DAILY GK 11-13 FEB
1.
HEADQUARTERS
OF CONFEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL TEA SMALLHOLDERS TO SHIFT TO INDIA
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The headquarters of the Confederation of
International Tea Smallholders (CITS)
will shift from China to India.
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The decision was taken during the 25th session of the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) Intergovernmental Group on Tea (IGG/Tea) held at
Guwahati, Assam
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India
took over as the Chair of the FAO IGG/Tea from the United
Kingdom (UK) for the next 2 years (2024-2026) and the session was presided over
by SauravPahari, Deputy Chairman of Tea Board India.
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Sri Lanka will host the next IGG session
after 2 years in 2026.
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CITS was formed at the 22nd session of the
FAO IGG in Naivasha, Kenya, in 2016.
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Kenya is
the world’s largest tea exporting country.
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FAODirector-General–
QU Dongyu
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Established
in–
1945
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Headquarters–
Rome, Italy
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Members–
194 Member Nations, and 1 member organization, the European Union.
2.
SARTHI
PORTAL FOR INSURANCE PRODUCTS
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Union Minister ArjunMunda, Ministry of
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) launched Sandbox for
Agricultural and Rural Security, Technology and Insurance (SARTHI) Portal to offer a range
of insurance products including PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana(PMFBY).
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He also launched the KrishiRakshak portal and helpline number (14447) to enable
farmers in India to file their grievances.
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PMFBYthe
flagship scheme of MoA&FW was launched
on 18th February 2016 by Prime Minister (PM) NarendraModi at Sehore, Madhya
Pradesh.
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The scheme aims to support sustainable
production in the agriculture sector by providing financial support to farmers
and stabilizing the income of farmers to ensure their continuance in farming.
3.
SJFI’S
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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President of the Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) and
Indian sprinter Pilavullakandy Thekkeyparambil Usha (P.T. Usha) was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award with Gold Medal by Sports Journalists’ Federation of India (SJFI)
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The award consists of a Gold Medal, a
citation and a memento. SJFI award is the highest honour of SJFI.
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PT Usha is the fifth recipient of the SJFI Gold Medal.
4.
PRESIDENT
OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
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Justice Nawaf Salam from
Lebanon was elected as the President of the International
Court of Justice (ICJ), the
principal judicial organ of the United Nations(UN), for 3 years
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Nawaf Salam succeeds Judge Joan E Donoghue from the United
States of America(USA) who served as president of ICJ from 2021 to 2024.
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The seat of the ICJ is at the Peace Palace
in The Hague, The Netherlands.
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ICJ was established in June 1945 and began
activities in 1946.
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ICJ
Judge: ICJ comprises 15 judges (including the President and Vice President of ICJ)
elected for a term of 9 years.
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Judge DalveerBhandari from India is one of
the 15 Judges of ICJ.
5.
4TH
KHELO INDIA UNIVERSITY GAMES
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Assam Chief Minister(CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma
launched the Logo, Anthem, Mascot,
Jersey, and Torch of the 4th edition of
the Khelo India University Games(KIUG
2023)
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The Mascot of the KIUG 2023 is ‘Ashtalakshmi’, a butterfly.
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Khelo
India University Games (KIUG) is a national-level
multi-sport event held in India for athletes from universities across
India. The event is organised as a part of the Khelo India movement.
6.
SAFF
U19 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
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The Indian
women’s team along with Bangladesh has been declared the joint winners of
the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
Under19 (U-19) Women’s Championship 2024 title.
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The 5th edition of the SAFF U19 Women’s
Championship was hosted by Bangladesh and held at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi
Mostafa Kamal (BSSSMK) Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
7.
MINISTRY
OF EDUCATION LAUNCHES APAAR IN REMOTE VILLAGES ACROSS INDIA
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Ministry of Education (MoE) launched APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) through the Common
Service Centres (CSCs) in remote
villages of India.
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APAAR, conceptualized under the National Education Policy (NEP 2020),
aims for ‘One Nation, One Student ID’.
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APAAR mandates all college/university students to register on the Academic
Bank of Credits (ABC) platform.
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Under the new policy, students must have
an ABC ID to be admitted to any college or university.
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The suggestion to bring the ABC into
education was given in the NEP 2020.
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Digital
Integration for School Education:All school children
should be given provisional APAAR IDs, immediately authenticated with Aadhaar,
and linked to Digi Locker.
8.
WORLD
DEFENSE SHOW 2024 HELD IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA
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The 2nd edition of the World Defence Show (WDS 2024) was held
in in Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center, Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia
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WDS 2024 was organised by the General Authority for Military Industries
(GAMI), the regulator, enabler, licensor for the military industry in Saudi
Arabia.
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The
Theme of WDS 2024 is “Equipped
for Tomorrow”.
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Saudi
Arabia:Capital- Riyadh
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Prime
Minister- HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Currency- Saudi
Riyal
9.
PRESIDENT
OF FINLAND
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Finland’s former Prime Minister (PM) Alexander Stubb of the National Coalition Party (NCP) won
the run-off presidential election, securing 51.6% of the vote, and became
the 13th President of Finland.
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He defeated Pekka Haavisto, an independent candidate of the Green
Party and former Foreign Minister, who secured 48.4% of votes.
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Finland:Prime
Minister– Petteri Orpo
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Capital–
Helsinki
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Currency–
The Euro
10.
WORLD
PULSES DAY 2024- FEBRUARY 10
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The United Nations (UN) World Pulses Day (WPD)
is annually observed across the globe on 10 February to recognise the significance of pulse crops like
chickpeas, dry beans, and lentils as a global food.
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The 2024 theme of WPD 2024 is: “Pulses: Nourishing Soils and People.”
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The day was established following the
successful implementation of International
Year of Pulses (IYP) in 2016 by FAO.
11.
NATIONAL
DEWORMING DAY 2024 – FEBRUARY 10
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The National Deworming Day (NDD) is organised biannually in
all states and Union Territories (UTs) across
India to eradicate intestinal worms also referred to as Soil-Transmitted
Helminths (STH), among children
of age 1-19 years.
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The 1st round is conducted in February and the 2nd round is
conducted in August.
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NDD is a flagship program of the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which was launched in 2015.
