DAILY GK 19 NOV 2020
1. ANNUAL REPORT FROM CENSUS
COMMISSIONER
• According to Annual Report on ‘Vital
Statistics on India based on Civil Registration System 2018’, Arunachal Pradesh
recorded the Highest Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) in the Country with 1,084 females
born per thousand Males. It was followed by Nagaland (965) & Mizoram (964),
Kerala (963), and Karnataka (957).
• The report was released by the Office of
the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India, Ministry of Home
Affairs, and GoverNment of India.
• State with lowest SRB Manipur (757).
2. AICTE’S LILAVATI AWARD 2020
• Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Union Minister
of Education virtually launched the Lilavati Award 2020, an initiative by the
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to promote Women Empowerment in
India.
• The Theme of the Lilavati Award 2020
is “Women Empowerment”.
3. INDIA’S 1ST 100 MW CONVERGENCE PROJECT IN GOA
• Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
signed MoU with the Department of New & Renewable Energy (DNRE), Government
of Goa to discuss the implementation of India’s First 100 MW(MegaWatt)
decentralised solar convergence Project under the newly formed Convergence
Energy Services Limited (Convergence) in Goa.
• Goa is the first State to adopt the
concept of amortising the cost of Pumps and LED lights into a Power Purchase
Agreement (PPA).
4. L&T DELIVERS HARDWARE FOR
GAGANYAAN MISSION
• Larsen & Toubro (L&T) delivered
First Hardware – a Booster Segment – ‘S-200’ for Ganganyaan Launch Vehicle to
ISRO in a virtual flag-off ceremony.
• The Virtual flag-off ceremony was presided
over by Dr K Sivan, Chairman, ISRO.
• The Booster segment was produced at
L&T’s Powai Aerospace Manufacturing Facility, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission aims to send a
three-member crew to space for a period of 5-7 days by 2022 when India
completes 75 years of Independence.
5. INTERPOL-WCO’S OPERATION THUNDER
2020
• The International Criminal Police
Organization (INTERPOL) and World Customs Organization (WCO) conducted
Operation Thunder, in 103 Countries against Environmental Crimes.
• It resulted in large seizures of protected
Forestry and Wildlife Specimen and triggered arrests and Investigations
Worldwide, including India.
• During the Operation, India Customs along
with INTERPOL and WCO intercepted an 18-Tonne Shipment of Red Sandalwood destined
for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
6. RAILTEL TO IMPLEMENT HOSPITAL
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
• Indian Railways(IR) assigned RailTel
Corporation of India Limited (RailTel) to implement the Hospital Management
Information System (HMIS), an integrated clinical information system in its 125
health facilities and 650 Polyclinics across India.
• This is to improve Hospital Administration
and Patient Healthcare.
• To bring Hospital Management on a Single
Architecture to prevent pilferage and make Operations Seamless.
7. 2021 WORLD’S BEST CITIES RANKING
• In accordance with the Annual Report and
Ranking of Best Cities around the world titled “2021 World’s Best Cities” by
Resonance Consultancy Ltd, London, UK is at Top spot for the 6th Consecutive Year.
• It was followed by New York, US and Paris
(France) at 2nd and 3rd Rank respectively.
• Notably only one Indian city, Delhi, is
listed in the ranking at 62 which was ranked 81st in previous year ranking.
8. BRICS SUMMIT 2020
• The 12th BRICS Summit 2020 held virtually
which was attended by heads of State of the Five Member States.
• The Summit was hosted by Vladimir Putin,
President of Russia on the theme “Global Stability, Shared Security and
Innovative Growth” where India was represented by PM Narendra Modi
• Importantly, Vladimir Putin announced the
approval of the Moscow Declaration, the BRICS Anti-Terrorism Strategy and the
BRICS updated Strategy for the Economic Partnership until 2025.
9. RBI PLACED LVB UNDER 1-MONTH
MORATORIUM
• RBI proposed a Draft Scheme of
Amalgamation of the Capital Starved Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. (LVB) with DBS Bank
India Ltd. (DBIL).
• This decision has been taken after the
Central Government has imposed a one-month Moratorium on LVB that temporarily
Capped withdrawals at Rs 25,000.
• The Moratorium will be effective upto
December 16, 2020.
• RBI also appointed Thothala Narayanaswamy
(T.N.) Manoharan, a former Non Executive Chairman of Canara Bank, as
Administrator of LVB.
10. 2022 FIFA U-17 WOMEN’S WORLD
CUP
• World Football Governing body FIFA
approved India as the host of the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2022.
• FIFA announced that the U-17 Women’s World
Cup scheduled to take place in India in 2021 was cancelled due to COVID-19 and
the Next Edition of the Tournament will be held in 2022.
11. STATE ICON OF PUNJAB
• The Election Commision of India(ECI)
approved the Appointment of Sonu Sood as the State Icon of Punjab.
• The proposal for the Appointment was made
by S Karuna Raju, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer(CEO).
• Sonu Sood hails from the Moga District of
Punjab.
12. JAPAN, AUSTRALIA SIGN DEFENCE
PACT
• Japanese PM, Yoshihide Suga and Australian
PM, Scott Morrison signed a Defence Pact “Reciprocal Access Agreement” to
Counter China’s growing influence in the South China Sea and over Pacific
Island Nations.
• Both Japan and Australia are part of the
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD – India, Japan, Australia and United
States) to counter China’s dominance in the East and South China Seas.
13. HDFC BANK AND INDUSIND BANK IN
‘RED FLAG’ LIST
• HDFC Bank and IndusInd Bank have been
mentioned in the ‘Red Flag’ List, a System used for Monitoring Foreign
Portfolio Investor (FPI) limits.
• As per the Data provided by NSDL(National
Securities Depository Ltd.) the current FPI Shareholding of HDFC is 71.3% and 73.1% for IndusInd Bank.
• FPIs can invest up to 74% in both HDFC
Bank and IndusInd Bank.
• Apart from them,Novartis India and Procter
& Gamble Hygiene and Health Care are the only other Companies in the
Red-Flag List.
