DAILY GK 17 MAY 2022
1.
LIONEL MESSI TOPPED FORBES’ HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETES LIST FOR
2022
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Lionel Messi, a
football player from Argentina is reportedly earning pre-tax gross earnings of
$130 million a year from on-field and off-field pursuits on the Forbes’ Top 10
List of the World’s Highest-Paid Athletes
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He is followed by
LeBron James,an American professional basketball player, and Cristiano
Ronaldo,a Portuguese Professional Footballer.
DAILY GK: 15,16 MAY 2022
1.
INTERSOLAR EUROPE 2022
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The event was organized
by the Indo-German Energy Forum (IGEF).
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Intersolar Europe 2022,
the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, held at MesseMünchen
exhibition centre, Munich, Germany
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India is set to achieve
net-zero by 2070 and install 500GW of non-fossil by 2030, the target set during
COP-26.
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India has achieved the
target of 40% cumulative electric capacity from non-fossil fuel in 2021, 9
years ahead of the set target of 2030.
DAILY CA :13,14 MAY
1.
NATIONAL FILM HERITAGE MISSION
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Union
Minister of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur
has announced the World’s largest film restoration project under National Film
Heritage Mission (NFHM) with a budget of Rs.363 crores .
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The
restoration project is set to begin at National Film Archive of India (NFAI).
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NFAI
undertook the restoration of 10 prestigious Satyajit Ray films. Of which,
Pratidwandi has been selected to premiere in the Cannes Classics section of the
2022 edition.
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Films
such as ‘Neelakuyil’ (Malayalam) and
‘Do AakheinBarahHaath’ (Hindi) will also be covered.
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Restoration
process includes The frame-to-frame digital and semi-automated manual picture
and sound restoration from the best surviving source material.
DAILY CA: 12 MAY
1. SOUTH KOREA, FIRST ASIAN COUNTRY JOINS IN NATO CYBER DEFENCE GROUP
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South
Korea became the first Asian country joins in North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (NATO CCDCOE).
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Now,
the total NATO CCDCOE has 32 countries as its official members which includes
27 NATO member countries and 5 five non-NATO states as contributing
participants.
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South
Korea has participated in the Locked
Shields 2022, the largest and most complex annual international live-fire cyber defence exercise in the
world.
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The
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is
an inter governmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European
states.
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Headquarter: Brussels, Belgium.
DAILY CA :10,11 MAY
1.
INDIA’S GETS ITS 1ST SEMI HIGH-SPEED REGIONAL TRAIN
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India
received its first semi high-speed regional train for the 1st phase of National
Capital Region Transport Corporation’s (NCRTC) 82.5 km long
Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS (Regional Rapid Transit System) line, from Alstom,
a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility.
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This
train is 100% indigenous, in line with the government’s Make in India programme
and Aatmanirbhar Bharat’s ambition.
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It is
designed at Alstom’s Hyderabad engineering centre and manufactured at Savli.
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Its
design is inspired by Delhi’s iconic Lotus Temple
2.
RAJASTHAN FIRST STATE TO CROSS 10 GW SOLAR PRODUCTION
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According
to Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker, Rajasthan is fast emerging as the
solar hub after becoming the first state in India to develop 10 Giga Watt (GW)
or 10,506 MegaWatt (MW) Large Scale Solar Power generation out of total 49,346
MW of Solar power.
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Of the
10,506 MW shared Solar – 9,542 MW is from ground-mounted solar, 668 MW is from
rooftop Solar and 296 MW is from the off-grid Sector.
3.
GURUSWAMY KRISHNAMOORTHY TO RECEIVE BRITISH HONOUR ‘MBE’
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Guruswamy
Krishnamoorthy, CEO of Penlon, a world-class British medical technology firm,
is likely to receive The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil
Division) Award 2022 – Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
recognition from the Queen at Buckingham Palace, London, UK.
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An MBE
is the third highest ranked Order of the
British Empire award (excluding a knighthood or damehood), after Commander
of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), the highest award, and Officer of the
Order of the British Empire (OBE), the second highest award.
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The
MBE is given in recognition of a great achievement or contribution to the
community that has had a long-term, significant impact and serves as an example
to others.
4.
