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Monday, July 25, 2022

DAILY GK 20, 21 JULY

 DAILY GK 20, 21 JULY

1.       BRICS 8TH LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTERS’ MEETING 2022

·         Union Minister BhupenderYadav, Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE), virtually attended the 8th BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting 2022 held under the Chinese Presidency in Beijing, China.

·         The Labour and Employment Ministers (LEMM) of the member countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) participated in the meeting.

·         The Code on Social Security, 2020, is one of the legislative initiatives emphasized, as it defines new types of workers, such as gig and platform workers, and the steps taken to offer social security benefits to such workers.

·         BRICS Headquarters – Shanghai, China

 

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DAILY GK 19 JULY

 DAILY GK 19 JULY 

1.       INDIA’S 1ST AI-POWERED LOK ADALAT FOR FAST DISPOSAL OF CASES

·         India’s first AI (Artificial Intelligence)-powered digital LokAdalat by the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) was launched during the 18th All India Meet of State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA) held in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

·         It was launched by the Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), Uday Umesh Lalit.

·         Recently, a district court in Bihar gave a verdict in a land dispute case after 108 years, making it one of the oldest pending cases in India.

·         As per NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog report, it would take approximately 324 years to dispose all cases pending in India where 75-97% of legal problems never reach the courts.

·         The Digital LokAdalat will be used to dispose of pending disputes or disputes that are at the pre-litigation stage.

 

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DAILY GK 17,18 JULY

 DAILY GK 17,18 JULY

1.       7TH EDITION OF NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL RANKING FRAMEWORK (NIRF) RANKINGS 2022.

·         The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is provided by Ministry of Human resource development.

·         Ministry has launched the NIRF on September 29, 2015.

·         It provides a methodology for providing rank to institutions across India in different categories.

·         In year 2022, rankings were announced in 11 categories viz., Engineering, Colleges, Universities, Management, Overall, Medical, Law, Architecture, Research, Dental, and Pharmacy.

·         In Engineering institutes category, IIT Madras has been ranked at first position.

·         In Medical college category, AIIMS New Delhi has been ranked as best.

·         Savitha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai was ranked best in dental college category.

·         Miranda House was tagged as best college, followed by Hindu college and Presidency college.

·         IIM Ahmedabad was ranked as best B-school in India, in management category

·         Overall Category-Indian Institute of Technology Madras

·         Pharmacy Colleges Jamia Hamdard

·         University: IISc, Bengaluru tops the category.

·         Research Institution: IISc, Bengaluru is ranked the best research institution followed by IIT Madras.

·         Architecture: IIT Roorkee takes the top slot for the second time in Architecture subject.

·         Law: National Law School of India University, Bengaluru retains its first position in Law for the fifth consecutive year.

 

2.       INDIA’S FIRST-EVER UNDERWATER METRO TRAIN TO BE SET UP IN KOLKATA

·         In early 2023, India will get its first-ever underwater train with Kolkata’s futuristic metro covering a distance of 16.34 km east-west corridor that ends under the river Hooghly.

·         Out of 16.34 Km length, 10. 8km is underground and 520-metre will be the underwater tunnel.

·         This initiative is India’s version of Eurostar train that travels between London and Paris.

·         The underwater rail will connect Howrah to BBD Bagh (Dalhousie Square) in Kolkata.

 

3.       PM NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATES 296 KM LONG BUNDELKHAND EXPRESSWAY IN UP

·         Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi  inaugurated the 296 km long Bundelkhand Expressway at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh (UP).

·         It  passes through seven districts of UP and was constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore.

·         It was  developed by UPEIDA (Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority).

 

4.       VARANASI DESIGNATED FIRST ‘CULTURAL AND TOURISM CAPITAL’ OF SCO FOR 2022-23

·         Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh (UP), has been named the first “Cultural & Tourism Capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)” under a new rotating initiative to promote people-to-people contacts and tourism among the member states.

·         In accordance with a new rotating initiative, the title will be awarded during India’s SCO Presidency from September 2022 to September 2023.

·         The SCO Secretariat, headed by Secretary-General, Zhang Ming of China, announced this at a press conference in Beijing, China.

·         The SCO is an intergovernmental organization founded in Shanghai, China, on 15 June 2001. Its Secretariat, based in Beijing, China, is the main permanent executive body of the SCO.

·         The SCO currently comprises eight Member States: China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

·         India will take over as SCO chair from Uzbekistan at the Samarkand Summit 2022, which will be held in Uzbekistan on September 15-16, 2022.

·         Later, Samarkand will be transformed into “SCO Park.”

 

5.       DBS NAMED ‘WORLD’S BEST SME BANK 2022’ BY EUROMONEY

·         DBS Bank was recognised as the ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by Euromoney for the second time (the first time in 2018).

·         Euromoney magazine has named Bank of America the World’s Best Bank for 2022.

·         Goldman Sachs has been named the World’s best investment bank 2022. 

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Monday, July 18, 2022

DAILY GK 15,16 JULY

 DAILY GK 15,16  JULY

1.       INDIA RANKS 135 OUT OF 146 IN GLOBAL GENDER GAP INDEX

·         The World Economic Forum (WEF) released the Global Gender Gap Index for 2022, under Global Gender Report 2022, in which India ranks low at 135th place among a total of 146 countries.

·         However, India has scored 0.629, on a scale of 0 to 1, which is its 7th highest score in the last 16 years.

·         Iceland has topped the list becoming the most gender equal country for the 12th time in a row, by closing more than 90.8% of its gender gap.

