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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 23 November 2022
Biggest Manipur Festival Sangai 2022
- The Biggest Tourism Festival Of Manipur – Sangai Festival On 21 November 2022 At Moirang Khunou In Bishnupur District Of Manipur Inaugurated By Union Minister For Tourism G Kishan Reddy.
- The Festival Which Started In 2010 Is Being Held After A 2 Year Gap Due To Covid.
- To Highlight The Uniqueness Of The Shy And Gentle Deer Known As The Sangai In The Region, The Festival Is Called Sangai Festival .
- It Is A Rare Species Of Deer Which Is Also The State Animal Of Manipur.
- Theme Of The Sangai Festival 2022:‘ Festival Of Oneness’.
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World Heritage Week 2022
- The Department Of Archives, Archaeology And Museums Celebrates World Heritage Week Starting From November 19 To November 25, 2022.
- The World Heritage Week Is Observed To Encourage The Conservation Of Culture And Heritage.
- The World Heritage Week Is Celebrated By The Archaeological Survey Of India & It Is Also Celebrated By UNESCO And Other International Organisations.
- India Follows Various Approaches On World Heritage Day (18 April) And World Heritage Week (19-25 November) To Celebrate The Spirit Of The World Heritage Convention.
- Providing Free Admission At Ticketed Monuments, Involving Youth And Children Through Painting Competitions, Publishing Books On World Heritage, Among Others Are Some Of These Initiatives.
- The Member States Of UNESCO Adopted The World Heritage Convention In 1972.
- Uttar Pradesh Has The Highest Numbers Of Monuments (Total: 3,691 Monuments).
- 40 Are Listed Under The UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
- India Has The 6th Largest Number Of Heritage Sites In The World.
- It Is Important To Encourage The Conservation Of These Sites By Celebrating The Heritage Week.
- Archaeological Survey of India:
- Founded: 1861
- Director General: V. Vidyavathi
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Founder: Alexander Cunningham
- Parent Organisation: Ministry Of Culture
Australian Parliament Approves FTA With India
- Australian PM Anthony Albanese Announced Country’s Free Trade Agreement With India Has Been Passed By The Australian Parliament.
- The India- Australia Economic Cooperation And Trade Agreement (“Indaus ECTA”) Was Signed Virtually In The Presence of Narendra Modi And Scott Morison.
- 12,000 Indian Goods (More Than 90%) Will Get Duty-free Access To The Australian Market.
- In The Next 5 Years, It Will Cover 100% Of Indian Goods.
- About 70% Of Australian Products Will Get Duty-free And Concessional Access To The Indian Market (Will Increase To 85 % In 10 Years).
- Dairy Sector Is Out Of The Trade Deal.
- Indian Exporters In Labour-intensive Ones Like Agriculture, Textiles & Garments And Pharmaceuticals Will Get Duty-free Access To The Australian Market.
- The Deal Also Agrees Freer Mobility Of Skilled Professionals From India.
- India Majorly Exports Petroleum Products, Gems And Jewellery, Textiles And Apparels, Engineering Goods, Leather, Chemicals To Australia.
- Australia Is The 17th Largest Trading Partner Of India And India Is Australia’s 9th Largest Partner.
India Will Chair Global Partnership On AI – 2022-23
- In Tokyo, The Ministry Of Electronics And IT Said That India Will Take Over The Chairmanship Of The Global Partnership On Artificial Intelligence (2022-23) From France.
- It Is An International Initiative To Support Responsible And Human-Centric Development And The Use Of AI.
- GPAI Includes 25 Member Countries, Like the US, the UK, European Union, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, And Singapore.
- India Joined The GPAI In 2020 As A Founding Member.
- By 2035, Artificial Intelligence Is Expected To Add 967 Billion US Dollars To The Indian Economy.
- It Is Also Predicted To Add 450 To 500 Billion US Dollars To India’s GDP By 2025.
Russia – The Biggest Supplier Of Fertilizers To India
- Russia Becomes The Biggest Supplier Of Fertilizers To India In The 1st Half Of The 2022-23 Financial Year Replacing China.
