DAILY GK 2 JULY 2019
1. ‘ONE
NATION ONE RATION CARD’ SCHEME WILL BE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM JULY
1, 2020
✔The
central government’s ambitious project of ‘One Nation One Card’, under which
beneficiaries can buy subsidized foodgrains from any ration shop in the country,
will begin on 1 July 2020.
✔The
Centre has given states and Union Territories time till June 30, 2020, to use
point of sale machines in the ration shops and roll out the scheme.
✔Andhra
Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra,
Rajasthan, Telangana, and Tripura are the states already providing portability
of Public Distribution System entitlements.
2. PRIME
MINISTER NARENDRA MODI’S VISITED JAPAN TO ATTEND THE G20 SUMMIT 2019
✔The
G-20 Summit 2019 was held at the International Exhibition Center, Osaka, Japan.
It was the 14th meeting of the G20.
✔The
2018 G20 Summit was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the 2020 G20 Summit
will be held in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
3. INDIA
SLIPS 1 PLACE TO 74TH IN TERMS OF MONEY IN SWISS BANKS
✔According
to report by the Swiss National Bank, India has slipped to 74th place in terms
of money parked by its citizens with Swiss banks by the end of 2018.
✔The
top-ranked countries in the list are the UK, the US (United States), West
Indies, France, and Hong Kong
4. ISA’S
FIRST JOINT SECURITY EXERCISE NAMED ‘ISALEX19’ HELD IN ABU DHABI
✔The
1st edition of the joint security exercise of International Security
Alliance, ISALEX19 held in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
✔The
exercise was aimed at testing readiness of the different teams and to evaluate
the tools, strategies, and procedures developed jointly between member
countries.
5. MAX
VERSTAPPEN WON 2019 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX
✔Red
Bull’s Max Verstappen beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and won the 2019 Austrian
Grand Prix.
✔Mercedes
Valtteri Bottas who met continuous wins finishes with third and Ferrari’s
Sebastian Vettel became fourth.
✔Five-times
world champion Mercedes Lewis Hamilton finished with fifth place.
6. 2ND
ANNIVERSARY OF GST: JULY 1, 2019
✔The
Government of India celebrated the 2nd anniversary of GST. The Finance
Ministry, Government of India introduced the new return system on a trial basis
on this day, which will come into force from 1st of October, 2019.
✔New
GST return system: Sahaj and Sugam returns for small taxpayers are proposed by
the Finance ministry.
✔Electronic
invoicing system in a phase-wise manner for B2B (Business to Business)
transactions is proposed to be introduced.
✔GST
Appellate Tribunals are being established at various State Headquarters and
area benches also.
7. NATIONAL
DOCTORS DAY: JULY 1, 2019
✔National
Doctors’ Day was celebrated throughout India on July 1, 2019.
✔It
aims to raise awareness about the importance of doctors and the crucial role
they play in our day to day lives.
✔The
theme of National Doctor’s day 2019 is “Zero
tolerance to violence against doctors and clinical establishment”.
8. GOA
GOVT CLEARS AMENDMENT TO ALLOW WOMEN TO WORK AT NIGHT
✔The
State Government of Goa cleared amendments to Factories Act,1948 allowing women
to work legally during night hours (between 7 pm to 6 am )in factories in the
state.
✔It
would bring about equality at the workplace and give trouble-free space to
women to excel in their careers.
✔The
state cabinet had also given its approval for an amendment to the Act allowing
factories to extend their working hours from 75 hours to 125 hours per quarter
which would help them increase production.
