DAILY GK 13 JULY 2019
1. WCD
IMPLEMENTS A SCHEME FOR WOMEN IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES CALLED “SWADHAR GREH”
✔The
Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India implementing the
Swadhar Greh Scheme for the rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances
so that they could lead their life with dignity.
✔It
envisages providing shelter, food, clothing, and health as well as economic and
social security for the women who are deserted and without any social and
economic support, victims of domestic violence, family tension, and natural
disaster.
✔The
ministry also implementing Universalisation of Women Helpline Scheme to provide
24 hours emergency and non-emergency response to women affected by violence.
2. “OPERATION
THIRST” LAUNCHED BY RPF
✔RPF
launched “Operation Thirst” to crack down selling of unauthorised Packaged
Drinking Water in the railway premises. During the operation, 1371 persons were
arrested for selling of packaged drinking water of unauthorised brands.
3. CHANDIGARH
BEST PERFORMING STATE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION IN THE PERFORMANCE GRADING
INDEX 2017-18
✔Ministry
of Human Resource Development informed that in the Performance Grading Index
2017-18, Chandigarh was ranked best among States and Union territories in the
field of education.
✔Kerala
was ranked second followed by Gujarat, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Rajasthan,
Delhi.
✔Arunachal
Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya were the least performing states.
✔Kerala
had the highest literacy rate followed by Lakshadweep and Mizoram.
4. INDIA
SUCCESSFULLY LIFTED 271 MILLION OUT OF POVERTY IN TEN YEARS: UN
MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX 2019
✔UN
Development Programme has released the 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty
Index.
✔India’s
MPI value reduced from 0.283 in 2005-06 to 0.123 in 2015-16.
✔India
has lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording
the fastest reductions in the multidimensional poverty index.
✔India
and Cambodia has reduced their MPI values the fastest among the 10 selected
countries for which changes over time were analysed.
5. FRANCE
BECAME THE FIRST COUNTRY TO PASS GAFA TAX ON DIGITAL GIANTS
✔France
became the first country to pass Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon Tax on digital
giants in defiance of a probe ordered by the United States President Donald
Trump.
✔It
will levy a 3% tax on total annual revenues of the largest tech firms providing
services to French consumers.
6. TAYLOR
SWIFT TOPPED 100 HIGHEST-PAID FORBES CELEBRITY LIST
✔Singer
Taylor Swift has topped the Forbes' Celebrity 100 list and emerged as the
highest-paid celebrity with her 2019 estimated earnings of over USD 185
million.
✔Taylor
Swift replaced Kylie Jenner. Jenner is now 2nd in the list.
✔India's
Akshay kumar is placed 33rd in the list.
7.
VIKAS SWARUP APPOINTED AS SECRETARY OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS
✔The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri
Vikas Swarup, High Commissioner in Ottawa as Secretary (Consular, Passport,
Visa and Overseas Indian affairs) in the Ministry of External Affairs with
effect from 01.08.2019.
8. DINESH
BHATIA CONCURRENTLY ACCREDITED AS THE NEXT AMBASSADOR OF INDIA TO THE ORIENTAL
REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY
✔2019,
As per the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India Shri Dinesh Bhatia
has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the
Oriental Republic of Uruguay, with residence in Buenos Aires. He succeeds Shri
Sanjiv Ranjan.
✔He
presently served as the ambassador of India to Argentina
✔He
is a 1992-batch IFS(Indian Foreign Service) officer.
✔He
also served as the Consul General, Consulate General of India, Toronto.