- The Russians Offered Its Fertilizers To India At A High Discount After The Global Fertilizer Prices Jumped During The Russia-Ukraine War.
- Russia’s Share In Indian Imports Was Around 6% In The 2021/22 Financial Year While China Was Around 24%.
- India’s Fertilizer Imports From Russia Increased By 371% To A Record 2.15 Million Tonnes In The 1st 6 Months Of The Year (April- September 2022).
- India, Which Is A Major Importer Of Urea, Aims To Become Self-sufficient By 2024.
- Russia And Belarus Were A Major Exporter Of Fertilizers In The World.
World Fisheries Day – 2022
- World Fisheries Day Is Celebrated Annually On the 21st of November & Its Aims To Highlighting The Critical Importance Of Healthy Ocean Ecosystems And To Ensure Sustainable Stocks Of Fisheries In The World.
- Fisheries Sector Play A Vital Role In The Socio-economic Development Of Fisherfolk.
- This Sector Has Been Recognized As A Powerful Income And Employment Generator as it Creates Growth Of A Number Of Adjacent Industries & Is A Source Of Cheap And Nutritious Food.
- It Is The Source Of Livelihood For A Large Section Of the Economically Backward Population Of Our World.
- It Is Very Important To Find Solutions To the Challenges Faced By This Industry For The Development Of Our World And To Address These Problems.
- The First World Fisheries Day Was Celebrated On November 21, 2015.
- WFF (World Fisheries Forum) Was Established Around 1997.
OECD Cuts India Growth Rate To 6.6 %In 2022
- The Organisation For Economic Co-operation And Development (OECD) Has Recently Cut The Expected Growth Rate Of The Economy Of India In 2022 To 6.6% From Its Earlier Forecast Of 6.9% But It Has Retained Its Earlier Prediction Of 5.7% In 2023.
- OECD Expects The World Economy To Grow By 3.1% Down From 5.9% Growth In 2021.
- It Expects The Growth To Be 2.2 % In 2023 And 2.7% In 2024.
- Europe Has Been Hit Hardest Due To The Russia -Ukraine War And The High Energy Prices.
- Germany Is Expected To Contract By -0.3% In 2022.
- U.S. Is Expected To Grow By 1.8% This Year, 0.5% In 2023 And 1.0% In 2024.
- China Growth Was Seen Rising From 3.3% This Year To 4.6% In 2023 And 4.1% In 2024.
- Organisation Of Economic Cooperation & Development:
- It Was Established On 16 December 1960 By 18 European Countries And The United States, Canada.
- It Is A Think Tank That Encourages The Free Market Economy.
- Member Countries: 38 Member, Headquarter: Paris, France
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- Who Is The Current Union Minister For Tourism?
- Nirmala Sitharaman
- Nitin Gadkari
- G Kishan Reddy
- Prabhat Patel
ANSWER: C
- What Was The Theme Of The Sangai Festival 2022?
- Festival Everyday
- Festival Of Oneness
- Sangai: My Festival
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- Sangai, In Manipur, Is A Rare Species Of ______?
- Tiger
- Horse
- Elephant
- Deer
ANSWER: D
- World Heritage Week 2022 Is Observed On ?
- 17-23 Nov
- 19-24 Nov
- 19-26 Nov
- 19-25 Nov
ANSWER: D
- World Heritage Day Is Observed On Which Day?
- 26 June
- 18 March
- 18 April
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- ___Was The Chairman Of The 21st Law Commission Of India?
- Justice Prabhakar Swami
- Justice Manikarnan
- Justice BS Chauhan
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Which Indian State Has the Highest Numbers Of Monuments?
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
- Bihar
ANSWER: C
ANSWER: B
- Who Is The Current Director General Of the Archaeological Survey of India Is?
- V. Vidyavathi
- Rajendra Shukla
- O.P Pandit
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- India Will Take Over The Chairmanship Of Global Partnership On AI From Which Country?
- Germany
- Italy
- France
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
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