DAILY GK 3 SEP 2020

 DAILY GK 3 SEP 2020

1. ACCIDENTAL DEATHS & SUICIDES IN INDIA 2019 REPORT

·          The National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs released an annual report titled “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India(ADSI) 2019”.

·          This is NCRB’s 53rd edition of the series which was started in 1967.

·          Delhi recorded the highest number of deaths due to dangerous driving and overall road accidents in 2019.

·          In Chennai and Bengaluru, 1,258 and 768 persons died in road accidents respectively.

·          The report states that around 139,123 people died by suicide in India during 2019.Maharashtra (18,916), Tamil Nadu (13,493), West Bengal (12,665), Madhya Pradesh (12457) and Karnataka (11,288) accounts for 49% of the suicides in India.

 

2. CYCLING SUMMIT IN 2021

·          Cycling Federation of India(CFI) is set to host the first ever Cycling Summit in 2021 in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

·          The one-day summit is designed with an aim to promote the culture of cycling and sharing of knowledge between beginner and professional cyclists.

·          On 1st September 2020, CFI signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for the 2021 summit with Contarctica, a marketing exploration firm.

 

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DAILY GK 1 SEP 2020

 

DAILY GK 1 SEP 2020

1. 6^TH INTERNATIONAL MILITARY-TECHNICAL FORUM

·        The 6th International Military-Technical Forum “Army-2020” was held between August 23-29, 2020 at the Patriot Park near Moscow, Russia which was organized by Russian Defence Ministry and operated by International Congresses and Exhibitions Ltd. (ICE Ltd).

·        During the forum, Indian Pavilion was inaugurated by Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar.

·        The first regiment of S-400 anti-air system by Russia will be delivered to India by the end of 2021.India has ordered 5 regiments of this system that is designed to take down targets at a range of over 400 km.

 

2. CII-GBC ‘NATIONAL ENERGY LEADER’ AWARD

·        The GMR led Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad International Airport) won the ‘National Energy Leader’ and ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ awards at the 21st National Awards for ‘Excellence in Energy Management’.

·        It was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Godrej Green Business Centre (GBC).

 

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DAILY GK 30-31 AUG 2020

DAILY GK 30-31 AUG 2020

1. IT MINISTER RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD LAUNCHED “CHUNAUTI”

·      Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched next-generation startup Challenge contest “Chunauti” to encourage startups and software products with special focus on Tier-II towns.

·      This contest is a part of Rs 95 crore programme, spanning over 3 years, will hunt for around 300 startups working in identified areas and to provide them seed funds of up to Rs 25 lakh and other support from government through the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI).

·      The minister also laid the foundation stone of the digital training and skilling center of the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) at Muzaffarpur in Bihar .

 

2. WORLD URDU SESSION 

·      Union Minister for Education Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ addressed the inaugural session of the two-days World Urdu Conference organised by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) from August 27-28, 2020.

·      The NCPUL is organizing a two-day World Urdu Webinar titled as ‘Responsibilities of Urdu Writers in the age of Electronic & Social media’.

 

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DAILY GK 29 AUG 2020

 DAILY GK  29 AUG 2020

1. PMJDY COMPLETED SIX YEARS

·        6th anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) was observed which was launched on August 28, 2014.

·        On this occasion Nirmala Sitharaman reiterated the importance of this biggest financial inclusion initiative in the world.

·        It has been the foundation stone for the Indian government’s people-centric economic initiatives.

6 Pillars of scheme:

·        Universal access to banking services 

·        Basic savings bank accounts with overdraft facility of Rs. 10,000/- to every household

·        Financial Literacy Program– Promoting savings, use of ATMs, getting ready for credit, availing insurance and pensions, using basic mobile phones for banking

·        Creation of Credit Guarantee Fund – To provide banks some guarantee against defaults

·        Insurance – Accident cover up to Rs. 1,00,000 and life cover of   Rs. 30,000 on account opened between 15 Aug 2014 to 31 January 2015

·        Pension scheme for Unorganized sector

 

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DAILY GK 28 AUG 2020

 DAILY GK 28 AUG 2020

1. GIS-ENABLED LAND BANK SYSTEM

·        Piyush Goyal e-launched the National GIS(Geographic Information System)-enabled Land Bank system for six states. The system is developed by the integration of the Industrial Information System (IIS) with State GIS systems. 

