Daily GK 19THTO 21ST AUG 2020
1.
MANDUADIH
RAILWAY STATION TO BE RENAMED AS ‘BANARAS’
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Ministry
of Home Affairs (MHA) approved the renaming of Manduadih Railway Station in
Uttar Pradesh (UP) as ‘Banaras’.
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Manduadih
Railway Station is situated in Varanasi, which is the Lok Sabha Constituency of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2.
INDIA RANKED
1ST IN NUMBER OF ORGANIC FARMERS
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India
also ranked 9th in terms of area under organic farming.
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Sikkim
was the first state in the world to become completely organic
3.
UAE-ISRAEL
AGREED FOR PEACE AGREEMENT NAMELY “ABRAHAM ACCORD”
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Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Crown
Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates,
have agreed for the Israel–United Arab Emirates peace agreement, or
the Abraham Accord to establish full diplomatic ties.
·
In
this regard, Israeli will halt further annexation of Palestinian lands. Annexation
is a term used when a state unilaterally incorporates another territory within
its borders.
·
This
announcement was made by the United States (US) President Donald John Trump,
who acted as mediator of this agreement.
·
With
this, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) became the first Gulf Arab state and only
the third Arab nation after Egypt and Jordan to have active diplomatic ties to
Israel.
4.
FORBES’ LIST
OF ‘THE HIGHEST-PAID ACTORS 2020’
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As
per the Forbes’ list of highest paid actors for the year 2020,
Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar ranked 6th with
his estimated earnings of USD 48.5 million and is the only Indian features on
the list comprising top 10 actors.
·
The
list is topped by Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson for the
consecutive second time
5.
SATYA PAL
MALIK APPOINTED AS GOVERNOR OF MEGHALAYA
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Meanwhile,
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was given the additional
charge as Governor of Goa.
·
The
appointments will be effective from the dates they assume charge of their
respective offices.
·
KK
Venugopal Reappointed as Attorney General of India for a Year & Tushar
Mehta as Solicitor General for 3 Years.
·
Government
appointed former corporate affairs secretary and IAS officer, Injeti Srinivas
as the 1st chairman of the International Financial Services Centre
Authority(IFSCA) for a 3 years term.
6.
RAKESH ASTHANA
IPS, APPOINTED AS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF BSF
·
Rakesh
Asthana, Gujarat cadre IPS officer
of 1984 batch as the Director General (DG) of the Border
Security Force (BSF), along with the Director General of Narcotics
Control Bureau (NCB) till 31st July 2021
7.
HINDUSTANI
CLASSICAL VOCALIST PANDIT JASRAJ PASSED AWAY
·
Pandit
Jasraj, an Indian classical vocalist,
belonging to the Mewati gharana ( a musical apprenticeship
tribe of Hindustani classical music) passed away at 90 in his home in New
Jersey, New York, United States(U.S.) due to cardiac arrest.
·
He
is a recipient of the Padma Shri (1975), Padma Bhushan (1990)
and Padma Vibhushan (2000).
·
Though
he belonged to the Mewati gharana, he sang khayals with some
flexibility, adding elements of lighter styles, including the thumri.
·
He
created a novel form of jugalbandi called Jasrangi that is
styled on the ancient system of moorchhana,
8.
DREAM11 WINS IPL TITLE SPONSORSHIP RIGHTS
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Board
of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has awarded the title sponsorship rights
of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 to fantasy cricket league platform Dream11
DAILY GK C.A 20 AUG
1.
ATAL RANKING OF INSTITUTIONS ON INNOVATION
ACHIEVEMENTS (ARIIA) 2020
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Private
or Self-Financed Universities.
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Institute of National Importance - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
·
Higher
Educational Institutions Exclusively for Women- Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher
Education For Women, Tamil Nadu
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Govt and
Govt aided Universities-
Institute of Chemical Technology, Maharashtra
·
Govt and
Govt aided College/Institutes- College
of Engineering Pune, Maharashtra
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Private or Self-Financed Universities-Kalinga
Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Khordha (Odisha)
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Private
or Self-Financed College/Institutes- SR Engineering College (SREC), Telangana
2.
