DAILY GK 30 JAN 2020
1.
Indian Navy launched ‘Operation Vanilla’
ü The
Indian Navy(IN) launched ‘Operation Vanilla’. The purpose of this
operation is to support and provide assistance to Tropical Cyclone Ava &
flood-hit Madagascar. The Indian Navy Ship(INS)
Airavat has been deployed to this mission.
ü The
assistance has been provided in consonance with Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s ‘Security and Growth for all in the Region (SAGAR)’. It is also to be
noted that Madagascar is a member of the inter-governmental organisation Indian
Ocean Rim Association (IORA).
2.
10 more wetlands declared as Ramsar sites
ü Ramsar
Convention has declared 10 more wetland sites from India as
sites of national importance. Ramsar sites are those which are
declared under the Ramsar Convention signed in 1971 to preserve wetlands of
national importance. Thus India now has a total of 37 Ramsar
sites.
3.
World’s largest meditation centre
ü World’s
largest meditation centre was inaugurated at Kanha
Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad, Telangana to mark the 75th anniversary of
the formation of Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM) and Heartfulness Institute. It
can accommodate 1 lakh practitioners at a time.
4.
Tyler Prize 2020
ü The
Indian environmentalist and Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) Pavan Sukhdev won Tyler
Prize 2020 for Environmental Achievement for his groundbreaking “green
economy” work along with conservation biologist Gretchen C. Daily from
United States (US).
5.
India’s Ambassador to US
ü
Diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to the United States of America (USA). He succeeded Harsh Vardhan Shringla who will take charge as the next foreign secretary.
Diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to the United States of America (USA). He succeeded Harsh Vardhan Shringla who will take charge as the next foreign secretary.
6.
New PM of Qatar
ü Tamim
bin Hamad AI Thani, Emir of Qatar appointed Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa
bin Abdulaziz Al Thani as new Prime Minister (PM) of
Qatar, Doha.
7.
International Boxing tournament Strandja
2020
ü The 71st edition
of International Boxing Tournament “Strandja”2020 was held
in Sofia, Bulgaria. India ranked 9th in
the medal tally with 3 medals (1 Silver, 2 Bronze). The list was
topped by Ukraine with 10 medals.
