DAILY GK: 25 JAN 2022
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INDIA’S FIRST ‘DISTRICT GOOD GOVERNANCE INDEX’
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Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) virtually
released the India’s First ‘District Good Governance Index (DGGI)’ in Jammu and
Kashmir (J&K) , prepared by Department of Administrative Reforms &
Public Grievances (DARPG) in collaboration with Government of J&K.
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It is prepared for the 20 Districts of UT of J&K.
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With this, J&K became the first Indian UT with a Good Governance
Index.
2.
WEF’S GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY OUTLOOK 2022
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The annual report titled ‘Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022’ which was
released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) during the virtual Davos Agenda
summit 2022 revealed that advances in digitalization and their growth due to
the COVID-19 have led to increasingly frequent, costly, and damaging cyber incidents.
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The report addressed the gaps in cyber resilience between
security-focused executives (e.g. a chief information security officer) and
business executives (e.g. a chief executive officer).
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In the case of personal cybersecurity, Cyber leaders around the globe
have listed ransomware, identity theft, and critical infrastructure failure
among their top personal cyber risk concerns.
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Ransomware is a type of malware that infects a computer and restricts
users’ access to it until a ransom is paid to unlock it.
3.
INDIA IS AMONG THE TOP 10 GLOBAL AI
ADOPTERS-STUDY
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India is among the top 10 nations in the world in terms of technological
advancements and funding in artificial intelligence (AI), according to findings
from a study published by the Brookings Institution.
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India ranks 6th in terms of spending and investments on AI made by the
public, governmental initiatives, as well as private institutions and
organisations.
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In the list of top 10 AI adopters, United States, China, the United
Kingdom, France, Japan and Germany are leading AI achievements ahead of India
and Canada, South Korea and Italy are behind India.
4.
WORLD BANK APPROVES RS 1000 CRORE LOAN TO WB
FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION SERVICES
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The World Bank has approved a loan of USD 125 million (around Rs 1,000
crore) to the government of West Bengal (WB) to support its effort
towards social protection service access to the poor and vulnerable groups
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The loan will be sanctioned under the ‘WB Building State Capability for
Inclusive Social Protection’ operation which will strengthen the access to
social assistance and targeted service for poor and vulnerable groups..The
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loan will help in improving services such as medical help through
telemedicine, support for the elderly and differently-abled, financial
inclusion of citizens with digital payments and disbursement of benefits for
public schemes.
5.
FORMER JAPAN PM SHINZO ABE HONOURED WITH NETAJI
AWARD 2022
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On the occasion of the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose, Netaji Research Bureau, has honoured Shinzo Abe, former Prime
Minister(PM) of Japan, with the Netaji Award 2022.
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The government of India honoured Shinzo Abe with the Padma Vibhushan in
2021 for Public Affairs.
6.
20TH DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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Indian movie titled Koozhangal(Tamil) directed by P S Vinothraj has won
the best film award in the Asian Film Competition category at the 20th Dhaka
International Film Festival(DIFF) 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Malayalam Actor Jayasurya won the Best Actor award in the Asian Film
Competition Section for the film titled “Sunny” directed by Ranjith Sankar.
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Semkhor was the first-ever film in the Dimasa language to be screened in
the Indian Panorama Section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
2021
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Indranil Roychowdhury and Sugata Sinha have won the Best Script Writer
for the India-Bangladesh film Mayar Jonjal, directed by Indranil Roychowdhury.
7.
NEW CHAIRPERSON TO PMLA ADJUDICATING AUTHORITY
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The Union Finance Ministry appointed Vinodanand Jha, as the chairperson
of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) Adjudicating Authority,
New Delhi,
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The Adjudicating Authority, under the PMLA, 2002 will safeguard the interests
of the accused against violence. It functions within the Department of Revenue,
Ministry of Finance.
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It is a three-member Authority (one each from the fields of ‘Law’,
‘Administration’ and ‘Finance or accountancy’) that is mandated to
adjudicate the cases of attachment of assets orders issued under the PMLA, 2002
8.
SYED MODI INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP
2022
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Badminton World Federation (BWF) organised Syed Modi International
Badminton Championship 2022 at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh (UP)
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PV Sindhu won the women’s singles final whereas the men’s singles final
was declared as ‘No match’.
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Man Wei Chong (Malaysia) & Kai Wun Tee (Malaysia) won the Men’s
Doubles championship and Anna Ching Yik Cheong & Teoh Mei Xing (Malaysia)
emerged as the women’s doubles champions.
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The Indian duo of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto won Mixed doubles
title
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BWF Headquarters
– Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
9.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION 2022 – JANUARY
24 .
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The United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Education is annually
observed across the globe on 24th January to celebrate the role of education
for peace and development.
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The day highlights the importance of inclusive and equitable education
and opportunities for all.
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The theme of the 2022 International Day of Education is “Changing
Course, Transforming Education”.
10. NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY 2022 – JANUARY 24
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National Girl Child Day(NGCD) is annually observed across India on 24th
January to support and provide opportunities to the girls in India.
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The Ministry of Women and Child Development(MoWCD) initiated the
observance of National Girl Child Day in 2008.
11. PARAKRAM DIWAS 2022 – JANUARY 23
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Parakram Diwas also known as Courage Day is annually observed across
India on 23rd January, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
to honour and remember the efforts and contribution of Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose.
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Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management(GIDM) and Professor Vinod
Sharma of Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority has been honoured with the
Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan
Puraskar 2022 for their excellent work in disaster management.
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GIDM has been selected for the award under the Institutional category
and Prof Vinod Sharma won the award under the individual category.
