DAILY GK 12-13 APRIL
1.
INDIA, MAURITIUS AMENDS DOUBLE TAX
AVOIDANCE AGREEMENT
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The Government of the Republic of India
and the Government of Mauritius have amended the India-Mauritius Double
Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) to focus on preventing tax evasion
instead of promoting bilateral investment flows.
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MauritiusPresident–
PrithvirajsingRoopun
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Prime Minister–
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth
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Capital–
Port Louis
2.
QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY
SUBJECT 2024
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The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released
the 14th edition of QS World University Rankings by
Subject 2024 which marked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, as India’s highest-ranked in Development Studies
(20th globally).
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In Development Studies section,
University of Sussex topped the ranking
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Music
is the one new subject to be added to 2024 rankings.
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The edition featured 55 individual
subjects across five broad subject areas
viz. Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences &
Medicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences & Management.
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Harvard University of
United States (US) topped the 4 broad
subjects.
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69
Indian universities featured in the 2024 QS World University
Rankings by Subject, with 424 entries, marking a 19.4% increase
from 2023.
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The
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has made its
place among the top 25 institutions
globally in the category of business and management studies.
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In Asia
region, India has secured second place
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China
has topped the list with 101 featured universities.
3.
NEW PRESIDENT OF ASOIF
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Ingmar De Vos from Belgium,
the President of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), was
unanimously elected as the President of the Association of Summer Olympic International
Federations (ASOIF)
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He was elected for a 4 year term,
starting on 1st January 2025.
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48th
ASOIF General Assembly was held during Sport Accord World
Sport & Business Summit 2024 held in Birmingham, The United Kingdom (UK).
4.
NEW CMD OF SIDBI AND MD OF NHB
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The
Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has
recommended Manoj Mittal for the post of Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
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FSIB has appointed Sanjay
Shukla as the MD of the National Housing Bank
(NHB), the apex regulatory body
for the overall regulation and licensing of housing finance companies in India.
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FSIB came into effect on 1st July 2022,
replacing the Banks Board Bureau(BBB) for recommending persons
for appointment as whole-time directors and non-executive chairpersons on the
Boards of financial services institutions.
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Headquarters- Mumbai,
Maharashtra
5.
NEW
DIRECTOR OF NJA
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Justice Anirudhha Bose
is appointed as Director of
the National Judicial Academy (NJA) which offers training programmes to aid the judges in
their judging role and in performance of court administration work.
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Justice Anirudhha Bose recently
retired from the Supreme Court (SC) of India. He has been serving as the SC
Judge since 2019.
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NJA is an independent society,
established in 1993 under the Societies Registration Act of 1860.
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NJA is fully funded by the Government of India (GoI) and works under the
directions of the Supreme Court of India.
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Chairperson–
D Y Chandrachud (CJI)
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Location–
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
6.
NATIONAL SAFE MOTHERHOOD DAY 2024 –
APRIL 11
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National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD)
is annually observed across India on 11 April to raise
awareness of the significance of maternal health and wellness, promote maternal
health, and reduce maternal mortality rates in India
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NSMD was
initiated by White Ribbon Alliance India (WRA India), a grassroots
organization that advocates for the health and rights of women and newborns.
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India is supposedly the first country in
the world to have officially declared NSMD, dedicated to promoting maternal
health and safety.
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April 11 commemorates
the birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi (1869-1944) wife of
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
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She was born on 11 April 1869 in
Porbandar, British India (now in Gujarat).
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According to the United Nations (UN)
Maternal Mortality Estimation India’s
Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has declined from 384 per 1 lakh live births
in 2000 to 103 in 2020.
7.
WORLD PARKINSON’S DAY 2024 – APRIL
11
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World Parkinson’s Day (WPD)
is annually observed across the globe on 11 April to raise
awareness and advance research toward better therapies and a cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD), also known as
“paralysis agitans”
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PD is a chronic degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that
affects both the motor system and
non-motor systems.
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The day commemorates the birth anniversary of English surgeon,
Dr James Parkinson (1755 – 1824) who was the first to describe “paralysis agitans”.
DAILY CURENT AFFAIRS 13 APRIL
8.
INDIA HAS BEEN RANKED 10TH IN CYBER
CRIME
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According to new research surveying cybercrime experts from around the world, India ranked 10th in cybercrime, with fraud involving people asking for advance
fee payments as the most common type.
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An international team of researchers has
prepared a 'World Cyber Crime Index'
which ranks nearly 100 countries.
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Russia
and Ukraine are highly technical cybercrime hubs,
while Nigerian cyber criminals are engaged in less technical forms of
cybercrime.
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India
was found to be an "specialize"
in scams.
9.
THE WORLD'S LARGEST RENEWABLE
ENERGY PARK
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The world's largest renewable energy park has been built in the Khavda
region of Gujarat by Gautam Adani's group in a remote area bordering
Pakistan.
