DAILY GK: 9, 10 JAN 2022
1.
GURUGRAM TO GET INDIA’S 1ST HELI-HUB WITH MANY AVIATION
FACILITIES
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The
government of Haryana in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation is
set to establish India’s first-ever Heli Hub in Gurugram. The first of its kind
heli-hub in Gurugram is designed to all the facilities in one place for
Helicopters.
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The
hub will have several aviation facilities like Heliport, Hangars, repairs and
other related services.
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This
is one of the 10 helicopter hubs and corridors proposed under the new
Helicopter Policy of the Civil Aviation Ministry.
2.
WORLDS’ FIVE POWERFUL NATIONS ISSUE PLEDGE TO PREVENT SPREAD
OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
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In
January 2022, the 5 most powerful nations of the world, viz China, France,
Russia, the UK (United Kingdom) and the US (United States) have agreed and
signed a pledge (a joint statement) to prevent atomic weapons from spreading
and to ensure a nuclear war is never fought.
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The 5
nations were the nuclear weapons states recognised by the 1968 Treaty of the
Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and they were also the 5 permanent
members of the United Nations Security Council. They are known as the P5 or the
N5.
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Treaty of the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is an international treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear
weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of
nuclear energy and to achieve complete nuclear disarmament.
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The
treaty was opened for signature in 1968, and later entered into force in 1970.
A total of 191 States have joined the Treaty, including the five nuclear-weapon
States.
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4 UN
member states that have never signed the treaty were India, Israel, Pakistan,
and South Sudan.
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North
Korea is the only country to withdraw from the treaty.
3.
NPCI SETS STANDARDIZED LIMITS FOR CASH WITHDRAWALS AND MINI
STATEMENTS
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In
order to make Aadhaar enabled Payments Systems (AePS) more standardized, the
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has introduced limits for cash
withdrawals and mini statements which needs to implement by the acquiring banks
by January 15, 2022.
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As per
the guidelines, the acquiring banks will have to implement a maximum limit of five approved cash withdrawal
transactions per customer per terminal per day.
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Cash withdrawal from micro ATMs (Automated teller machine) of AePS has a limit of Rs 10,000 per transaction.
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Issuers
will implement a standardised limit of a minimum
of five approved cash withdrawal transactions per month for every customer.
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Further,
issuers will also implement a standardised limit of a minimum of five mini
statement transactions per customer per month.
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There
will also be Two-factor authentication for login of business correspondents
(BC), agents and merchants at least once a day with one of the factors as
Aadhaar based biometric authentication.
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National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) It is an umbrella organization for operating retail payments
and settlement systems in India.Headquarter–
Mumbai, Maharashtra
4.
INDIA’S GDP GROWTH RATE STOOD AT 9.2% IN FY22 : NSO
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The First
Advance Estimates (FAE) of National Income at both Constant (2011-12) and
Current Prices, for the financial year 2021-22 (FY22) released by National
Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of statistics and planning implementation
(MOSPI).
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In
accordance with the estimates the growth in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
or GDP at Constant Prices (2011-12) for FY22 stood at 9.2% as compared to the
contraction of 7.3% (-7.3%) in 2020-21. It is 1.3% over the pre-Covid levels of
FY20.
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This
estimate is lower than the 9.5% GDP growth projection of the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) in December 2021.
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Per capita net national income in real terms is estimated to be Rs 1,06,975 crore in FY22,
lower than Rs 1,07,589 crore in FY20.
5.
INDIA TO OVERTAKE JAPAN AS ASIA’S SECOND LARGEST ECONOMY BY
2030
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In
accordance with IHS Markit Ltd report, India will overtake Japan as Asia’s second-largest
economy by 2030.
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India’s
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is also projected to surpass that of Germany and
the United Kingdom (UK) to rank as world’s No.3.
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Currently,
India is the sixth-largest economy in the world, behind the United States (US),
China, Japan, Germany and the UK.
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India’s
nominal GDP measured in USD terms projected an increase from $2.7 trillion in
2021 to $8.4 trillion by 2030.
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India’s
consumption expenditure will double from $1.5 trillion in 2020 to $3 trillion
by 2030
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For
FY22 (April 2021 to March 2022), India’s real GDP growth rate is projected to
be 8.2%, rebounding from the severe contraction of 7.3% year-on-year in 2020-21
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The
Indian economy will continue to grow in the 2022-23(FY23), at a pace of 6.7%.
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By
2030, 1.1 billion Indians will have internet access, more than doubling from
the estimated 500 million internet users in 2020.
6.
NATIONAL WATER AWARDS-2020.
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Uttar
Pradesh (UP) has been awarded first prize in the Best State category, followed
by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.
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Muzaffarnagar
in Uttar Pradesh received the best district award in the northern zone followed
by Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in Punjab.
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India’s
current water requirement is estimated to be around 1,100 billion cubic meters
per year which are projected to rise up to 1,447 billion cubic meters by 2050.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti was formed in
2019 by integrating with other existing ministries, such as water resources and
the ministry of drinking water and sanitation to address all water issues in
India.Union Minister – Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
7.
‘KERALA ARTS & CRAFTS VILLAGE’ WINS ‘INTERNATIONAL CRAFT
AWARD FOR 2021
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The Kerala
Arts and Crafts Village Organization (KACV) from Kovalam was awarded with the
‘International Craft Award for 2021’ for the best craft village in the world by
the World Crafts Council International.
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It is
the only award India received in the non-individual category.
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The
KACV was established by the Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (UL
CCS) for the State Tourism Department of Kerala.
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In
2020, the Village of the Year award was won by ‘Kraf Komuniti Ku’ in Malaysia.
8.
1ST WORLD DEAF T20 CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD AT KERALA
IN 2023
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The
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) gave the approval to All
India Sports Council of the Deaf (AISCD) to host the 1st World Deaf T20
Cricket Championship in Kerala from January 10 to 20, 2023.
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The
World Deaf T20 cricket championship will be organized in Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala, where it is expected to see participants from 8 countries.
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International
Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) is the only international federation
recognized as the governing body of deaf sports including – Deaflympics &
World Deaf Championships.
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Headquarters-
Lausanne, Switzerland
9.
SIDNEY POITIER FIRST BLACK ACTOR TO WIN BEST ACTOR OSCAR
AWARD PASSED AWAY
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Sidney
Poitier is a Bahamian-American actor, the first black actor and the first
Bahamian to win the Oscar Award for Best Actor Award, has passed away at his
residence in Los Angeles, United States of America.
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Until
his death, he was the oldest surviving male Academy Award winner.
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He is
well known for his films like The Defiant Ones, A Raisin in the Sun, Guess
Who’s Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night.
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He
published his autobiography titled “ The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual
Autobiography” in 2000.
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Sidney
Poitier received an Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963)
and an Honorary Award presented in 2001.
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He has
also received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in the 1960s.
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In
2009, then President of America, Barack Obama, honoured Poitier with the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour of the USA, for his
artistic and humanitarian achievements.
