DAILY GK 22 AUG 2019
1.
INDIAN PRESIDENT LAUNCHES PLANTATION DRIVE IN NEW DELHI
✔The
President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind planted Maulsari sapling in the
Rashtrapati Bhavan Estate (New Delhi). It was done as part of the ‘Van
Mahotsav’ celebrations.
✔The
President’s Secretariat, will be planting 3,252 trees and 2,962 shrubs for the
next few weeks in the President’s Estate which is spread over 330 acres, as
part of this Van Mahotsav drive.
2.
‘HOUSING FOR ALL’ WILL BE ACHIEVED 2 YEARS IN ADVANCE BY 2020: HARDEEP SINGH
PURI
✔Union
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri stated that the
central Government is committed to achieve its target of providing ‘Housing for
all’ under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in two years before the deadline by 2020.
✔The
central government decided to build 1.12 crore houses by 2022, of these around
84 lakh houses have been sanctioned to date & the remaining will be
sanctioned by the end of 2019.
✔As
per the estimation, about 600 million people would be residing in cities by
2030, the year in which India is expected to meet the sustainable development
goals set by the UN (United Nations).
3. 2ND
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF TERRORISM
OBSERVED ON 21 AUGUST 2019
✔United
Nations observes 21 August every year as International Day of Remembrance and
Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism. This year, the 2nd commemoration of the
day will focus on the resilience of victims and their families, how they have
coped and what they have done to transform their experiences to aid healing and
recovery as well as become stronger and more united against terrorism.
✔To
observe the International Day, the United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism
(UNOCT) and the Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism will launch a
photographic exhibition on August 21 at the United Nations Headquarters in New
York.
4.
WORLD SENIOR CITIZEN DAY: AUGUST 21, 2019
✔The
World Senior Citizen Day was observed on August 21, 2019 across the world. The
day is recognized to create awareness of the condition of elder people and
support them through senescence.
✔This
day is observed to thank and acknowledge elders for all that they have done for
their children. They sacrifice their entire life in nurturing their
relationships.
✔Several
programs are held throughout the world where elders’ life studies, personal
experiences are shared and solutions are offered to fight the factors that
affect their well-being.
