Daily Current Affairs November 02 2022

 

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

All Souls’ Day: 2nd November

• All Souls’ Day 2022 is observed on the 2nd of November 2022.
• All Souls Day commemorates baptized Christians who are believed to be in purgatory.
• The day is also known as the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed.

History:

• Roman Catholic doctrine holds that the prayers of the faithful on earth will help cleanse these souls to fit them for the vision of God in heaven, and the day is dedicated to prayer and remembrance.
• Requiem masses are commonly held, and many people visit and sometimes decorate the graves of loved ones.
• From antiquity certain days were devoted to intercession for particular groups of the dead.
• The institution of a day for a general intercession on November 2 is due to Odilo, abbot of Cluny (died 1048).
• The date, which became practically universal before the end of the 13th century, was chosen to follow All Saints’ Day.
• Having celebrated the feast of all the members of the church who are believed to be in heaven, the church on earth turns, on the next day, to commemorate those souls believed to be suffering in purgatory.
• Priests celebrate mass wearing vestments of varying colours—black (for mourning), violet (symbolizing penance), or white (symbolizing the hope of resurrection).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya to inaugurate India Chem 2022

• Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate India Chem 2022 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
• The theme of the event is “Vision 2030: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Build India”.
• India Chem 2022 will showcase the Government’s policy for sustainable growth in the sector and provide a platform for national and international players to interact, exchange knowledge and forge alliances.
• The event will also highlight the investment opportunities, especially in Petroleum, Chemical, and Petrochemical Investment Regions, and focus on the “Make in India” initiative for making the country Atmanirbhar in the sector.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

Arunachal Pradesh to get India’s first Aqua Park & Northeast’s first fish museum at Tarin

• Fisheries Minister Tage Taki announced that a fish museum, the first of its kind in the Northeast region (NER), would soon be built in Arunachal Pradesh. 
• Several Rs 43.59 crore has been sanctioned for the project in the current financial year (FY23) as the first instalment
• The fish museum will be part of India’s first-ever ‘Integrated Aqua Park’ (IAP), sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (MoFAHD) 
• The park will be set up at Tarin (Ziro) in the Lower Subansiri district.
• The existing Tarin Fish Farm (TFF), located at high-altitude Bulla village in the Lower Subansiri district, would be upgraded as the IAP, where the museum would be built.
• Earlier, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had announced one IAP for each state and union territory under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampad Yojana (PMMSY) for bringing the blue revolution.

About Arunachal Pradesh :

• Governor: B. D. Mishra
• Chief Minister : Pema Khandu
• Capital: Itanagar

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOUR

K Sivan is one of 67 recipients of the Karnataka Rajyotsava Awards:

• Former ISRO Chairman K Sivan, as well as actors Dattanna, Avinash, and Sihi Kahi Chandru, are among the 67 people who will receive the Rajyotsava Award this year from the Karnataka government.
• The award, which includes a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a gold medal, and a citation, will be presented, on the day the state was formed.
• The Karnataka government has formed an expert committee for the first time to identify achievers from various fields for the awards.
• Previously, candidates were chosen from a pool of applicants.
• Some have complained that awards are given to those with ties to the BJP and right-wing organizations.

Overall List of Awardees:

Education-

• Koti Rangappa (Tumkur)
• MG Nagaraj – Researcher (Bangalore)

Sports

• Dattatreya Govinda Kulkarni (Dharwad)
• Raghavendra Annekar (Belagavi)

Judiciary

• Venkatachalapathy (Bangalore)
• Nanjundereddy (Bangalore)

Literature

• Shankar Chachadi (Belagavi)
• Krishna Gowda (Mysore)
• Ashoka Babu Nilagarh (Belgavi)
• Ra Mitra (Hassan)
• Ramakrishna Marathe (Kalaburgi)

Sculpture

• Parushuram Pawar (Bagalakot),
• Hanumanthappa Balappa Hukkeri (Belagavi)

painting

• Sannarangappa Chitrakar-Kinna’s Art (Koppal)
• ara Madam (Chamarajanagar)

Soldier

• Subedar BK Kumaraswamy (Bangalore)

Journalism

• R. Srisha (Bangalore),
• GM Shirahatti (Gadag)

Agriculture

• Ganesh Thimmaiah (Kodagu),
• Chandrasekhar Narayanpur (Chikkamagaluru)

Science and Technology

• Sivan (Bangalore)
• R.Baluragi (Raichur)

The environment

• Salumada Ninganna (Ramanagar)

Civil Service Sector

• Mallamma Flower Boat (Vijayanagar)

Administration

• H. Manjunath (Shivamogga),
• Madan Gopal (Bangalore)

Abroad

• Devidas Shetty (Mumbai),
• Arvind Patil (Overseas),
• Krishnamurthy Manja (Telangana)

Abroad

• Rajkumar of Gulf Country (Gulf Nation)

Medical

• H. S. Mohan (Shivamogga)
• Basavanthappa (Davanagere)

Social service

• Ravishetti (South Kannada)
• Kariappa (Bangalore Rural)
• MS Cory Shetter (Haveri)
• Madegowda (Mysore)
• Balbir Singh (Bidar)

 The Lakshmir Bhandar scheme in West Bengal wins the SKOCH Award:

• The Lakshmir Bhandar program of the West Bengali government won the SKOCH award for women and child development.
• The award honours both the state’s government and the nearly two crore women who have been given more power through the program.
• The West Bengal government introduced the program in August 2021 to offer financial assistance to a woman who is the head of a family and is between the ages of 25 and 60.
• The program provides monthly payments of Rs 500 to women in the general caste category and about Rs 1,000 to women in the SC and ST categories.
• The state government funds the program with an annual expenditure of approximately Rs 11,000 crore.
• The SKOCH Award was established in 2003, and it is given in recognition of, among other things, excellent corporate leadership, inclusive growth, technological innovation, change management, corporate governance, delivery of citizen services, capacity building, and empowerment.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Dr. Rajesh Ranjan was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire

• Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Dr. Rajesh Ranjan has been appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to the West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire or Ivory Coast.

About Dr Rajesh Ranjan :

• Rajesh Ranjan joined the Indian Foreign Service in December 2001.
• He has served in the Indian Embassy in Moscow as Second/Third Secretary dealing with Political and Commercial issues (August 2003-July 2004).
• From August 2004 to July 2007, he was posted at the Consulate General of India in Petersburg as Consul dealing with Commercial and Consular issues.
• He was the Director of the Americas Division at the Ministry of External Affairs.
• He was further posted to Indian Embassy in Addis Ababa (August 2007-July 2010) where he served as First Secretary dealing with India-Africa Political and Commercial issues including the first India-Africa Forum Summit and bilateral relationship with Ethiopia and Djibouti.
• He assumed the charge as High Commissioner Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Botswana on March 24, 2018.
• Presently, he is serving as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Botswana.

About Ivory Coast :

• President : Alassane Ouattara
• Prime Minister: Patrick Achi
• Capital : Yamoussoukro
• Currency: West African CFA franc

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva elected as the new president of Brazil

• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected as the new president of Brazil.
• He defeated incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro.
• Lula da Silva secured 83% of the votes, whereas his opponent Bolsonaro managed to get 49.17% votes.
• He will be sworn in on 1 January 2023 as the 39th president of Brazil

About Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva :

• Luiz Inácio da Silva was born on 27 October 1945 in Caetés, Pernambuco, Brazil.
• He known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian left-wing politician, trade unionist, and former metalworker.
• This will be his third term, after previously governing Brazil for two consecutive terms between 2003 and 2010.
• Lula was arrested in April 2018 and spent 580 days in jail for corruption & money laundering.

About Brazil :

• Presidente: Jair Bolsonaro
• Capital: Brasília
• Currency: Brazilian real

Jay Y. Lee Appointed as Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman

• The Board of Directors of Samsung Electronics approved the appointment of Jay Y. Lee as Executive Chairman of the company.
• The Board approved the appointment, which was recommended by Independent Director and Board Chairman Han-Jo Kim
• He takes over a position previously held by his father, Lee Kun-hee, who died 2 years ago after being incapacitated by a 2014 heart attack.
• The 54-year-old Lee has been vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, the crown jewel of South Korea’s biggest business conglomerate, since 2012.

About Samsung Electronics :

• Founded: 13 January 1969
• Headquarters: Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea
• President & CEO : Kim Hyun-Suk

Dr. G Hemaprabha Takes Charge as the First Woman Director of ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute

• The Indian Council of Agricultural Research -Sugarcane Breeding Institute (ICAR – SBI) in Coimbatore has appointed G. Hemaprabha as the first-ever woman director in its 111-year existence.
• G Hemaprabha was appointed Director of the institute up to 2024 on the recommendations of the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, New Delhi, under the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.

About Dr. G Hemaprabha :

• She has more than  34 years of research experience in sugarcane genetic improvement.
• She has so far developed 27 sugarcane varieties and registered 15 sugarcane genetic stocks.
• She has made substantial contributions to the expansion of the genetic base, “Co” varieties, and molecular markers, including DNA fingerprinting of superior sugarcane clones and true seed development.
• She served as the Director (Acting) of ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute

Awards & Honors :

• She has won numerous awards and recognitions, including the Sir T.S. Venkatraman Award, The Society for Sugarcane Research and Promotion’s Lifetime Achievement Award (National Academy of Agricultural Sciences) &, etc.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

Zee-Sony merger: Groups agree to sell 3 Hindi channels to address anti-competition concerns

• Media groups Sony and Zee have voluntarily agreed to sell three Hindi channels Big Magic, Zee Action, and Zee Classic to address possible anti-competition concerns arising out of their proposed mega-merger deal.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI), cleared the deal, subject to certain modifications on October 4, 2022.
• CCI  has approved the “amalgamation of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) and Bangla Entertainment Private Limited (BEPL) with Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (CME), with certain modifications”.
• CME was earlier known as Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt Ltd (SPNI).
• The Zee-Sony combine will become India’s second-largest entertainment network by revenue with over 75 television (TV) channels, along with two video streaming services ZEE5 and SonyLIV.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

Indian Navy Participates In Maiden Trilateral Military Exercise With Mozambique And Tanzania

• The first edition of the India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise (IMT TRILAT), a joint maritime exercise between Indian, Mozambique, and Tanzania navies commenced at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from 27th Oct 2022 to 29th Oct 2022.
• The Indian Navy is represented by the guided missile frigate, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tarkash, a Chetak helicopter, and Maritime Commandos (MARCOS) (Special Forces).
• The exercise has three broad objectives: 

1. Capability development to address common threats through training and sharing of best practices
2. Enhancing interoperability
3. Strengthening maritime cooperation.

• These exercises reflect India’s and the Indian Navy’s commitment to enhancing maritime security and cooperation with maritime neighbours in the Indian Ocean Region and promoting SAGAR, Safety, and Growth for All in the Region

About IMT TRILAT :

• The exercise includes harbour and sea phases.
• As part of the harbour phase, capability-building activities such as Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure; small arms training; joint diving operations; damage control and fire fighting exercises; and cross-deck visits are scheduled.
• The sea phase includes boat operations, fleet manoeuvres, Visit, Board, Search and Seizure operations, helicopter operations, small arms firing, formation anchoring, and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) patrols.

