DAILY GK 16 SEPT 2019
1)
NPCI reduced merchant
discount rate
ü National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has
rationalized merchant discount rate (MDR) on transactions with RuPay debit
cards. The new rate will be effective from 20 October 2019.
ü
MDR has been revised to 0.60 percent on
transactions above Rs 2,000. There will be a maximum of Rs 150 per transaction.
ü
Currently, MDR of 0.90 percent is charged on
transactions above Rs 2,000. The maximum limit was fixed at Rs 1,000 per
transaction.
2)
The US becomes the world’s
top oil exporter
3)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
notified that the United
States (US) became the top oil exporter in the world by
overtaking Saudi
Arabia and Russia.
4)
Panel to examine non-personal
data regulation
ü Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has
framed an 8-membered high-level panel headed by Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan to
study issues related to non-personal
data and suggest the ways to regulate non-personal data.
5) UNWTO General Assembly for 2019
ü The 23rd session of
the United Nations
World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) General Assembly for
2019 was held in Saint
Petersburg, Russia .
ü UNWTO is the
leading international organization in the field of tourism.
6)
India won ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2019
ü India won ACC
(Asian Cricket Council) Under-19 Asia Cup 2019 by beating Bangladesh for
5 runs.
ü The final was held at R. Premadasa International
Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
7)
India to host 2020 FIFA
Women’s U-17 World Cup
ü
The biennial international women’s
youth football championship, 2020 FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup, will
be held in India from November 2-21, 2020.
ü
It will be the 7th edition and
India will host the FIFA women’s football tournament for the first time.
8)
Book: ‘Rethinking Good
Governance’
ü The
Vice President of India, Shri
M. Venkaiah Naidu has released the book entitled ‘Rethinking Good Governance’ penned
by former Comptroller Auditor General (CAG), Vinod Rai in New
Delhi. The book has been published by Rupa Publications.
9)
Engineers Day 2019-15 Sept
ü
the theme “Engineering for change”.
ü
The day is celebrated to mark the birth
anniversary of Mokshagundam
Visvesvaraya who was born on 15 September 1861 in the
erstwhile Mysore State. (Now Karnataka)
10) International Day of Democracy 2019 -15
Sept
ü The International Day of Democracy was observed
on September 15, 2019
ü The theme ‘Participation’.
