuchová, the Czech tennis player.
6. ICC WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP
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The Australia men’s cricket team
captained by Pat Cummins defeated the
Indian men’s cricket team captained by Rohit Sharma by 209 runs in the
finals to win the 2nd edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World
Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23.
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Australia batter Travis Head
was adjudged the Player of the Match
(Finals) for scoring 163 runs off 174 balls in 1st innings.
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The 1st edition ICC World Test Championship was won by New Zealand by
defeating India by eight wickets.
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ICC Chairman– Greg Barclay
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Headquarters- Dubai
7. WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR 2023 – JUNE 12
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The United Nations (UN)’s World
Day Against Child Labour is annually observed on 12th June across the world
to raise awareness about the need to focus attention of child labour .
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The theme of World Day
Against Child Labour 2023 is “Social
Justice for All. End Child Labour!“
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The World Day Against Child Labour was launched by the International
Labour Organization (ILO), a UN agency in 2002 to focus attention on the global
extent of child labour and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it.
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‘Abolition of Child Labour’ was one of the main objectives for ILO,
which was founded in 1919.
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International Labour Organization (ILO):Founded in– 1919
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Director-General– Gilbert F. Houngbo
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Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland
8. MILITARY EXERCISE “EX EKUVERIN”
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The 12th edition of “Ex Ekuverin”,
a bilateral joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Maldives
National Defence Force commenced at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand
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Ekuverin is a bilateral exercise
conducted alternatively in India and
Maldives.
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The meaning of Ekuverin in the
Maldivian language is ‘Friend’.
9. AROUND 90% OF PEOPLE HAVE AT LEAST ONE BIAS AGAINST WOMEN: UNDP REPORT
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According to the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) report
‘2023 Gender Social Norms Index
(GSNI)- Breaking down gender biases: Shifting social norms towards gender
equality‘,90% of both men and women or almost 9 out of 10 men and women
worldwide hold “at least one”
fundamental bias against women.
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The publication of the 2023 GSNI was supported by financial
contributions by the Republic of Korea.
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UNDP Headquarters– New York
10. GLOBAL SLAVERY INDEX 2023
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According to the Global Slavery Index 2023, an assessment of modern
slavery conditions in 160 countries,
released by Australia-based Rights group Walk Free Foundation in May 2023, 50 million people are globally living in
conditions of modern slavery in 2021, a 25% rise over the last five years.
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Among the G20 nations, India tops the list with 11 million people
working as forced labourers, followed by China, Russia, Indonesia, Turkey and the U.S.
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⅔ of people in India were under modern
slavery.
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Asia and Pacific region has the largest number of modern slavery with
29.3 million people.
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G20 nations account for more than half of all people living in modern
slavery.
11. FORBES 2023 THE GLOBAL 2000 LIST
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Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) climbed eight spots to the 45th rank, the highest for an Indian
company in the 2023 edition of the Global 2000 list of public companies
published by Forbes’.
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JPMorgan, America’s biggest bank is at the
top of the
list for the first time since 2011
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Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabian Oil Company in the 2nd followed by 3 state-owned
banks of China (ICBC, China Construction Bank and Agricultural Bank of China).
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Totally 55 Indian companies
figured in the list with State Bank
of India (SBI) climbed to 77th spot (from 105 in 2022); HDFC Bank is at
128th position, ICICI Bank is at 163
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Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) made its
maiden entry and ranked 363
12. NEW TRANSUNION CIBIL CHAIRMAN.
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TransUnion CIBIL Limited (formerly Credit Information Bureau (India)
Limited), India’s first credit
information bureau, announced the appointment of V Anantharaman as its non-executive chairman.
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Trans Union CIBIL Limited is a subsidiary of TransUnion, an American
multinational conglomerate.
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Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra
13. INDIA’S AZISTA BST AEROSPACE LAUNCHED ITS 1ST SATELLITE “AFR”
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Azista BST Aerospace(ABA), a Ahmedabad
(Gujarat)-based aerospace firm, launched its 1st satellite “ABA First Runner (AFR)” onboard the SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies
Corporation)’s Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-8 Mission from
Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the
United States of America (USA).
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The 80-kilogram (Kg) AFR satellite was built on a modular bus platform
and accommodates a wide-swath optical remote sensing payload with both
panchromatic & multispectral imaging capabilities.
14. HOCKEY WOMEN’S JUNIOR ASIA CUP
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Indian Women’s Junior Hockey Team
won the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 title by defeating four-time champions
Republic of Korea (South Korea) in the finals held in Kakamigahara, Japan.
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This mark’s India’s first ever
Women’s Junior Asia Cup title.
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India qualified for FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2023 to be held
in Santiago, Chile from 29 November to 10th December 2023.
