DAILY GK 07 APRIL
1.
GOVT LAUNCHES AWARENESS
MASCOT ‘PRAKRITI’ & GREEN INITIATIVES ON PLASTIC
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The Union Environment Minister BhupenderYadav has
launched ‘Prakriti’ (literal meaning ‘Nature’) – an Awareness Mascot &
Green Initiatives on Plastic.
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Prakriti Mascot – Aims to spread awareness
among masses about small changes that can be sustainably adopted in lifestyle
for a better environment.
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Green Initiatives for
Plastic Waste Management That Were Launched: National Dashboard on
Elimination of Single Use Plastic and Plastic Waste Management by MoEFCC.
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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) by CPCB -A
Portal for Plastic Packaging
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The Union Environment Minister has also administered
the “Swachh Bharat Harit Bharat Green Pledge”.
2.
CMIE: CHHATTISGARH TOPS
STATES WITH LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN COUNTRY
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According to the latest data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian
Economy (CMIE), Chhattisgarh has been ranked first among states with the lowest
unemployment rate of 0.6 percent in the country.
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As per the data, Haryana has the highest unemployment
rate at 26.7 per cent,Rajastahan 25%
3.
UNION BANK OF INDIA TO
CREATE “DIGITAL BANK WITHIN BANK”
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The Union Bank of India (UBI) announced the creation
of “Digital Bank within Bank” as part of its future ready digital
transformation project during the Digital Conclave hosted by UBI
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It will also enable the setting up of a strong digital
ecosystem in line with the EASE (Enhanced Access and Service Excellence) reform
agenda.
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UBI Headquarters- Mumbai, Maharashtra,Tagline –
Good People to Bank with
4.
ADB PROJECTS INDIA’S
ECONOMIC GROWTH 7.5% IN FY23
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The Manila (Philippines)-based Asian Development Bank
(ADB) in its flagship ‘Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022-Mobilizing Taxes
for Development’, projected India’ economic growth at 7.5% in FY23 and 8% in
FY24.
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South Asian economies collectively will grow at 7% in
2022 and 7.4% in 2023.
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South Asia comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
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India is the sub-regions’ largest economy.
5.
ELON MUSK TOPS FORBES
WORLD’S BILLIONAIRES LIST 2022
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Forbes has released the 36th annual ranking of
billionaires across the globe, Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2022, featuring
2,668 Billionaires from across the globe with a collective worth of USD 12.7
trillion, USD 400 billion less than in 2021.
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Elon Musk Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla and
SpaceX has topped the list with a net worth of USD 219 billion, followed by
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
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Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited
(RIL) has topped the Forbes list of India’s 10 Richest Billionaires 2022 with a
net worth of USD 90.7 billion.
6.
GULZAR AHMED TO BE THE
CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan nominated
former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Gulzar Ahmed as caretaker Prime Minister.
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The decision to nominate Caretaker PM is due to the
resignation of Imran Khan, as he failed to prove the majority in the parliament
and the Deputy Speaker dismissed the no-confidence motion and later the
parliament was dissolved by the President.
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Ahmed was sworn in as the 27th chief justice of
Pakistan in 2019 till 2022.
7.
TENNIS MIAMI OPEN 2022
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Iga Natalia Swiatek of Poland wins Women’s Tennis
Association (WTA) Masters 1000 – Miami Open 2022, held in Miami Gardens,
Florida, United States. Swiatek defeated Naomi Osaka of Japan
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Carlos AlcarazGarfia of Spain wins ATP Masters 1000 –
Miami Open 2022 by defeating World No. 8 CasperRuud in the men’s singles final
8.
WORLD TABLE TENNIS DAY 2022
– APRIL 6
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World Table Tennis Day(WTTD), is annually observed
across the globe on 6th April to celebrate table tennis, as well as the
universality and social inclusiveness the sport represents.
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About International Table
Tennis Federation (ITTF) Headquarters– Lausanne, Switzerland
