Daily GK Update: 7th May 2023

Sports

Indian weightlifter, Bindyarani Devi has won the silver in the women's 55kg category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023, held in South Korea.
She had lifted a total weight of 194kg (snatch 83kg and 111kg in clean & jerk) in the non-Olympic 55kg category.
Chen Guan Ling (China) won the gold medal with a combined lift of 204kg (snatch 90kg + clean & jerk 114kg) and Vo Thi Quynh Nhu (Vietnam) won the bronze with a lift of 192kg.

National & International Appointments

Accenture board has appointed Ajay Vij as the MD of Accenture India, succeeded Rekha M. Menon, who retired after 20 years.
He will be responsible for expanding his current responsibilities as Corporate Services & Sustainability lead to provide overall leadership and drive coordinated decision-making.
While Sandeep Dutta will lead the company's Market Unit
He will serve as the company's India business lead and drive business and operations.

Banking & Finance

Capital Small Finance Bank Limited has partnered with Max Life Insurance Company Limited to offer life insurance offerings to Capital SFB’s customers.
Capital SFB would offer its customers a range of savings, protection, retirement, and group life insurance plans of Max Life.
Capital SFB has also partnered with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Limited and HDFC life insurance Limited to provide their life insurance products.
MD & CEO, Capital SFB: Sarvjit Singh Samra

State Affairs

The Centre for Innovation Incubation Research and Entrepreneurship was inaugurated at the KITS Warangal campus in Telangana.
It was inaugurated by Telangana's IT Minister K Taraka Ramarao.
The govt has promoted innovation and entrepreneurship in the student community to inculcate research and innovative skills among the students, faculty, and young researchers.
Aim: To face the latest Engineering, technological, and entrepreneurship challenges in the 21st Century.

Important Dates

World Athletics Day 2023 is observed every year on May 7 to mark the importance of athletes and sportspersons globally.
The theme for World Athletics Day 2023 is 'Athletics for All – A New Beginning'.
This day was established by the late Primo Nebiolo, the then-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
The first World Athletics Day was held on May 15, 1996.
The IAAF was founded in Stockholm, Sweden on July 17, 1912.

Banking & Finance

BharatPe Group has rebranded its multi-brand loyalty program, Payback India to Zillion.
Aim: To target customers across age groups and add a new dimension to their overall shopping experience, across categories and brands
Zillion will offer a wide range of options for customers to earn and redeem at a wide range of partners across the country.
The customers will be able to earn ‘Zillion coins’ for their routine spending.
BharatPe CEO (Interim): Nalin Negi

Defense

Indian naval sailing vessel, Tarini will be returned to India after a six-month-long transoceanic intercontinental expedition.
It commenced from Goa on November 17, 2022, and is scheduled to be completed at the same venue on May 24, 2023.
During the expedition, Tarini sailed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil via Cape Town, South Africa, participating in Cape to Rio Race 2023
Tarini will complete an arduous 17,000 nautical miles passage when she touches the Indian shores again

Summits & Conferences

NMCG and the National Institute of Urban Affairs jointly organized the ‘River-Cities Alliance Global Seminar: Partnership for Building International River-Sensitive Cities’ in New Delhi.
Aim: To provide a platform for officials of member cities and international stakeholders to discuss and learn good practices for managing urban rivers
This seminar has witnessed the participation from Embassies/High Commissions of selected countries and their respective river cities.

Defense

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its 64th Raising Day on May 07, 2023, at all its detachments across the country.
On this occasion, BRO-centric software, developed as part of the ‘Digital India’ initiative, was also launched.
PM has also praised the initiative by BRO Project Dantak to commemorate the 64th Raising Day.
About Project DANTAK:
- This project was established on 24th April 1961.
- DANTAK was tasked to construct the pioneering motorable roads.

National Affairs

India has operationalized the Sittwe Port in Myanmar with the departure of the inaugural shipment, the MV-ITT LION (V-273), from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata.
It is a part of the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport project.
IT carried 20,000 bags containing 1,000 metric tonnes of cement and is expected to reach Sittwe Port on 9 May.
It was built under a grant of assistance from the Indian government.
Aim: To boost trade and commerce between the two countries