Daily Current Affairs: 6 December 2022 | Gkseries

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 6 December 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.

Current Affairs for Competitive Exam – 6 December 2022

Ladakh To Soon Have India’s First Dark Night Sky Reserve

Ladakh To Soon Have India’s First Dark Night Sky Reserve: Ladakh is all set to have India’s first Dark Night Sky Reserve at Hanle village in Changthang region. In about eighteen locations in Hanley, powerful telescopes will be installed for stargazing.

More About This Development: The administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh has donated eighteen telescopes to the trained youngsters of Hanley village.

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About The Place: At an elevation of 4,500 meters, Hanley is home for the second-highest optical telescope in the world, established in 2001 by Indian Institute of Astrophysics.

About Its Potential: On his first visit to Hanley, Ladakh Lieutenant Governor RK Mathur was impressed with the area’s unique potential for Astrotourism.

All About The Transition: Following a tripartite MoU between UT Administration, Leh Hill council and Indian Institute of Astrophysics in June this year, necessary approvals from Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of Environment and Forests were issued for Dark sky sanctuary. Tashi Gyaltson, CEC of the Leh Hill Council, and MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, on the other hand, have convinced the villages of the importance of economic development through home stays and new tourism routes. LG Mr Mathur has kept establishment of Dark Sky Sanctuary on priority. He already instructed the concerned authorities to get affiliation with International Dark Sky Association and Star Light Foundation for Hanley Dark Sky Sanctuary. Sanctuary opens up personalized experiences to Astro tourists, economic opportunities for youths through the Telescope operation and villagers from the home stays.

About The Other Planning:

UT administration is also planning for mobile and static planetariums in the region. 24 youths from three hamlets of Hanley were provided with training by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics under the guidance of Engineering Chief Dorjey Angchuk. Locations for the installation of telescopes, including one large telescope in Punguk village, have been found.

National Zoological Park celebrates International Cheetah Day 2022

International Cheetah Day 2022: On December 4th, the National Zoological Park, Delhi Zoo, observed International Cheetah Day and Wildlife Conservation Day in New Delhi. The celebration’s goal is to raise awareness about wildlife conservation among today’s generation. The day is dedicated to encouraging people worldwide to help this animal win the race against extinction. Cheetahs are carnivores and they usually chase down their prey and then bite its throat, killing it by cutting off its air supply (suffocation).

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Notably: The National Zoological Park, New Delhi (Delhi Zoo) in partnership with the Central Zoo Authority celebrated International Cheetah Day in India.

International Cheetah Day 2022: History

A special day dedicated to these incredible racing species holds roots to the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), and an American zoologist and researcher named Dr. Laurie Marker. Dr. Laurie Marker, an American zoologist, is credited with creating International Cheetah Day. Dr. Marker founded the Cheetah Conservation Fund in 1991, and in 2010, she established December 4 as International Cheetah Day. Since that year, the world has been celebrating this day.

According to reports, the day began when Dr. Marker established December 4th as International Cheetah Day in honour of Khayam, a cheetah she reared at the Wildlife Safari she owned in Oregon. Khayam was trained for the first research project in re-wilding and inspired her first trip to Namibia in 1977. Interestingly, International Cheetah Day coincides with the day for wildlife conservation. These global days are an opportunity for people to get closer to mother nature and protect other living beings from being harmed or endangered.

Timeline of crucial events:

• In the 1980s, she created a programme to educate locals to preserve cheetahs instead of killing them. The Cheetah Conservation Fund, which aims to rescue the cheetah, was established in 1991.
• Then, on December 4, 2010, Khayam’s birthday was officially recognised as International Cheetah Day for the first time. Eight cheetahs were brought to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh in 2022 from Namibia, an African nation.

About the Cheetah’s: The cheetah (a big and slender cat with long legs) is popularly known as the fastest animal on earth, it can reach a top speed of 70 mph in just three seconds. Cheetahs hunt during the day, unlike most other big cats, and can weigh between 46 and 158 pounds. At present the majority of the animal is found in Namibia and South Africa.  It was declared as an extinct animal in 1954 by the government. The Indian government has begun an initiative to introduce cheetahs to India from Namibia, where they would be housed in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park.

A book ‘Brave Hearts of Bharat, Vignettes from Indian History’ authored by Vikram Sampath

A book ‘Brave Hearts of Bharat, Vignettes from Indian History’ authored by Vikram Sampath: Brave Hearts of Bharat, Vignettes from Indian History, an anthology of 15 tales of men and women and their indomitable spirit of freedom and courage, was published by Vikram Sampath and released in Delhi. The book is published under Penguin publication. The book chronicles the stories of courage and determination of few individuals, whose stories largely remained untold and therefore unknown for a long time.

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The essence of the book:

Fifteen Brave Men and Women of Bharat, who Never Succumbed to the Challenges of Invaders. But Lost and Forgotten in the Annals of History. This is the Story of these Bravehearts, who Fought to Protect their Rights, Faith and Freedom. History has always been the handmaiden of the victor. ‘Until the lions have their own storytellers,’ said Chinua Achebe, ‘the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter!’ Exploring the lives, times and works of long-forgotten and mostly neglected fifteen unsung heroes and heroines of our past, this book brings to light the contribution of the warriors who not only donned an armour and burst into the battlefield but also kept the flame of hope alive under adverse circumstances.

