DAILY GK 21,22 FEB
1.
AERO
INDIA 2023
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The 14th edition event
took place at Air Force Station Yehlanka in Bengaluru, Karnataka
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The theme
of the event was “The runway to a billion opportunities.”
2.
12
CHEETAHS FROM SOUTH AFRICA AT KUNO NATIONAL PARK
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Madhya Pradesh (MP) Chief
Minister (CM) Shivraj Singh Chouhan released 12 cheetahs into the Kuno National
Park (KNP) in Sheopur, MP. The cheetahs include 7 males and 5 females from
South Africa (SA).
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Now, the total number of
Cheetahs in KNP has increased to 20.
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KNP
is situated on the northern side of the Vidhyachal mountains and is
spread across more than 700 square km.
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The Cheetah, Acinonyx
jubatus, is the world’s fastest mammal.
The average life span of a South African cheetah was 8-10 years.
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This move comes after
five months (September 17, 2022) when the first batch of 8 cheetahs arrived in
KNP from Namibia.
3.
NORTH
INDIA’S 1ST NUCLEAR PLANT TO BE SET UP IN HARYANA
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North India’s 1st Nuclear
Plant ‘Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana’ (GHAVP) will be set up near
Gorakhpur village in Fatehabad, Haryana.
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In June 2017 approval was
granted for the construction of 10 indigenously developed Pressurised
Heavy-Water Reactors (PHWRs) of 700 MegaWatts (MW) each with a total cost of Rs
1.05 Lakh crore.
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Kaiga Atomic Power Plant,
Karnataka, Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Praiyonjan, Chutka Madhya Pradesh
Atomic Power Project, Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Projects were
planned for construction.
4.
WORLD’S
HIGHEST WEATHER STATION REBUILT ON MOUNT EVEREST
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The World’s Highest
Weather Station, which was installed by the National Geographic Society
(NatGeo), has been rebuilt on Mount Everest after it was destroyed due to
hurricane-force winds on Mt Everest.
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It was installed to
automatically measure various meteorological phenomena.
5.
BANK
OF MAHARASHTRA TOPS LIST OF PSBS IN LOAN GROWTH
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As per an analysis of the
latest financial results of Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Pune (Maharashtra)
based Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) tops the list of PSBs in terms of loan growth
percentage for the third quarter of FY23 (Q3 FY23).
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It shows a growth of
21.67% in gross advances year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q3FY23.
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BoM is followed by
Union Bank with a growth rate of 19.80% in advances.
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PSBs had a robust profit
growth of 65% at Rs 29,175 crore during Q3FY23, with BoM emerging as the top
performer in terms of percentage growth in profit. It recorded a 139%
jump in profit at Rs 775 crore.
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In value terms, SBI’s
total loan book is at Rs 26,47,205 crore, which is more than 17 times higher
than BOM’s lending book of Rs 1,56,962 crore.
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In terms of asset quality,
BoM and SBI were in the lowest quartile w.r.t. non-performing assets (NPAs) and
net NPAs.
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With regard to deposit
growth, BoB topped the charts among PSBs with a growth rate of 14.50%,
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In terms of total
business growth, Union Bank of India recorded the highest growth of 16.07%
during Q3FY23.
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With regard to Capital
Adequacy Ratio (CAR), BoM recorded 17.53%, the
highest among PSBs
6.
UNICEF
INDIA NATIONAL AMBASSADOR
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United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNICEF) India announced the appointment of Ayushmann Khurrana, a
National Award-winning Bollywood Actor, as a National Ambassador.
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In 2020, he was appointed
UNICEF India’s Celebrity Advocate to advocate for ending violence against
children and the broader child rights agenda.
7.
BADMINTON
ASIA MIXED TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
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The 3rd edition of
Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2023/Tong Yun Kai Cup 2023 was at Dubai
Exhibition Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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The championship was
won by China with Gold medal by defeating South Korea with 3-1.
