DAILY GK 15-16 DEC
1.
MERCER’S QUALITY OF LIVING CITY
RANKING 2023
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According
to Mercer’s Quality of Living City
Ranking 2023, Hyderabad (Telangana);
Pune(Maharashtra) and Bengaluru(Karnataka) ranked 153rd, 154th and 156th
respectively, have emerged as the top three Best cities in India in terms
of living standard.
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For
the 6th time, Hyderabad has emerged as
the Best Indian city.
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Vienna(Austria) has topped the list for the 11th consecutive year and retained its title as
the Best City offering the highest quality of life in the world.
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Vienna
is followed by Zurich(Switzerland), and
Auckland(New Zealand) in the 2nd and 3rd ranks.
2.
CAFI AWARD FOR CLIMATE REPORTING BY
IFC
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International
Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has recognised Federal Bank Limited as the top performer
of the 2023 Climate Assessment for Financial Institutions (CAFI) Awards for
Climate Reporting.
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Federal
Bank emerged as a standout performer by securing 2 positions on the global
stage and 4 recognitions in South Asian Region.
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Most Transactions Reported- Equity Bank, Kenya
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Best Achievement vs Climate Targets-
Banco de la Producción, Ecuador
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Federal Bank Limited: Headquarters– Aluva, Kerala
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Tagline– Your Perfect Banking
Partner
3.
INDIAN ACTOR KABIR BEDI HONOURED
WITH ITALY’S ORDER OF MERIT
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Kabir
Bedi, a renowned Indian actor, was honoured
with “Officer Order of Merit of
the Italian Republic” the one of the most prestigious Italian civilian award, for his contributions in
promoting better relations between India and Italy.
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The
Scroll of Honour was signed by Italian
President Sergio Mattarella and counter-signed by Italian Prime Minister(PM) Giorgia Meloni.
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The
order is awarded for outstanding merits in the fields of literature, the arts and economy; philanthropic, social and
humanitarian activities.
4.
NITI AAYOG DELTA RANKINGS
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Tiriyani Block of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad
district, Telangana
secured the first position in the
National Institution for Transforming India(NITI)
Aayog’s inaugural delta rankings of Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) for
the first Quarter of 2023-2024.
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The
Kaushambi block of Kaushambi District
in Uttar Pradesh secured second
position.
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The Aspirational Blocks Programme
(ABP) was
launched in January 2023 with a focus on improving governance to enhance
citizens’ quality of life in underdeveloped blocks in India.
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Category
1: Top two in the overall ABP ranking, Tiriyani Block and Kaushambi block will get Rs 3 crore and Rs 2
crore respectively.
5.
NYHOLM PRIZE FOR EDUCATION
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Savita Ladage Professor at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science
Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, Maharashtra, has
been honoured with the Royal Society of
Chemistry (RSC)’s Nyholm Prize for Education, in recognition for her
contributions to chemistry education.
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Prof.Ladage
will receive a cash prize of awarded 5,000 British pound sterling (GBP), along
with a medal and a certificate.
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The
Nyholm Prize for Education recognises
inspirational, innovative, and dedicated individuals or teams making a
substantial and sustained impact within education.
6.
CHIEF MINISTER OF CHHATTISGARH
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Vishnu Deo Sai of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was
sworn in as the 4th Chief Minister (CM)
of Chhattisgarh.
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BJP
legislators Vijay Sharma and Arun Sao
were sworn in as the Deputy Chief Ministers.
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They
were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Biswabhusan Hari chandan in Raipur, Chhattisgarh
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Vishnu
Deo Sai became the first tribal chief
minister of Chhattisgarh.
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Vishnu
Deo Sai was elected as the Member of Legislative (MLA) from the Kunkuri Assembly constituency.
7.
INDIAN NAVY COMMISSIONED INS
TARMUGLI
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The
Indian Navy commissioned the Fast Attack
Craft, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tarmugliat the Naval Dockyard in
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh(AP).
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The
ship has served under the flags of 2
nations (India and Maldives) and bearing 3 names (INS Tillanchang; MCGS
Huravee and INS Tarmugli) during its commendable service. 3
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The
vessel was build by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, West Bengal
in 2001.
8.
NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION DAY
2023- DECEMBER 14
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National Energy Conservation Day is annually observed across India
on 14 December to raise awareness
about the importance of conserving energy and to promote sustainable energy
practices.
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The
Awards were given away for the 1st time on December 14, 1991.
9.
INDIA’S WOMEN VOTERS TO SURPASS MALE
VOTERS FROM 2029
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State Bank of India’s (SBI) Economic
Research Department (ERD) released a report titled ‘Women
Empowerment & Ladli Behna_Dec23‘ which states that women voters in
India will surpass male voters from the 2029 General Election onwards.
