DAILY GK 5 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 5 MAY 2019

1. INDIA-AUSTRALIA JOINT WORKING GROUP ON COUNTER-TERRORISM

✔The 11th meeting of the joint working group on counter-terrorism between India and Australia held at Canberra, Australia.

2. VODAFONE IDEA COLLABORATES WITH IBM AND SIGNS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR IT DEAL

✔Vodafone Idea Ltd, India’s largest telecom operator signed a 5-year multi-million-dollar IT outsourcing deal with International Business Machines Corporation.

3. ACCORDING TO ADB’S REPORT, ASIA-PACIFIC IS ESTIMATED TO GROW 5.7% IN 2019

✔According to Takehiko Nakao, President and Chairperson of Asian Development Bank, the Asia-Pacific region is supposed to grow at 5.7% in 2019.

4. LONDON TOPS CITIES FOR INDIAN INVESTMENTS 

✔UK became the top-most nation to attract Indian FDI with 52 projects. US attracted Indian FDI with 51 projects while the UAE with 32 projects.

5. CEA INCLUDED AS A MEMBER OF ADVISORY COUNCIL OF 15TH FINANCE COMMISSION

✔The Chief Economic Adviser, Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian has been included as the member of the Advisory Council to the 15th Finance Commission headed by N.K. Singh. The Advisory Council now has 12 members.

6. GODAVARTHI VENKATA SRINIVAS NAMED INDIA’S ENVOY TO SENEGAL

✔Shri Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas (IFS:1993) was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Senegal.

7. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE APPROVED INDIAN NAVY’S RS 3,600 CRORE DEAL FOR 10 ‘KAMOV KA-31’ HELICOPTERS

✔Indian Navy to acquire 10 ‘Kamov Ka-31’ Airborne Early Warning and Control Helicopter for a deal worth of Rs 3,600 crore from Russia.

8. INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS’ DAY: MAY 4

✔The symbol for International Firefighters Day is a red and blue ribbon. The color red signifies fire and the blue denotes water. These colors also signify emergency services around the world.