About Mozambique :

• President : Filipe Nyusi
• PM : Adriano Maleiane
• Capital : Maputo
• Currency : Metical

About Tanzania :

• President : Samia Suluhu Hassan
• Prime Minister : Kassim Majaliwa
• Capital: Dodoma
• Currency: Tanzanian shilling

About MoD :

• Union Minister: Rajnath Singh
• Minister of State: Ajay Bhatt
• Defence Secretary: Dr. Ajay Kumar

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

Malabar, a major retailer of jewellery, is the first jeweller in India to import 25 kg of gold from the UAE:

• Malabar Gold and Diamonds, a major retailer of jewellery in India, is the first jeweller to import 25 kg of gold as part of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the UAE.
• According to the agreement, the gold was imported through ICICI Bank with a 1% duty rebate.
• For the first time in India, the group has successfully utilized the duty benefits of the agreement for both import and export.
• The Company was also one of the first few jewellers to be approved by this agreement in May 2022 to export jewellery to the UAE with tax benefits.
• Malabar Gold and Diamonds received permission to export jewellery from India to the UAE with tax breaks in May 2022, making it one of the first companies to benefit from the India-UAE CEPA.
• The five per cent import duty into the UAE has been waived as per the agreement.
• After being signed in Delhi in February 2022 by UAE Minister of Economy Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri and Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, the CEPA between India and the UAE went into effect on May 1, 2022.

Dharmendra Pradhan signs an agreement for Football4Schools with FIFA and AIFF:

• A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between FIFA and the All India Football Federation for the “Football4Schools” initiative in India by Union Minister of Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.
• Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, and Shri Kalyan Chaubey, President of the All India Football Federation, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of their respective organizations.
• Nitish Pramanik, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Youth Affairs, and Sports; Deepak Kesarkar, Minister of School Education and Marathi Language-Maharashtra; Vinayak Garg, Commissioner of the Nayodaya Vidyalaya Samiti; and representatives of the All India Football Federation presented awards at the event.
• According to Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, the Football4Schools program upholds the NEP 2020 spirit and sports have been given a prominent place in it.
• In NEP 2020, sports are given pride of place.
• The Football4Schools program uses football, a hugely popular sport in India, as a motivating tool to encourage kids and ensure their overall development.

About AIFF:

• Founded: 23 June 1937
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• President: Kalyan Chaubey
• Vice-President: N. A. Haris

About FIFA:

• Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland
• President: Gianni Infantino
• Founded: 21 May 1904, Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, France

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND REPORTS

BPCL is acknowledged as the nation’s most sustainable oil and gas company:

• In the 2022 edition of the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) rankings, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company, once again achieved the 1 rank in the Indian oil and gas sector for its sustainability performance.
• With a score of 65 percentage points against the industry average of 31, BPCL has maintained its position atop the DJSI Indices in India for the third year in a row.
• This performance is significantly better than the score of 59 against the industry average of 39 recorded on the DJSI platform last year.

About Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited:

• Chairman: Arun Kumar Singh
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Founded: 1952.

UNHCR report: 103 million people are displaced forcibly worldwide

• According to the UNHCR in Geneva, 103 million people were forcibly uprooted from their homes in the first half of 2022 as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights abuses, and other situations that seriously disturbed public order.
• This equates to one in every 77 people on Earth.
• The report claims that between the end of 2021 and the middle of 2022, the total number of refugees and people in need of international protection increased by 24 per cent, from 25.7 million to 32 million.
• More than half (56%) of all refugees as of the end of June this year were Syrian, Venezuelan, or Ukrainian.
• Turkey hosted 3.7 million refugees as of mid-2022, making it the country with the largest refugee population globally.
• Pakistan and Uganda were next with 2.5 million and 2.2 million refugees, respectively, followed by Colombia and Germany (1.5 million each).

