DAILY GK 8-9 SEPT 2024
1.
NEW PRIME MINISTER OF FRANCE
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Emmanuel Macron, President of France, has
appointed Michel Barnier as the new Prime
Minister (PM) of France.
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At 73, Barnier is the oldest of
the 26 prime ministers that have served modern France’s Fifth Republic.
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He will take charge from the
outgoing PM Gabriel Attal, who has been serving as
the caretaker PM of France following the 2024 Election results.
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Gabriel Attal has been serving as the PM of France since January 2024.
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At
the age of 34, he became the youngest person and the first openly gay person to
serve as French PM.
2.
RAMA MOHAN RAO AMARA AS MD OF SBI
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The Financial Services Institutions Bureau
(FSIB) has recommended Rama Mohan Rao Amara for
the position of Managing Director (MD) of State Bank
of India (SBI) to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of
Challa Sreenivasulu (CS)
Setty as the Chairman of SBI.
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FSIB
is chaired by Bhanu Pratap Sharma, former
Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
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State Bank of India (SBI):Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Establishment– 1955
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Tagline– Pure Banking, Nothing Else
3.
SEBI BOARD MEMBER
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The
Government of India(GoI) has named Deepti Gaur Mukherjee, Secretary of
the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), as a Member of
the Board of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
4.
FIRST INDIAN OCA PRESIDENT
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Raja Randhir Singh (aged
77), a former Indian shooter and
veteran sports administrator, has been elected as the President of
the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for a tenure of
four-year (from 2024 to 2028).
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He becomes the first
Indian to serve as President of OCA.
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He had been serving as the Acting
President of OCA since 2021, following the 15-year ban of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad
Al-Sabah from Kuwait.
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He was the first Indian
shooter to win gold in the
Asian Games (1978).
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Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) governs
sports in Asia and is recognized by the International Olympic Committee
(IOC)
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The
OCA General Assembly, its highest decision-making body, includes heads of NOCs
from Asia.
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Headquarters– Kuwait city
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Establishment– 1982
5.
ALGERIAN PRESIDENT RE-ELECTED
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Abdelmadjid Tebboune has
been re-elected as the President of Algeria for
the 2nd term (2024-2029).
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As an Independent candidate,
Abdelmadjid Tebboune won the presidential election by securing 94.7% of
the votes.
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Algeria Prime Minister (PM) – Nadir
Larbaoui
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Capital – Algiers
6.
FIH PRESIDENT
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Mohammad TayyabIkram is set to
become the President of Fédération Internationale de
Hockey(FIH- International Hockey Federation) for
the second term.
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He has been serving as the 13th President
of FIH since 2022.
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Ikram,
representing Hong Kong and Macau, is the sole candidate
for the post of President,
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The
election for the post of FIH President; FIH Ordinary Executive Board Member
female and male will be elected during the 49th FIH
Statutory Congres in Muscat, Oman
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International Hockey Federation (FIH): Headquarters
– Lausanne,
Switzerland
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Founded – 1924
7. CRISTIANO RONALDO ACHIEVE 1 BILLION
FOLLOWERS TAG
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In a groundbreaking development, Cristiano
Ronaldo has become the first person in
the world to amass a staggering 1 billion followers across various social media platforms.
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Instagram-638 million,Facebook-170
million,X (formerly Twitter)-113 million,YouTube-60.6 million
8.
TIME 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN AI 2024
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TIME, the New York (the
United States of America-USA)based Magazine, released “TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI 2024”.
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Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Google and Alphabet, Union Minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw, Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY) and Anil Kapoor,
Renowned Actor are among leaders from India or of Indian
descent featured on the list.
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The
list has categorized the influential people into 4 different
zategories namely, Leaders, Innovators,
Shapers and Thinkers.
9.
ELON MUSK TO BECOME WORLD’S
1ST TRILLIONAIRE BY 2027
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According to an Informa Connect Academy
report titled “2024 Trillion Dollar Club” , Elon Musk,
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla Motors and SpaceX , is most likely to
become the world’s 1st trillionaire
by 2027.
