DAILY GK 9-11 MAY
1.
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According to the 2024 World’s
Wealthiest Cities Report published by international wealth migration
specialists Henley & Partners, New York City, New York, the United States of America (USA)
has retained its title as the Wealthiest City in the World.
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California’s The Bay Area (USA)
is ranked 2nd followed by Tokyo (Japan); Singapore(Singapore)
and London(The United Kingdom-UK) at 3rd, 4th and 5th position
respectively.
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China
dominates the 2024 list. 5 cities in mainland China,
along with Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region-SAR) and Taipei are
featured among the top 50.
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Shenzhen (China) has
emerged as the fastest-growing city in
terms of number of millionaires and saw an increase of 140% in
the last 10 years.
2.
INDIA RECEIVED OVER USD 111 BILLION
IN REMITTANCES IN 2022
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United Nations (UN) agency,
International Organization for Migration(IOM) released the report
titled “World Migration Report 2024”.
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The report revealed that India received
over USD111 billion in remittances in 2022.
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Thus, India becomes the 1st country to
surpass the USD 100 billion mark.
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the top
destination for Indian migrants, according to a report by a United Nations
agency.
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International remittances surged by 650%,
from USD 128 billion to USD 831 billion between 2000 and 2022.
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Top 5 countries which received highest
remittances in 2022: India, Mexico,
China, The Philippines, France.
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India (1st ),
Pakistan(6th ) and Bangladesh(8th )are
among the top 10 recipients of international remittances in the world.
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United States of America (U.S.A.) is the largest source of destination country for international mobile
students.
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India – United Arab Emirates, India– the
US, India–Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh–India were among the top 10 international
country-to-country migration corridors.
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International Organization for
Migration(IOM)Director General: Amy Pope
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Headquarters: Geneva,
Switzerland
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Established: 1951
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Member states – 175
member states and 8 observers
3.
2024 PULITZER PRIZES
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The Pulitzer Board announced the winners
of 108th Pulitzer Prize (2024) under the categories such
as: Journalism, Books, Drama and Music, and Special
Citations.
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Pulitzer Prize is highest national honor
in United States of America (USA) in the field of journalism, literature, and
music composition.
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ProPublica
won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism under the Public Service category.
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Hannah
Dreier of New York Times won 2024 Pulitzer Prize in
Journalism under the Investigative
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David E. Hoffman of the Washington Post
won 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism under the Editorial Writing
category.
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Photography Staff of Reuter won
the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism under the Breaking News
Photography
4.
WORLD ASTHMA DAY 2024 – MAY 7
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World Asthma Day (WAD)
is annually observed across the globe on the 1st Tuesday of May to
raise awareness of Asthma, one of the most common chronic non-communicable
diseases (NCD), affecting both children and adults.
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The annual observance of WAD is led by
Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA).
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The theme of WAD 2024 is
“Asthma Education Empowers”.
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The 1st World Asthma Day
was observed by GINA in 1998.
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The day was observed in conjunction with
the first World Asthma Meeting in
Barcelona, Spain which witnessed the participation of over 35 countries.
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GINA
was launched in 1993 in collaboration with the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, United States
of America (USA), and WHO.
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Headquarters–
Wisconsin, The United States of
America(USA)
5.
INDIA OVERTAKES JAPAN TO
BECOME WORLD’S 3RD LARGEST SOLAR POWER GENERATOR
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As per the report “Global Electricity
Review 2024” by the international energy analytics agency Ember, in
2023, India surpassed Japan to become the world’s
third-largest producer of solar power, generating 113 Terawatt-hour (TWh)
compared to Japan’s 110 Terawatt-hour (TWh).
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This marked India’s significant rise from being 9th in solar energy deployment in
2015.
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India’s solar generation increased 17
times from 0.5% in 2015 to reaching 5.8% in 2023. India’s wind generation
increased slightly from 2.5% to 4.2% in 2023.
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India witnessed the world’s
fourth-largest increase in solar generation in 2023, with a growth of
18 terawatt hours (TWh), following China (+156 TWh), the United States (+33
TWh), and Brazil (+22 TWh).
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In terms
of installed power capacity, India ranked 5th globally at
73 Gigawatts (GW), while Japan stood at third place with 83 GW.
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China led
global solar production in 2023,
producing 584 Terawatt-hour (TWh), surpassing the combined output of the United
States, Japan, Germany, and India.
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Also, India
was the third largest power sector emitter globally, emitting 1,404 million
tonnes of CO2 from electricity generation, behind China (5,491 MtCO2) and the
US (1,570 MtCO2).
