DAILY GK : 17,18 JUNE
1.
TAMIL NADU EMERGE AS THE LARGEST STATE WITH OUTSTANDING
MICROFINANCE LOANS PORTFOLIO
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Microfinance Institutions
Network (MFIN), an industry association, has released the 41st issue of its
Micrometer Report for Q4 Financial Year 2021-22 (FY22), a quarterly report that
gives an overview of the microfinance (micro-credit) industry as of March 31,
2022 (Q4 FY22).
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Dr. AlokMisra is the CEO & Director of MFIN.
2.
GOI TO SET UP ‘PM SHRI SCHOOLS’ TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR
FUTURE
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Dharmendra Pradhan,
Union Minister, Ministry of Education announced that the Government of India is
set to establish “PM Shri Schools” which are fully equipped to prepare the
students for future.
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These state-of-the-art
schools will also act as a laboratory for the New National Education
Policy(NEP) 2020.
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The announcement was
made during the two-day National Education Minister’s Conference held in
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
3.
IMD’S WORLD COMPETITIVENESS INDEX 2022
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According to the
International Institute for Management Development (IMD)’s annual World
Competitiveness Index – 2022 (34th edition) India has jumped 6 positions
from 43rd in 2021 to 37th in the 2022 ranking.
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Denmark has topped the 2022 ranking featuring 63 economies, followed by
Switzerland (2nd) and Singapore (3rd).
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The major 4
factors in the ranking are Economic
Performance, Government Efficiency, Business Efficiency, and Infrastructure.
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According to the 2022
ranking, Singapore (3rd), Hong Kong (5th), Taiwan (7th), China (17th), and
Australia (19th) were the top-performing Asian economies.
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MD World Competitiveness Center, ranks
63 economies
4.
INDIA HAS RANKED 68TH IN OVERALL SKILL PROFICIENCY GLOBALLY
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United States based
Coursera’s latest annual Global Skills Report (GSR) 2022 reveals that India
ranked at the 68th position globally and Asia’s 19th position in overall
skills proficiency.
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Switzerland in the
number one spot in the second
consecutive year in overall skills, with 99% proficiency in business, 94% in
technology, and 97% in data science followed by Denmark, Indonesia,
Belgium,and Singapore.
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The report ranks the
United states 29th in overall skills proficiency
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The report benchmarks
three most in-demand skill areas including business, technology, and data
science.
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India ranks 56th
globally in building technology skills like
cloud computing, theoretical computer science, and web development compared to
the 66th rank in 2021.
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The strongest skill in
the domain for India continues to be Machine Learning (41%).
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India’s West
Bengal state ranked No.1 in terms of skills proficiency across the three
domains
5.
HAMZA ABDI BARRE APPOINTED SOMALIA’S PRIME MINISTER
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Somalia’s President
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed a former chairman of the Jubbaland state
election commission, Hamza Abdi Barre as the prime
minister (PM).
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Somalia Capital – Mogadishu,Currency – Somali Shilling
6.
INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TESTS SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE
PRITHVI-II
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India successfully
carried out the night launch of a Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II
from an integrated test range, Chandipur, Odisha.
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Prithvi-II is a
surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), developed by the
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India under its
Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP).
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The missile is a
single-stage liquid-fueled missile that has a maximum warhead mounting
capability of 500 kg, along with 250 km extended range and it can be launched
from a mobile launcher.
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Prithvi-2 missile can
carry a weapon ranging from 500 to 1000 kg and is powered by a two-engine liquid
propellant
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India has three Prithvi
missiles with Prithvi-1 having a range of 150 km, Prithvi-2 with 250 km range
and Prithvi-3 with 350 km range.
7.
RENEWABLES 2022 GLOBAL STATUS REPORT
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According to the
Renewables 2022 Global Status Report (GSR 2022) published by the global
renewable energy community REN21, India placed third in the world for total
renewable power capacity additions in 2021, with 15.4 GW (giga watts),
following only China (136 GW) and the United States (US) (43 GW).
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According to the report,
India installed 843 MW (mega watts) of hydropower capacity in 2021, bringing
the overall capacity to 45.3 GW.
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India was the
second-largest market for new solar PV (Photovoltaic) capacity in Asia and the
third-largest globally (13 GW of additions in 2021).
8.
BURGUNDY PRIVATE HURUN INDIA 500-SR:
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According to the
Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 Special Report(SR), Reliance Industries
Limited(RIL) has become India’s most valuable company with a value of Rs 18.9
lakh crore followed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) with Rs 12.9 lakh crore
and HDFC Bank with Rs 7.7 lakh crore.
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The report states that
the value of the top 500 companies in India has increased by 2% to Rs 232 lakh
crore from Rs 221 lakh crore as on 30th October 2021.
9.
WORLD’S TOP 100 BRANDS
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As per Kantar Brandz,
2022 ‘Most Valuable Global Brands report’, 4 Indian companies namely, Tata
Consultancy Service (TCS) (46), HDFC Bank (61), Infosys(64) and Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC) (92) were featured among the top 100 global biggest brands.
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Apple retains its
1st position to become the first
trillion-dollar brand with a brand value of USD 947.1 billion followed by
Google, Amazon and Microsoft.
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11 new entrants joined
the 2022 Global Top 100 ranking, led by Aramco (No.16), India’s Infosys
(No.64), Mercado Libre (No.71) and Kuaishou (No.82).
