DAILY GK 13-15 JUNE 2024
1. INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE CHAIRMAN
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Harsh Pati Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of JK Paper Ltd and Director
of JK Organisation, has been
elected as the First Vice-Chair of
the International Chamber of
Commerce (ICC) headquartered
in Paris, France.
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Philippe Varin (France) has been elected as Chair of the ICC.
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Shinta Kamdani (Indonesia) and Patrick Obath
(Kenya) have been elected as Vice-Chairs of
the ICC.
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ICC is a private business
organization that represents over 45 million businesses in over 173 countries.
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ICC is the apex body for all
Chambers of Commerce globally.
2. FICCI- DIRECTOR GENERAL
(DG).
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The Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) announced
the appointment of Jyoti Vij as
its Director General (DG).
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FICCI President- Dr.
Anish Shah
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Headquarters- New Delhi, Delhi
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Established – 1927
3. INDIAN NAVY LAUNCHES ‘5TH
MCA BARGE
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The Indian Navy (IN) launched the Missile Cum
Ammunition (MCA) Barge, Landing
Ship Ammunition(LSAM 13)(Yard 81), the fifth Barge of 08 x MCA Barge project, built by Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Shipyard, M/s SECON Engineering Projects
Private Limited (SEPPL), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP).
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Previously the Indian Navy has
launched 4 MCA Barges:
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Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) – Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
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Headquarters – New Delhi,
Delhi
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Founded – January 26,
1950
4. INDIA TO HOST FIH HOCKEY
MEN’S JUNIOR WORLD CUP IN 2025
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India will host the 14th edition of the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2025.
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The decision was taken by the
Executive Board of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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This will be the 1st time ever that a FIH Hockey
Junior World Cup has 24
participating teams
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India will host the tournament
for the 4th time since
2013.
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India has previously hosted
the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup in 2013 (New Delhi, Delhi); 2016 (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh); and 2021 (Bhubaneswar, Odisha).
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Started in 1979, the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup is held every 2 years and the competitors
must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament
is held.
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The last edition of the FIH
Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup was held in 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the tournament was won by Germany.
5. MALAWI VICE
PRESIDENT DIES IN PLANE CRASH
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Vice-President of Malawi, Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima,
and 9 others died in an airplane crash in the Chikangawa forest in Malawi.
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Dr. Saulos Chilima
was born on 12th February 1973 in Ntcheu
District in Central Malawi.
6. RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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Renowned Indian international
cricketer, Ravichandran Ashwin unveiled
his autobiography titled,
“I Have the Streets:
A Kutti Cricket Story,” written by Ravichandran Ashwin with author Sidharth Monga, a sitcom screenplay writer, a wrestling
booker, and a chef.
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Ravichandran Ashwin is an
offspinner who also plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and the
Rajasthan Royals (RR) (at present)
in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
7. NITI AAYOG LAUNCHED
TWO INITIATIVES
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National Institution for
Transforming India (NITI Aayog) launched the “AIM-ICDK Water Challenge 4.0” and
the 5th edition of “Innovations for You” under its
flagship program, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).
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It is the 4th edition of the open innovation
water challenge.
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AIM developed this
initiative in partnership with the Innovation Centre Denmark (ICDK) at the Royal Danish Embassy in India.
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It aims to address the
critical water-related challenges through
innovative solutions.
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The Water Challenge
encompasses the 5 S’s in
the Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark – Skills, Scale, Scope, Sustainability, and
Speed.
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The participants will have the
opportunity to demonstrate their innovations at the Digital Tech Summit which is scheduled to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Innovations for You is a
coffee table book series which highlights the endeavors of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Entrepreneurs
in India.
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Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is the flagship program of
Government of India (GoI) launched
in 2016, which aims to
promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship using digital tools under
the aegis of NITI Aayog .
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NITI Aayog CEO – B.V.R.
