DAILY GK 12, 13 AUG
1.
ISRO UNVEILS INDIA’S FIRST VIRTUAL SPACE MUSEUM
‘SPARK
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S.
Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), unveiled
the ‘SPARK’: The Space Tech Park, India’s first virtual space technology
museum, as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations commemorating
India’s 75th anniversary of independence.
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SPARK
is the first 3D (three-dimension) virtual space tech park ever created by ISRO.
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The
platform’s beta version offers a virtual tour of SPARK and visitors can
virtually board the Space on Wheels bus to take the tour.
2.
7.3% OF INDIANS OWNED DIGITAL CURRENCY IN
2021-UNCTAD
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The
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimated that 7.3%
of the Indian population possessed digital currency in 2021, placing India 7th out of the top 20 global
economies for digital currency ownership as a share of population.
·
It
has issued three policy briefs in this regard.
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Policy Brief No. 100 – “All that glitters is not gold: The high cost
of leaving cryptocurrencies unregulated”
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Policy Brief No. 101 – “Public payment systems in the digital era:
Responding to the financial stability and security-related risks of
cryptocurrencies”
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Policy Brief No. 102 – “The cost of doing too little too late: How
cryptocurrencies can undermine domestic resource mobilization in developing
countries”
3.
JUSTICE UDAY UMESH LALIT APPOINTED 49TH
CJI
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Justice
Uday Umesh Lalit (UU Lalit), judge of the Supreme Court was appointed
as the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI) by the warrant signed by President
Droupadi Murmu.
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In
exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the
Constitution of India, the President has appointed Justice U U Lalit as
CJI
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He
will have a brief tenure as the head of India’s judiciary and would demit
office on 8th November 2022 after holding the charge as the CJI for 3 months.
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Supreme
Court judges retire on attaining the age of 65 years and judges of the 25 high
courts retire at 62.
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The
‘Memorandum of Procedure of Appointment of Supreme Court Judges’ says
“appointment to the office of the Chief Justice of India should be of the
senior most Judge of the Supreme Court considered fit to hold the office”.
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His landmark cases are Triple Talaq,
divorce-related case of Muslim community which was marked as void, illegal and
unconstitutional and Protection of
Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case which ruled that touching sexual
parts of a child’s body or any act involving physical contact with sexual
intent amounts to ‘sexual assault’ under section 7 of the POCSO Act.
4.
NITISH KUMAR TAKES OATH AS BIHAR CM FOR 8TH TIME
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Janata
Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar
for the 8th consecutive time.
·
He
was joined by Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav who swore in as his
Deputy CM.
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They
were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Phagu Chauhan.
5.
1ST EVER ‘MADE IN INDIA’ SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM’
– SSI- MANTRA
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Rajiv
Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCIRC) in New Delhi, Delhi have
installed the first-ever “Made in India”
Surgical Robotic System, SSI-MANTRA, which was invented by the new-age Indian
Med-Tech start-up SS innovation Private Limited- World renowned medical and
engineering leadership team.
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SSI-MANTRA is an acronym for Multi Arm Novel Tele Robotic Assistance
and the company making it is, SS Innovations.
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‘SS’
is Dr Sudhir Srivastava, India-born cardiac surgeon.
6.
44TH CHESS OLYMPIAD 2022
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44th
FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 was held at Chennai, Tamil Nadu(TN), India
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This
is the first time the Chess Olympiad is being hosted in India and the first in
Asia after 30 years.
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It
was organized by the TN State Government, All India Chess Federation (AICF),
and International Chess Federation (FIDE).
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Uzbekistan
defeated Netherlands and secured the gold medal in Open Section.
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It
was their first overall medal in the Chess Olympiads.
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India
clinched two bronze medals with 18 match points.
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FIDE Headquarters– Lausanne, Switzerland
7.
2022 NATURE
INDEX UNIVERSITIES RANKINGS
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The University of Hyderabad (UoH) in
Telangana, an Institution of Eminence (IoE), was placed first among Indian universities and 16th among all institutions in India in the Academic sector in
the Nature Index 2022 ranking.
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The Nature Index
is an indicator of high quality research in natural and physical sciences
(including chemistry, life sciences, earth & environmental sciences, and
physical sciences).
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Rank 23rd– Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad.
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Rank 26th– Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati.
8.
RBI
DISALLOWS USE OF LETTERS OF COMFORT
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
has prohibited the
usage of Letters of
Comfort (LoC), a document that gives a guarantee of support to
the borrower without any promise to make good any defaults.
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This move will
downgrade the credit ratings of roughly 100 firms, equal to Rs. 35,000 crore of debt.
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A Letter of
Comfort (LoC) is a document issued by a parent company telling a bank that one
of its subsidiaries has acquired a loan. According to it, the parent company “supports” the subsidiary during the process
and will offer assistance as needed.
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Generally, it is
granted by foreign companies with subsidiaries and branches in India.
9.
SHASHI THAROOR TO RECEIVE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD OF FRANCE
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Congress Member of
Parliament (MP) and wordsmith Shashi
Tharoor received the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (the
Legion of Honour), for his writings and speeches.
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The National Order
of the Legion of Honour, formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour, is
the highest French order of merit.
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Shashi Tharoor is serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) for
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009.
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He served 29 years
at the United Nations(UN), rising to the position of Under-Secretary-General
for Communications And Public Information in 2002
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Prominent books of
ShashiTharoor are An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India ,Why I Am A Hindu,The Paradoxical Prime Minister
10.
GUILLERMO PABLO
RÍOS APPOINTED UNMOGIP HEAD OF MISSION
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United Nations
(UN) Secretary-General António
Guterres has appointed a veteran Argentine naval officer Rear
Admiral Guillermo Pablo
Ríos as Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in
India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
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UNMOGIP was established in January 1949 in India and Pakistan at
Islamabad and Srinagar to oversee the ceasefire between India and Pakistan in
the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
11.
WORLD
ELEPHANT DAY 2022- AUGUST 12
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World Elephant Day is annually celebrated on 12 August to create
awareness on elephant conservation
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The year 2022
marks the 11th anniversary
of World Elephant Day.
12.
INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH DAY 2022 – AUGUST 12
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United Nations
(UN’s) International Youth Day is annually celebrated on 12 August to raise
awareness regarding issues that are faced by the world’s youth.
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The theme for 2022’s edition of
International Youth Day-“Intergenerational
solidarity: creating a world for all ages.”
