Today's Current Affairs 19th April 2023

INTERNATIONAL

New York City tops the list of world’s wealthiest cities 2023. Henley & Partners Report 

New York has taken the crown of being the world's richest city, yet again, with the most millionaires in 2023, according to a report. The city has 3,40,000 millionaires, according to global wealth tracker Henley & Partners.

The city is followed by Tokyo and San Francisco Bay Area with resident millionaire populations of 290,300 and 285,000, respectively.

The report covers 97 cities across nine regions worldwide (Africa, Australasia, CIS, East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia) and includes most of the world's top wealth hubs.

The US dominated the list with four of its cities - New York, The Bay Area, Los Angeles and Chicago - making it to the list. China has two of its cities (Beijing and Shanghai) in the list.

London has dropped to fourth place on this year's list with 258,000 resident high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), followed by city-state Singapore with 240,100. In 2000, London was the top city in the world for millionaires, but it has slipped down the list over the past 20 years.

Note: From Delhi To Bengaluru: 5 Indian Cities also Make It To The List Of World's Wealthiest Cities 2023

SPORTS

Harmanpreet Kaur becomes first Indian woman to be named Wisden Cricketer of the Year

The Indian cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur created history, as she became the first-ever woman from the country to be named among the Wisden Cricketers of the Year - a tradition dating back as far as 1889. Harmanpreet Kaur is the only woman in the list which comprises of England's Matthew Potts and Ben Foakes, New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell for their exploits in the English summer. Harmanpreet made her way into the list, thanks to her century at the Canterbury which led the India to their first ODI series win in the English soil since the year 1999. The Indian captain smashed a stunning 111-ball-143, in the second ODI of the series where the women in blue whitewashed the hosts.

The 34-year-old followed this up by leading India to a silver medal in cricket's return to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they lost to Australia in the final despite her fighting half-century.

Suryakumar Yadav named the Wisden Leading T20 Cricketer of the Year

Team India's explosive batter Suryakumar Yadav received a special honor. Surya has been included in the 2023 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as the Leading T20 Cricketer of the Year.

Suryakumar Yadav made his T20 International debut for India in 2021 at the age of 30. He hit the first ball of his international cricket career for a six, bouncer bowled by England star Jofra Archer

Last year, He was in tremendous form in T20 Internationals, hitting a total of 68 sixes, He scored the maximum 1164 runs in 31 innings of T20 International matches, with help of 2 centuries and 9 half-centuries. That includes a 48-ball T20 ton against England at Nottingham and a 49-ball T20 ton against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui.

At present, Suryakumar Yadav remains at number one position in the ICC T20 men's rankings with 906 rating points. Suryakumar's cricket journey has not been very easy. He made his debut for the national team after playing domestic cricket for 10 years.

 OBITURY

Lucknow's Famous Nawab Jafar Mir Abdullah Passes Away

A well-known personality and Lucknow’s famous Nawab Jafar Mir Abdullah passed away on Tuesday at the age of 73. He breathed his last at the city’s Vivekananda Hospital. According to reports, Nawab Mir Jafar was suffering from a prolonged illness and was being treated at the hospital. - He was undergoing dialysis here.

He is survived by his brother Nawab Masood Abdullah and three daughters: Shirin, Nishat and Manrukh. Nawab Masood announced his death on social media after which condolences poured in from across the globe.

Abdullah acted in several movies, including Umrao Jaan, Gadar, Gulabo Sitabo, Ishaqzade and Madam Chief Minister, etc.

Born in 1951, Abdullah had worked as a medical representative for about two decades when he left his job to continue his father's business of selling antiquities. He was also awarded with the Yash Bharti Award in 2016,

APPOINTMENS & RESIGNATIONS

Tata appoints Randhir Thakur as CEO and MD of TEPL

Former Intel Foundry Services President Randhir Thakur has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd.

 Randhir Thakur has worked with Intel for more than 5 years and has been a global innovator in the semiconductor industry. According to the company, he has over 40 years' experience in global manufacturing and research and development.

He has previously held leadership and technical positions at Applied Materials Inc., SanDisk Corp, as well as STEAG Electronic Systems and Micron Technology Inc.

About: Tata Electronics - Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd (TEPL) was founded in 2020 as a greenfield venture of the Tata group with expertise in manufacturing precision components and has a roadmap that extends to semiconductor fabrication and packaging segments.

IMPORTANT DAYS

World Liver Day

World Liver Day (WLD) is a global healthcare event commemorated every year on the 19th of April with the intent to raise awareness about liver disease in the general public. The activities conducted on this health awareness day are organised with the associations of various international and local governing groups. World Liver Day focuses on activities pertaining to educating people about the severity, early detection and prevention of liver diseases.

Being the second largest and most vital organ in the human body, the liver plays several functions that include but are not limited to metabolism, digestion, immunity, filtration of toxins, and storage of vitamins, minerals, glucose etc. Although the liver has the unique characteristic of self-healing, where it can regrow or regenerate after being damaged up to 60 to 70%, any abnormalities in the liver might lead to serious health complications.

World Liver Day 2023 Theme - This year, 2023, the World Liver Day theme is "Be Vigilant, Do Regular Liver Check-Up, Fatty Liver Can Affect Anyone." The theme focuses to emphasise the practise of regular liver check-ups, as fatty liver can affect anyone, irrespective of the risk factors such as obesity (overweight), insulin resistance (diabetes), and excess consumption of alcohol. Recent studies in India have shown 75% of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD; liver disease caused in patients who drink little or no alcohol) is observed in patients with low body mass index (<25 kg/m2).

SUMMIT'S & MOU's

Union Minister of Steel Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia to inaugurate India Steel 2023 in Mumbai

The Union Ministry of Steel, in association with the Department of Commerce, Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and industry chamber FICCI is organising India Steel 2023, a conference and International Exhibition on the steel industry, from April 19-21, 2023, at the Mumbai Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, Mumbai. The event aims to bring together industry leaders, policymakers, and experts to discuss the latest developments, challenges, and opportunities in the steel industry.

The inaugural session of India Steel 2023 on April 19th 2023 will be addressed by Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Government of India, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Minister of State for Steel & Rural Development, Government of India, Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Steel, senior Government officials and distinguished speakers including, Mr Subhrakant Panda (President, FICCI), and Ms Soma Mondal (Chairperson, SAIL and Chair, FICCI Steel Committee), among others. During the event, an exhibition showcasing the latest products and innovations in the steel sector will also be held concurrently.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Utsa Patnaik selected for Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2023

Utsa Patnaik, a renowned economist of national and international repute, has been selected for the Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2023.

The award is given every year by the Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust. The prestigious national award honours outstanding social scientists selected by a national-level jury specially constituted for this purpose, from the nominations received.

This year, the jury unanimously selected Prof. Utsa Patnaik, according to a press release.

The award will be given with a citation and a prize money of ₹2 lakh at a function to be held in Chennai. The date of this event will be announced shortly by the Trust.

About: Utsa Patnaik - She is a renowned economist of national and international repute who has made seminal contributions to the fields of agrarian studies, political economy, history of economic thought, and colonialism and imperialism.

She has authored several books and articles on various topics related to development economics, such as agrarian relations, peasant movements, food security, poverty alleviation, fiscal policy, trade policy, debt crisis, globalization, neoliberalism, capitalism, socialism, Marxism-Leninism-Maoism (MLM), Indian economic history, and world economic history.