List of countries at risk of mass killings: India ranked 8th

List of countries at risk of mass killings: India is ranked eighth among the nations with the highest risk of mass murder in 2022 and 2023, according to a new analysis by the US think tank Early Warning Project. India has seen a drop in rank from second position in the earlier year. “India’s shift in rank from second to eighth can be most attributed to an improvement in the freedom of movement for men [which is one of the variables used for the analysis],” the report said.

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Key points in the report:

• Pakistan is estimated to have about a one in six chance of experiencing a new mass killing in 2022 or 2023, it said.
• Among the 162 countries, Yemen came in second, Myanmar third, Ethiopia fifth, Nigeria sixth, and Afghanistan seventh on the list this year, according to the 2022–23 report.
• India has performed worse than Sudan (ninth), Somalia (10th), Syria (11th), Iraq (12th), and Zimbabwe (14th rank).
• According to the report for 2021-2022, India was ranked in the second position among the top 15 highest-risk countries for the last five years.

About the Project: The Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College and the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collaborated on the Project.  A mass killing, as per the report, is 1,000 or more civilians deliberately killed by armed forces (whether government or non-state), over a period of a year or less, because of their membership in a particular group. If they match this definition, virtually all cases of genocide include mass murder, the research stated. The other variables, or ‘risk factors’, used for the analysis include the countries’ basic characteristics (for example, geographic region, population); socioeconomic measures (changes in gross domestic product per capita); measures of governance (restrictions on political candidates and parties); levels of human rights (freedom of movement); and records of violent conflict (battle-related deaths, ongoing mass killings).

Canara Bank won Banker’s Bank of the Year Award

Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022: In the India category, Canara Bank received the “Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022” at the London-based Global Banking Summit. Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer LV Prabhakar received the award from the organisers. Canara Bank has been named the Best Bank in India for 2022 in these prestigious awards for the banking industry. It expressed gratitude to its customers, investors, staff and other stakeholders.

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About the Bankers’ Bank of the year awards:

The Bankers’ Bank of the year awards are considered to be like Oscar awards for the banking sector and the winners are judged on their ability to deliver returns, strategy, innovation, technology and product and services in their respective geographies in the last 12 months.

For more than 180 countries around the world, The Banker’s magazine is a premier source for information on banking and finance. The publication is from the house of Financial Times (FT) group, which is the British-based global financial daily newspaper founded in 1888.

About the Canara bank:

Canara Bank is a public sector bank in India that is controlled and owned by the Indian government’s Ministry of Finance. Established in 1906 at Mangalore by Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, the bank also has offices in London, Dubai and New York.

Indian tech brand Noise appoints Virat Kohli as new brand ambassador

Indian tech brand Noise appoints Virat Kohli as new brand ambassador: Virat Kohli has been named the new brand ambassador for Indian tech company “Noiseline “‘s of smartwatches. The new partnership will bring together the two domains together which is said to exemplify the brand. According to the corporation, the cooperation will further contribute to growing consumer loyalty and trust. Noise and Virat Kohli- both are leaders in the smart connected lifestyle industry and the cricket world respectively. Moreover, as the brand ambassador has always felt pride in his fitness levels, Noise signed him because of Kohli’s era of super-athletes, which makes him an ideal fit for the brand.

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Noise has claimed to have emerged as one of the strongest Indian brands in the smartwatch segment, reiterating its leadership for nine quarters. Virat Kohli, the most well-known cricketer in India, embodies the brand’s journey in terms of its mass appeal, ability to reinvent and reinvent itself, and consistency in delivery.

Hansraj Gangaram Ahir named as the new NCBC chairperson

National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC): Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, a former Union minister, is now in charge of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). According to a statement from the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, he is an agriculturist by profession. He had been elected four times Member of Parliament from Parliamentary Constituency Chandrapur, Maharashtra and also he was Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. He served as the Government of India’s 16th Lok Sabha’s Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers.

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About National Commission for Backward Classes:

National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) was initially constituted by the Central Govt by the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993. The National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 (27 of 1993) has been repealed through the National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Act, 2018 dated 14.08.2018. The present Commission has been accorded Constitutional Status and constituted through “The Constitution (One Hundred and Second Amendment) Act, 2018” Act dated 11.8.2018, whereby Article 338B has been inserted, forming a Commission for the socially and educationally backward classes to be known as National Commission for Backward Classes.

Spocto Introduces India’s First Debt Collection Innovation Lab

Spocto Introduces India’s First Debt Collection Innovation Lab: The first Innovation Lab (SIL) in India, focused on the debt collection sector of the banking sectors in India and the Middle East, was opened with the help of the world’s top full-stack debt assistance and risk mitigation platform.

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More About This Development:

SIL will work with a variety of bank stakeholders to better understand the NPA situation and how the team might be able to use technology to remedy it.

