Daily GK Update: 20th May 2023

By Rinku Thakur|Updated : May 20th, 2023

 National & International Appointments

1. Siddaramaiah took oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka 2

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  • Siddaramaiah took oath as the 24th Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second time, following the party’s resounding victory in the recently concluded assembly elections.
  • Apart from him, DK Shivakumar was sworn in as the cabinet minister and has been designated as the sole deputy chief minister of Karnataka.
  • Karnataka has a parliamentary system of government with Legislative Assembly, and Legislative Council.
  • Capital of Karnataka: Bangalore.

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 Defense

2. Indo-Indonesia bilateral Exercise Samudra Shakti-23 concluded in South Chin

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  • The 4th edition of the Indo-Indonesia bilateral Exercise titled ‘Samudra Shakti-23’ concluded in the South China Sea.
  • The sea phase of the exercise was held from 17th to 19th May 2023 witnessed the participation of ASW corvette INS Kavaratti with integral Chetak helicopter and a Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
  • Sea phase was preceded by a harbour phase which saw professional interactions.
  • Samudra Shakti exercise was first held in 2018.

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 Banking & Finance

3. RBI withdraws Rs 2000 notes from circulation under Clean Note Policy

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  • RBI has decided to withdraw Rs 2000 denomination banknotes from circulation under the Clean Note Policy.
  • The policy says that 2,000-rupee notes will continue to be legal tender but will not be ciculated.
  • RBI has said members of the public may deposit Rs 2,000 banknotes into their bank accounts or exchange them for banknotes of other denominations.
  • Exchange of Rs 2000 banknotes of other denominations can be made up to a limit of Rs 20,000 at a time from 23rd May, 2023.

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 Summits & Conferences

4. Ministry of Civil Aviation organizes Curtain Raiser event for Wings India

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  • Ministry of Civil Aviation in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has organized a curtain raiser ahead of Wings India 2024 in New Delhi on 18th May 2023.
  • The ministry has also unveiled the event and promo video and released the Wings India 2024 brochure.
  • Wings India 2024 is expected to be Asia's largest event on Civil Aviation on Commercial, General and Business Aviation and will bring together various stakeholders.

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 National Affairs

5. Ministry of Education and World Bank organize School-to-Work Transition

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  • Ministry of Education and World Bank has organized a one of its kind workshops on School-to-Work Transition under the STARS Program in Mumbai.
  • This workshop was attended by the Secretaries of Education and Skill Department of the six STARS states: Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Odisha, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
  • STARS program was launched for strengthening of Vocational Education and the workshop focused on discussion on a Skill Gap analysis.

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 National & International Appointments

6. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and K V Viswanathan sworn in as SC judges

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  • Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate, K V Viswanathan was sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court, administered by Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud.
  • With this enhancement, the working strength of Supreme Court has reached its sanctioned judge strength of 34.
  • KV Viswanathan is the tenth lawyer who has directly been appointed from the Bar to the Supreme Court bench.
  • Justice Mishra was serving as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

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 International Affairs

7. 2025 to be observed as 'special tourism year' in Nepal

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  • The decade of the 2080s of Bikram Samvat will be marked as 'the Visit Nepal decade' and 2025 as the special year for tourism
  • This was announced by the President of Nepal Ram Chandra Paudel while presenting the policies/ programmes
  • As per the latest statistics maintained by Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal recorded the arrival of over 3.26 lakh foreign tourists in the first 4 months of 2023
  • President has announced that timely revisions would be made to tourism-related law.

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 National Affairs

8. J&K Chief Secretary launches quiz and photo competitions “G20 in Kashmir"

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  • Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, Arun Kumar Mehta has launched open quiz and photo competitions about “G20 in Kashmir” on the MyGov portal in Srinagar ‘www.jk.mygov.in’.
  • The competition is aimed at promoting G20 awareness and its understanding among the citizen and can also foster critical thinking skills amongst students.
  • Regarding the G20 Photo Competition, the participants have to submit photographs capturing G20 landscapes in J&K 

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 Schemes

9. Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships awarded to 300 students across Sri Lanka

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  • School students from all 25 districts across Sri Lanka have received the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships.
  • This scholarship provides Rs 2500 Lankan per student every month to the top six students from each district, based on merit cum means.
  • In 2023, two batches of scholarships were awarded simultaneously to compensate for the disruptions caused by COVID-19 during the 2021-2022 period.

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 Sports

10. India win 3 gold and a bronze medal in Archery World Cup Stage 2 at Shangha

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  • Teenage Indian archer Prathamesh Jawkar (Archery World Cup Stage 2) defeated the world number one Mike Schloesser of the Netherlands to win a maiden World Cup gold medal in the men's individual compound section.
  • In the non-Olympic compound section, India bagged 2 gold with the mixed team duo of Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha Vennam beating top-seeded Korean team 156-155.
  • Mixed team duo of Sheetal & Rakesh also bagged gold.

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Daily GK Update: 20th May 2023

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