DAILY GK 5 MAY 2019
1. INDIA-AUSTRALIA
JOINT WORKING GROUP ON COUNTER-TERRORISM
✔The
11th meeting of the joint working group on counter-terrorism between India and
Australia held at Canberra, Australia.
2. VODAFONE
IDEA COLLABORATES WITH IBM AND SIGNS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR IT DEAL
✔Vodafone
Idea Ltd, India’s largest telecom operator signed a 5-year multi-million-dollar
IT outsourcing deal with International Business Machines Corporation.
3. ACCORDING
TO ADB’S REPORT, ASIA-PACIFIC IS ESTIMATED TO GROW 5.7% IN 2019
✔According
to Takehiko Nakao, President and Chairperson of Asian Development Bank, the
Asia-Pacific region is supposed to grow at 5.7% in 2019.
4. LONDON
TOPS CITIES FOR INDIAN INVESTMENTS
✔UK
became the top-most nation to attract Indian FDI with 52 projects. US attracted
Indian FDI with 51 projects while the UAE with 32 projects.
5. CEA
INCLUDED AS A MEMBER OF ADVISORY COUNCIL OF 15TH FINANCE COMMISSION
✔The
Chief Economic Adviser, Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian has been included as the member
of the Advisory Council to the 15th Finance Commission headed by N.K. Singh.
The Advisory Council now has 12 members.
6. GODAVARTHI
VENKATA SRINIVAS NAMED INDIA’S ENVOY TO SENEGAL
✔Shri
Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas (IFS:1993) was appointed as the next Ambassador of
India to the Republic of Senegal.
7. MINISTRY
OF DEFENCE APPROVED INDIAN NAVY’S RS 3,600 CRORE DEAL FOR 10 ‘KAMOV KA-31’
HELICOPTERS
✔Indian
Navy to acquire 10 ‘Kamov Ka-31’ Airborne Early Warning and Control Helicopter
for a deal worth of Rs 3,600 crore from Russia.
8. INTERNATIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS’ DAY: MAY 4
✔The
symbol for International Firefighters Day is a red and blue ribbon. The color
red signifies fire and the blue denotes water. These colors also signify
emergency services around the world.