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It has a huge capacity of 45 GW to generate electricity mainly from solar
energy.
10.
‘DUSTLIK’ INDIA -UZBEJKISTAN JOINT
MILITARY EXERCISE
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5th edition of ‘Dustlik’ Joint Military
Exercise between India and Uzbekistan begin in Termez District, Uzbekistan
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The first edition of the Dustlik Joint
Military Exercise was held in Uzbekistan in November 2019.
11.
1ST
WOMAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO INDIA BY BRITAIN.
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The former CEO of the UK's National
Cyber Security Centre, Lindy Cameron,
will take charge as Britain's first woman High Commissioner to India.
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She replaced Mr Alex Ellis CMG
12.
RBI'S
DIGITAL INDIA TRUST AGENCY TO COMBAT ILLEGAL LENDING APPS
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is
considering establishing a Digital India Trust Agency (DIGITA) to stop the
mushrooming of illegal lending apps.
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DIGITA would be responsible for
verifying digital lending apps and maintaining a public register of verified
apps.
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The RBI has shared a list of 442 digital
lending apps with the IT Ministry to whitelist with Google.
13.
KOTAK
MAHINDRA BANK LEADS IN EQUITY OFFERINGS RANKING
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Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) topped the
league table of equity offerings, with the private lender being the manager to
43 issues in FY24, a year when companies
raised about Rs 2.9 trillion through a total of 400 issuances.
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KMB topped the table with Rs 31,655 crore
in value terms and a 10.89% market share
14.
REC
WINS SKOCH ESG AWARD 202
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REC
Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power has been
bestowed withthe SKOCH ESG Award 2024 in the 'Renewable Energy Financing' category
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REC is a is registered with RBI as
Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC), and Infrastructure Financing Company (IFC).
15.
INDIAN
OPEN GOLF TITLE
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Keita
Nakajima won the Hero
Indian Open by four shots with a total of 17-under, setting a new record.
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Ahlawat
tied for second place
16.
ANNUAL
UNIFIED PAYMENT INTERFACE TRANSACTIONS SURPASSED 100 BILLION MARK
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The Unified
Payment Interface (UPI) transactions in India posted a record 57% rise in volume and 44% rise in value in Financial Year
2023-24
·
This was the first time that UPI transactions crossed 100 billion
and closed at 131 billion in a
financial year, compared to 84 billion in 2022-23.
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The year also saw a record value touching Rs 199.89 trillion,
compared to Rs 139.1 trillion.
17.
36.91
MILLION NEW DEMAT ACCOUNTS OPENED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024
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Nearly
3.7 crore (36.91 million ) demat accounts were added in
the fiscal year 2024, marking the largestincrease ever, averaging over 30 lakh
accounts a month
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The number of Demat accounts opened with
two depositories the Central Depository
Services (CDSL) and the National
Securities Depository (NSDL) jumped 11.9% year-on-year, to 15.14 crore from 11.45 crore.
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A
Demat Account or Dematerialised Account provides the
facility of holding shares and securities in an electronic format.
18.
THE
UNION HEALTH MINISTRY IOS APP myCGHS.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
launched the myCGHS app for the iOS ecosystem of devices.
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The app is designed to enhance access to
Electronic Health Records, information, and resources for Central Government
Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries.
19.
PARADIP
PORT EMERGES AS THE LARGEST INDIAN MAJOR PORT IN CARGO
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The State- owned Paradip Port in Odisha has emerged as India's largest major port in terms of cargo volume with a cargo
throughput of 145.38 million tonnes
in FY24.
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Deendayal Port Authority has been
holding the pole position in cargo handling among the 12 major ports for the last 16 years.
20.
KAZAKHSTAN
INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
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In the men's singles final, 22-year-old M. Tharun from Telangana won his first
international title by defeating Soon
JooVen of Malaysia
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In the women's singles AnupamaUpadhyaya, defeated fellow
Indian IsharaniBaruah
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2024 Kazakhstan International Challenge
tournament was held in Uralsk, Kazakhstan.
21.
NATO
FOREIGN MINISTERS CONVENE IN BRUSSELS
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Foreign Ministers gathered at NATO
Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium to mark 75 years since the signing of the Washington Treaty.
·
This year’s NATO Day comes just weeks
after Sweden joined as the thirty-second
member of the Alliance.
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The
Washington Treaty, or North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington D.C. in 1949, by 12 founding
members.
22.
WADA'S
LIST OF DOPING OFFENDERS
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According to the 2022 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report, India has the highest percentage of doping offenders among
countries.
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Out
of 4,064 samples collected from Indian athletes, 127 individuals tested positive for
banned substances, which is 3.26% of the sample size.
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South
Africa, and Bangkok’s laboratories were ranked second and third
