DAILY GK 19 AUG 2019
1. TWO-DAY
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TEACHER EDUCATION BY NCTE HELD IN NEW DELHI
✔A
2 day International Conference titled “Journey of Teacher Education: Local to
Global” was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Human Resource Development
Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in New Delhi.
✔Ministry
of Human Resource Development will launch the world’s biggest project for
teacher training named NISHTHA (National Initiative on School Teachers Head
Holistic Advancement) on August 22, 2019.
✔40
renowned experts from India and abroad deliberated on the areas like the
present scenario of teacher education in the Indian context; innovations in
teaching practices; integration of information and communications technology in
teaching; inclusive education in teaching-learning environment; and
internationalization of teacher education.
2. 28TH
BASIC MINISTERIAL MEETING 2019 ON CLIMATE CHANGE HELD IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
✔The
28th session of BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China) Ministerial
meeting 2019 on Climate Change was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Union Minister of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar represented
India for this meeting.
✔Mr.
Prakash Javadekar stated that the BASIC Group coming & putting views
together is an important aspect of the UN negotiations.
✔China
will host the 29th BASIC Ministerial Meeting in 2020.
3. NZ’S
TIM SOUTHEE EQUALS INDIA’S SACHIN TENDULKAR’S RECORD
✔New
Zealand’s fast bowler Tim Southee now equaled former Indian cricketer Sachin
Tendulkar’s record tally of sixes in Test cricket. Both Tendulkar and Southee
have made 69 sixes in the Test cricket.
✔Tendulkar
had 69 sixes in 329 innings. But Tim Southee made it in just 89 innings.
✔The
record is topped by former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum(107) followed
by Adam Gilchrist(100), Chris Gayle(98), South Africa’s Jacques Kallis(97) and
India’s Virender Sehwag (91).
4. CHHATTISGARH
CM BHUPESH BAGHEL ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF LEMRU ELEPHANT RESERVE
✔The
Chief Minister of Chattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel in his independence day speech in
Raipur announced the formation of ‘Lemru Elephant Reserve’ in the state.
✔It
will minimize human-elephant conflict and destruction of property, with the
provision of a permanent habitat for the wild tuskers.
✔Permission
was granted by the Union Government to set up two reserves in October 2007. The
first reserve was formed in 2011 namely Sarguja-Jashpur Elephant Reserve.
5. MANIPUR
GOVT LAUNCHES “SCHOOL FAGADABA” SCHEME TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT
SCHOOLS
✔Chief
Minister of Manipur, N Biren Singh has launched “School Fagadaba” (Make
education better) scheme with the aim to improve the infrastructure, quality
education and overall improvement of government schools.
✔One
Higher Secondary School from each of the 60 Assembly constituencies in the
state has been selected under the 1st phase of the scheme.
✔The
state also set a target to increase enrollment of students from 26,000 at
present to around 44,000 in the next academic session.
