DAILY GK 27 MARCH 2019

DAILY GK 27 MARCH 2019

1. WORLD’S LARGEST E-WASTE RECYCLING HUB OPENED AT THE DUBAI INDUSTRIAL PARK, DUBAI

✔world’s largest e-waste recycling plant has opened in Dubai Industrial Park, Dubai

✔The recycling hub will use state-of-the-art reclamation technology, which beat the European Union’s standards for e-waste.

2. MITRASHAKTI – VI, A JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE BETWEEN INDIAN AND SRI LANKA ARMY

✔Joint training exercise MITRASHAKTI – VI between Indian and Sri Lanka Army is being held at Diyatalawa in Sri Lanka.

✔It is conducted to strengthen interoperability, mutual understanding and built a better relationship between both the armies.

✔The exercise will also help to build excellence in tackling terrorism, conduct of joint tactical operations and building combat skills.

3. PAKISTAN APPROVED SHARADA PEETH CORRIDOR PROPOSAL FOR HINDU PILGRIMS FROM INDIA

✔After Kartarpur Corridor, now Government of Pakistan has given its consent to the proposal of opening Sharada Peeth Corridor for Hindu pilgrims to visit Sharada Peeth located in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

✔The 5000 years old Sharada Peeth is an ancient Hindu temple and cultural site in PoK. It is also an ancient centre of learning, dedicated to the Hindu goddess of learning.

4. PRESIDENT KOVIND HONOURED WITH CROATIA’S HIGHEST AWARD

✔President Ram Nath Kovind has been awarded the Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Grand Star by the President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.

✔This is the highest award of the Republic of Croatia. The award is given for his exceptional contribution to the advancement of overall relations and development of mutual cooperation between India and Croatia and for promoting friendship and partnership between the people of both the countries.