Daily GK Update: 27th August 2022

National & International Appointments

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit (64 years) has been sworn-in as the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI), succeeding Justice NV Ramana
President Draupadi Murmu administered him oath at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
He will have a short tenure of 74 days and will hold office till Nov 8, 2022
He was involved in some landmark judgements like that of Triple Talaq case
Constitution grants power to the President of India to appoint CJI, in consultation with outgoing chief justice.

Sports

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has defeated Spain's David Anton Guijarro in the ninth and final round with 7.5 points and a performance rating of 2893 to win the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters chess tournament.
He has gained 35 Elo rating points after the recently concluded Chess Olympiad in India.
The second spot in the Abu Dhabi Masters was claimed by Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov after defeating Iran's M Amin Tabatabaei.

Sports

Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has won the Javelin Throw competition at the Lausanne Diamond League with a best throw of 89.08 metre.
He became the first Indian to clinch the prestigious Diamond League Meet title.
He has thus qualified for the Diamond League Finals, which will take place in Zurich, Switzerland on 7th and 8th September.
He is also now qualified for the 2023 World Championships, which is to be held in in Budapest, Hungary.

International Affairs

Germany has launched world's first fleet of 14 hydrogen-powered passenger trains, replacing 15 diesel trains that previously operated on nonelectrified tracks in the state of Lower Saxony.
These 14 trains use hydrogen fuel cells to generate electricity that powers the engines.
They have a range of up to 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) and a maximum speed of 140 kmph (87 mph).
It is manufactured by French company Alstom and are operated by regional rail company LNVG.

National Affairs

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and NITI Aayog will establish more than 500 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) in Jammu and Kashmir to nurture an innovative mind-set among high school students.
It will encourage young minds in the field, and challenge students to become producers of products themselves instead of consumer
AIM was launched to create and promote an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship across the country via school, university, research, MSME, etc.

National & International Appointments

Senior RJD MLA Awadh Bihari Chaudhary unanimously has been elected as the Speaker of Bihar Assembly under Nitish kumar-RJD led Mahagathbandhan.
Election for the post of Speaker was necessitated following the resignation of Vijay Kumar Sinha from the post in the changed political scenario in Bihar.
Chief Minister of Bihar: Nitish Kumar
Deputy CM of Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav

Arts & Culture

Three-day 8th edition of the International Film Festival of Shimla has begun at Gaiety Theater, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
The festival will screen around 86 films and will be participated by 50 directors from India and abroad.
There are 27 films in the international category, 34 Indian films, 4 Himachali films, and 15 National Award-winning films will be screened.
Film exhibition organized by the National Film Archives of India, Pune will be displayed at the venue.

State Affairs

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has announced to establish and provide all possible support to the first ‘Divyang Park’ of Maharashtra in Nagpur.
It will have different kind of facilities for Divyangjans like sensory garden, textile Pathway touch, smell garden, skill training facility, rehabilitation facility, Sports-infotainment etc
During the occasion, ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for distribution of aids and assistive devices to Senior citizens was also held.

National & International Appointments

Associate Professor of SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Ananth Narayan Gopalkrishnan has been appointed as the fourth whole-time member (WTM) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
He has been appointed for an initial period of 3 years.
Other WTMs: SK Mohanty, Ashwani Bhatia, Ananta Barua
Prior to SP Jain, Narayan was the Regional Head of Financial Markets for ASEAN and South Asia at Standard Chartered Bank
SEBI’s chairperson: Madhabi Puri Buch

Agreement

Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed MoU with LFV Air Navigation Services of Sweden at Headquarters of AAI in New Delhi
It will bring together two air navigation service providers, India and Sweden, with demonstrated capabilities in building and operationalizing the next generation of sustainable aviation technology, to explore smart aviation solutions.
It will pave the way for bi-lateral exchange of aviation expertise and technology between the two countries.