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Daily Current Affairs 3rd May 2023 Daily GK Update
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National News
Devendra Fadnavis unveiled Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Mauritius
- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has unveiled a statue of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Mauritius.
- The sculpture was created in India by a Delhi-based artist and sent to Mauritius in a container ship.
- Fadnavis also announced a grant of 44 million Mauritius rupees for building a multi-purpose hall and a scholarship for 10 students.
- Also, an MoU was signed between the Economic Development Board of Mauritius and the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation to establish a platform for investment between the Western State and the island nation.
About Mauritius
- Capital – Port Louis
- Currency – Rupee
- Prime Minister – Pravind Jugnauth
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs signs MoU with RITES
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed an MoU with RITES Limited to accelerate solid waste and used water management.
- The MoU was signed for technical assistance for Solid Waste Management (SWM) under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0.
- The Technical Support Unit (TSU) of RITES will assist SBM-U for a period of 3 years.
- Under SWM, the areas of engagement will be process standardization and engineering design of waste management facilities, like Material Recovery Facility, legacy waste etc.
- Under UWM, RITES will provide technical support for standards & specification in the field of sewage and faecal sludge management and reuse, engineering design and process of waste water treatment units.
- RITES will further assist with preparation of model tender document and procurement in the field of sewage, wastewater management and Solid Waste Management.
International News
Russia’s Sberbank launches Al to compete with ChatGPT
- The Russian-based company Sberbank launched its own Al chatbot GigaChat to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
- GigaChat is claimed to be able to communicate more intelligently in Russian than foreign languages.
- The GigaChat architecture is based on the neural network ensemble model called NeONKA (Neural Omnimodal Network with Knowledge-Awareness), which includes several neural network models along with supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning with human feedback.
- It was initially designed to support multimodal interaction and communicate in Russian more intelligently.
- It includes several neural network models along with supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning with human feedback.
About Russia
- Capital – Moscow
- Currency – Rubel
- President – Vladimir Putin
World Press Freedom Index 2023: India ranked 161; topped by Norway
- According to the latest report released by global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF), India’s ranking in the 2023 World Press Freedom Index has slipped to 161 out of 180 countries.
- This is the second consecutive year when India’s ranking had slipped further from the previous year. In the year 2021, India ranked 142 on the press freedom index which came down to 150 last year.
- India’s neighbouring countries such as Pakistan and Sri Lanka witnessed significant improvement in the index as Pakistan is placed at 150, an improvement from last year’s 157 rank while Sri Lanka ranked at 135 against 146 in 2022.
- Norway is ranked first for the seventh consecutive year, followed by Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland while Vietnam, China and North Korea (180th) placed in the bottom three.
- It is based on five indicators-Political, Economic, Legal Framework, Sociocultural, and Safety.
Recent index
- World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index 2023 – India ranked 38th
- World’s Wealthiest Cities 2023 List – New York (Rank 1), Mumbai (21st), Delhi (36th), Kolkata (63rd), Hyderabad (65th)
- World’s Most Criminal Countries Ranking – India ranked 77th; topped by Venezuela
- Stanford University’s annual Al Index report 2023 – India ranked 5th; topped by USA
- Passport Index 2023 published by Arton Capital – India ranks at 144th; topped by UAE
- World Happiness Index 2023 – India ranked 125; topped by Finland; Last Afghanistan
Banking and Financial
Nirmala Sitharama attends 56th Annual General Meeting of Board of Directors of ADB
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends the 56th Annual General Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in South Korea.
- The meetings are attended by official delegations of ADB members, observers, non-governmental and civil society organizations, financial institutions and banks, and other private sector companies.
- During the four-day visit, Sitharaman will also participate in annual meeting focal events like the Governors’ Business, and also as a panelist in the ADB Governors’ Seminar on Policies to Support Asia’s Rebound.
About Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Founded – 19 December 1966
- Headquarters – Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
- President – Masatsugu Asakawa
- Vice President – Ashok Lavasa
- Director of ADB for India – Takeo Konishi
- Executive Director – Sameer Kumar Khare
- Member Counrtries – 68 (Nuie)
HDFC Bank launches digital distribution platform for agents and partners
- HDFC Bank has introduced a digital distribution platform HDFC Bank Smart Saathi to connect business correspondents (BCs) and business facilitators (BFs) to the bank.
