DAILY GK 13,14 DEC
1.
PM INAUGURATES GREENFIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
IN MOPA, GOA
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Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has inaugurated the first phase of
the Greenfield International Airport in Mopa, North Goa, which was built at a
cost of about Rs. 2,870 crore.
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It is Goa’s second international airport, besides the existing airport
at Dabolim, Goa.
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The airport will be named as the ‘Manohar International Airport’.
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During his visit to Goa, PM Narendra Modi addressed the valedictory
ceremony of the 9th World Ayurveda
Congress (WAC).
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The theme of the 9th WAC & Arogya Expo was “Ayurveda for One Health.”
2.
INDIA-INDONESIA COORDINATED PATROL
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The 39th
edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) is being conducted along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL)
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The CORPAT will conclude at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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The IND-INDO CORPAT between India and Indonesia has been carried
out twice a year since
2002
3.
SUKHVINDER SINGH SUKHU IS 15TH CM OF
HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Former Congress state Chief Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu took oath as the 15th
Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (HP) while Mukesh Agnihotri took oath as the Deputy CM of the state.
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He is a MLA from Nadaun in Hamirpur.
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He is the first Congress CM in Himachal from the
lower part of the state that comprises Kangra, Bilaspur, Una and Hamirpur
districts.
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Congress won 40 seats in the 68-member Himachal Pradesh State Assembly.
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HP Governor– Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
4.
BHUPENDRA PATEL BECOMES 18TH CM OF GUJARAT
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BJP leader Bhupendra Patel was sworn in by Governor Acharya
Devvrat as the 18th Chief
Minister (CM) of Gujarat
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Patel won the Ghatlodia seat with the largest margin of 1.92 lakh votes.
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He will serve as the CM of Gujarat for the second year in a row.
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He was sworn in as CM for the first time on September 13, 2021,
replacing the Vijay Rupani-led state government.
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The ruling BJP won a record 7th term in the recently
concluded Gujarat Assembly Election 2022, garnering 156 of the total 182
legislative assembly seats.
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The Congress won 17 constituencies, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won
5.
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According to Article 164 of
the Indian Constitution, the Chief
Minister (CM) shall be appointed by the Governor, and the other
Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the CM,
and the Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor.
5.
P.T. USHA ELECTED AS THE
1ST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION
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Pilavullakandi Thekkeraparambil Usha (58 years) aka
P.T. Usha, a retired Indian track and field athlete, has been named as the
first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
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She also became the First Olympian and First International Medallist to
head the IOA in its 95-year-old history.
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She is also the first sports person after Maharaja Yadavindra Singh to serve
as president of the IOA.
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He served as IOA President from 1938 to 1960.
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The elections for the same were held under the supervision of Supreme
Court (SC)-appointed retired SC judge Lavu Nageswara Rao.
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PT USHA Known as the ‘Payyoli Express’, and hailing from Kerala, she is
winner of 4 Asian gold medals and 7 Silver medals, and fourth place
finisher in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 400m hurdles final.
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In July 2022, she was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP).
6.
SHER BAHADUR DEUBA TO REMAIN AS PM OF NEPAL
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The ruling Nepali
Congress party has emerged as
Nepal’s single largest party after winning 89 seats in the 275-member
parliament in a general election held in November 2022.
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Nepali Congress party leader Sher Bahadur Deuba, is likely to remain as
Prime minister (PM).
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A five-party alliance led by the Nepali congress has won 136 seats, just
two short of 138 seats required for a majority to form Government.
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The Nepal Communist Unified Marxist Leninist Party (UML), led by K P
Sharma Oli, led by the ruling party’s main rival, has won 92 seats.
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The 2022 elections witnessed a new wave of youngsters challenging the
old guard of Nepali politics.
7.
INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN DAY 2022 – DECEMBER 11
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United Nations (UN)’s International
Mountain Day is annually observed across the globe on December 11 to
create awareness about the importance of mountains to life.
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The theme of International Mountain Day 2022 is ‘Women move mountains’.
8.
