DAILY GK12 – 13 DEC 2019
1.
7th India Skills Report 2020
ü As
per the report about 46.21% students were found employable or ready to take up
jobs in 2019, compared with 33% in 2014, and 47.38% in 2018.Top ranked states
in employability: Maharashtra emerged as the top-ranked state in terms of
employability. It was followed by Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh(UP) in the
second and third rank respectively.
2.
PradhanMantri Mudra Yojana
ü An amount
of Rs. 10.24 lakh crore have been disbursed under the PradhanMantri MUDRA
Yojana(PMMY) as on November 1, 2019 as per the ministry of Labour and
Employment. The loans under PMMY were sanctioned to 20.84 crore account
holders.The scheme provides loan upto 10 lakh to the non-corporate, non-farm
small/micro enterprises.
3.
17th edition of BioAsia 2020
ü Switzerland
will be the country partner at the 17th edition of BioAsia2020 scheduled to be
in February 2020 with the theme “Today For Tomorrow” in Hyderabad, Telangana.
4. Ayushman
Bharat scheme
ü Health
ministry announced that over 65 lakh patients were treated under the Centre’s
flagship Ayushman Bharat PradhanMantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY) ever since
its launch till December 5, 2019. The treatment costs were worth Rs. 9,549
crore.
5. United
States shuts down WTO appeal court
ü The US
decided to shut down the appeal court of WTO (World Trade Organisation) in
response to WTOs decisions against the federal trade rules imposed by the US
administration. WTO’s appeal court acts as a trade dispute settlement body for
its member countries.
6.
Euromonitor’s list of ‘Top 100 City
Destinations of 2019’
ü 7
cities in India are included in the list including the capital Delhi (11th
position).Other Indian cities in list includes, Mumbai (14th ), Agra(26th),
Chennai (36th ), Pink City Jaipur (39th position), Kolkata (76th ) and
Bengaluru (100th ).Hong Kong continues to hold the top position.
7.
‘World Habitat Award’
ü Odisha
won the ‘World Habitat Award’ for Jaga Mission also called Odisha Liveable
Habitat Mission (OLHM), a slum land project executed for the benefit of
millions of urban-poor people living in slums. The award was given by the World
Habitat, a UK (United Kingdom) based organization which gives the award
annually to recognize innovative housing projects around the world.
8.
World’s First fully electric commercial
Seaplane
ü World’s
first fully electric commercial aircraft namely DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver takes
test flight in Vancouver, Canada. Manufactured by Harbour Air and Magnix, the
six-passenger e-plane’s first flight involved 750-horsepower (560 kW) magni500
propulsion system, and was piloted by Greg McDougall, founder and Chief
Executive of Harbour Air.
9. First
woman Referee in Men’s ODI match
ü GandikotaSarva
Lakshmi, 51, former Indian Cricketer became the first woman referee in the
Men’s ODI (One Day International) .The match is between the UAE and the United
States of America (USA).
10. 13th
South Asian Games
ü XIII
South Asian Games held in Kathmandu and Pokhara in Nepal. India topped the
medal tally winning a total of 311 medals comprising 173 gold, 93 silver, and
45 bronze medals. India was followed by Nepal and sri Lanka in the second and
third rank respectively. The highlights of the game are as follows:
ü Mascot: Blackbuck (Krishnashar)A total of 7 nations
namely India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Srilanka
participated in the 27 games.
11.
International Mountain Day (IMD)-December
11
ü The
theme of IMD 2019 is “Mountains Matter for Youth”. The day aims to conserve freshwater obtained
from mountains which is also a part of Goal 15 of the SDGs (Sustainable
Development Goals).
12.
World’s newest nation
ü The
South Pacific region of Bougainville was voted to become the world’s newest
nation by gaining independence from Papua New Guinea. Bougainville is an island
in Papua New Guinea.
13.
TIME’s Person of the Year for 2019
ü Greta
Thunberg, Swedish climate activist was named TIME’s Person of the Year for
2019, she is the youngest person to be honoured with the title in the 92 year
history of TIME magazine.
14.
‘Sportsperson of the year 2019’
ü Indian
women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal (25) and Asian Games gold medalist
shooter SaurabhChaudhary (17) were honored with the ‘Sports Person of the Year
2019’ award at the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry) India Sports Awards-2019 held at FICCI Federation House in New Delhi.
15.
RISAT-2BR1 successfully launched
ü ISRO
successfully launched India’s radar imaging earth observation satellite
RISAT-2BR1 on board PLSV-C48 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-48) from its
spaceport of Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This is the 50th mission of PSLV and
also the 75th vehicle mission from Sriharikota.
16.
India Vs West Indies T20I
ü The
Indian team defeated West Indies to win the T20I series for 2-1.Virat Kohli
surpassed India’s Rohit Sharma to become leading run scorer in the T20I.
17. International
Universal Health Coverage Day-December 12, 2019
ü Theme: The theme for the UHC Day 2019 campaign is:
“Keep the promise.”
