DAILY GK 12 NOV. 2019
1.
PM Modi inaugurated Kartarpur corridor
ü PM Narendra
Modi inaugurated Integrated Check Post(ICP) and flagged off the
1st batch of pilgrims at Kartarpur Sahib corridor at Dera Baba Nanak in
Gurdaspur city of Punjab in India. The ICP would provide Indian pilgrims to
visit Gurudwara Kartapur Sahib in Pakistan.
PM also released commemorative coin marking the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev (founder of Sikhism).
PM also released commemorative coin marking the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev (founder of Sikhism).
2.
Tri-service exercise named “INDRA 2019”
ü The
first-ever joint tri-service exercise between India and Russia named
“INDRA 2019” .
ü The
first phase was conducted in-service locations of Babina (Uttar Pradesh), Pune
(Maharashtra) and Goa.
3.
George Schaller lifetime award 2019
ü Indian
wildlife biologist Ullas Karanth won the first-ever instituted
George Schaller lifetime award for the year 2019 for his contribution in the
field of wildlife conservation science. The award was instituted by
the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in New York, United States(US) in
honour of Dr. George Schaller, wildlife scientists.
4.
Sanjay Gupta was appointed as new Country
Manager by Google India.
5.
British MP Keith Vaz, announces retirement
ü Nigel
Keith Anthony Standish Vaz the longest-serving British MP of Goa-origin,
announced his retirement from Parliament after 32 years.
Vaz, a Labour Party’s MP for Leicester East since 1987.
Vaz, a Labour Party’s MP for Leicester East since 1987.
6.
First electric airplane X-57 “Maxwell”
ü NASA
has launched its 1st all-electric experimental aircraft named
the X-57 “Maxwell.” It is NASA’s 1st crewed X-plane
(experimental plane) in nearly 2 decades adapted from Italian Tecnam P2006T
aircraft.
ü The
aircraft is expected to be operational by late 2020.
7.
AIFF announced Thomas Dennerby as Coach of
FIFA U-17
ü All
India Football Federation (AIFF) has appointmented Thomas Dennerby of Sweden as the
Indian head coach of the Women’s U-17 football
team. The FIFA U-17 women’s football World Cup 2020 will be hosted by India.
8.
Paytm T20I series 2019
ü The Indian Men’s
cricket team won the 3 match T20I (twenty-twenty International) series against Bangladesh in
India for 2-1.
ü Indian
cricketer Rohit Sharma broke the record of Mahendra Singh Dhoni for most sixes
by an Indian captain in T20I cricket. He became 1st Indian as well as the 2nd
male cricketer in history to play 100 T20Is.
9.
Book- ‘Courts of India: Past to Present’
ü
Ranjan Gogoi, Chief Justice of India (CJI) released the Assamese version of the book ‘Courts of India: Past to Present’ in Guwahati, Assam. The book has been distributed by the Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Ranjan Gogoi, Chief Justice of India (CJI) released the Assamese version of the book ‘Courts of India: Past to Present’ in Guwahati, Assam. The book has been distributed by the Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
10. Book-
“Accidental Magic”
ü Author Keshava
Guha‘s new novel entitled “Accidental Magic”, Published
by HarperCollins India, was launched at the 8th edition of Bangalore
Literature Festival in Bengaluru,Karnataka.
11. World
science day for peace and development -Nov 10, 2019.
ü The theme for
the year 2019 is “Open Science, leaving no one behind”.
12. National
Education Day-November 11, 2019
ü Commemorating
the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first
education minister of India (1947-1958). The day has been celebrated since 2008
after the announcement in this regard, by the Human Resource Development (HRD)
ministry.
13. World’s
first CNG terminal
ü Gujarat
Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) under
the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has approved the proposal of
world’s first CNG (Compressed natural gas) port terminal, that is going to be
built in Bhavnagar port, a seaport in Saurashtra region of Gujarat.
