NATIONAL
UPDATES
1. Vineet Chowdhary and N C Goel appointed Chief Secretary of Himachal and Rajasthan respectively: Vineet Chowdhary, a
1982 batch IAS officer of Himachal cadre, has been appointed as the chief
secretary of the Himachal government. IAS officer N C Goel has been appointed
as the new Chief Secretary of Rajasthan.
2. Sivagiri pilgrimage
celebrations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 85th annual Sivagiri
pilgrimage celebrations at Sivagiri Mutt in Kerala via video conferencing. The
Sivagiri Mutt is a major spiritual-cum-pilgrim centre of the Ezhava community
in Kerala and was established by Sri Narayana Guru. Sri Narayana Guru
propagated the message of ‘One Caste, One Religion and One God for Mankind’.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES
1. Pratibha Gai get top British royal honour ‘damehood’: Scientist Pratibha
Laxman Gai has been named for damehood, the female equivalent of knighthood,
for “services to chemical sciences and technology”. Gai has patented
inventions in the fields of hydrocarbon catalysis/polymers, electronic
ceramics, Piezoelectrics & nanocoatings for polymers & food.
2. Maiga appointed as the new PM of Mali: Mali President Ibrahim
Boubacar Keita has appointed Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, a former defense and
foreign minister and intelligence chief as the new Prime Minister. Maiga
will form a new government. This is done after his predecessor
Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga and his entire cabinet’s resignation. The capital of
Mali is Bamako.
3. Israel withdraws from UNESCO: Israel has formally
notified UNESCO of its withdrawal from the education and science organization. Israel,
which has been a member since 1949, has nine sites on the list, including the
ancient Masada fortress next to the Dead Sea. Tensions had been bubbling since
UNESCO controversially admitted Palestine as a member state in 2011 – a move
opposed by the US and Israel.
4. Nepal bans solo climbing on Mt
Everest: Nepal banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mt
Everest, in an attempt to reduce accidents & make mountaineering
safer. New regulations prohibit double amputee & blind climbers from
attempting to reach the Everest without a valid medical certificate.
OTHER UPDATES
BUSINESS/
ECONOMY:
1. Allahabad Bank and NeSL tie up:
Allahabad
Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with National E-Governance
Services Ltd (NeSL). The partnership could help in minimising the resolution
period for cases referred by the bank to the National Company Law Tribunal. NeSL
is India’s first Information Utility registered with Insolvency &
Bankruptcy Board of India under the aegis of Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Code, 2016.
2. World’s second largest
cryptocurrency: Cryptocurrency ‘Ripple’ has surpassed ethereum as the second-largest
cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Ripple had a market cap of $86.3
billion, surpassing ethereum’s $73 billion. Bitcoin remains the largest digital
currency by far, having a market capitalization of roughly $247 billion.
3. Saurabh Chawla appointed as DLF
Group CFO: DLF has announced the appointment of Saurabh Chawla as the Key Managerial
Personnel & Group Chief Financial Officer. The appointment follows the
elevation of former Group CFO Ashok Kumar Tyagi as the whole-time director of
the company.
SPORTS:
1. Ronaldo won the Best Player
award at Globe Soccer Awards: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo
has won the Best Player of the Year accolade at the Globe Soccer Awards. Ronaldo
retained the award, making it four wins overall, after helping his club defend
the Champions League and win the Liga title.
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