DAILY GK 10-11 FEB 2025
1. ASIA’S
20 RICHEST FAMILIES 2025
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According
to New York, based Bloomberg Limited Partnership
(LP’s) ‘Asia’s Richest Families 2025’ Index, the Ambani family of
Reliance Industries (India) has secured the top position as
Asia’s richest family, with a net worth of USD 90.5 billion.
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The Chearavanont family
(Thailand) ranks 2nd with a net worth
of USD 42.6 billion, followed by the Hartono family (Indonesia) in 3rd place
with a net worth of USD 42.2 billion.
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Among the
prominent 6 Indian families featured in the top 20
rankings list, the Mistry family holds the 4th
position, followed by the Jindal family in 7th
place, the Birla family ranks 9th, while the Bajaj
family secures the 13th spot and Hinduja family ranks
18th position.
2. “CA IN PUBLIC SERVICE” AWARD
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Deepak Kumar Kedia, Inspector General (IG) Headquarters, National
Security Guard (NSG), has been bestowed with the
prestigious “CA in Public Service” Award by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
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He was
honoured with the award at the World
Forum of Accountants (WOFA) meet held at in New Delhi,
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Earlier,
he was also honoured with the prestigious ‘President
Medal for Distinguished Service’ on 76th
Republic Day of India (January 26, 2025)
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The ICAI hosted the under Theme: “Accountability
Meets Innovation (AI): For A Sustainable Planet”.
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(ICAI is a
statutory body established by an Act of Parliament i.e. The Chartered
Accountants Act, 1949 for regulation and development of the profession of
Chartered Accountants (CA) in the country.
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NSG
is a counter-terrorism agency of India and also, known as Black
Cats.
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It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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It was formed under the National Security
Guard (NSG) Act, 1986.
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Director General (DG) –
Brighu Srinivasan, Headquarters- New Delhi
3. SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD
2024
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The Ministry of Culture (MoC)
announced that the late Chaman Arora has been
selected for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in
the Dogri language for his short story book ‘Ik Hor Ashwthama’(Short
Stories).
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The award
will be presented to the family member or nominee of the awardee at the
ceremony, which will take place on International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025,
at Kamani Auditorium in New Delhi.
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The winners of the Sahitya Akademi
Awards 2024 include 8 books of Poetry, 3
Novels, 2 short stories, 3 Essays, 3 Literary Criticism, 1 Play and 1 Research.
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The award comprises a casket containing an engraved copper plaque, a shawl, and a
cash prize of Rs.1 lakh.
4. LEED
GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION RANKING
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Washington D.C based United
States Green Building Council (USGBC) released
its latest ‘Annual list of Top 10 countries and
Regions for Leadership in Energy and
Environment Design (LEED) in 2024’.
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India has retained its 3rd spot
globally on the list, with 370 LEED-certified projects; covering 8.50
million Gross Square Meters (GSM) or
91.5 million square feet (sq. ft.) area.
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India has
consistently ranked among the top 3 countries on USGBC’s annual list, reflecting
its commitment to achieve the United Nations (UN)’s Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) for 2030.
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China topped
the list with 1,860 LEED-certified
projects, covering over 25 million GSM, followed by Canada ranked at 2nd position with 300 projects,
covering 10 million GSM.
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Bottom 5
countries on the list: Mexico (6th); Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (SAR) of People’s Republic of China (PRC) (7th);
Italy (8th); Brazil (9th) and Turkey
(10th).
5. NITI AAYOG REPORT
ON “EXPANDING QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION
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National
Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) released
a policy report titled ‘Expanding
Quality Higher Education through States and State Public Universities’, a first-of-its kind policy document in
the higher education sector focused specifically on states and State Public
Universities (SPUs).
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The
report provides detailed quantitative examination on important indicators
of Quality, Funding & Financing, Governance and Employability over
the last 10 years across the themes.
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Considering higher education expenditure as a percentage of Gross State
Domestic Product (GSDP), Bihar ranks
highest at 1.56%, followed by Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) at 1.53% and
Manipur at 1.45%.
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The mean
per youth expenditure on HE rose from Rs.2,174 to Rs.4,921 between 2005-06 and
2019-20.
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As per the report, India has 495
SPUs, accounting 81% of
the total student enrolment among Indian HEIs. States with highest number
of SPUs are: Karnataka (43), followed by WB and UP with 38 each.
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NITI Aayog
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
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Established – 2015
6. CORRUPTION
PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2024
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Berlin
(Germany)-based International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Transparency
International (TI) released its ‘2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI 2024)’ which evaluated the perceived
levels of public sector corruption across 180 countries.
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India ranks 96th out of 180 countries with a score of 38, marking
a decline from its 2023 position, where India ranked 93rd with
a score of 39.
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India’s
score and rank was shared by Gambia and Maldives.
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Denmark tops
the 2024 CPI, for the 7th consecutive time with a score of 90, followed by Finland (88) and Singapore(84).
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The 2024 CPI highlights that about 85% of the
world (about 6.8 billion people) live in countries with
high corruption.
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South
Sudan ranked 180th (score 8), Somalia at 179th (score
9),Venezuela at 178th (score 10) and Syria at 177th (score 12) are the most corrupt nations, ranking at the
bottom.
7.
IA AND IAF EXERCISE ‘EX
WINGED RAIDER’
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The Indian Army (IA) participated in a major training
exercise named Ex Winged Raider, focusing on special airborne operations.
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The
exercise demonstrated high operational readiness and showcased the integration between the IA and the Indian Air
Force (IAF).
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Chief
of Army Staff (COAS)– General
Upendra Dwivedi
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Chief
of the Air Staff (CAS)– Air Chief
Marshal Amar Preet Singh
8. INDIA
& EGYPT JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE ‘CYCLONE 2025’
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The 3rd edition
of the India-Egypt joint military exercise ‘Cyclone
2025’ commenced at the Maharajan
Field Range, Rajasthan
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Motto: “Together
we train, together we excel,” is the motto of Cyclone 2025.
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‘Exercise
Desert Warrior’ is another joint exercise carried out by the
air forces of India and Egypt.
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Egypt President – Abdel
Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil El-Sisi
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Capital –
Cairo
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Currency –
Egyptian pound(EGP)
9. PARA
ARCHERY ASIA CUP 2025
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India
concluded its participation in the ‘2025 Para Archery Asia Cup’ in Bangkok,
Thailand with an outstanding performance of securing 6 Gold Medals
and topping the medal tally.
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India’s Para-Archers bagged a total of 12 medals in
the competition: 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 3
Bronze.
10. MUMBAI
TENNIS OPEN 2025
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Jil Belen Teichmann, Switzerland’s
professional tennis player,claimed
the singles title in “Mumbai Open
2025 WTA (Women Tennis Association) 125 Event”, held in Mumbai,
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Jil Belén Teichmann won
the singles title by defeating Mananchaya Sawangkaew of
Thailand
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Elena
Ivanovna Pridankina and Amina Vladikovna Anshba of
Russia won the Doubles title by defeating Prarthana Thombare
of India and her Dutch partner Arianne Hartono
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The Mumbai Open 2025 is an outdoor tournament played on a hard court,
at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai
