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Daily Current Affairs 3rd May 2024 Daily GK Update
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National News
India’s core sector growth slows to 5.2% in March from 7.1% in February
- The growth in output of eight key infrastructure industries slowed to 5.2% year-on-year in March from 7.1% in February on the back of a sequential deterioration recorded by five of its constituents.
- Output decelerated in sectors like coal (8.7%), crude oil (2%), natural gas (6.3%) and steel (5.5%) during March, according to Ministry of Commerce and Industry data.
- Overall, in FY24, growth in the core sector stood at 7.5 per cent as against 7.8 per cent in FY23. All eight constituent sectors registered positive growth during the financial year with output of steel (12.3 per cent) leading the chart, followed by coal (11.7 per cent), cement (9.1 per cent), and electricity (7 per cent) in FY24.
- The eight core industries account for 40.27 per cent weighting of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and, thus, have a significant impact on the index.
Banking and Financial
Groww & Worldline join growing club of India’s online payment aggregators
- Financial services platform Groww and digital payment processing company Worldline ePayments have secured RBI licence to operate as online payment aggregators.
- With this, the number of firms getting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) nod to operate as payment aggregators has touched 20 in the first four months of calendar year 2024.
- Groww has secured the licence for its UPI payments platform Groww Pay.
- This year major players such as Amazon Pay, Digio, CCAvenue, Decentro, MSwipe, Tata Pay, Zoho, Zomato, among others received a final nod from the banking regulator to operate as payment aggregators.
NPCI inks pact with Bank of Namibia for developing UPI
- NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed an agreement with the Bank of Namibia (BoN) to support them in developing an instant payment system like Unified Payment Interface (UPI) for Namibia.
- The partnership seeks to help Namibia modernise its financial ecosystem.
- This includes improving accessibility, affordability and connectivity with both domestic and international payment networks, and interoperability.
- This strategic partnership aims to enhance digital financial services and bolster real-time Person-to-Person (P2P) and Merchant payment transactions (P2M) in the African nation.
About Namibia
- Capital – Windhoek
- Currency – Namibian dollar, South African rand
- Prime Minister – Saara Kuugongelwa
- Official language – English
Appointment
Maushumi Chakravarty assumes charge of DG of Akashvani News
- Senior Indian Information Service officer, Maushumi Chakravarty assumed the charge of Director General of Akashvani News.
- Chakravarty assumed the charge after superannuation of Ms. Vasudha Gupta as Principal DG.
- A 1991 batch IIS officer, Ms Chakravarty has vast experience of working in several media organizations of the I&B Ministry, including the Press Information Bureau and Central Bureau of Communication.
About All India Radio
- All India Radio (AIR) aka Akashvani, is an Indian state-owned public radio broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati’s two divisions.
- It was established in 1936.
Recent Appointment
- Director of the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) – Pratima Singh
- President of Indian Vaccine Manufacturers Association (IVMA) – Krishna Ella
- Presiding Officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) – Retired Justice Dinesh Kumar
- Director in Department of Land Resources – Sarvadanand Barnwal
- CVO of Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Authority – Manoj Kumar
Solomon Islands elects Jeremiah Manele as new PM
- Legislators in the Solomon Islands have elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as their new prime minister.
- Manele, who has pledged to continue the Pacific nation’s China-friendly foreign policy, won 31 votes in a secret ballot.
- His opponent, longtime opposition leader Matthew Wale, secured 18 votes.
Newly Appointed Prime Minister & President
- Deputy PM of Pakistan – Ishaq Dar
- President of Indonesia – Prabowo Subianto
- PM of Kuwait – Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah
- PM of Ireland – Simon Harris (youngest PM of nation, 37)
- President of Slovakia – Peter Pellegrini
Shashi Bhushan Singh appointed as Secretary of National Jute Board
- The Central Government has approved the appointment of Shashi Bhushan Singh (IRTS) as Secretary (at Director level) of National Jute Board, Kolkata under the Ministry of Textiles.
- Singh has been appointed to the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
- Singh is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) of 2010-batch.
Recent Appointment
- Director of MoHUA – Sunil Kumar Yadav
- Executive Chairman of Coromandel International – Arun Alagappan (replace A. Vellayan)
- Chairman of Wrestling Federation of India’s Athletes’ Commission – Narsingh Pancham Yadav
- First women VC of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) – Prof Naima Khatoon
- CVO of Cotton Corporation of India – Nidhi Jain
- CEO of Pine Labs’ Setu – Anand Raisinghani (replace Sahil Kini)
Awards
International Chess Federation awards Grandmaster title to Indian Chess V Ramesh Babu
- Indian Chess Prodigy, Vaishali Ramesh Babu has been awarded the title of Grandmaster by the International Chess Federation (FIDE).
- Vaishali is the third Indian female Grandmaster, joining Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli.