·         WEF Founder and Executive Chairman– Klaus Schwab,Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland

 

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DAILY GK 13,14 JULY

 DAILY GK 13,14 JULY 

1.       10TH WORLD PEACE FORUM ORGANIZED IN BEIJING

·         The Tenth edition of the World Peace Forum 2022 was organised by Tsinghua University, in Beijing, China under the theme“Preserving International Stability: Commonality, Comprehensiveness and Cooperation”.

·         India’s ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat was also a participant in the Forum.

 

2.       AMITABH KANT BECOMES INDIA’S NEW G20 SHERPA

·         The former National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amitabh Kant is appointed as India’s new Sherpa for the Group of Twenty (G20) by replacing PiyushGoyal, a Union minister of commerce and Industry.

·         India assumes the presidency from 1st December 2022 and the appointment of Amitabh Kant will also be effective from the same date and lasts till 30th November 2023.

·         Current president of G20 is Indonesia.

·         Amitabh Kant will now be the personal representative for Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi at the G20 summit and will also be responsible for pre-summit meetings and negotiations.

·         India has been a member of the G20 since 1999 and for the first time India will host the G20 leaders summit in 2023.

·         Members of G20 – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union. Spain is also invited as a permanent guest.

 

3.       BORIS JOHNSON RESIGNED AS UK PRIME MINISTER 

·         United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister (PM), Boris Johnson  announced his resignation as Prime Minister of UK after he was abandoned by ministers and own party’s lawmakers.

·         He also step down from Conservative Party leader.

·         However he would serve as the PM until his successor was elected. 

 

4.       CROATIA TO BECOME 20TH COUNTRY TO ADOPT EURO AS CURRENCY

·         Croatia will become the 20th member of the eurozone to adopt Euro currency from 1 January 2023, replacing the current currency Croatian Kuna.

·         Croatia’s currency Kuna has comparatively low inflation and low-interest rates, a stable currency regime.

·         In 2015, Lithuania joined the European single-currency regime.

 

5.       THE WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022

·         In 135th edition Novak Djokovic (Serbia) won 2022 men’s Singles title against Nick Kyrgios (Australia)

·         Wimbledon usually takes place in Grass Outdoor Courts and every player must follow the dress-code of Whites.

·         Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) won 2022 women’s singles final Wimbledon. She defeated OnsJabeur (Tunisia).

·         Nadal stands 1st with 22 Grand Slams, Djokovic Stands 2nd with 21 Grand Slams and Roger Federer stands 3rd with 20 Grand Slams.

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DAILY GK: 12 JULY

 DAILY GK: 12 JULY 

1.       UN STATE OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE WORLD REPORT

·         The United States (US) has released a report titled ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report 2022 (SOFI 2022)- Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all’,

·         Report stated that the year 2020 saw a rise in the moderate or severe food insecurity (based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale) at the global level to 30.4%, which is nearly as much as in the previous five years combined.

·         2.3 billion people, an estimated 29.3 percent of the global population were moderately or severely food insecure, and 11.7 percent (923.7 million people) faced severe food insecurity.

·         Globally, one in three people did not have access to adequate food in 2020, an increase of 320 million people from 2.05 in 2019 to 2.37 billion in 2020.

·         Out of 2.37 billion, around 928 million people faced food insecurity at severe levels.

·         This represents 11.9% of the global population.

·         In 2021, 31.9 percent of women in the world were moderately or severely food insecure compared to 27.6 percent of men, a gap of more than 4 percentage points, compared with 3 percentage points in 2020.

·         The report was jointly established by five UN agencies viz. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), and World Health Organization (WHO).

 

2.       INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RESILIENCE (IER) 2022 RANKING

·         According to data released by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), India has consistently improved its position in the ranking of International Economic Resilience (IER) 2022 of top 10 countries, over the last four years.

·         Among the top 10 leading economies, the Indian economy has risen from 6th place in 2019 to 4th place in 2020, 3rd place in 2021, and 2nd in 2022.

·         The IER rank analysis is based on five major macroeconomic indicators.

·         Germany and Canada both ranked first in the IER 2022 and china 3rd

 

3.       ‘ORDER OF THE RISING SUN’ AWARD

·         The Government of Japan has conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star award on Narayanan Kumar, Vice Chairman of the Sanmar Group, for his contribution to strengthening economic relations between Japan and India.

·         Narayanan Kumar also heads the Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 2015.

 

4.       2022 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX

·         Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has won the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix, a formula one race.

·         Verstappen finishing 2nd position and Mercedes’ seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finishing third in the race.

 

5.       ‘THE GODFATHER’ ACTOR JAMES CAAN PASSED AWAY

·         The renowned American actor, James Edmund Caan passed away at the age of 82 years in  California, the United States of America(USA).

·         He is best known for playing the Sonny Corleone character in  ‘The Godfather’ film.

 

6.       FATHER OF INDIAN INTERNET, BK SYNGAL PASSES AWAY

·         Brijendra Kumar Syngal(BK Syngal), former Chairman of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), was a pioneer in the Indian Telecommunication Sector and was referred to as the “Father of Indian Internet” has passed away at the age of 82.  

·         Syngal’s biggest accomplishments was bringing the Internet to India in 1995 where, until then India was using the rudimentary version of the internet, called ERNET, that was limited to educational institutes.

 

7.       WORLD POPULATION DAY 2022 – JULY 11

·         The United Nations(UN)’s World Population Day is annually observed across the globe on 11th July to focus on the urgency and importance of population issues and their relation to environment and development issues.

·         The theme for this year is “A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all – Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all”

 

8.       NATIONAL STUDENTS DAY 2022- JULY 9

·         India celebrates National Students Day annually on 9th July to commemorate the foundation of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student organization.

·         Objective is To bring positive changes in the Indian education system.

·         The ABVP was initially formed in 1948, it got formally registered on 9 July 1949,as a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) under Societies Registration Act 1860

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