Daily GK Update: 1st December 2022

 Defense

1. Indian Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Corps conducts 'EX Sudarshan Prahar'

• Sudarshan Chakra Corps of Indian Army has conducted Exercise Sudarshan Prahar in the deserts of Rajasthan on 30th November 2022.
• Focus: On the synergised application of combat power through the integration of force multipliers & practising new battle techniques
• The exercise was attended by Lt Gen AK Singh, Goc-in-C, Southern Command.
• About India Army:
  • Headquarters: New Delhi
  • Motto: Service Before Self
  • Chief: General, Manoj Pande

 Important Dates

2. Nagaland celebrates 60th statehood day

• Nagaland has observed its 60th Statehood day on 1st Dec 2022.
• It became the 16th State of the Union of India on 1st December 1963.
• On the occasion, the Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio has launched 'SAHYOG project' of Nagaland Police and also flagged off Nagaland Police Special Operation Group Vehicles.
• Nagaland has also hosted the 23rd Hornbill Festival 2022 at Naga Heritage Village Kisama from 1st-10th December 2022.
• Chief guest of this festival(2022): VP Jagdeep Dhankhar

 Important Dates

3. World AIDS Day 2022: 1st December 2022

• World AIDS Day is observed annually on December 1 to raise awareness and encourages progress in HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and care.
• Theme 2022: 'Equalize'
• Focus of theme: To highlight the particular inequalities faced by HIV patients and to press for the actions needed to address them.
• WHO has founded this day on December 1 in 1988.
• In August 1988, James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter have conveyed the idea of AIDS day to the Director of AIDS Global Program.

 Honours & Awards

4. Manthan Platform wins the Best Tech Initiative Award

• The Manthan platform won NSEIT the Best Tech Initiative of the Year at the Dun & Bradstreet Business Excellence Awards 2022.
• Reason: For building the technology infrastructure to support Manthan
• Manthan is a platform that promotes collaboration at scale between industry and the scientific research and development ecosystem.
• The development of the platform was conceptualized and implemented by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), GoI.

 Obituaries

5. Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin passes away

• Former leader of China, Jiang Zemin, who came to power after the Tiananmen Square protests, has been passed away at 96 due to leukaemia and multiple organ failure.
• He was the Communist Party general secretary for 13 years.
• As the general secretary, he has guided China's rise to global economic power as he welcomed capitalists into the Communist Party.
• He had also helped pulling in foreign investment after China joined the WTO.

 State Affairs

6. Haryana govt has launched Nirogi Haryana project

• Haryana government has Nirogi Haryana project across the state.
• Initial phase: The project has begun in the District Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula.
• The project was inaugurated by Gian Chand Gupta (Haryana Speaker) and Kulbhushan Goyal (Panchkula Mayor).
• Under this project, the urban enlisted Antyodaya population would be covered under this scheme.
• The enlisted beneficiaries will receive ‘amantran patra’ to visit their health facilities on the date as informed.

 State Affairs

7. Uttarakhand named Prasoon Joshi as state's brand ambassador

• The Uttarakhand government has named Prasoon Joshi (CEO and CCO of McCann Worldgroup India) as the state’s brand ambassador.
• He is a native of Uttarakhand.
• He is a prominent and highly awarded member of the Indian advertising and media fraternity.
• He was appointed as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBIC) on 11 August 2017.
• He was awarded Padma Shri in 2015, for his contributions towards the field of Arts, Literature and Advertising.

 National Affairs

8. India' MMR declines to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20

• According to the Special Bulletin released by the Registrar General of India, Maternal Mortality Ratio(MMR) of India has been declined from 130 in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20.
• MMR: The number of maternal deaths during a given time period per one lakh live births. 
• With this, the country has accomplished the National Health Policy target for MMR of less than 100 per lakh live births.
• Target: SDG target of MMR of less than 70 per lakh live births by 2030

 International Affairs

9. India extends financial assistance of 100 million US dollars to Maldives

• India has provided financial assistance of 100 million US dollars to the Maldives.
• The assistance is in the form of budgetary support to tide over the difficult economic situation in the archipelago nation.
• The assistance is being extended without any conditions and Maldives is free to use it in its economic recovery as it deems fit.
• The financial assistance has extended by India to showcase the resilience and reliability of the India-Maldives relationship.

 Banking & Finance

10. YES BANK partners Turtlefin to create tech platform ‘EasyNsure’

• TurtleFin (India's insurtech platform) has collaborated with YES BANK to develop 'EasyNsure', a complete technological platform.
• Turtlefin’s innovative API will enable the platform to provide a slew of holistic insurance solutions at the push of a button.
• EasyNsure: It is a first-of-its-kind proposition for YES BANK, that will bring multiple insurance partners onto a single platform.
• Yes Bank:
  • CEO: Prashant Kumar
  • Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra

 National & International Organizations

11. Three Indian-origin women scientists among Australia's "Superstars Of STEM"

• Three Indian-origin women, Neelima Kadiyala, Dr Ana Baburamani, and Dr Indrani Mukherjee, have been selected as Australia's Superstars of STEM 2022.
• Kadiyala: She is an IT Program Manager at Challenger Limited and has over 15 years of experience delivering extensive transformation programmes.
• Baburamani: She is a scientific advisor in the Department of Defence - Science and Technology Group.
• Mukherjee: She is a deep-time geologist at the University of Tasmania.

 National & International Organizations

12. Gautam Adani tops Forbes India rich list 2022

• As per the Forbes India Rich List 2022, the combined wealth of India’s 100 richest has been increased by $25 billion to $800 billion.
• The top 10 richest Indians are worth a cumulative $385 billion.
• Adani Group chairman, Gautam Adani has bagged the top spot on the list with a net worth of $150 billion.
• He is also the third richest billionaire globally.
• After Adani, Mukesh Ambani ($88 billion) placed second, followed by Radhakishan Damani, Cyrus Poonawalla, and Shiv Nadar

 Banking & Finance

13. India to receive over record $100 billion in remittances in 2022

• According to the World Bank's Migration and Development brief, remittance flows to India are predicted to increase by 12% to $100 billion in 2022.
• While the Mexico is placed second, followed by China, and the Philippines.
• Remittances to India were enhanced by wage hikes and a strong labor market in the United States and other OECD countries.
• Remittances to low and middle-income countries increased by about 5 percent to over $626 billion in 2022.