DAILY GK 17 JULY 2019
1. MORE
THAN 820 MILLION PEOPLE SUFFER FROM HUNGER: STATE OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
IN THE WORLD 2019 REPORT
✔The
report named State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019 produced by
the United Nations FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO was released and It stated
that in the year 2018, more than 820 million people suffered from hunger, food
insecurity and malnutrition worldwide.
✔It
is the for the third year in a row the number has risen.
✔At
present, globally 1 in every 9 people suffer from hunger.
2.
FOUNDATION STONE OF BABA GURU NANAK INTERNATIONAL VARSITY LAID IN PAK
✔The
foundation stone of Baba Guru Nanak International University has been laid in
Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Baba Guru Nanak Dev, in the Punjab province of
Pakistan.
✔The
construction of the varsity is part of Pakistan Prime Minister’s vision to
facilitate students in Nankana Sahib and other adjoining districts & will
help promote religious tourism in Pakistan and also portray country’s good
image at international level.
3.
WORLD BANK ARBITRATION COURT IMPOSED $5.8 BILLION PENALTY ON PAKISTAN
✔World
Bank Arbitration Court imposed a penalty of $5.8 billion on Pakistan for
unlawful denial of a mining lease to Tethyan Copper Company for the Reko Diq
project in 2011.
✔Tethyan
Copper Company is a joint venture between Chilean mining company Antofagasta
and Canada’s Barrick Gold Corporation. It had claimed $11.43 billion in
damages.
4.
WORLD BANK APPROVES $250 MILLION LOANS FOR KERALA DISASTER MANAGEMENT
✔The
World Bank has signed the first tranche of $250 million loan of $500 million
fund for the Resilient Kerala Programme to help Kerala enhance its resilience
against natural disasters and climate change.
✔The
2018 floods and landslides in Kerala led to severe impact on infrastructure,
property, and lives and livelihoods of people in the state. One-sixth of the
state’s populations (about 5.4 million people) were affected due to the floods
and 1.4 million people were displaced from their homes.
✔It
is the first ‘State Partnership’ of World Bank in India aiming to mainstream
disaster and climate resilience into critical infrastructure and services. This
strengthens the State’s institutional and financial capacity to protect the
assets and livelihoods of poor and vulnerable groups through an inclusive and
participatory approach
5.
JUSTICE AK SIKRI APPOINTED AS THE JUDGE OF SICC
✔The
President of the Republic of Singapore Halimah Yacob appointed Justice AK Sikri
as an international judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court.
✔He
retired as a Supreme Court judge. He
also served as Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, and Acting
Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
6.
KIRAN MORE APPOINTED AS USA CRICKET TEAM’S INTERIM COACH
✔Kiran
Shankar More, Indian former cricketer & wicket-keeper has been appointed as
the interim coach of the USA cricket team.
✔He
replaces the head coach Pubudu Dassanayake of Sri Lanka.
7.
OVERVIEW OF 30TH SUMMER UNIVERSIADE GAMES 2019
✔The
30th Summer University Games 2019 was held in Naples, Italy.
✔Japan
won the top spot with 82 Medals (33 Gold,21 Silver,28 Bronze).
✔India
got 29th place in the list with the total medal of 4(1Gold, 1Silver, 2 Bronze).
- Dutee
Chand won Women’s 100-metre sprint.
- Elavenil
Valarivan won silver in Women’s 10m Air Rifle.
- Nina
Chandel, Elavenil Valarivan and Aayushi Gupta won Bronze in Women’s team
Air Rifle.
- Angad
Vir Singh Bajwa won Bronze in Men’s skeet.
8.
INDIA TO HOST ISSF WORLD CUP 2020 IN NEW DELHI
✔India
to host ISSF World Cup 2020 in rifle/pistol/shotgun at the Dr. Karni Singh
Range, Tughlakabad, New Delhi.
✔It
will be preceded by the Shotgun World Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, from March 4 to
13, 2020.
✔The
World Cup in rifle, pistol and shotgun, a test event for the Olympics, will be
held in Tokyo, Japann followed by the World Cup in rifle and pistol in Munich,
Germany, from June 2 to 9, 2020
✔The
combined World Cup for all three events will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from
June 22 to July 3, 2020.
9.
BOXING LEGEND ‘SWEET PEA’ PERNELL WHITAKER PASSED AWAY
✔Pernell
Whitaker, former Olympic boxing gold medallist and four-weight world champion,
passed away in Virginia, United States.
✔The
American professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001 was nicknamed as
‘Sweet Pea’.
✔He
won Olympic gold at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, gold at the 1983 Pan
American Games, silver at the 1982 World Championships and also won world
titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight and light middleweight
