DAILY GK 18,19 DEC
1.
INDIA-NEPAL JOINT TRAINING
EXERCISE SURYA KIRAN
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The 16th Edition of Indo-Nepal joint
training Exercise ‘Surya Kiran-XVI’ between India
and Nepal began at Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi in the Rupandehi
district of Lumbini Zone, Nepal.
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The exercise ‘Surya Kiran’ is conducted
annually between India and Nepal since 2011.
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The 15th edition of Indo-Nepal joint
training Exercise ‘Surya Kiran-XV’ was held at
Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
2.
IEA ANNUAL REPORT: INDIA’S
COAL PRODUCTION TO EXCEED A BILLION TONNES BY 2025
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The International Energy Agency (IEA)
in its annual report titled ‘Coal 2022:
Analysis and Forecast to 2025’, claimed that China and India, the world’s two largest
coal consumers, are also the world’s largest producers and top two coal importers.
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It is projected that by 2025, India’s coal
production will exceed 1 billion tonnes.
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According to the report, global
coal consumption would climb by 1.2% in 2022,
surpassing 8 billion metric tonnes in a single year for the first time and
beating the milestone set in 2013.
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India is
predicted to experience the biggest increase in coal demand, at 7%,
followed by the European Union (EU) at 6% and China at 0.4%.
3.
PETA INDIA’S ‘PERSON OF THE
YEAR 2022’
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Actress Sonakshi Sinha has
been awarded PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) India’s 2022
Person of the Year title
for advocating Animal Adoption & Vegan Fashion.
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According
to PETA India’s anti-leather campaign, more than 4 billion cows,
sheep, goats, dogs, cats and other animals are killed every year for Leather
accessories that no one needs.
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John
Abraham and Fatima Sana Shaikh are PETA India’s Most Beautiful Vegetarians of
2022.
4.
US AIR FORCE SUCCESSFULLY
LAUNCHES HYPERSONIC MISSILE – AGM-183A
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The United States (US) Air Force successfully
tested AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response
Weapon (ARRW or Arrow), a hypersonic missile which
represents a cutting edge, strategic weapons system developed by Russia and
China.
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The
AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), the first full prototype
operational missile was launched from a B-52H bomber off California’s coast.
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It is
an air-to-ground hypersonic missile.
