DAILY GK 10 AUG 2019
1.
INDIA’S FIRST UNDERWATER TRAIN WILL BE LAUNCHED IN KOLKATA
✔India’s
first underwater train project is set to launch in Kolkata, West Bengal under
the Hooghly river.
✔It
is a 16-kilometer long Kolkata Metro project. It will connect Salt Sector 5
with Howrah Maidan.
✔The
phase-one of the project connecting Salt Lake Sector-5 to Salt Lake Stadium
will be operational.
2.
MANIPUR TOPS THE RANK IN BREASTFEEDING REPORT RELEASED BY HEALTH MINISTER
✔Manipur
has topped the rankings in Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding
Practices in the country. Health and Family Welfare Minister released a report
on Breastfeeding.
✔Uttar
Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar are at the bottom positions in the report card.
✔The
Breastfeeding report card has been developed by devising a composite score
based on 3 indicators namely early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive
breastfeeding for six months and complementary feeding at 6-8 months of child’s
age.
3.
SAMAGRA SIKSHA -JAL SURAKSHA DRIVE LAUNCHED BY MHRD
✔Union
HRD Minister will launch ‘Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha’ to create awareness
about Water Conservation among all school students in the country. So that they
can become competent, conscientious and committed water citizens of our nation.
✔The
department has prepared a detailed outline to implement this programme in all
the schools in the country.
4.
22ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON E-GOVERNANCE 2019 INAUGURATED IN SHILLONG
✔The
2 days lasting 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 was launched in Shillong.
✔This
is the first-ever e-Conference in the northeast region in Shillong, Meghalaya.
✔The
theme of this Conference was “Digital
India: Success to Excellence”.
5.
RBI’S TASK FORCE ON OFFSHORE RUPEE MARKETS HEADED BY USHA THORAT RECOMMENDS
EXTENSION OF ONSHORE MARKET HOURS
✔The
Task Force formed by the RBI on Offshore Rupee Markets headed by Usha Thorat
has recommended the extension of onshore market hours to 9 am to 9 pm, from 9
am to 5 pm, to improve access of overseas users and allow Indian banks to
freely offer prices to global clients around the clock.
✔The
panel was constituted in August 2018, in view of the sharp growth in offshore
trading volumes in the rupee Non-Deliverable Forward (Offshore markets) market.
✔A
liberal currency trading regime that would include permitting $100 million Over
The Counter (OTC) trades without underlying exposure, aligning tax treatment
with global standards are among the recommendations of the panel.
6.
SCHEDULED BANK STATUS IS GIVEN TO JANA SMALL FINANCE BANK
✔The
Reserve Bank of India gave the status to Jana Small Finance Bank to operate as
a Scheduled Bank.
✔The
bank was established in the year 2009. Currently, it operates 260 branches and
338 asset centres with over 5.5million customers.
✔Its
aim is to provide financial inclusion to underserved sections of society, like
small business units, small and marginal farmers, micro and small industries.
7.
FLIPKART RANKED NO 1 IN LINKEDIN’S LIST OF BEST WORKPLACES IN INDIA FOR 2019
✔In
LinkedIn’s 4th edition of Top Companies list for India 2019, Walmart acquired
Flipkart was ranked first place as the best workplace in India.
✔Amazon
is at 2nd position followed by OYO and One97 Communications at 3rd
and 4th.
8. 66TH
NATIONAL FILM AWARDS 2019
✔The
66th National Film awards have been announced by Rahul Rawail, head of the Jury
for feature films.
✔The
Jury unanimously conferred the award for the Most Film Friendly State to
“Uttarakhand” for furthering the growth of the film industry in the state including
creating an environment for ease of filming in the state.
✔The
list of Award winners under the different categories is mentioned as under:
- Best
Feature Film - Hellaro (Gujarati Film)
- Best
non feature film - Son Rise by Vibha Bakshi and The Secret Life of Frogs
by Ajay and Vijay Bedi
- Best
Director - Adhitya Dhar for URI: The Surgical Strike
- Best
Actor - Ayushmann Khuranna for Andhadhun and Vicky Kaushal for URI: The
Surgical Strike
- Best
Actress - Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati
- Best
Supporting Actor - Swanand Kirkire
for Chumbhak
- Best
supporting actress - Surekha Sikri
for Badhaai Ho
- Best
Action Direction - KGF Chapter I
- Best
Choreography - Padmaavat for Ghumar
- Best
Educational Film - Sarala Virala
- Best
Popular Film - Badhaai Ho
- Best
film on Environment issues - Paani
9. VIKRAM
SARABHAI JOURNALISM AWARD IN SPACE SCIENCE ANNOUNCED BY ISRO FOR 2019-2020
✔Centenary
year celebrations of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, father of Indian space programme, ISRO
institutes two categories of awards in journalism.
✔ISRO
has announced its “Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award in Space Science,
Technology and Research” to recognize and reward journalists who have actively
contributed towards the field of space science, applications, and research.
10.
REMAINS OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST BIRD “HERACLES INEXPECTATUS” ON EARTH DISCOVERED
✔Remains
of the World’s largest parrot, Heracles inexpectatus that lived 19 million
years ago have been discovered in New Zealand which is well known for giant
birds.
✔It
is nicknamed as “Squawkzilla”. This flightless bird has been named as Heracles
inexpectatus reflecting the Herculean myth of size and strength and unexpected
nature of discovery.
11.
ARCHERY ASSOCIATION OF INDIA SUSPENDED BY WORLD ARCHERY
✔The
World Archery has suspended the Archery Association of India due to the
internal factionalism (dispute and disagreements within the body).
✔All
Indian archers will have to participate/ compete International tournaments as
independents.
12.
BELT AND ROAD CHINA HUNAN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT 2019 WON BY SURYA SHEKAR
GANGULY OF INDIA
✔36-year-old
ONGC staff from Kolkata, Surya Shekar Ganguly, won the 2019 Belt and Road China
Hunan International tournament, a chess competition held at Hunan province,
China.
✔The
runner up was Yu Yangyi from China.
13.
SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETER HASHIM AMLA RETIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
✔South
African batsman Hashim Amla has retired from all formats of international
cricket.
✔Amla
played 124 Tests, 181 ODIs and 44 T20Is between his 15-year-long cricketing careers.
✔Scoring
more than 18,000 runs, including 55 centuries and 88 other scores in excess of
50.
14.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 2019: AUGUST 9
✔International
Day of the World’s Indigenous People was observed on August 9, 2019.
✔It
is celebrated to raise awareness about the protection of the rights of the
world’s indigenous population.
✔The
theme of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2019 is ‘‘Indigenous Languages”.
