DAILY GK 5 NOV 2020
1.
INDIAN RAILWAYS TIES UP WITH ISB
• Indian
Railways (IR) has tied up with Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad to
improve its operational efficiency using digital tools such as Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Data Analytics.
Indian School of Business will analyse the data generated by the Indian
Railways.
2.
MEETING OF THE INDIA-UAE
• India
hosted the 8th Meeting of the India-UAE(United Arab Emirates) High Level Joint
Task Force on Investments(the Joint Task Force)
virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• The
meeting was co-chaired by Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Railways, Commerce
& Industry and Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Government of
India and His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the
Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
3.
INDIA-SPONSORED NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT RESOLUTIONS
• The
First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) also known as the
Disarmament and International Security Committee adopted two India-sponsored resolutions on
Nuclear Disarmament which aims to reduce risk of nuclear accidents and calls
for prohibition on use of nuclear weapons.
• The
two adopted Resolutions are:
• i.‘Convention
on Prohibition of Use of Nuclear Weapons’.
• ii.‘Reducing
Nuclear Danger’ under ‘Nuclear Weapons’ cluster.
4.
NPCI LAUNCHES ‘RUPAY FESTIVE CARNIVAL’
• On
October 26, 2020 In order to cheer the customers in a new way this festive
season, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launched, ‘RuPay
Festive Carnival’, a flagship campaign for RuPay users.
• The
RuPay users with this launch can enjoy compelling benefits and attractive
discounts on products of various categories.
5.
BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FEDERATION
• On
November 2, 2020 During the General Assembly of International Dairy Federation
(IDF), Dilip Rath, Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was
unanimously elected to the Board of IDF.
• Note
• He
is the 2nd Indian to become part of the board of IDF.
• Dr
Amrita Patel, former chairman of NDDB, had become the 1st Indian and 1st women
to be elected to the board in December 2010.
6.
EVIDENCE OF DAIRY PRODUCTION IN IVC
• The
research of archeologists of India and Canada found evidence of dairy
production in the Indus Valley Civilization.
• The
research discovered that dairy was produced and processed by the Harappans back
in 2500 BCE. The study was carried out on 59 shards of pottery from the
archeological site in Kotada Bhadli, Gujarat.
7.
BOOK -“THE AGE OF PANDEMIC (1817-1920): HOW THEY SHAPED INDIA AND THE WORLD”
• Chinmay
Tumbe’s 2nd book titled “The Age of Pandemic (1817-1920): How they Shaped India
And the World” the book argues that the period between 1817 and 1920 as the age
of Pandemic which claimed around 70 million lives, with India as the epicentre.
• The
book is published by HarperCollins India and is set to publish in December
2020.
8.
400 EV CHARGING STATIONS ACROSS THE STATE
• The
Andhra Pradesh (AP) Government has decided to set up 400 Electric Vehicle (EV)
charging stations across the state to promote the usage of electric vehicles.
• The
EV stations will be built under the first phase of the “Go Electric” Campaign.
• The
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) launched the ‘Go Electric’ campaign in AP in
coordination with APSECM (Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Mission)
