DAILY
GK 13 NOV 2019
1.
National Water Policy
ü Union
ministry of water resources has announced a committee to draft a new National
Water Policy (NWP). The committee comprising of 10 members, will be
headed by Mihir Shah, former planning commission member and a water
expert.
2.
Sanskrit Bharati Vishwa Sammelan
ü The Sanskrit
Bharati Vishwa Sammelan, global conference on the Sanskrit language was
held in New Delhi . During the conference, an exhibition
titled “Sanskriti Pradarshini” showcasing the development of
the sanskrit language.
ü Also
CM of Himachal Pradesh Jairam Thakur was honoured by Venkaiah Naidu at the
conference, for giving second language status to Sanskrit in the state.
3.
RBI withdraws exemptions granted to HFCs
ü RBI has
decided to withdraw some exemptions from the provisions of Chapter IIIB
of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 applicable to Housing
Finance Companies (HFCs) in terms of complying with regulations such
as provisions and formation of reserve fund.
ü With
this, Now the HFCs are mandated to create a reserve fund and it should transfer
at least 20% of its net profit every year to the fund before the declaration of
dividend.
4.
World Monument Watch list for 2020
ü Suranga
Bawadi was selected as the World Monument Watch List for 2020, by the New
York-based non-governmental organisation. Suranga Bawadi was selected under the
category of “Ancient Water System of the Deccan Plateau” along with 24 monuments
across the world.
5.
World Pneumonia Day-November 12
ü The
theme for the year 2019 is “Healthy lungs for all”.
6.
Public Service Broadcasting Day-November 12
ü To
celebrate and commemorate the first and last visit of Mahatma Gandhi to the
studio of All India Radio(AIR) in Delhi 1947.
7.
550th
Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev-November 12
ü The
day is also known as Prakash Parv/Guru Nanak Jayanti. He was the first of the
10 Sikh gurus and the founder of Sikhism. His birthday is observed every year
on Kartik poornima.
ü Also
Air India depicted ‘Ik Onkar’, the religious Sikh symbol on one of its aircraft
tail to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary.
