DAILY GK 5-6 APRIL
1.
FORBES
WORLD’S BILLIONAIRES LIST 2024
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Bernard
Arnault (France), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) topped the
list with a net worth of USD 233
Billion.
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He is followed by Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors
with a net worth of USD 195 Billion and Jeff
Bezos, founder & Former CEO of Amazon with USD 194 Billion at 3rd place.
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Mukesh
Ambani, Chairman And Managing Director(CMD) of
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), ranked 9th globally with a net worth of USD 116 Billion, becomes the richest man in India.
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He also became the first Asian to break into the USD
100 billion club.
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Forbes is a global media company, focusing
on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and
lifestyle.
Headquarters– New Jersey, USA
2.
PRIME
MINISTER OF SENEGAL
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The Senegal President
Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed Ousmane Sonko as
the Prime Minister(PM) of Senegal in his first act as
President.
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Sonko was the opponent of former President Macky Sall in the
March 2024 presidential contest but he was disqualified due to a defamation
conviction.
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye was
newly appointed as the President of
Senegal on April 2 2024.
3.
INDIA’S
1ST INDIGENOUS CAR-T CELL THERAPY
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President of India Droupadi Murmu
launched India‘s first home-grown
Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy namely ‘NexCAR19 (Actalycabtagene autoleucel)’
for cancer treatment during the
event held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
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India is now one of the first developing countries to have
its indigenous CAR-T and gene therapy platform.
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It developed through collaboration
between IIT, Bombay and Tata Memorial Hospital (TMC),
Mumbai in association with industry partner Immunoadoptive Cell Therapy Private Limited (ImmunoACT).
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CAR
T-cell therapies utilize laboratory modifications of a person’s T cells to selectively
target and destroy cancer cells, primarily focusing on blood cancers.
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T-cells
are special cells (white blood cells that find and fight illness and infection)
whose primary function is cytotoxic, meaning it can kill other cells.
4.
SAGAR
KAVACH 01/24: COASTAL SECURITY EXERCISE
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Sagar
Kavach 01/24, a two-day coastal security exercise
involving all maritime security agencies was conducted in the Union Territory (UT) of Lakshadweep
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The assets of the Indian Navy(IN), Indian
Coast Guard(ICG), Marine Police, Fisheries, Customs and other security agencies
were involved in the exercise.
5.
BEST
PLACES IN THE WORLD TO CONDUCT BUSINESS:
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The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released its Business
Environment Rankings (BER) 2024, assessing
82 countries across 91 crucial indicators across 11 categories to determine
the best places for conducting business.
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Singapore
retains its top position for the 16th consecutive year, followed
by Denmark and the United States (US) at 2nd and 3rd place
respectively
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India
ranked 51 in the list with a score of 1.08.
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Greece,
Qatar, and India have
made significant strides in providing favorable business environments globally.
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India
ranks third among the most improved business environments globally, projecting strong
economic growth and heightened foreign investment.
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Vietnam, Thailand, Belgium, Sweden, India,
and Costa Rica are notable improvers.
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China, Bahrain, Chile, and Slovakia have
experienced notable declines in
their business environments.
6.
INDIA
TO LOSE 5.8% OF DAILY WORKING HOURS AMID HEAT STRESS IN 2030
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United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) released
a report titled “Economic and Social Survey
of Asia and the Pacific 2024: Boosting affordable and longer-term financing for
Governments”.
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India is expected to lose
approximately 5.8% of
daily working hours due to increasing temperatures by 2030.
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The report mentioned that climate change may lead to larger
agricultural subsidies, as farm subsidies account for 20% of total farm incomes in
India.
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UNESCAP is one of the 5 regional commissions of
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
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Headquarters: Bangkok,
Thailand
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Established: 1947
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Members
– 53
members and 9 associate members
7.
RAKESH
MOHAN, APPOINTED TO WBG’S ECONOMIC ADVISORY PANEL
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World Bank has appointed Rakesh Mohan, Former Deputy Governor
(DG) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as a member
in Economic Advisory Panel of World Bank Group (WBG).
·
Nicholas
Stern, IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at
the London School of Economics, United Kingdom (U.K.) will be the chairman of Economic Advisory
Panel of WBG
·
Indermit
Gill,
Chief Economist of the World Bank Group (WBG) and Senior President for
Development Economics will co-chair the
panel
8.