- Vaishali completed the requisite 2500 ELO points at the Llobregat Open tournament in Spain, last year. However, the title was officially given to her only recently following the FIDE Council meeting during the Candidates Tournament in Toronto last month.
Recent Awards
- Goldman Environmental Prize 2024 – Alok Shukla
- Honorary Doctorate by Manipal Academy of Higher Education-V. Kamath
- 2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards – Gina Justus
- Global media award – India Today Group’s AI news anchor, Sana
- Miss Universe Buenos Aires title – Alejandra Rodríguez (Argentina)
Purnima Devi Barman received ‘Green Oscar’ Whitley Gold Award 2024
- A wildlife biologist from Assam, Dr Purnima Devi Barman has won her second Whitley Gold Award, also known as the Green Oscar.
- She was honoured for her conservation effort of the endangered bird, Hargila or Greater Adjutant Stork and its wetland habitat.
- This is the second time that Dr Barman has been honoured with the Whitley Gold Award. She was also awarded the prize in 2017.
- Ms Barman received the trophy from charity patron Princess Anne – the Princess Royal, the sister of King Charles III, in recognition of her conservation of the stork known locally as “Hargila” in Assamese.
- The Whitley Awards also celebrated six other grassroots conservationists – from Guyana, Papua New Guinea, Bhutan, Cameroon, Nepal and Brazil – for their locally-led solutions to the global biodiversity and climate crises.
Recent Awards
- Newsweek’s 2024 list of the ‘World’s Best Hospitals’ – Medanta Gurugram
- World Press Photo of the Year award 2024 – Mohammed Salem
- CIDC Vishwakarma Award for Social Development and Impact – Puravankara Limited,
- International Fellowship by the Engineering Academy of Japan – Kaushik Rajashekara
- Earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2023 Indian Company of the Year Award – STT GDC India
Sports
ICC Imposes 5-Year Ban on West Indies Cricketer Devon Thomas
- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed a five-year period of ineligibility from all cricket on West Indies player Devon Thomas after he accepted breaching seven counts of the anti-corruption codes of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL)
- Thomas admitted to seven charges, including those related to match-fixing.
- Thomas was provisionally suspended on May 23 last year and his sentence will be backdated to that time. ICC released a statement on May 2, saying that Thomas would have 18 months of the punishment suspended.
About International Cricket Council (ICC)
- The International Cricket Council is the global governing body of cricket.
- It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa.
- It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1987.
- Formation – 15 June 1909
- Headquarters – Dubai, UAE
- Chairman – Greg Barclay (New Zealand)
- Deputy Chairman – Imran Khwaja (Singapore)
- CEO – Geoff Allardice (Australia)
- General Manager – Wasim Khan
- Membership – 108 members
Amul to sponsor USA’s cricket team in T20 WC
- Amul will be the lead arm sponsor for USA’s cricket team that will participate in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 which commences on June 1.
- The opening match of the tournament will be played between USA and Canada in Dallas.
- This association with Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), responsible for marketing milk and milk products under the brand name Amul, signifies a significant step towards expanding and popularizing cricket across the nation.
Important day
2 May – World Tuna Day
- World Tuna Day is observed annually on May 2.
- The day is dedicated to raising awareness about the decline in tuna stocks worldwide and the need to effectively implement international regulations to safeguard future tuna supplies.
- Tuna is a highly nutritious and valuable fish that is a significant source of food for both developing and developed countries. It is essential to maintain healthy and sustainable tuna populations for future generations.
- The World Tuna Day was first observed in 2017. The day was established by the United Nations General Assembly to raise awareness about the declining tuna population and to promote the conservation and management of tuna fisheries.
3 April – World Press Freedom Day
- World Press Freedom Day is observed every year on 3 May.
- The day is commemorated to highlight the significance of press freedom globally and to recognize the challenges encountered by journalists.
- Theme 2024 -A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis.
- The day also pays tribute to all the journalists who have lost their lives.
- World Press Freedom Day was first declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993. This declaration came after a recommendation made in 1991 at the twenty-sixth General Conference session of UNESCO.
Obituary
Playback Singer Uma Ramanan passed away
- Renowned playback singer Uma Ramanan passed away at the age of 72 in Chennai.
- Ramanan was a trained classical singer and appeared in more than 6,000 concerts in 35 years. Song Poongathave Thalthiravai in the Nizhalgal film catapulted her to fame.
- Some of her famous songs for Ilaiyaraaja include ‘Bhoopalam Isaikkum’ from ‘Thooral Ninnu Pochchu’, ‘Aanandha Raagam’ from ‘Panner Pushpangal, ‘Kanmani Nee Vara’ from ‘Thendrale Ennai Thodu’, ‘Ponn Maanae’ from ‘Oru Kaidhiyin Dairy’, ‘Aagaya Vennilave’ from ‘Arangetra Velai’ and ‘Sri Ranga Ranganathanin’ from ‘Mahanadi’, among others.
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