DAILY GK 6-7 JUNE
1. NIRF RANKING 2023
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According to the 8th edition of India Rankings (India Ranking 2023), prepared by Ministry of Education (MoE) based
on parameters defined by National
Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT) Madras (IITM), Chennai, Tamil Nadu(TN), has topped the list for the 5th
consecutive time.
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IITM madras is followed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bengaluru, Karnataka at 2nd and IIT Delhi at 3rd in overall category.
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IIT Madras has also topped among the Engineering institutes for the 8th consecutive year.
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IIT Madras is also ranked 2nd among research
institutions and
ranked 2nd best for Innovation.
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In the university rankings, IISc
Bengaluru retained its top position.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)
secured the second and third spots,
respectively
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In the field of management, the
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad secured the top spot
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Featuring 13 categories, India Ranking 2023 of NIRF is the largest in
its scope to date.
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NIRF was approved by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)
(now MoE) and launched on 29th September 2015.
2. INDIA’S NATIONAL CENTRE FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY OF DAMS
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The Malviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) in Jaipur, Rajasthan
and the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA), Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) had
signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) to establish India’s
first-of-its-kind National Centre for Earthquake Safety of Dams which will
focus on studying seismic hazards, developing new dams, and enhancing the
protection of existing ones.
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MoJS has recognised the National Centre for Disaster Mitigation and
Management (NCDMM) of MNIT to be the National Center for Earthquake Safety of Dams
and has approved a Financial Grant of Rs 30 crore for establishing and running
the centre for the next 5 years.
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It should be noted that the Dam Safety Act of 2021 recognized the issue
of safety of major dams (beyond State boundaries) as a matter of national
importance and priority. It oversees the maintenance and operation of specified
dams to prevent disasters.
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With over 5,500 dams in India, including 70 of national importance, the
act addresses the risks they pose.
3. RBI’S ANNUAL REPORT 2022-23
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its Annual Report 2022-23, a
static report of the Central Board of Directors on the working of the RBI for
the year ended March 31, 2023 (i.e. FY23) submitted to the Central Government
in terms of Section 53(2) of the RBI Act, 1934.
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According to the second advance estimates (SAE) of national income
released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) the Indian economy is
expected to have recorded a growth of
7.0% in real GDP in FY23 from 9.1% in FY22.
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According to the RBI annual report, the Total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows into India reached a
three-year low of USD 46 billion in FY23 compared to USD 58.8 billion in FY22.
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RBI’s balance sheet increased by 2.5% for the year ended March 31, 2023. While its
income for the year increased by 47.06%
to Rs 2.35 lakh crore, the expenditure
increased by 14.05% to Rs 1.48 lakh crore.
4. KHELO INDIA UNIVERSITY GAMES 2022
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Panjab University (Chandigarh) won the overall championship of the 3rd
edition of the Khelo India University Games (KIUG 2022) held in Uttar Pradesh
(UP)
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Panjab University topped the medal tally of KIUG 2022 with a total of 69 medals (26 gold, 17 silver and 26
bronze).
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Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab – 68 medals (24 gold, 27
silver and 17 bronze) and Jain University, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 32 medals (16
gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze medals) were ranked in 2nd and 3rd place.
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Mascot: Jeetu, which represents the Barasingha
(Rucervusduvaucelii), also called swamp
deer, the state animal of UP.
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Games Anthem: “Khelo India – Har Dil Mein Desh”, composed
and sung by renowned singer Palash Sen.
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The Torch: ‘Shakti’, the official torch of the Khelo India
University Games.
5. SPANISH GP 2023
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch racing driver) won the 2023
Spanish Grand Prix(GP), officially known as Formula 1 (F1) AWS Gran Premio de
España 2023, in Catalonia, Spain.
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He was followed by Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton (British Racing Driver) at
2nd place
6. DUBAI OPEN CHESS 2023
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Indian chess grandmaster (GM) Aravindh
Chithambaram of India wins the 23rd Dubai Open 2023 for the second consecutive year
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He was followed by GM Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan at 2nd, and GM
Arjun Erigaisi (India) at 3rd.
