DAILY GK: 3 , 4 DEC 2021
1.
WORLD MIGRATION
REPORT 2022
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International
Organization for Migration (IOM) of the United Nations
launched the 11th edition of
its flagship publication, the
World Migration Report 2022.
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Report states that
the global international migration has increased from 84 million globally in
1970 to 281 million in 2020.
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The proportion of the
international migrants has increased from 2.3% to 3.6% of
the global population.
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The report features
the regular data collection by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
2. ANJU BOBBY GEORGE WINS WOMAN OF YEAR AWARD FROM WORLD
ATHLETICS
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The former long jump
legend from India, Anju Bobby
George won the award for ‘Woman of the Year’ 2021 from World Athletics.
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She has been awarded
for her efforts in advancing
sports in the country and also efforts for gender equality as the Senior
Vice President of the Indian Athletics Federation (IAF).
·
World Athletes of the
Year - Olympic champions
Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica and Karsten Warholm of Norway.
·
Jean-Pierre Durand
World Athletics Photograph of the Year –
Ryan Pierse’s photograph of the women’s high jump qualifying at the Tokyo
Olympic Games.
3.
NAOMI KAWASE NAMED AS
UNESCO GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR CULTURAL
·
UNESCO (United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Director-General Audrey
Azoulay appointed Japanese film director Naomi Kawase as the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for
Cultural and Creative Industries.
4.
SAMBIT PATRA IS NEW CHAIRMAN
OF ITDC
·
The Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) spokesperson and
leader Sambit Patra was
appointed as the Chairman and
part time Non-Executive Director of India Tourism
Development Corporation (ITDC)
5.
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR
THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY 2021 – DECEMBER 2
·
The United Nations (UN)’s International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is
annually observed across the Globe on 2nd December to eradicate the contemporary forms of slavery
which includes, Human Trafficking, Sexual exploitation, Child Labour, forced Marriage,
and forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.
6.
NATIONAL POLLUTION PREVENTION DAY 2021 –
DECEMBER 2
·
National Pollution Prevention Day or National
Pollution Control Day is annually observed across India on 2nd December to honour and
memorialize the people who have lost their lives or suffered in the 1984 Bhopal
Gas Calamity, which is also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy or Bhopal
disaster.
·
Bhopal Gas Tragedy
was India’s first major industrial disaster, a gas leak from the Union Carbide
Plant that took place on the night of 2-3 December 1984.
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Around 45 tons of Methyl Isocyanate (also called MIC), a
dangerous gas, leaked from the insecticide plant owned by the Union Carbide
India Ltd (UCIL), the Indian subsidiary of the American firm Union Carbide
Corporation.
7.
WORLD COMPUTER
LITERACY DAY 2021 – DECEMBER 2
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World Computer Literacy Day is
annually observed on December
2nd to create awareness about computers and to encourage the
development of technological skills among people especially children and women
in India.
·
The World Computer
Literacy Day was launched by the National Institute of Information Technology
(NIIT), a renowned Indian computer company, in 2001 to mark the occasion of its
20th anniversary.
8. INDIA ACHIEVES TARGET OF 40% POWER GENERATION CAPACITY FROM NON-FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES
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In accordance with the
ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE), India has achieved the target of
40% power generation capacity to 156.83 GW (Giga
Watt) from non-fossil fuel sources in November 2021.
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Now, India’s installed renewable energy (RE) capacity stands at 150.05
GW, while its nuclear energy-based installed electricity capacity is 6.78 GW.
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This 156.83 GW non-fossil fuels based installed energy capacity is 40.1%
of the total installed electricity capacity of 390.8 GW.
·
According to the government, installed power capacity from non-fossil
fuels will go up to 66% by 2030. Also, India has already reached an emission
reduction of 28%.
·
India announced to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2070 at COP26 in
Glasgow.
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Achieving 40% of its
installed electricity capacity from non-fossil energy sources by 2030.
9.
ADB
APPROVES $500 MILLION LOAN TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF SCHOOL EDUCATION IN INDIA
·
The Asian Development
Bank (ADB) approved a $500 million (Rs 3,752
crore) loan to the Government of India to improve
the quality of
India’s school
education and mitigate the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic on student’s learning.
·
ADB’s loan supports the Samagra Shiksha, an
Integrated Scheme for School Education and the new Exemplar School Initiative
of the Ministry of Education (MOE).
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Exemplar schools will
provide quality learning environments that will become a model for replication
in other government schools across India.
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About 1,800
government schools were planned to be transformed into exemplar
schools in Assam, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand.
·
ADB President – Masatsugu Asakawa, Headquarters – Manila, Philippines
10.
ASSAM
GOVT.CONFERRED ‘ASOM BAIBHAV AWARD’ TO INDUSTRIALIST RATAN TATA
·
The Chief Minister (CM) of
Assam Himanta
Biswa Sarma conferred the prestigious ‘Asom Baibhav’ 2021
award to Ratan Tata, Chairman of TATA
Trusts for contributing towards cancer care services in Assam.
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It is the highest civilian award of Assam.
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Assam day is celebrated on 2 December to
commemorate the rule of Chalong Sukapha.
11.
GITA
GOPINATH APPOINTED IMF FIRST DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Indian-American and
the first
female Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF), Gita
Gopinath is promoted as the IMF’s First
Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) serving under IMF Chief
Kristalina Georgieva.
·
IMF MD- Kristalina
Georgieva, Member countries- 190,Established- 1944
,Headquarters- Washington, DC United States
12.
NEW
APPOINTMENTS IN NARCL & IDRCL
·
Pradip Shah appointed as the Chairman of National Asset
Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL).
·
Sanjay Jain appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL).
·
Diwakar Gupta appointed as Chairman of
IDRCL.
13.
UN
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 2021 – DECEMBER 3
·
The theme of
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021 is “Leadership
and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible
and sustainable post-COVID-19 world.”.
·
The state of Tamil Nadu (TN) has
won the National Awards 2020 for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under
the Best State in Promoting Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities category.
