DAILY GK 29 JULY
1. Ministry
of Mines organizes workshop called ‘Waste To Wealth’ on effective utilization
of ‘Red Mud’ in New Delhi
✔The
Ministry of Mines in association with the Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research
Development and Design Centre Nagpur, has organized a workshop called ‘Waste To Wealth’ on productive
utilization of ‘Red Mud’ in New Delhi.
✔The
workshop discussed the present status regarding the generation of red mud and
its safe disposal and utilization.
✔Deliberations
were held to focus efforts for productive utilization of red mud with necessary
government support, which will be a win-win situation for all the stakeholders.
A road-map will also be prepared based on these Deliberations.
2. BRICS
Foreign Ministers Meeting 2019 held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
✔Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa Foreign Ministers Meet was held in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
✔India
was represented by Gen. (retd) VK Singh who is the Union Minister of State for
Road Transport and Highways.
3. Badri
Narain Sharma re-appointed Chairperson of National Anti-profiteering Authority
for 2 years
✔The
appointment committee of cabinet, Government of India has re-appointed Badri
Narain Sharma as chairman of the National Anti-profiteering Authority. He will
continue as the NAA chairman for two years.
✔Currently,
NAA has three members include J C Chauhan and Indian Revenue Service officers R
Bhagyadevi and Amand Shah.
✔To
protect interests of consumers by ensuring that benefits of reduction is GST
rates on goods and services made by GST Council and proportional change in
Input tax credit passed on to consumers and recipient respectively by way of
reduction in the prices by the suppliers.
4. Lt
Gen Paramjit Singh will be the next Director-General of Military Operations
✔Lt
Gen Paramjit Singh, currently serving as General Officer Commanding of the
Army’s Nagrota-based XVI Corps will be the next Director-General of Military
Operations of the Indian Army.
✔He
will succeed Lt Gen Anil Chauhan, who has been appointed new General Officer
Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command.
5. Indian
scientists from ARIES discovered 28 new stars in Milky Way
✔A
team of scientists at Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
in Nainital district of Uttarakhand has discovered 28 new variable stars in
Milky Way galaxy.
✔The
team led by Dr. Sneh Lata and Dr. A K Pandey performed photometric observations
of globular cluster ‘NGC 4147’ using 3.6-meter powerful Devasthal Optical
Telescope.
✔This
is the first time variable stars have been found in NGC 4147, which is located
closer to the Earth, was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel in
1784.
✔These
are stars whose luminosity changes due to periodical swelling or shrinking or
external factors like eclipses.
6. High-level
10-member committee constituted to strategize preparations for 2020, 2024
Olympics
✔A
high-level 10-member Committee has been formed under the Chairmanship of Kiren
Rijiju, Sports Minister to coordinate and strategize the preparation for the
2020 and 2024 Olympics.
✔The
objective of the high-level committee is ensured that the performance of the
Indian athletes is optimized in the Olympics and other multidisciplinary
events.
✔The
aim of the committee for the 2020 Tokyo Games would be to provide all possible
support to potential and qualified athletes.
7. Khelo
India Youth Games 2020 will be held in Guwahati, Assam
✔Union
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju informed that the 3rd edition of Khelo India Youth
Games will be held in Guwahati, Assam.
✔It
will be conducted in partnership with Indian Olympic Association, School Games
Federation of India and Assam as host State.
✔The
inaugural edition of Khelo India was held in New Delhi in 2018 and Pune hosted
the second edition of games in 2019.
8. Pakistan
fast bowler Mohammad Amir retires from Test cricket
✔Pakistan
left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir announced his retirement from Test cricket
with immediate effect citing his desire to concentrate on white-ball cricket.
✔He
is the only player to have bowled in a five-wicket (1 caught, 2 bowled, 2
run-outs) maiden over in T20 cricket, doing so against Australia in 2010.
9. World
Hepatitis Day 2019: July 28
✔World
Health Organization observe 28 July every year as “World Hepatitis Day” to step up national and international efforts
on hepatitis.
✔The
date of 28 July was chosen because it is the birthday of Nobel-prize winning scientist Dr Baruch Blumberg, who discovered hepatitis B virus and developed a
diagnostic test and vaccine for the virus.
✔The
theme for 2019 is “Invest in eliminating
hepatitis”.
✔The
host country for World Hepatitis Day 2019 is Pakistan.
10. World
Nature Conservation Day 2019: July 28
✔World
Nature Conservation Day was observed on July 28, 2019. It is celebrated with an
objective to increase awareness about the natural resources and protecting
them.
✔The
day recognizes that a healthy environment is the foundation for a stable and
productive society and to ensure the well-being of present and future
generations.
