DAILY GK 19 JULY 2019
1. GOVT
TO INCREASE COAL PRODUCTION TO ONE BILLION TONE BY 2022-23
✔GoI
plan to increase the total production of coal in the country to 1 billion tone
by 2022-23. Coal minister said that the gap between demand and supply of coal
cannot be bridged completely as there is insufficient domestic availability of
coking coal.
2. “FIND
THE INCREDIBLE YOU” CAMPAIGN OF THE TOURISM MINISTRY WINS PATA GOLD AWARD 2019
✔The
Ministry of Tourism’s campaign, “Find the Incredible you” has won the Pacific
Asia Travel Association Gold Award 2019 under the “Marketing – Primary
Government Destination” category.
✔It
was launched as part of ‘Incredible India 2.0’ Campaign. Series of
transformative experiences of foreign through unique storytelling in the format
of autobiographies with the tagline “Find the Incredible You were launched
under the campaign, which had shifted strategy focus from external experience
of tourist destinations to internal experience of travelers themselves.
3.
FRENCH TYCOON BERNARD ARNAULT OVERTAKES BILL GATES TO BECOME 2ND RICHEST PERSON
IN THE WORLD: BLOOMBERG
✔French
businessman &CEO of LVMH Bernard Arnault have overtaken Bill Gates as the
world’s 2nd richest person.
✔Gates,
the co-founder of Microsoft, is now the world’s third-richest person with $107
billion as compared to second-richest person Arnault’s $108 billion wealth.
✔Jeff
Bezos, Amazon Inc’s founder remains the
richest person in the world with a net worth of $124 billion.
4. MD
OF IMF CHRISTINE LAGARDE RESIGNS
✔Managing
Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde has resigned from
her post.
✔She
is awaiting the confirmation to take over as the new President of European
Central Bank where she will succeed Mario Draghi.
✔She
is known as the “rock star” of international finance.
5. AUTHOR
RACHNA BISHT RAWAT’S NEW BOOK TITLED “KARGIL: UNTOLD STORIES FROM THE WAR”
RELEASED
✔On
the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War a new book titled, “Kargil: Untold
stories from the War” authored by Rachna Bisht Rawat released in New Delhi.
✔The
book also features stories of “extraordinary human courage” of not just the men
in uniform, but also of their families.
6. INTERNATIONAL
MALALA DAY 2019: JULY 12
✔International
Malala Day was observed on July 12, 2019.
✔It
is observed by the United Nations to highlight the work for the education of
Pakistani children by the Pakistani child activist Malala Yousafzai.
✔She
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
7. NELSON
MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY 2019: JULY 18
✔Nelson
Mandela International Day was observed on July 18, 2019.
✔It
marks the 101th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandelai. The day is celebrated
since 2009 in recognition of the former South African President’s contribution
to “the culture of peace and freedom.”
✔Late
Nelson Mandela was the former President of South Africa (1994- 1999). He had
spent 27 years in prison in his struggle against racism, poverty and social
injustice.
8. MADHYA
PRADESH GOT ITS FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT WITH AIR INDIA’S SERVICE FROM
INDORE-DUBAI
✔Madhya
Pradesh got its First International Flight with the launch of a flight service
to Dubai from the Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport, Indore with a
national carrier Air India (Flight AI903) with 150 passengers.
✔Air
India is operating a 162-seater A320neo aircraft which will fly three times a
week – Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from Indore to Dubai.
