DAILY GK 30 JULY 2020
1. BIJAPUR TOPS NITI AAYOG’S DELTA RANKING OF
ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS
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In
accordance with the delta rankings for aspirational districts by government
think-tank Niti (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog, Bijapur
district in Chhattisgarh has topped the list of aspirational districts in
Overall Delta Ranking for the February-June 2020 period.
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Bijapur
has been followed by Ri-Bhoi (Meghalaya) and Bahraich (Uttar
Pradesh) at 2nd and 3rd positions respectively.
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In
the Health
and Nutrition area, the
list has been topped by Ri-Bhoi (Meghalaya) and followed by Bijapur
(Chhattisgarh) and Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) at 2nd and 3rd positions
respectively, stating an improvement towards quality healthcare facilities for
citizens.
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In Education category, the list has been topped by Damoh (Madhya
Pradesh) followed by Dhalai (Tripura) and Asifabad or Adilabad (Telangana),
stating an improvement towards quality Education for citizens.
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In Basic Infrastructure category, the list has been topped by Khagaria
(Bihar) followed by Araria (Bihar) & Purnia (Bihar).
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In Agriculture & Water Resource Category, the list has been topped by Nawada (Bihar)
followed by Pakur (Jharkhand) & Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh).
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In Financial Inclusion & Skill Development Category, the list has been topped by
Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh) followed by Simdega (Jharkhand) & Sahibganj
(Jharkhand).
2. ANNUAL MEETING OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF AIIB
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5th
Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB) was held virtually from Beijing, China, was originally planned to
be held in-person there, focusing on “Connecting for Tomorrow”.
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The
meet saw the re-election of Jin Liqun as AIIB President, and a roundtable
discussion on the theme “AIIB 2030-Supporting Asia’s Development over
the Next Decade”.
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Notably,
India’s Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala
Sitharaman was the Lead Speaker at the roundtable
discussion.
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During
the meet AIIB’s efforts were appreciated for fast tracking financial assistance
of about $10 Billion to its member countries including India to combat COVID-19
pandemic.
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During
the meet, the Board of Governors approved the application of Liberia to join
the Bank.
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With
this AIIB now has 103 approved members from around the world.
3. A 300-YEAR-OLD TEMPLE RECONSTRUCTED IN
BANGLADESH
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Reconstruction
of a 300-year-old temple, Sree Sree Joy Kali Matar temple began in
Natore,Bangladesh with Indian assistance. The Indian High Commissioner Riva
Ganguly Das inaugurated the event virtually.
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The High
Commission of India in Bangladesh added that an MoU for the reconstruction of
the temple at Lalbazar, Natore was signed on 23 October 2016. The
government of India provided financial assistance of Bangladeshi Taka 97 lakhs
for the reconstruction of the temple.
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A total cost
of 1.33 Crores of Bangladeshi Taka is provided under the High Impact Community
Development Project (HICDP).
4. PADI BHAVAJAALALU TELUGU VERSION OF TEN IDEOLOGIES
BOOK
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M
Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India virtually unveiled the “Padi
Bhavajaalalu” Telugu version Ten Ideologies book
authored by former Union Minister Late S Jaipal Reddy and
published by Orient BlackSwan, amid his family members and
followers on the event of his first death anniversary.
5. AVNI DOSHI’S ‘BURNT SUGAR’ ON 2020 BOOKER PRIZE
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A
debut novel ‘Burnt Sugar’ authored by Avni Doshi has been
published in the United Kingdom (UK) and it was one among the 13 authors
longlisted for the prestigious 2020 Booker Prize.
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A
version of the same novel has been published in India under the title Girl
in White Cotton.
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The
Booker prize award for the year 2019 for Fiction was won jointly by ‘The
Testaments’ by Margaret Atwood and ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ by
Bernardine Evaristo.
6. INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY 2020 – JULY 29
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The Global
Tiger Day slogan for 2018,2019 and 2020 is “Their Survival is in Our
Hands”
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Around 70%
of the world’s Tiger population are in India and around 30% of India’s tigers
are outside the tiger reservoirs.
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State wise
distribution of tigers according to the “Status of Tigers in India” launched in
2019, Maximum number of tigers in Madhya Pradesh – 526 followed by Karnataka –
524 and Uttarakhand – 442.
7. “BANDICOOT” THE FIRST MANHOLE CLEANING ROBOT IN
NORTHEAST
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Siddhartha
Bhattacharya, Minister of Guwahati Development Department inaugurated
Guwahati’s first manhole cleaning robot named “BANDICOOT”, an automatic sewer
cleaning device.
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Guwahati
became the first city in the Northeast region to get a manhole cleaning robot.
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BANDICOOT
was developed by Genrobotics, an Indian startup company under the Make in India
initiative.
8. INDIA’S 1ST DGCA-APPROVED DRONE TRAINING
SCHOOL
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Bombay
Flying Club, Mumbai, has become the India’s first DGCA(Directorate General of
Civil Aviation) approved drone training school ,announced by Ministry of Civil Aviation
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In an
order dated July 20, 2020, DGCA approved the club’s application for conducting
remote pilot training for remotely piloted aircraft system.
