DAILY GK 10
OCT 2019
1.
India’s special Aircraft to serve PM & President
ü Boeing 777-300ER aircraft equipped with missile
defence systems that will serve Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram
Nath Kovind and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu is likely to reach New Delhi,
India by June 2020. As
per the proposal, It will be kept under control by Indian Airforce (IAF) rather
than Air India.
2.
Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF)
ü The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
in partnership with the Indian
Institute of Management- Bangalore (IIMB) will launch a
new 2-year program called ‘Mahatma
Gandhi National Fellowship’ (MGNF). It will be delivered
by IIMB’s Centre of Public Policy (CPP).
3.
WEF’s 2019 Global Competitiveness Index
ü World
Economic Forum(WEF) released its report on 2019 Global Competitiveness
Index 4.0. In the index, India was ranked 68th in
the list, which is down by 10 places from its previous rank of 58 in 2018. The
index was topped by Singapore.
4.
BSE & FICCI to promote MSME
ü
In order to promote the MSME and startups, BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange ) along
with FICCI (Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) going to
identify shortcomings in existing policies and suggest good policies.
ü Also promote initiatives
like Udyam Saathi and
Udyam Sakhi to
promote the MSME sector.
5.
Nobel prize in Chemistry
ü The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) has
awarded the 2019
Nobel Prize in the field of chemistry to John B Goodenough (97), M Stanley
Whittingham (77) and Akira Yoshino (71) for their pivotal
role in making lithium-ion batteries. The trio shares the prize money of 9
million kronor (£738,000).
6.
Salford University of England honored Asha
bhosle with an honorary doctorate.
7.
World Post Day observed-October 9
ü
United Nations(UN) commemorating the anniversary of the
establishment of the Universal Postal Union(UPU) in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland.
The day was mooted by an Indian, Anand Mohan Narula.
8.
Goa government replaced traditional ‘dial
100’’ with new integrated emergency number ‘dial 112’