Subrahmanyam
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Established – 2015
8. WORLD’S TOP 100 MOST
VALUABLE BRANDS
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According to the Kantar
BrandZ, “2024 World’s Most
Valuable Brands” report, 4 Indian companies namely, Tata Consultancy Service (TCS), HDFC
Bank, Airtel and Infosys were
featured among the top 100 most valuable global brands.
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TCS emerged India’s most valuable brand by securing a rank at 46th
spot with total valuation of USD 44.8 billion.
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Apple retained its 1st position for the 3rd consecutive time and has
also become the 1st global brand to surpass USD 1 trillion in value with total
valuation of USD 1016 billion.
9.
‘BEST CONDUCT OF BUSINESS REGULATOR’ AWARD
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The Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) has been
honoured with the ‘Best Conduct of
Business Regulator‘ Award in
the Asia Pacific by the Asian Banker for its
focus on transparency, fairness, and investor protection in the securities
markets in India.
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Kamlesh Chandra Varshney, Whole Time Member of SEBI received
the award at the ceremony held during the Asian Banker Summit 2024 held in Hong Kong.
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The theme of the summit was “Bridging innovation and resilience in
finance”.
10. CM OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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Pema Khandu of Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) sworn in as the
Chief Minister (CM) of Arunachal
Pradesh (AR) for the 3rd consecutive term at a ceremony
held at Dorjee Khandu Convention Hall in Itanagar, AR.
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Chowna Mein took
oath as the deputy CM of
AR.
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The Oath was administered
by Lt Gen
(Retd) Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik, Governor of AR.
11. AJIT DOVAL REAPPOINTMENTS
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
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The Appointments Committee of
the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the
reappointment of Ajit Kumar Doval as
the National Security Advisor (NSA)
and Pramod Kumar (PK) Mishra as the Principal Secretary to Narendra
Modi, the Prime Minister (PM)
of India
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Ajit Doval has been serving as the NSA since 30 May 2014 and has been appointed three
consecutive times for the post.
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PK Mishra has been serving as
the Principal Secretary to the PM since September 2019.
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Ajit Doval, was actively
involved in the anti-insurgency operations in Punjab and Mizoram and was titled
the ‘Indian James Bond’.
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He has served as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB)
from 2004 to 2005.
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ACC Chairperson – Narendra Modi
12. INDIAN ARMY GETS 1ST
INDIGENOUS LM NAGASTRA-1
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The Indian Army has received
the first batch of
Indigenous man-portable suicide
drones also known as the 1st
Indigenous Loitering Munition (LM), Nagastra–1, with the capability of precise strikes on enemy
training camps and launch pads, minimising risks to soldiers.
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Nagastra–1 is designed and developed by Economics Explosives
Ltd (EEL), a subsidiary of Solar
Industries Nagpur (Maharashtra), in association with Z-Motion Autonomous Systems Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, Karnataka, with
over 75% indigenous content.
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Nagastra-1 is a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
(UAV), weighing 9 kilograms (kg), with an endurance of 60 minutes, a
man-in-loop range of 15 kilometers (km), and an autonomous mode range of 30 km.
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Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)- General Manoj Pande
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Theme– The Indian Army is observing
2024 as the Year of Technology Absorption.
13. USA CONDUCTED OPERATIONAL
TEST LAUNCH OF MINUTEMAN III ICBMS
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A joint team of the United
States (US) Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) Airmen supported
by the US Space Force
Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental
Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)
equipped with one re-entry vehicle from
Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA.
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The 2 Minuteman III ICBMS in
these tests were launched into suborbital space with a rocket engine before
releasing their re-entry vehicles back
through Earth’s atmosphere.
14. CRATERS ON MARS NAMED
AFTER INDIAN PHYSICIST AND TOWNS
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The Working Group Planetary
System Nomenclature (WGPSN) of the
International Astronomical Union (IAU) has
named three newly discovered craters on Mars as ‘Lal’
crater, ‘Mursan’ crater and ‘Hilsa’ crater.
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These three craters have been
discovered on Mars located within the Tharsis volcanic region (largest volcanic
region on Mars) by Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL),
a unit of the Department of Space (DoS) in 2021.
