DAILY GK 14 AUG 2019
1. 33%
OF INDIA’S SKILLED YOUTH ARE JOBLESS: PLFS 2017-18
✔An
analysis of the unit-level data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2017-18,
conducted by the NSSO, found that 33% of India’s skilled youth are jobless. 4
out of 10 youth who received vocational training are out of the labour force.
Nearly a third of trained young men and more than a third of trained young women
were unemployed.
✔In
2017-18, only 1.8% of the population (15-29 years) reported receiving formal
vocational/technical training. 42% of the youth who received formal technical
training were not part of the labour force.
2. SWACHH
SURVEKSHAN 2020 LAUNCHED BY MOS FOR HOUSING SHRI HARDEEP PURI
✔The
Minister of State (I/C) for housing and urban affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri
launched the 5th edition of annual cleanliness survey, Swachh Survekshan 2020. Swachh
Survekshan 2020 Toolkit, Swachh Bharat Mission Water PLUS Protocol and Toolkit,
Swachh Nagar- an integrated waste management app and Artificial intelligence
enabled mSBM app was launched.
✔A
special song based on the Swachh Survekshan theme was released. It features
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, singers Kailash Kher and Monali Thakur.
3. INDIAN
ARMY LAUNCHES ‘MISSION REACH OUT’ POST ARTICLE 370 REVOCATION IN JAMMU
✔The
Army has launched “Mission Reach Out” was
chaired by White Knight Corps Commander Lt Gen Paramjit Singh in Jammu. This
Mission aims to ensure basic necessities and essential services are available
in the region post the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 and
reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir.
✔It
was attended by Jammu Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma, members of the
civil administration, representatives of the J&K Police, CRPF, BSF and
intelligence agencies.
4.
KAJIN SARA LAKE IN NEPAL IS LIKELY TO SET A NEW RECORD OF BEING THE WORLD’S
HIGHEST
✔A
newly discovered Kajin Sara lake in Manang district of Nepal is all set to
record the world’s highest lake. It will replace the Tilicho lake, which is the
current world’s highest lake situated at an altitude of 4,919 metres in Nepal.
✔The
lake called Singar locally, located at an altitude of 5,200 metres. It is
estimated to be 1,500-metre-long and 600-meter-wide.
5. BOB
TO LINK HOME LOAN PRODUCT TO RBI’S REPO RATE
✔Bank
of Baroda has linked its home loan product to RBI’s repo rate after State Bank
of India. With this, home loans at BOB will be available at repo rate linked
interest rate starting at 8.35%, thus passing on the further benefit of 10
basis points to the present MCLR rated pricing.
6.
INDRESH TRIPATHI, A MIG POLICE STATION IN-CHARGE IN INDORE WILL BE CONFERRED
WITH THE NATIONAL AWARD
✔Indresh
Tripathi, a MIG police station in-charge in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) will be
conferred with the National Award in New Delhi by the central Government for
his excellent services at the national level.
7.
PRIYAM CHATTERJEE BECOMES FIRST INDIAN CHEF TO BE AWARDED THE” CHEVALIER DE
L”ORDRE DU MERITE AGRICOLETO” BY THE GOVT OF FRANCE
✔Priyam
Chatterjee became the 1st Indian chef to be awarded the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre
du Mérite Agricoleto’ by the government of France to recognise his contribution
towards reinventing the gastronomic scene in India.
✔Chatterjee
is best known for revisiting the traditional dishes from his native state of
West Bengal and giving it a French twist.
✔
‘Ordre du Mérite Agricole’ (Order of Agricultural Merit) is a distinction
bestowed by the French Republic for outstanding contributions, to agriculture,
agro-food industry and gastronomy.
8.
FORMER SC JUDGE MADAN LOKUR SWORN IN AS FIJI’S SC JUDGE
✔The
President of Fiji has appointed Justice Madan Lokur from India as the new
Supreme Court judge of Fiji.
✔He
will serve as the judge of the non-resident panel of the Supreme Court of Fiji.
✔This
is the first time ever an Indian has been appointed to the Supreme Court of
another country.
9. 5TH
FAST PATROL VEHICLE- KANAKLATA BARUA, FOR INDIAN COAST GUARD LAUNCHED BY GRSE
KOLKATA
✔The
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers launched the fifth Fast Patrol Vessel for
the Indian Coast Guard.
✔The
ship is the last series of the five FPVs built by GRSE. It is to be commissioned
as Kanaklata Barua, named after a freedom fighter from Assam.
✔The
first ship of FPV class is ICGS Priyadarshini that was commissioned on March
27, 2019.
10.
THREE NEW SPORTS INCLUDING WOMEN’S T20 CRICKET INCLUDED IN THE CWG 2022
✔The
Commonwealth Games 2022 which is to be held in Birmingham, England will be the
first major multi-sport event to give additional spot to women’s medal thus
making more Women’s medal than men’s medal.
✔The
three newly added sports are: Women’s T20 cricket, beach volleyball and Para-table
tennis.
11. A
BOOK ON THE LIFE OF CINEMA LEGEND SRIDEVI, TITLED “SRIDEVI: GIRL WOMAN
SUPERSTAR”
✔The
book, titled ‘Sridevi: Girl Woman
Superstar’ will be launched on Sridevi’s 56th birth anniversary.
✔The
book is written by author-screenwriter Satyarth Nayak.
✔The
book will be published under the Ebury Press imprint of Penguin Random House in
October 2019.
12. WORLD
ORGAN DONATION DAY: AUGUST 13
✔The
organ donation day is observed every year on August 13 to create awareness
about organ donation and to motivate people to donate organs thus saving lives
after their death.
✔Spain
has the highest donor rate in the world followed by Portugal as of 2017.
✔A
donor can donate organs like the heart, liver, intestines, kidneys, lungs,
pancreas, eyes after his/her death irrespective of age, caste, religion and
community.
