Daily GK Update: 27th July 2022

 Sports

1. India will host 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup

• International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that India will host the 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup.
• The 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup event will be host by Bangladesh, while the 2026 edition will be held in England.
• Sri Lanka has secured hosting rights for the 2027 Women’s T20 Champions Trophy.
• The host countries were selected by a competitive bidding process overseen by a Board sub-committee chaired by Martin Snedden, which included Sourav Ganguly.
• ICC HQ: Dubai

 National & International Appointments

2. Bajram Begaj sworn-in as the president of Albania

• Bajram Begaj has been sworn-in as the President of the Republic of Albania and becomes the ninth president of the country.
• He is the fifth president in the history of Albania to have a military background.
• He was elected as president on June 4, 2022 after receiving 78 votes in favour out of 83 votes.
• He was a major general and hold the post of chief of general staff of the Albanian Armed Forces.
• Albania’s Capital: Tirana; Currency: Albanian lek

 National Affairs

3. The Ramsar sites of India increases to 54, five new sites added

• India has designated five new wetlands of international importance, increase the total number of Ramsar sites in the country to 54 from 49.
• Five new wetland sites are:
  • Tamil Nadu: Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest & Pichavaram Mangrove
  • Mizoram: Pala wetland
  • Madhya Pradesh: Sakhya Sagar
• The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (international treaty) aims at the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
• World Wetlands Day: 2 February

 National & International Organizations

4. World Airport Traffic Dataset 2021 released

• The Airports Council International has published World Airport Traffic Dataset, in which Delhi Airport placed 13th on the list of the world’s busiest airports for 2021.
• IGIA has witnessed 3.7 crore passenger footfall in 2021.
• The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has topped the 2021 ranking with  7.6 crore footfall of passengers.
• Airports Council International HQ:  Montreal, Canada
• International Civil Aviation Day: 7 December

 Obituaries

5. Padma Shri awardee, Sushovan Bandyopadhyay passes away

• Sushovan Bandyopadhyay, fondly known as Bengal's 'one rupee doctor' has passed away at 84 due to kidney related ailments.
• His name was recorded in the Guinness World Records for treating the maximum number of patients.
• In 2020, he was awarded the Padma Shri by President, Ram Nath Kovind.
• He was a former MLA from Bolpur seat and had contested on a Congress ticket in 1984, but after the formation of Trinamool Congress, he became the president of Birbhum district.

 Banking & Finance

6. HDFC Securities joins hands with Equitas SFB to offer demat services

• HDFC Securities Ltd has partnered with Equitas SFB to provide demat accounts, and broking and investment services to its customers.
• Equitas Small Finance Bank will offer its customers 3-in-1 account, to access the services of HDFC Securities.
• With this partnership, Equitas Small Finance customers will be able to open their demat account for buying and selling shares and trading in futures, commodities, and currencies.
• MD & CEO, HDFC securities Ltd: Dhiraj Relli 

 Banking & Finance

7. LIC reduce stake in Sun Pharma by 2%

• Life insurance corporation (LIC) has has reduced shareholding in Sun Pharmaceuticals by selling 2% stake, in the company for about Rs 3,882 crore, to 5.024%.
• The shares were sold through open market transactions during the period from May 17,2021 to July 22, 2022.
• As per the norms of Sebi, listed companies are required to intimate the stock exchanges when their shareholding in an entity falls by 2% or more.
• LIC Chairperson: M R Kumar; Headquarters: Mumbai

 Obituaries

8. Nobel Peace prize winner, David Trimble passes away

• The Nobel peace prize winner, former first minister of Northern Ireland, David Trimble has passed away at 77.
• He was also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper Bann from 1990 to 2005.
• He was known as the architect of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, which ended the 30 years of disputes in Northern Ireland.
• In October 1998, John Hume and David Trimble were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to ended the conflict in Northern Ireland.

 Banking & Finance

9. Rajasthan signs pact with Telangana to set up Women's bank in Rajasthan

• Rajasthan Grameen Aajivika Vikas Parishad (RGAV) has signed an agreement with Stree Nidhi-Telangana to set up a financial institution for women in Rajasthan.
• Rajasthan Mahila Nidhi is being set up in Rajasthan on the lines of Telangana's Stree Nidhi model.
• Rajasthan's CM, Ashok Gehlot had announced the setting up a bank run by women in the state budget 2022-23.
• Women's economic empowerment would get a boost and they would be able to get loans for their enterprises.

 State Affairs

10. Haryana CM launches 'smart e-beat' system for Gurugram police

• Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar has launched an application based system, named 'Smart E-Beat' for police attendance and real-time monitoring of patrolling by personnel in Gurugram.
• This system has been introduced in Gurugram under the 'Smart Policing Initiative' (SPI).
• Before this, the policemen deployed at the beat, used to mark their attendance manually. But, this GIS-based system will enable more effective monitoring.

 Banking & Finance

11. IMF reduces GDP forecast of India for FY23 to 7.4%

• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for India for the current financial year (FY23) to 7.4%.
• The IMF has also reduced the growth forecast for FY24 to 6.1% as against 6.9% earlier.
• Reason: Due to less favourable external conditions and more rapid policy tightening.
• IMF Headquarters: Washington D.C.; Managing Director: Kristalina Georgieva; Chief Economist: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

 Banking & Finance

12. Piramal Enterprises receives approval from RBI to start NBFC business

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Piramal Enterprises to start their non-banking finance company (NBFC) business without accepting public deposits.
• The RBI has grant license under Section 45 IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
• The license was received by the Company on 26th July, 2022.
• Last year, the Piramal Enterprises board approved the demerger of its pharmaceuticals business and simplification of the corporate structure.

 Sports

13. Mastercard replace Paytm as title sponsor for all BCCI matches in India

• Mastercard would replace Paytm as the title sponsor for all international and domestic cricket matches, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
• The board has accepted the plea of Paytm for the reassignment of its title rights.
• Since 2015, Paytm has been the title sponsor of  BCCI and renewed the contract in August 2019.
• The current agreement between Paytm and the BCCI runs from September 2019 to March 31, 2023.