DAILY GK 18 NOV 2020
1. ADVISORY SERVICES ON ASSET
MONETIZATION
• Department of Investment and Public Asset
Management (DIPAM), which handles Government’s Disinvestment Programme has
signed an Agreement with World Bank (WB) under which the latter provide Advisory
Services to DIPAM for asset Monetization.
• This was approved by Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman.
• The government has set a target of raising
Rs 2.10 lakh crore from disinvestment in FY21
2. 151ST BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SHREE
VIJAY VALLABH
• PM Narendra Modi virtually unveiled the
‘Statue of Peace’ to mark the 151st Birth Anniversary Celebrations of
Jainacharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj at Vijay Vallabh Sadhana
Kendra, Jetpura, in Pali, Rajasthan.
• The statue is 151-inch tall and has been
made from Ashtadhatu – 8 metals (Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tin, Iron
and Antimony or Mercury) with Copper being the major Constituent.
3. ASIA’S FIRST SOLAR POWER-ENABLED
TEXTILE MILL
• Jai Bhawani Women’s Cooperative Textile mill
which is set to come up at Parbhani, Maharashtra will be the first Textile Mill
in Asia which will operate on Solar Power.
• The Textile Mill is spread across Thirty
acres of land and will process cotton to cloth.
• It is being set up at a cost of INR 100
Crores and will add Momentum to the Industrial Sector in the District.
4. WHO COMMITS TO ELIMINATE
CERVICAL CANCER
• During the close of 73rd World Health
Assembly (WHA), World Health Organisation (WHO) launched the first “Global
Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer” which projected Vaccination,
Screening and treatment can reduce new cases of Cervical Cancer by more than
40% and five million related deaths by 2050.
• Cervical Cancer is the fourth-most common Cancer
among Women Globally.
5.
‘MOOH BAND RAKHO’ CAMPAIGN
• HDFC Bank launched a Campaign, ‘Mooh Band
Rakho’ to increase Awareness on Cyber Frauds and ways to prevent them.
• The campaign supports the International
Fraud Awareness Week 2020(November 15 – 21), a Global Movement to reduce the
impact of Fraud.
• Purpose of the Campaign– To protect
individuals from Cyber Frauds.
6. RBI PUBLISHED 1ST EVER ‘NOWCAST’
• In accordance with the RBI first ever
estimation based on high-frequency data namely “Nowcast”, India’s GDP contracted
8.6% in the quarter ended September 2020 i.e. Q2FY21. Nowcast is prepared by a
team of economists including Michael Debabrata Patra, RBI’s Deputy Governor.
• As per it, India also has entered a
technical recession in the first half of FY21 for the first time in its history
as the Economy had slumped about 24% in Q1FY21 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• Also, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rises
to 7.61% in October 2020 as compared to 7.27% in the previous month of
September, 2020.
7. CHAIRPERSON OF RESERVE BANK
INNOVATION HUB
• RBI appointed Senapathy (Kris)
Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder and former Co-Chairman, Infosys as the 1st Chairperson
of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub(RBIH).
• He is currently the Chief Mentor of
Start-up Village, an Incubation Hub for Start-Ups.
8. NITISH KUMAR TAKES CHARGE AS
BIHAR CM FOR THE 7TH TIME
• Nitish Kumar of Janata Dal (United) party
was Sworn-in as the 23rd Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar.
• His swearing-in ceremony was Administered by
Governor Phagu Chauhan, along with Nitish Kumar 14 Ministers from NDA (National
Democratic Alliance) took oath as Ministers.
• Nitish Kumar has been Sworn in as the CM
of Bihar for Four Consecutive Terms.
9. FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF MOLDOVA
• Maia Sandu, leader of the Action and
Solidarity Party and former Prime Minister of Moldova, backed by the European
Union(EU) won the Presidential runoff votes with around 57.75% of votes.
• She is set to become the first Woman President
of Moldova.
10. PUDUCHERRY LAUNCHES FREE
BREAKFAST SCHEME
• Puducherry Government formally launched a Free
Breakfast Scheme “Dr Kalaignar Mu Karunanidhi” (Dr Malaignar M Karunanidhi Breakfast
Scheme) named after Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for Government and
Government Aided School’s students.
• Around 80, 000 students from 419 Schools would
benefit from the Scheme.
