DAILY GK 20 MAY 2019
1. INDIA’S
FASTEST TRAIN ‘VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS’ COMPLETED 1 LAKH KILOMETERS WITHOUT
MISSING SINGLE TRIP
✔The
indigenously-built high-speed train was manufactured by the Integral Coach
Factory in Chennai.
2. US
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ROLLED OUT NEW ‘MERIT-BASED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM’
✔US
President Donald Trump unveiled a new ‘Merit-Based Immigration System’. This is
a point based system for professionals where skills of the people will be
preferred for permanent residency against the current country based quotas
which requires family ties for green cards. It will replace the existing green
cards with ‘Build America’ visa.
✔Under
the new plan, 57% of the proportion of green cards or lawful permanent
residence status will be given to people with skill-based visas as against the
present rate at 12%. In addition to this, immigrants are required learn English
and pass a civics exam prior to admission.
3. IN
HARDA DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH WOMEN HANDLE ENTIRE WORK OF COUNTING VOTES AS
WELL AS MANAGE SECURITY
✔In
Harda district of Madhya Pradesh, women will handle the entire work of counting
votes. This initiative is the first of its kind.