- HDFC Bank Smart Saathi will contribute by making banking products and services available, especially credit for rural customers, which will help in the development of the country.
- This will help in enhanced income generation for the agents and also help customers to access easy credit.
- The platform will also boost capacity building for agents and further financial literacy for customers.
About HDFC Bank
- Founded – August 1994
- Founder – Hasmukhbhai Parekh
- Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra
- MD & CEO – Sashidhar Jagdishan
- Chairman – Atanu Chakraborty
- Tagline – We understand your world
Recent Facilities Launched in Banks & Insurance Sector
- Canara Bank launched Digitalised Submission of Form 15G/15H with Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)
- South Indian Bank debuts 2 flexible savings accounts SIB SEAFARER and SIB PULSE for NRIs
- AU Small Finance Bank launches bill payments via video banking
- City Union Bank launches India’s 1st Voice Biometric Authentication Banking App
- Karnataka Bank launched a special home loan campaign ‘KBL Centenary Mahotsav’
Appointment and Resignation
Vanessa Hudson appoints as CEO of Qantas
- Australia’s flagship carrier, Qantas has named its finance chief Vanessa Hudson as its new chief executive officer, making her the first woman to lead the airline.
- Hudson will succeed Alan Joyce, who will retire in November 2023.
- Hudson, who joined Qantas 28 years ago, had held several senior roles there, including chief customer officer and senior vice president for the Americas and New Zealand.
Recent Appointment
- Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission – Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty
- CEO of Vodafone – Margherita Della Valle
- Chief Operating Officer of SpiceJet – Arun Kashyap
- President of Indian Cycling Federation – Pankaj Singh
- Nasscom Chairperson For 2023-24 – Anant Maheshwari
Awards
Meera Syal to receive a BAFTA fellowship in London
- Popular UK-based Indian-origin actor-writer Meera Syal has been conferred a BAFTA Fellowship, the highest accolade bestowed by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) upon an individual in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film and television.
- The 61-year-old, who was born to Punjabi parents and grew up in the West Midlands region of England, was honoured with an MBE and then a CBE by the late Queen Elizabeth II for her contribution to drama and literature.
- Best known for television shows such as ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ and ‘The Kumars at No. 42’, Syal has made her mark as an award-winning actor, screenwriter and novelist over the years.
- The fellowship will be presented to her during the BAFTA Television Awards ceremony as part of a special commemoration of her work to-date at the Royal Festival Hall in London on May 14.
Recent Awards
- Leipzig Book Prize 2023 -Russian poet Maria Stepanova
- TAL Presents Lifetime Achievement Award – Dr. u Ram Pillarisetti
- Ramon Magsaysay Award 1959 – Dalai Lama
- Immigrant Achievement Award 2023 – Indian American Neeli Bendapudi
- Goldman Environment Prize 2023 – Alessandra Korap
Defence
Maiden ASEAN-India Maritime exercise starts in Singapore
- India has participated in the inaugural edition of the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise with its two frontline warships- INS Satpura and INS Delhi.
- The harbor phase of the exercise is scheduled to be held at the Changi Naval Base (Singapore) from May 2-4, while the sea phase will be conducted from May 7-8 in the South China Sea.
- The ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023) will provide an opportunity to the Indian Navy and ASEAN navies to work closely with each other and conduct seamless operations in the maritime domain.
- INS Delhi is India’s first indigenously-built guided missile destroyer and INS Satpura, is also indigenously built guided missile stealth frigate and are fitted with state-of-the art weapons and sensors.
Recent Exercise
- 7th Ajeya Warrior 2023 between India & UK – Salisbury Plains, UK
- “Locked Shields” cyber-defense exercise 2023 organized by NATO in Tallinn, Estonia
- Ex INIOCHOS-23 between Indian Air Force & Hellenic Air Force (Greece) – Andravida Air Base, Greece
- ‘Ex KAVACH’ between Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard – Andaman and Nicobar Command
- Cope India Exercise between India & USA – Kalaikunda Airbase, West Bengal
- Konkan Exercise between India & UK – Arabian Sea
Sports
Abhilash Tomy becomes the first Indian to complete Golden Globe Race 2022
- A retired naval officer, Commander Abhilash Tomy has become the first Indian to complete the prestigious Golden Globe Race 2022.
