DAILY GK 5 DEC 2019
1.
India’s 1st Ganga Centralised aqua lab
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Uttarakhand state forest minister Harak Singh
Rawat laid foundation stone of India’s first Ganga centralized aqua lab at
Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The
aqualabs will be set up under the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).
2.
2019 NATO Summit
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The UK hosted two day long 2019
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Summit in London.The
year 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the summit. Chaired by
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
3.
15th Climate Risk Index 2020
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According to the 15th edition
of “Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2020: Who Suffers Most from Extreme
Weather Events Weather-Related Loss
Events in 2018 and 1999 to 2018” released by Germanwatch (Bonn,
Germany), India ranked 5th in the
global list of most climate-affected country in 2018.Japan topped the
list of the most affected countries with the CRI score of 5.50.
4.
Invasive use of Biometrics
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A study done by Comparitech,
states that India ranks 5th in the list of invasive use of
Biometrics while China, Malaysia and Pakistan come before India in the
list.
5.
5th Bi-monthly monetary
policy 2019
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RBI announced
its 5th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Rates
for 2019-20 in Mumbai.
Current rates:
Current rates:
Policy Rates under Liquidity Adjustment
Facility (LAF)
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Repo Rate
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5.15%
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Reverse Repo Rate
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4.90%
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Marginal standing facility (MSF) Rate
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5.40%
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Bank Rate
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5.40%
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GDP Prediction
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GDP for 2019-20
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5 % (from 6.1 %)
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6.
HDFC ERGO launched ‘my:health woman suraksha
policy’
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HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company,
India’s third-largest non-life insurance provider in the private sector, has
launched “my:health Woman Suraksha policy”, a comprehensive medical
insurance scheme specially designed for women.
7.
Roger Federer image engraved in the Swiss
coin
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Roger Federer becomes the first ever living
Swiss to have his face engraved in the Swiss coin. Roger’s image was engraved
in a 20-Franc silver coin by the Swiss mint, official mint of the Swiss
Confederation.
8.
International Volunteer Day (IVD) for Economic
and Social Development-5th December 2019
ü The theme
of IVD 2019 is “Volunteer for an inclusive future”.
9.
World soil day-December 5,2019 The theme for the year 2019
is “Stop Soil Erosion, Save our Future”.