DAILY GK 27 NOV 2019

DAILY GK 27 NOV 2019

1.    IRIFM inaugurated

ü The Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) by the Indian Railways (IR) has been set up in Hyderabad, Telangana. The institute will provide professional training in railway finances management. It was inaugurated by Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman of the Railway Board.

2.    ‘Insurance Khata’

ü India First Life Insurance, a leading life insurance company in India has partnered with Spice Money, a tech-led financial services provider, for distribution and marketing of ‘insurance khata’, a micro-insurance plan aims at the informal sector & agricultural labourers with seasonal incomes.

3.    27th Ekalabya Award 2019

ü Jhilli Dalabehera, Odisha weightlifter has been awarded the 27th Ekalabya Award 2019, the annual award organized by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT). The award comprises a cash prize of Rs.5 lakhs along with citation.

4.    ‘Quality Ratna’ award

ü Suresh Krishna, former president of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) and chairman of Sundram Fasteners Limited received India’s First ‘Quality Ratna’ award from DV Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.   

5.    Suman Billa designated as director of UNWTO

ü Suman Billa appointed as director of Technical Cooperation and Silk Road Development at D1 level in United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) at its headquarters in Madrid, Spain for a period of 2 years, initially.     

6.    National Milk Day -26th November 2019

ü The National Milk Day is observed annually on November 26 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr.Verghese Kurien, who is called the father of the White Revolution in India. White revolution denotes the ‘billion litre idea’ of Kurien in the dairy production.

7.    70^th  Constitution day-November 26,2019

ü On November 26, 2019,  Constitution Day (also known as ‘Samvidhan Divas) celebrated all over India to mark the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution by the Constituent Assembly.

8.    GGNP declared as 4th Tiger Reserve

ü Chhattisgarh Government has decided to declare Guru Ghasidas National Park (GGNP) as Tiger Reserve. The Guru Ghasidas National Park is located in the Koriya district in Chhattisgarh and it is the 4th Tiger reserve in the state.