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South Africa’s Quinton de Kock announces retirement from Test cricket

South Africa’s Quinton de Kock announces retirement from Test cricket
  • The star wicketkeeper-batsman of South Africa, Quinton de Kock has announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect on December 30, 2021.
  • The 29-year-old former Test captain, De Kock made his Proteas Test debut against Australia in Gqeberha in 2014.
  • Proteas is South Africa’s national cricket team.
  • He played total 54 test matches played, and scored 3300 runs with highest score of 141 not out, at an average of 38.82 and strike rate of 70.93.
Points to Remember:
  1. Quinton de Kock is related to which sports?
  2. Quinton de Kock is from which country?
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/ Daily News, Sports

Prime Minister Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17500 crore in Haldwani

Prime Minister Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17500 crore in Haldwani
  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 23 projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore in Haldwani in Uttarakhand on December 30, 2021.
  • PM also announced a new scheme worth Rs. 2,000 crore to be introduced for the overall development of the water, sewage, road, parking, and street lights infrastructure of Haldwani.
  • One of the project whose foundation stone was laid is the Lakhwar Multipurpose Project. This project was first conceived in 1976 and was pending for many years. It is to be built at a cost of about Rs. 5,750 crore. The plant will produce 300 MW hydro power to supply drinking water to the six states which are Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
  • Apart from this, multiple road projects were also inaugurated or foundation stones were laid, including inauguration of three different stretches of the Chardham all-weather road which have been widened.
  • The foundation stone of AIIMS Rishikesh satellite centre was laid at Udham Singh Nagar and Jagjivan Ram Government Medical College at Pithoragarh.
  • Other foundation stone included Aroma Park at Kashipur and Plastic Industrial Park at Sitarganj
  • Several other projects related to housing, sanitation and drinking water supply across the state were also inaugurated.
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/ Daily News, National

ICRA Projects India’s GDP at 9% in FY22 and FY23

ICRA Projects India’s GDP at 9% in FY22 and FY23
  • Domestic credit rating agency ICRA Ltd. has projected the real gross domestic product (GDP) of India at 9 percent for fiscal 2022-2023, amid rising Omicron variant of COVID-19 cases in the country.
  • For FY2021-2022 as well, ICRA has maintained its forecast of a 9 percent GDP expansion.
Points to Remember:
  1. GDP growth rate of India in FY23 and FY22 as per ICRA Ltd?
  2. Headquarter of ICRA Ltd. – Gurgaon
  3. Owner: Moody’s Corporation ( 51.86%)
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/ Banking and Economy, Daily News

SBI acquires 9.95% stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IICC)

SBI acquires 9.95% stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IICC)
  • India’s largest public-sector lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the acquisition of 9.95 percent stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IICC) Ltd.
  • This 9.95 percent stake will be subjected to a maximum investment of Rs. 34.03 crore.
  • IICC is the first international clearing corporation set up at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City’s International Financial Services Centre (GIFT IFSC).
Source: Hindu Businessline Points to Remember:
  1. What percent stake is acquired by SBI in IICC Ltd?
  2. Which bank has acquired 9.95% stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IICC) Ltd?
  3. The 9.85% stake of SBI in IICC Ltd. will subject to a maximum investment of_______
  4. IICC Ltd is based at? Gandhinagar, Gujarat
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/ Banking and Economy, Daily News

International Mountain Day 2021 celebrated on December 11

International Mountain Day 2021 celebrated on December 11
  • Every year the International Mountain Day (IMD) is observed on December 11.
  • Theme for 2021 IMD is ‘Sustainable mountain tourism’. 
  • United Nations had declared 2002 as the UN International Year of Mountains.
  • The International Day was celebrated for the first time in 2003.
  • The day aims to encourage sustainable development in mountains; to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life; to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development; and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world.
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/ Daily News, Days

 

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