DAILY GK 10-11 JULY 2024
1. DRDO INTRODUCES INDIGENOUS LIGHT
TANK NAMED ZORAWAR
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The Defence Research & Development Organization
(DRDO) unveiled the "Zorawar" Light Tank at its facility in
Hazira, Gujarat to propel indigenization and modernization efforts of the
Indian armed forces.
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Collaboration and Development: The Light Tank was developed as a
public-private venture with DRDO collaborating with Larsen & Toubro
(L&T).
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The 25-ton vehicle was designed and developed
in a record time of 2 years.
2. BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2024
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British
Formula One (F1) Mercedes driver Lewis
Hamilton won the F1 British Grand Prix 2024 held at Silverstone
Circuit in England, the United Kingdom (UK).
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He has
become the first F1 driver
to have won this race for the 9th time
extending the record, which he previously shared with Michael Schumacher.
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Red Bull’s three times
world champion Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished 2nd in
the race followed by McLaren’s Lando Norris on
the 3rd spot respectively.
3. CHEF-DE-MISSION OF INDIAN CONTINGENT FOR
PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS
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Shooter Gagan Narang, four-time Olympian and London 2012 Olympic Games men’s 10m Air Rifle bronze medalist, has
been appointed as the Chef-de-Mission for
the Indian at the Paris 2024 Olympics, officially, ‘Games of the XXXIII
Olympiad’ in Paris, France.
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He was
elevated from the deputy chef-de-mission position following the resignation of
Padma Vibhushan awardee MC Mary Kom from
Chef-de-Mission position in April 2024 amid personal reasons.
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The Chef-de-Mission serves as the spokesperson for the team ahead of the
Olympics, attending seminars with athletes, management, and the Mission
Team.
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They maintain a diplomatic stance to resolve
conflicts or controversies and ensure adherence to Olympic protocols.
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India’s two-time
Olympic medallist badminton player, PV Sindhu, and 13-time Commonwealth Games medallist table tennis veteran A Sharath Kamal will
be flag bearer during
the Opening Ceremony of Paris Olympics.
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Olympic gold
medalist in javelin throw Neeraj
Chopra will lead the
28-member Indian athletics contingent
at the Paris Olympics.
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Indian Olympic Association
(IOA) President – P. T.
Usha
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Headquarters – New Delhi, Delhi
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Formed – 1927
4. SAINT-DENIS REUNION BADMINTON OPEN 2024
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Indian
badminton players Tasnim Mir and Tharun Mannepalli won the women’s and men’s singles titles at the
Saint-Denis Reunion Open 2024 (3rd Edition) held in Saint-Denis, the capital of
the French overseas departement of Reunion in the Western Indian Ocean and region
of France.
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In the Men’s Singles Title, Tharun Mannepalli defeated Yudai Okimoto of Japan.
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In the Women’s Singles Title, Tasnim Mir won
by defeating compatriot(from India)
Rakshitha Sree
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In the men’s doubles, the duo of Prakash Raj and Gouse Shaik was defeated by Julien
Maio and William Villeger of France and secured the runner -up position.
5.
ASIAN
BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
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Ace
Indian cueist Pankaj Advani fell short in his quest to secure
a hat-trick of titles, losing 2-5 to compatriot Dhruv Sitwala in the
final of the 2024 Asian Billiards Championship.
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2024
Asian Billiards Championship was held in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Anupama Ramachandran emerged victorious in
the women’s snooker categories
6.
UKRAINE'S
YAROSLAVA MAHUCHIKH SETTING A NEW HIGH JUMP WORLD RECORD
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Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a new world record in the
women's high jump at the Paris Diamond League, clearing 10 meters and
breaking a record that had stood since 1987.
7. 10 KIRTI CHAKRAS,
26 SHAURYA CHAKRAS CONFERRED
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President of
India, Droupadi Murmu conferred 36 Peacetime Gallantry Awards
including, 10 Kirti Chakras,
of which 7 were given posthumously
and 26 Shaurya Chakras,
of which 7 were given posthumously to the personnel of the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces and State or Union
Territory (UT) Police.
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Among the
recipients of Kirti Chakra given
posthumously, 4 were
from Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF): Inspector Dilip Kumar Das, Head Constable Bablu Rabha
and Constable Sambhu Roy and Raj Kumar Yadava of 210 Commando Battalion for
Resolute Action (CoBRA) Battalion.
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Apart from 6 other personnel from the
India Army, Constable Safiullah Qadri
of Jammu & Kashmir
(J&K) Police was also bestowed a Shaurya
Chakra posthumously.
8. CHEVALIER DE LA LÉGION D’HONNEUR BY
FRANCE
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Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of HCL Technologies
Limited (HCLTech), Indian
multinational information technology (IT) consulting company, has been honoured
with France’s highest civilian
Award – the “Chevalier de
la Légion d’Honneur” (Knight of the Legion of Honour).
