DAILY GK 20 NOV 2019


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 (IMDWorld 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.