DAILY GK 12-13 APRIL 2025
1.
PRESIDENT OF ECUADOR
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Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa AzÃn was
re-elected as the president of Ecuador for a 4-year term
with 55.8% of the votes, defeating Luisa González of the Citizen Revolution
Movement.
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This marks Daniel Noboa’s second
presidential victory in Ecuador, following his initial win in November
2023, when he became the country’s youngest president
at the age of 35 after winning a snap general election for a shortened 16-month
term.
2.
PRESIDENT OF GABON
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Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema,
the interim President of Gabon, was elected as its President.
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He secured a landslide victory with 90.35% of the total votes.
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The victory enabled Brice Oligui Nguema to
commence a full seven-year presidential term in
office.
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Capital – Libreville.
3.
CHAIRPERSON OF 23RD LCI
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Former Supreme Court(SC) judge
Justice Dinesh Maheshwari appointed as the Chairperson of
the 23rd Law Commission of India (LCI).
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Along with him, Advocate Hitesh
Jain and Professor D.P. Verma have
been appointed as full-time members of the 23rd LCI
for a tenure extending until 31st August 2027.
4.
52th CJI
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Justice
Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, the second-most
senior judge of the Supreme Court of India (SCI), will take oath as
the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on 14th
May 2025.
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He will be the second Dalit
CJI after Justice KG Balakrishnan.
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The
retirement age of SCI judges is 65 years.
5.
ICC MEN’S CRICKET COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON
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Former
Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly was
reappointed as the Chairperson of the International
Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Cricket Committee.
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He
succeeded Anil Kumble, who completed the maximum
permitted three three-year terms.
6.
GI TAG FOR MEGHALAYA’S RYNDIA & KHASI HANDLOOM
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Geographical Indications (GI) Registry
granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Meghalaya’s indigenous
textile, ‘Ryndia’ silk and Khasi
handloom products.
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Ryndia
or Eri silk, commonly known as Peace or Ahimsa
Silk.
7.
INDIA GLOBAL FORUM’S NXT25 SUMMIT 2025
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The India Global Forum(IGF)
hosted its ‘NXT25 Summit 2025’-Leading
the Leap was held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai.
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The summit was supported by the United
Kingdom (UK) Government, the Government of
Maharashtra, and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry .
8.
1ST AFRICAN COUNTRY TO SIGN ISA’S PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK
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Mauritius became the first
African country and fourth country globally
after Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Cuba,
to sign a Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with
the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
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The signing of CPF took place during the
two-day event Global SolarX Accelerator Programme hosted
by the ISA in Mauritius.
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ISA
was launched by India and France, aims to mobilize USD 1 trillion in solar
investments by 2030.
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Headquarters – Gurugram, Haryana, Founded – 2015.
9.
BANGLADESH SIGNS ARTEMIS ACCORDS WITH NASA
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Bangladesh became the 54th country to
sign the Artemis Accords, a set of non-binding agreements established by NASA in October 2020, to
promote peaceful, transparent, and cooperative
civil exploration of outer space.
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The Artemis
Accords are a framework grounded in the 1967 Outer
Space Treaty, the Registration Convention, and the Rescue and Return
Agreement, aiming to ensure that space exploration activities are safe,
sustainable, and conducted in accordance with international law.
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Global Alignment: Bangladesh joins with 53 nations, including the USA,
India, Japan, and United Arab Emirates (UAE), in fostering responsible space
exploration.
10.
PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU VISIT TO PORTUGAL &
SLOVAKIA
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President Droupadi Murmu first
visited Portugal at the invitation of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of
Portugal.
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She
was honoured with the ‘City Key of Honour’ of Lisbon City making her an honorary citizen of Lisbon, Portugal.
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The
Presidents of India and Portugal launched postage stamps celebrating
50 years of diplomatic ties between the 2 nations.
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President Droupadi Murmu visited Slovakia at the
invitation of Peter Pellegrini, the President of Slovakia.
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She
was presented a copy of the first-ever Slovak translation of
ancient Indian texts, the Upanishads, by the Slovak
President.
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The Constantine
the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia, awarded an Honorary Doctorate, to Droupadi Murmu.
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Slovakia Capital– Bratislava.