- He finished second in the race, a solo around-the-world sailing race.
- The race started on September 4, 2022, from Les Sables-d’Olonne in France, with 16 sailors from 11 countries.
- Only two of them managed to complete the gruelling challenge while sailing non-stop. This tested their physical and mental stamina to the limit.
- The only other finisher so far has been the sailor Simon Curwen who had been forced to make stops to address problems with his boat, unlike Abhilash Tomy and Kirsten Neuschafer who completed the race non-stop.
Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon win gold for India
- Shooters Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon have won India its first medal in the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Cairo, Egypt.
- They won the gold medal by defeating Mexicans Luis Raul Gallardo Oliveros and Gabriela Rodriguez 6-0 in the skeet mixed team event.
- The Indian mixed doubles pair defeated Luis Raul Gallardo Oliveros and Gabriela Rodriguez 6-0 in the final of the Skeet Mixed Team event.
- Italy took bronze through their crack pair of two-time world championship silver medallist Simona Scocchetti and Rio Olympic champion Gabrielle Rossetti.
Nepal wins ACC Men’s Premier Cup
- Nepal have qualified for the Asia Cup 2023 after winning the ACC Men’s Premier Cup.
- The team, led by Rohit Paudel defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by seven wickets in the final that was played across two days at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.
- Nepal, therefore, joined India and Pakistan in Group A of the Asia Cup to be played in September.
- Nepal, UAE and Oman will also take part in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in July where they will face ‘A’ teams of five full-member teams.
Book and Author
‘Collective Spirit, Concrete Action’ book launched
- A book called ‘Collective Spirit, Concrete Action’ written by Shashi Shekhar Vempati, former CEO of Prasar Bharati (2017-2022) was launched.
- The book was released during a day-long National Conclave on Mann Ki Baat @100 held in the New Delhi
- According to the author, ‘Mann Ki Baat’ is a combination of the power of radio and the vision of a nation’s leader.
- Over the course of 15 chapters, the book special also offers insights and perspectives from grassroots change-makers and iconic personalities.
Recent Books
- Smoke and Ashes – Amitav Ghosh
- Sachin@50: Celebrating A Maestro – Boria Majumdar
- Gandhi: Siyasat aur Sampradaiykta – Piyush Babele
- Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire – Nandini Das
- Crosscourt – Jaidip Mukerjea
- The Human Connect – Manoj Gursahini
Important day
3 May – World Press Freedom Day
- World Press Freedom Day is observed annually on 3 May.
- Objective – To raise awareness about the importance of a free and independent press.
- Theme 2023 – Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a Driver for All Other Human Rights
- This day highlights the need for free and independent journalism and promotes the principles of freedom of expression.
- The idea of World Press Freedom Day was first proposed in 1991 by the UNESCO General Conference, which recognized the need to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom and to promote its defence.
- In 1993, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare May 3 as World Press Freedom Day.
- This year, World Press Freedom Day marks its 30th anniversary since the United Nations General Assembly’s decision proclaiming an international day for press freedom.
2 May 2023 – World Asthma Day
- World Asthma Day is observed every year on first Tuesday of May. This year, World Asthma Day celebrated on May 2.
- Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) observed the first World Asthma Day in 1998 to raise awareness about the disease.
- Theme 2023 – Asthma care for all.
- May is chosen as the month to celebrate this day as it coincides with the spring and the fall season – the time of the year when asthma symptoms worsen.
- Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition which is usually caused by the airways becoming inflamed, narrow or swollen. This makes the airways produce extra mucus, making it difficult for breathing.
- The most common symptoms of asthma are difficulty breathing, chest pain, cough and wheezing. In some cases, asthma can have minor difficulties in daily activities, while in other cases, it can be a life-threatening disease.
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