DAILY GK 10 SEPT 2019


DAILY GK 10 SEPT 2019
  1. life expectancy at birth improved
ü  According to the “SRS Based Abridged Life Tables, 2013-17” released by the Registrar General of India, the overall life expectancy at birth in India improved to 69 years from 68.7 years in 2012-16.Life expectancy at birth to 69 years
  1. Helicopter summit 2019
ü  Ministry of Aviation jointly with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organized the first helicopter summit 2019 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.


  1. 2019 Knight Frank Co-Living Index
ü  The Co-living index for the year 2019 titled “Insights on Co-living – An Asia-Pacific Perspective” across the Asia-Pacific region was released by London based consultancy agency Knight Frank.
ü  Mumbai ranked at 5th spot, New Delhi at 11th spot.
ü  The index was topped by Beijing (China) .
  1. India announced $1 mln disaster relief aid for Bahamas
ü  The Government of India (GoI) announced humanitarian assistance of $1 million to Bahamas; affected by Hurricane Dorian which has caused large scale destruction.
  1. Rajiv Kumar appointed as the new MD of Microsoft India (R&D)
  2. US Open 2019
ü  Men’s Singles: Rafael Nadal (Spain) defeated Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
ü  Women’s Singles: Bianca Andreescu (Canada)  defeated Serena Williams (USA)
  1. 2019 Italian Grand Prix
  2. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc(Monaco) has won the 2019 Italian Grand Prix Formula 1(F1) race at Monza, Italy. 
  3. India Red defeated India green by an innings and 38 runs to win the 2019 Duleep trophy held at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
  4. MCC Hockey Tournament for 2019
ü  Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) defeated Punjab National Bank (PNB) by 3-1 and clinched the 93rd All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament title for the year 2019 held at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
  1. 2019 World water week
ü  2019 World Water Week organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute(SIWI) was observed in Stockholm, Sweden with the theme “Water for society – Including all”.
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  1. Justice Vikram Nath is the new Chief Justice of Gujarat HC
ü  He has been appointed by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India.