DAILY GK 5 AUG 2019
1. Lok
Sabha to become paperless from next session
✔Speaker
of Lok Sabha, Om Birla announced that the Lower House will become paperless
from the next session. It will save crores of rupees to the exchequer/ national
treasury.
2. Netherlands
imposed ban on burqa and niqab in public places
✔The
cabinet of Netherlands imposed a ban on Burqa or niqab in public places,
including public transport, government buildings and at health and education
institutions. Anyone found guilty will have to pay a fine of Rs 28,000.
✔Along
with burqa, niqab or veil, it also banned motor helmets and ski masks. It does
not include headscarves, as they cover only the head and not the face. A fine
of 150 euros will be imposed on breaking the law.
3. Reserve
Bank bars NBFCs from Charging Loan pre-payment Penalties
✔The
Reserve Bank of India has barred the both deposit-taking and non- deposit
taking NBFCs from charging pre-payment /foreclosure charges on any floating
rate term loans sanctioned for purposes other than business to individual loan
borrowers.
✔The
move will affect income line of NBFCs which are now troubling with the stock of
issues including liquidity crisis.
✔RBI
barred commercial banks from charging such penalties from individual borrowers
with mortgage loans in May 2014. But it allows banks to charge on unsecured
loans like credit cards, personal loans.
4. Microsoft
joins hands with Apollo Hospitals to use AI for Cardiovascular Disease
✔Microsoft
India has partnered with Apollo
Hospitals Group to set up a National Clinical Coordination Committee, which
will guide the two entities on all cardiovascular-related Artificial
Intelligence projects.
✔It
will work for the AI-powered Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score API (application
program interface) built on Microsoft Azure (cloud computing service), to
predict the risk of disease.
✔It
will help Apollo & Microsoft to fight against the rising of
Non-Communicable Diseases & help attain World Health Organization’s goal of
reducing the risk of premature mortality by 25% from NCDs, including CVDs, by
2025.
5. Former
Indian cricketer Kapil Dev conferred with Bharat Gaurav Award 2019
✔Former
Indian cricketer Kapil Dev was conferred with Bharat Gaurav Award 2019 on the
100th foundation day of East Bengal Club at the award ceremony held at Netaji
Indoor Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Footballer
Bhaichung Bhutia was honoured with the ‘Identifying and Nurturing the Icon’ award.
- Former
India captains Manoranjan Bhattacharya and Bhaskar Ganguly were conferred
with lifetime achievement award.
- Iconic
footballer P.K. Banerjee was conferred with the ‘Coach of Coaches’ award.
6. Madhumita
Hazarika Bhagat appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the
Republic of Cyprus
✔Ministry
of External Affairs Ms. Madhumita Hazarika Bhagat was appointed as the next
High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cyprus.
✔She
is a 1999 batch Indian Foreign Service Officer presently working as Joint
Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.
✔She
succeeds RK Raghavan.
7. India
test-fires QRSAM from a test range in Odisha
✔India
successfully test-fired its all-weather tracked-chassis Quick Reaction
Surface-to-Air Missile (QR-SAM) from a mobile launcher at launch complex III of
the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.
✔This
Missile Jointly developed by DRDO and Bharat Electronics Ltd.
✔QR-SAM
weapon system is a quick reaction, network-centric missile system capable of
search-on-the-move. QR-SAM system can also engage multiple targets within a
range of around 25 to 30 km with 2 vehicle configuration for area air defence.
It is a truck-mounted missile with a 360 degree rotatable, electro-mechanically
operated, turret-based launch unit.
8. Magomed
Salam Umakhanov Memorial International Boxing Tournament 2019 held in Kaspiysk,
Russia
✔21st
Edition of Magomed Salam Umakhanov Memorial International Boxing Tournament
2019 was held in Kaspiysk, Russia.
✔Indian
boxers claimed 6 medals at the tournament- 2 golds, 1 silver and 3 bronze.
- Boxer
Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) defeated Italy’s Assunta Canfora and won Gold
medal.
- Neeraj
(57kg) defeated Russia’s Malika Shakhidova and clinched gold medal.
- ii.
Gaurav Solanki had to settle for a silver against Uzbekistan’s Abdulkhay
Sharakhmatov.
- iii.
Pooja Rani (75kg), Govind Sahani (49Kg) and Jony (60Kg) settled for
bronze.
9. Free
electricity up to 200 units in Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal
✔The
Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal announced free electricity to those
consuming up to 200 units a month with effect from August 1, 2019.
✔Consumption
of electricity between 201-400 units will approximately get 50% subsidy.
✔The
allocation to subsidy will approximately remain the same from Rs 1800 crore to
Rs 2000 crore.
