Daily Gk Update 24 June 2013 World Economy History General Knowledge 2013
World Heritage list
Six Forts of Rajasthan included in the list of World
Heritage Site of UNESCO and won international recognition on 21 June 2013 in
the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The six majestic forts include Amber (Jaipur),
Kumbhalgarh, Chittorgarh, Jaisalmer, Ranthambhore (Sawai Madhopur) and Gagaron
(Jhalawar).
With their selection, the six forts will receive
enhanced international recognition the way Jantar Mantar in Jaipur did after
being named in the World Heritage List in 2010.
Built between 18th and 19th centuries, the forts are
excellent examples of Rajput military hill architecture, which are found in
palaces, temples, memorials and even in villages.
Several missions of the International Council of
Monuments and Forts (ICOMOS) visited Rajasthan, since 2011 to discuss for the
nominations of the Forts.
The ICOMOS discussed the nominations in great
details, with the Indian Advisory Committee on World Heritage under the
Ministry of Culture, ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) and State
Archeological Department. ICOMOS is advisory body to the UNESCO.
Japan's Mt Fuji granted World Heritage status
Japan's Mount Fuji, known for its perfectly cone-shaped
volcano, was on Saturday granted World Heritage status, UNESCO said. The
3,776-meter-tall mountain has deep cultural and religious meaning in Japan.
Fujisan, the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 metres (12,460 feet), is one of the country's most recognisable sights.
Fujisan, the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 metres (12,460 feet), is one of the country's most recognisable sights.
The snow-capped peak "has inspired
artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries,
UNESCO
said----
The awe that Fujisan's majestic form and intermittent volcanic
activity has inspired was transformed into religious practices that linked
Shintoism and Buddhism, people and nature documents prepared ahead of
the meeting said. inspired artists in the early 19th century to produce images
that transcended cultures, allowed the mountain to be known around the world,
and had a profound influence on the development of Western art
last erupted around 300 years ago.
UNESCO documents singled
out a series of wood block prints by Katsushika Hokusai, the Thirty-Six Views
of Mount Fuji, saying they "had a profound impact on Western art in the
19th century and allowed the form of Fujisan to become widely known as the
symbol of 'Oriental' Japan".
Mount Fuji is the seventeenth Japanese site to be inscribed
by UNESCO.
UNESCO is currently holding a 10-day annual meeting in Phnom Penh to consider adding 31 sites to the World Heritage List.
UNESCO is currently holding a 10-day annual meeting in Phnom Penh to consider adding 31 sites to the World Heritage List.
The World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee meets once a year, and consists of representatives from 21 of the States Parties to the Convention elected by their General Assembly.
At its first session, the Committee adopted its Rules
of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee.
The Committee is responsible for the implementation of
the World Heritage Convention, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and
allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.
It examines reports on the state of conservation of
inscribed properties and asks States Parties to take action when properties are
not being properly managed.
It also decides on the inscription or deletion of
properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
PepsiCo India President Manu Anand
quits
PepsiCo India Region President Manu Anand has quit the
company with immediate effect after working with the company for 19 years
PepsiCo India Region President Manu Anand has
decided to join another company and is leaving PepsiCo.
His successor will be
announced in due course," a PepsiCo India spokesperson said in a
statement.
The leadership change in PepsiCo India comes a day
after rival Coca Cola announced that its India and West Asia CEO and President,
Atul Singh was promoted as Deputy President of the company's Pacific Group with
effect from 1st July.
Anand became chairman of PepsiCo's India Region in
January 2011.
In this role, he was responsible for the company's
beverage and foods businesses in India and neighbouring South Asian countries
except Pakistan.
He had joined PepsiCo in 1994 as CFO, Frito-Lay India,
and in 1998 assumed the role of Managing Director of Frito-Lay Business of
PepsiCo India Holdings Ltd,
More recently, he served as General Manager, South East
Asia Business Unit of PepsiCo from 2007 to 2010, prior to assuming his current
role
In 2011, Anand had succeded Sanjeev Chadha who moved
to PepsiCo's Middle East and Africa operations.
Historic N. Korea city wins World Heritage status
Royal tombs, fortress walls and a 700-year-old school in
North Korea's medieval city of Kaesong were among a dozen monuments granted
World Heritage status by UNESCO at its annual meet on Sunday. Twelve sites in
the city, the heart of the Koryo dynasty which unified the Korean peninsula
The Kaesong monuments -- including sections of defensive
walls -- have survived repeated assaults on the city, which served as the seat
of the Koryo kings who ruled from 918-1392.
Kaesong was established in 919 as the capital of the
Goryeo dynasty (918-1392) -- also known as Koryo -- which gave its name to the
modern state of Korea.
The dynasty is credited with creating a unified national
identity for the first time.
When the Korean peninsula was partitioned along the 38th
parallel after World War II, Kaesong was in South Korea.
During the 1950-53 Korean War, it came under North Korean
control and remained so until the end of the conflict, thus becoming the only
city to change from South to North control as a result of the war.
UNESCO has this week granted World Heritage status to more
than a dozen of natural wonders and cultural jewels, including two iconic
volcanos -- Japan's Mount Fuji, known for its perfectly cone-shaped volcano, and
Italy's Mount Etna -- as well as the Hill Forts of Rajasthan and the Namib Sand
Sea.
VK Duggal appointed as Nodal Officer
for Relief and Rescue operations in Uttrakhand
VK Duggal, the former Union Home Secretary on 21 June
2013 was appointed as the nodal officer for relief and rescue operations in the
rain-ravaged Uttrakhand by the Union Government of India. Duggal will operate
from Dehradun.
VK Duggal, the former Union Home Secretary on 21 June
2013 was appointed as the nodal officer for relief and rescue operations in the
rain-ravaged Uttrakhand by the Union Government of India. Duggal will operate
from Dehradun.
The decision of VK Duggal’s appointment as nodal
officer was taken after a review meet conducted by the Union Home Minister,
Sushilkumar Shinde at New Delhi.
बुडापेस्ट में 22 वर्षीय छात्रा
अन्नामरिया रकोसी को मिस वर्ल्ड हंगरी 2013 चुना गया। सितंबर
में इंडोनेशिया में होने वाली मिस वर्ल्ड प्रतियोगिता
में रकोसी हंगरी का प्रतिनिधित्व करेगी।
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