UNICEF DAY 2022 – DECEMBER 11
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The United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) day is annually observed
across the globe on 11th December to mark the creation of UNICEF by United
Nations General Assembly(UNGA) on 11th December 1946.
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UNICEF originally known as the “United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund” was started as a temporary relief fund of the United
Nations(UN).
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UNICEF became a permanent part of the UN system in 1953, and was renamed
as United Nations Children’s Fund but retained its acronym “UNICEF”.
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UNICEF Executive Director– Catherine Russell,Headquarters– New York
9.
KERALA SEED FARM IN ALUVA IS INDIA’S 1ST CARBON
NEUTRAL FARM
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Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister (CM) of Kerala, declared Kerala Seed
Farm in Aluva, Ernakulam district, Kerala, as the 1st Carbon Neutral Farm in India.
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The farm, located near Thuruthu, Aluva, produced 43 tonnes of carbon in
2021, although its total procurement was 213 tonnes.
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Kerala Government aims to achieve 40% of its energy need from renewable
energy sources by 2025.
10.
WHO WORLD MALARIA REPORT 2022
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According to the World Malaria Report 2022 published by
the World Health Organization (WHO), the COVID-19 pandemic has
disrupted attempts to control malaria, resulting in 63,000 more deaths and 13
million more infections globally over the last two years.
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Malaria is an acute febrile illness caused by Plasmodium parasites,
which are transmitted to humans by the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
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In 2021, Africa accounted for 95% of the world’s 247 million malaria
infections and 6,19,000 deaths.
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More than half of all malaria deaths occurred in just four nations:
Nigeria, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Niger.
11.
G7 NATIONS ESTABLISH AN INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE
CLUB TO FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING
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The Group of Seven (G7) major economies have established an open,
international ‘Climate Club’ for countries that want to work together
to combat global warming.
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Germany has held the G-7 presidency since January 1, 2022, and it will
be passed on to Japan in 2023.
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The G7 consists of Germany, France, the United Kingdom (UK), Italy,
Japan, Canada and the United States (US).
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The European Union (EU) is also represented at all G7 meetings.
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The new International Climate Club will be a global endeavour rather
than a G-7 initiative.
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The Paris Agreement (2015), which aims to keep global warming to 1.5
degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), will be swiftly and intensely
implemented with assistance from the climate club.
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December 12, 2022, marked the 7th anniversary of the adoption of the
Paris Agreement.
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD) will construct a “climate change secretariat”
in Berlin (Germany)
12.
WMO RELEASES GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES REPORT
2021
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has published
its first ‘State of Global Water Resources Report 2021’, which examines the effects of
climate, environmental, and societal change on the Earth’s water resources.
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Report focuses on 3 key areas:Streamflow
– the volume of water flowing through a river channel at any given time,Terrestrial Water Storage (TWS) — all
water on the land surface and in the sub-surface,The Cryosphere (frozen water)
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Currently, 3.6 billion people have insufficient access to water at least
once a month per year, and this figure is anticipated to rise to more than 5
billion by 2050.
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According to UN-Water, 74% of all natural catastrophes between 2001 and
2018 were water-related.
13.
WTA AWARDS 2022
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Polish tennis player Iga
Swiatek, currently ranked World No.1 by the Women’s Tennis Association(WTA)
has been honoured with the 2022 WTA Player of the Year Award for the first time
for her achievements in 2022
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Czech tennis players, Barbora Krejcikova and doubles World
No.1 Katerina Siniakova, have
been named the WTA 2022 Doubles
Team of the Year
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Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil
is named the WTA 2022 Most
Improved Player of the Year
14.
NEW CHAIRMAN OF NABARD
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Shaji K V has taken the charge as Chairman of the National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
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He succeeded Suchindra Misra
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NABARD Headquarters
– Mumbai, Maharashtra
15.
BWF WORLD TOUR FINALS 2022
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Viktor Axelsen of Denmark won the Men’s Singles title defeating Anthony
Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia at the World Tour Finals 2022 held at Nimibutr
Arena in Bangkok, Thailand
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Akane Yamaguchi of Japan won the Women’s Singles by defeating Tai
Tzu-Ying of Chinese Taipei
