DAILY CA :10,11 MAY

 

DAILY CA :10,11  MAY

1.       INDIA’S GETS ITS 1ST SEMI HIGH-SPEED REGIONAL TRAIN

·         India received its first semi high-speed regional train for the 1st phase of National Capital Region Transport Corporation’s (NCRTC) 82.5 km long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS (Regional Rapid Transit System) line, from Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility.

·         This train is 100% indigenous, in line with the government’s Make in India programme and Aatmanirbhar Bharat’s ambition.

·         It is designed at Alstom’s Hyderabad engineering centre and manufactured at Savli.

·         Its design is inspired by Delhi’s iconic Lotus Temple

 

2.       RAJASTHAN FIRST STATE TO CROSS 10 GW SOLAR PRODUCTION

·         According to Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker, Rajasthan is fast emerging as the solar hub after becoming the first state in India to develop 10 Giga Watt (GW) or 10,506 MegaWatt (MW) Large Scale Solar Power generation out of total 49,346 MW of Solar power.

·         Of the 10,506 MW shared Solar – 9,542 MW is from ground-mounted solar, 668 MW is from rooftop Solar and 296 MW is from the off-grid Sector.

 

3.       GURUSWAMY KRISHNAMOORTHY TO RECEIVE BRITISH HONOUR ‘MBE’

·         Guruswamy Krishnamoorthy, CEO of Penlon, a world-class British medical technology firm, is likely to receive The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) Award 2022 – Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) recognition from the Queen at Buckingham Palace, London, UK.

·         An MBE is the third highest ranked Order of the British Empire award (excluding a knighthood or damehood), after Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), the highest award, and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), the second highest award.

·         The MBE is given in recognition of a great achievement or contribution to the community that has had a long-term, significant impact and serves as an example to others.

 

4.       ROMAIN ROLLAND BOOK PRIZE 2022

·         The fifth Romain Rolland Book Prize has been awarded to the Bengali translation of the French novel “Meursault, contre-enquête” (The Meursault Investigation).

·         Meursault, contre-enquête is the debut novel of Algerian writer and journalist Kamel Daoud.
The award was presented to translator Trinanjan Chakraborty

·         India is designated as the Guest of Honour Country at the Paris Book Festival 2022 at the Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris, France.

 

5.       PRESIDENT OF COSTA RICA

·         Rodrigo Chaves of the Social Democratic Progress Party(SDPP) sworn in as President of Costa ,Latin America’s most stable economies. H

·         Chaves earned 53% of the vote and defeated former President Jose Maria Figueres,

·         Costa Rica is located in Central America, connecting North and South America,

·         Capital – San José

 

6.       FORMULA 1 MIAMI GRAND PRIX 2022

·         The Red Bull driver Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch), had won the first edition of the Formula 1(F1) 2022 Miami Grand Prix title, held at Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States (US).

·         Verstappen defeated the Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (Monacan)

 

7.       2022 MADRID OPEN TENNIS

·         Men’s Singles won by Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish Professional Tennis Player

·         Women’s Singles won by Tunisian Professional Tennis Player Ons Jabeur

·         Ons Jabeur was the first African,hailing from Tunisia and the first Arab woman to win a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 1000 event, Jabeur secured World No. 7 and became the first Arab player, male or female, to break into the world’s top 10.

·         The Madrid Open 2022 was held in Madrid, Spain.

 

8.       KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES-2021 MASCOT

·         Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur unveiled the mascot ‘Dhakad,’ as well as the official emblem and jersey of the Fourth Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2022 in Panchkula , Haryana.

·         Haryana is set to host the 4th edition of Khelo India Youth Games from June 4 to 13, 2022 in Panchkula.

 

9.       WORLD RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT DAY 2022 – MAY 8

·         The World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is annually observed across the globe on 8th May to celebrate the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

·         The theme of 2022 World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is “Be Human Kind”.

·         The day 8th May marks the birth anniversary of Jean Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

·         The first Nobel Peace Prize was jointly received by Jean Henry Dunant and Frédéric Passy. 

·         IFRC -Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland

 

10.    JITO CONNECT 2022, A GLOBAL SUMMIT IN PUNE

·         Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi, virtually addressed the inaugural ceremony of “JITO Connect 2022” a global summit organised by the Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) in Pune, Maharashtra.

·         The theme of the summit was “Together Towards Tomorrow”.

 

11.    VIETNAM OPENS WORLD’S LARGEST GLASS BOTTOM BRIDGE

·         World’s Largest Glass Bottom Bridge was opened in Vietnam.It is called as Vietnam’s Bach Long pedestrian bridge ,which is 632m (2,073ft) long and located 150m (492ft) above a huge jungle.

·         It surpasses surpasses a 526m Glass Bottom Bridge in Guangdong, China.

·         Vietnam Capital - Hanoi,Prime Minister – Phạm Minh Chính

 

12.    HDFC BANK LAUNCHES INDUSTRY FIRST DIGITAL NEW CAR LOAN – ‘XPRESS CAR LOAN’

·         HDFC Bank, a private sector lender, has introduced 30-minute ‘Xpress Car Loans’, an end-to-end digital new car loan solution for both existing and non customers.

·         As it has integrated its lending application with vehicle dealers across India, it anticipates 20%–30% of clients to use this loan facility of up to Rs. 20 lakhs

·         Currently, the facility is only available for four-wheelers, and it will be gradually extended to include two-wheeler loans.

·         HDFC Bank Ltd MD & CEO – SashidharJagdishan, Tagline – We Understand Your World

 

13.    2022 PULITZER PRIZES

·         Four Indians – Adnan Abidi, SannaIrshad Mattoo, Amit Dave, and the late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters were awarded 2022 Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism under the Feature Photography category. 

·         The Washington Post has won the 2022 Pulitzer prize in Journalism under the Public Service category for its account of the assault on Washington on 6th January 2021. 

·         The Pulitzer Prize, is considered the most prestigious prize in US journalism which recognise the work in 15 journalism categories; seven arts categories and one special citation.

 

14.    LEGENDARY SANTOOR PLAYER PANDIT SHIV KUMAR SHARMA PASSED AWAY

·         Legendary musician and santoor player and Padma Awardee Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma has passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

·         Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is well known for his efforts in shifting the Santoor, a traditional instrument of Jammu & Kashmir, from an accompaniment and ensemble role in the Sufi music to a solo role in the Hindustani classical music.

·         In 1967, he collaborated with flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia and guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra and produced the concept album “Call of the Valley”. 

·         Autobiography: Journey with a Hundred Strings: My Life in Music (2002).

·         The government of India has honoured him with Padma Shri in 1991 and Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, in 2001, for his contribution in the field of Arts. 

 

15.    BOOK “THE STRUGGLE FOR POLICE REFORMS IN INDIA”

·         Book is authored by a former IPS officer, Prakash Singh

·         Prakash Singh, a 1959 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, is the Chairman of the Indian Police Foundation(IPF). 

·         Prakash Singh has served as the Police Chief of 2 of the largest states of India: Uttar Pradesh and Assam, and also Director General of India’s Border Security Force (BSF). 

 

16.    WORLD PASSWORD DAY 2022 – MAY 5

·         World Password Day is annually observed across the globe on the first Thursday of May to emphasis about the role strong passwords that secures all of our digital lives.

·         World Password Day was initiated by Mark Burnet, a security researcher, who encouraged people to have a specific day as “Password Day”.