• OCCRP has made fresh allegations of stock manipulation against the Adani Group.

About OCCRP:

• The OCCRP, which is claimed to belong to a section of the foreign media, is an organization which is formed by 24 non-profit investigative centres. 
• It is spread across Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. 
• Aim: The group aims to develop and equip a global network of investigative journalists and publish their stories.

• Oncologist Ravi Kannan has been named one of the four winners of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award.
• He is a recipient of Padma Shri award and director of Assam’s Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC).

Ramon Magsaysay Award:

• It is given every year to honor the legacy of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay.
• It was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund with the concurrence of the Philippine government.
• It is often called the Nobel Prize of Asia.

• The third unit of the indigenously developed 700-megawatt electric (MWe) nuclear power reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP3) in Gujarat has commenced operations at full capacity.

About KAPP-3:

• KAPP-3 is the country’s first 700 MWe unit and the biggest indigenously developed variant of the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR). 
  • The PHWRs, which use natural uranium as fuel and heavy water as moderator, constitute the mainstay of India’s nuclear power fleet. 
• Till now, the biggest reactor of indigenous design was the 540 MWe PHWR, two of which have been deployed in Tarapur, Maharashtra.\

• Prime Minister recently paid tributes to Sree Narayana Guru on his Jayanti.

About Sree Narayana Guru(20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928): 

• He was a saint, philosopher, spiritual leader, and a social reformer from Kerala, India.
• Driven by the strong desire to break superstitions and taboos, he underwent years of strict penance and meditation before attaining enlightenment. 
• He championed the cause of the downtrodden and transformed the societal landscape with his wisdom.