DAILY GK 27,28 DEC
1. MOD GIVES NOD TO PROCURE PRALAY BALLISTIC MISSILES FOR
ARMED FORCES
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The Ministry of Defence
(MoD), during a high-level meeting, has given its nod for the procurement of
120 Pralay ballistic missiles for the armed forces.
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These are indigenously
developed new generation quasi-ballistic surface-to-surface missiles.
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It is Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), it’s system is road mobile.
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It can hit targets in the range of 150-500 km and the missile has
an accuracy of 10 metres(capable of hitting within 10 metres of the target).
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The missile has a speed of
around 2,000 km per hour
2. RBI REVISED BANK LOCKER RULES RULES W.E.F. JANUARY 1, 2023
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The Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) has amended the bank locker rules w.e.f. January 1, 2023.
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In this regard, all the
existing locker depositors are required to furnish proof of eligibility for a
renewed locker arrangement. They are required to sign a renewal agreement
before the specified date.
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The agreement must follow the model drafted by the Indian Bank
Association (IBA) in line with the Supreme Court’s (SC) orders and guidelines.
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Depositors can now get up to 100 times the bank charges if the valuables
stored in the vaults are lost due to fire or building collapse.
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However, the bank is not liable for any damage caused by natural
calamities or ‘Acts of God’.
3. REIMAGINE EDUCATION AWARDS 2022
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Indian Institute of
Technology Madras (IIT Madras),
Chennai, has won key recognition in Wharton-QS Reimagine Education
Awards 2022, referred to as ‘the Oscars of at
Philadelphia, United States of America (USA).
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IIT Madras’ BS (Bachelor’s Degree) in Data Science and Applications
won Silver in the ‘Best Online Program’
category.
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NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced
Learning), a joint initiative of IITs and IISc, won the Gold in
the ‘Lifelong Learning category’.
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Educational Initiatives’ Mindspark: Leveraging AI to Enhance Learning Outcomes
won Silver in the ‘AI in Education Award’
category.
4. TATA STEEL CERTIFIED AS A ‘GREAT PLACE TO WORK’ FOR 2023
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Tata Steel India Limited has
been certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ by the Great Place
to Work Institute for 2023.
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It has been certified for
the 6th consecutive year.
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According to the Great Place to Work assessment, Tata Steel excelled in
all 5 dimensions of a High-Trust, High-Performance Culture: Credibility,
Respect, Fairness, Pride and Camaraderie.
5. PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL IS NEW PM OF NEPAL
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Bidhya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal, appointed Pushpa Kamal Dahal,
Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal as new Prime Minister of Nepal.
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He was sworn in for the 3rd
time as the PM of Nepal succeeding Sher Bahadur
Deuba of the Nepali Congress party.
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Pushpa Kamal Dahal is also known as Prachanda –
meaning “terrible” or “fierce”.
6. BOOK “FORKS IN THE ROAD” BY C RANGARAJAN
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C Rangarajan authored a book
titled “Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond”.
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The book is the memoir of Dr C. Rangarajan, an Indian economist, a
former Member of Parliament, and the 19th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI).
7. NATIONAL GOOD GOVERNANCE DAY 2022 – DECEMBER 25
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Good Governance Day, also known as Sushasan Diwas in
Hindi, is annually observed across India on 25th December to
mark the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister (PM) Late Atal Bihari
Vajpayee.
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In 2014, The Government of
India declared the 25th December of every year, the birth anniversary of Atal
Bihari Vajpayee, as Good Governance Day.
8. VEER BAL DIWAS 2022 – DECEMBER 26
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Veer BalDiwas is observed across India on December 26 to
mark the martyrdom of the Sahibzadas- Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s 4 sons of the
10th Sikh guru- Guru Gobind Singh Ji in the 17th century.
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26th December 2022 marks the 1st observance of Veer BalDiwas.
9. INDIA TO RISE TO 3RD SPOT ON THE WORLD ECONOMIC LEAGUE TABLE BY 2037
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The United Kingdom (UK)
based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has projected 3rd spot
for India on the World Economic League Table (WELT) by 2037.
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India is on 5th spot in
WELT 2022 and WELT 2023.
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It is topped by the United States
(US) in 2022 & 2023.
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India overtook the UK to
become the world’s 5th largest economy in 2021.
10. ATAL SAMMAN AWARDS
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Prabhu Chandra Mishra received the Atal Samman Award (Atal
AnveshiShikharaSamman) during the 9th Atal SammanSamaroh, on the birth
anniversary of former Prime Minister (PM) Atal Bihari Vajpayee at VigyanBhawan,
New Delhi.
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He was honoured with the award for his excellence in the field of
science and research.
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He has worked in areas of stem cell and regenerative medicines in
infertility, especially when In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) also fails.
11. SANTOSH YADAV APPOINTED NHAI CHAIRMAN
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Santosh Kumar Yadavis appointed as Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India
(NHAI) under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
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Subhasish Pandahas been appointed as Vice Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).
· Ganji Kamala V Raohas been appointed as
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of
India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