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Lal crater: It has
been named in honour of Professor Devendra Lal,
Indian physicist, former director of PRL (1972 to 1983).
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Mursan crater: It has been
named after Mursan town in
Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh (UP).
It is 10 km wide and superimposed on the eastern side of the rim of the Lal
crater.
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Hilsa crater: It has
been named after Hilsa town
in Nalanda district of Bihar.
It is 10 km wide and superimposed on the western side of the rim of the Lal
crater.
15. WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY
2024 – JUNE 14
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World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)
is annually observed across the globe on 14 June to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and
blood products and express gratitude to voluntary, unpaid blood donors.
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The 2024 theme/slogan of WBDD is, “20 years of celebrating giving: thank you, blood donors!”
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The host country of the WBDD
2024 is Perú.
16.
SEBI INTRODUCES PENALTY FRAMEWORK FOR SURVEILLANCE LAPSES
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) came
out with a framework on “financial disincentives” for
market infrastructure institutions that would impose a penalty ranging
from ₹1 lakh to ₹1 crore for each instance of
surveillance lapse during the financial year.
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First Instance:Penalty ranges from ₹1 lakh (annual revenue
< ₹300 crore) to ₹25 lakh (annual revenue > ₹1,000 crore).
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Second Instance:Penalty ranges from ₹2 lakh to ₹50 lakh.
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Third Instance Onwards:Penalty ranges from ₹4 lakh to ₹1 crore.
17.
NVIDIA PASSES APPLE AS THE WORLD'S SECOND-MOST
VALUABLE COMPANY
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Nvidia has surpassed Apple in market capitalization, becoming
the second-most valuable public company, behind Microsoft.
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Nvidia is the world's most valuable semiconductor company and the
first computer chip firm to reach a $3 trillion market
capitalization.
18.
SUMIT NAGPAL SECURES SIXTH ATP CHALLENGER TENNIS
TITLE
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Indian men’s tennis player
Sumit Nagpal clinched the men’s singles title at the Heilbronn
Neckarcup 2024 ATP Challenger Tennis tournament in
Germany.
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In the final showdown Nagpal beat Alexander Ritschard of Switzerland
19.
INDIA EXIM BANK) OPENS EAST AFRICA REPRESENTATIVE
OFFICE IN NAIROBI
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India Exim Bank) has inaugurated its East Africa
Representative Office in Nairobi.
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The objective is to expand India's business
presence in Africa, particularly in resource-rich and demographically young
regions.
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Apart from Nairobi, the Bank has offices in Abidjan, Côte
d'Ivoire, and Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Export-Import Bank of India serves as India's premier financial
institution for coordinating export and import financing.
20.
WHO UNVEILS 1ST PATIENT SAFETY RIGHTS CHARTER
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The World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled
its inaugural Patient Safety Rights Charter at the Global
Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety.
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Encompassing 10 pivotal patient safety rights, the
Charter aims to mitigate risks and prevent unintended harm.
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The 6th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety was
hosted by Chile's Government in Santiago from April 17–18, 2024.
21.
FTA IMPOSES RS 1.66 CRORE FINE ON AXIS BANK
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The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has
imposed a fine of over Rs 1.66 crore on
Axis Bank for its failure to detect and report suspicious
transactions related to a fraudulent account created in the name of the National
Security Guard (NSG).
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The penalty was issued under Section 13 of the Prevention
of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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Financial Intelligence
Unit—India (FIU-IND) : Formed : November 18, 2004
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Headquarters : New Delhi
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Minister Responsible :
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance
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FIU-IND is an organisation
under the Department of Revenue, Government of India which collects
financial intelligence about offences under the Prevention of Money
Laundering Act, 2002.
22.
UTTRAKHAND'S JOSHIMATH IS NOW JYOTIRMATH AGAIN
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The mythological city of Joshimath in Uttarakhand has
been officially renamed Jyotirmath.
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The decision was announced by the state government after
getting approval from the Centre.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced
to change of the official name of Joshimath tehsil in Chamoli
district to its historical title, Jyotirmath.a