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India is one of the few countries planning
to triple renewable capacity by 2030, aiming for 509 GW.
6.
INDIA
CONTRIBUTES USD 500,000 TO U.N. TRUST FUND FOR
COUNTER-TERRORISM
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India’s
Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador RuchiraKamboj presented a voluntary
financial contribution of USD 500,000 to the UN Trust Fund for
Counter-Terrorism, and handed over to Under Secretary General, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
Vladimir Voronkov.
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With this latest contribution, India’s
cumulative financial support to the trust fund reaches USD 2.55
million.
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Qatar tops the UN
Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism with USD 139,530,303.
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The Fund was established in 2009 by the
Secretary-General and transferred to UNOCT in 2017 following General Assembly
resolution 71/291.
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United Nations Office of Counter-TerrorismEstablished
– 2017
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Headquarters – New
York, United States
7.
SEBI EXTENDS SETTLEMENT SCHEME PERIOD
TILL JUN 10 IN STOCK OPTION CASES
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SEBI has extended the settlement scheme
period until June 10, 2024 for entities involved in reversal
trades in the stock options segment on BSE in 2014 and 2015.
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Originally scheduled to end on May 10,
2024 the scheme provides an opportunity for settlement to entities facing
adjudication proceedings.
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The ISO Settlement Scheme 2024 targets
entities involved in trade reversals on BSE (formerly Bombay Stock
Exchange) between April 1, 2014, and September 30, 2015, with pending
adjudication proceedings.
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After the scheme period ends, actions
under securities laws will continue against entities not participating in
settlement.
8.
WORLD RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT DAY
2024 – MAY 8
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World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is
annually observed across the globe on 8th May to honour and
thank the volunteers and staff of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement.
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The theme of World Red
Cross and Red Crescent Day 2024 is “Keeping Humanity Alive”.
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During the 14th International
Conference of the Red Cross held in London, England, in 1938, the delegates
decided to observe 8th May of every year as the International Red Cross Day.
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International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)Headquarters– Geneva,
Switzerland
9.
RUSSIAN
PRIME MINISTER
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has
reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as the Prime Minister of Russia, subject to
approval by the lower house of parliament,
the State Duma.
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This decision comes as part of the legal
procedure following Putin’s inauguration
for his fifth presidential term.
10. CHAD’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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Mahamat
Idris Deby Itno, Chad’s military dictator and interim
president, has secured victory in the presidential election
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This provisional result, announced by the National Election Management Agency is
poised to extend Deby’s rule for another six years.
11.
FREE
HOSPITAL CARE UNDER PM-JAY TOUCHES RS 86,000 CRORE
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Free hospitalisation benefits worth Rs
86,000 crore have been provided to beneficiaries of the PradhanMantri Jan ArogyaYojana (PM-JAY) since the scheme was rolled out in September 2018.
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More
than 65 million people have so far benefited from the
PMJAY scheme which offers Rs 5,00,000-a
year free health cover.
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The scheme was made available for 107 million poor households in the country,
roughly covering the bottom 40% of the population.
12.
ATANU
CHAKRABORTY REAPPOINTED AS HDFC BANK CHAIRMAN
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
approved the reappointment of AtanuChakraborty as the Part-Time Chairman of HDFC Bank for a period of 3 years
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Chakraborty served the Government of India
for 35 years as a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in the
Gujarat cadre.
13.
OFFICIAL
ANTHEM FOR ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP 2024,
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The International Cricket Council (ICC)
released the official anthem for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
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The anthem titled ‘Out Of This World’ features Grammy award winning artist Sean Paul and Soca superstar Kes.
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The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 will be
held in which 20 international teams
will play 55 matches from June 1-29 in the West Indies and USA.
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The anthem, produced by Michael "Tano" Montano, was launched with a
music video.
14.
DIVIDEND
FROM RBI IN FY25 EXPECTED THE GOVERNMENT TO YIELD RS 75,000-85,000 CRORE
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The central government is likely to
receive a dividend of Rs 75,000-85,000 crore from the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) in the current financial year.
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This is slightly lower than the Rs 87,416 crore surplus transfer in FY24.
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The Centre
has budgeted Rs 1.02 trillion in surplus transfer from the RBI and public
sector banks (PSBs) for FY25, but has not specified the breakup.
15.
