DAILY
GK 24 SEP 2020
1.
JOINT SECURITY PATROL ALONG BORDER IN KAPILVASTU DISTRICT
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The Security forces of Nepal and India
have started a joint security patrol at the Nepal-India Border in Kapilvastu
district, Nepal.
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The patrol has been started with a motive
to control the spread of COVID-19 and keep in check the illegal cross-border
activities at the Nepal-India Border.
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The Krishnanagar Municipality of the
Kapilvastu district is a major point of transit along the Nepal-India
Border.
2. VIRTUAL G-20 MEETING OF TRADE
AND INVESTMENT MINISTERS
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Virtual G-20 Trade and Investment
Ministers under the Saudi Arabia Presidency was held where India was
represented by Union Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister, Piyush
Vedprakash Goyal.
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The objective of the meet was the further
strengthening of G20 trade and investment cooperation.
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During the meet, Piyush Goyal cleared
that India is not in a position to accept the concept of Data Free Flow
with Trust (DFFT) as there is a need for policy to finalize laws
around digital trade and data.
3. JINETH BEDOYA LIMA WON THE
GOLDEN PEN OF FREEDOM AWARD
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Colombian Journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima
was honoured with the prestigious Golden Pen of Freedom Award, an annual press
freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers(WAN-IFRA).
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The award was presented to recognise her
contribution towards promoting and protecting women rights and her courage to
overcome her personal tragedy which inspires other women across the globe.
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Jineth Bedoya Lima is the deputy editor
for El Tiempo Newspaper, Colombia.
4. RBI APPOINTS AK DIXIT AS NEW
ADMINISTRATOR OF PMC BANK
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RBI appointed AK
Dixit, ex-General Manager of Union Bank of India(UBI) as the new
administrator of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank
Limited with effect from September 23, 2020.
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ii.He succeeds J.B.
Bhoria, ex-chief general manager with the central bank who stepped down
from the post of administrator on September 22, 2020, due to health reasons.
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iii.Surinderpal Singh Ram Singh has
been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of PMC
bank limited with effect from September 11, 2020.
5. UNEP’S GREEN AMBASSADOR IN INDIA
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Khushi Chindaliya, a 17-year-old girl
from Surat, Gujarat has been appointed as Regional Ambassador (RA)
for India for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Tunza
Eco-Generation (TEG), which is scheduled to take place in September,
2020.
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Khushi’s interest in nature and
conservation of environment and her conservation efforts has helped
Chindaliya to bag the role of Regional Ambassador of UNEP-TEG.
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She started looking for ways to conserve
nature, after she saw the greenery around her hometown change into a concrete
jungle.
6. PRESIDENT OF BELARUS SWORN IN FOR 6TH TERM
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President of Belarus(officially
the Republic of Belarus), Alexander Lukashenko(Alexander
Grigoryevich Lukashenko or AlyaksandrRyhoravich Lukashenka), the 66-year-old sworn
in for a new 5 year term(i.e., this is
his 6th term) in an inauguration conducted with no prior
announcement.
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He is an independent or nonpartisan
politician. He won this election in alliance with Belaya Rus.
7. DRDO CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT TEST OF ABHYAS
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DRDO successfully
conducted the flight test of ABHYAS — High Speed Expendable Aerial
Target (HEAT) from the Interim Test Range, Balasore, Odisha.
ABHYAS is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE)
of DRDO.The ABHYAS vehicle is a drone and can be used as a target for evaluation of
various missile systems.
