DAILY GK 11 SEPT 2019
1.
India
declared free from H5N1 avian influenza
India has been declared free from H5N1 avian influenza (commonly
known as bird flu) by OIE-World Organisation for Animal Health. The flu was
last reported in 2017 with disease outbreaks in Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
India’s first iWTC in Kozhikode
India’s first iWTC in Kozhikode
ü
Kerala will set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre (iWTC)
in Kozhikode to
boost women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity.
- 76TH Venice International Film
Festival Awards- held at Venice Lido.
ü List of Winners:
Golden
Lion for Best Film: Joker
Silver
Lion – Grand Jury Prize: J’accuse (An Officer
and a Spy)
Volpi
Cup for Best Actor: Luca Marinelli
Volpi
Cup for Best Actress: Ariane Ascaride
3.
“Global Top 50 IB Schools 2019″ list
ü In
the “Global Top 50 IB Schools 2019″ list by ‘Education Advisers ltd’, India’s
Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS),
Mumbai, Maharashtra was ranked at 10th position
in the list.
ü It
is also the only Indian International Baccalaureate (IB) school featured in the
list.
4.
Alibaba
Group’s chairman Jack Ma steps down
ü Jack Ma, Founder & Chairman of Chinese firm Alibaba Groups has
stepped down from his post at his 55th birthday and will remain on board till
2020.
ü
Jack
will be replaced by Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Daniel Zhang as its new
chairman.
5.
Typhoon
Faxai hits Tokyo, Japan
ü Typhoon
Faxai has hit Tokyo,
Japan. There were winds of up to 216 kilometres (134 miles) per
hour.
ü The Rugby
World Cup 2019 (9th Edition) is scheduled to be held
in Japan from
September 20 and the typhoon has affected the preparations.
6.
world’s
highest marathon
ü
The 8th edition
of Ladakh Marathon for
2019 was held in Leh, Ladakh. It is the
highest marathon in the world as it is held at over 11,000 feet above
the mean sea level. There were more than 5500 participants from 26 countries.
The event was organised by Rimo
Expeditions.
7.
World
Suicide Prevention Day 2019-10 September
ü with a theme “Working Together to Prevent Suicide”.