RBI RELEASED
DRAFT FRAMEWORK FOR SELF-REGULATORY BODY FOR PAYMENT SYSTEM OPERATORS
·
The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a draft framework for grant of recognition
to an industry association as a Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) for Payment
System Operators (PSOs).
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Notably, SRO
will serve as a watchdog to guard against unprofessional practices
within an industry or profession.
3.
LUIS RODOLFO
ABINADER SWORN IN AS 54TH PRESIDENT OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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The
53-year old Luis Rodolfo Abinader was elected to the four-year term on July 5,
which ended the 16-year run in power by the Center-Left Dominican Liberation
Party (PLD).
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Abinader’s
Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) won the elections with 53% vote
4.
ASHOK LAVASA
RESIGNS AS ELECTION COMMISSIONER
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On
August 18, 2020, Ashok Lavasa , one of the two Election Commissioners of India
resigned from his post inorder to take charge as the Vice President of Asian
Development Bank (ADB) next month.
·
Chief
Election Commissioner –
Sunil Arora
·
Election
Commissioner –
Sushil Chandra
·
Election
Commissioner – vacant
5.
MALI PRESIDENT
IBRAHIM BOUBACAR KEITA RESIGNS AFTER MILITARY MUTINY
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Mali
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation with immediate
effect following a military mutiny in the Republic of Mali.
·
Boubacar
represents the Political Party Rally for Mali(RPM)
6.
WORLD HUMANITARIAN
DAY 2020 – AUGUST 19
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United
Nations(UN) World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is
annually observed on 19th August to pay tribute to honour all humanitarian
workers and United Nations and associated personnel who dedicated their lives
to help the people in extreme circumstances around the world and lost their
lives in the cause of duty.
7.
WORLD
PHOTOGRAPHY DAY 2020 – AUGUST 19
·
The World
Photography Day also known as World Photo Day is
observed annually on 19th August
·
The word
photography was first coined by Sir John Herschel, a British Scientist which
gives the literary meaning “drawing with light”.
·
The word
was derived from the greek word Phos which means “Light”
and Graphe which means “drawing or writing”.
8.
PUNJAB GETS
FIRST RANK IN HEALTH
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State
of Punjab has secured first rank in the list of best performing states in
operationalisation of Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) released by the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW), Government of India.
DAILY GK C.A 21 AUG
1.
INDIA RANKED
57TH IN DIGITAL QUALITY OF LIFE 2020, DENMARK TOPS
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Index
2020” released by online privacy solutions provider SurfShark, India
ranked 57th out of 85 countries in terms of overall category “Digital Quality
of Life 2020” with 0.5 index points which has been topped by Denmark with
0.79 points.
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In
Internet Affordability India Ranked 9th and list is topped by Israel
·
In
Internet Quality India Ranked 78th and list is topped by Singapore
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In
E Security India ranked 57th and is Topped By United Kingdom.
2.
NPCI LAUNCHED
‘NPCI INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS LIMITED’
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The
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched a
wholly-owned subsidiary, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) to internationalize (or
export to foreign markets )
·
NPCI
has appointed Ritesh Shukla as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
NIPL.
3.
KEITH ROWLEY
BECOMES PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
·
Keith
Christopher Rowley is sworn in as Prime Minister of the
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for a 2nd consecutive 5
year term.
·
He
is from the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM).
4.
FRANCISCO ASUE
IS REAPPOINTED AS THE PRIME MINISTER OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA
·
Francisco
Pascual Eyegue Obama Asue was reappointed as the Prime Minister of the Republic
of Equatorial Guinea
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Capital– Malabo
·
Currency– Central African CFA franc
5.
SADBHAVAN
DIWAS 2020 – AUGUST 20
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Every
year 20th August is celebrated as the Sadbhavana Diwas which is also known as
Communal Harmony Day, to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of former Prime
Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.
6.
WORLD MOSQUITO
DAY 2020: AUGUST 20
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The
World Mosquito Day is observed on 20th August every year to raise awareness
about the Causes and Prevention of Malaria and to commemorate the discovery
made by British Doctor Sir Ronald Ross in 1897 that
female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit Malaria between humans.
·
Sir
Ronald Ross was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1902 for
the discovery, he became the first British Nobel Laureate.