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In
2029, the total voter turnout is
expected to be 73 crores of which women
voters will be at 37 crore, which will be higher than the registered men
voters at 36 crore.
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The
report projects that the total voter turnout in the 2024 general election will be around 68 crores of which 33 crore
(49%) will be women.
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ERD
projects that in 2047 (probable election
year 2049), women voter turnout should increase to 55% and men voter
turnout might decrease to 45%.
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In 2019 LokSabha elections, 67.18%
women voted
as compared to 67.01% men.
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In state assembly elections (in last
5 years) across 23
major states, women’s voter turnout
surpassed men’s in 18 states.
10.
WHO’S 5TH GLOBAL STATUS REPORTS ON
ROAD SAFETY 2023:
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The
World Health Organisation (WHO) launched the report titled “Global Status Reports on Road Safety 2023”,
which shows that the annual number of
road traffic deaths across the world has slightly decreased to 1.19 million
from 1.25 million, marking a 5% decrease
in 10 years between 2010 and 2021.
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As
of 2019, road traffic injuries are the
primary cause of death for those aged 5-29, and the 12th leading cause of death globally when all ages are considered.
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In India, the total number of road traffic fatalities went up from 1.34 lakh in
2010 to 1.54 lakh in 2021, and
India’s share in global road fatalities also increased from 11% to 13%.
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World Health Organisation (WHO):Director General– Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Headquarters–
Geneva, Switzerland
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Founded
on– 7 April 1948
11.
INDIRA GANDHI PRIZE FOR PEACE 2023
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The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament, and Development for 2023 has been jointly awarded to Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine-Israeli classical pianist and
conductor, and Ali Abu Awwad,
Palestinian peace activist, for their efforts towards a non-violent resolution of the
Israel-Palestine conflict.
12.
UMA SEKHAR ELECTED TO GOVERNING
COUNCIL OF UNIDROIT
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India’s first woman candidate, Uma Sekhar was elected to the Governing
Council of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law
(UNIDROIT) in its 82nd session, by
winning 45 out of 59 votes in the initial round of elections held in Rome, Italy
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India
will be a member of the Governing Council for the period from 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2028.
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International Institute for the
Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT):Headquarters– Rome, Italy
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Members–
65 Nations
13.
INDIA’S FASTEST’ SOLAR-ELECTRIC BOAT
BARRACUDA
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India’s fastest solar-electric boat,
Barracuda was launched at the Navgathi Panavally Yard
in Alappuzha, Kerala.
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The
vessel was jointly developed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited and Navalt
Solar & Electric Boats Private Limited.
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Barracuda
has twin 50 kilowatt (kW) electric motors, a marine-grade LFP battery, and 6 kW
solar power system.
14.
1ST INDIANS TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE
INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME
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Indian
tennis legends Leander Paes; Indian
sports commentator and promoter Vijay
Amritraj; and British sports journalist and writer Richard Evans were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame as a part of the class of 2024.
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Leander
Paes was selected under Player Category and Vijay Amritraj and Richard Evans
were selected under Contributor Category.
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Paes and Amritraj have became the
1st two Indians
to receive the honours and the 1st Asian
men to be selected in their respective categories.
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India
has became the 28th nation represented in the Hall of Fame.
15.
BCCI RETIRES MS DHONI’S ICONIC
JERSEY NUMBER 7
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The
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the retirement of the former Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s
(MS Dhoni) iconic jersey number “7” to honour his achievements in Indian
cricket.
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MS
Dhoni becomes the second Indian to be given this honour after Sachin Tendulkar, whose jersey number “10” retired in 2017.
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Since
both the two jersey numbers “7” and “10” were retired, they will not be
designated for any other Indian cricket players.
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According
to International Cricket Council(ICC) rules, the numbers 1-100 were allotted to
cricket players as jersey numbers when they debuted for the national team.
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The
present Indian players with popular jersey numbers are Virat Kohli (18) and
Rohit Sharma (45).
16.
ITF WORLD CHAMPION AWARDS 2023
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Novak Djokovic, a Serbian tennis player, has been
named men’s International Tennis
Federation (ITF) World Champion 2023 for the eighth time in his career.
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Aryna Sabalenka, a Belarusian tennis player, has been named as
the women’s ITF World Champion for
the first time for her consistent performance in the 2023 season.
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Novak
Djokovic holds the record for the most (8 times) ITF World Champion accolades
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International Tennis Federation
(ITF):Headquarters
– London, United Kingdom(UK)
