DAILY GK 19-20 DEC 2024
1. SAUDI
ARABIA TO HOST 2034 FIFA WORLD CUP
·
The International Federation of Association
Football (FIFA) announced that Saudi
Arabia as the host for the Men’s World Cup 2034 during
the Extraordinary FIFA Congress held in
Zurich Switzerland .
·
This significant milestone marks the
kingdom’s global sports ambitions under Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman’s Vision 2030 initiative.
·
This is
the first time Saudi Arabia will host
the FIFA Men’s World Cup.
·
FIFA
President Gianni Infantino.
·
FIFA also announced that Spain,
Portugal and Morocco will co-host the 24th men’s World Cup in 2030 with
one-off matches in three South American countries.
·
For its centenary celebrations, the first three matches of the 2030 World Cup
will be held in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.
2. ARJUN ERIGAISI
REACH 2800 ELO RATING
·
Grandmaster (GM) Arjun Erigaisi became
the second Indian and 16th player worldwide to reach the gold-standard ELO rating
of 2800, after legendary Viswanathan Anand.
·
Arjun now has 2801 rating
points and is currently ranked No. 4 in the world,
just below Hikaru Nakamura (2802) of the United State of America (USA).
·
Norwegian Magnus Carlsen continued to be at the top spot
with 2831 ratings, followed by Fabiano Caruana (2805) of the USA.
·
Earlier this year, he won both team gold and individual gold medals in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary.
3.
U-19 MEN’S ASIA CUP 2024
·
Bangladesh defeated
India in the finals by 59 runs to win their 2nd consecutive Asian
Cricket Council (ACC) Under (U)-19 Men’s
Asia Cup title.
·
The Final held at Dubai
International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United
Arab Emirates (UAE).
·
The 11th edition
of the tournament was held in Sharjah and Dubai, UAE.
·
The Indian team was
captained by Mohamed Amaan while the team of Bangladesh was
captained by Azizul Hakim
·
8 nations participated in this
competition, of 15 matches including the group
stages and knockouts.
·
The participants included 5 Asian
full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) —India,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh as
well as the three associate members—UAE, Japan, and Nepal who
were selected through regional competitions.
·
Player of the Tournament-
Iqbal Hasan Emon (Bangladesh) (13 wickets)
4.
F1 ABU DHABI GP
·
British racer Lando Norris of McLaren (25
points) has won the season-ending Formula 1 (F1) Abu Dhabi
Grand Prix (GP) 2024 which was held at the Yas Marina Circuit in
Abu Dhabi
·
Carlos Sainz (Spain)
(18 points) and Charles Leclerc (Monaco) (15 points)
of Ferrari secured 2nd and 3rd spot
5. KIWG 2025
TO BE HELD IN LADAKH AND J&K
·
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) announced that
the 5th edition of the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG)
2025 will take place
in Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh and UT
of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
·
The KIWG
will kick off the Khelo India season, with the Youth and Para Games in
Bihar in April 2025 and the University Games later in the year.
·
TheKhelo India Winter Games
(KIWG) started in 2020. It is an initiative
under the Khelo India program, aimed at promoting winter sports in India.
6. D GUKESH BECOMES
YOUNGEST WORLD CHAMPION
·
·
With this
win, D.Gukesh has become the 18th and the youngest
world champion at the age of 18 years 8 months 14 days till
date.
·
Before Gukesh, Garry
Kasparov (Russia) was crowned as the world champion in 1985 when
he was 22 years, six months and 27 days old.
·
D.Gukesh was awarded with a prize money Rs.11.45
crore(USD 1.35 million) by the International Chess Federation
(FIDE).
·
He will also be awarded with Rs.5
crore by the TN government.
·
Gukesh is
the 2nd grandmaster from India to hold the world
title.
·
Grandmaster Viswanathan
Anand was the unbeaten world champion for 6 years starting
in 2007.
·
In the 45thChess Olympiad held
in Budapest in 2024, he won both the team and individual gold.
·
As of December 2024, he has a global rank
of 5 with a FIDE rating of 2783.
·
The World Chess Championship is played to
determine the world champion in chess and has been conducted by International
Chess Federation (FIDE) since 1948.
·
The first event was held in 1886 match
between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort
wherein Steinitz became the first world champion.
7.
SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY 2024
·
Mumbai
defeated Madhya Pradesh (MP) by 5 wickets to win
the 17th edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT)
2024.
·
The Cricket tournament final was held at the
Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
·
This was Mumbai’s 2nd title
at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
·
The team of Mumbai was captained by Shreyas Iyer while
the team of MP was captained by Rajat Patidar.
·
The winning team Mumbai has been awarded
with Rs 5 crore as prize money while the runners up team
Madhya Pradesh has received Rs 2.5 crore as prize money.
