Daily GK Update: 14th February 2023

By Neha Bisarya|Updated : February 14th, 2023

 National & International Appointments

1. Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu elected as the 22nd President of Bangladesh

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  • Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu has been elected as the 22nd President of Bangladesh.
  • He was nominated for the post by the ruling Awami League.
  • No other party or individual filed a nomination for the post.
  • He will replace President Mohammad Abdul Hamid, whose tenure will be ended on April 23, 2023.
  • Abdul Hamid served as President for two consecutive terms of five years.
  • The Bangladesh constitution does not allow any person to hold the President's post beyond two terms.
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 Honours & Awards

2. Egyptian President presents Global Best M-GOV Awards on IIT Indore students

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  • The 'Blockbill' app team, Niyati Totala and Neel Kalpeshkumar Parikh (IIT Indore's Students) were awarded the prestigious Global Best M-GOV Award 2023 at the World Government Summit in Dubai, UAE.
  • Egyptian President Abel Fattah Al-Sisi has presented the award.
  • Blockbill:
    • It is a blockchain-based receipt generation app.
    • It generates digital receipts for all of its users' transactions.
  • Silver Award: ‘Don’t Waste’ team (Uzbekistan)
  • Bronze Award: ‘Farmit’ team (Serbia)
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 National Affairs

3. Centre forms committee for making coastal shipping guidelines

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  • The Ministry of Shipping has formed a committee to draft revised Guidelines for the operationalization of Roll-on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) and Roll-on-Passenger (Ro-Pax) ferry service.
  • Headed by: Chairman of the Deendayal Port Authority
  • Aim: To promote coastal shipping through the PPP route
  • Other purposes:
    • It would also draft the Model Concession Agreement for Ro-Ro or Ro-Pax Terminal Operator.
    • Model License Agreement for the Operation of the ferry services in the country.
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 National Affairs

4. Govt launches 'Khanan Prahari' app to curb unauthorized mining

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  • The government has launched a 'Khanan Prahari' mobile application and 'Coal Mine Surveillance and Management System (CMSMS)' a web app.
  • Aim: To report the unauthorized coal mining activities
  • CMSMS has been developed to curb illegal mining and take transparent action as an e-Governance initiative of the government on the use of Space Technology.
  • Minister of Coal, Pralhad Joshi informed in Rajya Sabha, that 462 cases have been reported on the Apps till January 2023.
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 Important Dates

5. RBI’s financial literacy week 2023: 13 to 17 February

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  • The ‘Financial Literacy Week’ of the Reserve Bank of India started on 13 February and continues till February 17, 2023.
  • The theme for the Financial Literacy Week 2023 is “Good Financial Behaviour – Your Saviour”.
  • The theme aligned with the strategic objectives of the National Strategy for Financial Education: 2020-2025.
  • The RBI has been conducting this week every year since 2016 to create financial education awareness.
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 Banking & Finance

6. HDFC Bank launches pilot for offline digital payments

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  • HDFC Bank has launched a pilot project, 'OfflinePay', to test offline digital payments for merchants and customers enabling payment transactions even when there is no mobile network.
  • HDFC bank claimed that it has launched the first-of-its-kind digital payment solution.
  • This project was launched in partnership with Sweden-based Crunchfish Digital Cash AB.
  • Vision: To boost the adoption of digital payments in smaller towns and rural areas with poor network connectivity
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 National & International Appointments

7. Aniket Sunil Talati takes over as ICAI President

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  • Aniket Sunil Talati has been elected as the new President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for the 2023-24 tenure, with effect from February 12, 2023.
  • While Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal has been elected as Vice President of the institute.
  • Prior to this role, Aniket Sunil Talati worked as the Director of ICAI ARF, Indian Institute of Insolvency Professionals of India (IIIPI), and Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) India.
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 National & International Appointments

8. Government appoints Chief Justice of four High Courts

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  • The Ministry of Law and Justice has cleared the appointment of four chief justices of high courts including - Justice Sonia G Gokani, Justice Sandeep Mehta, Justice Jaswant Singh, and Justice N Kotiswar Singh.
  • Justice Gokani has been appointed as the acting chief justice of the Gujarat High Court.
  • Chief justice of the Gauhati HC: Justice Sandeep Mehta
  • Chief justice of Tripura HC: Justice Jaswant Singh
  • Chief justice J&K and Ladakh HC: Justice N Kotiswar Singh
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 Obituaries

9. Eminent Indian painter Lalitha Lajmi passes away

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  • Acclaimed Indian painter and printmaker, Lalitha Lajmi passed away at the age of 90 due to age-related ailments.
  • She was born to a poet father and a poly-linguist writer-mother in Kolkata on October 17 in 1932.
  • She was the sister of legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt and mother to director Kalpana Lajmi.
  • Her works are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, the British Museum, and CSMVS Museum Bombay.
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 National & International Organizations

10. ISB course ranked India's best in FT Global MBA Ranking 2023

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  • According to the Financial Times (FT) Global MBA Ranking 2023, the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) of the Indian School of Business (ISB) ranked the best in India.
  • It is the only Indian B-school in the top 50 worldwide and has been ranked 39th globally and sixth in Asia.
  • ISB is also ranked best in India in the research category.
  • While IIM Bangalore has been ranked at 52nd position in the rankings.
  • Columbia Business School in the United States topped the global chart.
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 State Affairs

11. Ladakh to host India's first frozen-lake marathon at Pangong Tso

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  • India's first "frozen-lake marathon" will be organized at the Pangong Tso, Ladakh on February 20, 2023.
  • The Indian army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police have been roped in to implement a "proper action plan" for the event.
  • The 21-kilometer marathon will be started from Lukung and ended at Maan village.
  • The event will be participated by 75 selected athletes from India and abroad.
  • The marathon is being called the "Last Run" to highlight the issue of climate change
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 National & International Organizations

12. UN, Ocean Cleanup partner to reduce marine pollution

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  • The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ocean Cleanup to eliminate plastic pollution in oceans and rivers around the globe.
  • Goal: To reduce leakages of plastics into marine ecosystems by boosting policies and behavior change, reducing overall plastic pollution.
  • It also aims to accelerate the deployment of interception technologies in rivers to end marine plastic pollution.
  • Ocean Cleanup founder and CEO: Boyan Slat
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 National Affairs

13. PM Modi to inaugurate 'Aadi Mahotsav' in Delhi on February 16

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  • Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 15-day 'Aadi Mahotsav' at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi on February 16, 2023.
  • TRIFED, an organization of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, will organize the “Aadi Mahotsav – National Tribal Festival”.
  • Aim: To provide direct market access to the tribal master craftsmen and women in large metros and State capitals.
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Daily GK Update: 14th February 2023

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