ROMAIN ROLLAND BOOK PRIZE 2022
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The fifth
Romain Rolland Book Prize has been awarded to the Bengali translation of the
French novel “Meursault, contre-enquête” (The Meursault Investigation).
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India
is designated as the Guest of Honour Country at the Paris Book Festival 2022 at
the Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris, France.
5.
PRESIDENT OF COSTA RICA
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Rodrigo
Chaves of the Social Democratic Progress Party(SDPP) sworn in as President of
Costa ,Latin America’s most stable economies. H
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Chaves
earned 53% of the vote and defeated former President Jose Maria Figueres,
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Costa Rica is located in Central America, connecting North
and South America,
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Capital – San José
6.
FORMULA 1 MIAMI GRAND PRIX 2022
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The
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch), had won the first edition of
the Formula 1(F1) 2022 Miami Grand Prix title, held at Miami International
Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States (US).
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Verstappen
defeated the Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (Monacan)
7.
2022 MADRID OPEN TENNIS
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Men’s
Singles won by Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish Professional Tennis Player
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Women’s
Singles won by Tunisian Professional Tennis Player Ons Jabeur
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Ons Jabeur
was the first African,hailing from
Tunisia and the first Arab woman to win a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
1000 event, Jabeur secured World No. 7 and became the first Arab player, male
or female, to break into the world’s top 10.
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The
Madrid Open 2022 was held in Madrid, Spain.
8.
KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES-2021 MASCOT
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Union
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur unveiled the mascot ‘Dhakad,’ as well as the official emblem and jersey of the Fourth
Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2022 in Panchkula , Haryana.
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Haryana
is set to host the 4th edition of Khelo India Youth Games from June 4 to 13,
2022 in Panchkula.
9.
WORLD RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT DAY 2022 – MAY 8
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The
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is annually observed across the globe on
8th May to celebrate the principles of the International Red Cross and Red
Crescent Movement.
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The theme of 2022 World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is “Be Human Kind”.
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The
day 8th May marks the birth anniversary of Jean Henry Dunant, the founder of
the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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The
first Nobel Peace Prize was jointly received by Jean Henry Dunant and Frédéric
Passy.
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IFRC -Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland
10.
JITO CONNECT 2022, A GLOBAL SUMMIT IN PUNE
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Prime
Minister(PM) Narendra Modi, virtually addressed the inaugural ceremony of “JITO
Connect 2022” a global summit organised by the Jain International Trade
Organisation (JITO) in Pune, Maharashtra.
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The theme of the summit was “Together Towards Tomorrow”.
11.
VIETNAM OPENS WORLD’S LARGEST GLASS BOTTOM BRIDGE
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World’s
Largest Glass Bottom Bridge was opened in Vietnam.It is called as Vietnam’s
Bach Long pedestrian bridge ,which is 632m (2,073ft) long and located 150m
(492ft) above a huge jungle.
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It
surpasses surpasses a 526m Glass Bottom Bridge in Guangdong, China.
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Vietnam Capital - Hanoi,Prime Minister – Phạm Minh Chính
12.
HDFC BANK LAUNCHES INDUSTRY FIRST DIGITAL NEW CAR LOAN –
‘XPRESS CAR LOAN’
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HDFC
Bank, a private sector lender, has introduced 30-minute ‘Xpress Car Loans’, an
end-to-end digital new car loan solution for both existing and non customers.
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As it
has integrated its lending application with vehicle dealers across India, it
anticipates 20%–30% of clients to use this loan facility of up to Rs. 20 lakhs
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Currently,
the facility is only available for four-wheelers, and it will be gradually
extended to include two-wheeler loans.
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HDFC Bank Ltd MD & CEO – SashidharJagdishan, Tagline – We
Understand Your World
13.
2022 PULITZER PRIZES
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Four
Indians – Adnan Abidi, SannaIrshad Mattoo, Amit Dave, and the late Danish
Siddiqui of Reuters were awarded 2022 Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism under the
Feature Photography category.
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The
Washington Post has won the 2022 Pulitzer prize in Journalism under the Public
Service category for its account of the assault on Washington on 6th January
2021.
