DAILY GK 20 NOV
1. Maritime
exercise Za’ir-Al-Bahr 2019
ü Joint
bilateral maritime exercise “Za’ir-Al-Bahr” (Roar of the Sea) between
the Qatari Emiri Navy and Indian Naval force of Qatar and India respectively
began in Doha, Qatar
2. NCRB
releases Farmers Suicide figures
ü
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
,an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analysing crime
data, has released the 2016 report called “accidental deaths and
suicides in India” with reference to farmers’ suicides.
ü
Maharashtra accounted
for almost 40 % of all farmer suicides in the country in 2016 with 3,661.
3. IMD
World Talent Ranking Report 2019
ü
International Institute of Management
Development’s (IMD) World Talent Ranking (WTR) report
for the year 2019 was released. In the released report, India was
ranked at 59th position, a slip by 6 places on a global annual
list of 63 countries. The list was topped by Switzerland.
4. ADB
approved $91 million loan for water management in Karnataka
ü
The Government of India (GoI) &
the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed $ 91 million loan
agreement to renovate the Vijayanagara Channel irrigation systems in Karnataka.
5. International
Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has officially changed its
name to “World Athletics”.
6. FIFA
U-17 World Cup trophy 2019
ü
Brazilian football
team defeated the football team of Mexico in the finals to won the 18th edition
of the FIFA under 17 World Cup trophy held in
Brasilia, Brazil.
7. Book-
“The Daughter from a Wishing Tree”
ü
Chairman of Infosys foundation Sudha
Murty launched her latest book “The Daughter from a Wishing Tree:
Unusual Tales about Women in Mythology”. The book published by Penguin
Random House India, portrays life of enchanting women and their untold stories.
8. Book-“From
Shanties to School”
ü
Manimala Roy, titled
“From Shanties to School”, which explores 1991 economic reforms on literacy
especially among the migrant laborers of Delhi and their children.