·        The platform will provide a database of industrial areas/clusters across the country and will serve as a one-stop solution to the free and easy accessibility of all industrial information.

·        The minister also discussed about the issues of pushing industrial manufacturing in the country, attracting investments, pushing the approach of ‘One District One Product’ (ODOP), and promoting a National Movement Towards ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’.

 

2. ERICSSON & UNICEF PARTNERED TO MAP SCHOOL INTERNET

·        Ericsson, Swedish Telecom Company, partnered with United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) to map internet connectivity landscape for schools in 35 countries by the end of 2023 to provide digital learning access to the children.

·        This joint initiative is a part of the Giga initiative launched by UNICEF and International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in September 2019 to provide internet connection to every school and their surrounding communities.

 

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DAILY GK 27 AUG 2020

 

DAILY GK 27 AUG 2020

1.  EXPORT PREPAREDNESS INDEX (EPI) 2020

·      NITI Aayog in partnership with Institute of Competitiveness released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020, this is the first report to examine export preparedness and performance of the states of India.

·      Gujarat was identified as the top performing state in the category of Coastal state and also topped the Overall rankings.

·      Top 3 in Overall rankings:

Rank	State	Export Preparedness	State Category
1	Gujarat	75.19	Coastal
2	Maharashtra	75.14	Coastal
3	Tamil Nadu	64.93	Coastal

2. MUDRA LOAN SCHEME BENEFICIARIES

·      In accordance with the data provided by the Ministry of Finance to the Rajya Sabha, as of March 31, 2020, women in Tamil Nadu topped the list of loan benefits under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) by availing Rs 58,227 crore loan.

·      They are followed by women in West Bengal (Rs 55,232 crore), Karnataka (Rs 47,714 crore), Bihar (Rs 44,879 crore) and Maharashtra (Rs 42,000 crore).

·      PMMY was launched on April 8, 2015, for providing loans up to Rs 10 lakh to the non-corporate, non-farm small/micro-enterprises. The loans are classified as MUDRA loans under PMMY.

·      These loans are given by Commercial Banks, RRBs (Regional Rural Banks), Small Finance Banks (SFBs), MFIs (Micro Finance Institutions), and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in the following three categories:

·      Shishu – Allowed loans up to Rs.50,000

·      Kishore – Allowed loans up to Rs.5,00,000

·      Tarun – Allowed loans up to Rs.10,00,000

 

3. WHO DECLARES AFRICA FREE OF WILD POLIOVIRUS 

·      African Continent was declared free of wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission(ARCC), which is responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. 

·      The commission led by Professor Rose Gana Fomban Leke, chairperson of ARCC, certified that no cases had occurred on the continent for the past four years, which was one of the criteria for eradication of Wild Poliovirus.

 

4. HSBC INDIA LAUNCHED OMNI COLLECT

·      HSBC India has launched Omni Collect, a one-stop solution in India. It supports businesses to offer multiple payment options on a single platform.

·      It is designed for businesses to easily collect payments through various digital methods, thereby allowing them to easily adapt to the changes in consumer spending.

·      With Omni Collect solution, HSBC India will enable businesses to offer different digital payment modes to their clients and also provide them with a comprehensive view of their collections.

5. Book- ‘CRICKET DRONA’

·      ‘Cricket Drona’ a book on one of India’s most renowned cricket coaches, Vasudev Jagannath Paranjpe will be released on September 2, 2020. The Book is written by Vasudev Paranjpe’s son and current national selector Jatin Paranjpe along with Cricket Journalist Anand Vasu and published by Penguin.

6. WORLD WATER WEEK 2020

·      The World Water Week of the year 2020 is observed as the World Water Week at Home from 24rd August 2020 to 28th August 2020.The World Water Week, organised by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has been annually celebrated as the most influential, innovative and dynamic movement for transforming the global water issues.

·      The World Water Week has been celebrated and organised since 1991.

·      The theme of WWWeek at Home 2020 is ‘Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action’.

 

7. 1ST FAST BOWLER TO TAKE 600 TEST WICKETS

·      England pacer James Anderson, has become the first fast bowler in history to take 600 Test wickets in the third Test against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton,England, who is only the fourth bowler in the test cricket to join the 600-Plus Club with the three legendary spinners Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan(800), Australian Shane Warne(708) and Indian Anil Kumble(619).

 

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