DAILY GK 9 SEP 2020
1. KERALA TOPS
LITERACY RATE CHART
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In accordance
with the report on “Household Social Consumption: Education in India as part of
75th round of National Sample Survey (NSS) – from July 2017 to June
2018″ conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Kerala again emerged as the
most literate state in the country with 96.2% literacy followed by Delhi
(88.7%), Uttarakhand ( 87.6%), Himachal Pradesh (86.6%) and Assam (85.9%).
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On the other
hand, Andhra Pradesh (AP) is the worst performer at 66.4% followed by Rajasthan
at 69.7%, Bihar (70.9%), Telangana (72.8%), Uttar Pradesh (73%) and Madhya
Pradesh (73.7%).
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The survey
provided state-wise detail of literacy rate among the persons aged seven years
and above.
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The overall
literacy rate in India is pegged at 77.7% where rural areas have 73.5%
literacy rate and urban areas has 87.7%.
2. NITI AAYOG
CONSTITUTES MPICC
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As the nodal agency for Multidimensional Poverty
Index Coordination Committee (MPICC), NITI Aayog constituted a Multidimensional
Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) which will be chaired by Ms
Sanyukta Samaddar, Adviser (Sustainable Development Goals).
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These Ministries have been mapped to the ten
parameters of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).
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Experts from Oxford Poverty and Human
Development Initiative (OPHI) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are
onboard for technical expertise.
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According to Global MPI, India is 62nd among
107 countries with an MPI score of 0.123 and 27.91% headcount ratio based on
National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4 (2015/16) data.
3. PATRIKA
GATE IN JAIPUR
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Patrika Gate in
Jaipur, Rajasthan over a virtual platform.
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The Patrika Gate was built by the
Patrika group of Newspapers on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Jaipur.
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He also launched 2 books Samvad Upanishad and Akshar
Yatra, authored by Gulab Kothari, Editor in Chief of Rajasthan
Patrika Group and Chairman of Patrika Group of Newspaper.
4. RBI
ACCEPTED KAMATH PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS
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RBI specified five financial ratios and
sector-specific thresholds for resolution of COVID-19-related stressed assets
in 26 sectors on the basis of the
recommendations of an expert committee under the chairmanship Kundapur Vaman
Kamath, which was formulated by RBI in August 2020 to set a parameters and
benchmarks for stressed assets that need rescuing.
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These five
ratios are: Total outside liabilities/adjusted tangible net worth
(TOL/ATNW), total debt/EBITDA, current ratio, debt service coverage ratio
(DSCR), average debt service coverage ratio (ADSCR).
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In respect of
other sectors where certain ratios have not been specified, the lenders shall
make their own assessment keeping in view the “Resolution Framework for
COVID-19-related Stress”.
5. GOVIND
SWARUP PASSED AWAY AT 91
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Govind Swarup, Father of India’s Radio Astronomy passed
away at the age of 91 due to age related complications in Ruby Hall
Clinic, Pune Maharashtra.
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He was the
founding director of National Centre for Radio Astrophysics of Tata Institute
of Fundamental Research.
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He is the
recipient of Padma Shri (1973).
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He was born
on March 23rd, 1929 in Thakurdwara, United Provinces, British India (Now
in Uttar Pradesh).
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He is well
known for his many important research contributions in several areas of
astronomy and astrophysics.
6.
INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 2020 – SEPTEMBER 8
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United Nations(UN)’s International Literacy
Day is annually celebrated on 8th September to promote the importance of
literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights among the general public and
to work towards a more literate and sustainable society.
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The theme of International Literacy Day 2020 is “Literacy
teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond” which
particularly focuses on the role of educators and the method of teaching.
7. 1ST EVER
CANNABIS MEDICINE PROJECT
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Jitendra Singh informed that 1st ever cannabis medicine
project will be shortly set up with the collaboration of Canada
at Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian
Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Jammu.
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The progress
of the construction of North India’s 1st biotech industrial park in Kathua,
Jammu & Kashmir was also reviewed by Jitendra Singh
Note– Through the CSIR, Union Ministry of Science and
Technology few other projects are also being set up in Jammu.
