DAILY GK 11 APRIL 2019
1. A JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE BETWEEN INDIA AND SINGAPORE ‘BOLD KURUKSHETRA–2019’ STARTED IN JHANSI’S BABINA CANTONMENT
✔A three-day joint military exercise between India and Singapore named ‘Bold Kurukshetra–2019’ started in Jhansi’s Babina Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh to strengthen cooperation against terrorism, develop defence technology and boost maritime security.
2. ISRAEL’S BENJAMIN NETANYAHU RENAMED AS FIFTH TERM PRIME MINISTER
✔Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to head a historic 5th term as Israel’s prime minister with close-to-complete unofficial election results giving his right-wing Likud and other nationalist and religious parties a solid majority in parliament.
3. INDIA’S GROWTH RATE TO INCREASE FROM 7.3% IN 2019 TO 7.5% IN 2020
✔According to the IMF, India’s growth rate is estimated to rise from 7.3% in 2019 to 7.5% in 2020 provided it receives impetus from the fiscal policy and is backed by the ongoing recovery of investment and consumption within expanded approach of monetary policy.
✔According to the report, India’s growth is approximated to stabilise at just under 7% over the medium term. This will be possible when structural reforms will continuously be implemented and infrastructure gridlocks would be eased.
4. VIRAT KOHLI AND SMRITI MANDHANA NAMED WISDEN’S LEADING CRICKETERS OF THE YEAR 2019
✔Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has named Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana as the Leading male and female cricketer of the year 2019.
✔Smriti Mandhana bagged the women’s Leading Cricketer of the year for the first time while Indian men’s team captain was named for the third straight year.
✔The Afghanistan leg-spinner, Rashid Khan, was named the Leading Twenty20 Cricketer for the second successive time.
5. MANPREET KAUR BANNED FOR 4 YEARS FOR FAILING DOPE TESTS
✔A National Anti-Doping Agency disciplinary panel has banned Asian champion woman professional Olympic shot putter, Manpreet Kaur for four years.
✔She has been handed the suspension for 4 years. Manpreet had failed for an anabolic steroid in the Asian Grand Prix and for a stimulant in the Federation Cup, Asian championships and National inter-state championships.
