DAILY GK 24-25 OCT 2024
1. HIGHEST T20I TOTAL
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Zimbabwe’s cricket team etched their name in history by
posting a record-breaking total of 344/4 in a T20
International, led by Sikandar Raza’s unbeaten 133 off
just 43 balls.
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Zimbabwe achieve this landmark in the ICC
Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier B match
against Gambia.
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This score surpassed the previous highest total of 314/3 set
by Nepal against Mongolia in 2023
2. ARCHERY WORLD CUP- MEXICO
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Deepika Kumari, from India, secured the silver medal in the
women’s recurve event at the 2024 Archery World Cup Final held in Tlaxcala,
Mexico.
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She lost to Li Jiaman of China in final
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Five Indian archers, competed in the 2024 Archery World Cup
Final.
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However, Deepika was the only Indian to secure a medal at the
event.
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World Archery is the global governing body for the sport of
archery.
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Established in 1931
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Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
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Members: 168 countries
3. SENIOR WOMEN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL NATIONAL
HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
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Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) won the Senior Women
Inter-Departmental National Hockey Championship by defeating Indian Oil 3-1 in
the final
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event was held at Major Dhyanchand National Stadium in New
Delhi
4. SSF ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
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China’s Liu Yukun was
honored as the male athlete of the year by the International Shooting Sport
Federation (ISSF).
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Korea’s Yang Ji-in, was named the female athlete of the year
5. INDIA FIFA RANKINGS
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The Indian men’s football team has made a modest advancement
in the FIFA rankings, moving up one spot to 125th
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At the top of the FIFA rankings, world champions Argentina
continue to lead with 1883.5 points, followed by France, Spain, England, and
Brazil in the top five positions.
6. 24TH NATIONAL PARA-SWIMMING
CHAMPIONSHIP
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The 24th National Para-Swimming Championship held in Goa
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Karnataka secured the overall championship title with an
impressive 392 points.
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Maharashtra finished in second place with 378 points, while
Rajasthan took third with 248 points.
7. VAYALAR AWARD FOR ‘KATTOORKADAVU’
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The
VayalarRamavarma Memorial Trust has
conferred the 48th VayalarRamavarma Memorial Literary Award (2024)
to AshokanCharuvil, an Indian short writer in Malayalam-language, for his novel ‘Kattoorkadavu’.
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The
Vayalar Award has recognized outstanding literary works since its inception in
1977
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The
award includes a cash prize of 1 lakh rupees and a
bronze sculpture ,which was designed by renowned artist Kanai Kunhiraman.
8. GLOBAL ANTI-RACISM CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD
2024
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Urmila Chaudhary, a prominent social campaigner from Nepal,
has been honored with the prestigious Global Anti-Racism Championship Award
2024 held in Washington
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Global Anti-Racism Champions (GARC) Award Founded in 2023 to
address systemic racism and discrimination on a global scale.
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6 awardee are Dintie Sule Tayiru from Ghana,Elvis Shakjiri
from North Macedonia, Urmila Chaudhary from Nepal,Tanya Duarte from
Mexico,Tomasa Yarhui Jacomé from
Bolivia,John Leerdam from Netherlands
9. SAKHAROV PRIZE
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The European Parliament has awarded its prestigious Sakharov
Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leaders MarÃa Corina
Machado and Edmundo González.
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Awarded for the first time in 1988 to Nelson Mandela and
Anatoli Marchenko.
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The Sakharov Prize is the highest tribute paid by the
European Union to individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting freedom
of thought and human rights.
10. MAHATMA GANDHI LEADERSHIP AWARD IN UK
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Indian actor Darasing Khurana has been honored with
the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Award for his impactful work in
raising awareness about mental health issues, particularly in his role as the ‘Commonwealth Year of Youth Champion.
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Global Mental
Health Summit 2024, held at the Oxford
University’s
11. INDIA 4TH COUNTRY TO CROSS $700
BILLION IN FOREIGN RESERVES
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According
to the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)’s data, India’s foreign exchange reserves surpassed
$700 billion for the first time ever in September 2024.
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This
milestone makes India, the fourth country in the world ,alongside China, Japan, and Switzerland, to reach this level of
reserves.
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The
foreign exchange reserves increased by
USD 12.59 billion to hit an all-time high of USD 704.885
billion in the week ended September 27, 2024.
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The Foreign Currency Assets (FCA), a large component of the overall
reserves, gained by USD 10.46 billion to
USD 616.154 billion.
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The Gold reserves also increased by USD 2.184 billion to USD 65.796 billion in the RBI’s
data.
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FCA are maintained as a multi-currency
portfolio comprising major currencies, such as, US Dollar(USD), Euro, Pound
Sterling, Japanese Yen, and are valued in terms of USD.
12. RBI IMPOSED A PENALTY OF RS 28.30
LAKH ON SG FINSERVE
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RBI has imposed a monetary penalty
of Rs 28.30 lakh on SG Finserve
Limited (formerly known as
M/s Moongipa Securities Limited) for non-compliance with specific
conditions under which the company was issued the Certificate of Registration
(CoR) by RBI under section 45IA (5) of RBI Act, 1934.
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This penalty will not affect SG Finserve’s
customers.
13. RBI IMPOSED PENALTY OF RS 14 LAKH ON
ARUNACHAL PRADESH RURAL BANK
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RBI
has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 14 Lakh on Arunachal
Pradesh Rural Bank for non-compliance with certain directions
issued by RBI on ‘Strengthening of
Prudential Norms- Provisioning Asset Classification and Exposure Limit’ and
‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’.
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This penalty will not affect the bank’s
customers.
14. INDIA EXTENDS 1ST EVER RUPEE-DENOMINATED LOC
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The Government of India(GoI) has extended
a new Line of Credit (LoC) worth Rs 487.60
crore to the Government of Mauritius for
financing of a water pipeline
replacement project.
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This is India’s first ever
rupee-denominated LoC for project financing to any country under
the Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS).
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It will be financed by the State Bank of
India (SBI) at concessional terms.
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IDEAS (formerly
India Development Initiative) initiative under the MEA aims to provide
concessional loans for infrastructure and social welfare projects across
Asia(Excluding Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan) , Africa, Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) region, and Latin American region.
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MauritiusPrime minister(PM) – Pravind Jugnauth
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Capital
– Port Louis
15. UPI TRANSACTIONS VOLUME SURGED
52%
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According to the Worldline’s report titled “India Digital Payments Report for 1H 2024”, UPI
(Unified Payments Interface) has maintained its dominant position with
the total number of transactions grew by 52% Year-on-Year(YoY) in 1st Half of 2024(1H 2024 : from Jan to
June), has increased from 51.9 billion(in 1H 2023) to 78.97
billion(in 1H 2024).
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As per the report, the value of these UPI transactions
increased by 40% from Rs 83.16 trillion (1H 2023) to
Rs 116.63 trillion (1H 2024).