7. AMERICAN ATHLETE JIM HINES PASSED AWAY
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Former American track and field athlete and National Football League
(NFL) player, Jim Hines, the 1st man to
run 100 meters in under 10 seconds, passed away at the age of 76.
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In the 1968 Olympic Games held at México, Jim Hines again clocked a
hand-timed 9.9 (electronically registered as 9.95 seconds), which also made him
the first man to officially break 10 seconds on electronic timing and won his
first Olympic gold.
8. WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2023 – JUNE 5
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The United Nations (UN)’s World Environment Day (WED) is annually
observed across the globe on 5th June to highlight the significance of
protecting the environment. The day also creates awareness about the efforts
taken by various stakeholders across the globe to address environmental issues.
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5th June 2023 marks the observance of the 50th World Environment Day.
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The theme of the WED 2023 is “Solutions to Plastic Pollution”.
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The WED 2023 is hosted by Côte
d’Ivoire and supported by the Netherlands.
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters– Nairobi, Kenya
9. NHAI’S 1ST SUSTAINABILITY REPORT FOR FY 2021-22
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National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), under the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways (MoRTH), has published its inaugural ‘Sustainability Report for FY
2021–22: Building A Sustainable Road
Infrastructure’.
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The Sustainability Report is prepared as per the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines and it will help
attract ‘Green Finance’ for
Infrastructure financing.
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NHAI
has developed ‘Data Lake Tool’ for digitizing the highway
network in India, enabling NHAI to manage the vast amount of data generated by
its infrastructure effectively.
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NHAI
has reduced direct emissions and fuel consumption by 18.44%
and 9.49%, respectively, from FY 2019-20 till 2021-22.
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GHG emissions from energy consumption, operations,
transport, and travel saw a decline of 9.7% in FY 2020-21 and 2% in FY
2021-22.
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More
than 100 wildlife crossings were created in three years across
20 states as a measure for wildlife protection and
conservation to reduce man-animal conflict.
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NHAI
has undertaken plantation drives to develop eco-friendly
national highways, planting around 2.74 crore saplings till 2021-22 to
offset direct emissions from vehicles.
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HAI was set up under NHAI Act,
1988 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways (MoRTH).
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Maharashtra has the largest network of
National Highways (13.4%) followed by Uttar Pradesh (8.9 %) and Rajasthan (7.8 %).
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The longest National Highway is NH44, which runs between Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu,
covering a distance of 3,806 km (2,365 mi).
10. MOU SIGNED BETWEEN MICROSOFT AND INDIAN GOVT
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A memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Microsoft
and the Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skills Development
and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), to train
6000 students and 200 educators at government-led Industrial Training Institutes
(ITIs) and National Skills Training Institutions (NSTIs).
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Microsoft will offer a wide range of courses for the training including
in Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, web development and
cybersecurity skills.
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This training is being conducted under
the Cyber Shikshaa programme and will be expanded to students and educators
at 10 NSTIs for women.
11. INDIAN NAVY SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED AN UNDERWATER TARGET
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The Indian Navy and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully engaged an
underwater target with an indigenously developed heavyweight Torpedo, named Varunastra.
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‘Varunastra’, the advanced Heavy-Weight anti-submarine Torpedo, was inducted by the Indian
Navy in 2016 and is developed by the Indian Navy and the Naval Science and
Technology Laboratory (NSTL) of DRDO and is manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Ltd
(BDL).
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‘Varunastra’ is a ship launched, heavy weight, electrically-propelled
anti-submarine torpedo capable of targeting quiet submarines, both in deep and
shallow waters in an intense countermeasures environment.
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‘Varunastra’ can be fired from all Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ships
capable of firing heavyweight torpedoes.
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Torpedo- is an underwater ranged weapon
launched above or
below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive
warhead designed to explode either on contact with or in proximity to the
target.
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Recent successful achievements of Indian Navy:
