DAILY GK 14-15 APRIL 2025
1.
UAE ELECTED CHAIR OF INTERPOL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE
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The Ministry of Interior of
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been elected to
chair International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)’s Committee
on Governance, one of the key advisory bodies of INTERPOL.
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With this, UAE became the 1st country to chair this newly formed standing
committee, and will serve 2 year-terms.
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The
committee was established in November 2024 by a
resolution during the 92nd General Assembly of
INTERPOL held in Glasgow, the United Kingdom (UK).
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INTERPOL Secretary General- Valdecy Urquiza (Brazil), Headquarters- Lyon,
France.
2.
SKOCH AWARD IN ‘POLICE SAFETY’
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The
“Investigation, Prosecution and Conviction Portal” of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police
won the SKOCH Award at national level in the ‘Police & Safety’ category.
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SKOCH
Awards, established in 2003, recognizes the exceptional contributions of individuals,
projects and institutions in the field of governance, inclusive growth,
technology excellence, corporate leadership, citizen service delivery, and
capacity building.
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The
awards are presented annually by Gurugram (Haryana)-based SKOCH Group.
3.
JAMES ANDERSON ‘KNIGHTHOOD’
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Former England fast bowler Sir
James Michael Anderson has been awarded a ‘Knighthood’, one of the greatest honours conferred by the British Monarchy or
Commonwealth nations, for his ‘services to cricket’.
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He is the 13th England cricketer to be
awarded a knighthood for services to cricket.
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He is the 3rd bowler on the all-time list
for test wickets only after Australia’s Shane Warne (708) and Sri Lanka’s
Muttiah Muralitharan (800).
4.
WORLD’S BEST AIRPORT
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Singapore Changi Airport (Singapore)
was named the World’s Best Airport in 2025 during
the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2025, in Madrid, Spain.
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This marks the 13th
time Singapore Changi Airport has won the title.
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Doha’s (Qatar) Hamad International Airport
(HIA), ranked second, and Japan’s Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) is
ranked third.
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New
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), or
Delhi International Airport, was ranked 32nd and
also earned the title of Best Airport in India and South Asia in
2025.
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Kempegowda
International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru was ranked 48th and has been named the Best Regional Airport in India & South Asia.
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T2 of the KIA has
received Skytrax’s 5-star airport
terminal rating, making it the 1st airport in India to
receive its 5-star rating.
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GMR
Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), Hyderabad,
was honoured with the ‘Best Airport
Staff in India & South Asia 2025’ award.
5.
JUSTICE DELIVERY AMONG STATES
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According to the fourth edition of
the India Justice Report (IJR 2025) Karnataka has topped
the list of 18 large and mid-sized
Indian states (with population over
1 crore) in terms of justice delivery.
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Karnataka is followed by Andhra Pradesh at second place.
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West
Bengal (WB) ranked lowest among
the 18 large and mid-sized states.
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Among smaller
states (with population upto 1 crore), Sikkim ranked first,
followed by Himachal Pradesh (HP) at second place while Goa was at the bottom.
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The
India Justice Report (IJR) is an annual publication initiated by Mumbai
(Maharashtra) based Tata Trusts in 2019.
6.
WORLD’S TOP 10 BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN 2024
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Montreal
(Canada)-based Airports Council International (ACI) World released
its Annual Rankings of the World’s busiest Airports 2024.
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Indira
Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in
New Delhi ranked at 9th spot, among the world’s top
10 busiest airports in 2024 in ‘passenger’ category.
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USA-based Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport (ATL) continues to be the world’s busiest airport.
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It is followed by Dubai
International Airport and USA-based Dallas Airport ranked
at 2nd and 3rd position, respectively.
7.
MULTILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE ‘AIKEYME’
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The inaugural edition of the multilateral exercise is co-hosted
by India and Tanzania.
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The
6-day multilateral exercise saw participation from various African countries
such as: Comoros, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Seychelles and South Africa (SA).
8.
INDIA-UZBEKISTAN MILITARY EXERCISE DUSTLIK-VI
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The 6th edition
of the India-Uzbekistan Joint Military Exercise (DUSTLIK-VI) commenced
at the Foreign Training Node (FTN) in Aundh, Pune (Maharashtra).
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Uzbekistan Capital – Tashkent.
9.
KATY PERRY LAUNCHES INTO SPACE WITH ALL-FEMALE CREW
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Pop star Katy Perry and
five other women were launched into space on
a Blue Origin rocket and came back
safely to Earth.
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The New Shepard rocket launched from its
site in West Texas, USA.
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This was the first space trip
with only women in more than 60 years, after Valentina Tereshkova’s solo journey in 1963.
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The singer was joined by Jeff Bezos’s
fiancée Lauren Sánchez, CBS presenter Gayle
King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe,
civil rights advocate Amanda Nguyn, and film
producer Kerianne Flynn.
10.
ISSF WORLD CUP 2025
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India finished its First leg of International Shooting
Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2025 campaign in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a total
of eight medals ,4
gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze finishing second overall.
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China topped the standings with 11 medals, including 5 gold, 3 silver,
and 3 bronze.
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ISSF President– Luciano Rossi (Italy), Headquarters–
Munich, Germany.