·
Mumbai is now the 4th team
to win SMAT title twice before Baroda, Guajarat and Karnataka. Tamil
Nadu has won the tournament thrice.
·
Shreyas Iyer has
become the first captain in history to win both the Indian
Premier League (IPL) and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) trophies
in captain and in the same year.
·
Player of the Tournament- Ajinkya
Rahane (Mumbai)
·
The 2024–25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is an
annual Twenty20 cricket tournament in India featuring all 38 teams
from the Ranji Trophy.
8.
MASCOT, LOGO,
ANTHEM, JERSEY, TORCH & TAGLINE FOR 38TH NATIONAL GAMES
·
Union Minister of State(MoS) Raksha
Khadse, Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Sports(MYAS), unveiled the Mascot, Logo, Anthem,
Jersey, Torch and Tagline for the 38th National
Games at an event held at Maharana Pratap Sports College in
Dehradun(Uttarakhand).
·
The 38th National Games is scheduled to take
place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand from
January 28 to February 14, 2025 with over 10,000 athletes
competing in 38 sports.
·
Mascot
“Mauli” , Inspired by the Monal, the state bird of Uttarakhand.
·
Tagline “Sankalp Se Shikhar Tak”
(From Resolve to Zenith), representing determination and ambition.
9.
WALDNER CUP -TABLE TENNIS 2024
·
Team
Asia
comprising India’s Manika Batra, led by Ma Long won
the 1st-ever inaugural edition of the ‘Waldner Cup 2024’ by defeating Team World 14-10 in Oslo, Norway.
·
Team Asia comprised China’s Ma
Long, Chen Meng(China),
South Korea’s Shin Yubin , Kazakhstan’s Kirill Gerassimenko and
India’s Manika Batra.
10. ESA
LAUNCHES COPERNICUS SENTINEL-1C SATELLITE
·
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully
launched its 3rd Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite (Sentinel-1C)
into Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) at
an altitude of 700 kilometre(km), aboard a Vega-C rocket
from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, France.
·
This
launch is the 6th Sentinel satellite in the
Copernicus program launched by Arianespace
SA, world’s leading aerospace company.
·
The launcher’s mission called ‘VV25’ is
a return-to-flight for Vega-C, which is Europe’s lightweight, high-performance
rocket.
·
The Sentinel-1C satellite strengthens the
Sentinel-1 constellation (1st Copernicus family), which includes 2
identical satellites in orbit of 180°apart to optimize global
coverage and data delivery for the Copernicus programme.
11.
OPENAI
LAUNCHES SORA TURBO
·
OpenAI has officially launched its
much-anticipated AI video generation
model, Sora, for paid subscribers.
·
The model, introduced as Sora Turbo, allows
users to generate up to 20-second-long
videos in 1080p resolution.
12.
INDIA, FRANCE AND
UAE TRILATERAL AIR EXERCISE ‘DESERT KNIGHT 2024’
·
The Indian Air Force (IAF), the France Air and Space Force
(FASF) and the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) have conducted their trilateral air combat exercise ‘Desert
Knight 2024’ over the Arabian
Sea
·
The “Desert Knight” exercise expands on the
trilateral framework set up in 2022
by the foreign ministers of India, France, and the UAE.
·
This
partnership covers cooperation in areas such as defence, technology, energy,
and the environment, as detailed in an ambitious roadmap.
·
India has a strong strategic partnership with France through regular joint exercises like Shakti, Varuna, and Garuda, and growing
defence ties with the UAE through
exchanges, training, and participation in the Desert Flag exercise in the Persian Gulf region.
13.
SLINEX 2024 : INDIA, SRI LANKA JOINT
NAVAL EXERCISE
·
·
It was initiated in 2005 and
evolved into a significant series of exercises designed to improve
interoperability, foster mutual understanding and promote maritime security in
the Indian Ocean region.
·
Sri Lanka President- Anura
Kumara Dissanayake
·
Prime Minister (PM)-Harini
Amarasuriya
·
Capital- Colombo
14.
INS
TUSHIL COMMISSIONED INTO INDIAN NAVY
·
INS
Tushil, a Russian-built guided missile frigate,
was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Kaliningrad, Russia
·
The ship is an upgraded version of the Krivak III-class frigate under Project
1135.6.
·
It is Part of a USD 2.5 billion deal for four stealth frigates between India and Russia signed in 2016.
15.
INDIA
CONFER HONORARY GENERAL RANK TO NEPAL ARMY CHIEF
·
President Droupadi Murmu, honored Nepal’s Army Chief, General Ashok Raj Sigdel,
with the prestigious honorary rank of ‘General
of the Indian Army.
·
A
unique tradition of conferring honorary military titles has
been maintained between the two
countries since 1950.
·
Indian Army chiefs receive the honorary rank
of ‘General of Nepal Army,’ while
Nepal Army chiefs receive the honorary rank of ‘General of Indian Army.’
