Daily GK Update - 25th May 2023 Current Affairs

                                                          Current Affairs

                                                          National Affairs

Uttar Pradesh Government launches Mukhya Mantri Nirasrit Govansh Sahbhagita Yojna.

• Under the Mukhya Mantri Nirasrit Govansh Sahbhagita Yojna 11,57,204 destitute cattle will be provided shelter.
• This scheme was launched with an outlay of 1681.61 crore rupees.

U.T. Khader has been elected as speaker of the newly constituted Karnataka Assembly.

• U.T. Khader is going to become the 23rd speaker of the Karnataka Assembly.

INS Tarini returns to India after completing 188 days of an ocean voyage.

• Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini with a six-member crew entered Goa harbor on Tuesday, reaching India after successfully completing a 17,000 NM (nautical mile) trans-ocean inter-continental voyage after 188 days.

India is going to triple the speed of its fastest supercomputer.

• Currently, India’s fastest civilian supercomputers are Pratyush and Mihir.
• The speed of supercomputers is measured in ‘flops’ and the combined capacity of Pratyush and Mihir is 6.8 petaflop.

Uttar Pradesh Government launches ‘Pahal’ for rural students.

• Pahal is an online education program that was launched for rural students.

Maharashtra Government Launches ‘Shasan Aplya Dari’ Initiative.

• ‘Shasan Aplya Dari’ Initiative was launched by Maharashtra Government to Bring Government Schemes and Services to Citizens’ Doorsteps.

                                                         International Affairs

India signs migration mobility pact with Australia.

• India and Australia signed a migration partnership agreement aimed at making it easier for students, academics, and professionals to live, study and work in each other's countries.

Bangladesh-US Joint Naval Exercise held in Chattogram.

• The 'Tiger Shark 40' Joint Bangladesh-US Naval drill Exercise has commenced at BNS Nirvik in Chattogram.

                                                                 Economy

FDI Inflows declined by 16% to $ 71 billion.

• Foreign Direct Investment in India declined by 16% in India by $71 billion.
• This is the first time in 10 years that FDI has declined.

TATA Group is the only Indian Brand among the top 50 most innovative brands by BCG.

• Boston Consulting Group has released a list of the top most innovative brands.
• TATA Group is the only brand from India that was able to get a place among the top 50 most innovative brands.
• This list was topped by Apple followed by Tesla and Amazon.

                                                               Appointment

Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been reappointed as Chairman of Paytm.

• Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Vijay Shekhar Sharma as part-time chairman of Paytm for one year.

Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Tripura.

• Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Tripura Tourism.

                                                          Awards and Honours

Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won the International Booker Prize.

• Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won the International Booker Prize for Time Shelter, which is a dark comic novel.

                                                                     Sports

Dr. K. Govindaraj was elected As the New President of the Basketball Federation of India.

• Dr. K. Govindaraj was elected as the President of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Asia.
• He is also the President of the Basketball Federation of India and President of the Karnataka Olympic Association.

Namdev Shirgaonkar has been elected as  President of Taekwondo India

• Namdev Shirgaonkar has been re-elected unopposed as the President of India Taekwondo in elections for the executive committee.