DAILY GK 16 SEPT. 2020
1. UN’S
COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN
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India
& Afghanistan were elected as Members of the United Nations (UN) Commission
on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
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The
Commission on the Status of Women is a UN organ promoting gender equality and
the empowerment of women.
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India
(38 votes) and Afghanistan (39) won the ballot among the 54
members, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, T S Tirumurti
announced the election of India to the Committee.
2. EUROMONEY’S
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2020
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Euromoney,
the global finance and banking magazine’s Awards for Excellence 2020
honoured Aditya Puri, Managing Director(MD) of HDFC
Bank with a Lifetime Achievement Award 2020.
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This
is a first of its kind recognition for a corporate leader from India.
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The
award is conferred upon him to recognise his skills in building a world class
Indian bank and his contribution in creating a trustworthy brand.
3. NEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD BANK & ADB
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The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi approved the appointment of Rajesh Khullar as the Executive
Director of World Bank and Sameer Kumar
Khare as Executive Director of Asian Development
Bank (ADB).
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Currently, India is
the 4th largest shareholder and largest borrower of
ADB since 2010.
4. POSSIBLE
SIGNS OF MICROBIAL LIFE ON VENUS CLOUDS
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A team
of scientists announced the discovery of Phosphine, a rare molecule which
provides a possibility of microbial life in the clouds of the Venus.
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The
researchers team detected the Phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus using the
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii, United States
of America.
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According
to the research, the existence of phosphine molecule (Hydrogen and
Phosphorus) could indicate the presence of extraterrestrial
life .
5. 9
SATELLITES INTO ORBIT BY SEA LAUNCH
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China
Successfully launched a solid-propellant carrier rocket from a ship in the
Yellow Sea, China. It sent 9 satellites into the planned Orbit, and is the
Second such Sea-based Launch Mission.
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The 9
satellites belonged to the Jilin-1 Gaofen 03-1 group, and were
launched using Long March 11-HY2(China’s first sea-launched rocket), the 10th
member of the Long March 11 family.
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It was
the 346th Launch using the Long March Rocket Series.
