Here is the Daily Current Affairs of
the 10th November 2022 covering the following news headlines: World Science Day
for Peace and Development, Khelo India National University Games, Skyroot,
TELEMEDICON 2022, QS Asia University Rankings 2023, 2022 Asia’s Power
Businesswomen List.
Indian-American woman Aruna Miller has
became the first immigrant to hold the office of Lieutenant Governor in
Maryland, Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. She stated that residents
of Maryland chose Wes Moore as their Governor while she secured victory in the
race to become Lieutenant Governor.
Ms Miller, who is a former executive
director of Indian American Impact, was endorsed by the organization, which
supports Indian-American representation at every level of government. She also
had the support and endorsement by important Indian-American organizations and
people.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has
launched logo of Purple Fest at a function held in Manohar Parrikar Memorial
Hall of Sanjay Centre for Education, Porvorim. The event was organised by the
Office of State Commission for Persons with Disabilities Goa in collaboration
with Directorate of Social Welfare and Entertainment Society of Goa.
Goa Government is delighted to
introduce Purple Fest – Celebrating Diversity, a first-of-its-kind inclusive
festival that embraces, expresses and celebrates persons with disabilities.
Government will provide 100 per cent facilities to the Divyangs in the State.
Purple fest will be different type of festival for which entire country is
anxiously waiting for fest to happen.
The government will start sign
language course in next year for the special people, which he assured to
public. The aim of the three-day inclusive festival is to illustrate how people
can unite to support each other and “make everyone in our society feel
included.
The deadlock between the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) and the European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) over the
inspection of Indian financing clearing houses may be broken by a new-age
product – the central bank digital currency(CBDC).
European lenders such as HSBC,
Deutsche, Standard Chartered, Barclays and make up anything between 15% and 25%
of the trades in the so-called negotiated dealing system order matching segment
(NDS-OM) run by the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL), which is one of
the central counterparties for settlement of trades.
India is on track to become the
world’s third largest economy by 2027, surpassing Japan and Germany, and have
the third largest stock market by 2030, thanks to global trends and key
investments the country has made in technology and energy, says Morgan Stanley.
All told, India’s GDP could more than
double from $3.5 trillion today to surpass $7.5 trillion by 2031. Its share of
global exports could also double over that period, while the Bombay Stock
Exchange could deliver 11% annual growth, reaching a market capitalization of
$10 trillion in the coming decade.
Prominent Indian physician and
scientist, Dr. Subhash Babu has received the prestigious Bailey K. Ashford
Medal for 2022 and the Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and
Hygiene (FASTMH) award 2022. This award is given to him for his outstanding
research and contributions to tropical medicine.
The medal is presented annually to one
or more mid-career researchers for distinguished work in tropical medicine by
the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), the largest
scientific organization in tropical medicine in the world. In its 82-year
history, the award has never been given to an Indian scientist or an Indian
institution for work.
Member of the erstwhile royal family,
Yaduveer Krishnaraja Chamaraja (YKC) Wadiyar has been selected for the
International Kannada Rathna award. It is presented annually by Dubai
Kannadigas to mark Kannada Rajyothsava.
The award will be presented to YKC
Wadiyar during Vishwa Kannada Habba on November 19 at Sheikh Rashid Auditorium
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in association with Kannadigaru Dubai Sangha as
part of celebration of the 67th Kannada Rajyothsava. Besides, Vishwamanya Award
would be presented to achievers in various fields.
The Gandhi Peace Foundation has
announced the award of its prestigious Kuldip Nayar Patrakarita Samman for 2022
to The Wire’s senior editor Arfa Khanum Sherwani. The announcement was made at
a press conference held at New Delhi’s Press Club of India by the well-known
academic and author, Ashis Nandy. Nandy also announced that the awardee for
2021 was the independent journalist and YouTuber, Ajit Anjum.
The award honours the legacy of
journalist, author and human rights activist Kuldip Nayar and is awarded to
journalists working in Indian languages contributing to democratic values and
independent media. The awards will be formally conferred at a public function
later in the year. Under this award received by the Gandhi Peace Foundation, a
cash amount of one lakh rupees is given to the selected journalists. Apart from
this, he is also honored with a citation.
Forbes Asia has unveiled its annual
‘Asia’s Power Businesswomen’ list which features 20 women from the Asia-Pacific
region. The list of women bosses features three Indians as well.
The first Indian women named on the
list is Ghazal Alagh, co-founder and chief innovation officer of Honasa
Consumer, Mamaearth’s parent firm.
Second Indian businesswoman on the
list is Soma Mondal, chairperson of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), the
first to chair the state-run company. Forbes said that since Mondal becoming
SAIL chairperson in 2021, its annual revenue has grown by 50 per cent for the
year ended March 31, 2022.
Namita Thapar, executive director at
India business of Emcure Pharma, is the third Indian to be named of Forbes
Asia’s Power Businesswomen 2022 list.
9. QS Asia University Rankings 2023:
IIT Bombay top educational institution in Southern Asia
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Bombay is the best educational education in Southern Asia while IIT Delhi ranks
second in the region, according to the QS Asia University Rankings 2023.
The 15th edition of the QS World
University Rankings: Asia features 757 institutions – up from 687 last year and
making it the biggest rankings for the region yet.
China’s Peking University ranked
number 1 this year and was in second place in QS Asia 2022 rankings.
The State of Food and Agriculture
(SOFA) is one of the annual flagship report released by the UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO). It provides comprehensive insights into the
various issues related to the field of food and agriculture based on
science-based assessment.
The report assessed various drivers of
agricultural automation, including the recently developed digital technologies.
Based on 27 case studies, the report
analyzed the business case for the adoption of these digital automation
technologies across various agricultural production systems in the world.
Glaciers at many UNESCO World Heritage
sites including Yellowstone and Kilimanjaro National Park will likely vanish by
2050, the UN agency warned, urging leaders to act fast to save the rest. The
warning followed a study of 18,600 glaciers at 50 World Heritage sites.
The UNESCO study, in partnership with
the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), shows that these
glaciers have been retreating at an accelerated rate since 2000 due to CO2
emissions, which are warming temperatures.
They are currently losing 58 billion
tons of ice every year – equivalent to the combined annual water use of France
and Spain – and are responsible for nearly five per cent of observed global
sea-level rise. The glaciers under threat are in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin
America, North America and Oceania.
Calling for integration of mangroves
conservation with the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation (REDD+) programmes for carbon sequestering, India joined the
Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC).
The Mangrove Alliance for Climate
(MAC) is an intergovernmental alliance that seeks to expand and hasten the
progress towards the conservation and restoration of mangrove ecosystems. Its
members include the UAE, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Japan, and
Spain.
The alliance will raise global
awareness about the role of mangroves as a nature-based climate change
solution. It will ensure the rehabilitation of mangrove forests at the global
level.
Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit
Singh (Retd.) inaugurated the 42nd International Congress of the Indian
National Cartographic Association (INCA) in Dehradun. The 42nd International
Congress is being organized by the National Hydrographic Office from 9th
November to 11th November 2022 at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
The theme of the 42nd International
Congress of the Indian National Cartographic Association is Digital Cartography
to Harness Blue Economy.
INCA is devoted to the cause of
Cartography as a graphic mode of communication. It has its fold many eminent
scholars, professionals, and industrialists as Honorary fellows, life fellows,
life members, members,
associate members, and student members. The majority of its members are
practicing Cartographers from Multiple Organizations and Universities.
Telemedicine Society of India (TSI)
and Kerala Chapter hosts the 18th Edition of the International Telemedicine
Conference at Amrita Hospital, Kochi. The inaugural ceremony was felicitated by
Mr. S. Somnath, Chairman of ISRO, Mr. Mohanan Kunnummal, Vice Chancellor, of
Kerala University of Health Science, and Dr. Rethan Kelkar, IT Secretary of
Kerala.
The Chief Guest of the event was Mr.
S. Somnath, Chairman, of ISRO. Telemedicon 2022 is an annual global conference
for healthcare professionals, providers, health insurance providers, online
pharmacy chains, industrialists, academic scientists, research scholars and
scientists, and medical and engineering stakeholders from various fields of
telemedicine, telehealth, e-health, m-health, and digital health. The
conference is held in collaboration with government agencies, private
organizations, and national and international professional societies.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to
inaugurate the two-day PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit. The PM Gati
Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit will be held at the Deendayal Hastkala
Sankul (Trade Centre and Museum) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
The primary objective of the summit is
to bring together greater awareness about the PM Gati Shakti National
Masterplan with a focus on infrastructure development in the waterways.
PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways
Summit is a transformative approach for improving logistics efficiency and
reducing logistics costs to ensure first and last-mile connectivity.
The Ministry has identified 101
projects estimated to cost around 62 thousand crore rupees under Gati Shakti
which are aimed to be completed by 2024.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will gift
the local artifacts made in Himachal Pradesh to the world leaders at the
upcoming G20 Summit. The G20 Summit will take place in Indonesia’s capital
city, Bali. Himachal Pradesh is going to witness the assembly elections which
are scheduled on 12th November 2022.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea
behind this is to promote Himachal Pradesh’s art and culture so that it travels
in wide countries.
PM Modi will hand over the local
artifacts like Chamba Rumals, Kinnauri Shawl, Himachal Mukhate, Kangra
Miniature Paintings, Kullu Shawl, and Kanal Brass Set to the World leaders.
India’s first privately developed
rocket, Vikram-S by Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace is poised to create
history as it undergoes final launch preparations at the ISRO (Indian Space
Research Organisation)’s launchpad in Sriharikota for launch between November
12-16.
The mission ‘Prarambh’, meaning ‘the
beginning’, since it is the first mission for Skyroot, was unveiled by ISRO
chairman S. Somanath in Bengaluru after the technical launch clearance from the
Space regulator IN-SPACe.
Important Takeaways for All
Competitive Exams:
ISRO Chairman: S. Somanath;
ISRO’s foundation Date: 15th August,
1969;
ISRO’s Founder: Dr. Vikram Sarabhai;
Founder and CEO of Skyroot Aerospace:
Pawan Kumar Chandana;
Skyroot Aerospace Founded: 12 June
2018;
Skyroot Aerospace Headquarters
location: Hyderabad.
Sports News
Uttar Pradesh government to host Khelo
India National University Games in 2023-2024 in four cities. Khelo India
National University Games will be conducted in four cities of Uttar Pradesh
including Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, and Noida.
In the Khelo India National University
Games, 4,500 athletes will participate representing 150 universities across the
country.
There will be 20 disciplines including
basketball, judo, kabaddi, wrestling, swimming, boxing, rowing, etc.
Uttar Pradesh has got the opportunity
to host the National University Games for the first time after Odisha and
Karnataka.
World Science Day for Peace and
Development was proclaimed by the UN Educational, Scientific and UNESCO in 2001
under the UNESCO 31 C/Resolution 20. It is celebrated every year on November
10, around the globe, marking the significance of science in society.
The day highlights the significant
role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates
on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance
of science in our daily lives.
This year’s theme for World Science Day for Peace and Development is “Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development”. According to the United Nations’ official website, it has been noted in the UNGA in December 2021 that ‘We need more basic science to achieve The 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals’.
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