DAILY GK 20 & 21 SEP 2020
1. CENTRE
AMENDED PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (PREFERENCE TO MAKE IN INDIA) ORDER 2017
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In
order to promote the “Make in India” initiative, the Central Government has
amended the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 .
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This
amendment will enable nodal Ministries/ Departments to notify higher minimum
local content requirements for Class-I & Class-II local suppliers which was
earlier fixed at 50% and 20% respectively.
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This
order is issued pursuant to Rule 153(iii) General Financial Rules 2017.
2. INDIA & BANGLADESH TO RESUME JOINT COORDINATED
BORDER PATROL
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At
the 50th Director General(DG) level conference between India and
Bangladesh, both the countries have agreed to share real time intelligence on
the smuggling syndicates and the list of smugglers to control and prevent
criminal activities and other problems and to ensure the peace and security in
the Indo-Bangladesh borders.
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The
4-day conference was held from 16th September 2020 to 19th September 2020 which
concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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The
6-member Border Security Force (BSF) delegation was led by its
DG Rakesh Asthana and the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) delegation
was led by its DG Md. Shafeenul Islam.
3. ANIL DHASMANA APPOINTED AS NEW CHIEF OF NTRO
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The
Central government appointed Anil Dhasmana, former chief of Research
and Analysis Wing (R&AW or RAW) as the new chief of National
Technical Research Organisation (NTRO).
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He
will serve till he attains the age of 65, i.e., for 2 years.
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He
succeeds Satish Chandra Jha, former Intelligence Bureau (IB)
officer, who resigned from the office on September 17, 2020.
Note– The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi cleared the appointment of Anil Dhasmana.
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NTRO
is a technical intelligence Agency that
is responsible for geospatial intelligence and satellite imagery.
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It
is under the National Security Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office, India.
4. ‘SWASNER’, A 1ST OF ITS KIND HELMET-LIKE
VENTILATION DEVICE
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A
group of 7 engineering students from IIIT (International Institute
of Information Technology), Bhubaneswar have developed ‘Swasner’,
a 1st of its kind helmet-like ventilation device to help
patients breathe more conveniently.
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The
designed hyperbaric chamber is a low-cost device to help COVID-19 patients.
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Swasner
will reduce deaths caused due to lack of ventilators in the country.
5. SOUTHERN RAILWAY’S CHENNAI DIVISION LAUNCHES
“FREIGHT SEVA” APP
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On
September 19, 2020 The Chennai Division of Southern Railways launched
an in-house mobile application called “Freight Seva”, as part of its
efforts to boost Freight traffic and add more customers to its base.
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The
Freight Seva app will serve as a platform for information needs, and will
provide necessary details for the freight customers.
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The
app will have a query module where the customers can seek clarifications
regarding goods/parcels dealt in Chennai Division.
6. AMITABHA GHOSH PASSED AWAY AT 90
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Amitabha
Ghosh, former governor of
Reserve Bank of India(RBI) passed away at the age of 90.
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He
is the shortest serving governor of RBI(21 days- January 15,
1985 to February 4, 1985).
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He
served as the 16th governor, while serving as a deputy governor of RBI until R
N Malhotra (17th Governor) took over.
