DAILY GK 24-26 DEC
1.
RBI REPORT: STATES GROSS FISCAL DEFICIT BELOW
BUDGET ESTIMATE
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the report titled “State Finances: A Study of Budgets of
2023-2024”.
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RBI has allowed card-on-file
tokenistation (CoFT) through issuer banks or institutions, card networks.
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It will provide cardholders a facility to tokenise their cards for multiple merchant sites (e-commerce sites)
through a single process.
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Earlier, RBI had announced to extend this tokenization service to issuer
banks and financial institutions as part of the Statement on Development and
Regulatory Policies in October, 2023.
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RBI’s model pegged India’s FY25
GDP growth at 6.0%
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RBI developed Dynamic Stochastic
General Equilbrium(DSGE) model has projected GDP growth for India at 6.0% for FY25(2024-25).
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RBI’s model projects FY25 retail
inflation at 4.8%
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RBI has introduced new norms in order to curb “evergreening” of loans by lenders through Alternate Investment
Funds(AIFs).
2.
NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS 2023
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) announced the National Sports Awards 2023 which will
be conferred on 42 sportspersons, coaches and entities under 5 categories on
9th January 2024 by the President of India,
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Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 will be given to the Badminton duo Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty and Rankireddy
Satwik Sai Raj.
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Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar (Punjab) won the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023 for the record 25th time.
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Arjuna Awards will be awarded to 26 Awardees.
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Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports will be
awarded to 8 Awardees.
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Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2023 will be awarded to 3 Awardees.
3.
“PAAT-MITRO” APP TO EMPOWER JUTE FARMERS
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Ministry of Textiles(MoT) has unveiled the ‘Paat-Mitro’ mobile application(app) to provide important
information about Minimum Support Price (MSP) and agronomy to jute farmers.
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The app was developed by Jute
Corporation of India Limited (JCI), a central public sector
undertaking(CPSU) under MoT.
4.
ASIAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023:
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Indian chess players Kiyana
Parihar (Under -8 Girls) and Harsh Suresh (U-16 Open) won gold medals (Standard – category) in
the Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023 held at Al Ain City of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Asian Chess Federation (ACF):Headquarters – Al Ain,Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates(UAE)
5.
OFFICIAL JERSEY, LOGO, AND MASCOT OF THE 6TH
KIYG IN TAMIL NADU
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Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur, Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports(MoYAS) unveiled the official logo, jersey, and theme song of the 6th Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG 2024) in
Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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The mascot of 6th KIYG named “Veera Mangai” and the ceremonial torch named “Thamizh” were also unveiled during the
event.
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The 6th KIYG is scheduled to be held in 4 cities of Tamil Nadu namely Chennai, Trichy, Madurai, and Coimbatore.
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Silambam, a form of Indian martial arts, has been
included as a demo sport in the KIYG
2024.
6.
ROBERT M SOLOW, NOBEL-WINNING ECONOMIST PASSED
AWAY
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American Economist Robert Merton Solow, who won the 1987 Nobel Prize in economics has passed away at the
age of 99.
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In 1987, he won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his
contributions to the theory of economic
growth.
7.
NATIONAL FARMER’S DAY OR KISAN DIWAS 2023-
DECEMBER 23
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National Farmer’s Day, also known as Kisan Diwas, is annually observed across India on 23rd December to
highlight the significance of farmers’ contribution to the overall social and
economic development of India.
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The day also marks the birth
anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh, a champion of the Indian farmers’
community, who served as the 5th Prime
Minister(PM) of India from 1979 to 1980.
8.
KERALA EMERGES AS THE MOST PREFERRED STATE TO
WORK: ISR 2024
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According to the 11th edition of the India skills Report (ISR) titled ‘India Skills Report 2024: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Skills,
Work, Mobility’, Kerala have emerged as the most preferred State to work for both male and female employable
talent.
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In terms of large talent availability, States with the highest concentration of highly employable youth
are Haryana, Maharashtra, Andhra
Pradesh (AP), Uttar Pradesh (UP), Kerala, and Telangana.
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Telangana has the highest concentration of
employable talent in the age group of 18-21 with 85.45% followed by Kerala with 74.93%.
9.
FORBES’ WORLD’S HIGHEST-PAID FEMALE ATHLETES
2023:
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Polish Tennis Player Iga Swiątek has topped the Forbes’ annual list World’s Highest-Paid Female
Athletes 2023, with a total earning
of USD 23.9 million (on-field USD 9.9 million; off-field USD 14 million) in
2023.
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Indian Badminton player Pusarla
Venkata Sindhu (PV Sindhu) is tied with American Gymnast Simone Biles in 16th position with a total earning of
USD 7.1 million
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Sindhu is the only Indian and the only badminton player featured on the list.
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Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu (20 years) is
ranked 2nd with USD
22.1 million
10.
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 2023
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The United Kingdom’s Manchester
City Football Club (F.C.) won their maiden FIFA Club World Cup 2023 by defeating Fluminense F.C.(Brazil) in
the finals held at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
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Manchester City also became the first English team to win the FIFA Club
World Cup at their first attempt.
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The Golden Ball was given to
Rodri (Manchester City), while the Silver Ball and Bronze Ball were awarded
to Kyle Walker (Manchester City) and Jhon Arias (Fluminense), respectively.
11.
NATIONAL CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY 2023- DECEMBER 24
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National Consumer Rights Day, also known as Bharatiya Grahak Diwas or National Consumer Day, is annually
observed across India on 24 December to raise awareness of consumer rights and
responsibilities.
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The day commemorates the enactment of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA)
of 1986, which received the assent of the President of India on 24 December
1986.
12.
GOOD GOVERNANCE DAY 2023 – DECEMBER 25
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Good Governance Day, also known as Sushasan
Diwas in Hindi, is annually observed across India on 25th December to mark
the birth anniversary of the
former(10th) Prime Minister (PM) Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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25th December 2023 marks the 10th Good Governance Day and 99th birth
anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
