Daily GK Update- 11th June, 2023

NATIONAL UPDATES:

 

1. Haryana CM launches integrated Water Resources Action Plan: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has launched an integrated Water Resources Action Plan-2023-25 under Amrit Jal Kranti at Chandigarh. The initiative is aimed at conserving water resources in the state. Earlier, the Mera Pani-Meri Virasat Yojana was implemented effectively. The action plan has been prepared by all the departments for water conservation in the state.

 

2. Piyush Goyal chairs 6th meeting of NTTM: The 6th Mission Steering Group meeting of the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) was chaired by Piyush Goyal in New Delhi. It aims to catalyze research and innovation in Technical Textiles in India. Ministry of Textiles also approved 20 Research and Development projects worth over 61 crores rupees across key strategic areas of Geotech, Protech, Indutech, Sustainable Textiles, Sportech, Buildtech segments, and Carbon Fibre and Ultra High Molecular Weight Poly Ethylene during the MSG meeting.

 

3. Karnataka announces free bus travel ‘Shakti’ scheme for women: The Karnataka government has advised women to apply for Shakti smart cards to avail the free travel in state-run buses, starting from June 11. The government has already issued a set of guidelines on the ‘Shakti’ scheme, which is one of the major poll promises by the Congress party in Karnataka. According to the transport department of Karnataka, women can apply for Shakti smart cards through sevasindhu.karnataka.gov.in from June 11. Government buses in Karnataka ferry about 40 lakh women daily. The number is expected to rise by 10 percent under the free travel scheme, which will cost the government about Rs 4,700 crore per year.

 

4. Kerala govt launched a reward system for reporting illegal waste roads: The Kerala government has launched a new scheme to reward for reporting illegal waste dumping on roads. This scheme is a part of the 'Malinya Muktham Nava Keralam' campaign to make the state garbage-free. Under this scheme, citizens would report about the littering/dumping (solid and liquid waste) in public spaces, private property and water bodies. The person who informs authorities of such violations will be given Rs 2,500 (maximum) or 25% of the fine imposed.

 

5. Uttar Pradesh to gift GI-tagged Gulabi meenakari handicrafts to G20 guests: Uttar Pradesh government has decided to gift GI-tagged Gulabi meenakari handicrafts for the visiting delegates from G20 nations. A group of more than 100 trained artisans were mobilized to fulfil the order of Gulabi meenakari peacocks for the G20 delegates. Gulabi meenakari is one of the rarest crafts in India that is practised in the by lanes of Varanasi, near Gai Ghat. The GI certification and ODOP initiative have got new recognition all over the world.

 

6. Army signs pact for procurement of 'tactical LAN radio': The Indian Army has sealed a deal with a Bengaluru-based company, M/s Astrome Tech Pvt Ltd to procure the indigenously-developed "tactical LAN radio". Tactical LAN radio: It is a state-of-the-art high-bandwidth backhaul wireless radio equipment for the provisioning of reliable communication. It is the second contract that the Army has firmed up under the framework of Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX). iDEX was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018.

 

7. WBIDC, Ficci, Amazon host e-commerce exports meet: State industrial nodal body WBIDC, Amazon Global Selling, and Ficci will jointly organize an e-Export Haat in West Bengal. Agenda: To expand their businesses globally through e-commerce exports This event was conceptualised as a knowledge-sharing, training and capacity-building forum to enable small businesses from the state to create robust exports businesses and global brands. The event participated by more than 200 potential exporters and MSMEs.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

 

1. Anantharaman appointed chairman of TransUnion Cibil: Credit bureau TransUnion CIBIL has appointed banker V Anantharaman as non-executive chairman. Anantharaman takes over from Mr. M V Nair, who served as the chairman for over eleven years. Anantharaman has worked in the banking industry for over three decades having led corporate and investment banking teams in leading international firms including Standard Chartered Bank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America. Anantharaman was also a senior advisor to British International Investment (formerly CDC), UK’s Development Finance Institution.

 

OTHER UPDATES:

 

SPORTS

 

1. Japanese Tokito Oda becomes Youngest Grand Slam Wheelchair Champion 2023: Japan’s Tokito Oda defeated top-ranked Alfie Hewett of Britain 6-1, 6-4 in the French Open wheelchair final to become the sport’s youngest Grand Slam champion 2023. The 17-year-old is also guaranteed to become the youngest ever world number one in the discipline. With this win, he also becomes the sport’s youngest Grand Slam champion. While Diede de Groot from Netherlands has secured the 2023 French Open – Wheelchair women’s singles. Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid (Britain) won the Men’s Double title, and Yui Kamiji and Kgothatso Montjane won the Women’s Double title.

 

2. India wins maiden title of Women's Junior Asia Cup 2023 hockey: The Indian Women's hockey team defeated Republic of Korea to win the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 title in Kakamigahara, Japan. This is the first time India have won the Women's Junior Asia Cup. Recently, India had secured a spot in the FIH Women's Junior World Cup 2023 in Chile. Japan beat China 2-1 to become the third team to qualify for the World Cup scheduled this year. For India, Annu and Neelam were on target while Seoyeon Park scored the solitary goal for Korea.

 

3. India’s long jumper Murali Sreeshankar wins bronze at Diamond League Meet: Ace Indian long jumper, Murali Sreeshankar has secured a third place, with a jump of 8.09m, in the 2023 Diamond League Meet at Paris, France. With this, he also became the only third Indian to finish in the top three of a Diamond League after Neeraj Chopra (Javelin thrower) and Vikas Gowda (former discus thrower). Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece secured Gold with a jump of 8.13m and Simon Ehammer of Switzerland won silver with a jump of 8.11m.

 

BANKING AND FINANCE

 

1. India tops digital payments rankings globally: MyGovIndia: According to the MyGovIndia govt data, India has topped the global rankings in digital payments for the year 2022. During the year under review, there were 5 million digital transactions in the country. India accounted for 46% of the global real-time payments in 2022, which was more than the combined digital payments the next four top countries. This shows the robustness of India's payment ecosystem as well as the country's acceptance of the digital.

 

2. SBI to raise ₹50,000 crore in FY24: State Bank of India (SBI) has received board approval to raise ₹50,000 crore through debt instruments during These debt instruments could include long-term bonds, Long Term Bonds, Basel III compliant Additional Tier 1 Bonds and Basel III compliant Tier 2 Bonds. The resources will be raised through private placement mode to Indian and/or overseas investors during FY24, subject to the government’s approval wherever required.