DAILY GK 22 JAN 2020
1. NIC
TechConclave 2020’
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Ravi Shankar Prasad has
inaugurated a 2-day long 2nd edition of ‘NIC
TechConclave 2020’based on the theme “Technologies for NextGen
Governance” held at New Delhi.
2. Agricultural
leasing policy
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Uttarakhand has
become the first state in India which has made a policy to lease
agricultural land. After the approval of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the state
government has issued the order.
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Under this leasing policy, instead of giving
land on a 30-year lease, the concerned farmer will get the rent for the land.
3. Disabled
aircraft recovery equipment
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An agreement was signed by The Bangalore
International Airport Limited (BIAL) to acquire Disabled Aircraft
Recovery Equipment (DARE) to enhance operational capabilities and to
reduce downtime during runway emergencies.
4. UAE
has been declared ‘reciprocating territory’
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The Central Government has declared the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be a “reciprocating territory” under Section
44A of Civil Procedure Code (CPC), 1908. The order
was issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
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Section 44A provides the law on the subject
of execution of decrees of Courts in India by foreign Courts and vice versa.
5. NICL
board approves its merger
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The Board of National Insurance
Company Limited (NICL) has approved its merger with Oriental
Insurance Company Ltd (OICL) and United India Insurance
Company Ltd (UIIC). The merger would help cut down costs and achieve
economies of scale.
6. ‘Champions of Change 2019’ Award
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Hemant Soren was
conferred with ‘Champions of Change Award-2019’ for social
welfare (Aspirational Districts) by Former President Pranab
Mukherjee at a function in New Delhi.The award is contributed to
Hemant for his work in the Barhait and Dumka assembly constituencies in the
state.
7. Zomato
acquires Uber Eats
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Zomato,
an Indian restaurant aggregator and food delivery startup has acquired Uber’s
food delivery business in India, Uber Eats in an all-stocks
deal valued at about $350 million (nearly Rs 2,485 crore).
8. TSEC
to use face recognition app in 2020
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Telangana State Election Commission(TSEC)
of the Indian state of Telangana, for the first time in India will use facial
recognition in the Telangana Municipal polls to tackle the counter
impersonation by the voters. This will be done on a pilot basis in selected 10
polling stations .
9. World’s
first living, self-healing robots
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Scientists of University of Vermont and Tufts
University have created the world’s first living and self-healing
robots Xenobots, using stem cells from frogs. It is named after the
African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis from which they take their stem cells.
10. 27th
WTA Hobart International Trophy
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Indian Tennis Player Sania Mirza and
her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok have won the 2020
women’s doubles title of the 27th WTA (World Tennis
Association) Hobart International Trophy held in Hobart, Australia.
11. RBI
denies banning cryptocurrencies
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RBI has confirmed that not banning
cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in India during the latest supreme court
hearing of the crypto case, which has restricted banks from dealing in bitcoin
and crypto, due to concerns for terrorism financing.
