DAILY GK: 18 NOV
1.
TENURE OF CBI AND ED
DIRECTORS EXTENDED FOR UP TO 5 YEARS
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President Ram Nath
Kovind signed two ordinances to extend the tenure of Directors of probe
agencies Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED)
up to five years from current 2 years.
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As per the
ordinances, the central Government can extend the Directors’ tenure of CBI and
ED by a year for three consecutive years once they complete their fixed two
year term.
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Current ED Director
is Sanjay Kumar Mishra(Set to Retire on
November 17, 2021) & Current CBI Director – Subodh Kumar Jaiswal
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The ED Director is
appointed by the central government on the recommendation of a committee
chaired by the Central Vigilance Commissioner and members comprising of
Vigilance Commissioners, Home Secretary, Secretary DOPT (Department of
Personnel and Training) and Revenue Secretary.
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The Director CBI is
selected on the basis of the recommendation of a committee consisting of the
Prime Minister, the Chief of Justice of India and the Leader of Opposition.If
there is no recognized leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, then the leader
of the single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha would be a member of
that committee.
2.
INDIA’S 1ST FISHERIES
BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTRE
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Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
Dairying (FAHD) Parshottam
Rupala launched the India’s first-of-its kind, dedicated business incubator
known as LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC) in Gurugram,
Haryana.
3.
INDIAN ARMY AND IAF
CONDUCTS JOINT AIRLIFT EXERCISE – ‘OP
HERCULES’
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The Indian Air Force
(IAF) and Indian Army conducted a joint
airlift exercise, ‘Op Hercules’ to strengthen the logistics supply
in the Northern sector and to augment winter stocking in the operational areas.
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The platforms
utilised for the airlift were C-17, IL-76 and An-32 aircraft, which
took off from one of the forward bases of Western Air Command.
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In October 2021,
India conducted its 1st Tri-Service Exercise with the United Kingdom, named
as “Konkan Shakti 2021”
4.
WHO GLOBAL REPORT ON
TRENDS IN PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE 2000–2025
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As per the 4th
edition of the Global report on
trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2025 published by the
World Health Organization (WHO) the number of tobacco users (for both
sexes combined) has decreased globally from 1.32 billion in 2015 to 1.30
billion in 2020 and is projected to further decline to 1.27
billion by 2025.
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Currently, tobacco
use prevalence is defined as the proportion of the population aged 15
years and above who use one or more smoked or smokeless tobacco
products on a daily or non-daily basis.
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According to the
report, in 2020, 22.3 percent of the global population used tobacco, 36.7
percent of all men and 7.8 percent of the world’s women.
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WHO Headquarter – Geneva, Switzerland,Member Countries –
194
5.
TRACE GLOBAL BRIBERY
RISK RANKINGS
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India has slipped to 82nd position (drop by 5 slots
from 2020) with a risk score of 44 in the global list of
2021 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix (TRACE
Matrix) that measures business bribery risks, which was released by
TRACE International.
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Denmark tops the list
with risk score of 2 followed by Norway at 2nd position and
Sweden at 3rd.
6.
UNWTO BEST TOURISM
VILLAGES
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The Pochampally
village in the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana has
been selected as one of the Best
Tourism Villages by the United
Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
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Pochampally village
located around 50 km away from Hyderabad which is well known for its handloom
waved Ikat sarees is often referred to as the Silk City of India.
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UNWTO is responsible
for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible
tourism.Headquarter is in
Madrid, Spain
7. GUINNESS RECORD FOR WORLD’S HIGHEST ALTITUDE ROAD –
UMLING LA PASS
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The Border Roads
Organisation (BRO) has received the Guinness World Record(GWR)
for constructing & blacktopping the world highest motorable road passing
through the 19,024 feet 0.73 inches (5798.251m) high Umlingla
Pass in the Union Territory(UT) of Ladakh
under Project HIMANK of BRO.
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The Umlingla Pass
road is another landmark in resurgent India’s achievement as it has been
constructed at an altitude higher than the North and South Base Camps of Mount
Everest which are at an altitude of 16,900 feet and 17,598 feet respectively.
8.
ICC MEN’S CHAMPIONS
TROPHY 2029 IN INDIA
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India is set to host
the 2029 Champions Trophy and co-host the 2026 ICC Men’s Twenty20(T20) World
Cup(WC) with Sri Lanka and 2031 ICC Men’s 50-over World Cup with
Bangladesh.
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Pakistan is set to host the 2025 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy.
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The ICC has named the
United States of America(USA) the co-host of the 2024 ICC Men’s T20
World Cup with West Indies
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Namibia will be the co-host of 2027 Men’s 50 over the World Cup with
South Africa and Zimbabwe.
