DAILY GK 3 JUNE 2019
1. UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE IN INDIA AT 6.1% IN 2017-18
✔According
to a survey conducted by NSSO, the unemployment rate was about 6.1% in 2017-18,
highest in 45 year since 1972-73.
✔Unemployment
was higher in urban areas as compared to rural. The unemployment rate in rural
areas was about 5.3% while in urban areas it was about 7.8%.
✔6.2%
males and 5.7% females are jobless in India. The unemployment rate is highest
amount urban females at 10.8% followed by urban males at 7.1 % rural males at
5.8% and rural females at 3.8 %.
2.
INFANT MORTALITY RATE IN INDIA FALLS BUT THE PACE OF CHANGE SLOWS
✔India’s
infant mortality rate declined by 9 positions from 42 in 2012 to 33 in 2017.
✔Madhya
Pradesh and Assam had the worst IMR of 47 and 44 respectively while Kerala and
Tamil Nadu recorded the lowest IMR of 10 and 16 respectively.
✔This
is a cause of worry for India that India’s IMR is even today worse than those
of South Asian neighbours, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Nepal.
✔Among
the states Odisha and Uttarpradesh showed the biggest improvement between 2012
and 2017.
3.
INDIAN ECONOMY LOST ITS SPOT AS WORLD’S FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY TO CHINA
✔Indian
economy lost its spot as the world’s fastest-growing economy to China. It
registered 6.3% annual growth in the January-March quarter, its slowest pace in
six quarters.
✔As
per economists, the prolonged phase of slower growth was due to stagnant rural
wages, rising real interest costs for manufacturers and reluctance to lend
among banks and non-bank finance firms due to high defaults.
✔Retail
inflation for the past 6 months was below 3%.
4. RAJASTHAN
HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONFERRED WITH WHO’S AWARD FOR TOBACCO CONTROL
✔The
Medical and Health Department of Rajasthan was conferred with the World Health
Organization’s Tobacco Control Award for 2019 in recognition of its
achievements in the field of tobacco control. It was presented on the occasion
of World No Tobacco Day celebrated on May 31.
✔It
was the only government body in country to receive the award for its
tobacco-free initiatives.
5. WORLD
MILK DAY: JUNE 1
✔The
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations selected June 1st as
World Milk Day, which celebrates the important contributions of the dairy
sector to sustainability, economic
development, livelihoods, and nutrition.
✔The
theme for World Milk Day 2019 is “Drink
Milk: Today & Everyday”.
✔The
aim is to educate people about the importance of milk in our life and society.
Milk is one of the global foods, which is celebrated as a superfood all around
the globe, figuratively and literally.