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The award
recognises her contributions to the
business her efforts to strengthen economic ties between France and India
and her commitment to social and environmental causes.
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Thierry Mathou, Ambassador
of France to India presented the award on behalf of the President of the
French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, at a ceremony held at the Residence of France
in Delhi.
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Roshni Nadar
Malhotra took charge as the Chairperson of HCLTech from her Father Shiv Nadar,
founder of HCLTech, in July 2020 and became the 1st woman to lead a listed IT company in India.
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Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur was established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte.
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The award is
given by the French Republic for outstanding
service to France, regardless of the recipient’s nationality.
9. HANS
VON HENTIG AWARD
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In a significant recognition of his
contributions to the field of
victimology, retired professor K. Chockalingam from Tamil Nadu, India, has
been selected for the esteemed Hans von Hentig award.
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This honour highlights the global impact of Indian scholarship in the
study of crime victims and their experiences within the criminal justice
system.
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The Hans
von Hentig award is named after the renowned German
criminologist Hans von Hentig, who made significant
contributions to the field of victimology in the mid-20th century.
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This award is
considered one of the highest honors in
the field of victimology and criminal justice studies.
10. DR. C. NARAYANA REDDY NATIONAL
LITERARY AWARD 2024
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Tamil author Sivashankari has been honoured with
the prestigious Dr. C. Narayana Reddy National Literary Award by the
Sushila Narayana Reddy Trust for her significant contributions to
Tamil literature.
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Prize of award ₹5 lakh, a memento, and a shawl.
11. PM MODI AWARDED 'ORDER OF ST. ANDREW
THE APOSTLE' BY RUSSIA
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was officially awarded
the ‘Order of St. Andrew the Apostle’ by Russian
President Vladimir Putin.
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This
award recognizes Modi’s exceptional contributions to strengthening the bilateral
relations between India and Russia.
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The Order
of St. Andrew the Apostle is Russia’s highest order of
chivalry.
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It
was established by Tsar Peter the Great in 1698 to
honour Saint Andrew, Russia’s patron saint and the first
apostle of Jesus.
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The
insignia includes a blue sash, a badge featuring
the cross of St. Andrew, and a star worn on the
chest.
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The
badge is a golden cross with an image of Saint Andrew
crucified on an X-shaped cross.
12.
GRSE
ACCELERATED INNOVATION NURTURING SCHEME 2024
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Minister of
State (MoS) Sanjay Seth,
Ministry of Defence (MoD), launched the 2nd edition of the “GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme (GAINS 2024)” in Kolkata, West Bengal.
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This
innovative scheme by Garden Reach
Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) aims to find solutions for shipyard-related problems and promote
technology development through Indian start-ups.
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GAINS is a national initiative launched by GRSE in 2023 as an open challenge
to inspire start-ups and other entities to create innovative solutions.
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It has
a two-stage selection process Stage I:
Initiation/Familiarization phase.
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Stage II: Submission of a detailed Project Report with technical descriptions.
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The themes for GAINS 2024 are same as 2023 edition viz Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Shipbuilding,
Renewable/Green Energy and Energy Efficiency,Efficiency Enhancement in Shipyard
Operations
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Participants
can receive up to Rs
5 lakh each for delivering the Project Report in Stage II,
based on GRSE’s evaluation.
13. VIETNAM TOPS LIST OF MOST AFFORDABLE COUNTRIES
FOR EXPATS
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According to
the Expat Insider 2024 Survey, for
the Personal Finance Index category conducted by Inter Nations, Vietnam topped the list of most affordable countries for expatriates or immigrants for 4th consecutive term as 86% of
expats in the country rated the cost of living positively, 65% are satisfied
with the financial situation and 68% considered their household income
comfortable enough for survival.
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India was ranked at 6th spot
among the top 10 most affordable
countries for immigrants in the list.
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Colombia, a Latin American country has improved its ranking from 7th (in
2023) to 2nd position (2024), followed
by Indonesia and Panama ranked at 3rd
and 4th position in the list respectively.
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It has
evaluated destinations based on key factors such as: quality of life, digital connectivity, housing availability, career
prospects, salary levels, and job security.
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Among the top 10 countries in the rankings, 6 are from Asia
region: Vietnam(1st), Indonesia (3rd ), the Philippines (5th ), India
(6th),Thailand(8th) and China (10th ) spot.
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For the 1st
time, Brazil made it to top 10 affordable countries for expats by
replacing Malaysia which
slipped to 11th position
in 2024 rankings.
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The top 5 least affordable countries in
2024 rankings are: Canada (53th), Finland
(52nd), the United Kingdom (UK) (51st), Ireland (50th) and Norway (49th).
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Except,
Canada, remaining 4 least
affordable countries are from Europe.
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Among the new bottom 10 countries in 2024 rankings,
3 are from Middle-Eastern countries: Bahrain (46th ), TUrkiye (45th ) and
Kuwait (44th ).
