DAILY GK 18 SEPT. 2020
1. INDIA JOINED DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT/
JEDDAH AMENDMENT
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On
the lines of the high level meeting of the Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah
Amendment (DCOC/JA) held virtually on 26 August 2020, India has joined the
DCOC/JA Amendment, as Observer in order to collaborate with DCOC/JA member
states towards for enhancing maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region
(IOR).
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With
this, India joins Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States
(US) as Observers to the DCOC/JA.
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Adopted
in January 2009, DCOC/JA is a grouping on maritime matters aiming to prevent
piracy and armed robbery against ships in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, the East
coast of Africa and Island countries in the IOR.
2. HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX 2020
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The
2020 Human Capital Index (HCI) is a collaboration between the Human Development
Practice Group and the Development Economics Group of the World Bank.
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World
Bank released the report titled “The Human Capital Index 2020
Update: Human Capital in the Time of COVID-19”on September 16, 2020.
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India
has been placed at the 116th position among 174 countries in the Human Capital
Index 2020 with score increase to 0.49 from 0.44 in 2018 in comparison to 115
out of 157 countries.
3. YEAR SOVEREIGN SDG BOND WORTH $890M
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Mexico
became the first country in the world to inaugurate sustainable financing
program for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by issuing
a seven-year Sovereign SDGs Bond worth USD 890 million under its new “SDG
Sovereign Bond Framework” developed with investment bank Natixis,
located in Paris, France.
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This
transaction allows Mexico to expand its investor base by accessing
international funds working towards sustainable economic development.
4. 2020 ASIA GAME CHANGER AWARD FOR
FEEDING MILLIONS
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The
Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna received the 2020 Asia
Game Changer Award from Asia Society, a United States based non-profit
organisation for feeding millions of people across India amid the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic, by coordinating a food distribution drive from Manhattan.
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He
is the only Indian among the six awardees who were recognised
by the Asia Society.
