DAILY GK 22,23 NOV
1. BUDDHAVANAM– THE FIRST BUDDHIST HERITAGE THEME PARK
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The 275-acre park Buddhavanam, the 1st of its kind and the largest
Buddhist Heritage Theme Park in the world, is developed by the Telangana State
Tourism Development Corporation at Nagarjunasagar in the Nalgonda district,
Telangana.
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The park was
inaugurated on 14th May 2022 and looks out over the peaceful backwaters of the
River Krishna from the commanding Nagarjunasagar Dam.
2.
UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP 27)
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The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in
Sharm El-Sheikh, Arab Republic of Egypt.
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The “Sharm-El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda” was
introduced at the COP27, which was held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
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The Sharm-El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda proposes 30 Adaptation
Outcomes to improve resilience for 4 billion people living in the most climate
vulnerable communities by 2030.
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The presidency aimed to
raise between USD 140 billion – USD 300 billion to achieve goals aimed at
reducing the severe effects of climate change.
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India noted on behalf
of Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) that the
USD 100 billion per year pledged in 2009 is only small and is yet to be
fulfilled.
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Having failed to raise
the 100 billion dollars per year by 2020, the developed countries have now
promised to deliver this amount by 2023.
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At the COP 27 Ministers
from the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China)
Group emphasized the notion of “Common but Differentiated
Responsibilities ” (CBDR) and respective capabilities in light of
national situations.
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The COP 28 to
the UNFCCC will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from
November 30 to December 12, 2023.
3.
NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS 2022
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National Sports Awards 2022 were announced by the Ministry of
Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) which will be conferred upon the 41 deserving sportspersons, coaches and
entities under 6 categories by the President of India, DroupadiMurmu
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Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar (Punjab) won
the MaulanaAbulKalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022 for the record 24th time.
4.
2021 INDIRA GANDHI PRIZE FOR WORKS IN
EDUCATION
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Pratham, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)
functioning in the field of education, received the Indira Gandhi
Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development of 2021
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Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of PrathamRukmini Banerji
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The prestigious Indira
Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development (Indira
Gandhi Prize or Indira Gandhi Peace Prize) is awarded annually by the Indira
Gandhi Memorial Trust to recognise contributions to advancing
global peace, development, and a new international economic order.
5.
GANDHI MANDELA AWARD 2022
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Himachal Pradesh governor RajendraVishwanathArlekar felicitated
the 14th Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader with
the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 at ThekchenChoeling in
Dharamshala’sMcleodGanj.
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The award was constituted by the Gandhi Mandela
Foundation, a government of India (GoI) registered Trust and a
non-profit organisation
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In 1989, Dalai Lama received the Nobel Peace Prize in
recognition of his efforts towards the liberation of Tibet and the efforts
taken by him for a peaceful resolution instead of using violence as a key.
6.
NEW ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA
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ArunGoel, Retired Indian
Administrative Officer (IAS) officer of Punjab cadre (1985 batch) took charge
as the Election Commissioner (EC) of
India.
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He joins the 3 member
Election Commision of India which includes, Chief Election Commissioner(CEC)
Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey.
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According to article
324 , a person can hold the office of an election commissioner or
chief election commissioner for 6 years or till the age of 65
7.
15TH ASIAN AIRGUN CHAMPIONSHIP IN
SOUTH KOREA
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India topped the medal standing of the 15th Asian Airgun
Championship 2022 with 25 gold medals at
Daegu, South Korea
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India ranked first in
medal standing followed by South Korea (Republic of Korea) and Uzbekistan.
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A total of 225 athletes
from 17 Asian countries fairly competed in the Rifle/Pistol events.
8.
MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
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Max Verstappen, two-time world champion made a
record-extending 15th win of the year 2022 in AbuDhabi
Grand Prix held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates
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Sebastian Vettel (German) Retires
from F1 Racing
9.
WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY 2022 – NOVEMBER
20
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United Nations (UN)’s World
Children’s Day is annually observed across the globe on November
20 to acknowledge
children’s rights, improve global child welfare, and promote unity and
awareness among all children.
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The Theme of
World Children’s Day 2022 is “Inclusion, For Every Child”
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World Children’s Day is
the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)’s annual day of
action for children, by children.
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UNICEF Executive Director- Catherine
M. Russell,Headquarters- New York
10.
WORLD TELEVISION DAY 2022 – NOVEMBER
21
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United Nations (UN)’s World
Television Day is annually observed across the globe on November
21 to recognise the importance and influence of television in our
lives.
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21st November was chosen to commemorate the date on which the
1st World Television Forum was held in 1996.
11.
WORLD FISHERIES DAY 2022 – NOVEMBER
21
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World Fisheries Day is
annually observed across the globe on 21st November to
demonstrate solidarity with the members of the fisher community, fish farmers
and concerned stakeholders across the world.
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World Forum of Fish
Harvesters & Fish Workers came together on 21st Novmber 1997 to unify
fishermen and women across the globe.
12.
INTEGRATED FIRE POWER EXERCISE
‘SHATRUNASH’
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Indian Army’s South Western Command conducted “SHATRUNASH”,
the Integrated Fire Power Exercise, Mahajan Field Firing Range (MFFR) in the
Thar Desert in Rajasthan.
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MFFR, located in Bikaner Rajasthan is the army’s oldest and
biggest practice area in the Thar desert.
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South Western Command
was formally raised on 15 April 2005 and Operationalised on 15 August 2005.
13.
MANIPUR SANGAI FESTIVAL 2022 BEGINS
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The 10-day-long Manipur Sangai Festival 2022 (the
festival of Oneness), the annual cultural festival was declared open at
Bishnupur district, Manipur.
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The theme of the Manipur Sangai
Festival 2022 is the ‘Festival of Oneness’.
14.
NETWORK READINESS INDEX 2022 REPORT
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The United States (US)-based non-profit Portulans Institute
(PI) released its Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2022 report.
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As per it, India moved
up six spots to claim the 61st place
in the index from 67th in NRI 2021.
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The index has been topped
by the United States (US) as the most network-ready society with an overall
score of 80.3. It is followed by Singapore with
a score of 79.35, and Sweden with a score of 78.91
at 2nd and 3rd rank respectively.
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India is ranked 3rd out of 36 in the
group of lower-middle-income countries after Ukraine
(50) and Indonesia (59) at 1st and 2nd rank
respectively.
15.
NTPC TEAM WINS GOLD AWARD IN 47TH ICQCC-2022
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Quality Control Circle (QCC) ABHYUDAYA,
the QC team of NTPC Limited (formerly known as
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited), Unchahar, Uttar Pradesh, has won the
International Sudome Quality Medal – “GOLD” award in the 47th International
Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022).
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The
theme for ICQCC-2022 is “Built Back
Better through Quality Efforts”
16.
INDIA TAKES OVER CHAIR OF GLOBAL
PARTNERSHIP ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FROM FRANCE
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India took over as the Council Chair of the Global
Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) for 2022-2023 from France, the
outgoing Council Chair of GPAI.
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Rajeev Chandrasekhar,
Union Minister of State(MoS) for Electronics & Information Technology,
represented India (virtually) at the GPAI Summit 2022, the 3rd annual meeting
of GPAI, held in Tokyo, Japan.
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Canada and the US were
elected to the two additional governemnt seats on the Steering Committee
2022-2023.
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The Government of Japan
will co-chair the 2022-2023 GPAI Steering Committee with the Multistakeholder
Experts Group Plenary Chair.
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GPAI, an international
initiative on AI was launched in 2020 with 15
founding members, to support responsible and human-centric
development and the use of Artificial Intelligence.Presently, GPAI has 29
members
17.
NITTO ATP FINALS 2022: NOVAK DJOKOVIC
WON
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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won
the Nitto ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Finals title
for the 6th time held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin,
Italy.
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He won the title and defeated Norway’s Casper Ruud
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Winning his 6th ATP
Finals Title, Novak Djokovic equalled Swiss tennis player, Roger Federer’s
record for ATP Finals Championship.
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Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
creates history by becoming Youngest Year-End ATP World No. 1, Presented
ByPepperstone.
18.
NORTH EAST OLYMPIC GAMES 2022: MANIPUR TOPS MEDAL
TALLY
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Manipur tops the medal tally of the North East Olympic Games
2022 with 240 Medals( 88 gold, 75 silver and 77 bronze).
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This is the 2nd consecutive time Manipur has to top the medal
tally of the event.
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2nd Edition North East
Olympic Games (2022), was held at Shillong, Meghalaya
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Assam secured 2nd
position in the medal tally with 203 medals (79 golds, 61 silver and 63 bronze)
followed by Arunachal Pradesh with 112 medals (39 gold, 36 silver and 37
bronze)
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Nagaland is set to host
the 3rd edition of the Northeast Olympic Games.
