DAILY GK 30-31 JULY 2024
1. VACCINATION
PORTAL ‘U-WIN’ FOR PREGNANT WOMEN & CHILDREN
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The Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare(MoHFW) launched the ‘U-WIN’, an online vaccine management
portal to captures every vaccination record of all pregnant
women and children up to 6 years under the Universal
Immunization Programme (UIP).
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This portal designed to digitises the UIP which
is a part of the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Program under the
National Health Mission (NHM), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
(MoH&FW).
2.
NPCI
LAUNCHES 'UPI ONE WORLD' WALLET
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National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has introduced the ‘UPI One World’ wallet,
aimed at enhancing the digital payment experience for international visitors to India.
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This service simplifies
transactions in real-time, empowering tourists to explore India without the
need to carry cash or deal with foreign exchange complexities.
3. PRESIDENT
OF VENEZUELA
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Nicolas Maduro Moros has
been re-elected as the President of Venezuela for
the third six-year term (2024-2030). He has been
serving as the President of Venezuela since April 2013.
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He won the presidential election by securing 51% of the vote with 80% of the ballot
votes counted while the Opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia finished
2nd with 44% of the vote.
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He has been a member of United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) since 2007.
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Venezuela Capital – Caracas
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Currency – Venezuelan
bolivar
4.
46TH WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEETING - NEW DELHI
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The 46th
session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee (WHC),
hosted by India for the first time,
was held at the Bharat Mandapam in New
Delhi
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The 46th
session of WHC inscribed 26 new World
Heritage Sites viz. 19 cultural, 4 natural, and 1 mixed property and 2
Significant modifications to existing boundaries.
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PM
NarendraModi announced a USD 1 million
grant to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
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The
Government of India (GoI) and the Government of
the USA signed the first ever ‘Cultural
Property Agreement’ to prevent and curb the illicit trafficking
of antiquities from India to the USA.
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Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the Humayun’s Tomb World
Heritage Site Museum in New Delhi
5.
APPOINTMENT OF 9 NEW
GOVERNORS IN 9 STATES
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President
of India, DroupadiMurmu, has appointed new Governors
in 9 states (Sikkim;
Meghalaya; Jharkhand; Telangana; Chhattisgarh; Rajasthan; Manipur (Additional
charge); Assam; Punjab; and Maharashtra;) and a new Lieutenant Governor (Lt Gov)of the Union Territory (UT)
of Puducherry.
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Newly Appointed Governors by State:
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Telangana: JishnuDevVarma
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Sikkim: Om PrakashMathur
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Jharkhand: Santosh Kumar Gangwar
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Chhattisgarh: Ramen Deka
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Meghalaya: C H Vijayashankar
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Rajasthan: HaribhauKisanraoBagde
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Maharashtra: C.P. Radhakrishnan
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Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh: Gulab Chand Kataria
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Assam and additional charge of Manipur: Lakshman Prasad Acharya
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Puducherry (Lt. Governor): K. Kailashnathan
6.
NEW CHAIRPERSON OF UPSC
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Preeti Sudan, the
former Secretary of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), took
oath as the New Chairperson of the Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC).
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She
became the 2nd woman to head the UPSC after RM
Bathew who served as UPSC Chair from 1992 to 1996.
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She
succeeds Manoj Soni, who resigned from the post
in July 2024 almost 5 years before his tenure ends
in 2029.
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The appointment was approved by
Droupadi Murmu, President of India, under clause (1A) of Article 316 of the Constitution for performing
the duties of Chairman, UPSC.
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The
UPSC was established as the Public
Service Commission (PSC) in India for the first time in 1926.
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In 1937, the PSC became the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC),
and in 1950, the (FPSC) came to be known
as the UPSC.
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UPSC is a constitutional body as mandated under Articles 315-323, Part XIV, Chapter II of the Constitution.
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The Commission
is headed by a chairperson and it can have a maximum of 10 members.
7. GANDHI
MANDELA AWARD 2020
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Rigoberta Menchu Tum,
the renowned Nobel Prize winner and Guatemalan
human rights activist and Victor Gonzalez Torres, a Mexican politician and businessman have
received the prestigious Gandhi Mandela Award 2020 which was
presented on Nelson Mandela’s 106th birth anniversary (July 18
2024).
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Menchu received the award in recognition of her lifelong commitment to
advocating indigenous rights and promoting peace and social
justice.
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Torre received the Award for his exceptional contributions to healthcare.
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According to the Gandhi Mandela
Foundation, Gandhi Mandela Award is awarded
to the individual who promotes the values of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson
Mandela which includes community service, social development and
promotion of peace and harmony.
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The award is instituted on the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of
the Nation, MK Gandhi in 2019.
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The award comprises a gold medal made
by the Indian Government Mint, a pine
wood box, and a certificate.
