DAILYGK 27-28 OCT 2024
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PRESIDENT
OF IBRO
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It was
announced at the IBRO’s annual assembly in Chicago, the United States of
America (USA).
2.
SECRETARY GENERAL
OF THE WORLD AGRICULTURE FORUM
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Dr. Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes, the outgoing Director General of
the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT),
is set to take up the role of Secretary General of the World Agriculture Forum
(WAF) in mid-November 2024.
3.
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
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United
Nations (UN) Secretary-General (SG)
António Guterres appointed Tom Fletcher of the
United Kingdom (UK) as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief
Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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Tom Fletcher will succeed Martin
Griffiths of the UK, who stepped down from the post in July 2024
due to health reasons.
4.
ICC ANTI-CORRUPTION UNIT CHAIR
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The
International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Sri Lankan legal expert Sumathi Dharmawardena as the new
independent chair for its Anti-Corruption
Unit (ACU), effective November 1, 2024.
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The
ICC is headquartered in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates (UAE), a move made in 2005 from its previous base at Lord’s
Cricket Ground in London.
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Greg Barclay serves as the ICC
Chairman, and Geoff
Allardice is the CEO.
5.
SCHEME- UDE DESH KA AAM NAGRIK COMPLETED 8 YEARS
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The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)
– UDAN, or “Ude Desh ka Aam
Nagrik,” spearheaded by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA),
celebrated the completion of 8 years in service to
the nation.
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21st October 2024 marks the 8th
anniversary of RCS UDAN, which was launched on 21st October 2016.
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Narendra Modi, Prime Minister (PM) of
India, inaugurated the first RCS-UDAN flight, connecting Shimla to Delhi on
27th April 2017.
6.
INDIA & SEYCHELLES SIGN MOU FOR COLLABORATION IN AUDITING
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The agreement was signed by Girish
Chandra Murmu, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of
India, and Gamini Herath, the Auditor General of the
Republic of Seychelles during the CAG Girish Chandra Murmu’s official
visit to Seychelles.
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Republic of Seychelles Capital-Victoria
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Currency-Seychellois Rupee
7.
ITU WORLD
TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION ASSEMBLY
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PM Modi
also inaugurated the 8th edition of India
Mobile Congress(IMC 2024), Asia’s largest digital technology forum during
the programme.
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ITU-WTSA
2024 was held from hosted by India in New Delhi
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WTSA was
hosted in India for the first time in ITU’s history of 150 years.
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This also
marks the first WTSA hosted in the Asia-Pacific.
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ITU Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
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Founded – May, 1865
8.
SHAKTIKANTA DAS RECEIVES A+ GRADE IN CENTRAL BANK REPORT
CARDS 2024
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Shaktikanta Das, the Governor of Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) received an ‘A+’ grade in Central Bank
Report Cards 2024 for the second
consecutive year during an event in
Washington D.C,USA
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He has been placed at the top of the list
of three central bank governors, who have been rated
A+.Denmark’s
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Christian Kettel Thomsen,
and Switzerland’s Thomas Jordan have also been ranked under
the ‘A+’ category of central bankers.
9. SOHRAI PAINTINGS: A GIFT TO RUSSIAN
PRESIDENT
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Prime
Minister Modi presented Russian
President Vladimir Putin with a Sohrai
painting from Hazaribagh district in
Jharkhand during the recently held BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia
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The
BRICS Summit served as an ideal platform to bring global attention to India’s One District One Product (ODOP) initiative,
which aims to foster local art and crafts,
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He
also presented unique, handcrafted artifacts representing different regions of
India to leaders of various countries. Including Maharashtra’s Mother of Pearl Sea Shell Vase and Warli
Painting.
10.
CITY WITH THE BEST PUBLIC TRANSPORT
SYSTEM
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The
17th Urban Mobility India (UMI)
Conference & Exhibition 2024 concluded in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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Bhubaneswar was awarded the title of ‘City with the Best Public Transport System’
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City
with the Most Sustainable Transport
System-Kochi
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Metro Rail with the Best Passenger Services and Satisfaction-Mumbai
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City
with the Best Intelligent Transport
System (ITS)-Surat
11.
CENTRE TO BEGIN CENSUS FROM 2025
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The
Central government is set to commence the long-awaited census exercise in 2025, aiming for completion by
2026.
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This
census was originally scheduled for 2021
but faced delays due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
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The delimitation of Lok Sabha seats will commence post-census
completion, with a target completion date of 2028.
12.
eShram
ONE STOP SOLUTION FOR UNORGANISED WORKERS
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eShram – One Stop Solution will act as a facilitator, ensuring that unorganised workers can easily access various Government
schemes.
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The eShram
portal, originally launched in August 2021 by MoL&E for creation of
National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW).
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It has
already registered over 30 crore workers,
showcasing its vital role in providing welfare services.
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Unorganized workers aged
between 16-59 years can register on this portal.
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There is
a significant increase in user engagement, with approximately 60,000 to 90,000
new registrations daily, reflecting growing trust in the platform.
13.
INDIA’S FIRST
WRITER’S VILLAGE
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India’s
first ‘Writer’s Village’ was inaugurated in Dehradun by former
President Ram Nath Kovind
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This
unique village aims to foster creativity and provide a nurturing environment for writers from across the country,
establishing Dehradun as a new cultural hub for literary talent.
14.
WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK 2024
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The International Energy
Agency’s (IEA) has released its flagship report titled ‘World
Energy Outlook (WEO 2024)’.
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It states that India is
on track to become the third-largest economy in the world by 2028.
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The report emphasized that the world is
entering the Age of Electricity, with increased
growth in global power demand, especially in China, where solar power generation could exceed the total electricity demand of the United States of
America (USA) by the early 2030s.
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Electric
Vehicles(EVs) projected to account for 50% of new car sales by 2030.
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Global
electricity demand is on track to double by 2050, mainly
due to China’s large scale energy transition, according to the Carbon
Tracker’s statement on the IEA’s WEO 2024.
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IEA Headquarters – Paris, France
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Founded: 18 November 1974
15.
FATF REVISED GREY LISTING CRITERIA
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The Financial Action Task
Force (FATF) has revised the criteria for placing
countries on its grey list.
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The main objective of these changes is to reduce the burden on Least Developed
Countries (LDCs) and to focus on those nations
that pose great risks to the international financial system.
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FATF observed that LDCs are mostly affected by the impact of
illicit financial flows, which impedes sustainable development.
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As per the revised criteria, jurisdictions
will be prioritized for active review if they meet the referral criteria and
are Country which is a member of FATF;
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Country on the World Bank’s High Income
Countries (HICs) list (excluding those with a financial sector of two or fewer
banks);
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Country that has financial sector assets
more than USD 10 billion (measured by broad money).
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LDCs, as defined by the United
Nations (UN), will
not be prioritized for active review unless the FATF agrees that they poses
serious risks such as money laundering, terrorist financing or proliferation
financing.
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In such cases, LDCs which are subject to
review process will be granted a longer observation period of two
years to work on progress against their key recommended action
roadmap.
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The
Grey list identifies countries with
strategic deficiencies in their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering
the Financing of Terrorism system.
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Currently, countries which are on the
grey list: Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Croatia, Kenya, Congo, Haiti, Mali, Monaco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Syria,
Tanzania, Venezuela, Vietnam and Yemen.
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FATF It is an intergovernmental
organisation which acts as an international watchdog to combat Money
Laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats.
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Headquarters- Paris, France
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Member nations- 39 (including India)
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Established- 1989
