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DAILY DOSE 7TH DEC CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 7TH DEC CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) India ranked 48th in ICAO’s international aviation safety ranking 2022

  • India ranked 48th position in the global aviation safety ranking released by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on 5 Dec 2022.
  • India’s score in terms of effective implementation of key safety elements has improved to 85.49%, putting it ahead of Chinal (49), Israel (50), and Turkey (54).
  • Four years ago, India was in the 102nd position.
  • Singapore has topped the chart.

 

2) 5th European Union-India Competition Week inaugurates on 5 Dec 2022

  • The European Union-India Competition Week, the 5th edition, was inaugurated in New Delhi on 5 December 2022.
  • The Competition Week is scheduled to be held during 5-7 December 2022.
  • This technical cooperation program has provided a platform for dialogue and exchange of good practices between competition authority officials and experts from the EU and India.
  • CCI Headquarters: New Delhi

 

3) ‘City of Joy’ author Dominique Lapierre passes away at 91

  • The Author of bestselling books “Freedom at Midnight” and “City of Joy” Dominique Lapierre died on 4 Dec’22
  • Dominique Lapierre in partnership with USA writer Larry Collins wrote six books that have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide.
  • ‘City of joy’ was about the hardships of a rickshaw puller in Kolkata & ‘Freedom at Midnight’ was about the Independence movement in India.

 

4) ‘City of Joy’ author Dominique Lapierre passes away at 91

  • The Author of bestselling books “Freedom at Midnight” and “City of Joy” Dominique Lapierre died on 4 Dec’22
  • Dominique Lapierre in partnership with USA writer Larry Collins wrote six books that have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide.
  • ‘City of joy’ was about the hardships of a rickshaw puller in Kolkata & ‘Freedom at Midnight’ was about the Independence movement in India.

 

5) Canara Bank wins Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022

  • Canara Bank won the ‘Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022″ for India segment at the Global Banking Summit held in London in December 2022.
  • Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer LV Prabhakar received the award from the organisers.
  • The Banker’s magazine is a premier global banking and finance resource for more than 180 countries across the world.

 

6) India to receive $100 billion in remittances in 2022: World Bank

  • As per the World Bank report “Migration and Development Brief, India is set to receive $100 billion as remittances in 2022.
  • In 2021 India received $89.4 billion in remittances.
  • India is the 1st country in the world to receive $100 billion in remittances from migrant workers abroad.
  • With a share of 23% of total remittances, the US surpassed the UAE as the top source country in 2020-21.

 

7) Dr. BR Ambedkar’s 66th death anniversary: 6 December

  • India observes 6 Dec as Mahaparinirvan Divas to mark the death anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar.
  • On 6 Dec 1956, he passed away.
  • The day is observed to commemorate his contribution to society.
  • BR Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution, was born on April 14, 1891.
  • He was also among the 7 members of the drafting committee who prepared a draft of the Constitution of independent India.

 

9) Know About: World Bank

  • The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.
  • The U.S., Japan, China, Germany and the U.K. have the most voting power.
  • President: David Malpass
  • Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
  • Founded: July 1944
  • Founders: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White

 

 


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