DAILY GK 4,5 NOV
1.
10TH SULTAN
OF JOHAR CUP 2022
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It was
India’s 3rd win after 2014 and 2013.
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The
top-scorer at the tournament was India’s Sharda Nand Tiwari with 7 goals.
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The
tournament saw the participation of 6 teams viz. India, Australia, Great
Britain, Japan, Malaysia, and South Africa.
2.
JAMSHED J IRANI, ‘STEEL MAN
OF INDIA’, PASSES AWAY
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Padma Bhushan Awardee Jamshed J Irani, who was also
known as the “Steel man of India”, passed away at the age of 86 years at Jamshedpur,
Jharkhand.
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He was
associated with Tata Steel for over 4 decades and
retired from the board of Tata Steel in June 2011.
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He was
conferred the Padma Bhushan (2007) for his contribution to the steel industry.
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He was
also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Government of India
(GoI) in 2008 for his services in the area of metallurgy.
3.
WORLD VEGAN DAY – NOVEMBER 1
2022
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On 1st November 1994, Louise Wallis, the
chair of The Vegan Society, the United Kingdom (UK), established the annual
observance of World Vegan Day on 1st November.
4.
“PERMACRISIS” - COLLINS
DICTIONARY AS WORD OF THE YEAR 2022
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Collins
Dictionary has
announced “Permacrisis”, a noun which describes an extended
period of instability and insecurity, as the Collins Word of the Year 2022.
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The term
Permacrisis embodies the sense of facing unprecedented events one after
another.
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Permacrisis
is also one of six new words on the list added to CollinsDictionary.com.
5.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI
APPOINTED AS CHAIR OF C20
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The
Government of India(GoI) has
appointed Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) as the Chair of the country’s Civil
20 (C20), an official engagement group of the Group of 20 (G20).
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The C20 is G20s platform for civil-society
organisations (CSOs) to bring forth non-government and non-business voices
to the G20 leaders.
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The G20
is the premier inter-governmental forum for the world’s developed and emerging
economies to address financial stability on a global basis.
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India will assume the Presidency of the G20
for one year from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023.
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G20
Leaders’ Summit is going
to be held in New Delhi from September 9 to 10, 2023.
6.
MANGARHDHAM IN RAJASTHAN
DECLARED AS NATIONAL MONUMENT
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PM Narendra Modi visited Rajasthan’s Banswara
district, where he attended a public programme ‘MangarhDhamki Gaurav Gatha’ at
Mangarh Hill, Banswara, Rajasthan.
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During the programme, MangarhDham in the
Banswara District of Rajasthan was declared as a National Monument.
7.
PERFORMANCE GRADING INDEX
FOR STATES/UTS FOR THE YEAR 2020-21
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The Performance Grading Index
(PGI) for States/Union Territories (UTs) for 2020–21, a special index
for evidence-based comprehensive analysis of the school education system across
States & UTs, was released by the Department of School Education and
Literacy (DoSE&L),
Ministry of Education (MoE).
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The PGI structure consists of 1000
points over 70 indicators divided into 2 categories:
Outcomes & Governance Management (GM).
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The highest achievable Grade is Level
1, which is for State/UTs achieving more than 950 points out of a
total of 1000 points.
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Level 10, which is given for scores below 551, is
the lowest grade.
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7 states
and union territories have attained Level 2 (score 901-950) in 2020-21. These
are Kerala, Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Andhra
Pradesh.
8.
WTO TO INCREASE PRESENCE AT
COP 27
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General (DG) of the WTO,
will attend world leaders’ summit events.
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The
WTO’s World Trade Report 2022, titled “Climate
Change and International Trade”, will also be released at COP27.
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At COP 26
in Glasgow, United Kingdom (UK), India defied pressure from developed nations
to accept a 2050 deadline for reaching “net zero emissions” and instead
extended it by 20 years to 2070.
9.
IPPB CONDUCTS INDIA’S 1ST
FLOATING FINANCIAL LITERACY CAMP IN J&K
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India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) along with ‘NiveshakDidi’an
initiative to promote financial literacy “By the women, for the women”,
conducted India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp in Srinagar,
Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
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NiveshakDidi
was launched by IPPB in collaboration with Investor Education and Protection
Fund Authority (IEPFA) under the aegis of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
to promote Financial Literacy.
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IPPB
has been established under the Department of Posts, under the Ministry of
Communication and 100 percent owned by the Government of India (GoI).
10. FRENCH
CHEVALIER AWARD TO CARNATIC VOCALIST ARUNASAIRAM
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Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite is a
French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French
Republic.
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She is a disciple of legendary vocalist,
SangitaKalanidhi T. Brinda.
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She founded the “Nadayogam Trust” in
2011 to work towards the musical education of underprivileged students.
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She was given Padma Shri (Arts)
by Government of India in 2009
11. FICCI
ANNOUNCES SUBHRAKANT PANDA AS ITS PRESIDENT
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The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
& Industry (FICCI)
announced Subhrakant Panda, Senior Vice President of FICCI & Managing
Director (MD) of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA), as its
President-Elect (2022-2023).
