DAILY GK 29 NOV 2019
1. Centre
approved construction of 331,000 more houses under PM Aawas Yojana
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The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs has approved construction of nearly 331,000 more houses, taking the total number of houses being
funded under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana to 9.6 million.The approval includes six light houses projects in Gujarat, Jharkhand, MP,Tamil Nadu , Tripura
and UP. The PMAY-(U) was launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ,in
June 2015 with the aim of providing Housing for All by 2022 target.
2. QS
World University Rankings-Asia 2020: 96 Indian Universities places in list.
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It is an annual publication of university
rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds ranking the best universities of 2020 in the
Asian region. Among the Indian Universities, Indian Institute of
Technology Bombay was
ranked as the top performer ranking 34th in the list followed by IIT Delhi in
the 43rd rank and IIT Madras in the 50th rank. The list was topped by National University of
Singapore, for the second consecutive year.
3. RIL
became 1st Indian Firm to hit Rs 10 Lakh crore Market-Capitalisation
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Reliance Industries
Ltd crossed Rs 10 lakh crore market capitalisation thus creating a record
of becoming the first Indian company to achieve this feat..Tata Consultancy
Services is the 2nd most
valued with m-cap of Rs 7.81 lakh crore.
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American multinational oil and gas
corporation Exxon Mobil, is the most valued energy company in the world at $290
billion.
4. 2023
FIH Men’s hockey world cup to be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela: Odisha CM
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According to
International Hockey Federation Men’s Hockey World Cup matches
for 2023 will be
played in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from
13 -29 January, 2023. Kalinga Stadium in
Bhubaneswar and Biju Patnaik
Hockey Stadium in Rourkela will host the event .Bhubaneswar earlier
hosted the WC matches in December 2018. About
International Hockey Federation: was established in 1924 with motto”
FairPlay Friendship Forever” and headquartered at Lausanne, Switzerland with
137 national associations.