What Has Been Said:

Sumeet Srivastava, Founder and CEO, spocto, said, “We firmly believe that a credit-led economy is a crucial pillar to achieve the $5 trillion goal of the overall economy set by the Hon Prime Minister of India. With SIL, we aim to tackle the mammoth hurdle of debt resolution and make it seamless by simplifying the entire journey of debt. We have engineers, data scientists and banking experts from diverse geographies coming together to tackle this global issue.

Spocto’s Goal:

Spocto will also promote digitalization in the collections ecosystem by leveraging technology that provide hyperpersonalization and data-driven solutions to improve repayments. The ideas will be finalised in cooperation with a ‘borrower’ focus group comprised of persons from various demographics. Because SIL will collect input from both the borrower and lender sectors, spocto hopes to cut the default rate by 10 per cent by 2025.

Spocto has made immense strides in the collections segment with its work with leading banks. since 2017. Over the course of these years, spocto has interacted with over 54 million end users, processed 100 billion USD in transactions, and collaborated with over 30+ financial institutions around the world.

How SIL Will Impact:

Through an expedited method, SIL is intended to speed development on disruptive technologies such as AI/ML, big data, data security, and so on. SIL is working with all participants in the collecting ecosystem to prepare for the future by taking a digital-first strategy.

Furthermore, in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year, the innovation lab plans to launch three to four technology-driven projects aimed at various categories, including banking partners, NBFCs, collection agencies, fintechs, and end users. By 2023, the initiative alone is estimated to have expanded Spotto’s user base to more over 100 million.

IDFC Mutual Fund to be Renamed Bandhan Mutual Fund

IDFC Mutual Fund to be Renamed Bandhan Mutual Fund: One of the top 10 asset management companies in the nation, IDFC Asset Management Company Limited (AMC), has acquired regulatory approvals for its proposed change of ownership.

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About This Transition:

Securities market regulator SEBI granted the necessary no objection for IDFC AMC’s acquisition by a consortium comprising Bandhan Financial Holdings Limited (BFHL), GIC (GIC), and ChrysCapital (CC).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted its approval, whereas the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had already approved the deal in August 2022. The sale of IDFC AMC and IDFC AMC Trustee Company Limited to the consortium was authorised by the boards of directors of IDFC Limited and IDFC Financial Holding Company Limited in April 2022.

The New Stakes:

Consequent to the completion of the proposed transition, BFHL will own approximately 60% and GIC & CC will own approximately 20% each in IDFC AMC. After the transition is complete, it is proposed that IDFC AMC and IDFC Mutual Fund (MF) be rebranded as Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited and Bandhan Mutual Fund, respectively, with BFHL taking on the role of the Mutual Fund’s Sponsor.

About The Other Changes:

Each scheme of IDFC MF will be renamed to replace the word ‘IDFC’ with the word ‘Bandhan’. The consortium of incoming shareholders envisages the continuity of the current management team and investment processes at IDFC AMC. As a result, the unitholders of IDFC MF would continue to benefit from the same high‐quality investment approach and focus that IDFC AMC is reputed for.

Nagpur Metro successfully created a Guinness World Record

Nagpur Metro successfully created a Guinness World Record: By building the largest double-decker viaduct (metro), which is 3,140 metres long, Nagpur Metro has successfully established a Guinness World Record. There are three metro stations on the 3.14 km double-decker viaduct on Wardha Road: Chhatrapati Nagar, Jai Prakash Nagar, and Ujjwal Nagar. These stations require special planning which are station specific to meet the functional requirements of themetro duly incorporating site specific constraints and double-decker viaduct requirements. These stations represent a significant engineering challenge in terms of thought process, concept, design, and execution.

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About the project:

• The project has already bagged records from Asia Book and India Book. Initially, the alignment of the highway flyover and metro rail were on same existing highway on Wardha Road, with independent piers at alternating locations proposed on the median. After further consideration, it was decided to combine the Highway Flyover with the Metro Rail to form a double-decker viaduct.
• Double decker viaduct carries highway flyover at the first level and Metro Rail at second level making it a three-tier transportation system with the existing highway at ground level. This assisted in avoiding additional land acquisition, saving money on land costs and cutting down on project costs and construction time.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma becomes 6th-highest run scorer for India in ODIs

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma becomes 6th-highest run scorer for India in ODIs: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has surpassed former batter Mohammed Azharuddin to become the sixth-highest run-getter for his country in ODI cricket. The batter set this record while playing for India against Bangladesh in the opening ODI in Dhaka.  Now that he has played in 234 ODI matches, he has scored 9,403 runs in 227 innings, averaging 48.46. He has scored 29 tons and 45 fifties in his ODI career, with the best individual score of 264, which is also the highest score ever in ODIs.

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Azharuddin, who dropped to seventh place, had scored 9,378 runs in 334 matches in 308 innings, averaging 36.92, with seven tonnes, 58 fifty-scores, and the top score of 153.  Other top run scorers for India in ODI cricket include: Sachin Tendulkar (18,426), Virat Kohli (12,353), Saurav Ganguly (11,221), Rahul Dravid (10,768) and MS Dhoni (10,599).

Top 10 Highest run scorer’s in ODI: