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Sunday, December 10, 2023

Daily GK Update- 10th Dec, 2023

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

 

1. Home Minister Amit Shah chairs Eastern Zonal Council meeting in Patna: Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 26th Eastern Zonal Meeting in Patna. The Zonal Councils are an important platform to resolve bilateral, multilateral and regional issues through dialogue among member states. During the past nine years, the history of the Eastern Zonal Council has been very successful as more than 1,100 disputes have been resolved on this platform through dialogue.

 

2. Union Minister Piyush Goyal flags off 'One Bharat Sari Walkathon' in Mumbai: Union Minister Piyush Goyal & Poonam Mahajan jointly flagged off 'One Bharat Sari Walkathon' in Mumbai The event organized by the Ministry of Textiles to promote the handloom sari culture in India by inviting the participation of women across the country to showcase their ways of wearing saris and thus present India as a country of “Unity in Diversity It also promotes the spirit of traditional textiles and supports the idea of “Vocal for Local”

 

3. Human Rights Day:10th December: Human Rights Day is observed on December 10th each year. It serves as a day to reflect on the progress made in promoting human rights and to highlight the challenges that persist. The theme for Human Rights Day 2023 is "Freedom, Equality, and Justice for All".

 

4. Ram Nath Kovind launches book “ Naye Bharat ka Samveda” in New Delhi: Former President of India, Ram Nath Kovind launched a book “ Naye Bharat ka Samveda” in New Delhi. The book is a compilation of speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Indian Constitution. Ram Nath Kovind added, Prime Minister refers to the Constitution of India as the only book for code of conduct and guidance for the government.

 

5. Wax statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar installed in Jaipur Wax Museum: wax statue of Constitution architect Baba Saheb Ambedkar was installed in Jaipur Wax Museum, Nahargarh Fort on the occasion of Mahaparinirvan Day. The wax statue has been placed in the set of Rashtrapati Bhavan along with the statue of India’s second great personality, ‘missile man’ and Bharat Ratna Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. The height of the statue is 5 feet 11 inches, while the weight is about 38 kg. After this wax statue of Baba Saheb, a total of 43 celebrities have been installed in the Jaipur Wax Museum. It is noteworthy that Jaipur Wax Museum is the first wax museum in the world which is located in a “heritage site”, Nahargarh Fort. Founder-director of the museum – Anoop Srivastava

 

6. Lalduhoma takes oath as Chief Minister of Mizoram: Veteran politician and Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma sworn in as the Chief Minister of Mizoram at Raj Bhawan in Aizawl. Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati administered the oath to Mr Lalduhoma. The 74-year-old Lalduhoma joined politics in 1984 when he was elected as Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) on Congress ticket. He has walked the political corridor for almost 40 years before assuming the Chief Ministership. In this year’s elections, he led the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) to a decisive victory bagging as many as 27 seats in the 40-member House. The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) was reduced to 10 seats while the BJP got 2 seats.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

 

1. Thailand, Myanmar to set up task force as border unrest intensifies: Thailand and Myanmar will set up a task force to boost humanitarian assistance to people displaced by fighting between the Junta army and rebel groups. The decision was taken during discussions between Myanmar and Thailand's foreign ministers at a meeting in China. The United Nations estimates say that more than 3 lakh people have been displaced by fighting since the rebel offensive started in late October.

 

2. Indonesia to issue free entry visas to travelers from 20 countries: The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism has proposed issuing free entry visas to travelers from 20 countries including India. The 20 countries include Australia, China, India, South Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, among others. Thailand extended visa-free entry to Indians till May 2024.

 

3. UP team to attend World Economic Forum in Davos: A delegation of the UP government will travel to Davos (Switzerland) to attend the World Economic Forum meeting there from January 15 to 19 It will brief delegates about efforts being made to make UP a trillion-dollar economy and develop metropolitan towns as hubs of different sectors that include efforts to develop Lucknow as India’s first AI city The UP government’s investor-friendly policies and efforts made to bring about an improvement in the lives of common people

 

4. Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts, ash up to 1,200m: The Ibu volcano on Halmahera Island in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku erupted. Local time for about 90 seconds, throwing ash up to 1,200 metre above its peak, according to the country’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG). Standing as high as around 1,300 metre above sea level, Ibu volcano is classified in the second danger level, below the highest level of IV. Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is one of the countries with the most volcanoes in the world.

 

5. 9 December – International Anti-Corruption Day: International Day Against Corruption or International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) is celebrated every year on December 9. Objective – To raise awareness among the general public on the impact of the prevailing malice in many countries. Theme 2023 – UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against Corruption Corruption is such a malpractice that threatens the social and economic development of societies across the world, which is why this day aims to educate people on this crucial issue. As an initial step in combating corruption, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption on October 31, 2003. The authorities also designated the date of December 9 as World Anti-Corruption Day to raise awareness about corruption and the role of the Convention in preventing it. Following the same, the observance of the day was first officially held on 9 December 2005.

 

OTHER UPDATES:

DEFENCE

 

1. Indian Army conducts Army Veteran’s Half Marathon, Honour Run in Delhi: The Indian Army conducted the Army Veteran’s Half Marathon, Honour Run in New Delhi to commemorate the historic military victory in the Kargil War. The event was flagged off by Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande. The event was conducted under the theme of Honour Run and was aimed at strengthening the bond between the Indian Army, Veterans and the masses, especially the Youth.

 

2. Gen. Anil Chauhan inaugurated Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. Avionics Expo: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Anil Chauhan has inaugurated the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Avionics Expo 2023 in New Delhi. Chauhan said the aviation sector needs to keep up with a rapidly changing world and new technological innovations. He added that military affairs are headed to convergence warfare where different technologies converge to make battles more automated and autonomous. CDS Chauhan also stressed on the need for Aatma-Nirbharta in the aviation sector to reduce import dependency, boost the economy, and better handle geo-political and economic instabilities.

 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

 

1. India ranked 7th in this year's climate change performance: According to the report released during the global climate talks COP28, India still remains in the list of countries making the most efforts towards climate change. The Climate Change Index assesses the efforts of 63 countries and the European Union to reduce carbon emissions. In this index, China is at 51st place and America is at 57th place.

 

BANKING AND FINANCE

 

1. Union Bank collaborates with Accenture to boost operational efficiency: Union Bank of India has collaborated with Accenture to design and develop a scalable and secure enterprise data lake platform to boost its operational efficiency. This will also enhance its ability to offer customer-centric banking services and manage risk. Accenture will work with the Bank to build new AI and machine learning models that can help generate actionable insights for improved business forecasting, facilitate personalized offers for customers and enable intelligence for fraud detection, prevention, and mitigation. The program will enable the public sector bank to develop robust data visualization and reporting capabilities including interactive dashboards and reports for business, operational, and regulatory purposes, per the Bank’s statement.

2. SBI Card joins Bharat BillPay in the credit card category: NPCI Bharat BillPay (NBBL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has successfully integrated SBI Card, one of India’s leading credit card issuers, into the credit card category of Bharat BillPay. This integration marks a significant advancement, streamlining the credit card bill payment process for millions of customers. Noteworthy credit card issuers already present in this category include Kotak Mahindra Bank, BoB Financial, Federal Bank, AU Small Finance Bank, IndusInd Bank, and Canara Bank. SBI Card has an extensive customer base, totaling around 1.68 crores. Through the utilization of Bharat BillPay, SBI Card customers gain the advantage of seamlessly handling their credit card bill payments across various Bharat BillPay-supported payment channels.

 

3. UPI transaction limit for medical, educational services to be hiked to ₹5 lakh: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed enhancing the limit of UPI transactions undertaken for medical or healthcare and educational services from ₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh per transaction. The limit for various categories of UPI transactions has been reviewed from time to time. It is now proposed to enhance the UPI transaction limit for payment to hospitals and educational institutions. This will enable the users who are comfortable with making payments through UPI to continue using the platform for high-value payments as well. The transaction limit would no longer be a bottleneck which refrains the user from using UPI, especially when it comes to payments which are urgent in nature. Currently, the transaction limit for UPI is capped at ₹1 lakh, except in a few categories like capital markets (AMC, broking, mutual funds, etc.), collections (credit card payments, loan re-payments, EMI), Insurance, etc. where the transaction limit is ₹2 lakh


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