DAILY GK 22 AUG 2020
1.
5th
SWACHH SURVEKSHAN 2020 -INDORE IS INDIA’S CLEANEST CITY
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Madhya
Pradesh’s Indore Creates record as India’s
cleanest city for the 4th
consecutive time
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Gujarat’s
Surat and Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai grabbed 2nd and 3rd positions respectively.
2.
5th
WORLD CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENT
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5th
World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP) was inaugurated virtually.
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Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Birla attended the inaugural ceremony.
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The
theme of the 5WCSP Conference is
‘Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace
and sustainable development for the people and planet’.
3.
RBI RELEASES
NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION 2020-2025
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There
are the Strategic Objectives laid down in NSFE 2020-2025 and in order to
achieve them, the document recommends adoption of a ‘5 C’ approach
viz. Content, Capacity, Community, Communication and Collaboration.
·
-There
should be insertion/updation of financial Literacy content for
school children- VI to X (including curriculum and co-scholastic), teachers,
young adults, women, new entrants at workplace/entrepreneurs (MSMEs), senior
citizens, persons with disabilities, illiterate people, etc.
·
-Courses
like B.Ed./M.Ed. should include financial education besides other teachers’
training courses to create a cadre of financially educated teaching
professionals.
·
Governor– Shaktikanta Das
·
Deputy Governors– 4 (Bibhu Prasad
Kanungo, Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, one is yet to be
appointed).
4.
WORLD SNOOKER
CHAMPIONSHIP 2020
·
English Professional Snooker Player Ronnie
O’Sullivan won the World Snooker Championship for the 6th time by
winning the 2020 World Snooker Championship at Crucible Theatre,
Sheffield, England.
·
He defeated England’s Kyren Wilson 18-8
in the final of the Betfred World Snooker Championship.
5.
‘ONE ARRANGED MURDER’ BY CHETAN BHAGAT
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A Book Titled ‘One Arranged
Murder’ authored by Chetan Bhagat will be released
worldwide on September 2020.
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The fiction book portrays a murder
mystery in the backdrop of an arranged marriage.
6. INTERNATIONAL
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF TERRORISM 2020 – AUGUST 21
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United
Nations(UN)’s International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the
Victims of Terrorism is annually oserved on 21st August to commemorate and pay
tribute to the victims and survivors of Terrorism acoss the globe.
7. WORLD SENIOR CITIZEN’S DAY 2020: AUGUST
21
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World
Senior Citizen’s Day is
observed annually on August 21 to raise awareness about the
various issues including age deterioration and elder abuse that affect senior
citizens.
8.
GOOGLE
LAUNCHES KORMO JOBS APP IN INDIA
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Google has launched an android app
called “Kormo
Jobs” for
job seekers in India, which aims to provide entry-level jobs and helps job
seekers find and apply for positions across India.