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The 3rd position or
Bronze medal was shared by India and Thailand.
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India faced a 2-3 defeat
against China in the semifinals.
8. WORLD’S LARGEST DIVYANG PARK IN MAHARASHTRA
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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, laid the Foundation Stone of the world’s
largest and unique ‘Divyang Park –
Anubhuti Inclusive Park’ in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
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The park will have facilities for all 21 types of disabilities, like a
touch-and-smell garden, hydrotherapy unit, water therapy, and an independent
room for mentally challenged children, and mother.
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This park act as an initiative taken under the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPWD Act).
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Divyang is a Hindi word which means the one
with a divine body part.
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Prior to this persons with disabilities are referred to as viklang. The word viklang is Hindi for
someone with non-functional body parts. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, uttered
the word divyang and coined a new meaning for it.
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United Nations Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) was formed on the 13th day of December, 2006. India signed the UNCRPD and
subsequently ratified the same on 1st
October, 2007.
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RPWD Act was enacted in 2016 and came into force in 2017 to give effect
to the UNCRPD. The act replace the Persons with Disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.
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As of now 21 types of
disabilities were included under the act
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UN’s International Day of Persons with
Disabilities
(IDPD) is annually observed on December
3.
9. INDIA-UZBEKISTAN JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE
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Ex-DUSTLIK IV – 2023, the 4th edition of the bilateral joint
military exercise between the Indian Army and Uzbekistan Army commenced in
Foreign Training Node in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
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45 soldiers each from Uzbekistan and Indian Army.
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The Indian contingent will be represented by the 14th Battalion, The
GARHWAL RIFLES
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Uzbekistan Capital– Tashkent,President– Shavkat Mirziyoyev
10. BVR SUBRAHMANYAM APPOINTED AS NITI AAYOG CEO
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The Government of India (GoI) has approved the appointment of former
Commerce Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam (56 years old) as the new Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog (National
Institution for Transforming India).
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Subrahmanyam will succeed incumbent CEO Parameswaran Iyer, who will join
the World Bank (WB) as Executive Director in Washington, DC, United States (US)
for a 3-year term.
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NITI Aayog Chairperson – Prime Minister of India (Narendra Modi),Vice Chairperson – Suman Bery
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Establishment – 2015,Headquarters
– New Delhi, Delhi
11. RANJI TROPHY 2022-2023:
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Saurashtra cricket team won the Mastercard Ranji Trophy 2022-2023 defeating Bengal cricket team(West
Bengal) by 9 wickets in the finals of held in Eden Gardens in Kolkata, West
Bengal.
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This marks Saurashtra’s 2nd Ranji Trophy Title. Saurashtra won their
maiden Ranji Trophy in 2020.
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Jaydev Unadkat, captain of Saurashtra, was declared Man of the Match (finals)
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Arpit Vasavada, a batsman for Saurashtra, was adjudged the Player of the Series
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Ranji Trophy was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in
India(BCCI) in 1935.
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The Ranji Trophy is named after one of India’s first test cricketers,
Ranjit sinh ji, who played for England and Sussex.
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Mumbai (Bombay) dominates the Ranji Trophy by winning the
tournament 41 times.
12. INDIA’S 80TH CHESS GRANDMASTER
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Indian Chess Player N.R. Vignesh
(25-year-old), from Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN), became India’s 80th Grandmaster (GM) after defeating International Master
(IM) Ilja Schneider of Germany at Nord West Cup 2023 in Germany
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He became the Grandmaster after crossing 2500 in the live ratings.
13. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2023 – FEBRUARY 21
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United Nations (UN)’s International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is
annually observed across the globe on February 21 to promote linguistic and
cultural diversity, as well as multilingualism.
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The theme of International Mother Language Day 2023 is
“Multilingual education – a necessity to transform education”.
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International Mother Language Day was established on the initiative of
Bangladesh.
