Daily GK Update: 3rd December 2022

 Honours & Awards

1. Canara Bank wins Banker’s Bank of the Year Award at Global Banking Summit

• Canara Bank has won the "Banker's Bank of the Year Award 2022" for the Indian segment of the Global Banking Summit.
• The public sector lender has been adjudged as the Best Bank in India for 2022.
• The event was held in London where the bank’s MD and CEO L V Prabhakar received the award from the organisers.
• The Bankers’ Bank of the year awards are considered to be like Oscar awards for the banking sector.

 National & International Appointments

2. Wearables brand Noise signs Virat Kohli as brand ambassador

• Wearables technology company, NOISE has roped in cricketer Virat Kohli as its new brand ambassador for its smartwatch range. 
• Kohli was earlier the brand ambassador of Boltt Games Pvt. Ltd owned Fire-Boltt.
• The former Indian cricket captain saw his brand value drop by 21% to $185.7 million in 2021.
• However, he still topped the rankings in a survey of most valuable Indian celebrities by consultant Kroll Inc.

 Arts & Culture

3. French baguette is added to UNESCO's 'intangible cultural heritage' list

• Baguette, the staple French bread was inscribed into the UN’s list of intangible cultural heritage (ICH).
• UNESCO is a international body which aims at promoting peace and cooperation among nations through education, arts, sciences and culture.
• The baguette is a long and thin loaf made of flour, water, salt and yeast, and is consumed as a staple in France. 
• In March 2021, France nominated the baguette as its candidate for consideration within the UNESCO ICH list. 

 Sports

4. 3rd T20 World Cup cricket tournament for Blind to be held in India

• The third T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind will be held from December 5 to 17, 2022 in India.
• The participating nations for World Cup 2022 are Australia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the host, India. 
• The tournament is being organised to mark the World Disability Day celebrations universally.
• Former India batter Yuvraj Singh is the brand ambassador of the tournament.

 National Affairs

5. Amara Raja Batteries to set up lithium-ion battery unit in Telangana

• Amara Raja Batteries Ltd will be setting up a state-of-the-art research and manufacturing facility for lithium-ion batteries in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. 
• It intends to invest over ₹9,500 crore over the next 10 years in the lithium cell giga factory.
• The facility will be set up with an ultimate capacity up to 16 GWh and a battery pack assembly unit up to 5 GWh.
• The upcoming facilities are expected to provide employment opportunities to about 4,000 people. 

 Schemes

6. PLI scheme to support India’s 2030 dronehub mission launched

• The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified the operational guidelines for the PLI scheme for drones and drone components in India.
• This will fulfill India's aim of becoming a prominent drone manufacturing hub by 2030.
• The govt has approved the PLI scheme with an outlay of Rs 120 crore and the scheme which will be in force till March 31 2025.
• Under the PLI scheme, the total incentive per manufacturer is capped at Rs 30 crore. 

 State Affairs

7. Odisha transforming women SHGs into SMEs

• Odisha Govt announced to transform the SHGs into Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and turn them into vibrant financial hubs.
• It is to be noted that six lakh SHGs are working in Odisha. 
• The government’s decision to provide interest-free loans of up to Rs 5 lakh to the women under Mission Shakti will benefit lakhs of women.
• Mission Shakti intiative started in 2001  has now become a huge force of 70 lakh empowered women in Odisha.

 Honours & Awards

8. SS Rajamouli wins Best Director at New York Film Critics Circle

• Filmmaker SS Rajamouli won the Best Director Award for RRR at the New York Film Critics Circle. 
• The group is one of the first critics’ groups to weigh in on the awards season.
• At the New York Film Critics Circle, Todd Field’s Tar has won the Best Picture of the year, also nabbing Best Actress for Cate Blanchett’s leading performance.
• Colin Farrell won Best Actor for two of his performances this year — After Yang and The Banshees of Inisherin. 

 National Affairs

9. India to assume chairmanship of Wassenaar Arrangement on 1 Jan

• India will assume the chairmanship of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) on 1 January 2023, for a period of one year.
• Wassenaar Arrangement is a multilateral technology control agreement. 
• The primary goal of the organisation is to restrict access to sensitive technologies for terrorist outfits.
• The Wassenaar Arrangement came into being in 1996 and has 42 members. 
• India joined the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) in 2017 and became its 42nd member.

 Honours & Awards

10. India's Greenhouse-in-a-Box startup Kheyti wins 2022 Earthshot Prize

• A Greenhouse-in-a-Box sustainable solution for small farmers Earthshot Prize 2022. 
• The solution has been devised by Telangana startup Kheyti.
• The 1 million pounds Earthshot Prize has been founded by Britain's Prince William and dubbed the Eco Oscars'.
• Kheyti, one of the five winners at a gala green carpet awards ceremony in Boston, won the prize in the Protect and Restore Nature category. 
• Kheyti offers shelter from unpredictable elements and destructive pests.