NEW
GENERATION BALLISTIC MISSILE “AGNI-PRIME”
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Strategic
Forces Command (SFC) and Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO)successfully conducted the flight test of the
New Generation Ballistic missile Agni-Prime (Agni-P) from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
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Agni-Prime
(Agni-P) is a two-stage
surface-to-surface, canisterised solid
propellant ballistic missile.
·
It has a range between 1000km to 2000km.
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It is the 6th variant of Agni series missiles developed under Integrated
Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP).
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The Agni-Prime missile is 10.5 metre (m)
tall with diameter of 1.2 metre and can carry warheads up to 1.5 tonnes.
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DRDO
is the Research and Development (R&D) wing
of Ministry of Defence (MoD).
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Chairman: Dr.
Samir Vankatpati Kamat
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Headquarter: New
Delhi, Delhi
9.
INDIAN
ARMY'S AKASHTEER CONTROL & REPORTING SYSTEMS
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The Indian Army has commenced the
induction of the indigenous ‘Akashteer
Command and Control Systems’ to enhance
its air defence capabilities. this will enable the Indian Army’s defence
units to operate in an integrated manner.
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The project was developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) under
the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
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The initial batch of Control Centers was
rolled out from BEL Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh(UP)
10. MIRABAI CHANU QUALIFY FOR PARIS
OLYMPICS
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Saikhom
Mirabai Chanu became the only Indian weightlifter
to qualify for the Paris Olympics
2024 after finishing third in Group B of the women’s 49kg division and 12th
overall with a total lift of 184kg (81kg snatch + 103kg clean and jerk) at the International Weightlifting Federation
(IWF) World Cup 2024.
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The
2024 IWF World Cup is being held in Phuket, Thailand.
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The 2024 IWF World Cup is one of the two
compulsory competitions to qualify for the Paris Olympics, another is the
IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023 that was held in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia.
11. IWF WORLD CUP 2024
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Indian weightlifter Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam won a bronze medal in the non-Olympic women’s 55kg category at the IWF
World Cup 2024.
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Kang
Hyon Gyong(Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) won the gold medal while Mihaela Cambei
(Romania) won the silver medal.
12. 61ST NATIONAL MARITIME DAY – APRIL 5
2024
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National
Maritime Day (NMD) is annually observed across
India on 5 April to
highlight the significance of the national maritime sector in the development
of the Indian economy, global trade, and economic exchange across countries.
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The day also commemorates the maiden
voyage of SS Loyalty, India’s
first Swadeshi Ship(owned by Scindia Steam Navigation Company) from Mumbai
(Maharashtra) to London (United Kingdom) on 5th April 1919.
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The theme of National Maritime Day/Merchant Navy Week 2024 is “Sustainable Shipping: Challenges and
Opportunities.”
13. CMD LEADERSHIP AWARD
·
Sanjai
Kumar, CMD/RailTel, has been conferred with CMD Leadership
Award in the 10th Edition of Governance Now PSU
Conference and Awards.
·
Under his adept guidance, the company has
charted an upward growth trajectory, achieving notable milestones like
recording the highest ever total income of Rs. 2002 cr in FY 23
14. GEEF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT AWARD 2024
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NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) has bagged the GEEF
Global Environment Award 2024 in the mining category during the Global Clean
Energy Summit - 2024 held in New Delhi
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NLCIL won the award for its efforts in
sustainable development initiatives
15. TIMES POWER ICON 2024 AWARD
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Vijay Jain, Managing Director of Star
Estate, was adjudged the prestigious Times Power Icon 2024 Award.
·
The award ceremony, held recently in
Noida, was organized by The Times Group.
16. cVIGIL APP
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The cVIGIL app of the Election Commission
of India is an tool to flag election code violations.
·
Since the announcement of General
Elections 2024, over 79,000 complaints have been received.
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Over 99% of complaints have been resolved
and close to 89% of these complaints have been resolved within 100 minutes.
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Users capture audios, photos or videos in
real-time, and a “100-minute” countdown for time-bound response to complaints
is ensured.
17. SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MANUFACTURING
CAPACITY IN 2023
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According to a report by Mercom, India has
added a whopping 24 GW of solar module and cell capacity in 2023.
·
Gujarat
led
the total new capacity addition followed
by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.
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During the calendar year, the country
added 20.8 GW of solar modules and 3.2 GW of solar cell capacity