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He is the
1st Odisha industrialist to hold a top position in FICCI.
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FICCIPresident- Sanjiv Mehta,Headquarters- New
Delhi
12. DRDO
CONDUCTS FLIGHT-TEST OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE INTERCEPTOR
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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful
maiden flight-test of the phase-II
Ballistic Missile Defence(BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile from
APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
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The AD-1 is a long-range
interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and
endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles and aircraft.
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DRDOChairman – Dr
Samir V Kamat
13. INDIAN
ARMY REGISTERS IPR FOR CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN UNIFORM
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According to the Ministry of Defence (MOD),
the Indian Army has registered the “Intellectual
Property Rights” (IPR) of the new Camouflage Pattern
and Design of the Improved Combat Uniform.
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The new
Indian Army combat uniform features a “unique digital disruptive pattern” and
was unveiled on Army Day i.e., January 15, 2022.
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The
Indian Army can take civil legal action before a competent court of law to
enforce its exclusive rights to the design and file infringement
lawsuits.
14. EPFO
COVERAGE CHART: DELHI TOPS
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EPFO
coverage is at its lowest in Tripura(2.1%), Assam(2.8%), and Meghalaya(2.8%).
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Delhi is
followed by Goa at 2nd spot with 51.4% and Haryana at 3rd spot with 35.3%.
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The % of
EPFO coverage of the working population for 15 out of 26 states and Union
Territories is below the national average of 13.5%.
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In terms
of the absolute number of working-age population covered by EPFO, Maharashtra
tops the list with 11.9 million EPFO subscribers, followed by Karnataka and
Tamil Nadu.
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EPFO
under the Ministry of Labour and Employment is one of the World’s largest Social Security
Organisations in terms of clientele and the volume of financial transactions
undertaken.
15. INDIA
RANKS 31ST IN US NEWS & WORLD REPORT’S BEST COUNTRIES 2022
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According to the US News & World Report’s
overall Best Countries 2022 ranking, India has bagged the 31st rank among
85 countries.
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Switzerland has topped the list
followed by Germany and Canada.
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India
has topped the list of
nations with the cheapest manufacturing costsby global survey
respondents, followed by China and Vietnam.
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The
factors into the Best Countries rankings and Open for Business sub ranking.
16. WBG
REPORT ANALYSIS – CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT: AN AGENDA FOR ACTION
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According to the analysis “Climate and Development: An Agenda for Action,” investing
an average of 1.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) yearly could reduce
emissions in developing nations by as much as 70% by 2050 and build
resilience.
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The
analysis, “Climate and Development: An Agenda for Action,” collects and
harmonizes findings from the Country Climate and Development
Reports (CCDRs) of the World Bank Group (WBG),
which cover more than 20 countries and are accountable for 34% of global
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Low-income
countries often have higher investment demands, requiring up to 8% of their
GDP.
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Together,
IBRD and IDA make up the World Bank (WB).
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President – David Malpass
17. BYJU’S
APPOINTS LIONEL MESSI AS 1ST GLOBAL BRAND AMBASSADOR
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Byju’s, the
world’s leading education technology company, roped in Argentinian Football
player, Lionel Andrés Messi
Cuccitini, as the 1st global brand ambassador of Byju’s
social impact arm ‘Education For All’.
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Byju’s is also the official sponsor of the
2022 World Cup in Qatar.
18. META
INDIA HEAD AJIT MOHAN QUITS
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Ajit
Mohan, Vice-President and Managing
Director (MD), India
at Meta Platforms Inc (formerly Facebook) resigns after a nearly 4 years stint.
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Manish
Chopra, Director and Head of partnerships at Meta
India, to take over as Interim Head of Meta India.
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Meta
Platforms Inc India Headquarters- Gurugram, Haryana
19. BENJAMIN
NETANYAHU BECOMES ISRAELI PM
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Former Israeli Prime Minister(PM) Benjamin
Netanyahu head of the right-wing Likud party won the 25th
elections of Israel’s parliament (Knesset) defeating
the interim PM YairLapid of YeshAtid, a centre-left political party.
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Benjamin
Netanyahu won the election by capturing 64 seats in Israel’s
120-seat Knesset.
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President
- Isaac Herzog
20. PORTAL
ON NATIONAL MISSION ON NATURAL FARMING
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Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, launched the NMNF portal(National
Mission On Natural Farming (NMNF) Management And Knowledge Portal) during
the first steering committee meeting of the National Natural Farming Mission
held at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, Delhi.
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The NMNF portal has been developed by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare(Mo A&FW
21. 2022
ASIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
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Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa R and Women
Grandmaster Nandhidhaa P V became theAsian Champions by winning the
Asian Continental Chess Championship 2022 in theOpen and Women’s sections
respectively.
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Asian
Continental Chess Championship 2022 was held in New Delhi
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The event
also served as qualification for the World Cup 2023.
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The top
four players in the Open and two players in the Women category qualified for
the World cup.
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Praggnanandhaa
won the title by defeating compatriot B Adhiban in the finals.
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Nandhidhaa
P V won the title by defeating DivyaDeshmukh in the finals.
