Daily GK Update: 5th November 2022

National & International Appointments

KV Kamath has been appointed as an Independent Director and non-executive Chairman for Reliance Strategic Investment Limited (RSIL) for 5 years.
Currently, he is the Chairman of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development.
He was retired from ICICI Bank as MD & CEO in 2009 and continued as chairman till 2015.
He was also appointed as the first president of BRICS Countries bank, NBD.
RSIL will be renamed as Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL).

Sports

The Indian men’s team has clinched its first-ever gold at the Asian Squash Team Championships, held in Cheongju, South Korea.
The Indian team has defeated Kuwait by 2-0 in final.
Saurav Ghoshal and Ramit Tandon have won their games in the final to dole out a 2-0 defeat to Kuwait.
The first game was won by Ramit against Ali Aramezi and the second game won by Saurav against Ammar Altamimi.
It is the biggest win of Indian Men’s Team since 2014 Asian Games Gold.

National & International Appointments

Amit Dasgupta has been appointed as an Honorary Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to the Australia-India bilateral relationship.
He is a tireless promoter of Australia-India relations, challenging the nations’ governments and people to realise the underlying potential of a stronger bilateral relationship.
He served as the Consul-General of India to Sydney from 2009 to 2012.
Australia Capital: Canberra

National & International Appointments

Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) CEO, Mohammad Tayyab Ikram (Macau) has been elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for two years.
He has succeeded Narinder Batra (India) as its full-time chief.
He has defeated Marc Coudron (Belgium) in the 48th FIH Congress.
Batra became the FIH president in 2016, resigned from the post in July.
After the resignation of Batra, Seif Ahmed had served as the acting president of the FIH.

Summits & Conferences

Bhupender Yadav (Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister) will lead Indian delegation to attend the 27th Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27).
The conference will be scheduled to held at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 6th to 18th November.
Aim: To take action toward achieving the world's collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris agreement and the convention
India will also emphasize again its invitation to all countries to join the LiFE movement

Schemes

The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has notified India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF Scheme) for Financial Support for Project Development Expenses of PPP Projects.
Aim: To improve the quality and pace of infrastructure development in the country.
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are being encouraged to bring private capital and efficiency in execution and operation of infrastructure projects
Budgetary outlay: Rs. 100 Crore

National Affairs

Aibawk cluster in the Aizwal district of Mizoram has become the first cluster to be completed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM).
SPMRM was launched by the Prime Minister in February 2016.
Aim of scheme: To provide amenities to rural areas which are perceived to be urban and have the potential to stimulate local economic development.
Such clusters were selected for well-planned and holistic development.

Obituaries

Shyam Saran Negi, the first voter of independent India has been passed away at the age of 106 in Kinnaur, HP.
He had cast his vote for the 34th time on November 2 for the Himachal assembly polls.
He would be cremated with full honours at his village in Kalpa.
In 1951, he was a member of the polling team and vividly remembers that he cast his first vote in Shonthong polling station.
Negi was also made the brand ambassador by the Election Commission.

National Affairs

UP government aims to make one of India’s largest pilgrimage centres, Mathura-Vrindavan a “net zero carbon emission” tourist destination by 2041.
This means that tourist vehicles will be banned from the entire Braj region, which includes famous pilgrim centres such as Vrindavan and Krishna Janmabhoomi.
Instead, only electric vehicles used as public transport will be allowed into the area.
All 252 water bodies and 24 forests in the area will also be revived.

National & International Appointments

Zensar Technologies Ltd has appointed Anant Goenka as interim managing director, who is presently working as MD at Ceat Ltd.
He has been appointed for a term up to the next annual general meeting of the company or 31 July 2023 whichever is earlier subject to requisite approvals.
Reason: As the present CEO Ajay Bhutoria is undergoing treatment for an undisclosed health condition.
There would be no remuneration payable to Anant Goenka in his capacity as interim MD.