DAILY GK 11 AUG 2020
1. PM NARENDRA MODI LAUNCHED SUBMARINE CABLE CANI
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PM
Narendra Modi inaugurated and dedicate to the Nation, submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai, Tamil
Nadu and Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&NI) through video
conferencing.
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This
connectivity will enable delivery of faster mobile and landline telecom
services to A&NI, at par with other parts of India. The Submarine OFC cable
has been laid at a cost of about Rs 1224 Crore.
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The
foundation stone for 2,312-kilometer Chennai – Andaman and
Nicobar Islands (CANI) was
laid by PM Narendra Modi on 30th December 2018 at Port Blair.
2. RAILWAY MUSEUM AT HUBBALLI
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Piyush
Goyal, dedicated the Railway
Museum at Hubballi to the Nation in the event over a video
conference presided by Suresh Angadi Channabasappa, Minister of State for
Railways.
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The
Railways Museum at Hubballi is the first of its
kind in North Karnataka and the second in the Southern Western Railways after
the historic Rail Museum at Mysuru.
3. GOI RESTRICTED IMPORT OF 101 DEFENCE ITEMS
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Department
of Military Affairs (DMA), Ministry of Defence (MoD) decided to restrict import
of 101 weapons and military platforms, the embargo on which is planned to be
progressively implemented between 2020 and 2024, in order to boost indigenous
defence manufacturing on the lines of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
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The
announcement for the same was made by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
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In
this regard, the Defence Industry will receive contracts worth almost Rs 4 lakh
crore within the next five to seven years.
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MoD
has set a goal of a turnover of USD 25 billion (Rs 1.75 lakh crore) in defence
manufacturing in the next 5 years that included an export target of USD 5 billion (Rs 35,000 crore) worth of military hardware.
4. ‘GANDAGI MUKT BHARAT’ – WEEK LONG CAMPAIGN
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PM
Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK) an interactive
experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission, at the Gandhi Smriti and
Darshan Samiti at Rajghat, New Delhi .
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The
RSK was first announced by the Prime Minister on 10th April 2017, on the
occasion of the centenary celebrations of Gandhiji’s Champaran Satyagraha.
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PM launched ‘Gandagi Mukt Bharat’ – week
long (Aug 8-15, 2020) campaign for Swachhata
5. MAHARAJA YADAVINDRA SINGH STADIUM
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Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) is set to name its new stadium in New Chandigarh, Punjab after the late Maharaja Yadavindra
Singh.PCA President Rajinder Gupta proposed the idea to name the stadium and it
had been approved.
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Maharaja
Yadavindra Singh was the father of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
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He
was the 9th and the last Maharaja of Patiala.
6. NPCI LAUNCHED OMNI-CHANNEL LOYALTY PLATFORM, ‘NTH
REWARDS’
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National
Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched ‘nth Rewards’, a business intelligence and analytics
enabled omni-channel multi-branded loyalty platform.
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This
platform enables users to earn ‘nth’ (denoting infinite possibilities) points
through various bank transactions and redeem them instantly on various
products, such as e-vouchers, donations, hotel and flight bookings.
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The
platform aims to become a one stop shop for the bank which will enable them
to retain and grow their customer base.
7. WALTER ROGER MARTOS RUIZ BECOMES NEW PM OF PERU
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President
of Peru(Republic of Peru) Martin Vizcarra
appointed Walter
Roger Martos Ruiz, the former defense minister and retired
army general, as the country’s new Prime Minister.
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The
swearing-in ceremony took place at the Government Palace in Lima.
8. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES 2020 – AUGUST 9
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The
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People also known as World Tribal Day.
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The
First International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples was celebrated on 9th
August 1995.
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The
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2020 is celebrated under the theme – “COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’
resilience”.