MADRID
OPEN TENNIS
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World number one IgaSwiatek edged Aryna
Sabalenka in Madrid Open final to win the title for the first time
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Andrey Rublev won the Madrid Open with a
victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime
16. SCOTLAND'S
FIRST MINISTER
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Scottish National Party (SNP) veteran John Swinney was elected as its new
leader and is set to replace HumzaYousaf as Scotland’s first minister after he
emerged as the sole contender in the contest to pick a new premier.
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He has served as
an ally to former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, holding the position of her
deputy for a record 9 years.
17.
SUNITA
WILLIAMS TO PILOT BOEING'S STARLINER ON HER 3RD SPACE MISSION
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The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration’s (NASA’s) Boeing Crew
Flight Test will launch Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague Butch Wilmore on their
third space mission to the International
Space Station (ISS).
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The astronauts will launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop an
Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex-41
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This mission marks the first crewed trip on Boeing's Starliner
spacecraft and its third orbital flight test overall.
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Previous orbital flight tests, Boe-OFT and Boe-OFT 2, were unmanned and conducted in
2019 and 2022, respectively.
18.
PM
VISHWAKARMA: WOMEN OUTSHINE MEN IN SKILL TRAINING
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Under the PradhanMantri VishwakarmaYojana, women surpassed men in
participating in skills training, with over 95 per cent of them choosing tailoring as their preferred trade.
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Introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17, 2023,
the initiative has provided training to
350,000 individuals so far.
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Among them, 240,000 (68.76 per cent) are women, and 110,000
(31.3 per cent) are men.
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The states
with the most beneficiaries under the programme are Karnataka (83,067), Gujarat (56,221), Jammu and Kashmir (55,856),
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PM Vishwakarma is implemented as a Central Sector Scheme, fully funded by
the Government of India, with an initial outlay
of Rs 13,000 crore.
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The Scheme will be conjointly implemented by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MoMSME), the Ministry
of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
and the Department of Financial Services (DFS),
Ministry of Finance (MoF), Government of India.
19.
CHINESE
NEW AMBASSADOR TO INDIA
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Chinese
President Xi Jinping has appointed XuFeihong as the new Ambassador to India after a delay of 18
months.
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Xu, previously
serving as Ambassador to Afghanistan and Romania
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He will succeed veteran Chinese diplomat
Sun Weidong who completed his tenure in India in October 2022.
20.
ISL
2024 MUMBAI CITY FC BEAT MOHUN BAGAN
SUPER GIANT
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Mumbai
City FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant 3-1 at the Salt Lake
Stadium to emerge as the Indian Super
League (ISL) 2023-24 Cup Winners at the final in Kolkata.
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Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 was 10th season of ISL.
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Golden
Glove: Phurba Lachenpa (Mumbai City FC), Golden Boot:
DimitriosDiamantakos (Kerala Blasters FC)
21.
DHARAMSHALA
CRICKET STADIUM GETS INDIA’S FIRST ‘HYBRID PITCH’
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India’s first-ever “hybrid pitch” was
unveiled at the picturesque Himachal
Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium in Dharamshala
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SIS
Grass designs, constructs and supplies hybrid and synthetic cricket match pitches
and practise net areas for a wide variety of organisations
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Already successful at Lord’s and The Oval,
SISGrass Hybrid Pitches is now set to revolutionise cricket in India.
22.
RBI INSTRUCTS NBFCS TO MAINTAIN THE RS 20,000
LIMIT FOR CASH DISBURSEMENT IN GOLD LOANS
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued
a caution to nonbanking finance companies (NBFCs) that offer gold loans, warning them against exceeding the Rs 20,000
limit for cash loan disbursal.
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The advisory refers to Section 269 SS of
the Income Tax Act, 1961, which prohibits any individual from receiving more
than Rs 20,000 as a loan amount in cash.
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Reason
for Cap: This move by the RBI aims to discourage cash
transactions, promoting transparency and traceability in financial
transactions.
23.
INFOSYS
RECEIVES ISO 42001:2023 CERTIFICATION
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Infosys announced that it has been
certified with ISO 42001:2023, the world’s
first international standard on AI management systems, by TUV India (part
of TUV Nord Group)
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Infosys is among the first IT services
companies globally to have earned the certification
for implementing an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) framework
that fosters responsible AI practices
24.
EXERCISE
GAGAN STRIKE-II IN PUNJAB
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The Indian
Army’s Kharga Corps, part of the Army’s
Western Command, concluded a 3-day joint military exercise Gagan Strike-II
with the Indian Air Force (IAF) in
Punjab.
