DAILY GK 13- 14 SEPT. 2020
1. MOHUA
LAUNCHED CLIMATE SMART CITIES ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK 2.0
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Hardeep
Singh Puri for Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
launched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0, along with
the “Streets for People Challenge” in a virtual event organised by the Smart
Cities Mission from New Delhi.
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The
objective of CSCAF is to provide a roadmap for cities for combating Climate
Change while planning and implementing their actions.
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In
order to make cities more pedestrian friendly, MoHUA has initiated Streets for
People Challenge to develop a unified vision of streets, in consultation with
stakeholders and citizens, through quick, innovative, and low-cost measures.
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This
challenge is open to all cities under the Smart Cities Mission, capital cities
of States/UT’s and cities with a population of over 5 lakh.
2. UNGA
HIGH-LEVEL FORUM ON THE CULTURE OF PEACE
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74th
Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Forum (HLF) on
the Culture of Peace which was convened by its President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
and addressed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the theme “The
Culture of Peace: Change our world for the better in the age of Covid-19”.
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The
event was also addressed by ambassadors of a large number of Member States and
High Representatives of several UN entities where Indian side was represented
by Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Paulomi
Tripathi.
3. ASEAN
REGIONAL FORUM
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Minister
of State (MoS) for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan participated in the
online meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Association of South East
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) under the Chairmanship
of Vietnam.
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During
the 27th ARF meeting, the Ministers exchanged views on International and
regional issues.
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India
will co-chair the ASEAN Regional forum on port securities and United Nations
Convention on the Law of Sea(UNCLOS).
4. PARESH
RAWAL APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF NSD
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Ram
Nath Kovind, President of India appointed Paresh Rawal, actor and former Member
of Parliament as the Chairman of National School of Drama(NSD) for
the next years, he succeeded Ratan Thiyam, Playwright and theatre Director who
served as the chairman of NSD from 2013 to 2017 after which the post was vactan
until now.
5. NATIONAL
FOREST MARTYR DAY 2020: SEPTEMBER 11
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National
Forest Martyrs Day is
observed annually on September 11 in India to pay tribute to
those who have sacrificed their lives in order to protect the environment,
forests and wildlife across the country.
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September
11 was chosen to commemorate the Khejarli massacre, which took place on
September 11 in 1730.
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September
11, 2020 marks the 15th National Forest Martyr Day.
6. FIRST
INDIAN COMPANY TO HIT $200 BILLION M-CAP
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Reliance
Industries became the first Indian company to hit $200 billion market
capitalization with an approximate value of $200.8 billion Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) is a distant second with market cap of Rs 8.75 trillion, or USD
119 billion.
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Mukesh
Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) also becomes World’s 40th Most
Valuable Company.
