DAILY GK 19 NOV 2019

DAILY GK 19 NOV 2019

1.    Sindu Sudarshan-VII exercise

ü Indian Army has conducted its second phase of the exercise named Sindu Sudarshan-VII in Jaisalmer-Barmer deserts of Rajasthan.

2.    SAANS campaign to curb pneumonia deaths

ü Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched “SAANS” campaign in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.SAANS which is in short of ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully‘ was launched with the aim of reducing child mortality due to pneumonia. It aims to mobilise people to protect children from the disease and to train health personnel and other stakeholders in controlling the disease.

3.    Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK)

ü Smriti Zubin Irani has announced the Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK), a repository of a variety of crops across 128 agro-climatic zones for better nutritional outcomes in New Delhi. MoWCD has collaborated with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for this project.

4.    Indian govt. extended Visa-on-arrival facility to UAE citizens

5.    Water Quality Report 2019

ü Ram Vilas Paswan has released BIS’s  (Bureau of Indian Standards) Water Quality Report 2019 for State Capitals & Delhi.

ü Mumbai ranked number 1 in this report. Hyderabad (Telangana) is at number two and it was followed by Bhubaneswar,Odisha (3^rd ). Delhi’s water is the worst as all the 11samples drawn from various places did not comply with the requirements .

6.    IOCL launched winter-grade diesel for Ladakh

ü Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) has introduced a special winter grade diesel which remains unfrozen up to minus 33-degree celsius (-30 °C). The diesel was launched by the union minister of Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah through a video link.

7.    New typhoid vaccine approved by WHO

ü Pakistan becomes the first country in the world to launch the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the new Typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV).

8.    New GI tag granted

ü Green tea and white tea of Darjeeling have been granted with the Geographical Indication (GI) product tag.

9.    Gotabaya Rajapaksa elected as the 7th executive President of Sri Lanka

10. Reliance communication Director resigned

ü Anil Dhirubbai Ambani has resigned as the Director of Reliance Communication (RCom) because of the consolidated loss stood at Rs. 30,142 crores in the second quarter of 2019-2020.
Reliance Communications has been admitted under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) since May 15, 2018.

11. Night trial of Agni-II ballistic missile

ü DRDO an agency of the Government of India charged with the military’s research and development, has successfully conducted the 1^st night trial of Agni-II, an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) from Dr. Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha.

12.  ‘Golden Foot’ award 2019

ü Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric (34) from Crotia became the 17th winner of the Golden Foot award in Monaco. This award is given only to active athletes who must be over 29 years of age for outstanding athletic achievement and is awarded only once to athletes.

13. National Epilepsy Day-November 17,2019

ü Epilepsy is a disorder in which brain produce the sudden abnormal bursts of electrical energy that even affect other brain functions and lead to recurrent unprovoked seizures. This type of condition can affect people at any age group but it is treatable.

14.  ‘World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims’ 2019 was-November 17

ü This day is observed on the third Sunday of November each year in memory of road victims who lost their life, families and love around the world.
2019 Theme: – ‘Life is not a car part’.