DAILY GK 4,5 DEC
1. TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2022
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According to the Tribal Development
Report 2022 launched by the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF), the
Tribal communities(Adivasis) are at the bottom of India’s development pyramid.
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Accoring to the 2011 Census, tribal
communities across India account for around 8.6% of the total population.
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Out of the 257 Scheduled Tribe
districts, 90% – 230 are located in either forested or hilly or dry regions.
They account for around 80% of India’s tribal population.
2.
UNDP REPORT: NUMBER OF PEOPLE
FORCIBLY DISPLACED CROSSED 100 MILLION IN 2022
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According to the report “Turning the Tide on Internal Displacement: A
Development Approach to Solutions,” more than 100 million people
were forcibly displaced in 2022 for the first time, the majority of whom were
forcibly displaced within their own countries.
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The report was created by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
in partnership with the Internal
Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
3.
RBI LAUNCHES ‘DIGITAL RUPEE –
RETAIL SEGMENT (E₹-R)‘ IN FOUR CITIE
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The Reserve bank of India (RBI) launched
its pilot on retail digital currency/ rupee called ‘Digital Rupee – Retail
segment (e₹-R)’, a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) which is an electronic
form of sovereign currency.
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In this regard, RBI issued Rs 1.71 crore to four
participating banks based on their indents.
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In the retail pilot of the digital
rupee, 8 banks have been identified for phase-wise participation in four cities
of Mumbai ,New Delhi ,Bengaluru ,and Bhubaneswar .
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In the first phase, four banks
including State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank, YES Bank,
and IDFC First Bank will take part.
4.
CANARA BANK WINS BANKER’S BANK OF
THE YEAR AWARD 2022
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Canara Bank received
the Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022 for the India segment (Under Asia
Pacific Region) at the Global Banking
Summit, held in London, United Kingdom (UK)
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The bank has been adjudged as the ‘Best
Bank in India for 2022’.
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The Bankers’ Bank of the year awards are
considered to be on par with Oscar awards for the banking sector.
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Global – BBVA
has been awarded the Global Bank of the Year 2022.
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Asia-Pacific – Standard
Chartered Bangladesh (SC Bangladesh) bagged the 2022 Bank of the Year award
5.
‘PRIDE OF CENTRAL INDIA 2022’ AWARD
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AtulPatidar, founder and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Farmkart Online
Services Private Limited (central India’s first agritech innovation startup) was
awarded the prestigious ‘Pride
of Central India 2022’ award for transforming the lives of rural
farmers.
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DainikBhaskar’s ‘Pride of Central India’
honours people with exceptional and inspirational work in education, health,
art, business, and social work.
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He collaborated with Canadian Indians to
establish ‘Farmkart’.Farmkart designs innovative technology solutions for
farmers who have little or zero knowledge of modern technology.
6.
INDIA TO ASSUME CHAIRMANSHIP OF
WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT ON 1ST JANUARY
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India will
assume the chairmanship of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA), a multilateral
technology control agreement, on 1st
January 2023, for a period of one year.
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Ireland’s ambassador Eoin O’Leary handed over the
chairmanship to India’s ambassador JaideepMazumdar, permanent representative to
the UN and international organisations in Vienna at the 26th annual plenary of
the WA held in Vienna
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The WA is a multilateral export control
regime established in 1996, monitors the transfers of conventional weapons and
dual-use goods. It has 42 members and operates on a voluntary basis, where
decisions are made by consensus.
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The United States (US), the United
Kingdom (UK), Japan, South Korea, France, Germany and Australia are some key
members of the WA and other non-members include China and Israel.
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India joined
the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) in 2017 and
became its 42nd member.
7.
VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY 2022
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Saurashtra won
the Vijay Hazare Trophy Final
2022- 2023 title by defeating Maharashtra in the final at Motera, Ahmedabad
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Manof the Tournament- Ruturaj
Gaikwad, Maharashtra captain, was awarded for his exceptional performances in
the match.
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The Vijay Hazare Trophy, (officially known as Mastercard Vijay Hazare
trophy for sponsorship reasons) also known as the Ranji One-Day Trophy, was started in 2002-03 as a limited-overs
cricket domestic competition involving state teams from the Ranji Trophy plates
organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
8.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES 2022- DECEMBER 3
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United Nations (UN)’s International
Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) or International Day
of Disabled Persons is
annually observed across the globe on December 3 to raise awareness about the
situation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of political, social,
economic, and cultural life.
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The
theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities
2022 is ‘Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of
innovation in fueling an accessible and equitable world’.
