DAILY GK 2 JULY 2019

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 1^st 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.