DAILY GK 3-4 MAY 2025
1. CHAIRMAN OF NSAB
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The Government of India reconstituted the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB),
appointing Alok Joshi, former Chief of the Research
and Analysis Wing (R&AW), as its new Chairman.
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The
revamped seven-member NSAB comprises distinguished
retired officials from India’s military, police, and diplomatic services.
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NSC
(India) was established in 1998 by the Government of
India (GoI) under the leadership of the then Prime Minister (PM) AtalBihari
Vajpayee
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National
Security Advisor (NSA) of India – Ajit Kumar
Doval
2. PM OF AUSTRALIA
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The incumbent Prime Minister (PM) of
Australia Anthony Norman Albanese, leader
of the LaborParty(LP), has been re-elected as Australia’s PM in the federal
elections.
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With this, he became the 1st Australian PM
to win a 2nd consecutive 3-year term in two
decades.
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Australia Capital- Canberra
3. PM OF YEMEN
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The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC)
of Yemen appointed , Finance Minister (FM) Salem
Saleh Bin Braik as the new Prime Minister (PM) of Yemen.
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YemenCapital – Sanaa
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Currency – Yemeni Rial(YER)
4. TOGO PRESIDENT
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The Parliament of Togo (Togolese
Republic), a West African country, elected Jean-Lucien Kwassi Lanyo
Savi de Tove as the first President under Togo’s new
parliamentary system for a four-year term.
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He was elected unanimously by 150 members present in the bicameral
Parliament (National Assembly and Senate), which comprises 174 seats.
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Togo Capital – Lome
5. GERMANY’S 10TH CHANCELLOR
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Conservative
Party leader and lawyer, Friedrich Merz was
elected as the 10th Chancellor of Germany.
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He secured the majority with 325 votes out
of 630 seats in the second round of voting.
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The President of Germany, Frank- Walter
Steinmeier, approved Friedrich Merz as Chancellor at Bundestag, Berlin,
Germany.
6. PAC CHAIRPERSON
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Senior
Indian National Congress (INC) Party leader, K C Venugopal was
re-appointed as chairperson of the New Delhi based Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the
Parliament of India, by the LokSabha Speaker.
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About Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Established: 1921 (pre-independence),
reconstituted in 1950 (post-independence)
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Significance: The PAC ensures
accountability in the utilization of public funds by examining audit reports
from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
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Role:
The committee comprises 22 members (15 from LokSabha and 7
from RajyaSabha) and reviews compliance with parliamentary approvals.
7. COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL DISASTER
MANAGEMENT
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),
constituted a High-Level Committee under the chairmanship
of Union Minister Amit Shah, MHA, to oversee national
disaster preparedness and response mechanisms under the Disaster
Management Act, 2005.
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The committee comprises Union
Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare (MoA&FW),Union Minister NirmalaSitharaman,
Ministry of Finance (MoF),SumanBery, Vice Chairman (VC),
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)
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The
primary objective of the committee is to enhance India’s
resilience against both natural and
man-made disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, pandemics, and
industrial accidents
8. FAO LAUNCHES AIM4NATURE INITIATIVE
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FAO launched the ‘Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for
Nature Restoration (AIM4NatuRe) initiative’
to enhance global monitoring of
ecosystem restoration across forests, wetlands, grasslands, marine
ecosystems, and degraded farmlands.
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This
four year (2025-28) initiative was launched with 7
million Great British Pounds (GBP) or approximately
USD 9.38 million support from the United Kingdom (UK).
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Initial pilot projects will begin in Brazil and Peru in
collaboration with FAO’s Indigenous Peoples Unit to integrate
traditional knowledge and biocentric practices.
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This
initiative directly supports Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal
Global Biodiversity Framework to restore 30% of
degraded ecosystems by 2030.
9. KOZHIKODE GETS WHO RECOGNITION AS
AGE-FRIENDLY CITY
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Kozhikode city in Kerala has
officially become the member of World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Global
Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities (GNAFCC).
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Kozhikode has become
the 2nd Indian city, after Kochi (Kerala) (2024) and
2nd city in WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR) after Wellawaya in Sri Lanka, to
join the WHO GNAFCC.
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WHO Director General (DG) – Dr.TedrosAdhanomGhebreyesus
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Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
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Established –7th April, 1948