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Dalai Lama received
the Gandhi Mandela Award for the year 2019 for his outstanding
contributions in spreading peace and harmony amongst the world.
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Rigoberta Menchu
Tum was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her
continuing efforts to achieve social justice and mutual reconciliation in
Guatemala.
8.
INDIA ELECTED AS
VICE-CHAIR OF SUPPLY CHAIN COUNCIL IN IPEF INITIATIVE
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India has
been elected as vice-chair of the Supply
Chain Council(SCC), one of the three supply chain bodies set up by the
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for
Prosperity (IPEF) partners pursuant to the Supply
Chain Resilience Agreement.
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The United States of America (USA)
was elected as the Chair of SCC.
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The chair and vice chair of the SCC were
elected during the inaugural virtual meetings of
the 3 supply chain bodies: SCC; the
Crisis Response Network (CRN); and Labor Rights Advisory Board
(LRAB)
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The elected chairs and vice chairs of CRNare : Republic
of Korea(Chair) and Japan (Vice Chair).
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The elected chairs and vice chairs of
LRAB are The USA (Chair)
and Fiji (Vice Chair).
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IPEF was launched on 23rd May
2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
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14 partner
countries: Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam and U.S.A.
9.
PM MODI
TO LAUNCH WORLD’S HIGHEST SHINKU LA TUNNEL IN LADAKH
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will initiate the first blast for
the Shinku La tunnel.
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The tunnel will provide
all-weather connectivity from Manali to Leh.
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The tunnel will be 1
km long and situated at an elevation of 15,800 feet,
making it the world’s highest, surpassing
China’s Mila tunnel.
10.
ISRO
‘LANDSLIDE ATLAS’
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Wayanad, Kerala, recently experienced a devastating landslide on July 30, highlighting
the district's vulnerability to such natural disasters.
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The Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had identified Wayanad as
a high-risk area for landslides based on various socio-economic parameters in
a 2023 national-level database.
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The Landslide
Atlas of India, prepared by the National Remote Sensing
Centre (NRSC) of ISRO in February
2023, ranked Wayanad 13th among 147
districts in 17 States and two Union Territories based on
landslide exposure.
11. EAM
JAISHANKAR’S VISIT TO VIETIANE
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Union Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry
of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India (GoI) was
on a 3-day official visit to Vietiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR)
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Dr. S. Jaishankar attended the 57th ASEAN-Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) chaired
by Lao PDR under theme “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience” in
Vietiane, Lao PDR.
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Lao PDR:Capital- Vietiane
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Currency- Lao kip
12. TIME’S
‘WORLD’S GREATEST PLACES OF 2024’
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TIME’s The World’s Greatest Places of 2024 featured 3
Indian destinations namely the Museum of Solutions (MuSo), Mumbai,
Maharashtra; Manam Chocolate, a chocolate factory in Hyderabad,
Telangana; and Naar, a restaurant in Himachal Pradesh.
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The 2024 list recognised 100 extraordinary
destinations to visit and stay. The list compiles places including hotels,
cruises, restaurants, attractions, museums, parks, etc, from across the globe.
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The 3 Indian destinations were
listed under the Place to Visit category of the
list.
13. WTO-UNCTAD WTP
2024
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The World Trade Organization (WTO), in
collaboration with the International
Trade Centre (ITC) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),
released a report ‘World Tariff
Profiles (WTP) 2024’ in Geneva, Switzerland.
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India ranked as the second-largest
user of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) among WTO members in 2023,
primarily through the initiation and imposition of anti-dumping duties.
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The United States of America (USA)
took the 1st position.
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NTMs
are policies, other than regular customs tariffs,
that affect international trade in goods by altering traded quantities, prices,
or both.
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India’s average tariffs decreased to 17% in
2023 from 18.1% in 2022.
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Established
in 1995, WTO is the sole global organization that governs
trade rules between nations.
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Director-General-Okonjo-Iweala
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Headquarters–
Geneva, Switzerland
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Members– 164
14.
CURACAO JOINS AS 6TH ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF CARICOM
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Curacao has become the 6th Associate Member of
the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),
the oldest surviving integration movement in the developing world.
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With this, CARICOM now consists of 15 full member countries and 6 associate members.
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CARICOM,
originally The Caribbean Community and Common Market, was
established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas executed by Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica,
and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) on 4th July 1973 and came into effect on 1st
August 1973.
15.
RBI INTRODUCED NEW PCA
FRAMEWORK FOR URBAN CO-OPERATIVE BANKS
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced
new Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework
for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs).
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Its provisions will be
effective from 1st April 2025.
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This will replace the Supervisory Action Framework (SAF),
which had been in place since 6th January 2020.
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As per new framework , capital, asset quality
and profitability will be the key areas for monitoring the financial health of
the UCBs.
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The PCA framework eliminates the limit of Rs 25,000 on capital expenditure
restrictions that was imposed under the SAF.