Most Vulnerable Countries:

• During the same time frame, significant population displacements were also reported in Myanmar, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Mozambique, and Congo, as well as in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
• The events in Afghanistan that led to the Taliban taking control of Kabul in August 2021 resulted in both internal and external migration.
• Despite more than 790,000 Afghans returning home during the year, the number of people who have been internally displaced increased for the 15th year in a row.
• Between 100,000 and 500,000 more people were internally displaced in Yemen, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Sudan in 2021.

About UNHCR:

• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Founder: United Nations
• Founded: 14 December 1950
• Head: High Commissioner for Refugees; Filippo Grandi

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

Spain won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Championship:

• Defending champions Spain defeated Colombia in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final.
• 82 minutes into the match, Colombian defender Ana Mara Guzmán Zapata scored an own goal to give Spain the victory.
• The host country of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup was India.
• The Patil Sports Stadium hosted the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup championship game between Spain and Colombia.
• During the finals, Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, and representatives from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Asian Football Federation were also present.
• This year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup was held in India, and despite losing three games, team India was unable to advance past the group stage.

India wins the third Sultan of Johor Cup by defeating Australia:

• The Indian junior men’s hockey team defeated Australia 5-4 in a shootout at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, to win the Sultan of Johor Cup 2022.
• India has won the Sultan of Johor Cup three times.
• Sudeep Chirmako’s field goal in the 14th minute gave India its first goal.
• However, Australia came back in the second quarter when Jack Holland equalized with India.
• Both teams finished the shootout with a 3-3 tie, forcing the match to sudden death.
• Uttam Singh scored twice in the shootout, including a game-winning goal in sudden death, and Vishnukant Singh, Ankit Pal, and Sudeep Chirmako also scored for India.
• Burns Cooper, Foster Brodee, Brooks Joshua, and Hart Liam all recorded points for Australia.
• Notably, the Indians won the age group tournament twice in 2013 and 2014 and finished second four times in 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2019 events.
• Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021.

Daily CA on November 2:

• All Souls’ Day 2022 is observed on the 2nd of November 2022.
• Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate India Chem 2022 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
• Former ISRO Chairman K Sivan, as well as actors Dattanna, Avinash, and Sihi Kahi Chandru, are among the 67 people who will receive the Rajyotsava Award this year from the Karnataka government.
• The Lakshmir Bhandar program of the West Bengali government won the SKOCH award for women and child development.
• Malabar Gold and Diamonds, a major retailer of jewelry in India, is the first jeweler to import 25 kg of gold as part of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the UAE.
• A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between FIFA and the All India Football Federation for the “Football4Schools” initiative in India by Union Minister of Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.
• In the 2022 edition of the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) rankings, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company, once again achieved the 1 rank in the Indian oil and gas sector for its sustainability performance.
• According to the UNHCR in Geneva, 103 million people were forcibly uprooted from their homes in the first half of 2022 as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights abuses, and other situations that seriously disturbed public order.
• Defending champions Spain defeated Colombia in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final.
• The Indian junior men’s hockey team defeated Australia 5-4 in a shootout at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, to win the Sultan of Johor Cup 2022.

• Fisheries Minister Tage Taki announced that a fish museum, the first of its kind in the Northeast region (NER), would soon be built in Arunachal Pradesh. 
• Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Dr. Rajesh Ranjan has been appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to the West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire or Ivory Coast.
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected as the new president of Brazil.
• The Board of Directors of Samsung Electronics approved the appointment of Jay Y. Lee as Executive Chairman of the company.
• The Indian Council of Agricultural Research -Sugarcane Breeding Institute (ICAR – SBI) in Coimbatore has appointed Dr. G. Hemaprabha as the first-ever woman director in its 111-year existence.
• Media groups Sony and Zee have voluntarily agreed to sell three Hindi channels Big Magic, Zee Action, and Zee Classic to address possible anti-competition concerns arising out of their proposed mega-merger deal.
• The first edition of the India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise (IMT TRILAT), a joint maritime exercise between Indian, Mozambique, and Tanzania navies commenced at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from 27th Oct 2022 to 29th Oct 2022.