DAILY GK 27 NOV 2019
1.
IRIFM inaugurated
ü The Indian Railway Institute of Financial
Management (IRIFM) by the Indian Railways (IR) has been set up
in Hyderabad, Telangana. The
institute will provide professional training in railway finances management. It
was inaugurated by Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman of the Railway Board.
2.
‘Insurance Khata’
ü India First Life Insurance, a leading life
insurance company in India has partnered with Spice Money, a tech-led financial services provider, for
distribution and marketing of ‘insurance
khata’, a micro-insurance plan aims at the informal sector &
agricultural labourers with seasonal incomes.
3.
27th Ekalabya Award
2019
ü Jhilli Dalabehera,
Odisha weightlifter has been awarded the 27th Ekalabya Award 2019, the annual
award organized by Indian Metals
Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT). The award comprises a cash prize of Rs.5
lakhs along with citation.
4.
‘Quality Ratna’
award
ü Suresh Krishna,
former president of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) and chairman of
Sundram Fasteners Limited received India’s First ‘Quality Ratna’ award from DV
Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.
5.
Suman Billa
designated as director of UNWTO
ü Suman Billa appointed
as director of Technical
Cooperation and Silk Road Development at D1 level in United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) at its
headquarters in Madrid, Spain for
a period of 2 years, initially.
6.
National Milk Day
-26th November 2019
ü The National Milk Day is observed
annually on November 26 to
commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr.Verghese Kurien, who is called the
father of the White Revolution in India. White revolution denotes the ‘billion
litre idea’ of Kurien in the dairy production.
7.
70th
Constitution day-November 26,2019
ü On November 26, 2019, Constitution Day (also known as ‘Samvidhan
Divas) celebrated all over India to mark the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution by
the Constituent Assembly.
8.
GGNP declared as
4th Tiger Reserve
ü Chhattisgarh
Government has decided to declare Guru
Ghasidas National Park (GGNP) as Tiger Reserve. The Guru Ghasidas
National Park is located in the Koriya district in Chhattisgarh and it is the 4th Tiger reserve in the
state.
