DAILY GK 21-22 APRIL 2025
1.
WORLD’S 1ST GLOBAL CARBON TAX IN SHIPPING INDUSTRY
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India and 62 other
countries have agreed to the world’s 1st ever global
carbon tax by bringing commercial shipping under this ambit to combat the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
in the sector.
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This landmark decision was taken after
voting at the United Nations (UN)-backed International Maritime
Organisation (IMO)’s headquarters in London, the United Kingdom (UK).
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Since
Shipping sector is not covered under the
2015 Paris Agreement, this new legally binding framework on imposing global
carbon tax on shipping to tackle carbon emissions will help in realizing the
overall ‘net-zero’ target.
2.
UNESCO’S MEMORY OF THE WORLD REGISTER
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The manuscripts of Shrimad Bhagvad Gita and
Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra have been included to
Paris based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation (UNESCO)’s Memory of the World (MoW)
Register, a global initiative that preserves documentary heritage of
outstanding value.
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With this, the total number of inscriptions from India now stands at 14.
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Both these newly inducted manuscripts are
preserved by Pune (Maharashtra)-based Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
(BORI).
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This year UNESCO has included 74 new
documentary heritage collections from 72 countries and 4 international
organisations to its MoW register.
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The
total number of inscribed collections
now stands 570.
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Shrimad
Bhagvad Gita, a sacred Sanskrit
text, traditionally attributed to sage Vyasa.
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It
comprises 700 versus in 18 chapters,
embedded in the 6th book
(Bhishma Parva) of longest epic poem ‘Mahabharata’.The Natyashastra, attributed to sage Bharata Muni.
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It
is an ancient Sanskrit text comprising
36,000 versus.
3.
15TH BRICS AGRICULTURE MINISTERS MEETING
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The 15th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa) Agriculture Minister Meeting (AMM) held
in Brasilia, Brazil.
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Theme: “Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture
through Cooperation, Innovation, and Equitable Trade Among BRICS
Countries’’
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BRICS
countries have launched a new initiative named ‘BRICS Land
Restoration Partnership’ to address key issues related to agriculture like: land degradation,
desertification, and soil fertility loss.
4.
WORLD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR
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Qatar-based
Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf won
the ‘2025 World Press Photo of the Year’ for her
poignant image of nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour,
a Gazan boy who lost both arms in
an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City(Palestine) in March 2024.
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World Press Photo Headquarters –
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
5. WORLD’S 1ST 10G BROADBAND NETWORK
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China launched the world’s first 10-Gigabit
(10G) broadband network in Sunan County, Hebei Province
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The
high-speed internet is powered by next-generation 50G PON (Passive Optical Network) technology
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In
tests, download speeds reached 9,834 Megabits per second (Mbps), uploads 1,008
Mbps, and latency as low as 3 ms.
6.
WEF 2025 YOUNG GLOBAL LEADERS HONOUR
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The World Economic Forum (WEF)
released the 2025 list of Young Global Leaders (YGL), recognizing 116 leaders under the age of 40
from who have significantly contributed to various fields, including
business, politics, science, and the arts.
7.
MACGREGOR MEMORIAL MEDAL FOR 2023 & 2024
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General Anil Chauhan,
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India, felicitated five
personnel of the Indian Armed Forces with the ‘MacGregor
Memorial Medal’ at the United Service Institution of India
(USI), New Delhi,
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The awards recognized exceptional
contributions in military
reconnaissance, exploration, and adventure activities.
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For 2023 to Wing Commander D. Panda IAF,
Rahul Kumar Pandey Indian Navy (IN)
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For 2024 to Ram Ratan Jat IN,Sergeant Jhumar Ram Poonia
IAF, Colonel Ranvir Singh Jamwal,
Director of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports
(NIMAS)
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Award is Open
to all ranks (serving/retired) of the Armed Forces,
Territorial Army, Reserve Forces, Rashtriya Rifles, and Assam Rifles.
8.
LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS 2025
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The Laureus World Sports
Awards 2025 was held in Madrid, Spain.
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Armand
Gustav Duplantis, also known as Mondo Duplantis,
a pole vaulter from Sweden, was
honoured with the Laureus World
Sportsman of the Year Award 2025.
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Simone Biles, a gymnast from the USA, received the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award 2025.
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Real Madrid Men’s Football Team of Spain won the Laureus World Team of the Year.
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Lamine Yamal, a football player of Spain, won the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
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Jiang Yuyan, a para swimmer from China, was honoured with Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with
a Disability.
9.
GOLDMAN ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE 2025
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USA based Goldman Environmental Foundation announced
the recipients of the 36th Goldman Environmental
Prize (2025), also known as the ‘Green Nobel Prize’, honouring seven
grassroots environmental activists for their outstanding
contributions to environmental protection across the six
inhabited continental regions.
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The
2025 award was presented to the 7 recipients from
six geographical regions
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Batmunkh Luvsandash, a former electrical engineer from Mongolia, has been awarded the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize for Asia.
10.
EXERCISE ‘DESERT FLAG-10’
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Exercise Desert Flag-10,
a premier multinational air combat
exercise hosted by the UAE Air Force.
