DAILY GK 1 FEB 2020
1. SAMPRITI-IX
ü 9th edition
of the joint Indo-Bangladesh military exercise named SAMPRITI-IX will
be conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya from February 03-16, 2020.
Both nations will work together in a counter terrorism environment under the United
Nations (UN) charter.
2. Best
performing state in sustainable growth
ü
As per the UNDP India, India’s
youngest state Telangana has emergered as Number 1 state in
the ‘Decent work and economic growth’ category with the score
of 82 on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India index in 2019.
3. Housing
for all by 2022
ü
The Central Government has
aimed to achieve objective of Housing for all by 2022 (which
coincides with 75 years of Indian independence) under Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana-Grameen (PMAY-G) scheme.
ü
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) (PMAY-U)
for the urban poor. It is run by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty
Alleviation. And Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) (PMAY-G or PMAY-R) for the
rural poor. It is run by Ministry of Rural Development.
4. 12th
South Asia Conference
ü
Rajnath Singh addressed the 12th edition
of the South Asia Conference in New Delhi. The
conference deals with issues related to economic cooperation for development,
changing political context in India’s neighbourhood etc.
The theme of the conference was India’s “Neighbourhood First” Policy: Regional Perceptions.
The theme of the conference was India’s “Neighbourhood First” Policy: Regional Perceptions.
5. 9th
Tomtom Traffic Index 2019
ü
Dutch multinational developer & creator
of location technology and consumer electronics Tomtom has released its 9th edition
of Tomtom Traffic Index 2019. As per the index, Bengaluru (Karnataka)
emerged as the worst traffic congested cities in the world.
ü
The other Indian cities ranked in the top 10
places were Mumbai (Maharashtra), Pune (Maharashtra)
and New Delhi in the 4th 5th and 8th places respectively.
6. Global
health emergency
ü
WHO
has declared novel Coronavirus(nCoV) as a global health
emergency under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the
outbreak of novel coronavirus.The outbreak which was more prominent in China
has now continued to spread to other countries too.
7. ICICI
Bank launches ‘iBox’
ü
ICICI Bank ,has
launched first-of-its-kind 24×7 self-service delivery tool for
customers called “iBox” at one of its branches in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Under this facility, customers will now be able to take their debit, credit
card, check book and return check from the branch close to their home or
office.
8. World
Games Athlete of the Year 2019
ü
Indian Hockey women’s team captain Rani
Rampal became the 1st ever hockey player to win the 2019 ‘World
Games Athlete of the Year‘ award. The announcement was made by the world
games.
9. Vinay
Mohan Kwatra, has been appointed as the next
Ambassador of India to Nepal.
10. All-time
top scorer in international soccer
ü
Christine Sinclair,
Canadian soccer player ,became the all-time top scorer with 185 goals in
international soccer.
11. 72nd
National Martyrs’ Day-Jan 30, 2020