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As per the report, Elon Musk who
is currently, the richest man in the world with total net worth of USD
248 billion to become the world’s 1st trillionaire requires
his wealth to grow at an average annual growth rate of nearly 110%.
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The report estimated that Gautam Adani(USD
111 billion), Chairman of Adani Group (India) will become the
2nd trillionaire by 2028
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Among 3 women billionaire who are likely
to become trillionaire by 2050, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers,
grand-daughter of Eugène Schueller, founder of L’Oreal, who holds
total net worth of USD 85.9 billion, is expected to become a trillionaire by
2040.
10.
INDIAN AMBASSADOR TO ICELAND
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The Ministry of external affairs (MEA) has appointed
Mr. R. Ravindran as the next ambassador to Iceland
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He is currently serving as India’s Deputy permanent
representative at the United Nations.
11.
INDIA’S AMBASSADOR TO CROATIA
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Arun Goel has been appointed as India’s next
Ambassador to Croatia, succeeding Raj Kumar Srivastava.
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Goel, a retired 1985-batch IAS officer from the
Punjab cadre, previously served as the Election Commissioner of India from
12.
CHAIRPERSON OF PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
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Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri
Amit Shah, has been unanimously re-elected as the Chairperson of the
Parliamentary Committee on Official Language.
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He previously served as the Chairperson from 2019
to 2024.
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The Parliamentary Committee on Official Language was
established under Section 4 of the Official Languages Act, 1963, in
1976, comprising 30 members from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
13.
‘JAL SANCHAY JAN
BHAGIDARI’
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Prime Minister (PM) of India, Narendra
Modi virtually launched the ‘Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari’ initiative with
an outlay of Rs 27 crore was in Surat,
Gujarat.
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This program is a collaboration between the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) and
the Government of Gujarat, focuses on water conservation
and community participation.
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The initiative
includes the construction of around 24,800 rainwater
harvesting structures across Gujarat
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The ‘Jal Sanchay Jan
Bhagidari’ aims to address water shortages by constructing rainwater
harvesting structures
in critical regions with community engagement.
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The
initiative seeks to enhance groundwater levels and boost water
infiltration by implementing rainwater harvesting measures in the districts of Surat, Tapi, Dang,
Navsari, and Valsad
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Jal Shakti Abhiyan(JSA) was
launched in 2019 in 1592 blocks in 256 water stressed districts of the
country to promote water conservation and water resource management.
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It
was renamed “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch
the Rain” in 2021 and expanded to all over India to promote water
conservation awareness among the public.
14.
ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE’S VISIT TO INDIA
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The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh
Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahayan was on a official 2-day
state visit to India in September 2024 at the invitation of the Prime Minister
(PM) of India, Narendra Modi.
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This marks his 1st official visit to India as the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
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The
Government of India (GoI) and the Government of the
UAE have signed 5 key
Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) in various fields including nuclear energy and petroleum
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UAE Currency- United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)
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Capital- Abu Dhabi
15.
PM E-DRIVE SCHEME FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE REVOLUTION
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The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, has approved the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative
Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme to promote electric mobility in
India.
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The scheme, with an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore
over two years, aims to expedite EV adoption, improve air quality,
and reduce the environmental impact of transportation.
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Rs. 3,679 crore
allocated for subsidies to incentivize
e-2Ws, e-3Ws, e-ambulances, e-trucks, and e-buses, supporting over 28 lakh
electric vehicles.
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Rs. 500 crore
dedicated to the introduction of e-ambulances,
ensuring safer, more comfortable patient transport with new safety standards.
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Rs. 4,391 crore has been
allocated to procure 14,028 e-buses for
nine cities with populations exceeding 4 million and for intercity routes,
promoting cleaner mass mobility.
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Rs. 2,000 crore allocated for installing 72,300 fast chargers across
cities and highways, addressing range anxiety among EV users.
