DAILY GK 25 MARCH 2019

DAILY GK 25 MARCH 2019

1. INDIA RANKS 76TH ON WEF GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION INDEX

✔India has moved up 2 places to rank 76th on a global energy transition index. The annual list, compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum, has ranked 115 economies on how well they are able to balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability.

✔Sweden remains on the top and is followed by Switzerland and Norway in the top three.

2. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA HAS APPOINTED A FIVE-MEMBER COMMITTEE UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF NANDAN NILEKHANI TO STRENGTHEN DIGITAL PAYMENTS

✔Reserve Bank of India has appointed 5-member committee under the chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani to strengthen digital payments as well as to boost financial inclusion through Financial Technology.

✔The purpose of the event is to shape India’s predominance in FinTech, build the future strategy and policy to uplift the financial inclusion.

✔With the revolution in the FinTech sector India’s aim is to emerge as a 10 trillion dollar economy.

3. PETER TABICHI CONFERRED WITH GLOBAL TEACHER PRIZE FOR 2019

✔Peter Tabichi has been conferred with the prestigious Global Teacher Prize for 2019 at a ceremony in Dubai hosted by Hollywood actor, Hugh Jackman.

✔The award recognises the “exceptional” teacher’s commitment to pupils in a remote part of Kenya’s Rift Valley.

4. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF SLAVERY AND THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE:  25TH MARCH

✔International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was observed all over the world to raise awareness about the dangers of racism and to honour and to remember people who suffered for the slavery system.

✔The theme for International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 2019 is “Remember Slavery: The Power of the Arts for Justice”.