DAILY GK 6,7 NOV
1.
11TH JOINT MILITARY
TRAINING 2022 BETWEEN IAF - SINGAPORE
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A six-week long 11th edition of the annual
Joint Military Training (JMT) 2022 between the Indian Air Force (lAF) and the
Republic Singapore Air Force (RSAF) commenced at Air Force Station, Kalaikunda, West Bengal (WB) from
November 9-18, 2022
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From October 26-30, 2022, the 29th edition of
the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral
Exercise (SIMBEX) was held in Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh (AP).
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IAF is also conducting a bilateral exercise,
named ‘Garuda VIl’, with the French Air and Space Force (FASF) from
October 26 to November 12, 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
2.
UIDAI TOPS
GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL INDEX FOR 3RD MONTH IN A ROW
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The ‘CPGRAMS Monthly Report
October 2022’ released which was published
by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG),
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
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In October, 2022, 84535 PG cases were
received on the CPGRAMS portal, 92592 PG cases were redressed. So, there exists
a pendency of 75971 PG cases in October, 2022 (data till 25th October,
2022), the lowest ever in the Central Secretariat in 2022.
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CPGRAMS
stands for Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring
System.
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The Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), and Department
of Defence Finance are the top performers among the Group A
Ministries, Departments and Autonomous Bodies for resolving public
grievances.
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In order
to further enhance residents’ experience, UIDAI
has also launched its new AI (Artificial
Intelligence)/ML (Machine Learning) based Chatbot, Aadhaar Mitra with enhanced features like – check Aadhaar
enrollment/update status, information on enrollment centre etc.
3.
MOE COMMITTEE TO STRENGTHEN
ASSESSMENT & ACCREDITATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
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The
committee will be headed by Dr. K. Radhakrishnan,
Chairperson of the Board of Governors at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
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The
committee’s mandate is to develop a road map for the National Accreditation
Council (NAC), which is envisioned in the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020).
4.
FAO - STATE OF FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE 2022
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The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) has released the 2022 edition of
the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA), which
examined how automation in our agrifood systems might contribute to reaching
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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The report examined 27 case
studies spanning multiple technologies across the world.
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Of the 27
service providers, only 10 are profitable and financially stable. These ten
providers, who are primarily based in high-income countries, used mature
solutions (widely adopted).
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In 2005,
Japan had more than 400 tractors per 1,000 hectares of arable land, whereas
Ghana had only 0.4.
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FAO Director-General – QU Dongyu,Headquarters –
Rome, Italy
5.
WORLD’S 1ST ONE-DOSE DRUG TO
PROTECT BABIES AGAINST RSV
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The European Union (EU) authorised a laboratory-developed
antibody, nirsevimab, the world’s 1st one-dose drug by
AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s Beyfortus (nirsevimab) to protect babies during the
1st exposure to Respiratory syncytial
virus (RSV), a highly contagious common sickness that
infects nearly all babies by age 2.
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It is the
RSV passive immunisation for the general newborn population, including those
born healthy, at term or prematurely, or with special medical issues.
6.
NEW NON-EXECUTIVE
CHAIRMAN IN FOUR PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS
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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
(ACC) chaired by the Prime Minister (PM) has appointed Non Executive Chairman
on the Boards of four Public Sector Banks (PSBs) viz. Canara Bank, Punjab
National Bank (PNB), Union Bank of India and Punjab & Sind Bank (PSB).
7.
VIVEK JOSHI APPOINTED AS
FINANCIAL SERVICES SECRETARY
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Vivek Joshi Appointed as the Secretary of the
Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Ministry of Finance.
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Joshi replaced Sanjay Malhotra as he will
become the new Revenue Secretary.
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Tarun
Bajaj will be replaced by Sanjay malhotra as revenue secretary.
8.
WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY
2022 – NOVEMBER 5
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The United Nations (UN)’s World Tsunami Awareness
Day (WTAD) is annually observed across the globe
on 5th
November to create awareness about Tsunami and to promote
the measures for risk reduction.
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The word “tsunami” comprises the Japanese
words “tsu” (meaning harbour) and “nami” (meaning wave).