DAILY GK 22 OCT 2019
1. Two-day
Sudarshan Chakra Vahini war exercise 2019 of Indian Army held at Jaisalmer,
Rajasthan
2. G20
Health Ministers’ Meeting 2019
ü
The 3rd G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting 2019
was held in Okayama City, Japan.
Special vision for projected 20% of elderly
population in India by 2050 was also discussed.
3.
World intellectual property indicators 2019
ü According
to “World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) 2019” report
for 49 countries released by the United Nations World Intellectual
Property Organisation (WIPO), India has emerged as a top 10
nation (ranked 7th ) in the rankings of IP (Intellectual
Property) filing activity by origin & its patent filings
rose to 7.5% to 3,473 in 2018.
ü
China ranked
1st in the chart IP filings 2018 accounts for over 50%
including patent, trademarks and design.
4. Campaign
-“Feed Our Future”
ü
To raise awareness against hunger and
malnutrition in India, United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) has
launched a 2nd cinema advertisement campaign ‘Feed Our
Future’ in Facebook’s Mumbai office, Maharashtra with
support from UFO Moviez India Limited ,an Indian digital cinema distribution
network.
5.
‘SBI
Card Pay’ for credit card holders
ü State
Bank of India Cards & Payments Services Ltd, has
launched first of its kind new contactless mobile payment facility ‘SBI
Card Pay’, which allows users to present payments through mobile
phones at Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled Point of Sales (POS) machines
using Host Card Emulation (HCE) technology. The service is for
credit card cardholders.
6. World’s
oldest known natural pearl
ü An
8,000-year-old world’s oldest natural pearl named ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’ was
discovered at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island, Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
7. Book-
“Bridgital Nation”
ü PM NarendraModi
unveiled a book titled “Bridgital Nation” in New Delhi. The book is
written by Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons
and Ms. Roopa Purushothaman, chief economist & head of policy
advocacy of Tata Sons.
8. Global
Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Prevention Day-October 21