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The
Pulitzer Prize, is considered the most prestigious prize in US journalism which
recognise the work in 15 journalism categories; seven arts categories and one
special citation.
14.
LEGENDARY SANTOOR PLAYER PANDIT SHIV KUMAR SHARMA PASSED AWAY
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Legendary
musician and santoor player and Padma Awardee Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma has
passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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Pandit
Shiv Kumar Sharma is well known for his efforts in shifting the Santoor, a
traditional instrument of Jammu & Kashmir, from an accompaniment and
ensemble role in the Sufi music to a solo role in the Hindustani classical
music.
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In
1967, he collaborated with flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia and guitarist Brij Bhushan
Kabra and produced the concept album “Call
of the Valley”.
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Autobiography:
Journey with a Hundred Strings: My Life in Music (2002).
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The
government of India has honoured him with Padma Shri in 1991 and Padma
Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, in 2001, for his contribution
in the field of Arts.
15.
BOOK “THE STRUGGLE FOR POLICE REFORMS IN INDIA”
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Book
is authored by a former IPS officer, Prakash Singh
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Prakash
Singh, a 1959 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, is the Chairman of the
Indian Police Foundation(IPF).
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Prakash
Singh has served as the Police Chief of 2 of the largest states of India: Uttar
Pradesh and Assam, and also Director General of India’s Border Security Force
(BSF).
16.
WORLD PASSWORD DAY 2022 – MAY 5
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World
Password Day is annually observed across the globe on the first Thursday of May
to emphasis about the role strong passwords that secures all of our digital
lives.
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World
Password Day was initiated by Mark Burnet, a security researcher, who
encouraged people to have a specific day as “Password Day”.
DAILY CA :8,9 MAY
1.
13TH PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY
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In
accordance with the 13th Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) by the National
Statistical Office (NSO), the Unemployment Rate (UR) for persons of 15 years
and above in urban areas dipped to 8.7% in October-December (Q3) 2021 from
10.3% in Q3-2020.
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It was
9.8% in July-September (Q2) 2021.
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NSO works
under the aegis of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)
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Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi
DAILY CA : 6,7 MAY
1.
INDIA’S
FLOW CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY HUB SET UP AT HYDERABAD
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The Government of
Telangana in collaboration with the pharmaceuticals majors Dr. Reddy’s
Laboratory and Laurus Labs along with academia has set up India’s
first-of-its-kind Flow Chemistry Technology Hub (FCT Hub) at Dr. Reddy’s
Institute of Life Sciences (DRILS) Hyderabad, Telangana.
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Objective is To
incorporate and promote efficient and sustainable technologies in the
pharmaceutical sector.
2.
SKILL
MINISTRY LAUNCHES ISRO TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAMME
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The Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signs a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to upskill the
technical staff at the Department of Space (DoS) in ISRO. It will be valid for
a period of 5 years.
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Under this, more than
4000 ISRO technical employees will be trained in the programme.
DAILY CA :5 MAY
1.
RAILTEL,
WHO INAUGURATE MOBILE CONTAINER HOSPITAL IN ANDHRA PRADESH
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The RailTel Corporation
of India Limited, in a major step to serve the requirements of the healthcare
industry, designed and established a “Health Cloud ”,a Mobile container
Hospital at the Visakhapatnam premises of Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ),
Andhra Pradesh.
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The “Health Cloud” at AMTZ has been
inaugurated by Ms. Louise Agersnap, Head of World Health Organisation (WHO)
Innovation Hub, WHO-Geneva,Switzerland.
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TheRailTel corporation
provided the complete technological support for teleconsultation solutions for
Mobile Container Hospital. It can also be operationalised on the wheels.
DAILY CA :3,4 MAY
1.
INDIA’S FIRST INDIGENOUS AIRCRAFT CARRIER, INS VIKRANT
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India’s
First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), Indian Navy Ship (INS) Vikrant will be
delivered to the Indian Navy by May, 2022 and will be commissioned on
(Independence Day) 15 August, 2022.
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The
IAC has been constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
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The
IAC will use ski-jump technology for launching the aircraft from the carrier.
It costs around Rs 23,000 crore.
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Also,
CSL has been declared as the lowest bidder for the New Generation Missile
Vessel (NGMV) project.