DAILY GK 8,9 FEB
1. INDIA ENERGY WEEK -BENGALURU
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The
India Energy Week (IEW) 2023, the first significant occasion under India’s G20
(Group of Twenty) Presidency, was inaugurated by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra
Modi on February 6, 2023, in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
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The IEW
2023 is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
(MoP&NG) of the Government of India (GoI) and is officially supported by
the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI).
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PM
Narendra Modi inaugurated the Helicopter Factory of Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL), India’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility, and
unveiled the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) in Tumakuru district, Karnataka.
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The
first Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2ICE) technology solution for heavy-duty trucks was introduced
by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and launched by PM Narendra
Modi at IEW 2023 in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
2.
SWITZERLAND TO FORMALLY ACCEPT NEW AGREEMENT
ON FISHERIES SUBSIDIES
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Switzerland
became the first World Trade Organization (WTO) member to formally
submit its acceptance of the WTO’s new “Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies”.
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The WTO
Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies was adopted on June 17, 2022, at the 12th
Ministerial Conference (MC12) held in Geneva, Switzerland.
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It is a
significant step forward for ocean sustainability by prohibiting harmful
fisheries subsidies, which are a major contributor to the widespread
degradation of the world’s fish stocks.
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It
is the second agreement
reached at the WTO since its inception, the first broad, legally binding
multilateral agreement on ocean sustainability, and the first WTO agreement
with an environmental focus.
3.
INDIA’S FIRST FINTECH PLATFORM TO SUPPORT
CROSS-BORDER UPI PAYMENTS
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PhonePe has launched support for “UPI
international” payments, making it India’s first fintech platform to enable
cross-border Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments.
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Indian
users of PhonePe can utilize this feature to instantly pay foreign merchants
using UPI when they are travelling abroad.
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UPI
International supports all international merchant outlets with a local QR
(quick response) code in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Singapore,
Mauritius, Nepal, and Bhutan.
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This
feature will allow PhonePe users to make foreign currency payments directly
from their Indian bank account using UPI, just like they do with international
debit cards.
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Previously,
Indian customers had to pay at international merchant outlets in foreign
currency or using their credit or Foreign exchange cards.
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UPI
was developed byThe National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
4.
HURUN INDIA AWARD
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VP
Nandakumar, Managing Director
and Chief executive officer (CEO) of Manappuram Finance Limited,
received The Hurun Industry Achievement Award 2022 for his remarkable
achievements in the world of business
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The
award recognises the contributions of Manappuram Finance in the non-banking
finance space.
5.
LCA & MIG29 K FIGHTER AIRCRAFT LANDED&
TAKE-OFF ON INS VIKRANT
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Indian
Navy’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and the MIG29 K Fighter Aircraft
successfully performed their maiden landing and take-off attempts on the Indian
Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant, India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier.
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The
indigenously developed LCA landings were carried out by the pilots of the
Indian Navy.
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INS
Vikrant was commissioned by Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi on 2nd September
2022.
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The
45,000 metric tons vessel is 262 meters (~860 feet) long and around 60 meters
(~197 feet) wide.
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This is
the biggest ship ever built in India. With INS Vikrant, India joined the list
of countries with the capability to design and build aircraft carrier ships,
including the list are the United States of America(USA), the United
Kingdom(UK), France, China and Russia.
6.
SAFER INTERNET DAY 2023 – FEBRUARY 7
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Safer
Internet Day (SID) is annually observed across the globe on the 2nd Day
(Tuesday) of the 2nd week of February to raise awareness of emerging online
issues and current concerns and to promote the safe and positive use of digital
technology for children and young people.
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The
theme of SID 2023 is “Together
for a better internet“. This has been the campaign slogan of SID since
2019.
7.
HILLARY
CLINTON ANNOUNCES USD 50 MILLION CLIMATE FUND FOR WOMEN
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Hillary Clinton, former United States
(US) secretary of state has announced a first-of-its-kind “Global Climate
Resilience Fund” of USD 50 million from the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to
support women in the fight against climate change in collaboration with the
Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA).
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Hillary Clinton was on a two-day visit
to Gujarat, commemorating the 50th anniversary of SEWA as a trade union.
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Elaben Bhatt who passed away in November
2022, founded SEWA in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in 1972.
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SEWA operates in 18 states and has a
membership of 25 lakh women in the informal sector.
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Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)-Former
US President Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III) founded CGI in
2005 to bring established and emerging global leaders together to create and
execute solutions to the world ’s most challenging problems.
8.
INDIA
RANKS 1/110 NATIONS FOR INCLUSIVITY MEASURES TOWARDS RELIGIOUS MINORITIES
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As per the Centre for Policy Analysis’
(CPA) inaugural assessment on global minorities in its’ Global Minority
Report’, India has been ranked one among 110 nations for its inclusivity
measures towards religious minorities. India has the highest level of religious
minorities’ acceptance.
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India is followed by South Korea, Japan,
Panama, and the United States (US) at the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th positions
respectively.
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Maldives, Afghanistan, and Somalia are
at the bottom of the list.
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India’s Constitution has unique
provisions for promoting religious minorities in culture and education and
there are no similar provisions for linguistic and religious minorities in any
other constitution. There is also no restriction on any religious sects in
India.
9.
CURTAILING
POLLUTION IS ESSENTIAL TO REDUCE SUPERBUGS: UNEP REPORT
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According to the recent report released
by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Bracing for Superbugs:
strengthening environmental action in the One Health response to antimicrobial
resistance, reduction of pollution created by pharmaceuticals, agricultural and
healthcare sectors is essential to reduce the emergence, transmission and
spread of superbugs, a strain of bacteria which has become resistant to every
known antibiotic.
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The report was released during the Sixth
Meeting of the Global Leaders Group on AMR held in Barbados.
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Antimicrobial Resistance
(AMR):Antimicrobials are essential in reducing the burden of infectious
diseases in humans, animals and plants.
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ii.The development and spread of AMR
mean that the antimicrobials which are used to prevent and treat infections in
humans, animals and plants are becoming ineffective.
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According to the WHO, AMR is listed
among the top 10 global threats to health.
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ii.It is estimated that in 2019 around
1.27 million deaths were attributed to drug-resistant infection and 4.95
million deaths were associated with bacterial AMR.
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The One Health Joint Plan of Action
was launched by the Quadripartite Alliance including
UNEP, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the
World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health
(WOAH).
10.
CLOUDSEK
REPORT: INDIA ACCOUNTS FOR MOST CYBER ATTACKS IN ASIA IN 2022
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According to the Global Threat Landscape
Report 2021-2022 by CloudSEK, a contextual AI company that predicts Cyber
Threats, India is the most targeted country by hackers in Asia in both 2021 and
2022.
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Globally, India is the 2nd most
targeted country in 2022 while the United States of America(USA)
remained the most targeted country.
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The number of cyber attacks targeting
India has increased by 24.3% in 2022.
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Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America
are the most targeted regions in both the years 2021 and 2022.
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ii.Asia& Pacific remained the most
targeted region, receiving 20.4% of all attacks in 2021 and 24.1% of all
attacks in 2022. The number of attacks targeting Asia & Pacific increased
by 26.43% in 2022.
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Europe which accounted for around 18% of
all attacks in both 2021 and 2022 is the 2nd most targeted region in 2022. The
number of attacks on Eupore has increased by 8.28%.
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In 2022, Ransomware attacks increased
from 0.3%(least common) in 2021 to 8% in 2022 (the 3rd most common).
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Globally, the attacks on the government
sector have increased from 4.1% in 2021 to 12.1% in 2022.
11.
“SKYE
UTM”, INDIA’S FIRST TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR DRONES
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Skye Air Mobility Private Limited(Skye
Air), a Gurugram (Haryana)-based drone solutions provider, launched India’s
first traffic management system for drones, named “Skye UTM”.
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Skye UTM, was launched in the presence
of Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
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The system, Skye UTM, will allow drone
operators to plan routes, make flight plans and assess risks before running
drone-based operations in India.
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The Digital Sky platform, run by the
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),
was 1st introduced in 2018 and provides users with essential knowledge
for conducting drone missions in India.
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Skye UTM will allow operators a “better
understanding” of where they can fly.
The software has been tested on over 300 successful BVLOS flights.
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Beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS)
refers to drone flights where the pilot cannot see the drone.
12.
2023
GRAND PRIX ZAGREB OPEN
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Indian wrestlers concluded the Grand
Prix Zagreb Open 2023, the first ranking series of 2023, held in Zagreb,
Croatia with 2 bronze medals.
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Aman Sehrawat, a freestyle wrestler and
under-23 world champion, won the bronze medal in the men’s 57 kg category on
the opening day.
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Ashu, the Greco-Roman wrestler, won the
bronze in men’s 67 kg on the penultimate day of the competition.
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Note: 15 Indian wrestlers competed at
the Zagreb Open 2023.
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Husiyuetu of China won the gold medal
while Iran’s Reza Mahdi Abbasi won the silver medal in the 67 kg category.
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The 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open was the
first of the ranking series of United World Wrestling (UWW) in 2023.
