DAILYGK 19-20 APRIL 2025
1.
NEW PM OF SERBIA
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Serbia’s parliament appointed Duro Macut,
as the new Prime Minister (PM).
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He received 153 votes in
the 250-seat Parliament
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Capital – Belgrade
2.
WEF CHAIRMAN RESIGNED
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Klaus Schwab, founder of the Geneva (Switzerland) based World Economic Forum (WEF),
announced his resignation as Chairman and member of the Board of Trustees with
immediate effect.
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Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, appointed
as interim Chairman.
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Brabeck-Letmathe,
an Austrian businessman is Vice Chairman
of the Foundation Board.
3. T RABI SANKAR RE-APPOINTED AS RBI
DEPUTY GOVERNOR
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The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, approved the reappointment of T.
Rabi Sankar as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) for a one-year extension,
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This
marks his second consecutive one-year extension since his initial appointment
in May 2021, succeeding B.P. Kanungo.
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The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has four
Deputy Governors: T. Rabi Sankar, M.
Rajeshwar Rao, Swaminathan Janakiraman and Poonam Gupta
4.
MISSION AMRIT SAROVAR: REVIVING INDIA’S WATER HERITAGE
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The Mission Amrit Sarovar,
a flagship initiative under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, was announced
on 24th April 2022 by the Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi
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The objective of
this mission is to construct/rejuvenate at least 75 Amrit Sarovar (ponds) in every district of the country.
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Each Amrit Sarovar is designed to have a
pondage area of minimum of 1 acre (0.4 hectare) with
water holding capacity of about 10,000 cubic meter (m3).
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As
of March 2025, over 68,000 Sarovars have
been completed, out of which 46,000 sarovars were constructed/rejuvenated
under MGNREGS.
5.
INDIA SIGNS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT WITH IBCA
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The Government of India (GoI) signed
a Headquarters Agreement with the New Delhi
based International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA),
officially designating India as the host country for IBCA’s headquarters and
secretariat.
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The
IBCA was launched by PM Narendra Modi in April 2023,
during the ‘Commemorating 50 Years of
Project Tiger’ event in Mysuru, Karnataka.
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The
IBCA, headquartered in New Delhi became a treaty-based
intergovernmental organisation in 2025, and is supported by the National Tiger Conservation Authority
(NTCA).
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The
initiative was launched to facilitate global conservation of the seven big cat
species – Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar,
and Puma.
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The
IBCA currently includes 27 countries and several organisations, as per the
NTCA.
6.
UP IS NO.1 IN GI TAGGING IN INDIA
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GI certificates is given to 21
traditional products from Uttar Pradesh including Banarasi
Shehnai, Banarasi Tabla and Banarasi Bharwan Mirch.
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UP surpassed Tamil Nadu to become the Indian state with the highest
number of GI tags, holding 77 GI-certified products.
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TN
holds 69 GI-tagged products.
7. AMRAVATI AIRPORT INAUGURATED
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Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister
of Maharashtra, inaugurated Amravati Airport in
Belora, Vidarbha, Maharashtra.
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The airport is being operated by Alliance
Air.
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He also flagged off 1st flight from Amravati to Mumbai under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- Ude Desh ka
Aaam Nagrik (UDAN).
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CM
Fadnavis also announced that Southeast Asia’s Largest Pilot
Training Institute i.e. Flying Training Organisation (FTO) will
be established in Amravati and is
expected to open within the next 6 months.
8.
INDIA GRANTS TO SIERRA LEONE
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The
Government of India announced a financial assistance of USD
990,000 (Rs. 8.26 crore) to the Republic of Sierra
Leone for implementing a development
project titled “Enabling Economic Independence for
Specially Abled Persons in Sierra Leone (Persons with Disabilities)” under
the India-United Nations (UN)
Development Partnership Fund.
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The
India-UN Development Partnership Fund, established in June
2017, has a total commitment of USD 150 million, supporting 86 projects across
65 countries.
9. SVAMITVA SCHEME COMPLETED 5 YEARS
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The
scheme is being implemented by Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) with
the support of Dehradun (Uttarakhand)-based
Survey of India (SoI) and
New Delhi (Delhi)-based National
Informatics Centre Services Inc. (NICSI) as the technology
partner.
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The
scheme is a Central Sector Scheme (CSS) which aims to provide the ‘record of
rights’ in the form of property
cards to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited rural
areas of the country.
10. 5-POINT ACTION AGAINST
PAKISTAN AFTER PAHALGAM TERROR ATTACK
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GoI
has decided to suspend the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a key
water-sharing agreement between Indian and Pakistan, with immediate
effect.
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The
government has also decided to close the integrated Attari-Wagah Border with
immediate effect.
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It
has clarified that individuals who have already crossed over with valid
documents will be allowed to return that route before May 01, 2025.
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All
Pakistani military, Naval and Air advisors stationed at Pakistan High
Commission in New Delhi (Delhi) have been expelled.
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GoI
has declared these personnel ‘Persona Non Grata’ and they have
been asked to leave India within one week.
