DAILY GK 21 OCT 2019
1. India’s
most polluted city
ü
According to the Central Pollution
Control Board (CPCB) of India, Loni rural (Dehat)
of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh emerged as the most polluted city in
India with the Air Quality Index (AQI) figures at 358.
2. Telangana
tops in capex on irrigation
ü
According to CARE Ratings, Telangana was
ranked first in terms of expenditure incurred on capital outlay/asset creation
(capex) by State governments during 2015-2019 on irrigation in
India.
Tamil Nadu spent highest on urban development; Bihar on rural development; Uttar Pradesh in the areas of transport, energy, public health, education and housing and Maharashtra on agriculture.
Tamil Nadu spent highest on urban development; Bihar on rural development; Uttar Pradesh in the areas of transport, energy, public health, education and housing and Maharashtra on agriculture.
3. IMNEX-2019
commences
ü The 2nd edition
of India- Myanmar Naval Exercise IMNEX-2019 has
begun in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
4. Video
calling service in the insurance industry
ü Bajaj
Allianz Life Insurance launched a first-of-its-kind video
calling service within the life insurance industry called i-SERV to
enhance the customer experience and provide resolutions to the queries of its
customers.
5. “PM
2.5” device to curb air pollution
ü
Debayan Saha, a
mechanical engineering graduate from IIT Kharagpur has invented a device
called “PM 2.5” when fitted near the silencer pipe in vehicles
will curb air pollution. 1 car fitted with the device can neutralise the
pollution emitted from 10 cars in its vicinity.
6. Sultan
of Johor Cup hockey tournament 2019
ü The 9th edition
of the Sultan of Johor Cup 2019, an international men’s
under–21 field hockey tournament, was held at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium,
Malaysia. Great Britain defeated India in
the finals.
7. World
Statistics Day 2019-October 20
ü The
day acknowledges the fundamental importance of sustainable national statistical
capacity.
ü
India celebrates its statistics day on 29
June every year commemorating the birthday of the legendary
statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.
8. World
Osteoporosis Day-October 20
ü Disease
of bone in which the density and quality of bone are reduced.Osteoporosis is
also called a silent disease.
9. National
Solidarity Day -October 20
ü To
commemorates the national integrity shown by Indians at Sino- Indo war against
China. China had attacked India on this day in 1962.
